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#reaction #chainsawman #premiere

[@IsaacChin]

the intro is a love letter to the authors love of western Cinema. They had Constantine, Reservoir Dogs, etc

[@yuvrajsinghpanjeta9444]

Also micky mouse clubhouse

[@kalilasqary4090]

Pulp fiction and the big Labowski too that I seen so far

[@Baised-_-Rin]

@@kalilasqary4090 Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes was alright aswell

[@ApexGale]

The golden ball is a reference to fight club, stair scene is from Jacob's Ladder, taking off the shoe was from No Country for Old Men, and the driving scene is from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The scene with Denji and Katana clashing is from a Japanese horror comedy movie. Same with the scene where Denji looks horrified and Power walks up behind him

[@rikumajumder1558]

You are a Nerd. Touch Grass.

[@patpat813]

"That's Quentin Tarantino shit" .. Tatsuki Fujimoto is a giant fan of him. You can clearly see the inspiration..

[@mrksimka1159]

I honestly wonder why there’s no Army of darkness/Evil dead reference in OP because I feel it also has some inspiration on this work with it bloody humor.

[@patgray5402]

When Pochita first talked in the manga I gave him a deep adult voice.

[@ds_clown5296]

f

[@kennethha416]

Bro same

[@mrksimka1159]

Same I expected him to sound like All might or some shit. Not like Mahou shoujo familiar.

[@monohanie5778]

same 💀

[@GWKrae]

bro sounds -9 yrs old

[@samuelmaingi6365]

Fun and spoiler free fact! The first few minutes of the episode where Denji is dreading to walk up to the door is ACTUALLY just footage of the average Studio MAPPA employee walking to the office knowing that their schedule will be crazy due to them having animating so many high quality animes this season😌and if you pay ckose attention, you will hear them whisper "I hope that once I am done I will get enough free time to spend with my family"

[@nunyabusiness1471]

14:16 the difference in their reactions to this scene is priceless.

[@SuperAaronx3]

Left to right: 🤮😃😮😈😳

[@Baised-_-Rin]

@@SuperAaronx3 😂😆🤣

[@nunyabusiness1471]

@@SuperAaronx3 Spot on

[@luvscxrs8606]

@@SuperAaronx3 That comparison is uncanny 😂

[@ayasan101]

Someone might of said it already, but in Shouen Jump there’s a group of manga called the “Dark Trio”, which is made up of CSM, JJK, and Hell’s Paradise since they have similar dark, gore themes. On top of that the three series are being animated by Mappa. From what I’ve heard the authors of JJK and CSM are fans of each other’s work.

[@tonydigital808]

Is Hell’s Paradise worth checking out? Haven’t heard of it but looks somewhat interesting

[@ayasan101]

@@tonydigital808 I haven’t had a chance to read it yet either, but I’m assuming if you enjoy CSM and JJK it’d definitely be worth a read.

[@genericusername2426]

@@tonydigital808 Hell's paradise is really good, and it's made by one of Fujimoto's editors. I believe he did the editing work for Fire Punch, and when the series was done, he peaced out to create Hell's Paradise.

[@neardarkroad1347]

@@tonydigital808 Jigokuraraku is a nice read. Compact and solid story. Try it.

[@yoman7873]

@@genericusername2426 It's actually made by Fujimoto's previous assistant. He also was a editor in Shonen Jump before deciding to become a manga author himself.

[@davidiobrando]

The author, Tatsuki Fujimoto, is a mad-man who also loves western movies. For example in the first Vol. (I believe) Fujimoto wrote in the author's note *I love Texas Chainsaw Massacre.* He's like Hirohiko Araki (author of JoJo's), but instead of western fashion he loves western cinema

[@ella2470]

yep, also in vol. 3 he wrote 'I love Hereditary' in the beginning

[@theguythatdoesstuff1004]

He's also capable of levitation

[@davidiobrando]

@@theguythatdoesstuff1004 I honestly wouldn't be suprised if he was forklift certified...

[@ThatOneGuy0006]

@@ella2470 based

[@beansthebeans]

people on twitter have pointed on that pretty much every shot of the opening was a movie reference.

