Chainsaw Man and More Anime to Compete at Annecy
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival has been presenting awards to various animated projects since it first began in 1960. Honoring animated series from all over the world, series from Japan, North America, and beyond have all found themselves in the running for awards at the upcoming film festival that is set to take place this June. Chainsaw Man from Studio MAPPA is considered one of the best anime series of 2022, so it should come as no surprise to see the story of Denji make its way into the running.
Despite the success of Chainsaw Man's first season, we have yet to receive confirmation of a second season on the way. While no reason was given for the delay, it might have something to do with the sheer amount of projects that are on Studio MAPPA's plate currently. Aside from working on Attack on Titan's finale, the production house is also working on the likes of Jujutsu Kaisen's second season, Vinland Saga's second season, and its new premiere in Hell's Paradise. Clearly, the studio has quite the workload, but we wouldn't be surprised if Denji's return to the small screen was confirmed at some point this year.
Annecy Film Festival Nominees
- Agent Elvis – Episode 101: Full Tilt
- Artur y Dropski – Me lo puedo quedar
- Astronome Gastronome – Au Debut Etait La Creme Fouettee
- Baby Bot – Episode 9: Baby Bot Knows Bees
- Big Nate – Episode 101: The Legend of Gunting
- Boys Boys Boys – Tristan
- Chainsaw Man – Episode 01
- Chiquifantastica – Episodio 3
- Don't Hug Me I'm Scared – Episode 03
- Edmond et Lucy – LAdie a Perlimpinpin
- El Show Del Dr. Gecko – Sex Gender
- Gegone, in The Museum – Eufyros
- Hideous Henk – Episode 03
- Karate Mouton – Super Croquette
- La Colline Aux Cailloux
- Liv & Bell – Hearty Soup of Fruitful Forest?
- Lloyd of The Flies – The Wasp Sting
- Mech Cadets – Underdogs
- Oni: Thunder God's Tale – Episode 104: The Demon Moon Rises
- Samuel – Episode 01
- Scavengers Reign – The Wall
- Shape Island – Episode 01
- Sr. Passageiro – Episode 01
- Szmatkowe krolestwo – Zabi Krolewicz
- The Sandman – A Dream of a Thousand Cats
- The Sound Collector – Panning For Sound
- Tufo
- Your Pretty Face is Going To Hell – The Cartoon
What do you think should take home the award at the upcoming Annecy Film Festival arriving this June? Do you think there's a series that should have made the list? Feel free to let us know in the comments or hit me up directly on Twitter @EVComedy to talk all things comics, anime, and the world of Annecy.