'Chainsaw Man' Series Premiere Reactions

The Ringer-Verse

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.5 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Charles Holmes and Justin Charity get you ready to hunt some devils as they react to the series premiere of 'Chainsaw Man!' They go over the history of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s manga, how the pandemic ultimately drew in more readers, and why the story resonates with an American audience. Also, they discuss MAPPA’s reputation for creating high-level anime, the episode’s focus on Denji and Pochita, as well as the potential for a more widespread audience as the show grows. Host: Charles Holmes and Justin Charity Associate Producer: Jessie Lopez Additional Productional Support: Arjuna Ramgopal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Yasis Alek and I'm the host of Band Splain, a show where we explain cult bands and iconic
0:06.3	artists by going deep into their histories and discographies.
0:10.4	We're back with a brand new season at our brand new home, The Ringer Podcast Network,
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0:46.0	Welcome to The Ringer Verse, your nexus Eve for All Things fandom.
0:51.1	My name is Charles Holmes, the midnight boys.
0:53.1	He's me, it's Justin Charity of Sound Home Lee.
0:56.4	Together, we've decided to convene a little anime club for y'all.
1:01.0	We've heard, we've heard the rumblings okay, we're here to talk about the biggest show
1:06.0	of the season.
1:07.8	Chainsaw man.
1:09.1	And don't worry, this is a show for anime beginners and experts alike.
1:13.6	So it doesn't matter if you've never watched an anime before or can name every member of
1:18.0	the straw hat crew because Charity and I are going to have you covered.
1:22.8	Now, without out of the way, Charity, are you pumped to talk about anime?
1:27.3	I had to pull a lot of strings behind the scenes to get the screen to hit me as Rocky
1:35.3	on the jack.
1:37.7	The hype for the show is out of control.
1:39.5	Like this is, this is, are we safe to say this is like the most hype thing since attack
1:46.5	on Titan?
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