Also, the first Out of Touch Chainsaw Man AMV is way older than you think it is
Picture this: it’s October 2025, and you’re being evicted from your home. It’s a mizzly, cold, grey afternoon that you’ve spent running up and down the stairs, haphazardly throwing your belongings into any old boxes. Nothing has rhyme or reason, and you know you won’t be able to find or unpack almost anything you own for the next few months.
You pull your phone out for a brief bit of escapism and to take a breather. Moving boxes is heavy work – especially when you’re generally stationary most of the time. You open Instagram. You pull a Reel. Cue the song:
“You’re out of touch… I’m out of time.”
It’s the 48th time you’ve heard Hall & Oates yearning just that day alone. Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc just hit cinemas a few days prior, and everyone is collectively losing their shit over the return of Angel Devil (Maaya Uchida/Casey Mongillo) to the point where he now basically has his own theme song.
Except everyone isn’t just losing their shit because Angel’s back. They’re losing their shit specifically because of how he appears throughout the movie.
Who is Angel Devil?
Angel Devil – or as I think of him, Demon Twink – is a recurring character from Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Chainsaw Man series. In case you haven’t seen him before, he’s a sulky, slight mythical creature with long red hair, massive feathered wings, and a serious penchant for ice cream. And, in case you haven’t seen him in protagonist Denji’s mind’s eye specifically, he’s also recently been spotted (well, imagined) lounging around in lacy lingerie – albeit, not much of it.
Naturally, Angel’s screen premiere as a centerfold became one of the most discussed sequences from Chainsaw Man’s cinematic spin-off. It was far from the only scene talked about – or maybe even the most talked about scene involving Angel Devil himself – courtesy of several other sequences I’ll endeavour not to spoil. But the subversive scene certainly made an impression and fully broke out of the fandom’s containment.
The explosive reputation the scene received isn’t especially surprising. After all, the film was a box office smash, earning more than $173 million globally, and it was Letterboxd’s highest-rated film from 2025 overall. It was a hugely popular release, to say the least, so Angel had a lot of eyes on him, and in turn, that scene started a lot of conversations. Basically, that’s my pragmatic way of saying it certainly made an unusually large volume of people talk about twinks in their underwear. And for that, I’ll say, thank you, Tatsuki Fujimoto and Tatsuya Yoshihara.
Angel Devil’s lingerie scene is softly subversive
Angel Devil’s lingerie reveal comes (focus!) in Denji’s (Kikunosuke Toya/Ryan Colt Levy) fantasies. We, the audience, are introduced to several people he knows, as they roll around in soft lighting and underwear. Notably, everyone in Denji’s daydream is a woman.
Except for Angel. His inclusion in this sequence is genuinely refreshing. Where you could roll your eyes at male gaze-oriented shots of women in their underwear, seeing a man presented in such a sensual and soft way is a beautiful surprise. Clearly, based on how many times I saw the shot shared online, it was surprising enough to resonate with audiences, too.
It’s not enough that people found the shot to be sexy for it to go viral, though. Plenty of films, TV shows, and games offer saucy sequences every year. For a scene to strike such a chord, it has to be special.
Personally, I feel that Denji’s fantasy sequence has turned heads for a couple of key reasons. Firstly, Angel’s inclusion subverts expected gender roles. He’s shown as a gentle, androgynous beauty, with heavy eyelashes and silk stockings. This is antithetical to how we’re used to men being portrayed; doubly so if they’re supposed to be attractive. Instead, Angel’s attractiveness is shown as a specific result of his pretty features.
Similarly, the scene also subverts gendered expectations of a male character, as the lens through which he’s shown would usually be reserved for female characters. Seeing women roll around on screen in their underwear is hardly a rare sight. Men, on the other hand… Well, when was the last time you remember seeing something like that? Sure, it happens. But it’s uncommon.
Finally, one other reason why Angel’s inclusion in the infamous lingerie sequence has made such massive waves is that it acknowledges and validates queer desire. Although Denji is quick to bat away his own gay thoughts in his internal monologue, those thoughts are there, and they’re reflected on screen. Not as a joke, but as an equal part of his wider fantasy.
For the most part, the subversive nature of the scene garnered favourable attention from fans. That’s to say, everyone loved seeing that twink in stockings. That’s not entirely surprising. However, the scene itself likely surprised audiences – as I’ve said, it’s sadly not something you see every day – which is more than likely part of the reason why it sparked so much conversation.
