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CHAINSAW MAN

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF DENJI AND HIS FRIENDS

What happens when a kid with massive debt and his pet devil end up merging? You get Denji, AKA Chainsaw Man. He's a devil-human hybrid who can summon the powers of the Chainsaw Devil, Pochita, at any time. Now add in chaotic co-workers, a career change, and some epic fight scenes, and you've got one heck of a story.

MEET THE MAIN CHARACTERS

THE PUBLIC SAFETY SQUAD

DENJI/ CHAINSAW MAN

The titular character of the hit series is everyone's go-to person for doing things no sane person would. He's pretty easy to motivate, but the way to motivate him isn't quite appropriate for this FAN EXPO Deep Dive. Rest assured, if you give him a chance, Denji will be able to get even the most impossible of requests done. He's certainly got some - unique - personality traits, but you'll love him all the same.

MAKIMA

Denji is hired as a Devil Hunter by Makima, a high-ranking Public Safety Devil Hunter. She's in charge of the squad made up of Denji, Power, and Aki. Denji falls head over heels for Makima and will do whatever she says, as soon as she says it. There's a whole lot to be said about her, but it's best if you watch the show or read the manga to form your own opinions about Miss Makima.

AKI

While Aki starts out as a tough nut to crack, he eventually warms up to both Denji and Power. As a serious professional, Aki makes sure to give every devil he kills gets a slow and painful death. Maybe it's because of his traumatic past, or maybe he just enjoys it. Just kidding, it's because of his past. Unfortunately for Aki, he's made some bad decisions that have left him serving out contracts with various devils like the Curse Devil and the Future Devil. How will that play out? You'll need to read/watch to learn more.

POWER

One of Denji's best friends and a big fan of cats, Power, is actually a Blood Fiend. This means that the Blood Devil, nicknamed Power, has taken possession over a woman's corpse. We don't know who this person was, we only know that she's now Power. She can manipulate blood to make weapons, or really just do whatever she needs. The best part? It doesn't have to be her own. The bloodier a battle, the more ammunition Power has to work with.

DENJI

Every woman I meet tries to murder me!! Everybody's after my Chainsaw heart! What about my heart?! Denji's! Does nobody want that?! Huh?!

ANIME VS. MANGA

So, how far into the manga does the anime cover? As of the end of Season 1, the show adapted 38 chapters of the manga, equal to about 4.5 volumes. Considering Part 1 of the manga has 98 chapters, it's fair to say we're looking at either one to two more seasons before we wrap up the first part in anime adaptation.

For the most part, the anime stayed very true to the manga source material. Fans have praised the show for doing an excellent job of staying on script, maintaining a good pace, and really bringing to life some of the amazing art seen in the manga.

FAVE SCENES

As with any show, there are some real stand out moments during Chainsaw Man. We asked our anime-loving team to pick out their faves for you.

DEFEATING THE ETERNITY DEVIL

Watching Denji go fully unhinged in his battle with the Eternity Devil has always stood out to me. The menacing laughing, the endless battle, the dying & regenerating so consistently - it's all amazing.

- Content Creator

POWER AND MEOWY

I like the flashback with Power getting attached to her cat. She's such an unhinged and happy-go-lucky character that it's nice to see the more human side of the devil.

- Copywriter

FUN FACTS

MANGA CAMEO

Can you spot him? That's right! For a brief panel in My Hero Academia, you can spot Denji in his Chainsaw Man form hidden in a crowd of characters.

INSPIRATION

Remember that other famous media about chainsaws? That's right, creator Tatsuki Fujimoto has revealed that Texas Chainsaw Massacre inspired his interest in the infamous chainsaw, which eventually lead to the creation of the Chainsaw Man manga.

THE BEST MANGA

Back in 2021, Chainsaw Man was awarded the title of "Best Shonen Manga" at the 66th annual Shogakukan Manga Awards.

SOME COOL DEVILS

We're showing you these because they look awesome. Plain and simple.

BAT DEVIL

FUTURE DEVIL

KATANA MAN

CHAINSAW MAN STARS AT FAN EXPO

CAST PANEL IN TORONTO

Hear directly from the stars when the Chainsaw Man cast took the stage at FAN EXPO Canada.

GO SHOPPING WITH DENJI

We hit the CALGARY EXPO show floor with Ryan Colt Levy (Denji) to find as much Chainsaw Man merch as we can.

OPEN SOME TRADING CARDS

We found some Chainsaw Man trading cards, so naturally we had Ryan Colt Levy stop by the FAN EXPO studio to open them for us.