The series has a surprising combination of genres
It is no exaggeration to consider MAPPA one of the most important studios in the Japanese animation industry. Several of the most successful shonen of recent years have been brought to the small screen thanks to its talented team of entertainersbeing Jujutsu Kaisen the example that usually comes to mind the quickest.
The first season of Chainsaw Man It was another of the most ambitious productions of this studio. Not without controversy, the adaptation of the controversial manga created by Tatsuki Fujimoto managed to be crowned as one of the best anime of 2022 and today it continues to be one of the most interesting proposals that Crunchyroll has in its series catalog.
Chainsaw Man, one of the most surprising shonen of recent years
The plot of this anime revolves around Denjia young man who is forced to face the debts left to him by his father and who constantly dreams of having a quiet life with his pet Pochita, a small dog-like demon. Denji’s financial problems have led him to hunt demons for the yakuza, but it doesn’t take long for them to betray and murder him.
In order to help her partner, Pochita decides transform into Denji’s new heartbringing him back to life and granting him the ability to become Chainsaw Man. With his new powers, Denji will avenge his own death and murder several members of the yakuza. This massacre will not go unnoticed Makimaa woman who has an important position in Public Security and who will offer Denji to work for her.
Chainsaw Man It is an agile anime that does not cut a single hair in its brutal action scenes. Its protagonist is not the classic one we usually see in shonen and its story combines several genres, black comedy being one of the main ones. In general, the work behind the series is quite noticeable, as it has very careful animation, it has several tributes to the world of cinema and each episode has a completely different ending from the previous one.
The 12 episodes of Chainsaw Man They are available on Crunchyroll dubbed into Spanishand this same year an anime film will be released in Japan that will continue the story of its main characters.
