Chainsaw Man

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: CSM
Japanese: チェンソーマン
English: Chainsaw Man
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Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 12, 2022 to Dec 28, 2022
Premiered: Fall 2022
Broadcast: Wednesdays at 00:00 (JST)
Producers: dugout
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: MAPPA
Source: Manga
Genres: ActionAction, FantasyFantasy
Themes: GoreGore, Urban FantasyUrban Fantasy
Demographic: ShounenShounen
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Statistics

Score: 8.471 (scored by 931176931,176 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #1532
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #67
Members: 1,658,423
Favorites: 49,303

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Ranked #153Popularity #67Members 1,658,423
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Episodes: /12

Synopsis

Denji is robbed of a normal teenage life, left with nothing but his deadbeat father's overwhelming debt. His only companion is his pet, the chainsaw devil Pochita, with whom he slays devils for money that inevitably ends up in the yakuza's pockets. All Denji can do is dream of a good, simple life: one with delicious food and a beautiful girlfriend by his side. But an act of greedy betrayal by the yakuza leads to Denji's brutal, untimely death, crushing all hope of him ever achieving happiness.

Remarkably, an old contract allows Pochita to merge with the deceased Denji and bestow devil powers on him, changing him into a hybrid able to transform his body parts into chainsaws. Because Denji's new abilities pose a significant risk to society, the Public Safety Bureau's elite devil hunter Makima takes him in, letting him live as long as he obeys her command. Guided by the promise of a content life alongside an attractive woman, Denji devotes everything and fights with all his might to make his naive dreams a reality.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Chainsaw Man was released in four volumes on Blu-ray and DVD from January 27, 2023, to April 28, 2023. It adapts chapters 1-38 of the original manga.

Characters & Voice Actors

Power

Main
Fairouz Ai
Japanese

Denji

Main
Toya, Kikunosuke
Japanese

Makima

Main
Kusunoki, Tomori
Japanese

Hayakawa, Aki

Main
Sakata, Shougo
Japanese

Reze

Supporting
Ueda, Reina
Japanese

Higashiyama, Kobeni

Supporting
Takahashi, Karin
Japanese

Pochita

Supporting
Izawa, Shiori
Japanese

Himeno

Supporting
Ise, Mariya
Japanese

Angel Devil

Supporting
Uchida, Maaya
Japanese

Kishibe

Supporting
Tsuda, Kenjirou
Japanese

Staff

Nakai, Yuusuke
Assistant Producer
Nakayama, Ryuu
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation


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Opening Theme

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"KICK BACK" by Kenshi Yonezu (米津玄師)
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Ending Theme

1: "CHAINSAW BLOOD" by Vaundy (eps 1)
2: "Zanki (残機)" by ZUTOMAYO (ずっと真夜中でいいのに。) (eps 2)
3: "Hawatari 2-oku Centi (刃渡り2億センチ)" by Maximum the Hormone (マキシマム ザ ホルモン) (eps 3)
4: "Jouzai (錠剤)" by TOOBOE (eps 4)
5: "In the Backroom (インザバックルーム)" by syudou (eps 5)
6: "Dainou-teki na Rendez-vous (大脳的なランデブー)" by Kanaria (eps 6)
7: "Chu, Tayousei (ちゅ、多様性。)" by ano (eps 7)
8: "first death" by TK from Ling tosite sigure (TK from 凛として時雨) (eps 8)
9: "Deep down" by Aimer (eps 9)
10: "DOGLAND" by PEOPLE 1 (eps 10)
11: "VIOLENCE (バイオレンス)" by Ziyoou-vachi (女王蜂) (eps 11)
12: "Fight Song (ファイトソング)" by Eve (eps 12)

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Reviews

Apr 9, 2023
Chainsaw Man is not overhyped, not in the slightest. I’ll repeat it again for the people in the back. Chainsaw Man deserves the hype and is every bit as good as it’s made out to be. Maybe it doesn’t have as many universally appealing ideas as Demon Slayer or Jujutsu Kaisen. And its much more prickly exterior might serve as a barrier to entry for fans that have grown accustomed to the generic shounen-type stories that are regurgitated every season like that once-cute now-tiresome Christmas ornament that your family brings out every year. But I believe that it is exactly that prickly exterior derived from ...
Dec 9, 2023
Mixed Feelings
Did it live up to the hype?

Short Answer:

No

Longer Answer:

Chainsaw Man or CSM for short is undoubtedly the biggest anime this year with over 500k people having it in their PTW before its release. With many claiming it to be one of the of the best anime this year but in reality CSM isn’t anything special, it's just another action Shonen and is no better than anything we’ve had in recent years.

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Dec 27, 2022
Chainsaw man is the fulfilment of shonen, the zenith of the medium, the apex of creativity…. At least that’s what you thought I’d say, right? In reality, chainsaw man is nothing more than a cheap gimmicky shonen that plays on the horniness of teenaged males, relies on shock value and uses flashy animation to make people overlook the mediocre plot.

For the past 2.5 years now, I’ve heard nothing but incessant hype from CSM stans on twitter and Reddit about how this series is so peak and so gas etc etc., and like most of the things these kids hype up these days, this was overblown. ...

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'Chainsaw Man' Announces Supporting Cast

'Chainsaw Man' Announces Supporting Cast

The official website of the Chainsaw Man television anime announced on Friday six additional cast members. The anime series adapting Tatsuki Fujimoto's action a...read more


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