チェンソーマン CHAINSAW MAN
Fujimoto Tatsuki
Shonen Jump / VIZ Media
Shōnen / Dark fantasy / (sort of) Comedy

Better be good eh, MAPPA…

I guess I don’t have to say much about this manga due to its current popularity and hype. First couple of chapters made me go “eh?” a lot, and truth to be told, even by chapter 97 there were still some “eh?s” but this is one kick-ass story so I hope MAPPA won’t screw the anime up.

Basic premise of CSM is a teen named Denji killed devils for money as he carried over his late father’s debt – meaning no matter how hard he worked, he doesn’t get to see much of his pay, if any at all. Denji lived with his pet, Pochita – an orange dog KOFFdebiru* with a chainsaw on his forehead. Denji was killed by the yakuza but went into a contract with Pochita – granting Denji the ability to become Chainsaw Man, who then wiped out the same bunch of yakuza. This fracas didn’t go unnoticed and Denji was roped in by Makima and her bunch of devil hunters to kill the biggest devil-daddy of ‘em all, the Gun Devil…

Vols 1-11 is 97 chapters, forming arc 1. Arc 2 actually starts in three days’ time (13.7.22) on the Shonen Jump app online but now it’ll be waiting for a new chapter every single time… hits different. It’ll be a long while before we see volume 12.

Very highly recommended!