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- It's Isaiah Colbert,
the Otaku of Kotaku.

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Unless you've been living under a rock,

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you know that the action
shonen series "Chainsaw Man"

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has been taking the
anime community by storm.

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"Chainsaw Man" follows the story of Denji,

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an impoverished young loner who,

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in his most desperate moment,

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makes a contract with a
dog-like devil named Pochita,

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gaining the ability to
transform into different parts

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of his body into chainsaws.

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Denji later joins up with a
government agency dedicated

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to fighting against devils

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whenever they threaten the public.

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Hi jinks ensues.

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With its second part ongoing in the manga

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and an anime adaptation revving up

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to premier later this October,

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it's easy to lose track

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of all the illustrious names associated

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with this readily anticipated show.

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Frankly, it's hard to overlook the names

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of the folks behind the
project and not be feral.

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In that same spirit and
given the recent drop

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of the third trailer,

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let's take this moment to
take a look at the dream team

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of anime peeps behind MAPPA's
adaptation of "Chainsaw Man."

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Lest we start with the director,

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who is none other than Ryu Nakayama.

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While "Chainsaw Man" serves
as his directorial debut,

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Nakayama's hands are no stranger to anime

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with high octane action sequences.

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To name a few,

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Nakayama did key animation
for "Kill la Kill,"

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"Black Clover," "Jujutsu Kaisen,"

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get used to hearing this
one come up a bunch,

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and "One Punch Man."

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Not to be outdone, "Chainsaw
Man's" assistant director,

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Masato Nakazono, has
some pretty cool credits

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to his name as well.

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He served as a key animator
for "Star Wars: Visions"

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and was the episode director

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for Trigger's magical girl
anime "Little Witch Academia"

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and its tokusatsu anime "SSSS.Gridman."

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If "Chainsaw Man's" producer

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Keisuke Seshimo's name
doesn't ring a bell,

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his body of work most certainly will.

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Seshimo is the producer

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for the sorcerer fighting
anime "Jujutsu Kaisen,"

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as well as his blockbuster
prequel film "Jujutsu Kaisen 0."

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Aside from producer credits,

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Seshimo served as the production manager

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for anime crime drama "Banana Fish."

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"Chainsaw Man's" breakneck pacing calls

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for a steady hand on screenplay.

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Luckily, it's being
penned by Hiroshi Seko,

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who has credits for "Attack
on Titan: The Final Season,"

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"Vinland Saga," "Mob Psycho 100,"

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and Netflix's sleeper hit "Ajin."

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Kiyotaka Oshiyama is in charge

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of the many intricate devil
designs for "Chainsaw Man."

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Oshiyama has done character
designs for "Deca-Dence"

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and "DEVILMAN Crybaby."

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Tatsuya Yoshihara, Chainsaw
Man's action director,

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is no stranger to adapting some

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of anime's most ambitious fights.

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Yoshihara's worked on "Black Clover,"

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"BlazBlue Alter Memory,"
and "Yatterman Night."

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There you have it:

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The dream team behind "Chainsaw
Man's" production staff.

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What did you all think of the
latest "Chainsaw Man" trailer?

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Let us know in the comments below.