I Finally Watched The Chainsaw Man Anime. 

As a manga reader Chainsaw Man anime goat class, they adapt 98% to max 99% adaption, CGI perfect blend with 2d, super gorgeous smoth clean animation and story good. Season 2 is going to be amazing to look so cool!

Some people say that CSM was overhyped but the reason why it's hyped is cos of everything that comes after this arc. Season 2 will be miles better and way crazier than this season ever was.

Making it more cinematic is the best thing the animation director has done to show Fujimoto’s style

That poor director, he made an absolute SS+ adaptation. I love the anime so much. The added scenes were genius. The people complaining just don’t deserve great anime. It didn’t do JJK numbers but JJK got 24 episodes which fleshed out the series more. Can’t wait for part 2

THANK YOU!!! I was so pissed by all the knee-jerk reactions and overblown expectations... This anime so incredibly well executed, just an amazing work of art. Love it, can't wait for more.

THIS MAN CAN'T STOP TAKING THESE HUGE W'S

I think hells paradise is good, nothing more, maybe a little less. But it definitely doesn’t have anywhere near the animation as JJK and chainsaw man, but that doesn’t mean it’s bad it’s just good, which kinda stinks but also (I’m pretty sure it’s mappa) MAPPA has been doing a lot lately so idk if that has to do with anything

I never got the hate for the movie style of the anime. Like, not only is some of the manga shit just hard to do, it also works as a reference to fujimotos love for movies. It is definitly a different experience, but that is why I like it. As long as the adaptation is good, I don't care if it changes some smaller things. Also the added scenes felt so natural and in my mind could have been in the manga if I had not read that yet.

I always thought CSM was bound to be a “”disappointment”” ever since I learned it would have only 12 episodes. Whenever I think of the first part of this series,I kid you not I don’t even think about the content the anime adapted,always what comes directly AFTER. What got me hooked in the series was the Reze arc and from there on it just got better. So people hyping up the series with those contents in mind was bound to make anime only feel like it was overhyped,even tho it was an amazing adaptation

Dude, the timing of this is wild. I literally finished watching it today, and immediately went "What were all the complaints about? It's great." - I was very satisfied with how everything turned out, I love the cinematic style they went with. (Quentin Tarantino vibe) The music is great, the VA's are great, the animation is great, The CG was good, I can't wait to see how they'll approach Reze and the rest of Chainsaw man! Plus the amazing (movie reference filled) animation for the OP and all the different endings, so many of my favorites popped up for an ED song. All in all, very happy and hope they keep this style for the next sesaon.

I just finished rewatching CSM with my brother, he actually liked every character aside from Makima because she was suspicious 🤣

Having also watched CSM only like last week for the first time and becoming obsessed. Perhaps because I don't really dip my toes in the anime discourse so I didn't know all that much about it, but I found it amazing, the tone, the music, vibrancy of colours, the epic shots, the nuances, absolutely beautiful. So I read the manga, up to date, in 3 days, and mind you I'm a slow reader. Honestly I found the anime adaptation more approachable than the adapted parts in the manga. But as many have said, what comes next is the real meat and potatoes and if the quality of season 2 and beyond is the same or dare I say even better than 1 then ho boy will this become probably one of my all time favourites.

Glad to hear you finally watched chainsaw man and enjoyed it bro, since the stuff in the anime really expended Aki and everyone else and showed a lot of their personality.😺

Hell’s Paradise was dope. I didn’t read the manga, so my opinion is as an anime only watcher with the series, but, I loved it. I think if you like the chainsaw man adaptation, you’ll like Hell’s Paradise.

This was such a great season I read the manga after the anime and I feel the anime matched the vibe and that it felt like an experience. The music and the direction are big stand outs and I feel so bad for the director

People complaining that the Western movie style "doesn't feel like Fujimoto" really don't know jack shit about Fujimoto lol. _Especially_ if you've read Fire Punch, where film buff bullshit is a major motif in the story. The guy's as much of a Hollywood Westaboo as Hideo Kojima, maybe even _moreso._

I never understood the complaints about Makima's VA, like sure even some more mature voice would work. But I think this one is way better fitted considering that she is the... well let's not spoil but it fits her manipulative personality so fucking well!! Very soft, monotone and emotionless voice works extremely well with her character, it was a great casting choice, together with the rest of the cast, they all killed it.