[@LINKedup101]

it was either a movie reference, a Fujimoto reference, or an anime reference lol

[@danieljosecontrerascervant8086]

fujimoto is fan of the movies but they have own self stile

[@paradoxhamartia7843]

The Normies?? Watching a seasonal anime??? You know Chainsaw Man is the real deal when stuff like this happens. Extremely hyped about getting to see you guys reacting to such an insane story! I wish Suraj was also here for this, but the reactors picks on this one are still extra solid!!

[@Jl-qg5xz]

They watch mha and aot

[@paradoxhamartia7843]

@@Jl-qg5xz I'm well aware but this is their very first time watching a "recent" seasonal anime (iirc). Most reactors dealing with anime series usually pick at least a couple of seasonal titles to follow as they debut, but the Normies never really tried that approach (which prevented them from taking advantage of the momentum, imo). So it's really refreshing to see them start a brand new show along with the rest of the anime community. Let's hope for this to be the beginning of a new trend (so let's make sure to show them some love)! Especially since I'm sure they would *love* certain new seasonal series. Like Spy x Family.

[@yahirherrera2573]

Yeah, i'm impressed too

[@isaiahcox9787]

@@paradoxhamartia7843 same thing I be complaining about with Blindwave they’d be at a million subscribers by now if they got on the seasonal anime hype 😂

[@xioic]

they gotta capitalize on those views for those paychecks

[@edwardmillard4398]

I'm glad they got the Big Lebowski reference in the opening credit sequence, there are number of other film references in that op e.g. pulp fiction, No Country for old men. 😀

[@Mikestrike1]

Micky mentioned it in the discussion as well, he also noticed Reservoir Dogs

[@Cherrynck]

Fight club the big gold ball in devil fight

[@standingbylife]

Pulp Fiction is one too!

[@gravy4708]

There are like 13 references there.

[@Johnnythakyd]

I dunno if any other film has done this but did anyone else catch the reference to ‘the fountain’ with the camera following the car zoom through the highway til the the scene is upside down.

[@GeneralxGrievousx]

This first episode really showcases why the manga author Fujimoto is so beloved: simple but not too simple, to the point writing with no fluff, that leaves you wanting more. He also throws you for a loop ALOT & whenever you think you can predict where the story goes, Fujimoto's like "Nope you thought wrong." As a lover of the manga i cannot wait to see the future reactions to some of the more crazy episodes later on.

[@cordels.1179]

The comparison to Denji and a Dog is one of the big themes in the series, it’s sad/happy/gory as hell, but absolutely heartbreaking and incredible this show is an absolute gem already, so glad your watching! 🪚🪚🔥🔥🙏🙏

[@edwardt.8704]

Looked up how much USD Denji owed the yakuza. Bruh, if I liquidated all my life's income... I think I'd still have a rough time saving $258,037.32 in 2022. This isn't even counting living expenses or economic downturns!

[@pragalbhvashishtha7711]

Mickey is right! The Chainsaw Man Opening is FULL of references to other media! Copied from KZbin, the time stamps for the opening:- 0:00 The Divine Comedy (Inferno, Canto 22) in the background 0:01 Reservoir Dogs 0:10 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 0:11 Pulp Fiction 0:12 Sadako vs Kayako + No Country for Old Men 0:13 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 0:14 Attack of the Killer Tomatoes 0:15 Don't Look Up (1996) 0:16 Jacob's Ladder 0:18 Constantine 0:28 The Big Lebowski 1:01 Neon Genesis Evangelion/Naruto Shippuden Pain vs Naruto 1:15 Goodbye, Eri 1:18 The Bliss of Ignorance // Equity + Equality + Reality Each time Denji crashes into something, his body creates a letter, which spells CSM (Chainsaw Man)

[@c4chu]

as a manga reader, it's so hard to not comment on their end discussion 🤐🤐🤐 excited for y'all to watch this regardless

[@joy-cw4ew]

for real denji best mc of all time

[@maelpsng]

it really is hard

[@bionicallyacomputer292]

fax

[@itsakc4707]

@@blackhippy47149 🤓

[@SairinEarthsea]

I mean we can talk about it here in this post.

