It’s perhaps one of the best adaptations we currently have.
Summary:
Some fans feel like the Chainsaw Man anime actually improves on the manga.
The visuals are perfect for its tone, and the anime adds more small moments to flesh out the characters.
The music and voice acting are great as well.
Chainsaw Man is undoubtedly one of the most popular anime right now. That can be said about the manga as well: it was hyped up even before the adaptation was announced, and the anime was one of the most anticipated projects out there.
The opinions on the anime were somewhat divided: while most agreed that it was a good adaptation, some have pointed out things the anime did wrong.
While you can argue that there are issues with the anime — most notably it being too short — there is an opposite opinion in the fandom as well. Some Chainsaw Man fans feel like the adaptation actually improves the manga, and there are multiple points they bring up.
Criticized visuals that are actually perfect for the show
The most important — and most divisive — argument in favor of Chainsaw Man’s anime is its visuals. Now, the manga has a very distinct look — Tatsuki Fujimoto’s style is very recognizable. Fans were actually very curious about how the anime was going to adapt his art.
Most notable criticism is the color palette being unfitting for the anime — often being too bright — but the overall art direction is actually on point. It is stylized to be as cinematic as possible, often taking elements from live action movies: Chainsaw Man manga doesn’t feel like your usual manga, and the anime was intentionally made to not look like your usual anime.
More small scenes for better characterization
The anime also improves on the characterization by expanding small moments. We see more of Aki and his daily routine, which helps the anime establish him as a counterpart to Denji.
Another addition the anime makes is a couple of scenes with Himeno. While they made many viewers uncomfortable — and understandably so — it was, again, an intentional choice. Her behavior towards Denji is clearly creepy, and he’s uncomfortable with it as well.
Amazing music
Another thing fans praised the anime for is its use of music. To be fair, that’s a bit unfair to the manga: after all, you can’t really have music in it.
That said, the music behind the anime is some of the best we’ve got in anime recently: Kensuke Ushio is one of the most beloved composers out there, and in addition to his great soundtrack, we got a stunning opening and a variety of amazing ending themes.
The voice acting has to be mentioned as well — the anime is well-produced altogether.
It’s perhaps one of the best adaptations we currently have.
Summary:
Some fans feel like the Chainsaw Man anime actually improves on the manga.
The visuals are perfect for its tone, and the anime adds more small moments to flesh out the characters.
The music and voice acting are great as well.
Chainsaw Man is undoubtedly one of the most popular anime right now. That can be said about the manga as well: it was hyped up even before the adaptation was announced, and the anime was one of the most anticipated projects out there.
The opinions on the anime were somewhat divided: while most agreed that it was a good adaptation, some have pointed out things the anime did wrong.
While you can argue that there are issues with the anime — most notably it being too short — there is an opposite opinion in the fandom as well. Some Chainsaw Man fans feel like the adaptation actually improves the manga, and there are multiple points they bring up.
Criticized visuals that are actually perfect for the show
The most important — and most divisive — argument in favor of Chainsaw Man’s anime is its visuals. Now, the manga has a very distinct look — Tatsuki Fujimoto’s style is very recognizable. Fans were actually very curious about how the anime was going to adapt his art.
Most notable criticism is the color palette being unfitting for the anime — often being too bright — but the overall art direction is actually on point. It is stylized to be as cinematic as possible, often taking elements from live action movies: Chainsaw Man manga doesn’t feel like your usual manga, and the anime was intentionally made to not look like your usual anime.
More small scenes for better characterization
The anime also improves on the characterization by expanding small moments. We see more of Aki and his daily routine, which helps the anime establish him as a counterpart to Denji.
Another addition the anime makes is a couple of scenes with Himeno. While they made many viewers uncomfortable — and understandably so — it was, again, an intentional choice. Her behavior towards Denji is clearly creepy, and he’s uncomfortable with it as well.
Amazing music
Another thing fans praised the anime for is its use of music. To be fair, that’s a bit unfair to the manga: after all, you can’t really have music in it.
That said, the music behind the anime is some of the best we’ve got in anime recently: Kensuke Ushio is one of the most beloved composers out there, and in addition to his great soundtrack, we got a stunning opening and a variety of amazing ending themes.
The voice acting has to be mentioned as well — the anime is well-produced altogether.
