If you watched "Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc" and thought it looked different from TV anime's first season, you're dead on. The shading and coloring are brighter, the line-art is thicker, and the action is faster-paced and more exaggerated. "Reze Arc" feels cartoony in a way "Chainsaw Man" season 1 didn't.

This is not just because the movie had a higher budget than any one episode of the show. Made at Studio Mappa, "Chainsaw Man" season 1 was directed by Ryu Nakayama , a veteran animator but rookie director. "Reze Arc" was directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara, because MAPPA wanted a new vision for their "Chainsaw Man" anime.

Tatsuki Fujimoto, author of the original "Chainsaw Man" manga, is a huge cinephile and his love for movies shows up in his comics. His one-shot manga "Goodbye,

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