[@FreelancerDan]

Each episode is apparently supposed to have a different ending song for each episode

[@jbreezy1171]

Yeah each episode has a different ed

[@Hakuu_A19]

Modern anime be crazy because amazing mangas be getting flawless adaptions left right and centre. Just unique concepts after unique concepts 🔥

[@spartanJkut]

That ED goes so hard

[@ogdavid9141]

The intro as well tbh 🔥

[@lazerd3662]

I’m so glad mappa said they weren’t gonna censor anything from the manga, if you’re a gonna be a chainsaw man it’s gonna be bloody. Also the authors of chainsaw and jjk said they’re both each other’s biggest inspiration

[@shockzz1234]

Finally this channel has realised that reacting to hype anime as soon as they come out rather than waiting months after it's aired is the way to go lol. Blind Wave, you're hopefully next.

[@Greenb3ar]

You guys need to give poor Rana a wholesome chaser to this and AoT with something like Spy Family lol

[@alextorry4057]

I'm so happy Mickey noticed the Lebowski reference! The intro has a bunch of movie references in it too not just that one! there's Pulp Fiction, the Ring and No Country for Old Men too!!!. I love the manga and this first episode was fantastic! the only negative I have is that they decided to slap a 3D model of chainsaw man in there for the main action sequence when everything else was so beautifully animated (and MAPPA have shown they can hand animate amazing fight sequences with JJK). It's disappointing but I'll let it slide because the story will be able to carry it past that one nitpick.

[@thexpatsgaming8609]

I understand what your saying but imagine it being hard to animate three moving chainsaws (2 in his hands and his head) simultaneously in 2D animation. I thought it looked decent from what I have seen.

[@JollibeenosHasYourCoordinates]

But hey, people can't say it's carried by the animation.

[@aresx3749]

It's hard to draw a chainsaw man in motion lol. unless you're ufotable.

[@sanjaymanikantan5979]

@@aresx3749 Ufotable would have 100% gone for a 3D Chainsaw Man. Ufotable uses a lot of CGI and digital effects

[@aresx3749]

@@sanjaymanikantan5979 what I mean is that they can utilize CG so well by also combining it with actual drawings

[@troggdorthesecond]

Mickey is right. The OP has a LOT of references to other movies, mainly because Fujimoto, the creator, is a MASSIVE cinephile. The man, ADORES movies.

[@Piezzu]

Mickey is spot on, THe author is a cinema geek so you will find many tributes in the show, also the manga panels are structured like movie storyboards

[@jambi.z]

you guys will get a lot of answers next week!! I'm hyped to watch your reactions as always guys! but for CSM this is something else!!

[@bionicallyacomputer292]

fax

[@SilasWolfe]

"How does he wipe?" "He doesn't." No, you're confused, Power is the one that doesn't wipe or flush.

[@kylecorwin6231]

"This boy woke up debt free with this one simple trick!"

[@shadowmist9093]

An awesome first episode! Denji is super relatable.

[@sebastiansuazo2734]

Hes not xd, no one heres has been that poor and with that many mental issues

[@SlyI42]

8:24 me after starting to read the manga. Also me after Denji's birthday party...

[@udayabhanupratapsinghjamwa876]

Nice. But where Suraj ?

[@irfanbattlestar]

On a break.....

[@chogiwhy7472]

@@irfanbattlestar Ooooh

[@BigMoneyChao]

@@chogiwhy7472 he’s lying 😂 man don’t know why

[@chogiwhy7472]

@@BigMoneyChao omg 🤣

[@cadi6487]

Finally iv'e been waiting for the anime for time since the first part of the manga ended and now that's it's here and it looks and sounds this amazing i'm happy af. for you guys to watch this weekly is the icing on the cake for me.

[@ChampionOfHammerfell]

Rana is never going to watch Jojo if she’s so scared of anything happening to dogs 🤣🤣

[@gJonii]

This show is so good. After 3 episodes, it's my favorite show off all time already. It's been decades since I last was so giddy and excited by some piece of fiction. The last show I remember coming even close was Suzumiya Haruhi no yuuutsu. Might not be everyones cup of tea, but I hope everyone finds something that gives them as much joy as this show has done for me.

[@afxboc]

It's funny that you mentioned Quentin Tarantino after Denji killed the Zombie Devil, because Fujimoto's works (not only Chainsaw Man) really feel like if Tarantino was a mangaka. Not to the point where it feels like a copy, I don't mean that. But Chainsaw Man really has a similar vibe most of the time to Tarantino's works if you ask me, when it comes to action, twists, how the characters interact with each other and the comedy.

