Chainsaw Man Orders Its First Live-Action Project

Chainsaw Man’s season finale not only focused on the Chainsaw Devil battling against the Katana Devil, but dropped a number of hints as to where the anime will head when, or if, a second season arrives on the small screen. While there has yet to be the announcement that Denji and company will receive a feature-length film, the bloody Shonen franchise will be receiving its first live-action adaptation next year, though it might not be in a way that many fans expected.

Many anime series have received live-action stage plays in Japan, with Shonen franchises such as My Hero Academia, Naruto, Bleach, and The Prince of Tennis just being a few examples. Chainsaw Man The Stage is the official name of the upcoming stage play that will arrive in Japan in September and October of next year, with director Fumiya Matsuzaki confirmed to be helming the project. Imagining Denji’s story in live-action is quite difficult, considering the wild supernatural threats that the Shonen protagonist has faced in the past, though considering we’ve seen a Beastars live-action stage play arrive in the past, we could definitely see this Shonen series on the stage. 

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An Official Twitter Account for the Chainsaw Man live-action stage play has been created and will share future details following this new confirmation that Denji, Aki, Power, and Makima will be hitting the stage, joining series such as Spy x Family and Attack on Titan which have done the same:

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MAPPA might not have already confirmed that Chainsaw Man’s anime adaptation will receive a second season, though this might be a little bit more due to the fact that the production house has so many projects that are set to hit the small screen next year. Returning to the dark series of Attack on Titan and Jujutsu Kaisen, the animation studio has also taken the reins of Vinland Saga for its second season while also introducing the world of Hell’s Paradise as well. 

Would you love to see Chainsaw Man’s live-action stage play hit North America at some point in the future? Do you think we’ll see Chainsaw Man’s second season somehow land in 2023? 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 the Chainsaw Devil.