The voice acting got a lot of complain in Japan cuz many people simply couldn't tell what was said, that most character talks in low, mumbly way. It doesn't help that based on interviews and comparison of the same lines and same va in collab games/ other media, that it was most likely a directing choice.

The bit " western cinema style doesn't fit chainsaw" is just so insane to me. Are we talking about Tatsuki Fujimoto ? The dude who will never shut up about how he likes this western movie or this one ???? His love for cinema and specially western cinema is felt throught all of his works. This style that people seems to hate is THE perfect fit for an anime adaptation of Fujimoto's work.

THANK YOU!! The Chainsaw man anime single-handedly made me want to go into film and animation, that’s how much I love the direction. I definitely valued the more melancholy aspects of csm so that might be why but I was so confused about people hating on it, like what!?

From what I read of CSM, the Director made the best call of making the Anime a cinematic style, to emphasize the love of films from Fujimoto.

I can't wait to see how they handle Darkness. The Santa Claus fight will be crazy too.

the people saying that the western movie vibe not feeling like fujimoto is stupid. fujimoto grew up loving western film and incorporated it into his work

Before the anime happened, I thought the biggest problem was going to be the amount of simping for Makima lol The real problem is that CSM's greatest strength is how unpredictable it is, so if you already read the manga and know the story then that's already lost lmao That said, I think it was a wonderful adaptation and pretty much agree with everything in this video. And I hope that they keep this style since it would be perfect for what's going to be adapted next

As a manga reader I can say we are in for the most insane and wild emotional rollercoaster for season 2

It was primarily the Japanese audience that was unhappy with the anime, though there were some western fans too. Some of the statements the director made and the overall way he apparently carried himself certainly didn't help the whole thing. Honestly, the entire thing was just a massive shitshow. On one side, you've got all the harrassment and death threats and all that nonsense, with one Japanese guy even making a program that would spam the director with "1375" (or whatever the DVD sales number was) any time he posted. On the other side, you had a lot of straight up racism and xenophobia tossed towards Japanese fans for not liking the adaptation. You also had people throwing out the pedo label towards anyone who didn't like it. Personally, while I had my own problems with it and can see where people are coming from with their critics, I overall enjoyed it.

As a manga reader (who loved it from panel 1 & really likes p2 so don't strawman me) this is fine on its own. But as an adaptation is exceedingly poor at wut it's supposed to be adaptin & that's BY DESIGN, not an opinion. Fujimoto directly asked for it to be diff before it came out, the director said he wanted to & will attempt to make it diff before it came out, the manga readers who heavily anticipated this whether it be in japan or the West say it's diff. There's CLEARLY somethin goin on there. Jus shruggin off the complaints without tryin to understand wut ppl R sayin I feel is incredibly dismissive, short cited, & plain dumb & I say this as a regular viewer who likes ur content. There's vids by ppl like totallynotmark or the homie damian that go into how that's the case along wit prob plenty of comments in other vids that go in further depth too the issues manga readers have. The added scenes don't add much & hurt the later pacin of the anime where things feel disjointed tryin to hit a certain point. It's clear wit scenes like the train attack on Makima & how she retaliates specifically that they're tryin to give a diff air to her (look at the scene when she gets up in the train & compare it to the panel it's clearly diff on purpose). This show doesn't really do the "cinematic" thing that diff or "exceptionally" in comparison to OTHER ANIME (especially MOVIES) so changin the essence of wut it's supposed to be adaptin feels like a waste cus ppl who watch the anime (especially in the west) aren't gonna go for the og thing. There R parts of the anime that have that essence but they're few & far between & NONE of them R handled by Ryu Nakayama the main director. The action director & many eps or scene directors that helped put this together imo did a MUCH "better" job at balancin that simple/casual, yet chaotic/frenetic feelin the manga had wit the diff vibe Nakayama went for & I'd prefer goin forward 1 of them replaced him or his role was lessened in some way at least. The manga was grungy yet colorful while the anime is jus the usual clean dullness wit grays & immense desaturation. The jokes completely fall flat & jus feel awkward in this diff execution. The endings R "great" & many of them show wut CSM should've been here. I thought the VAs were fine(even great) but I get y some ppl weren't fond of Makima tho in her case I wasn't surprised by wut they went for. Ppl focus WAY TOO MUCH on the whole "he said he likes movies thing" but that has NOTHIN to do wit part 1 of CSM cus while there R minor REFERENCES the experience is NOT a look back or sayonara eri. FLCL is stated as an inspiration for the ACTUAL vibe & direction of the series as well as other things. It'd honestly make more sense for early Shaft(kizumonogatari) or Trigger(even tho they don't tend to do adaptations) to work on this rather than jus mappa(I don't hate that it was mappa but I'm tryin to highlight that the style they went for here doesn't work as well they hoped imo & funnily enough Nakayama worked on KILL LA KILL BY TRIGGER OF ALL THINGS LOL). There's a scene in the Denji vs Katana Devil fight where they're on the train & fall through the roof. The train stops & everyone gets out except for 1 woman. In the manga Denji notices her & defends her before the katana devil uses a charged up attack & loses his arms for it which leads into him usin his leg later. In the anime the woman is STILL there, HOWEVER Denji doesn't MOVE AT ALL jus sittin there like an idiot sayin "whoa hey!" before the attack & loses his arms. The woman is STILL fine & gets out anyways like WTF!? Also the storyboardin for the leg attack is awkward before & after the entire sequence. Idk wut they were thinkin they should've kept it the same or removed the woman entirely cus now they jus hurt an interestin thing bout Denjis' character that stayed consistent in the manga all the way up till that point & beyond, made the scene make less sense overall, AND they gave themselves more work for NO REASON. It's jus bafflin as a manga reader & even as an anime only cus then y is the woman there? There's other stuff but in the end the anime was jus a disappointment & I hope things change in the future but I doubt it so if u enjoyed props to u. It tried to "branch out" but fell into a diff line that's jus as typical as wut it was tryin to get out of. Nobody needs it to be shot for shot the same cus even when He DID do that it wasn't the same. Ppl wanted him to try somethin jus as out there wacky & fun as the manga in a way that works & is unique to ANIME. If he wanted to make somethin diff make it diff but don't say it's CSM & in some respects even anime. I could say the One Piece Live Action did SO much "better" at BEIN ONE PIECE than this is at bein CSM. It feels more like the western Live Action of Death Note(which I know sounds extreme) is at adaptin the source. Fine on it's own admittedly but u're lyin to ur audience new & old that it's the same thing in a different medium.