[@joelsasmad]

The mangaka is explicitly a massive western movie fan who includes tons of references and inspiration from schlocky films.

[@ibm30rpg]

I think you guys are the only reactors I saw who actually got the Lebowski reference with the bowling balls. Huge props!

[@davelewis8270]

I've only watched 1 other reaction to this episode so far and they got it too. It was SeanTankTop

[@takanara7]

Eyy, excited to see you guys reacting to something I've been watching lately.

[@amartyasingh6295]

I literally JUST finished the ep and y'all uploaded a reaction lol

[@DerekFerguson90]

Rana always looks amazing.

[@salnal7715]

LETS GOOO!! you guys will LOVE this series!

[@WumboPlayer]

Literally caught up with the manga before this came out and I’m so glad I did!

[@bionicallyacomputer292]

W

[@saiboujean-victor3279]

Thanks for reacting to Chainsaw man. I’ve been reading the manga since it been released. And the episode show only a tiny part of awesome art and mind blowing content

[@omnomnomnomm]

Dear Mickey: You're not wrong. The mangaka of Chainsaw Man (Tatsuki Fujimoto) is a cinephile, and he's so in love with movies that every manga he drew always got that "cinematic camera shot" feel. As if he's drawing a movie. He also loves to pay tribute to movie directors and actors in his manga. Anyways, i watch the normies since i was in highschool (now i'm 24), so believe me when i say you guys are going to LOVE this anime.

[@Rnd1ooo]

This looks amazing, im here for the whole thing.

[@abeautifullie7579]

So awesome!! the GOODBYE ERI reference in the OP with Power is a nice touch 🔥🔥

[@ElswSwine-]

8:12 “This guy has the saddest life” OH JUST WAIT

[@djhouse579]

I forgot I was subscribed, I gotta get back in tune😂🔥🔥

[@ogdavid9141]

Haha my boy in the middle was vibing to the ED 😂🤘🏾

[@noahtuttle29]

Rana finally watches aot and now this I can’t wait for her reactions😂

[@nunyabusiness1471]

Wish it was Pat instead tbh... Glad Spidey is here for it tho!

[@zs_2390]

@@nunyabusiness1471 nah pat talks too loud

[@nunyabusiness1471]

@@zs_2390 And she doesn't?

[@zs_2390]

@@nunyabusiness1471 not really, compared to pat at least.

[@longstachkaido240]

finally i've been waiting for this

[@leandrosioty7034]

First youtuber who noticed the Big Lebowski lol. Yeah 99% of the scenes from the opening are movie references. Most noticeable for me was the Pulp Fiction reference

[@bagusadisaka9]

Funfact: other than the movie references from the OP, the design of the yakuza boss that turns into zombie is based from Guillermo del Toro himself.

[@grizzlygumgum_8220]

Denji is an accurate representation of how Haku from Naruto would've been as an MC

[@michaelmcdoesntexist3845]

"JJK vibes" is funny cuz the author of this series (Fujimoto) was a big inspiration for the author of JJK (Akutami)

[@watchworthy.]

Denji really do be having that dawg in him

[@alphadelta141]

LMAO Spidey on acid lovin this shit brings a smile to my heart

[@spideyharper618]

Bro this shit is incredible

[@awesomenate5154]

“How does he wipe” asking the real questions 😂

[@noona9193]

OH GOD I WAS WAITING, FINALLY!! where is Suraj, will he join in next reaction?

[@Cloud_Shiesty]

LOVE YOU GUYS

[@AliasArgonaut]

I love Marketa smile for the gory

[@saikiran4512]

In can't wait... The hype was everything

[@bigman7160]

Also, yeah, the opening is pretty much just one massive reference to a tonne of movies

[@zs_2390]

Rana better stick it out to the end😂

[@frastle96]

im looking forward every week for you guys reaction to this anime.

[@CB-qg3yh]

You guys are NOT ready! The Manga is one of the most insane thing I've ever read

[@moonlittea6249]

american breakfast is so sugary that shit is classified as dessert in other countries lol. Also, if the first episode makes you uncomfortable then just stop here lmao

[@infaredhitz]

It's crazy cause I also thought "Fruit Ninja" at that point too 😂

[@davidyodo24]

The most hyped and anticipated Anime is finally here!! 🔥

[@markuman01]

I just realized how much the author love movies, the first chapter literally Zombie movies.

