Chainsaw Man
An opening built almost entirely out of film references — a different movie restaged in nearly every shot, at a speed that makes spotting them a second viewing's work.
Chainsaw Man opens with a main title sequence of 90 seconds.
At 90 seconds, it opens well above the 58-second median for animation sequences in this catalogue.
It arrived on TV Tokyo in 2022, when Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War and Spy × Family were also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 1
90sThe creditless opening, posted by MAPPA — the studio that made it. Kenshi Yonezu's 'KICK BACK'.
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