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It's wild to think that Chainsaw Man has only been airing for 3 years. I mean, how many Power cosplays have you come across at comic cons, or how many Poshita plushies have you seen in advertised on your Instagram? Well, the series' impact only stands to grow stronger after the upcoming US release of the saga's first film, Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, and to mark the occasion, Crunchyroll is dropping a whole bunch of merch.

Starting October 7, the anime streamer is releasing "limited-edition apparel, high-quality collectibles, and vol. 19 of the Chainsaw Man manga" not just to get fans ready for the new movie, but in tandem with New York Comic Con 2025. The clothing features images of Bomb Girl (the titular Reze), Makima, and of course our hero Denji (plus a very slick Power hoodie). The line of merch also features newly available line art to decorate your walls and a batch of collectible figurines, though those won't be exclusive to this particular line.

NYCC attendees will be able to get their demon-blood-soaked hands on the Reze Arc merch by stopping by Booth #1653 on the show floor, or if you can't make that show, the new line of Reze clothes and collectibles will be available online via the Crunchyroll merch shop. 

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc comes to theaters in the US October 24, but let's be clear about one thing: The products that we're talking about here are limited, and we can't guarantee that you'll be able to snag them as you're headed out of the theater. All that to say, though Chainsaw Man's presence in anime fandom isn't going anywhere, we know that this latest merch drop is going to disappear before you know it.

Chainsaw Man is streaming on Crunchyroll now. 

Each week, Popverse's resident anime expert Trent Cannon runs down the latest and, dare we say "greatest," in anime and manga in Popverse Jump. Some recent columns have included... 

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