Finally, someone is not shting on this anime for once Sadly, the director is not working on season 2, which means (possibly) no more cinematic CSM moments.

To be far, the anime OG scenes are some of the best. My only gripe with the anime was, that it didn't really adapt the vibe of the manga. They went for a very clean and cinetamic experience. This makes the anime good in its own right, but not as an adaptation. For those who never read the manga, it is probably a 10/10 anime, and lets be honest, it is kinda is. I just wish i could see the grit and insanity the manga had , but animated.

It's an adaptation not a copy idk why people always confuse that I found the director did a great job adapting it do I think it should been a bit more gritty rather then as polished as it is yes. Although that's all within the choices of the director. Maybe he wanted this to start off more polished for it to slowly get more gritty as the seasons go on. I think that would be cool to see that kinda change the styling evolves with Denji

Thank you! Appreciate that someone stood up for the director. He did a wonderful job and doesn't deserve all the hatred that's been thrown his way. Love the manga and anime, really hope that mappa decides to move forward with season 2.

I also waited a little bit to watch the anime adaptation while avoiding most of the discourse and it was so worth it. I just finished episode 12 today and honestly the anime just multiplied the love I already had for CSM from reading the manga.

I also feel like this is how Fujimoto envisioned his series. He is a massive movie lover so i'm sure he loved the cinematic ass shots that the anime added in. CSM actually felt like a movie.

The soundtrack is really goated man

I hope you watch the Bleach TYBW anime too, mainly because if I recall correctly, you liked the manga version

Just as the chainsaw man church guy said in part 2. We want to see Chainsaw Man fight get bloody and get back up. Its like He put the fans who miss the point of this entire series in the manga and made them the crazy people. If you read any of his other works- to expect the wacky stuff constantly is just a lack in media literacy and understanding.

this adaptation does horror and the emotional scenes so far better than the manga but fucks up the comedy and more abstract parts(like the curse devil scene) a litle bit. so overall a great adaptation but i am a bit woried about the future of it specificaly how they are gona handle the darkness devil and the iconic comedy moments(kobenis car ect.)

I don’t think I’ve ever agreed with a anime review more. Incredibly well said on so many fronts, love your nuanced take on things, and your ability to actually keep things in perspective. Glad you ultimately really enjoyed what they wanted to do with the adaptation, as did I.

