The highly anticipated premiere of the anime adaptation of the manga written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto, Chainsaw Man, is not only making an impact on social media, but also on streaming platforms. The common mistake Crunchyroll makes with every major release is that it doesn't prepare its servers for the expected influx of people connecting to the service at the same time to enjoy the episode.
And it happened again today, when the first episode of the Chainsaw Man was released.
Chainsaw Man premiere causes Crunchyroll servers to crash
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Ultimately, the outage led to several memes and complaints from users. The episode is now available again on the platform.
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.
Fujimoto launched the manga in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in December 2018, finishing the first arc in December 2020 with 11 volumes.
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