Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc Hits Crunchyroll to Kick Off Ani-May

Crunchyroll has added Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc to its global catalogue, with the MAPPA-produced film going live on April 30, 2026 in every territory the platform serves except France and Japan. The streaming debut headlines Crunchyroll's month-long Ani-May 2026 promotion.

A theatrical hit moves to streaming

Directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara at MAPPA, Reze Arc adapts the Bomb Girl chapters from Tatsuki Fujimoto's manga, picking up directly after the events of the 2022 television series. The film follows Denji's encounter with Reze, a quiet cafe worker whose identity unravels into one of the manga's most-discussed arcs. After a successful theatrical run across Japan, North America, and select Asian markets earlier in 2026, the title now lands on subscription streaming.

Crunchyroll confirmed the worldwide streaming rights and the April 30 release date, with the film available in both subtitled Japanese and the full English dub. France and Japan are excluded from the streaming window due to separate distribution deals already in place in those territories.

Anchor of the Ani-May 2026 slate

The Reze Arc drop is positioned as the centrepiece of Crunchyroll's Ani-May campaign, a recurring May promotion the platform uses to spotlight tentpole catalogue additions and new-season premieres. The film's arrival gives subscribers who missed the theatrical run their first home-viewing option, and reintroduces the franchise to the service ahead of the long-rumoured second television season.

Alongside the movie, Crunchyroll's Ani-May lineup leans on simulcasts from the spring 2026 season and a refreshed rotation of MAPPA back-catalogue titles. Reze Arc is the only theatrical title in the promotion to debut day-and-date with the Ani-May kickoff.

What Indian viewers get

Crunchyroll India subscribers are included in the worldwide rollout, meaning Reze Arc is streaming on the service from April 30 with no regional delay. The film carries the standard subtitle and dub options available globally, and is accessible on all of Crunchyroll's tiered plans in India. There is no theatrical re-release attached to the streaming launch in the country, so the Crunchyroll drop is the first legal home-viewing route for Indian fans who did not catch the limited theatrical window late last year.

What to watch next

With Reze Arc now in the streaming catalogue, attention shifts to MAPPA's broader Chainsaw Man roadmap. The studio has not yet locked a release window for the next television installment, but the franchise's renewed visibility through the Ani-May push is expected to feed into whatever announcement comes next. For now, the film's worldwide streaming bow closes the loop on a theatrical cycle that began over six months ago and brings one of 2026's biggest anime films within reach of every Crunchyroll subscriber outside two markets.