While most of the West has already put aside what happened with the anime adaptation of Chainsaw Man during the season Fall-2022 (October-December)it seems that the Japanese still They debate what could have happened to the fact that the adaptation project was not as well received as expected.
The user of a popular comment forum in Japan lit the fuse again with a simple publication where he wrote: «Sousou no Frieren and Oshi no Ko were highly promoted projects and are becoming very popular, but why wasn’t Chainsaw Man?». A simple question brought together hundreds of Japanese Internet users, who once again debated whether the popularity of Chainsaw Man was “too inflated” at the time.
Let’s review the community comments:
- «Maybe because the majority of the world cares more about whether a series is interesting or not, and not exactly what other people think?».
- «To me it seemed like a series for the morbid, without any particular story. It’s certainly not a narrative that would appeal to the general public.».
- «Is Chainsaw Man still said to be a popular franchise?».
- «I’m worried that this topic continues to trend every season, hasn’t the director already been fired?».
- «Unfortunately, only the manga was interesting at the time. And now not even the second part could maintain a good story».
- «If there is a cute girl and a good story, it will be a successful franchise, there is no doubt».
- «Oshi no Ko was also constantly promoted and inflated, but surprisingly that series did have a good reception.».
- «Sadly Chainsaw Man is only good in some sections, but it has others that definitely should not have been adapted the way they were.».
- «Even if we compare Chainsaw Man with Jujutsu Kaisen, even just taking the first season, the second is immensely more interesting than the first».
- «Chainsaw Man’s animation was definitely impressive, but the narrative quality was at the level of a school project».
- «I must say it was an interesting story, but the original creator enjoys the controversy more».
- «It was really sad to see that the original story was so applauded, but the adaptation work was not up to the task.».
- «Chainsaw Man, Shingeki no Kyojin and Jujutsu Kaisen. Even though all three are produced by MAPPA, there are many differences between the “desire” they put into each project.».
- «Jujutsu Kaisen will always be MAPPA’s priority, there is no doubt about that».
- «The trade magazine with the most advertising in the entire industry, but it was not able to drive the success of Chainsaw Man, how boring will the story be then?».
- «I think Chainsaw Man in the anime world is comparable to Samurai 8 in the manga world, both failures inflated by their community of followers.».
- «Was Sousou no Frieren being inflated? The truth is I never saw many fans saying that it would be the anime of the year, unlike what happened with Chainsaw Man».
- «The reason Chainsaw Man failed was because the director did not know how to do his job well, and was even criticized by fans of the original work. In the end, the director and the fans were the ones who buried the chances of the franchise returning soon».
Fountain: Yaraon!
