Forum - View topic
NEWS: Chainsaw Man Assassins Arc Anime's 2nd Teaser Unveils Staff




Note: this is the discussion thread for this article

Anime News Network Forum Index -> Site-related -> Talkback
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
JustMonika



Joined: 17 Jan 2022
Posts: 1573
PostPosted: Fri Jun 19, 2026 10:02 am Reply with quote
Can't wait for it!
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Mavado



Joined: 17 Jul 2017
Posts: 93
PostPosted: Fri Jun 19, 2026 10:37 am Reply with quote
There was a first teaser? I completely missed it... Can't wait for the real thing though.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Cardcaptor Takato



Joined: 27 Jan 2018
Posts: 5972
PostPosted: Fri Jun 19, 2026 11:22 am Reply with quote
So is this going to be another movie or is it back to a TV show format?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
The_Outsider



Joined: 09 Sep 2021
Posts: 136
PostPosted: Fri Jun 19, 2026 2:06 pm Reply with quote
More importantly, with Mappa's partnership, is this going to be stuck in Netflix jail, or is that only for originals?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Hellsoldier



Joined: 21 Jun 2013
Posts: 1156
Location: Porto,Portugal,Europe,Earth,Sol
PostPosted: Fri Jun 19, 2026 2:22 pm Reply with quote
Ok. Now we need a date.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
ZelosZoidberg



Joined: 23 May 2018
Posts: 1065
PostPosted: Fri Jun 19, 2026 2:41 pm Reply with quote
People who don't know: Hey it's Santa Claus!

People who know (aka me): Oh no it's Santa Claus...
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
jdnation



Joined: 15 May 2007
Posts: 2505
PostPosted: Fri Jun 19, 2026 8:42 pm Reply with quote
Cardcaptor Takato wrote:
So is this going to be another movie or is it back to a TV show format?


They still strangely have not said.

I'm guessing it's a movie because it's titled similarly to the 'Reze Arc' movie as 'Assassin's Arc.' Indicating it will only cover that arc, which is pretty self-contained like Reze, and is not that much longer than Reze either.

A proper Season 2 will probably follow which won't have any arc names as those are more spoilery, plus the next arcs have more closer continuity between them that, in my opinion, are better told continuously in weekly episodes, as they would suffer if broken up into films as none of them are long enough to work as films and together are too long to be 1 film.

By adapting the Assassin arc by itself as another movie leaves Season 2 with enough time to wrap the entire 1st Part of Chainsaw-Man with a regular 12 - 13 episode run.

This would work well story-wise.

It is also possible that MAPPA could just do a longer Season 2 of more than 12-13 episodes, and 'Assassin's Arc' is simply the first bunch of episodes from Season 2 being released as a theaterical special, like JJK Season 3... But that was not something MAPPA tried to hide with JJK, and just called it Season 3 The Culling Games Part 1.


The_Outsider wrote:
More importantly, with Mappa's partnership, is this going to be stuck in Netflix jail, or is that only for originals?


That only applies to new original stuff under Netflix, which let's them control the IP.


Hellsoldier wrote:
Ok. Now we need a date.


I'm guessing Japanese theaterical release in Fall 2027.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
residentgrigo



Joined: 23 Dec 2007
Posts: 2769
Location: Germany
PostPosted: Sat Jun 20, 2026 9:29 am Reply with quote
The arc is 18 chapters long, only 4 more than the Reze film, and not much happens either. The less than half as long follow-up arc is more memorable.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website My Anime My Manga
jdnation



Joined: 15 May 2007
Posts: 2505
PostPosted: Sat Jun 20, 2026 10:08 pm Reply with quote
residentgrigo wrote:
The arc is 18 chapters long, only 4 more than the Reze film, and not much happens either. The less than half as long follow-up arc is more memorable.


Right!

Reze was 14 chapters and ran 1:20 (100 mins)

Assassin's Arc is 18 chapters, and assuming a similar ratio would be a little over 2:00 (120 mins).

As most of the chapters are action heavy, even with MAPPA original animation sequences, it would still be fine as a 2 hour adaptation, and the pacing will feel much faster than Reze.

Many big anime films are over the 2 hour mark - Akira 2:04, Spirited Away 2:05, Princess Mononoke 2:13, Wins Rises 2:06, Demon Slayer Mugen Train 1:57, Demon Slayer Infinity Castle 2:35.

So Chainsaw Man pushing a 2+ hour movie after Reze's success isn't out of the ordinary. In fact that can ride Reze's success with a longer film, and believe me it will actually feel shorter as this arc is very fast paced and focuses more on plot development and lore.

A proper Season 2 will benefit from Assassin's being it's own film and picking up where it leaves off.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Blaze_1013



Joined: 05 Nov 2024
Posts: 221
PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2026 2:37 am Reply with quote
I don't know if I should be surprised they put the scene with all the ladies in bed together in the trailer. On the one hand, of course they did, but I still wasn't expecting it.

ZelosZoidberg wrote:
People who don't know: Hey it's Santa Claus!

People who know (aka me): Oh no it's Santa Claus...


I can't wait to tell people Happy Halloween.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
jdnation



Joined: 15 May 2007
Posts: 2505
PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2026 2:01 pm Reply with quote
Blaze_1013 wrote:
I don't know if I should be surprised they put the scene with all the ladies in bed together in the trailer. On the one hand, of course they did, but I still wasn't expecting it.


Another reason why I think this will be a movie. Less censorship concerns for TV broadcast. Razz Until it is broadcast on TV anyway...

Quote:
I can't wait to tell people Happy Halloween.


I could see them releasing this near Halloween 2027. Laughing
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Reply to topic    Anime News Network Forum Index -> Site-related -> Talkback All times are GMT - 5 Hours
Page 1 of 1

 


Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group