Denji

Denji
Chainsaw Form
Name
Japanese	デンジ
Romaji	Denji
Biological Information
Species	Human / Devil Hybrid
Gender	Male
Age	16
Status	Alive
Professional Information
Occupation	Devil Hunter
Relatives	Mother (Deceased) Father (Deceased)
First Appearance
Manga Debut	Chapter 1

Denji (デンジ, Denji) is the protagonist of Chainsaw Man.

As a young boy, he inherits his father's debts from the Yakuza. After meeting Pochita, he becomes a Devil Hunter for the Yakuza in attempt to clear his debt. After the Yakuza, which were under the control of a Devil, betray him, he dies and Pochita becomes his heart. He can now become the Chainsaw Devil by pulling the cord on his chest. After meeting Makima, he became a Public Safety Devil Hunter.

Appearance

Denji is a young man with blond, scruffy hair. He has sharp yellowish-brown eyes with bags underneath and sharp teeth to match. He is a bit scrawny with protruding ribs due to malnutrition.

At the beginning of the series Denji was missing an eye and several other non-essential organs. After Denji forms a contract with Pochita, a chainsaw cord forms in the middle of his chest and he regains his lost organs.

He mostly wears the standard Public Safety Devil Hunter uniform consisting of a white shirt, tie, and slacks. He tends to roll up his sleeves.

During Operation: Super-Smart, Denji donned a pair of glasses.

If Denji's chainsaw cord is pulled while he does not have enough blood then a chainsaw blade will partially emerge from his face.

If his chainsaw cord is pulled while he has enough blood for the transformation then his head will morph into a demonic mechanical shape with long, jagged fangs and a chainsaw handle out of the back of his head. Large chainsaws will emerge from his forehead, his arms and if he desires it, his legs too.

Personality

Denji is both brash and naive as a result of being unable to have a formal education and socialize due to living in severe poverty. His personality comes off as rude and harsh, yet in an almost childish way. He doesn't know how to be clever or wise but he knows how to lighten the mood.

After becoming a Public Safety Devil Hunter and fulfilling his basic needs, Denji is unsure of what he wants in life. While he initially wanted to fill his baser instincts, such as feeling up Power, he later realized and laments that the satisfaction from that intimacy is fleeting. He's also unsettled by his inability to form close relationships with other people and properly grieve their passing, although he doesn't see much value in thinking about such depressing topics.

Plot

Intro arc

At the start of the series, Denji is forced to do odd jobs and kill Devils for the Yakuza to pay off the debt from his late mother's medical expenses that his father didn't pay off before taking his own life. His best friend is a Devil dog named Pochita that Denji saved by giving the wounded demon some of his blood to heal and unintentionally formed a contract with the demon. When the Yakuza betrays Denji and sacrifices him to their master, the Zombie Devil, Pochita becomes Denji's heart and revives him as the Chainsaw Devil, Denji then defeats the Zombie Devil and a portion of his zombie army.

After he meets Makima, and she forces him to join the Public Safety Devil Hunters and threatens to exterminate him like a Devil if he ever refuses her orders. After killing the Muscle Devil, Denji becomes a sanctioned Devil Hunter and begins working with Aki Hayakawa and the fiend Power.

Bat Devil arc

The three end up defeating the Bat Devil and Leech Devil, and Power lets Denji get to second base as a reward for saving her cat.

As Denji's joy from the experience slowly turns into melancholy, Makina tells him that if he can manage to kill the Gun Devil she'll grant any wish for him. To find the Gun Devil, the Public Safety Division has to collect pieces of the Gun Devil's flesh granted to other Devils.

Eternity Devil arc

To this end, Denji kills the Eternity Devil after it traps them in a moment of time.

During the victory celebration, fellow Devil Hunter Himeno comes onto Denji before throwing up in his mouth during his first kiss and then offers to sleep with him.

Katana Man arc

She perishes soon after during an attack by the Sword Devil and a girl contracted by the Snake Devil. Denji is defeated by the pair and only manages to avoid capture thanks to the combined efforts of Makima and fellow Devil Hunter Kobeni Higashiyama.

The strongest Devil Hunter in the Public Safety organization, known only as Master, then trains Denji and Power in preparation for an attack on the group that attacked the Public Safety Devil Hunters.

Abilities

Supernatural Abilities

Chainsaw Devil Transformation: By pulling on the cord emerging from his chest, Denji can transform into a bloodthirsty Chainsaw Devil. Denji needs blood in order use his abilities, so if he does not have enough he can't fully transform, he can still manifest chainsaws but they are much shorter and weaker.

