The Katana Man Arc (カタナマン
Synopsis[]
While on various cases, all the Special Division members were attacked by Gun Devil's henchmen using guns, killing almost all. At the same time, Denji, Power, Himeno and Aki Hayakawa are in a restaurant eating, where the Katana Man explains his connection to Denji before shooting him in the head and then proceeding at shooting at others. Aki quickly uses the Fox Devil, but the Katana Man transforms and comes out of the Fox Devil. Aki then engages him, stabbing him enough times to activate his Curse Devil, supposedly killing the Katana Man, but a woman named Sawatari comes up and brings Katana Man back to his feet, who then cuts down Aki. Being fatally shot, Himeno decides to give all of her to her Ghost Devil in order to fight the Katana Man. As the Ghost Devil was winning over the Katana Man, Sawatari used her Snake Devil to eat the Ghost Devil. In Himeno's final moments, she pulls Denji's cord, turning him into the Chainsaw Man. As they fight, more henchmen appear shooting at Denji. He then decides to use one as a shield, but Katana Man does not care for him, he cuts both Denji and the henchman in half, ending the fight.
In the meantime, Makima's train was about to arrive in Kyoto as she stood up and killed all the henchmen that previously shot her. Stepping off of the train, she was waited by two Kyoto members, Kurose and Tendo. Understanding the situation, she requested 30 convicts with life sentences be brought to her at the nearby highest altitude shrine. Using the lives of the convicts and her ability, she started crushing the Gun Devil's henchmen one by one, leaving only Sawatari and Katana Man alive and then left towards Tokyo. Sawatari and Katana Man tried to still finish their mission and take Denji's upper half body, but then Kobeni Higashiyama showed up questioning them if they were responsible for the shootings. The Katana Man, exhausted and unable to transform, started shooting at her, and Sawatari used her Snake Devil, yet Kobeni managed to cut the Katana Man's arm and take his gun, then shoot him in the back. As she ran out of bullets, she used Denji as a shield. Seeing that she couldn't win, Sawatari took Katana Man and escaped in a van. Arriving in Tokyo, Makima met Madoka, a survivor from the 4th Division who delivered a message to her from the higher ups and then handed down his resignation.
Later, Denji and Power were visiting Aki in the hospital while he recovers. Makima then took them to Kishibe, a Devil Hunter from Special Division 1, who agreed to take them and train them. As Power is semi-immortal and Denji immortal, Kishibe's training was brutal, and he was constantly nearly-killing Power and killing Denji. In the meantime, Aki was visited by Kurose and Tendo, and after realizing the Fox Devil wouldn't come out again, they asked him if he wanted to stay and team up with a more powerful devil or quit the job. As Aki agreed, they left him to recover, while they prepared the paperwork. When Aki recovered, Kurose and Tendo brought up Aki to where the Public Safety keeps the captured Devils. There, Aki met the Future Devil and upon seeing Aki's future, the Future Devil decided to form a contract with him, so that he could see that future himself. Elsewhere, after another training session, Kishibe explained to Denji and Power that their new mission would be to capture the Katana Man and Sawatari, but if they fail, he will have to kill them for real. Later, Kishibe was speaking with Makima, saying he cannot train them anymore and, knowing what Makima is as long as she is on humanity's side, he will overlook what she does. The Katana Man and Sawatari were preparing their defenses against the upcoming new Special Division 4 attack, keeping large numbers of zombies on the lower floor of the building they were in.
As the new 4th Division attack, the Zombies are quickly dispatched by a group of Devils. Aki moves into the building, and confronts Sawatari, who summons the Ghost Devil to attack him. Aided by the memory of Himeno, Aki faces the Devil without fear, meaning it is unable to sense his presence. With the advantage, he decapitates it, before Kobeni puts a knife to a distracted Sawatari's throat.
Power and Denji take the elevator to the upper floor of the building where they encounter a massive horde of zombies. Power attacks them while telling Denji to watch and admire her. Denji quickly dismisses her and continues going up the building where he is met by Katana Man. Katana Man tells him to apologize for killing his grandfather and let them kill him without a fight, to which he declines the offer, as the both of them transform. They take their fight outside on top of a building and then a train where Denji outsmarts Katana Man by using his leg chainsaws and cuts him in half, defeating him. After getting captured, Aki comes to the scene as they both kick Katana Man in the nuts, as he wallows in his screams. Later, Makima reports the situation to the higher-ups and informs them of the death of Sawatari at the hands of the Snake Devil. She then says that the gun pieces have finally begun moving towards the main body, calling for action.
Characters Introduced[]
- Katana Man
- Akane Sawatari
- Curse Devil
- Snake Devil
- Shuzo Mishima
- Takashi Inoue
- Yutaro Kurose
- Michiko Tendo
- Future Devil
- Furuno
- Kishibe
- Beam
- Shiina
- Galgali
- Princi
- Angel Devil
Battles & Events[]
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Manga Chapters[]
| # | Title | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Cola-Flavor Chupa Chups | May 20, 2019 |
| 23 | Gunfire | May 27, 2019 |
| 24 | Curse | June 3, 2019 |
| 25 | Ghost, Snake, Chainsaw | June 10, 2019 |
| 26 | The Gun is Mightier | June 17, 2019 |
| 27 | From Kyoto | June 24, 2019 |
| 28 | Secrets & Lies | July 1, 2019 |
| 29 | Perfect Score | July 8, 2019 |
| 30 | Bruised & Battered | July 13, 2019 |
| 31 | The Future Rules | July 22, 2019 |
| 32 | Over and Over Again | July 29, 2019 |
| 33 | Mission Start | August 5, 2019 |
| 34 | Full Team | August 18, 2019 |
| 35 | Minor | August 26, 2019 |
| 36 | Katana vs. Chainsaw | September 2, 2019 |
| 37 | Train, Head, Chainsaw | September 9, 2019 |
| 38 | Easy Revenge! | September 14, 2019 |
Anime Episodes[]
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| Chapters | 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 |
|---|---|
| Volumes | 3 • 4 • 5 |
| Episodes | 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 |