The trailer for the 6th season of Boku no Hero Academia came out recently and in it we noticed that they removed the appearance of Chainsaw Man , the protagonist of Tatsuki Fujimoto .
Boku no Hero Academia author Horikoshi Kohei included Chainsaw Man in the scene as a joke, referencing another manga. Editorially, this reference is possible because both mangas are published by Shueisha (and were even published in the same magazine for a time). However, the anime is a different story: Chainsaw Man is from MAPPA , and Boku no Hero Academia is from BONES . This means that Chainsaw Man appearing in another studio's anime would be a copyright infringement.
Although it's a minor issue, it's frustrating for fans. This should have been anticipated and remedied before it happened if there had been an agreement between the studios with Shueisha's intervention. However, it seems it wasn't a matter worthy of attention.
Interestingly, instead of completely removing the character, they kept the same silhouette as Chainsaw Man, but slightly changed the colors and design. The famous " copy, but don't make the same. " Thus, we have the incredible appearance of CHAINSAW MAN .
Finally, Horikoshi Kouhei's Boku no Hero Academia has been published in Weekly Shonen Jump since July 2014 and entered its final arc in March 2021. The sixth season of the anime adaptation premieres on October 1 in Japan and will be available on Crunchyroll in Brazil.