• Enhanced Strength: Denji has enough strength to catch a thrown car out of the air without staggering and throw it back equally as hard.
• Enhanced Durability: Denji withstood a point-blank blast from the Bat Devil that destroyed the building behind him. Denji was able to stand up and continue fighting despite being hit by the attack. He can also survive a car explosion as well.
• Enhanced Endurance: Denji is able to withstand in a fight while being set on fire.
• Chainsaw Manifestation: As part of his transformation Denji grows fully-functional chainsaws from his arms, legs, and head. These chainsaws are extremely effective at cutting through devils, being able to slice straight through the Bat Devil's arm. He is able to manifest short chainsaws under his feet, which he can stick onto walls and even walk on them.
  • Chainsaw Retraction: If he needs the full use of his arms and legs, Denji's chainsaws automatically retract into his body.
  • Chain Entanglement: Denji he able disconnects his chains from chainsaws to wrap around his opponents body. He uses this to pull them closer to him. If Denji's arms get torn off but still connected to his body, he can still use his chain like body tissue to wrap his enemies with.

Blood Consumption: Denji is able to heal completely from nearly any fatal injury, and in some instances recover from death, so long as he consumes a sufficient amount of blood. After losing his arm to Bat Devil Denji's arm re-attached itself after he received a blood transfusion. With his fight against Santa Claus, he consumed one of her dolls blood to keep fighting while on still being on fire.

Skillset

Hand-to-Hand Combat: Even without his transformation Denji is a capable unarmed fighter. Against the Leech Devil which was many times his size and weight Denji could still block her blows and deliver punches and headbutts to hurt her.

Chapter Appearances

Intro arc
1. Dog & Chainsaw	Debut
2. The Place Where Pochita Is	Appears
3. Arrival in Tokyo	Appears
4. Power	Appears

Bat Devil arc
5. A Way to Touch Some Boobs	Appears
6. Service	Appears
7. Meowy's Whereabouts	Appears
8. Chainsaw vs. Bat	Appears
9. Rescue	Appears
10. Kon	Appears
11. Compromise	Appears
12. Squeeze	Appears
13. Gun Devil	Appears

Eternity Devil arc
14. French Kiss	Appears
15. Endless 8th Floor	Appears
16. The First Taste	Appears
17. Kill Denji	Appears
18. Chainsaw vs. Eternity	Appears
19. Nobel Prize	Appears
20. Drinking	Appears
21. Taste of a Kiss	Appears
22. Cola-Flavor Chupa Chups	Appears

Katana Man arc
23. Gunfire	Appears
24. Curse	Absent
25. Ghost, Snake, Chainsaw	Appears
26. The Gun is Mightier	Appears
27. From Kyoto	Appears
28. Secrets & Lies	Appears
29. Perfect Score	Appears
30. Bruised & Battered	Appears
31. The Future Rules	Appears
32. Over and Over Again	Appears
33. Mission Start	Appears
34. Full Team	Absent
35. Minor	Absent
36. Katana vs. Chainsaw	Appears
37. Train, Head, Chainsaw	Appears
38. Easy Revenge!	Appears

Bomb Girl arc
39. Tearjerker	Absent
40. Love, Flower, Chainsaw	Appears
41. Before the Storm	Appears
42. Teach Me How to Swim	Appears
43. Jane Fell Asleep in the Church	Appears
44. Boom Boom Boom	Appears
45. A Fine Day for Explosions	Appears
46. The Melody of a Massacre	Appears
47. Luck With Women	Appears
48. Kaboom Kaboom Kaboom	Appears
49. Shark Hurricane	Appears
50. Sharknado	Appears
51. Dark Diving	Appears
52. Lost Love, Flower, Chainsaw	Appears

International Assassins arc
53. In a Dream	Appears
54. To Go to Enoshima	Appears
55. Let's Go	Appears
56. A Curse and A Fist	Appears
57. Suddenly	Appears
58. Yutaro Kurose	Absent
59. Mess	Appears
60. Quanxi and Fiends' 49-Person Massacre	Appears
61. News Reporter	Appears
62. Super Mess	Appears
63. Trip To Hell	Appears
64. Welcome To Hell	Appears
65. The Darkness Devil	Appears
66. Woof!	Appears
67. The First Devil Hunter	Appears
68. Dark Power	Appears
69. Shining Power	Appears
70. Pinch	Appears

Gun Devil arc
71. Bath	Absent
72. All Together	Appears
73. Everyday Life No More	Appears
74. What the Waves Say	Absent
75. 9,12	Absent
76. Don't Open It	Absent
77. Ring Ring Ring	Absent
78. Snowball Fight	Absent
79. Play Catch	Absent

Trivia

• Denji's ranking in the Popularity Polls are as follows;
  • Denji ranked 5th in the First Popularity Poll, with 18,302 votes.