Chainsaw Man’s Anime Expo panel was one of the most-hyped events of the entire Anime Expo event this year. Fans were hoping for a release date, trailer and more. But unfortunately, fans walked away a little disappointed. While the discussions were enjoyable, many of the concrete details we were hoping for were lacking.
The Crowd Was Massive
Chainsaw Man is likely going to be as big of a phenomenon as Attack on Titan. Check out the crowds attending the panel, as shared by @Daoxingames on Twitter.
Everyone here is for the Chainsaw Man panel pic.twitter.com/uL67LDdcOd
— Daoxin@SMT5 (@Daoxingames) July 4, 2022
Here’s another look at the massive crowd.
Chainsaw Man Anime Expo panel pic.twitter.com/etp724XMKC
— Kalai Chik (@kalai_chik) July 4, 2022
A New Trailer, Key Visual & Release Date Were Not Shared
Unfortunately, some of the things fans were hoping for the most simply did not happen. We didn’t get a new trailer, and we didn’t get a new key visual.
We also didn’t get a release date.
Bro…. https://t.co/ovj8olWpb6
— Chainsaw Man News (@chainsawmannews) July 4, 2022
That’s right. Fans didn’t get a new trailer or a new key visual.
The latest rumor is that we might get more concrete news at the Crunchyroll Expo in August.
More Chainsawman Anime News will be delivered at Crunchyroll Expo!!!
— Shonenleaks (@shonenleaks) July 4, 2022
Fans are pretty disappointed though.
I’m sorry guys. It really made sense to show something off today but I guess we’ll see at Crunchyroll Expo next month
— Chainsaw Man News (@chainsawmannews) July 4, 2022
The MAPPA CEO said during the panel that he wanted to bring more concrete news in today’s panel, but wants everything to be perfect before it’s shown.
https://twitter.com/QuadLuck_/status/1544036504325877760
The Panel Did Talk About Censorship & Anime-Only Scenes
Manabu Otsuka(Mappa CEO), Hiroshi Seko (Series Composition) and Mokoto Kimura (Executive Director) attended the Crunchyroll panel.
The anime’s producer attended the panel, along with the CEO of MAPPA. It looks like the voice cast was also not announced.
He answered that MAPPA was really interested in making it into an anime ever since the manga was released, they asked shueshia for permission
He mentioned Jujutsu Kaisen but this part was not translated
— Quad @ CHAINSAW MAN (@QuadLuck_) July 4, 2022
MAPPA has been interested in making Chainsaw Man into an anime ever since the manga first released, QuadLuck_ shared on Twitter. The CEO of MAPPA is also a huge fan of the manga and wanted to create an anime that l0yal fans will love.
The producer also said they’re working closely with Fujimoto. “We want this to be a representation of the original even down to the casting of the voice actors.”
The producer also talked about censorship, noting: “We want to make sure everything is hard core, no soft stuff!”
CSM Panel Updates
Manabu Otsuka(Mappa CEO), Hiroshi Seko (Series Composition) & Mokoto Kimura (Executive Director) are present— Shonenleaks (@shonenleaks) July 4, 2022
On Twitter, Shonenleaks revealed just how excited and bought in MAPPA is for the anime.
When asked how Chainsaw Man was chosen for adaptation, they revealed: “We started looking at CSM right when manga debuted. Usually with anime production there’s smth called a production committee, but this time we’re actually doing this 100% on our own.”
The panel also revealed that they will be creating some anime-only scenes not seen in the manga.
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