[@sunsetdraco]

Micky you're right about the Movies references in th OP.

[@HelenaSan425]

Wow reacting to it already that's impressive for you guys

[@141mevans]

“Anime what’s wrong with y’all?? This awesome but what the fuck..” 😂😂😂😂

[@BTAL1ama]

The graph meme brought me back lol

[@NebyuGameFreak]

Fun Fact: The Opening song is made by Kenshi Yonezu. He was the singer for My Hero Opening 2- "PEACE SIGN"

[@jeremiahcalle63]

6:15 mad outta pocket 💀💀💀

[@zebabab1284]

yeah you are right theres a lot of movie references in the opening song

[@ASH-uy9mk]

i loovvee that they appreciate the music too ❤❤❤

[@ASH-uy9mk]

i love this chainsaw man group ❤

[@reginald1817]

I found out about this when I went to New York Comic Con earlier this month!! Looks brutal!!😁

[@QuiemRe]

Nice to see the girl on the left so immersed in the show. She obviously liked it.

[@jwalkblue7]

Super stoked about this show. Probably the best ep1 in an anime since Vinland Saga.

[@awkmoh2758]

fun fact for Chris chainsaw man is actually inspired by FLCL, the author described chainsaw man as a "Wicked version of FLCL".

[@sammalla5238]

It is inspired by other manga like Abara and especially Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Fujimoto himself confirmed that Denji's hybrid form is inspired by Leatherface

[@Gestrid]

I'm actually really glad this episode aired apparently uncensored. When an anime episode first comes out, most of the time, it's censored for broadcast on Japanese TV, and excessive blood definitely qualifies for that censorship. They remove the censorship in the Blu-Ray release. But this episode aired without any of the typical censorship you would expect.

[@Pritambora27]

"he was bitten by radioactive chainsaw 💀"

[@angharad256]

Fine, fine, I subscribed. I'm an INTJ, you hit me where I live with those charts.

[@Thenormies]

We love you!

[@marcschneider5405]

Watch the translation of the intro. Sets the tone of this series relatively good

[@anthonydean1743]

You know your life suckes when you have to sell a nut. How do you choose which one? Flip a coin, eenie meenie miny moe,, or do you go right, left ,right (eye, kidney, nut)

[@therealstarplatinum]

I'm do hyped this got animated it looks so good too

[@yours_eve2001]

Hearing them be like " Oh, my god" only from the first scene made me laugh so much, imagine if they animate the whole manga, things are still calm y'all in the anime.

[@Seissmo]

That opening is a banger!

[@teknoYAY]

Thanks for the reaction. Hope you normies remember this weekend, episode 1 dubbed of My Hero Academia season 6 is out.

[@johnnyblue07]

They've been informed.

[@truthda3rd169]

"You watch us, and then you leave us." lol. instant sub

[@LymLevolveon]

No, I watch, then comment and then leave

[@micky6877]

@@LymLevolveon :(

[@CrowRuzk]

As a manga reader, I can't wait for you guys to see what's in store later on because you are most definitely NOT ready. Also Dennis isn't your typical shonen protagonist. Excited for y'all to see the rest of the episodes.

[@dirkgibson8820]

I know you meant denji but Dennis would have been a hilarious name for an anime protagonist lol

[@mackmenezes4912]

the thing is this show will remind you of so many animes but when it comes to some of the arcs later on ,it make make you change your mind on. that to make it seem extremely ysique

[@Cloud_Shiesty]

KEEP UP THE FIRE VIDS

[@savemejebus4233]

Oh yeah the start of a great series.

[@zephyrsamurai2775]

The episode was so compelling it made even the normies not talk over dialogue 🫡

[@ggfresh5483]

“Dead free and chainsaw hands” might not be that good of a pay off to you anymore as the show goes on my friend🤣buckle up and ready up

[@ASH-uy9mk]

can't wait for episode 2 ❤❤❤

[@justkrazeGD]

I actually thought I was subbed, thanks for reminding me

[@ASH-uy9mk]

debt free and chainsaw hands 💯🔥

[@animehunter9663]

I was Just checking whether you guys reacted to chainsaw Man then I went back to see your chainsaw Man trailer reaction then this popped up lucky me!!