46 Fun Facts About Chainsaw Man

When Pochita merges with the dying Denji, which of Denji's organs does he become?

His heart: from then on Pochita speaks to Denji only in dreams, where he keeps warning him never to open a certain door.

In which magazine was the first part of Chainsaw Man serialised, from December 2018 to December 2020?

Part 1 ran in Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 2018 to December 2020; Part 2 moved to the digital Shōnen Jump+ platform in July 2022.

What kind of animal does Pochita, the Chainsaw Devil, resemble?

A dog, right down to the barks and whines that were his only speech, until he merged with Denji and began talking to him in dreams.

How does Denji transform into Chainsaw Man?

By pulling a cord in his chest, a chainsaw starter that formed in his sternum when Pochita fused with him; blades then burst from his head and arms.

At the start of Chainsaw Man, to whom does Denji owe his dead father's debt?

The yakuza betray and kill him in a deal with the Zombie Devil, which is when Pochita saves him.

On what condition does Pochita revive Denji?

That he live a humble, ordinary life is exactly what Makima later attacks: she tries to void the contract by crushing those everyday dreams one by one.

In Chainsaw Man, Devils are born from what?

Humanity's fears give Devils life and strength: the more people dread an idea, the stronger its Devil, and a slain one is reborn for as long as that dread lasts.

In Chainsaw Man, what is a Fiend?

A Devil possessing a human body, usually a corpse, is a Fiend and can be spotted by its odd-shaped head; Denji is something else, a hybrid who merged with his Devil instead.

Which government agency recruits Denji?

Public Safety Devil Hunters work for the state, and Makima's offer to Denji is blunt: food and shelter if he obeys her, or be hunted down as a Devil himself.

Which Devil does Makima name as the ultimate target for Denji and his fellow hunters?

The Gun Devil is the prize: Makima promises any wish to whoever kills it, yet the United States later sends that same Devil to kill her.

Power is a Fiend created from which Devil?

Blood is Power's weapon as well as her nature: she hardens her own into giant hammers, and the red horns on her head mark her as a Fiend.

In Chainsaw Man, what is the name of Power's beloved cat?

Meowy is held hostage by the Bat Devil, so Power lures Denji in as a trade; the Devil swallows the cat anyway, and it is Denji who ends up saving them both.

Which South Park character inspired Power?

Eric Cartman, foul-mouthed and selfish, became the model because South Park is one of the author's favourite series.

Makima is eventually revealed to be which Devil?

Control is her nature: Makima is one of the Four Horsemen, and her real aim all along is to bring Pochita himself under her command.

How does Denji become catatonic near the end of Part 1?

Makima kills Power in front of him without warning, and the shock leaves Denji so hollow that Pochita has to take over his body.

Which friend must Denji kill near the end of Part 1 of Chainsaw Man?

Aki Hayakawa is killed and his body possessed by a Devil that Makima has just defeated; Denji, who had been living in his home, has to kill him in self-defence.

At the end of Chainsaw Man Part 1, which girl is Denji asked to raise?

Nayuta is a Devil reborn as a child: Kishibe brings her from China and hands her to Denji to raise as a little sister, with plenty of hugs, so that she grows up kinder.

Part 2's protagonist Asa Mitaka is contracted to which Devil?

The War Devil revived Asa after a classmate with a Justice Devil contract killed her, and has lived in half of her brain ever since.

In Chainsaw Man, what name does Asa's Devil take?

Yoru means 'night', a name picked to pair with Asa, whose own means 'morning'; she wants revenge on Chainsaw Man for nearly destroying her.

Where does the Eternity Devil trap Denji's squad in Part 1 of Chainsaw Man?

The eighth floor of a hotel loops back on itself, and the Eternity Devil offers to free the squad if they feed it Denji; he dives into its mouth instead and attacks it from within.

Who voices Denji in Chainsaw Man's English dub?

Ryan Colt Levy won the English-language voice prize for Denji at the 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards, on a night when the role's Japanese actor lost his own category.

Which American comics prize did Chainsaw Man win three years running, from 2021 to 2023?

The Harvey for Best Manga went to Chainsaw Man in 2021, 2022 and 2023, and it is a verdict from the trade: winners are chosen by a vote of comics professionals.

Which cartoon duo inspired the dynamic between Denji and Pochita?

Finn and Jake, the heroes of Cartoon Network's Adventure Time, were the model: the author is a fan and said he set out to recapture their dynamic.

In Chainsaw Man's Reze Arc, where does Reze work when Denji starts visiting her?

