Chainsaw Man
Original Title：チェンソーマン
Languages:
- English: Chainsaw Man
- Russian: Человек-бензопила
- Japanese: チェンソーマン
- Chinese: 链锯人
"Chainsaw Man" (Japanese: チェンソーマン, Chensō Man) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto. Its first arc was serialized in Shueisha's *Weekly Shōnen Jump* magazine from December 2018 to December 2020, and the second arc began serialization in Shueisha's *Shōnen Jump+* app and website in July 2022. As of December 2024, the manga has been collected into 19 *tankōbon* volumes. Set in 1997 in an alternate timeline where devils are born from human fears, the story follows Denji, who becomes a devil-human hybrid after fusing with the Chainsaw Devil, Pochita. He joins Public Safety Devil Hunters to fight devils. The second arc focuses on Asa Mitaka, who contracts with the War Devil, Yoru, and is forced to hunt Chainsaw Man. The manga is praised for its unique world, dark humor, and violent scenes. By December 2024, it has over 30 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series. An anime adaptation by MAPPA aired from October to December 2022, with a film, *Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc*, set to premiere in 2025.