Yeah I don't understand any of the hate this series got. I've read chainsawman through and even all the new chapters of part 2 and I believe Mappa and the director nailed the style of this story. Loved the first episode when it came out and I can't wait for season 2. Also if you haven't, definitely read the latest chapters.

i LOVE how much they invested in all the animation, including the day to day stuff. just watching power walking down a hallway or aki pouring himself a cup of coffee looks amazing! this is what anime should be like! i wish all anime (and animated stuff in general) had this level of animation in *everything*

I thought the anime was incredible. Never had a complaint. The voice acting was spectacular, and the art and animation were picturesque.

One of the best examples of people rushing their opinions of CSM, is with the kobeni in the anime. Many manga readers love Konbeni especially due to the scene of her scaring katana and snake. So, of course, we hype her up when we see her at the end of the leech fight and during the Eternal Hotel, but I saw a lot of anime-onlys seeing Kobeni panicking in the hotel saying "This girl annoying, whats there to hype" (in before 1000 twitter stans spoil it for them). Then everyone sees her pick up a knife and go *devils are scary, humans are nothing*, I saw everyone change their opinion of her and go "Kobeni my beloved".

This is one of my favorite anime series to date

Our forefathers had to fight dinosaurs only for us to give death threats when our favorite manga is only 98% perfectly adapted into anime

The adaptation is the most aggressive 6/10 anime ever made. All the hype and high profile names ,from the director to the studio to the composer etc, all looked great on paper BUT it didn’t even come close to reaching that potential. The director made baffling decisions The music is absolutely dull and has no personality compared to his previous work And the animation and va work are serviceable Compare this to another anime airing at the same time; Bocchi The Rock where everything about that adaptation elevated and surpassed the source material

(spoilers ig) glad to hear they gave more depth to himeno in the anime because when she died in the manga I really REALLY did not care about her death, as the series went on her death was more felt in relation to aki who you get to know better and feel more about than her as a chatacter, so glad the anime is giving the time to flesh out the characters more, might check it out for myself

Honestly the endings are what the actual anime episodes should have been like.

I loved this adaptation and I hope they continue it. My only criticism is that I would've loved a bit more color. That's it. xD

I swear down certain CSM fans are smooth brained, the anime was amazing, nice review

Shout out to Ryu Nakayama for sticking to his guns, giving us a cinematic anime adaptation in line with some of Fujimoto's biggest influences, and not pandering to a vocal minority who think that all Chainsaw Man is is "quirky".

If there's a season 2, it has to be PERFECT, like season 1 was. And that includes the complete experience (perfect adaptation, animation, teasing, 12 different endings with BANGERS, and so...) Wish this show was better received. I don't get how it has any haters. And YES, I've read the manga. I'm up to date.

I was personally very disappointed with the anime. The casting for the sub voice actors was pretty bad too imo. The animation was good but man the those 3d fights were awful. Also I felt the tone in the anime is way too like dark or sad. In the manga it felt very chill, like we’re seeing the story through denjis eyes. He has a twisted view of the world because of his upbringing. To him even the fucked up stuff unfolding in the story is way better than his previous life so everything is chill for him. In the anime tho it feels like we’re watching from our own perspective. Everything is sad and blue and it just has a depression feel to it. Completely different from the manga and it makes some of the jokes completely fall flat. That’s just my opinion tho. But after rewatching it a bit I did find a new appreciation of it. While I still don’t think it’s the best adaptation of chainsaw man into anime, I do think it is enjoyable still. The great story and characters are still there and they don’t change much from manga to anime. If you haven’t read the manga I could definitely see it being enjoyable to you. Also the ending songs were amazing, loved most of them a lot. Hoping season 2 has just as many. Overall I’d give it as an adaptation a 7/10.

Yo dude!!! Just wanna say because of you, I’ve been reading much much more manga. Been reading more Seinen lately & I’ve been enjoying it so much since it’s been a huge change in genre. Thanks dude!

Not only the CGI was pretty mediocre and stuck out like a sore thumb, the anime did managed to do the biggest sin of all, it was boring and all hell. Such a waste of good animators doing a boring show all thanks to a director that clearly did not want to direct an anime. All the people praising it for the "movie like direction" just sound so pretentious, specially when they go out of their way to say how superior this style of direction was when compared to anime in general. When CSM ever gets a second season, which I wish it didn't, changing the director would be the absolute best choice, or at the very least the guy could take his head out of his own ass and direct the anime as, shocker, an anime.

