Season 1 of Chainsaw Man is perhaps over, however that isn’t stopping us from ritualistically listening to the outstanding musical accompaniment that bookends every episode. The ending songs – and their visible companions – have taken on a fandom of their very own, merging gifted Japanese musicians with placing animation that sends every episode off with a bang and lingers in our head lengthy after our streaming service rudely asks, “are you continue to watching?”
Rating the songs is a bittersweet endeavor, as each bears its personal distinctive vibe and connection to the episode it caps. For this record, we’re checking just a few containers to type the order, placing an emphasis on the visuals and music that serve their respective episode whereas additionally capturing the vibe of Chainsaw Man as a complete.
So, let’s tear into this record and take a look at our greatest to keep away from a head-banging-induced migraine alongside the way in which.
12. Rendezvous by Kanaria (Episode 6)
Rendezvous by Kanaria comes on the heels of the climax of the Eternity Satan arc, the place Particular Division 4 is trapped in a lodge by the time-manipulating satan itself. Appropriately, the visuals present our heroes trekking throughout infinite, M. C. Escher-like staircases clad in drab greys and whites, mirroring the infinite loop by which they’re trapped.
The track itself is poppy and enjoyable, and its lyrics successfully echo the horrifying state of affairs the hunters discover themselves in, but it surely lacks a darker punch that will even higher go well with the tone of the episode. The cerebral visuals likewise work nicely however once more stagnate as infinite staircases dominate a lot of the display screen time, interspersed with a really tepid try and construct the unrequited love relationship between Aki and Himeno.
11. Dogland by Individuals 1 (Episode 10)
Dogland by Individuals 1 is a decently groovy track by itself and will get a marginal increase from the distinctive visuals that accompany it, which mix closely edited real-life footage with animated scenes in a black and white embossed montage of darkish alleyways depicting the seedy actuality of a “canine” like Denji surviving in a harmful world on primal intuition alone.
Finally, the track is simply not as sturdy as the opposite entries, and the themes/visuals that go together with it have little to nothing to do with the episode itself. Within the wake of Denji and Energy’s new brutal coaching regiment, Denji being depicted alongside canines doesn’t make a lot sense and truly works higher for a future plotline between him and Makima. The ending winds up feeling misplaced and a wasted alternative for some savage coaching montages between Kishibe and his new recruits.
10. Chainsaw Blood by Vaundy (Episode 1)
Vaundy’s Chainsaw Blood kicks off the collection with a comparatively sturdy entry within the annals of Chainsaw Man ending songs. It has an edge and a chew that appropriately units the tone for the collection, with a crunchy guitar backing punchy vocals that befit the violence we’ve seen happen in Episode 1.
Whereas the track is nice, it doesn’t have the identical “sticking” impact as among the others on the record. Likewise, the visuals that play alongside it are mainly scenes from the episode itself, breaking no new floor with distinctive animations of its personal. It’s a good begin to the custom of iconic endings, and because the trailblazer, it deserves love for getting issues shifting in the precise path.
9. Violence by Queen Bee (Episode 11)
Violence by Queen Bee has undeniably beautiful visuals, throwing our characters right into a matrix of glass and skyscrapers with crisp blacks and whites and vibrant animation that make any paused second worthy of a high-definition screensaver. The title can also be becoming, given the zombie massacring the episode centered round and the introduction of the Violence Fiend himself.
The ending suffers from one other track that doesn’t reside as much as the visuals. Violence is catchy however not otherworldly memorable. Likewise, whereas the animations are clear, they do little in the way in which of convincingly intertwining themselves with the episode itself, depicting our heroes (for essentially the most half) emptily interacting with the chilly visuals round them and fostering a way of disconnect that’s absent from the very team-oriented Episode 11.
8. Within the Backroom by Syudou (Episode 5)
On the heels of Episode 4’s chaotic ending (one spot beneath), Syudou’s In The Again Room ups the ante of madness with its psychedelic visuals befitting the Eternity Satan arc kicked off in Episode 5. The track itself is as catchy as any you’ll hear, flying within the face of logic and prompting viewers to giddily Karaoke alongside regardless of the ominous state of affairs the hunters discover themselves in at Resort Morin.
The one potential flaw within the ending is its trippy visuals that, at instances, appear completely random and unconnected to the episode itself and the collection as a complete. That stated, the randomness in and of itself marries completely with Chainsaw Man’s irreverent, unpredictable vibes, contrasting superbly with Syudou’s sing-along accompaniment.
7. Pill by TOOBOE (Episode 4)
Episode 4 featured a whole lot of everybody’s favourite, unhinged, blood-lusting Fiend, Energy, and closed with a hilarious groping scene that made us equal elements amused and uncomfortable. It is just becoming that the ending track, Pill by TOOBOE, be simply as chaotic.
