The first episode of the Chainsaw Man was a ratings success in Japan, as well as on streaming services. Beyond the impeccable animation work, the CGI (Computer Graphic Imagery) was a major topic of debate among anime fans and otaku, to the point of trying to determine which scenes are or are not 3D animation.
Chainsaw Man – Animation sparks discussion and otaku join the fight
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Therefore, Sakuga Brasil comments that " 2D animators drawing over CGI and 3D animators animating over 2D makes the work difficult. Sometimes scenes that we think were done in CGI were actually done in 2D ."
Fans commented on the episode's animation:
- @StonksDr69 – For me at least, it's mainly the head that has a lot of details
- @Sr_Borrach0 – They warned us it would be revolutionary, the paradigm shift has already begun
- @AbsolutoMrr – It looked like a PS3 game, man
- @mateus_nst – The CG blended well. I wasn't bothered by it
- @JoaovitorJvl699 – I don't think it's bad, I think the problem is the CGI trying to pass itself off as 2D when, to more attentive eyes, the difference is clear and causes strangeness. The issue is that the general public can't perceive the difference, which in that sense ends up being a good thing.
- @HectorThePain – But according to some random Twitter users, this CGI is crap; they're the ones who know about this stuff, for sure
- @Clyde_kun – The CGI is screaming, it even looks weird. They're forcing it too much
The series premiered on October 11th , animated by studio MAPPA (Attack on Titan, Jujutsu Kaizen).
Synopsis:
The story takes place in a world where demons are born from human fears. Although they are generally dangerous and malevolent, humans can make contracts with demons to use a portion of their power. Denji is a depressed young man trying to pay off his deceased father's debt to the yakuza by selling several of his organs and working as a demon hunter. Denji also possesses a dog-like demon named Pochita, which resembles a chainsaw and assists Denji in his work.
Finally, Fujimoto launched the manga magazine Weekly Shonen Jump in December 2018, finishing the first arc in December 2020 with 11 volumes.
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