I don't care what anyone has to say it is a 10/10. The amount of quality is top tier

Bruh, western direction? Fujimoto himself is a huge movie buff and probably loved how the csm anime was directed

THANK YOU! it was funny I useed to be with the people who said it didnt feel like chainsaw man, until I realized I actually wasnt a big on chainsaw man until katana man apeared, It was omnly then I started liking it, everything in the anime was done well

It is fucking awesome ❤ Cant wait for movie

Chainsaw man season 1 was a super cinematic expierance

Sounds like you genuinely dont know but since you asked. The anime is more dramatic and gets rid alot of the more comedic feeling of the manga. The director said they wanted a less 'anime' feeling and a more theatrical feeling Yes I am talking about part 1 of arc 1

I watched the chainsaw man anime in one day and the only thing I had complaints about was just that it was only 12 episodes other than that it was perfect

I watched the first episode which was good at first, but then afterward I told my brother about it and when I said everything I saw out loud it sounded so freaking dumb. Let me guess it gets good in the 50th episode. I still don't get why this is popular.

The adaption overall was really good to me even now and Mappa kicked ass especially the music was so top notch every ED being different like damn and wish there was only more episodes it felt too short for sure but I see why they didn't.

100% this. I loved the CSM anime, in large part because it felt like the people making it gave a shit. Sure, it changed some stuff, took creative liberties, and I'm glad it did. Anime and manga and fundamentally different mediums, so I think it'd just be poor direction *not* to. Besides, if I want the experience of the manga, I'll read the manga - that already exists lol. I think it's cool that we got something different Also, really glad you brought up how silly it is that some people judge the worth of an anime by it's financial and popular success. Imo it's such a ridiculous way to view any piece of art. By that metric the vast majority of all art has no value since it's never made any money - which is clearly an absurd notion, but so much of the commentary around CSM (and other anime) focuses on it. Some of that's no doubt just people being reactionary and contrarian, but it's no less frustrating for it Anyway, good vid! Based take. I'll be curious to hear your thoughts on part 2 once you catch up!

no makima then the anime it would literally blow up i mean am not even kidding

Feel like people are so used to 1 to 1 adaptations that something like chainsaw man was always gonna cause discourse. The fact that people were complaining about certain scenes in season 2 of Jujutsu Kaisen not being redrawn manga panels proves to me that people still aren't comfortable with directors taking creative liberties over adaptations. I hope that Mappa backs Ryu Nakayama's vision to put an end to adaptations being just animated manga panels.

Wanna see the reaction of those fans who complained of Makima's voice in the anime(really good IMHO) when they find out that the voice of Makima in the stage play is Aya Hirano

honestly...loved the first season on release and the more time passes, the higher i actually evaluate it. its weird

I love the director’s work, changing Fujimoto’s more wacky, balls to the walls style and adapting it into something that feels more realistic and down to Earth. Now i’m just wondering how they’ll do that with some of the upcoming arcs (if a season 2 will be announced) in the manga and if it will even be the same director after all the backlash. I also wonder (once again if they make more Csm) if they’ll do something like adapt volumes 9-11 into a movie to end the anime of part 1

The animation is goated, and love Makima’s AI look alike picture of this video😂

I have been watch Anime since the early 90s. CSM is by far on my shortlist for the best Anime I have seen, from the pacing, art style, music, action and character development.

To be fair im not a manga reader but i dont know how people hated it especially if they were manga reader and i feel like the cinematic aprouch was perfect this really grounded and serious world that makes the wacky and crazy moments stand out and both Japanese and English voice acting is great and just fit the charchters so well cant wait for season 2

Excited to see your impressions of Pluto anime

Hells paradise anime wasn't disapointing honestly, I liked it quite alot

Great video, we share a lot of the same opinions and it's kinda refreshing seeing a discussion of the adaptation that isn't just dismissive and nitpicky. CSM is in my top 3 manga, and, honestly, to me the adapted portion was better than the manga, even tho the manga was better at most of the comedy bits (to me). I have a lot of faith in how what comes next will be portrayed, I just wish some of the feedback is taken into account and we get less muted colors overall and don't get too hung up on the cinematic feel at the expense of the comedy.

What coincidence, me too just a few days ago….. I’m hooked 😂

Tbh I was disappointed by the prevalence of CGI. I was VERY fucking excited to see Fujimoto’s creations in excruciatingly gorgeous 2D glory

I think the Chainsaw Man anime was amazing. I think the CG was incorporated properly and the "worst" CG was in episode 1 which still looked good enough. I liked that the anime had different endings for each of the episodes. This is something unique I haven't seen in any anime before. I think the only real complaint from manga readers could be the comedy but even that is handled well enough.

