Fans are concerned that the time between the announcement and the public release might kill the anime’s hype.
Summary:
Chainsaw Man’s sequel is a movie, and fans’ opinions on that fact are divided.
It’s not the first anime to get a sequel movie in the past few years.
While an anime being in movie format provides multiple benefits, it also might kill the momentum the series’ hype has as fans don’t like waiting for long.
With the recent announcement of Chainsaw Man’s Reze arc being adapted into a movie, the opinions of fans were divided. Some were happy with the anime getting a theater release, citing more potential for amazing animated sequences, while others were concerned, saying that movies usually have limited accessibility until their Blu-ray release. Is the sequel being a movie going to kill the hype, or will it only make it more popular?
Chainsaw Man isn’t the first example in the past few years
It needs to be acknowledged that in the past few years, Chainsaw Man is not the first anime that’s going to have a movie sequel. Demon Slayer’s Mugen Train arc was adapted into a movie (and then split into multiple TV episodes later), Jujutsu Kaisen got its prequel adapted as a movie just before Season 2, and Great Pretender’s sequel, Razbliuto, is seemingly going to be a film series as well. It seems that movie sequels are becoming more and more common — and if you think about it, the final specials of Attack on Titan were movie-length as well (though they aired on TV).
Movies are better as a format for a variety of reasons
The movie format generally gives more flexibility when adapting shorter arcs. Instead of stretching them to a whole cour — or condensing them to fit in just a couple of episodes of a longer season — the studio can have almost any length to work with, with some anime movies being up to 2.5 hours long.
Movies also have better production in general, as they don’t need to be aired on a consistent schedule on TV, obviously — but also because bigger screens demand flashier animation. In that sense, perhaps Chainsaw Man’s sequel being a movie is an actual blessing to the series.
Will Chainsaw Man’s hype even last until everyone can finally watch the movie?
However, it needs to be remembered that very often, movies tend to be in production for quite a long time. Furthermore, once released, they are screened in theaters, and fans can find themselves unable to watch them in their local area. It might be a long time between a theatrical release and a release on Blu-ray and/or streaming platforms — and this can kill the momentum the series has.
While it didn’t hurt Demon Slayer, Chainsaw Man isn’t as big (though still very big), and fans are reasonably concerned. Ultimately, though, whether or not the hype dies out depends on how good the movie actually is.
Fans are concerned that the time between the announcement and the public release might kill the anime’s hype.
Summary:
Chainsaw Man’s sequel is a movie, and fans’ opinions on that fact are divided.
It’s not the first anime to get a sequel movie in the past few years.
While an anime being in movie format provides multiple benefits, it also might kill the momentum the series’ hype has as fans don’t like waiting for long.
With the recent announcement of Chainsaw Man’s Reze arc being adapted into a movie, the opinions of fans were divided. Some were happy with the anime getting a theater release, citing more potential for amazing animated sequences, while others were concerned, saying that movies usually have limited accessibility until their Blu-ray release. Is the sequel being a movie going to kill the hype, or will it only make it more popular?
Chainsaw Man isn’t the first example in the past few years
It needs to be acknowledged that in the past few years, Chainsaw Man is not the first anime that’s going to have a movie sequel. Demon Slayer’s Mugen Train arc was adapted into a movie (and then split into multiple TV episodes later), Jujutsu Kaisen got its prequel adapted as a movie just before Season 2, and Great Pretender’s sequel, Razbliuto, is seemingly going to be a film series as well. It seems that movie sequels are becoming more and more common — and if you think about it, the final specials of Attack on Titan were movie-length as well (though they aired on TV).
Movies are better as a format for a variety of reasons
The movie format generally gives more flexibility when adapting shorter arcs. Instead of stretching them to a whole cour — or condensing them to fit in just a couple of episodes of a longer season — the studio can have almost any length to work with, with some anime movies being up to 2.5 hours long.
Movies also have better production in general, as they don’t need to be aired on a consistent schedule on TV, obviously — but also because bigger screens demand flashier animation. In that sense, perhaps Chainsaw Man’s sequel being a movie is an actual blessing to the series.
Will Chainsaw Man’s hype even last until everyone can finally watch the movie?
However, it needs to be remembered that very often, movies tend to be in production for quite a long time. Furthermore, once released, they are screened in theaters, and fans can find themselves unable to watch them in their local area. It might be a long time between a theatrical release and a release on Blu-ray and/or streaming platforms — and this can kill the momentum the series has.
While it didn’t hurt Demon Slayer, Chainsaw Man isn’t as big (though still very big), and fans are reasonably concerned. Ultimately, though, whether or not the hype dies out depends on how good the movie actually is.
