“Chainsaw Man” event stage
At “Jump Festa 2024” held on December 17th, an event stage for “Chainsaw Man” was held, and the production of the movie version “Chainsaw Man Reze” was announced. In addition to Rena Ueda, who plays the main character Reze, the main cast members include Kikunosuke Toya (plays Denji), Tomori Kusunoki (plays Makima), Shogo Sakata (plays Aki Hayakawa), and Ai Fairuz (plays Power role) took the stage. The report has arrived.
Original picture live
The stage began with a “genga live” performance in which the cast performed live dubbing on the original comics. Starting with the shocking contract scene between Denji and Pochita that was also depicted in the anime, the encounter between Makima and Denji, and the battle scenes of Aki, Power, and Denji are projected on a large screen, and sound and light effects are added to make it a realistic experience. Each scene was recreated with great emotion.
After the last scene of the anime was played, a teaser PV featuring Denji and the new character Reze was suddenly released on stage. When it was announced that the movie version of “Chainsaw Man: His Rese Edition” had been decided to be produced, a surprised cheer went up from the audience.
“Chainsawman Rezehen” visual
Afterwards, the four people who showed off their impressive performances at the “Original Picture Live” earlier took the stage: Mr. Totani, Mr. Kusunoki, Mr. Sakata, and Mr. Fairuz. Then, when the topic of the new character Reze came up, Rena Ueda, who plays Reze, appeared as today’s secret guest and was greeted with a big round of applause from the venue, along with the memorable line that graced the end of the anime. .
Commenting on the teaser PV that was released, Ueda said, “When I heard everyone’s loud cheers, I almost burst into tears before my turn.I was very happy with everyone’s reaction.”
Talk theme for “Chainsaw Man Reze”
On stage, we decided to give a talk about the just-announced movie version with the theme of “Let’s get to know the charm of the movie version of “Chainsaw Man Reza”!” When asked about how he felt when he got the role and what his impressions were when he heard that it was going to be a movie version, he said, “I was surprised because I never thought I would get it.” It was the first time I’ve been a voice actor and I had to do several takes during the audition. “I didn’t have the feeling that I would pass because I had repeated so many times.I’m very happy to hear that it will be released in theaters, and I think it will be more immersive, so I hope you enjoy it.”
Next, we asked each cast member to announce the scene they are looking forward to playing, and Fairuz, who plays Power, said, “I had no other choice but to do this, and I want to express my voice acting spirit in this one word.” ”, he said, adding that he is looking forward to the scene in Volume 6 of the comic where Power cheerfully shouts “Papa-Papa Power!” while striking a pose.
Philuz Ai
Regarding the movie date scene between Denji and Makima in Volume 5 of the comic, Kusunoki said, “I’m looking forward to seeing the movie scene in the movie theater.Makima’s facial expressions are also different from usual, so I’m looking forward to seeing what the footage will be like.” I look forward to it.
Tomori Kusunoki
Mr. Ueda mentioned Reze’s memorable lines, which he performed during his stage appearance earlier and which were featured in the TV series, and said, “While acting out the story, I was wondering how I felt after recording the school scene that will appear in the future.” I’m looking forward to seeing him say these lines again.”
Rena Ueda
Sakata also commented on the scene in Volume 6 of the comic where an angel saves a devil, saying, “It’s a scene where you can see Aki’s kindness even more.It’s a scene I’m really looking forward to playing.” Mr. Toya also cited the scene where Reze teaches him how to swim at the school pool, saying, “It’s right here (lol)! It’s summer, school is night, and he’s attracted to Reze…I’m looking forward to this emotional situation.” He talked about his expectations for the movie version.
Toya Kikunosuke Shogo Sakata
In addition, in the “Check out the highlights of the second part of the original work!” corner, we will introduce the original work currently being serialized, and introduce the characters who attend the “Yonshi Higashi High School”, which is the setting, along with a relationship diagram of the second part. Introducing the story. It was also introduced that Denji is also being chased by civilians as the Chainsaw Man-like character rampages around the world, as well as new characters and various demons that appear. Additionally, one frame of the latest episode of “Chainsaw Man,” which was updated this week, was shown to the audience watching the stage, and the audience was excited to see how the story unfolded.
In addition, a new demon devised by the cast members was announced, along with an illustration, with the theme, “Part 2: We want this kind of demon to appear!” Mr. Sakata said, “I came to win by gathering cute votes,” and came up with the “red panda devil.” Ms. Ueda said that she didn’t like the look of shimeji mushrooms and announced “Shimeji no Devil.” Mr. Kusunoki devised a stylish “sleeping devil” with a sheep motif. “Forcibly puts you to sleep, gives you nightmares and confuses you,” explains the characteristic that seems to be strong.
Mr. Toya invented the “sea devil” and explained its frightening characteristics: “A devil that makes people dry.When a rain or typhoon devil is nearby, it grows larger and becomes more violent.” Mr. Fairouz came up with “Mouse Devil” with highly complete illustrations. Each demon is introduced with a unique personality, saying, “The cute face will catch you off guard, and then the demon rat will attack you from behind.” When the audience was asked to choose the devil they would like to see appear in the main story, “Mouse Devil” was the most popular choice.
At the end of the stage, Tatsuki Fujimoto, the author of the original work, introduced a message to the fans. The cast members also sent messages of gratitude, and the event ended with great success.
Cast comment
Mr. Kikunosuke Toya
I’ve been wanting to tell you about the production of a movie version for a long time, and I’ve finally been able to tell you all about it. Please look forward to it!
Tomori Kusunoki
As a fan, I absolutely wanted to see the movie version of “Chainsaw Man Rezehen” in theaters. All the staff and cast are working hard and working hard, so please look forward to it.
Mr. Shogo Sakata
What I want you to remember today is not “The Red Panda Devil” but the movie version “Chainsaw Man Reze Edition” and the movie version “Chainsaw Man Reze Edition” (lol)!
Fairuz Ai-san
I’m very happy to be able to stand on the Jan Fest stage together like last year. In the movie version, he will have unparalleled power, defeat everyone, and do a great job, so please look forward to it!
Ms. Reina Ueda
Today, we were able to announce the movie version of “Chainsaw Man Reza”, and I think there are many fans who have been waiting for it. I’m also looking forward to seeing your favorite works. I believe that various information will be announced in the future, so please look forward to it.
