Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc is officially in theaters in the United States this week, picking up where season 1 of the anime left off to tell the next chapter in Tatsuki Fujimoto’s original manga. The story focuses on our lead devil, Denji, who meets a beautiful waitress named Reze and instantly falls in love. Unfortunately, it turns out Reze isn’t who she claims she is, leading to a cinematic battle that threatens to consume the entire city. We won’t spoil how it all ends, but if you’re curious whether Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc has a post-credits scene, you’ve come to the right place.
Full spoilers ahead for the Chainsaw Man movie post-credits scene.After the credits have rolled, the movie cuts back to Reze’s café, where Denji is waiting for her with a bouquet of flowers. Denji chats with the shop owner, who jokes about who weird his employee is. Suddenly, a woman enters the café, but much to Denji’s chagrin, it’s his demented co-worker Power, not Reze. She sees the flowers and immediately wants them. Denji, not the most emotionally mature person in the world, eats the flowers instead of telling Power she can’t have them. As they argue, the camera zooms out to black.
Reze Arc is an anime film that places its romance front and center, ending on a note tied directly to Denji and Reze’s relationship — a fitting place to close the story. Director Tatsuya Yoshihara recognizes that the finer details of Chainsaw Man season 1 aren’t crucial here. His movie doesn’t set up the next arc because it doesn’t need to. Instead, the story stands complete on its own.
So if you decide to stick around, don’t expect a teaser for season 2 or the next Chainsaw Man movie. All you’ll get is a nice epilogue to the film’s romantic plotline.
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc is produced by MAPPA and directed by Yoshihara, who previously worked as a key animator and episode director under series director Ryū Nakayama. The film reunites key staff from the anime, including screenwriter Hiroshi Seko, character designer Kazutaka Sugiyama, and composer Kensuke Ushio.
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc is in theaters now.
