Why Chainsaw Man is Going Theatrical with MAPPA President Manabu Ohtsuka, Vice President Hiroya Hasegawa

Familiar faces Chainsaw man The upcoming movie will return in the fall: Chainsaw Man – Movie: Reze Arc. As a direct sequel to the first season, the story will continue from events after the end of the season. Tatsuya YoshiharaHe is the action director of the first season and will be the director of the film. Kensuke Ushio The composer of the film will return. exist Animation Expo In 2025, animation news network and manabu ohtsuka,President mapand Haigushan,Vice President mapwhy the studio decided to go to the drama and how they plan to attract more fans Chainsaw man.

Although the final news for season 2 has not been confirmed yet, the two executives are from map Their firm commitment Chainsaw manFans are at the forefront and will revisit the question of “Next?” back Chainsaw Man – Movie: Reze Arc. The film is scheduled to be released in Japan on September 19 and in the United States on October 29.

2023, CEO manabu ohtsuka It was mentioned in the interview Tokyo Keizai“But, it didn’t have the Jujutsu Kaisenwhat we did before [Chainsaw Man]. This made me feel dissatisfied. “What’s going on in the studio map Making this movie more satisfying than TV anime?

ohtsuka: This is not a criticism of this article, nor is it Tokyo Keizaibut this is by no means our intention to compare Jujutsu Kaisen and Chainsaw man anyway. We just thought we could Chainsaw manIP and comics. There is too much room for improvement, and this is something we are working on. That’s our goal. There is only a bright future, and this is what we want.

Interview from An map The staff are Animation Expo 2022, Makoto Kimura It would be 100% mentioned that the series would have no committees map Do. What did map Learn in the process because this is mapThe first 100% investment without A Production Committee?

ohtsuka: 100% is just a form, a number. When it is 100%, we have to make more business decisions ourselves. At the same time, this does not mean that 100% funded other projects do not matter. There is no difference in this sense. Even 100% by mapwe still have Shueisha and That Distributed in Japan, and Sony Pictures Used for global distribution.

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Due to the difference in revenue between drama, house release and streaming, why map Decide the release of the movie Chainsaw Man – Movie: Reze Arc Rather than the second season of streaming?

ohtsuka: From a business perspective, we want to have as many people as possible enjoy reze arc. When we do this, we aim to maximize our business. It should be de-dramatic. However, due to the first season of the series, we were able to use crunchyrollthey did a great job. Meanwhile, those viewers and subscribers crunchyroll Maybe you don’t have to go to the theater. They may be a little bit too many at home. We want to attract a different, wider audience. We can Sony Picturesthis will reach such people.

Regarding movie releases, studios usually retain a larger share of revenue rather than getting the title of streaming services. The economic reason map Want to go to drama?

ohtsuka: Income is not a factor at all. It tries to deliver the product to as many people as possible. To expand our fan base, we think it’s better to de-drama.

Does this movie lead to a potential second season, or is it a movie now?

ohtsuka: We’ve been thinking about what’s the best way to deliver Chainsaw man To your lover’s fans Franchise. That’s what we think. But how will we do it, if we are going to do it, we will announce it when it is announced. We can’t talk about it.

The film will be released in the United States on September 19 and will be released on October 29. Why is there a big gap in the issuance?

Zegu: There is always a problem when displaying lenses outside of Japan.

ohtsuka: We are considering performing a full simultaneous release, but we think it’s almost a month and a half long enough.

In terms of materials Chainsaw manwhy do this map Decide with reze arc This movie? Since this is a movie, there may be other drawing points to adapt.

Zegu: As Otsuka-san mentioned, this is a continuation of the first season. We are loyal to the original content. We asked ourselves, “What should we do?” We thought the cinema was delivery reze arc. back RezIf we want to create more Chainsaw manwe might follow from there. Then we will reevaluate and think: “Are we going to do it as a series? Are we going to do it as a movie?” This is another question we were going to ask ourselves at the time.