So, what was up with Chainsaw Man and Hall & Oates?
Well, you see, Hall & Oates were their own kind of yaoi, in a way. But that’s besides the point. Out of Touch was essentially dubbed the unofficial theme song of a popular Chainsaw Man slash ship known as AkiAngel. The pair involves Angel Devil himself and Aki Hayakawa (Shogo Sakata/Reagan Murdock). Y’know, the six-foot-tall, canonically handsome, sword-wielding one who babysits Denji and Power.
Why, you ask? Unlike AkiAngel, the song choice is straightforward: they can’t touch each other. Or, they can, but when they do, Aki loses some of his lifespan. Considering the two queer-coded men are some of the only adult male characters you come across in the franchise, you can imagine exactly how that one plays out.
Considering their situation, I guess you could say that Angel is out of touch and Aki is out of time. As a result, Hall & Oates’ Out of Touch has made appearances across many, many fan edits on TikTok, Reels, and YouTube. I’ll not share any spoilers, but one particularly stunning sequence fed AkiAngel shippers well, and gave Hall & Oates’ 1984 classic a nerdy new home. I mean, a new one besides Out of Touch Thursdays.
Although there was a boom in Out of Touch edits after the film came out, it didn’t actually start there. As far as I could tell, the first Out of Touch/Chainsaw Man mash-up Anime Music Video (AMV) was actually uploaded in 2022.
It wasn’t just the fandom that took the song and ran with it, either. The official Chainsaw Man Twitter account also shared a reference to the fansong phenomenon:
I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to hear the song again without thinking of that Twink/Twunk duo manhandling each other in unfortunate circumstances. Not even the Lucky Star girls cheerleading to it could replace that association, despite the chokehold they had on my childhood.
And so be it. I wouldn’t want it any other way at this point.
Where can I watch the Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc movie?
The Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc movie has left cinemas and is available to purchase at home.
If you’re UK-based, you can catch it on Apple TV, Rakuten TV, Prime Video, or the Sky Store. Alternatively, if you’re based in the US, you can watch it on Fandango, Prime, or Apple TV.
At the time of writing, you need to rent it. Also, if you aren’t based in the UK or US, then you can find out where to watch it over at JustWatch.
Who is in Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc?
Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc is currently available with either Japanese or English audio. Both versions feature a huge cast of familiar voices from other huge franchises, like DanDaDan and Link Click.
Some major cast members include:
| Character Name | English Voice Actor | Japanese Voice Actor |
| Denji | Ryan Colt Levy/Ciaran Strange | Kikunosuke Toya/Marina Inoue |
| Reze | Alexis Tipton | Reina Ueda |
| Makima | Suzie Yeung | Tomori Kusunoki |
| Angel Devil | Casey Mongillo | Maaya Uchida |
| Aki Hayakawa | Reagan Murdock | Shogo Sakata |
| Beam (Shark Fiend) | Derick Snow | Natsuki Hanae |
| Galgali (Violence Fiend) | Josh Bangle | Yuya Uchida |
| Typhoon Devil | Reshel Mae | Eri Kitamura |
| Power (Blood Fiend) | Sarah Wiedenheft | Fairouz Ai |
| Pochita | Lindsay Seidel | Shiori Izawa |
| Kobeni Higashiyama | Bryn Apprill | Karin Takahashi |
| Fox Devil | Natalie Van Sistine | Yūko Kaida |
| Kishibe | Jason Douglas | Kenjiro Tsuda |
| Nomo | Ryan Negron | Kenji Akabane |
| Mysterious Man | Daniel Van Thomas | Kenji Nomura |
Watch the Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc trailer here
In case you haven’t seen the movie yet, first, I apologise for any spoilers. Second, you can check out the trailer here.
Is Chainsaw Man getting a season two?
It’s actually hard to say. MAPPA recently shared a trailer teasing a new Chainsaw Man installment, which will cover the International Assassins Arc. What they haven’t confirmed, though, is whether this is a season two or another movie.
As pointed out on Twitter (no, I’m not calling it the other name), at one point, Oricon News shared a post referring to it as a “theatrical release” before editing it. At this point, only time can tell.
When is Chainsaw Man: International Assassins Arc coming out?
I’m afraid that’s one more thing no one knows yet. Some are speculating that it’ll arrive in 2027, but that remains to be seen. There were three years between the TV show and the Reze Arc, after all.
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