Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc Finally Has a Streaming Release Date

Crunchyroll has announced that Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc volition beryllium disposable to watercourse connected the anime streaming work starting connected April 30.

The announcement follows erstwhile confirmation that the movie would get connected streaming this spring, much than six months aft releasing successful North American theaters. The work did not supply an nonstop merchandise time, but Crunchyroll has confirmed that the movie volition beryllium disposable to watercourse successful some subbed and dubbed formats.

The streaming merchandise volition footwear disconnected Crunchyroll’s yearly "Ani-May" celebrations, which person antecedently included Crunchyroll Store deals and a enactment of anime being made disposable for free. The celebratory period volition culminate with the 2026 Anime Awards, wherever The Chainsaw Man movie is nominated for Film of the Year, successful Tokyo connected May 23.

We reviewed the archetypal and (thus far) lone Chainsaw Man movie up of its North American merchandise past October. Writer Rafael Motamayor shouted retired immoderate "bonkers combat scenes" and praised it arsenic "a compelling and hauntingly beauteous romance accompanied by 1 of the champion movie soundtracks of the year."

The film, directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara astatine animation workplace MAPPA, has grossed implicit $160 cardinal globally, making it 1 of the highest grossing Japanese animated movies of each time. The movie released connected integer this past December, and continues to beryllium disposable to rent oregon bargain connected marketplaces similar Prime Video. Surprisingly, there's nary connection connected immoderate location video releases.

Crunchyroll's announcement comes not agelong aft the decision of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s manga. Shonen Jump precocious published the last section of Chainsaw Man aft a alternatively abrupt announcement, which was met with mixed reviews crossed the internet.

The manga’s decision does not look to person immoderate interaction connected the improvement of the anime, however. Season 2 is presently successful improvement astatine workplace MAPPA, and volition prime up close aft the movie with the Assassins Arc. Meanwhile, Crunchyroll precocious hiked prices crossed each of its streaming plans.

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