In an interview with Buzzfeed, Levy talked about his previous experiences as a vocalist that helped to organize him for the animalistic nature of Denji when he transforms into Chainsaw Man. Curiously, he discovered his tolerance for screaming in childhood bands, saying, “I screamed lots in hardcore bands and stuff as a child, so I discovered the best way to do it to a threshold and perceive my physicality the place I am unable to harm myself.”

Extra than simply his expertise, Levy additionally had religion in his director, Mike McFarland. Together with directing duties on anime like “Chainsaw Man,” McFarland has additionally finished his fair proportion of voice work, most not too long ago because the voice of Jean in “Assault on Titan.” The director is empathetic with the toll voice appearing takes — particularly with a task as violent as “Chainsaw Man”:

“Mike takes excellent care of me — he would not make me do ten takes of a single scene. If it is a large battle sequence, we might cut up that over a couple of days as a result of he’ll be like, ‘You realize, you are going to 11 right here; let’s have you ever relaxation a bit in order that we are able to come again and hit it once more recent.'”

A optimistic working relationship between an English dub actor and their director is essential to creating an anime work. Whereas it is simple to imagine that the animation from Studio MAPPA does many of the heavy lifting, it is the voice work that provides a complete new layer of emotion into the combination.