46 Fun Facts About Chainsaw Man

Who created Chainsaw Man?

Tatsuki Fujimoto created Chainsaw Man, writing and drawing it himself from its December 2018 debut; Part 1 concluded in December 2020.

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?

Fujimoto based the Denji-Pochita bond on Finn and Jake from Adventure Time.

How does Denji transform into Chainsaw Man?

Fujimoto's very first idea was a hero who sprouted a chainsaw from his head when a cord was pulled.

To whom does Denji owe his dead father's debt at the start of the story?

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?

Makima later tries to void the contract by crushing exactly those ordinary dreams.

According to the series, Devils are born from what?

Devils are born from humanity's fears; the more feared a concept, the stronger its Devil, which is why the Gun Devil is among the most powerful.

What is a Fiend?

Power is the Blood Fiend; Denji, having merged with Pochita, is a hybrid rather than a Fiend.

Which government agency recruits Denji?

Makima recruits Denji into the Public Safety Devil Hunters, where he is partnered with Aki Hayakawa and Power in Tokyo Special Division 4.

Which Devil is the ultimate target Makima sets for Denji after he joins Public Safety?

The Gun Devil, which killed over a million people in minutes, is Public Safety's prime target; the United States later launches part of it at Makima, who defeats it.

Power is a Fiend created from which Devil?

Power is the Blood Fiend: she shapes her own blood into hammers and spears, and is partnered with Denji under Aki Hayakawa.

What is the name of Power's beloved cat?

Power's cat is Meowy; after the Bat Devil swallows her, Power tries to trade Denji to the Bat Devil to get Meowy back.

Which South Park character inspired Power?

Fujimoto, a South Park fan, modeled Power's selfish, boastful personality on Eric Cartman.

Makima is eventually revealed to be which Devil?

Makima is the Control Devil, one of the Four Horsemen; she can command anyone she deems beneath her, and Denji finally defeats her by eating her.

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

Makima kills Power in front of Denji moments after he asks to be her dog; the shock leaves him catatonic until Power, reborn from her blood, rouses him.

Which character does the Gun Devil possess after Makima defeats it?

The Gun Devil takes over Aki Hayakawa's body; as the Gun Fiend he attacks Denji during a snowball fight, and Denji is forced to kill him.

Who is Nayuta?

Kishibe retrieves her from China so the government cannot exploit her.

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

Asa Mitaka shares her body with the War Devil, who revived her after a classmate contracted to the Justice Devil killed her, in exchange for control of her body.

What is the War Devil's name?

Yoru is the War Devil, one of the Four Horsemen alongside Control, Famine and Death; she shares Asa Mitaka's body and seeks revenge on Chainsaw Man, who weakened her.

Where does the Eternity Devil trap Special Division 4 during the Bat Devil's aftermath?

The Eternity Devil traps the hunters on the eighth floor of the Morin Hotel, looping the stairs back on themselves, until Denji fights it from inside its body.

How many tankōbon volumes make up Part 1 of Chainsaw Man?

Part 1, the Public Safety Saga, fills 11 volumes covering chapters 1 to 97; volume 11 was published in March 2021.

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

Chainsaw Man won the Harvey Award for Best Manga in 2021, 2022 and 2023; the Harveys, named for cartoonist Harvey Kurtzman, are presented at New York Comic Con.

Which cartoon duo inspired the dynamic between Denji and Pochita?

Fujimoto modeled the Denji–Pochita bond on Finn and Jake, the boy-and-dog duo of Cartoon Network's Adventure Time.

Which novel character inspired Makima as an 'unfathomable being' hiding her sadness?

The final Denji-Makima fight was modelled on Kizumonogatari's duel between Araragi and Kiss-shot.

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

MAPPA pitched the adaptation to Shueisha itself.

Who directed the 2022 anime series?

Ryū Nakayama directed the 12-episode 2022 series at MAPPA, which aired from October to December 2022.

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

Kenshi Yonezu wrote and sang 'Kick Back', which interpolates Morning Musume's 'Souda! We're Alive'; King Gnu's Daiki Tsuneta co-arranged it.

What is unusual about the anime's ending themes?

Every one of the 12 episodes has a different ending theme and sequence, from Vaundy's 'Chainsaw Blood' in episode 1 to Eve's 'Fight Song' in the finale.

Who voices Denji in the Japanese anime?

Kikunosuke Toya, a near-unknown newcomer chosen through auditions, voices Denji in the Japanese anime.

Who voices Makima in Japanese?

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

Which of Denji's partners can swim through solid objects?

Beam, the Shark Fiend, swims through walls and floors as though they were water; he idolizes Denji, whom he reverently calls Chainsaw.

The Angel Devil can drain what from people through touch?

He becomes Aki's partner after Himeno's death and later loses both arms to the Darkness Devil.

Reze, the love interest of the anime film, is secretly which Devil?

Reze is the Bomb Devil hybrid, a foreign agent who transforms by pulling the pin on her choker; she was sent to steal Denji's heart.

Where does Denji first meet Reze?

She later teaches him to swim during a night-time break-in at her school pool.

In which prefecture was the creator of Chainsaw Man born?

Tatsuki Fujimoto was born in Akita Prefecture in northern Japan; he studied Western painting at Tohoku University of Art and Design in neighboring Yamagata.

What was the creator's first serialised manga, which ran on Shōnen Jump+ from 2016 to 2018?

He said he wrote Denji to be more emotional than Fire Punch's protagonist Agni.

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

Part 1 takes place in 1997 in a timeline where the Soviet Union never collapsed; it is the Soviets who send Reze to steal Denji's heart.

Because the Chainsaw Devil ate the relevant Devil, which of these has been erased from human memory?

Nuclear weapons vanished from memory when the Chainsaw Devil ate the Nuclear Weapons Devil; Makima lists them alongside AIDS and the Nazis among the erased, and the War Devil schemes to bring them back in Part 2.

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.

Aki's first partner Himeno was contracted to which Devil, lending her an invisible right hand?

Himeno's contract with the Ghost Devil gave her an invisible right hand; she gave the Ghost Devil her whole body to fight Samurai Sword and protect Aki.

Which singer duets on 'Jane Doe', the ending theme of the 2025 Reze Arc film?

'Jane Doe' pairs Kenshi Yonezu with Hikaru Utada; Yonezu also wrote the film's main theme 'Iris Out', and Kensuke Ushio returned from the TV series to score it.

Who directed the Reze Arc film, taking over from the TV series' director?

Tatsuya Yoshihara, the TV series' action director, directed the Reze Arc film; Hiroshi Seko wrote the screenplay and Kazutaka Sugiyama returned as character designer.

Which company released the Reze Arc film in Japanese cinemas on September 19, 2025?

Toho distributed Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc in Japan from September 19, 2025; MAPPA, which made the TV series, animated the film.

Which Fujimoto one-shot, published on Shōnen Jump+ in July 2021, topped Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2022?

Look Back, a roughly 140-page one-shot about two young manga artists, appeared on Shōnen Jump+ in July 2021 and topped the male-readers ranking of Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2022.

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

Fujimoto said he wanted to draw manga like South Korean films, admiring how The Chaser catches its villain thirty minutes in and leaves you wondering what comes next.

Which Devil's contract powers Aki's nail-shaped sword at the cost of his lifespan?

Aki's sword comes from his contract with the Curse Devil: three stabs summon its giant hand to kill the target, and each use shortens Aki's life.