Chainsaw Man (Manga)

Chainsaw Man (チェンソーマン) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujimoto Tatsuki. Part 1's serialization began in December 3, 2018 and concluded on December 14, 2020, while announcing an anime adaptation by studio MAPPA and a Part 2 continuation on Jump+ web service.

Part 2 began serialization on July 13, 2022. The series alternates between a weekly and biweekly schedule.

Profile
Chainsaw Man was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2018 until 2020, when it then transferred to Shonen Jump+ online magazine, where the current story continues. The series is currently collected in 11 Tankōbon volumes.

The series has over 15 million copies in print, and the seventh best-selling manga in 2021 with over 5 million copies sold. It is also licensed in English France, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, Spain, Thailand, Poland, Germany, Argentina, Taiwan, South Korea, Russia, and in Vietnam.

An anime adaptation of Chainsaw Man has currently been announced and is set for release in October 2022. Two PVs and two visuals have released for it.

Other media for this series include a novel titled Chainsaw Man: Buddy Stories that was released in November 2021 written by Sakaku Hishikawa, with illustrations by Tatsuki Fujimoto.

Part 1 - Public Safety Saga
When his father died, Denji was stuck with a huge debt and no way to pay it back. Thanks to a Devil dog he saved named Pochita, he's able to survive through odd jobs and killing Devils for the Yakuza. Pochita's chainsaw powers come in handy against these powerful demons. When the Yakuza betrays him and he's killed by the Zombie Devil, Pochita sacrifices himself to save his former master. Now Denji has been reborn as some kind of weird Devil-Human hybrid. He is now a Chainsaw Man!

After his transformation, he's quickly recruited by Makima to join the Public Safety Devil Hunters under threat of extermination now that he's technically a Devil. Now that he's living comfortably for the first time in his life, Denji struggles to determine his dreams and form meaningful relationships while killing Devils and working alongside other eccentric Devil Hunters.

Part 2 - Academy Saga
Following the death of her mother, Fourth East highschooler Asa Mitaka isolates herself from society, fearing that she would never lead a stable normal life. Her life changes forever when one day, a student in contract with the Justice Devil kills her, Yoru the War Devil arrives, saving and going on a contract with her. Now Asa has been reborn as the War Devil's vessel while sharing her abilities as a Human-Fiend hybrid.

Upon her awakening, she's quickly pulled into Yoru's quest of vengeance to the Chainsaw Man while having aimed to reclaim the Nuclear Weapons Devil from him. Aiming to separate from Yoru at all costs, Asa goes on a quest to locate and investigate the Chainsaw Man and mysteries around her school while meeting new friends and foes alike.

Meanwhile, sometime after leaving the Public Safety, Denji has now started to go to high school, while he also continues to exterminate devils. He still wishes to get a girlfriend and often tries to "accidentally" expose his identity as the Chainsaw Man.

History
Main article: Story Arcs

Part 1: Public Safety Saga
Chainsaw Man Part 1 consists of 97 chapters, compiled into eleven Volumes of the Jump Comics trade paperbacks.

Part 2: Academy Saga
Chainsaw Man Part 2 continues from the twelfth Volume.

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

 * Chapter 113: I Wanna See Penguins!
 * Chapter 114: Endless Aquarium
 * Chapter 115: High Schoolers These Days

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Trailers
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