Leading up to the release of Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc in Japan next month and internationally in October, the official accounts for the series announced that a two-part compilation movie, titled Chainsaw Man – The Compilation Part I and Part II , will release in Japan on September 5. Along with recapping key moments from the TV anime, newly animated sections titled Chainsaw Days will be added, which adapt omake extra end chapters. Additionally, Crunchyroll is confirming that the two-part compilation will stream on the platform in September in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East and CIS (subtitles will only be available at launch). Alongside the announcement of the special, the accounts revealed that Reze Arc will be released in 61 IMAX theaters across Japan on September 19. A new IMAX exclusive poster was released to commemorate the reveal. Ryu Nakayama directed the TV anime series at MAPPA, which ran from October to December 2022. Tatsuya Yoshihara, who previously directed the fourth and tenth episodes of the TV anime series and directed much of the Black Clover TV anime, directs the upcoming movie. Hiroshi Seko returns to write the script along with Kazutaka Sugiyama as Character Designer, all at MAPPA. Souta Yamazaki and Shun work as the Sub Character Designer, with Sota Shigetsugu as Action Animation Director and Shoichi as the Main Animator. Riki Matsuura will design the devils alongside Look Back director Kiyotaka Oshiyama. Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc will premiere in Japan on September 19, and then release internationally starting September 24. Sony Pictures will release the film in the United States on October 29. Crunchyroll currently streams the Chainsaw Man anime series and describes the story: Denji is a teenage boy living with a Chainsaw Devil named Pochita. Due to the debt his father left behind, he has been living a rock-bottom life while repaying his debt by harvesting devil corpses with Pochita. One day, Denji is betrayed and killed. As his consciousness fades, he makes a contract with Pochita and gets revived as "Chainsaw Man" — a man with a devil's heart. Source : Chainsaw Man anime official website
