Chainsaw Man: Buddy Stories (チェンソーマン バディ・ストーリーズ Chensōman Badi Sutōrīzu?) is the first light novel in the Chainsaw Man series. It is illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto and written by Sakaku Hishikawa. The events depict four prose stories of devil-hunting partners from the Public Safety Saga.
Volume Summary[]
Chainsaw Man returns in novel form with four stories of devil-hunting partners!
Power lives out her favorite anime by becoming a genius detective—or so she wants her “audience” to believe! Denji is along for the ride as her assistant for an investigation into disappearances at a mountain hotel. Other stories center on Quanxi and Kishibe’s relationship nine years after they met, Himeno and Aki’s first assignment together, and Denji, Power, and Aki’s dream trip to Enoshima.
Chapters[]
- Chapter 1: "The Great Detective Power and Her Assistant Denji" (
名 探 偵 パワー様 と助 手 のデンジ Meitantei Pawā-sama to Joshu no Denji?) - Chapter 2: "Nine Years' Savior" (
九 年 ものの味 わい Kunen mono no ajiwai?) - Chapter 3: "The Day They Became Buddies" (バディになった
日 Badi ni natta hi?) - Chapter 4: "Enoshima, Island of Dreams" (
夢 の江 の島 Yume no Enoshima?)
Author Notes[]
"These stories are packed with my dreams!" ― Tatsuki Fujimoto
"It's awesome to be involved with even a small part of the world of a fantastic manga like Chainsaw Man. Thank you so much to Fujimoto Sensei and all our readers. I hope a beautiful future awaits you all." ― Sakaku Hishikawa