A café called Crossroads, where she and Denji share coffee; the ordinary job is cover for an agent who was sent to Japan to get close to him.

Which studio produced the Chainsaw Man anime, unusually without a production committee?

MAPPA pitched the adaptation to Shueisha itself and then paid for the whole series alone, instead of spreading the cost across a committee of investors.

Who directed the 2022 Chainsaw Man anime series?

Ryū Nakayama aimed for a realistic adaptation; he did not return for the Reze Arc movie, which went to the series' action director.

Who performs the Chainsaw Man anime's opening theme, 'Kick Back'?

Kenshi Yonezu built 'Kick Back' around a sample of a 2002 Morning Musume hit, and it went on to become the first Japanese-language song certified gold in the United States.

What is unusual about the Chainsaw Man anime's ending themes?

Every episode has a different one: twelve ending songs by twelve acts, Vaundy and Eve among them, while the opening theme stays the same throughout.

Who voices Denji in the Japanese Chainsaw Man anime?

Kikunosuke Toya was a little-known newcomer when he won the part, and at his first studio audition the director told him not to make it sound like anime.

Who voices Makima in Japanese?

Tomori Kusunoki voices Makima in the Japanese anime; Fairouz Ai voices Power and Shiori Izawa voices Pochita.

In Chainsaw Man, which of Denji's partners can swim through solid objects?

Beam, the Shark Fiend, swims through floors and walls as if they were water; he worships Denji as 'Lord Chainsaw' and asked to be made his partner.

The Angel Devil can drain what from people through touch?

Their lifespan: skin contact drains years from whoever he touches, and he can forge the stolen years into swords and spears, which is why he keeps everyone at a distance.

Reze, the love interest of Chainsaw Man's 2025 film, is secretly which Devil?

Bomb is Reze's Devil: the friendly girl Denji falls for hides a grenade pin under her choker, and she turns out to be a foreign agent trained for the job since childhood.

Where does Denji first meet Reze?

In a phone booth during a storm, where he is sheltering from the rain; before long she is sneaking him into her school at night to teach him to swim.

The creator of Chainsaw Man earned a university degree in which subject?

Western painting was his course at an art university in Yamagata; with no prep school near his rural home, he had first practised oils in a class full of pensioners.

What was the Chainsaw Man creator's first serialised manga, which ran online from 2016 to 2018?

Fire Punch follows Agni, a man who regenerates while burning without end; its author said he then wrote Denji to be a far more emotional lead.

Chainsaw Man is set in the late 1990s of an alternative timeline in which what still exists?

The Soviet Union never fell in this timeline, and it still runs agents abroad: Reze, the girl who befriends Denji in the film, turns out to be one of them.

In Chainsaw Man, which real-world horror has everyone forgotten because the Chainsaw Devil ate its Devil?

Nuclear weapons vanished from memory, like the Holocaust and AIDS, once the Chainsaw Devil ate their Devils; in Part 2 an enemy schemes to win the nuclear one back.

In 2021 Chainsaw Man won the 66th edition of which publisher's prize, in the shōnen category?

Chainsaw Man took the shōnen prize at the 66th Shogakukan Manga Awards in 2021; the same year it topped Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! ranking for male readers.

In Chainsaw Man, Aki's first partner Himeno was contracted to which Devil?

Ghost: the contract lends Himeno its invisible right hand, and in the end she gives it her whole body to save her partner from Samurai Sword.

Which singer duets on 'Jane Doe', the ending theme of Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc?

Hikaru Utada was not the plan at first: the song's writer has said he began it with no singer in mind, then became convinced that only she could sing it and made the offer.

Who directed Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, taking over from the TV series' director?

Tatsuya Yoshihara had been the TV series' action director; for the film his team reworked the character designs to sit closer to the style of the original manga.

Which company released Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc in Japanese cinemas in September 2025?

Toho's release opened at number one in Japan, ending Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle's nine straight weeks on top; a month later the film won its opening weekend in North America too.

Which one-shot by Chainsaw Man's creator, published online in July 2021, topped Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2022?

Look Back follows a schoolgirl who draws manga for her class paper and the reclusive classmate who becomes her rival and friend; it reached cinemas as an anime film in 2024.

The creator of Chainsaw Man said he wanted to draw manga like the films of which country, citing 2008's The Chaser?

South Korea: he admired how The Chaser has its hero catch the villain just thirty minutes in, leaving the audience with no idea where the story can go next.

In Chainsaw Man, which Devil's contract powers Aki's nail-shaped sword?

Curse is the Devil behind the sword: three stabs summon it to crush the target, and every use costs Aki years of his own life.