Music artist Kenshi Yonezu recently shared a short dance animation of Chainsaw Man‘s Reze, which quickly amassed views and likes across multiple platforms.
The animation is set to Yonezu’s “IRIS OUT,” the opening song of Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc, and features energetic choreography that grabs the eye with pronounced arm and hand movements (supported by hair and fabric animation). Akiko Kudo is credited with the animation, while the choreography came from Bunkei.
Other production credits include Matsuri Hoshi for digital painting, Naomi Nakano (Chainsaw Man and Reze Arc color designer) for paint checking, Teppei Ito (Chainsaw Man and Reze Arc compositing director) for compositing, SIX and REISSUE RECORDS for planning, and MAPPA for animation production.
The Reze dance animation was released on December 12 and, at the time of writing, has more than 10 million views on YouTube, over six million views on TikTok, and more than nine million views on X (formerly Twitter). It has also done well on Instagram with almost 100 thousand likes.
Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc had its digital home release on December 9, following its September 19 theatrical premiere in Japan and October 24 North American premiere (plus screenings in other countries). The popular movie sequel to 2022’s Chainsaw Man TV anime, an adaptation of the Shueisha-published supernatural action manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto, sees protagonist Denji crossing paths with the charming Reze. The synopsis reads:
Based on the hugely popular anime series, Chainsaw Man continues in an all-new epic, action-fueled adventure. Amid a brutal war between devils and hunters, another battle starts in Denji’s heart when he meets a mysterious girl named Reze. Facing secret enemies and fighting for his humanity, Denji revs up for his deadliest battle yet.
On December 10, Billboard reported that “IRIS OUT” returned to the top of the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart. The song reached the number five spot on the U.S. Billboard Global 200 chart in early October, with Billboard noting it to be “the highest position ever for a Japanese-language song.”
Source: Kenshi Yonezu YouTube channel
