Norman Reedus Says Hideo Kojima Introduced Him to Chainsaw Man

Overview

• Norman Reedus told GQ Hong Kong on Sunday that Hideo Kojima told him Chainsaw Man is one of Kojima’s personal favorites and that Kojima introduced the property to him.
• Reedus said he searched around Tokyo for the Chainsaw Man manga while looking for intellectual property for his unnamed production company and that he recently watched the anime on a flight.
• Entertainment outlets have raised the possibility that Reedus could consider a live-action adaptation based on his scouting comments but no adaptation, rights deal, or formal development has been announced.
• Kojima’s public recommendations carry weight in fan and industry circles because he has repeatedly praised recent anime such as Look Back, Dandadan, Lazarus, and Nippon Sangoku.
• If interest by Reedus’s company grows it could trigger rights talks and renewed licensing attention for Chainsaw Man and it may intensify fan debate about translating the series into live action.