As someone that hasn't read the manga and had the anime experience, I really enjoyed it. Guess it helps not having very certain expectations going in. Why I tend to hold off on picking up manga cause I prefer the anime medium and rather be surprised with stories. Made that mistake with Attack On Titan after its hiatus after season 1.

I went in expecting nothing, and really loved it

I loved the manga, and I loved the anime. I think it was beautifully animated and for the first time ever I looked forward to the episodes ending so that I could watch all the different end credits. One of my favorite anime openings too.

Uff, that thumbnail brooooo woof, wooof WOOF!

Great analysis.

People always get upset, no matter what. The only really bad thing that can happen to an anime is people not caring about it at all.

the anime was lowkey good i have not watched it until the hype went down just like you so i see what you were doing i didnt want to watch it with everyone else talking about and to be honest i didnt think it was going to be that good but it turned out really good so i am glad somebody else did the same thing i did when watching this anime

I am not gonna lie, I DEAD ASS thought that the first season actually came out EARLIER THIS YEAR.

I'm anime only but I absolutly loved the Chainsaw man anime. I really don't get why people complained about it. (Except maybe some CGI shots but come on we saw way worse *looking at you Berserk* ).

Community post with your ranking of the endings (find the full version too of the 1st 8th 10th and 12th)

I'm late but personally, I can't watch anime anymore, especially after I have read the manga. One reason is because I'm lazy, the second is I really love fight animation and they don't live up to some of my favorite anime such as early season Sword Art Online, Mob Psycho 100, Fate series...

I agree with this whole video

I haven't read HP so I don't know if yall got shafted there, but the negative reactions that I have been seeing towards JJK S2 and what I saw while CSM was airing just reminded me that a lot of people who watch anime don't actually give a shit about the art itself. They want to consume and be a part of the consumption of something. Like this shit is genuinely beautiful and, as you brought up, some people will send death threats cause they didn't hang on a single image like a reader might have stared at a panel.

the anime was better then the manga. they got the voice acting, the mannerisms, the animation everything right. now it looks like mappa has broken their production and animators with jjk s2 sooooo wooopsiiieee.

yeah...they did Hells Paradise a lil dirty. Also my fav out of the dark trio ngl

The fact that people unironically took an ANIME director's comment about giving a cinematic quality to the adaptation as a negative of some sort will forever be a testament to the abysmal level of media literacy of the average anime fan. Jesus Christ that is embarassing on a whole other level

The chainsaw man movie is gonna be lit

5:03 Ahh yes, you are a very wise man indeed.

I found the adaptation to be disappointing, dull and lifeless because of the direction and about the OST was mediocre and forgettable which is a shame considering is Kensuke Ushio work. Also the use of the OST was outright terrible because it was the same 3 or 4 songs being used all the time and would be cut out randomly during the anime. Also the added extra scenes were pointless because it only seem they only added to "flex" the anime when added nothing because i don't think we needed Aki's morning routine, extra scenes of Himeno being drunk or Katana Man asking about Denji's life in the roof of train, i would have prefer if it went for character's interactions or improve the fights because something the manga needed more. Another thing i didn't like how they cut some scenes like Denji blocking the Katana Man quick attack and the muscle devil for example also the anime created a issue where the anime implies that Makima made Akane have a nosebleed when the manga makes it clear was her contract with snake devil that made her nosebleed. Ok now about the director Ryu Nakayama, the main reasons he got most of the hate was due his direction for the anime and him acting like a pretentious twat and giving pretentious and dumb comments in his interviews made the Japanese fans despise him for it also when the sales numbers of the BD/DVD came out, they didn't hold back and eat him alive in Japanese social media, also he used to appear in interviews and other events, nowadays he doesn't appear anymore after the anime finished since he didn't appear in either CSM and MAPPA stages of this year.

Id love to see some videos abot part2 its getting REALLY good

I would recommend waching the blu-ray version of Jigokuraku They fixed most of the broken animation

In the manga the setting was dirty and grimy and didn’t look like a luxurious hotel. The entire vibe of Chainsaw Man is that it is grungy, chaotic, and unhinged, but the anime version went for a cinematic, realistic, and grounded approach. The change makes me feel like I’m watching a different show. Even though the visuals looked insane (except for the CGI), the anime failed to capture what drew people to the manga in the first place.