The Current arc is the fifth arc of the Academy Saga of Chainsaw Man, and the thirteenth arc cumulatively.
Synopsis
After defying the orders of Public Safety and undergoing a week of heavy sedation, Denji is sent to the Tokyo Devil Detention Center for dismemberment. While Denji undergoes the slow process of dissection, Takagi, a member of Special Division 7, notes that no Devil has ever escaped from the Detention Center and that breaching it would require a full-scale war.
Nevertheless, the facility is soon breached by Asa Mitaka, Yoru, and Fami. Their mission is to rescue Chainsaw Man from the Detention Center, although Yoru still harbors the desire to confront him in battle once they locate him. After managing to bypass the security outside the entrance with Asa's College Fund Turrets, she and Fami venture through the building.
They end up taking out various armed guards with help from one of Fami's pawns, the Guillotine Devil. This frees Haruka Iseumi, Nobana Higashiyama, and Seigi Akoku from their cell. The three decide to tag along in hopes of seeing their idol. The group would later come across Takagi, who attempts to stop them from proceeding further with assistance from Katana Man and the Nail Fiend.
Asa manages to talk both Katana Man and the Nail Fiend down by revealing that the person they were ordered to guard is actually Chainsaw Man. This causes the two to betray Public Safety and ally themselves with Asa. The ragtag group eventually reaches where Denji is imprisoned within the third floor of the basement.
The surgeons there reveal that they have already chopped Chainsaw Man into pieces that are stored in several small boxes. Yoru then orders Fami, Haruka, Nobana, and Seigi to reassemble him. Haruka finds Chainsaw Man's head, only to discover that his idol is none other than Denji. He shows Denji's disembodied head to group, greatly shocking Asa as she realizes that Denji and Chainsaw Man are the same person.
Before Asa's group can react any further, Quanxi confronts them with Takagi directly telling her to kill the intruders. The veteran Devil Hunter manages to overpower the group but backs down upon seeing Denji's disembodied head. Takagi's Pseudo-Chainsaw wife, having been freed earlier by Katana Man, reaches the room and kills Takagi. Quanxi then requests Yoru to finish her off, to which the latter complies.
Asa's group manage to escape the facility with Denji fully reassembled. They all rest at Fami's apartment as they have no where else to go. Denji eventually wakes up, only to receive two painful groin strikes by Katana Man and Yoru, who both demand a rematch from him. Denji, however, wants to find Nayuta first. The group head over to the charred remains of Denji's apartment, but discover that there are no signs of Nayuta's presence there. Yoru concludes that she is dead but Denji refuses to believe so. After going through several events while trying to cheer Denji up, the group find themselves eating at a budget sushi restaurant as Denji is starving for food.
However, Barem Bridge approaches them and reveals that he knows where Nayuta is. Desperate to save his little sister, Denji complies with Barem's request of saving them like he always does. Barem informs Denji of his intentions with bringing Pochita back and reveals Nayuta's severed head as a sushi dish. Reaching his breaking point, Denji violently rips Barem's head off as Pochita takes full control of his body once again before heading out to fight the incoming threat.
Outside the building, various Public Safety divisions, including a new iteration of Tokyo Special Division 5, ready themselves to battle the Hero of Hell. None of the divisions stand a chance against Pochita's rampage, and the Ear Devil is erased by Pochita consuming his decapitated head. However, this was all planned out by Public Safety, who uses the Aging Devil and Yoshida's Octopus Devil to forcibly make Pochita vomit out the Ear Devil, restoring everyone's ears back to normal.
Pochita then retaliates by erasing more Devils to give Public Safety a harder time to subdue him, including Yoshida's Octopus Devil. At a courthouse, Fumiko reveals that Public Safety has a made a deal with the Aging Devil to sacrifice 10,000 youths in exchange for them being devoured and erased by Pochita. This plan is abruptly stopped just as Pochita erases the Mouth Devil. He is then confronted by Katana Man and Yoru, both of whom attempt to fight him alongside the Aging Devil. However, all three opponents are quickly overpowered by the Chainsaw Devil, who slices off their arms to leave them incapacitated.
Yoru remembers the other reason why she wants to defeat Chainsaw Man: to prove that she is the more fearsome Devil than he could ever be. Back in the present, Yoru telepathically calls out to the Tank and Gun Devils to assist her. The two Devils quickly escape from their containment cells and transform into arm gauntlet weapons for Yoru to use upon arriving at the battlefield. Yoru then shoots Pochita with her Right Gun Gauntlet, which creates a large tear through his body that releases the Mouth Devil.
Pochita blocks another shot fired by Yoru and decides to flee for the time being. Yoru then decides to sacrifice the index fingers of approximately 40,000 of the National Pistol Association of America's 3.5 million members to prepare another devastating attack to use against Pochita. This causes the Statue of Liberty to crumble as a devilish creature holding a rifle emerges. Yoru orders it to fire at Pochita, which kills hundreds of lives after the bullet wounds the Chainsaw Devil. Not long after, The Aging Devil shortly arrives and orders the damage Pochita to consume its body so that more children can die in the process.
The Chainsaw Devil refuses to go through with this offer and attempts to escape but is pinned down. Angered at the Primal Fear for stealing her show, Yoru fires a bullet at the Aging Devil, who turns it into dust in mere seconds via physical contact. The Aging Devil then sends Asa, Yoru, and Denji into a realm where nobody can age or die. After learning of the fate of whose who remain there for 1,000 years, Asa panics and trips onto Denji, causing him to regain consciousness.
