MAPPA just made its 15th anniversary stream count. During the studio's lineup reveal event, fans got a second teaser trailer for Chainsaw Man Assassins Arc and the first real look at an untitled Chainsaw Man mobile game, complete with an opening movie produced by MAPPA itself.
This is the first major content drop for the arc since the initial announcement at Jump Festa back in December 2025. Seven months of relative silence, and MAPPA chose its own anniversary celebration to break it.
The team behind the chainsaw
Director Tatsuya Yoshihara is continuing from the Reze Arc, keeping creative continuity intact as the story pushes deeper into manga territory. Hiroshi Seko returns on screenplay duties, Kazutaka Sugiyama handles character designs, and Kensuke Ushio is back on music. That's the same core creative team that shaped the anime's visual identity, so the tonal consistency fans expect should carry forward.
The original TV anime, directed by Ryu Nakayama, aired from October to December 2022. Assassins Arc picks up the thread with a different director but the same studio and most of the same creative backbone.
Maximum the Hormone returns for the mobile game
The mobile game reveal was arguably the bigger surprise of the night. MAPPA produced the opening movie, and the track powering it is "ALL THE LYNCH!!! ALL THE MINCE!!" by Maximum the Hormone, the band responsible for some of the most recognizable music tied to the franchise. Their involvement in the previous season and film made them synonymous with Chainsaw Man's sonic identity, so hearing them on the mobile game's theme signals this isn't a low-effort cash-in.
No title, no platforms, and no release window for the game have been confirmed yet. What exists right now is the opening movie and the song.
What Chainsaw Man fans should watch for next
Assassins Arc covers one of the manga's most intense stretches, introducing a wave of devil hunters sent to eliminate Denji. The arc is dense with new characters and escalating fights, which makes the animation studio's workload here significant. MAPPA's track record with the property has been strong, and the second teaser suggests the visual quality isn't dropping.
No premiere date has been attached to Assassins Arc yet. The announcement at Jump Festa positioned it as a continuation, and this stream confirms production is moving, but a window hasn't been locked in publicly.
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