The track erupts into your ears with heady blast beats over photos of a deranged-looking Energy screaming, then rolls into its plucky, upbeat rhythm to our blood-loving maniac finger dancing round her signature horns. The complete ending is a frenetic whirlwind fitted to Energy and bolstered by vibrant animation and colours that hammer dwelling her psychotic-childlike duality.
6. Time Left by ZutoMayo (Episode 2)
ZutoMayo’s Time Left comes at you onerous with a cool bass line and groovy off-beat drums and retains your foot tapping and head bobbing by way of to the “Up Subsequent” immediate. The sophomoric entry into Chainsaw Man endings hits its stride with uniquely styled animations of our protagonists staving off their boredom in their very own methods.
The visuals heart across the core trio, Energy, Denji, and Aki, and make us really feel like we’re embarking on a wild and unknown journey with the three as every exit their sedentary states and enter the town. Denji very actually plummets head over heels from excessive above and into his new partnership with the Satan Hunters, priming viewers for the thrilling adventures that lay forward and grooving all of the whereas.
5. Struggle Tune by Eve (Episode 12)
Struggle Tune by Eve is the right, levitous, uplifting outro to a Season 1 wrought with violence, sorrow, and finally triumph. With Katana Man vanquished and justice served, the rag-tag trio enjoys some well-earned peace as they wander the town to Eve’s uplifting lyrics and beats.
The visuals are all in the identical type because the anime itself and begin with rehashing beforehand proven scenes and work their manner into new ones of the three residing their quirky modern-family existence alongside each other. It really works not solely as a feel-good send-off to our favourite Satan Hunters however as a constructing block for Aki’s rising affection for the household that’s compelled upon him (an vital plotline explored later down the street).
The complete sequence looks like an extension of the episode itself and segues completely into the post-credit scene by which we hear the voice of an integral Season 2 character disrupt the cheery vibes with an ominous riddle about mice.
4. Deep Down by aimer (Episode 9)
Within the wake of the decimation of Particular Division 4 by the hands of Katana Man and Akane, it’s only acceptable that the outro convey a way of loss and uncertainty. Aimer’s Deep Down executes this tone flawlessly with breathy, heartfelt vocals and emotive strings that makes us really feel like our heroes are at a degree of whole despair and hopelessness.
The visuals are likewise tender, depicting Himeno solemnly disappearing piece-by-piece to the Ghost Satan and falling right into a black abyss of blood and organs, snuffed out just like the cigarette that burns and falls within the closing photos. It’s actually a worthy send-off to the one-eyed Satan Huntress, each in visuals and sounds.
3. Chu, Tayousei by ano (Episode 7)
Mockingly, the episode the place little or no motion occurs yields among the finest ending sequences. After an evening of extra and debauchery, Chu, Tayousei by ano rolls us into the credit, replete with a tremendous retro aesthetic and a 90s online game recreation of the episode’s occasions unfolding on a tube TV.
Denji’s pursuit of ladies continues to be his high precedence, and in consequence, the women of Chainsaw Man are entrance and heart within the romance JRPG-esque recreation of his battling lust between Energy, Himeno, and Makima. Sure, there’s a scene of Himeno puking a rainbow into Denji’s mouth, however the distinctive visuals and the flowy musical accompaniment by ano outweigh the second and make the episode’s ending probably the most trendy and memorable.
2. Hawatari Niku Centi by Most the Hormone (Episode 3)
Episode 3’s epic battle between Denji and the Bat Satan might solely be adopted by a violent headbanger fitted to the Satan that Devils Worry Most. Hawatari Niku Centi by Most the Hormone takes up the problem and executes it to perfection. The chunky bassline offers option to a cacophony of heavy-metal stylings match just for a person with chainsaws for limbs.
Provided that the episode options Denji’s first battle and a show of his capability for unhinged violence and mayhem, the frenetic hard-rock anthem is an ideal ending, heightened by the trippy, hyper-manic visuals of our bladed protagonist slicing by way of enemies with ruthless aggression. The sounds and the sights are precisely what we consider once we shut our eyes and film Chainsaw Man.
1. First Demise by TK from Ling Tosite Sigure (Episode 8)
Edging out all of the stiff competitors is Episode 8’s ending, helmed by First Demise by TK from Ling Tosite Sigure. The closing sequence hits each single mark after which some. The track itself is, for lack of a greater phrase, an absolute banger, due to a crispy drum beat and piercing guitar riffs that embody the burden and violence that’s Chainsaw Man.
The visuals are understated in comparison with others on this record, however to nice impact. The distinctive scenes not featured within the episode really feel as if we’re watching a high-quality stand-alone music video for the collection, extending the unrequited love plotline between Himeno and Aki in a dream-like sequence that acts as an ode to their sophisticated romance and a second of serenity earlier than the fallout in Episode 9.
First Demise is by far the strongest track among the many others on the record, and it matches so completely with the violent occasions that happen within the episode that the ending stands not solely as a formidable, compelling murals by itself however the perfect closing sequence of the collection.
