sourceChainsaw Man (Japanese: チェンソーマン, Hepburn: Chensō Man) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto. Its first arc was serialized in Shueisha’s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 2018 to December 2020; its second arc was serialized in Shueisha’s Shōnen Jump+ app and website from July 2022 to March 2026. Its chapters were collected in 24 tankōbon volumes.Chainsaw ManFirst tankōbon volume cover, featuring Denji in his Devil-human hybrid form, Chainsaw Manチェンソーマン(Chensō Man)GenreAction[1]Comedy horror[2]Dark fantasy[3][4]MangaWritten byTatsuki FujimotoPublished byShueishaEnglish publisherNA: Viz MediaImprintJump ComicsMagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump(December 3, 2018 – December 14, 2020)Shōnen Jump+(July 13, 2022 – March 25, 2026)English magazineNA: Weekly Shonen JumpOriginal runDecember 3, 2018 – March 25, 2026Volumes24 (List of volumes)Anime television seriesChainsaw Man (2022)Anime filmChainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc (2025)icon Anime and manga portalChainsaw Man follows the story of Denji, an impoverished teenager who makes a contract that fuses his body with that of Pochita, the dog-like Chainsaw Devil, granting him the ability to transform parts of his body into chainsaws. Denji eventually joins the Public Safety Devil Hunters, a government agency focused on combating Devils whenever they become a threat to Japan. The second arc of the story focuses on Asa Mitaka, a high school student who enters into a contract with Yoru, the War Devil, who forces her to hunt down Chainsaw Man and seek revenge against him for her near-destruction.In North America, the manga is licensed in English by Viz Media, for both print and digital release, and it is also published by Shueisha on the Manga Plus online platform. An anime television series adaptation, produced by MAPPA, was broadcast from October to December 2022. An anime film, titled Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, premiered in September 2025. An anime adaptation of the “Assassins” arc has been announced.By June 2026, the manga had over 36 million copies in circulation. In 2021, it won the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category and won the Harvey Award in the Best Manga category from 2021 to 2023. Chainsaw Man has been overall well-received by critics, who have praised its storytelling, characters, dark humor, and have particularly highlighted its violent scenes within the context of the story
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