Denji tearfully wants to die but Yoru abruptly kisses him again. Frustrated, Denji pushes Yoru off of him and explains why he can't reflect on his mistakes. Asa reveals her own personal regret of being unable to save her mother. She also tells Denji that despite having not gotten over this, she learned from him to have something to live for. In response, Denji pukes out the Snow Devil, which restores the concept of snow and triggers a memory of his trip to Hokkaido with Aki and Power.
Characters Introduced
- Guillotine Devil
- Takagi
- Ear Devil
- Centipede Devil
- Pillbug Fiend
- Aging Devil
- Kentaro Ishita
- Hadaji Sakagami
- Shin Toma
- Tadashi Hasegawa
- Miki Takanashi
- Mouth Devil
- Tank Devil
- Snow Devil
Plot points introduced
- Denji is captured by Public Safety and imprisoned in the Tokyo Devil Detention Center.
- Like with Denji, the Chainsaw Man Church leaders are revealed to be kept underground within the facility, having been captured and restrained offscreen by Public Safety's forces.
- Asa, Yoru, and Fami storm the building to rescue Chainsaw Man.
- One of Fami's many pawns is revealed to be the Guillotine Devil.
- Fami reveals that the Devil pawns she summons under her control are weak and cannot use their full strength. Her summoning also has restrictions, which explains why she doesn't use it that often.
- Haruka, Nobana, and Seigi decide to tag along with Asa and Fami after being rescued.
- As they venture deeper into the facility, the group is ambushed by the combined duo of Katana Man and the Nail Fiend, both tasked with stopping them from rescuing Chainsaw Man.
- Asa manages to convince both Katana Man and the Nail Fiend to form a temporary truce, mentioning that her group is trying to fight Chainsaw Man as well. This causes the duo to betray Public Safety and join Asa's group in the process.
- The group manages to reach the the third floor of the basement, where they discover that Chainsaw Man has already been dismembered and chopped into pieces. They decide to put him back together by connecting his parts, though only Fami, Haruka, Seigi, and Nobana do the work.
- Asa finally discovers that Chainsaw Man's true identity is none other than Denji. Before Asa can react any further, the group is then interrupted by the arrival of Quanxi, who is ordered to kill the intruders by Takagi.
- Quanxi nearly defeats Asa's group but stands down upon seeing Denji's disembodied head. She then reveals that her old friend Kishibe told her to not bring any harm to Denji.
- Takagi reveals that the corpses of Quanxi's four girlfriends (Pingtsi, Cosmo, Long, and Tsugihagi) are kept within Public Safety's custody.
- Takagi is killed by his Pseudo-Chainsaw Devil wife, who was released alongside others like her due to Katana Man slicing the door keeping them prisoner open earlier before.
- The group successfully retrieves Denji and escapes the Tokyo Devil Detention Center. While the group rests at Fami's apartment, Denji wakes up and demands to find Nayuta first before fighting Yoru and Katana Man.
- Denji's apartment is completely burnt down, with no signs of Nayuta or the pets anywhere. While Yoru believes that Nayuta is likely dead, Denji refuses to believe that she is gone.
- Denji discovers Nayuta's head being served as a sushi dish by Barem, causing him to reach his breaking point and allowing Pochita to take control of his body.
- Pochita defeats the newly-reformed Special Division 5 and Special Division 6. He then erases the Ear Devil from existence by consuming him, causing everyone's ears to vanish in the process. This only lasts temporarily as Public Safety forcibly makes him vomit out the Ear Devil's head with Yoshida's help, which restores everyone's ears shortly afterward.
- One of the Primal Fears, the Aging Devil, agrees to help Public Safety subdue the rampaging Chainsaw Devil. In exchange for their aid, Public Safety must kill 10,000 children to ensure that their deal is sealed.
- Pochita erases more Devils after escaping from Public Safety's trap. Yoru and Katana Man attempt to battle Pochita alongside the Aging Devil but are easily overpowered.
- Yoru remembers the other reason why she wants to defeat Pochita and regains both of her arms due to the Tank and Gun Devils transforming into arm gauntlet weapons for her.
- The Mouth Devil is released from Pochita's body after Yoru shoots him.
- Yoru manages to defeat Pochita with her Right Gun Gauntlet and Gun Goddess weapon.
- The Aging Devil arrives on the battlefield, where it restrains Pochita and attempts to force him to eat them as part of Public Safety's contract.
- Yoru attempts to attack the Aging Devil for taking her prey, only to be sent into the Aging's World alongside Asa and Denji in retaliation.
- Denji regains consciousness and pukes out the Snow Devil, restoring the concept of snow.
Battles & Events
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Manga Chapters
- 156. Whup Whup Whup Whup Bzzz Split Split
- 157. College Fund
- 158. Gyohnee Guillotine
- 159. Attack on Samurai
- 160. That for Which the Heart Beats
- 161. Chainsaw Man Puzzle
- 162. Fearsome
- 163. Dream Balls
- 164. Charred Remains
- 165. Everyday Scenery
- 166. Rain, Brothel, Removal
- 167. Super Smooch
- 168. Kiss, Love, Sperm
- 169. Hands and Adaptation
- 170. How to Eat Sushi
- 171. Special Division 5
- 172. Bzzz! Boom! Chomp!
- 173. Hard of Hearing
- 174. Ayyy, Aging
- 175. Both Hands
- 176. Two Children
- 177. Trigger Finger
- 178. Gun Goddess
- 179. Vamvagah
- 180. Aging's World
- 181. Trees on the Mind
- 182. Cute