Reze Arc made history by breaking a great record

Boasting an impressive 96% fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes, an Annie Award nomination for Best Director in a Feature Film, and an international gross of $174.7 million (making it the 14th highest-grossing Japanese film of all time), Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc was one of the biggest anime movies of 2025. Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc has officially broken a brand new record thanks to Kenshi Yonezu's hit single IRIS OUT. According to Oricon's Weekly Streaming Ranking and Weekly Digital Single (Single Song) Ranking, IRIS OUT is now the fastest-growing single in history for a solo artist.

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This is another major musical record for both of them A man with a chainsaw franchise and Kenshi Yonezu personally. Yonezu's single and opening theme song for A man with a chainsaw Season 1's Kick Back was the first song with Japanese lyrics to be certified platinum by the RIAA. It is possible that IRIS OUT will sell 1,000,000 copies in the United States and also become certified platinum. Kick Back's lifetime high on the Billboard Global 200 was just 13, while IRIS OUT reached 5. Both songs also topped the Japan Hot 100 and Billboard Japan Japan Hot Animation charts.

Chainsaw Man's IRIS OUT breaks the record for the most streams in the fastest time with 303 million plays

It cannot be emphasized enough how popular Kenshi Yonezu's music is. Released on September 29, 2025, IRIS OUT achieved over 3 million listens in less than four months, reaching the milestone in just 16 weeks of streaming. Taking into consideration Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Released in Japan on September 19, 2025, and not released internationally until October 4, 2025, that's particularly impressive. Even more so when the film hits VOD on select digital platforms on December 9, 2025.

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The A man with a chainsaw Film it's still not available for streaming, but when the film finally hits services like Crunchyroll for free, it's almost certain that IRIS OUT will get another shot. Although the film adaptation of the Reze Arc did not turn out in such a lucrative way as Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castleword of mouth of the film was strong enough that IRIS OUT could realistically remain at the top of the charts for months to come and break new music records.

More importantly, it was just that A man with a chainsaw the first film of the franchise and did well enough to beat all the modern ones Dragon Ball film. That in itself is no small feat, and a testament to the show's newfound popularity and sheer momentum in building an audience — not to mention Oscar buzz. Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc wins for its stellar animation, art direction and visual storytelling. An Academy Award for Best Animated Feature is by no means out of the question.

Chainsaw Man: Assassins Arc is officially in production, which means new music from Kenshi Yonezu and a new chance to break more records

After Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc's success, MAPPA officially announced A man with a chainsaw anime made a comeback at Jump Festa last year. A man with a chainsaw Season 2 will cover the International Assassins Arc (and probably the rest of Part 1). Since Kenshi Yonezu is currently two for two in writing and performing songs for A man with a chainsawit only makes sense that he'll be back with a third single Chainsaw Man: Assassins Arc. Knowing his record so far, Yonezu will almost certainly hit #1 on the Japanese Billboard and make the Top 10 for Billboard Global, if not the Top 5.

Best Year 2026 is going to be a big year for chainsaw fans

2026 will be a big year for chainsaw fans

Next year is going to be amazing for Chainsaw Man fans.

Chainsaw Man: Assassins Arc still doesn't have a set release date, but a 2027 window seems realistic, especially given how hard MAPPA is working on their animators. However, 2026 is a strong year for MAPPA production, and it's not that long ago Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc released, so fans shouldn't be surprised that the second season won't be released until 2028. A man with a chainsaw Part 2 of the manga is now in its (probably) final battle, sooner rather than later would be better to synergize with the manga and help sell more volumes. A man with a chainsaw has never been more popular, so MAPPA would be foolish to sit on the anime for long and deprive fans of another Kenshi Yonezu twist.

Source: Oricon Music