Norman Reedus has a new anime obsession, and the man who handed it to him is Hideo Kojima. In a Hong Kong Comic Con 2026 interview (May 29–31) with GQ Hong Kong, the Death Stranding star said he watched Chainsaw Man "on the airplane for the first time" after Kojima told him about it — "He said it was his favorite." Asked which anime power he'd take, Reedus picked Reze's: he'd "be able to just blow things up with my mind" because he's "very destructive."
Quick answer
Chainsaw Man is the 2022 TV anime from studio MAPPA, adapting Tatsuki Fujimoto's manga. Hideo Kojima named it his favorite anime in a GQ Hong Kong interview, and got Death Stranding actor Norman Reedus hooked on it. It streams on Crunchyroll (sub and dub) worldwide, with a theatrical sequel arc, Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, continuing the story. According to SenpaiRanks, Chainsaw Man runs on the dual-axis board — a Consensus rank for how broadly it's loved and a Quality rank for how well it holds up — so you can see both at once instead of one blended number.
The cosign that matters
Kojima endorsements travel. He's the developer who built Death Stranding around Reedus's face and motion-capture, so when he tells his lead actor a show is his favorite, it lands as a personal recommendation, not a marketing line. Reedus picking Reze — the Bomb Devil from the back half of the first manga arc — also tells you he didn't just sample the first episode. He got far enough to have a favorite character with a spoiler-heavy power.
Where Chainsaw Man actually stands
A single number can't tell you whether a show is broadly liked or actually good — those are different questions. That's the whole reason SenpaiRanks runs two ranks side by side. Chainsaw Man is the kind of title where the split is the interesting part: a loud, divisive horror-action show that some viewers rate a masterpiece and others find tonally jagged. Don't take Kojima's word or ours — rate it yourself on its card above and see where your taste lands against the crowd's. That's the part MAL's one score and IMDb's casual-skewed average can't show you.
How to watch it
Chainsaw Man streams on Crunchyroll in both subtitled and English-dubbed form in most regions. We list platforms straight, without a streaming service's thumb on the scale — if it lands elsewhere in your region, the show's catalog page tracks it. For the broader season, see our best Summer 2026 anime board and what to watch this summer.
Frequently asked questions
Q: Is Chainsaw Man Hideo Kojima's favorite anime?
A: Yes. In a GQ Hong Kong interview at Hong Kong Comic Con 2026, Kojima was cited by Norman Reedus as having called Chainsaw Man his favorite anime and recommending it to him.
Q: Where can I watch Chainsaw Man?
A: Chainsaw Man (2022, studio MAPPA) streams on Crunchyroll in both sub and dub in most regions.
Q: Is Chainsaw Man good?
A: It's a divisive horror-action standout. On SenpaiRanks it carries separate Consensus and Quality ranks so you can judge "broadly liked" and "holds up" independently — and rate it yourself to compare.
Q: What anime power did Norman Reedus pick?
A: Reze's — the Bomb Devil's ability — saying he'd want to "blow things up with my mind" because he's "very destructive."
Q: Is there more Chainsaw Man coming?
A: Yes. The franchise continued into a theatrical Reze Arc film following the TV season.