Chainsaw Man Anime Profile And Details

Chainsaw Man (チェンソーマン)

Chainsaw Man (チェンソーマン) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto. Its first part was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 2018 to December 2020; its second part began serialization in Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ online magazine in July 2022. Its chapters have been collected in 12 tankōbon volumes as of October 2022. Chainsaw Man follows the story of Denji, an impoverished young man who makes a contract that fuses his body with that of a dog-like devil named Pochita, 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 fighting against devils whenever they become a threat to the world.

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CHAINSAW MAN ANIME INFO

Japanese Name : チェンソーマン
Romaji Name : Chainsaw Man
English Name : Chainsaw Man
Directed By : Ryū Nakayama & Makoto Nakazono
Music By : Kensuke Ushio
Written By : Hiroshi Seko
Network : TXN (TV Tokyo)
Release Date : 2022.10.12

CHAINSAW MAN MANGA INFO

Published By : Shueisha
Published By (English) : Viz Media
Written By : Tatsuki Fujimoto
Volumes : 12

CHAINSAW MAN PLOT

The story is set in a world where Devils are born from human fears. Devils are usually dangerous and malevolent, their power is proportional to the fear they incite. However, humans can form contracts with them to use their power, and there are individuals specializing in hunting and employing them, called Devil Hunters. Devils originate from Hell, and exist in a cycle between Earth and Hell: they migrate to Earth when killed in Hell, and vice-versa. Dwelling in Hell are extremely powerful Devils called Primal Fears, which have never been killed. Transit between planes appears to be overseen by the Hell Devil.

A Devil may, in certain conditions, inhabit the body of a dead human, gaining some of their memories and personality; such a creature is called a Fiend. Devils who naturally have a humanoid form are said to be benevolent to humans.

The events of the story take place in 1997, in an alternate timeline where the Soviet Union still exists, and many events such as the Holocaust are revealed to have been erased from history. Nuclear weapons once existed in this world, but due to consumption of the Nuclear Weapons Devil by the Chainsaw Devil, they have ceased to exist entirely. Likewise, there has been no war since the World War as the War Devil has been weakened to the point that the only traces of war exist in pop culture and media.

Plot Part 1 : Public Safety Arc

Denji is a young man trapped in poverty, working off his deceased father's debt to the yakuza by working as a Devil Hunter, aided by Pochita, his canine companion and Chainsaw Devil. Denji is betrayed by the yakuza, who kill him for a contract with the Zombie Devil. Pochita makes a contract with Denji, merging with him as a human-devil Hybrid, under the condition that Denji shows his dreams to Pochita. Denji massacres the yakuza, and is approached by a team of governmental Devil Hunters, the Public Safety Division, led by Makima, who persuades him to join their ranks. Agreeing, Denji is partnered with Power, the Blood Fiend, and Aki Hayakawa, a self-destructive Devil Hunter. Makima promises Denji any favor, provided he kill the Gun Devil, perpetrator of the greatest massacre in human history.

Denji's group encounters another hybrid, the Katana Man, a vengeful yakuza seemingly allied with the Gun Devil, who kills a great portion of the Division. Denji and Power are trained by Kishibe, a master Devil-hunter who distrusts Makima; Aki makes a deal with the Future Devil, who foresees a "horrible death" for him. The Division launches a counter-attack against the Katana Man, capturing him.

Some time later, Denji begins a romance with a woman named Reze, who is actually the Bomb Woman, a Hybrid spy for the Soviet Union, sent to capture him. Though returning his affection, she attacks the city, with the Division barely saving Denji. After recovering, Denji fights her, and accepts a proposal to leave Japan together; before they can reunite, Makima secretly captures her. Denji's fight with the Bomb Woman reveals his existence to the world.

Foreign assassin groups target Denji: Chinese hunter Quanxi; a mysterious enemy of Makima called "Santa Claus"; three American brothers; and a Russian woman teaching a pupil, Tolka. Denji is outfitted with a security detail. Though the brothers are repelled, and Quanxi initially stalls, Santa Claus uses their Doll Devil powers for a large horde attack. After a follow-up by Quanxi, Tolka's master reveals herself as the true "Santa Claus", and has all parties transported to Hell, where they are attacked by the Darkness Devil. Santa Claus makes a contract with the Darkness Devil that empowers her. Makima retrieves the group from Hell, and Quanxi (who is revealed to be a hybrid) helps Denji defeat Santa Claus; Makima dispatches her afterwards.

