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Yonezu performs "IRIS OUT" for film opening on September 19 in Japan




On Monday, the official YouTube account of Kenshi Yonezu started broadcasting an animated music video for "IRIS OUT," which is the theme song of Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc, based on Tatsuki Fujimoto 's popular manga series, Chainsaw Man.

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has obtained global distribution rights for the movie. They will launch it in US cinemas on October 24, four days ahead of its initial release date of October 29 in the UK. Moreover, the movie will be released in over 80 countries on September 24 before its UK launch.

In Japan, the movie will be released on September 19th. There will be midnight showings of the movie at 12 different theaters located in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Hokkaido. Additionally, the movie will feature MX4D, 4DX, and Dolby Cinema screenings.

Reina Ueda plays Reze in the film.

MAPPA describes the film's story:

Denji became “Chainsaw Man”, a boy with a devil's heart, and is now part of Special Division 4's devil hunters. After a date with Makima, the woman of his dreams, Denji takes shelter from the rain. There he meets Reze, a girl who works in a café.

The film's staff includes:

- Director: Tatsuya Yoshihara ( Chainsaw Man TV 's storyboarder, key animator, episode director)
- Screenwriter: Hiroshi Seko (returning from TV anime)
- Character Designer: Kazutaka Sugiyama (returning from TV anime)
- Assistant Director: Masato Nakazono (storyboarder and chief episode director for TV anime)
- Sub Character Designer: Sota Yamazaki , Shun (chief animation directors for TV anime)
- Main Animator: Shōichi (animation director from TV anime)
- Music: kensuke ushio (returning from TV anime)
- Action Animation Director: Sōta Shigetsugu
- Devil Designer: Riki Matsuura , Kiyotaka Oshiyama
- Costume Designer: Aya Yamamoto
- Art Director: Yūsuke Takeda
- Color Designer: Naomi Nakano
- Color Script: Riku
- 3DCG Director: Daiki Watanabe , Masahiro Tamai
- Compositing Director: Teppei Ito
- Editor: Masato Yoshitake
- Distribution: TOHO
- Production: MAPPA

Kenshi Yonezu and Hikaru Utada have recorded the ending song "JANE DOE" for the film. Maximum The Hormone will include their song "Hawatari Nioku Centi" as an insert song in the movie. The film will feature the "Hawatari Nioku Centi (Zentai Suitei 70% Kaikin edit)" version of the track, which was previously used as an ending song for episode 3 of the television anime series. Although they had not released the longer version of the song until now, Maximum The Hormone did not do so due in part to the second half of the lyrics referencing Reze.

In October 2022, the television anime series was introduced on TV Tokyo and several associated stations. Additionally, it was made available for viewing on Amazon Prime Video at the same time. Crunchyroll has since been streaming the anime in more than 200 countries worldwide.

Crunchyroll 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.



On one occasion, Denji meets with treachery and meets his demise. However, as he lies in his final moments, he enters into an agreement with Pochita that results in him being resurrected as "Chainsaw Man," a being imbued with a malevolent spirit.

In December 2018, Fujimoto introduced the Chainsaw Man manga series in Weekly Shonen Jump. After concluding its first storyline, known as "Kōan" (Public Safety) arc, in December 2020, it began its second part titled "Gakkō-hen" (School Arc) on Shueisha 's Shonen Jump+ platform in July 2022. For three consecutive years, from 2019 to 2021, this series received the Best Manga award at The Harvey Awards.

In September to October of 2023, a stage play based on a manga was performed in both Tokyo and Kyoto.




Source: Kenshi Yonezu 's YouTube channel ( link )