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June 21, 2026

Chainsaw Man Gets a Smartphone Game, With a Maximum the Hormone Opening Theme

🇯🇵 Originally reported by 4Gamer.net − 最新記事

Translated from Japanese with commentary

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BODY: The Chainsaw Man hype machine just found another gear. During its "MAPPA 15th Anniversary Lineup Presentation" stream on June 19, 2026, the studio behind the hit anime announced a new smartphone game based on Tatsuki Fujimoto's bloodsoaked devil-hunting saga — and capped the reveal with an opening movie scored by one of Japan's most ferocious bands.

The headline detail for music fans: the game's opening theme is "All the Lynch All the Mince" (オール・ザ・リンチ・オール・ザ・ミンチ) by Maximum the Hormone. The veteran nu-metal outfit is famous for its chaotic, genre-blending assault and tongue-twisting song titles, making them a fittingly unhinged match for Chainsaw Man's mix of gore, absurdity, and raw emotion.

MAPPA released the OP movie alongside the announcement, letting fans hear the track in full while teasing the game's visual direction. Concrete details — release window, platforms beyond "smartphone," gameplay genre, and monetization — were not spelled out at the showcase, leaving the community to parse the footage for clues.

The reveal sat inside a broader 15th-anniversary lineup event, where MAPPA used the milestone to flex its slate. Pairing a marquee IP like Chainsaw Man with a high-profile musical collaboration is a familiar play for keeping a franchise loud between anime seasons.

The insider take

From Tokyo, the Maximum the Hormone tie-in reads as more than a marketing flourish. The band is woven into Chainsaw Man's DNA — Fujimoto is an open fan, and the manga's chapter titles famously borrow from their discography, so handing them an opening theme closes a loop longtime readers will instantly recognize. That kind of fan-service signaling matters in Japan's mobile market, where devil-hunter brand loyalty translates directly into day-one downloads. Expect the game's monetization model, not its source material, to decide whether it endures.

Originally reported by 4Gamer.net − 最新記事 (Japanese).

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