After Denji recovers, Makima reveals the Gun Devil is actually a geopolitical asset, with many factions controlling pieces of it. As Aki begs Makima for Denji's safety, the president of the United States orders the Gun Devil to attack Japan and kill Makima. Revealed to be the Control Devil, Makima confronts the Gun Devil and wins. Aki dies in the attack, and the Gun Devil takes his body as a Fiend. Denji is attacked by the Gun Fiend, and, helped by civilians, kills it; Aki's death devastates him. While seemingly consoling him, Makima kills Power, revealing herself responsible for Denji's losses, having plotted to void his contract with Pochita by crushing his dreams of a normal life.

Kishibe attacks her, and she calls for "Chainsaw Man" to save her. Controlling Denji's body, Pochita assumes his true form and runs. Makima explains her goals: to use Pochita's power to eliminate concepts from reality to create a world without suffering; to this end, she was empowered by the government with immortality. Fighting the Chainsaw Man using the brainwashed Hybrids, which include Katana Man, Reze, and Quanxi, she wins, as Denji's heroic deeds have weakened Pochita. However, Power revives as the Blood Devil from a remnant of her blood from Denji, escapes with Chainsaw Man, and, mortally wounded, restores Denji's will to live, having him promise to find her when she is reborn in Hell.

Invigorated by public support for him, Denji confronts Makima and defeats her; to bypass her immortality, he eats her body. Later, Kishibe reveals the Control Devil resurfaced in the form of a little girl, now named Nayuta. He asks Denji to look after her, and Pochita supports this mission in Denji's dreams. Later, Denji enrolls in high school and continues fighting devils under the public eye.

Plot Part 2

The second arc introduces Asa Mitaka, an introverted high school student attending Fourth East High School. One day, her class is introduced to Bucky, a chicken devil and has the class host him for three months, with the class having the choice to kill or spare him. Three months later, the class spares Bucky, having grown attached to him. Bucky encourages Asa to come out of her shell, but is killed when Asa trips while carrying him. Later, she is confronted by a student who has made a deal with the Justice Devil who kills Asa. Revived by forming a deal with the War Devil, called "Yoru", Asa seeks to find and kill the Chainsaw Man, though she and Yoru have differing goals: Asa wants Yoru to leave her body, while Yoru wants to reclaim the Nuclear Weapons Devil from Pochita. To locate Chainsaw Man, they join the school's Devil Hunter Club, where they are partnered with Hirofumi Yoshida, a private sector devil hunter from an unknown organization, and Yuko, a friendly student who became friends with her.

Meanwhile, Denji has adapted to his new life as a normal high school student, also attending Fourth East, while using his newfound superhero fame as the Chainsaw Man to attract as many women around him. Yoshida, who previously assisted Denji, keeps tabs on him under an unknown mission. Desperate for a girlfriend, Yoshida introduces Denji to Asa, who immediately disbelieves him when he tries to convince her he is the Chainsaw Man. Asa discovers that Yuko has formed a contract with the Justice Devil and plans on enacting revenge on Asa's behalf to everyone who bullied her.

CHAINSAW MAN CHARACTER

Kikunosuke Toya - Denji
Ryan Colt Levy - Denji (English)
Tomori Kusunoki - Makima
Suzie Yeung - Makima (English)
Shogo Sakata - Aki Hayakawa
Reagan Murdock - Aki Hayakawa (English)
Fairouz Ai - Power
Sarah Wiedenheft - Power (English)
Mariya Ise - Himeno
Karin Takahashi - Kobeni Higashiyama
Taku Yashiro - Hirokazu Arai
Kenjirou Tsuda - Kishibe
Maaya Uchida - Angel Devil
Natsuki Hanae - Beam
Yuuya Uchida - Galgali
Saori Gotou - Princi
You Taichi - Akane Sawatari
Daiki Hamano - Katana Man