The staff of the Chainsaw Man anime have confirmed that the manga’s International Assassins arc will be adapted into an anime. A teaser visual and trailer for the Chainsaw Man Assassins Arc anime was also unveiled at Jump Festa 2026.
In the meantime, fans can catch up with Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc on digital. The movie initially opened on September 19 in Japan and September 24 internationally. The movie opened with early theatrical screenings on October 22 in the U.S, followed by the premiere on October 24 in the U.S. and Canada with English dubs and English subs with Japanese voice-overs.
The cast of Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc includes:
Cast
- Kikunosuke Toya as Denji
- Reina Ueda as Reze
- Tomori Kusunoki as Makima
- Shiori Izawa as Pochita
- Shogo Sakata as Aki Hayakawa
- Fairouz Ai as Power
Staff
- Original Story: Tatsuki Fujimoto
- Director: Tatsuya Yoshihara
- Screenwriter: Hiroshi Seko
- Character Designer: Kazutaka Sugiyama
- Assistant Director: Masato Nakazono
- Sub Character Designer: Souta Yamazaki, Shun
- Main Animator: Shoichi
- Action Animation Director: Sota Shigetsugu
- Art Director: Yusuke Takeda
- Color Designer: Naomi Nakano
- Color Script: Riku
- Editor: Masato Yoshitake
- Music: Kensuke Ushio
- Distribution: TOHO
- Production: MAPPA
Kenshi Yonezu performs the Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc opening theme song “IRIS OUT” and ending theme song “JANE DOE feat. Hikaru Utada.” An exclusive vinyl edition for these songs are available to pre-order at participating retailers. Maximum The Hormone performs the the insert song “Hawatari Nioku Centi [2-hundred-million-Centimeter-long-blades] (70% Unlocked edit).”
Lastly, here’s a story synopsis for the film, via TOHO:
Denji became “Chainsaw Man,” a boy with a devil’s heart, and is now part of Special Division 4’s devil hunters. After a date with Makima, the woman of his dreams, Denji takes shelter from the rain. There he meets Reze, a girl who works in a café.
