Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc isn’t only a blast to watch. It’s not just a hit. It’s the film that best embodies the current methodology of making high-profile anime, taken to ridiculous extremes. It has been, in many ways, the movie of the moment.
If we look at Japan’s commercial animation films across 2025,…
Kenji Nakamura is a disruptive, unique, truly avantgarde anime director. An ever-evolving creator whose mindset shifted 15 years ago when he directed Kuuchuu Buranko / Trapeze, despite having achieved amazing works by that point already. Even as he chases new forms of expression, that can still be felt in his new Mononoke films.
Calling Kenji…