History Manga / ChainsawMan

* BaitAndSwitch: Part 2 seems to start out as if it has very few direct links to Part 1, with Asa/Yoru established early on as the protagonist, Denji being the only returning major character (not even appearing himself in the earliest chapters) and Yoshida being the only other returning character besides him for a long time. As the story progresses, more and more explicit {{Call Back}}s start to be made, such as [[spoiler:the Falling Devil bringing up Denji's memories of Aki's and Power's deaths, and Sugo mentioning Makima by name,]] culminating in [[spoiler:Quanxi and Samurai Sword both returning in the flesh in the middle of the Chainsaw Man Church arc]], all the while having Denji gradually take up the main-character mantle again and establishing that this is indeed a continuation of his story.

** Chapter 143: The Weapon Humans of the Chainsaw Man Church are plotting their carnage, when suddenly their fellow hybrid [[spoiler:Quanxi]] appears out of nowhere to lay waste to all of them.

* WhamEpisode: A single conversation in Chapter 122, between [[spoiler:Yoshida and Fami]], drastically escalates the stakes higher than anywhere else in Part 2 or arguably the entire series. [[spoiler:The Future Devil predicted that, of 30 random people tested, 7 will die ''within a week'' of Yoshida's conversation, and the rest will all die about a year later, in [[UsefulNotes/{{Nostradamus}} July 1999]]. Then Fami claims the first devil that "will shepherd the world to ultimate terror" has already just arrived on Earth.]]

* WhamEpisode: A single conversion in Chapter 122, between [[spoiler:Yoshida and Fami]], drastically escalates the stakes higher than anywhere else in Part 2 or arguably the entire series. [[spoiler:The Future Devil predicted that, of 30 random people tested, 7 will die ''within a week'' of Yoshida's conversation, and the rest will all die about a year later, in [[UsefulNotes/{{Nostradamus}} July 1999]]. Then Fami claims the first devil that "will shepherd the world to ultimate terror" has already just arrived on Earth.]]

* PathOfInspiration: The Church of Chainsaw Man is a religious organization [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin dedicated to worshipping Chainsaw Man]], mainly consisting of diehard fanboys, victims of devil attacks, and people who just joined for the hell of it. [[spoiler:It's also secretly being ran by the Famine Devil and the whole organization is clearly just a means to an end]].

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Haruka's organization is consistently called the "Chainsaw Man Kyōkai", but the written kanji for the last word is "協会 (organization/association)" when it's first mentioned in chapter 132, then "教会 (church/congregation)" afterward. For this reason, it was initially translated as "Chainsaw Man Society", but then became "Chainsaw Man Church", with the initial mention [[OrwellianRetcon being reedited after a few days]].

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** [[spoiler: One of the Weapon Hybrids, Longsword Man,]] appears at the end of Chapter 138.

** [[spoiler: One of the Weapon Hybrids, Sword Man,]] appears at the end of Chapter 138.

* PurelyAestheticEra: Starting from Chapter 137, the 90s setting is starting to veer into this. While the populace's fears of the new millennium is one of the narrative through lines of Part 2, Denji's date sings a Maximum the Hormone song that won't be around until 2007.

''Chainsaw Man'' is a NewWeird BlackComedy [[ShonenDemographic Shonen]] manga written by Creator/TatsukiFujimoto, author of ''Manga/FirePunch'', following Denji's new life after becoming the [[TitleDrop eponymous]] "[[SomethingPerson Chainsaw Man]]". ''Part 1'' was serialized for 97 chapters from December 2018 to December 2020 in ''Weekly Magazine/ShonenJump''. A ''Part 2'' began serialization on the more freeform ''Shonen Jump+'' digital platform on July 13th, 2022. The manga has been officially translated with a simultaneous Japanese and English release available [[https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/titles/100037 here]] and [[https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/chainsaw-man here]]. A light novel titled ''LightNovel/ChainsawManBuddyStories'' was released in Japan in 2021 and translated to English in July 2023.

''Chainsaw Man'' is a NewWeird BlackComedy [[ShonenDemographic Shonen]] manga written by Creator/TatsukiFujimoto, author of ''Manga/FirePunch'', following Denji's new life after becoming the [[TitleDrop eponymous]] "[[SomethingPerson Chainsaw Man]]". ''Part 1'' was serialized for 97 chapters from December 2018 to December 2020 in ''Weekly Magazine/ShonenJump''. A ''Part 2'' began serialization on the more freeform ''Shonen Jump+'' digital platform on July 13th, 2022. The manga has been officially translated with a simultaneous Japanese and English release available [[https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/titles/100037 here]] and [[https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/chainsaw-man here]].

* AscendedExtra: Yoshida gets more focus and becomes a main character, fulfilling Aki's role from Part 1 as Denji's StraightMan as he's joined an organization dedicated to making sure Denji lives in peace and doesn't reveal his SecretIdentity as Chainsaw Man.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Denji was quick to find Power attractive due to her bust, but quickly grew sick of her shit once her ugly and annoying personality reared its head. Even after their deal to let him squeeze her boobs, Denji momentarily forgot about said deal when Power's personality made his and Aki's home life difficult. Believe it or not, a person's personality ''will'' be a huge factor in how attractive you find them. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, Denji doesn't keep this lesson at heart when it applied to Makima.]]
** Denji notices to his disturbance that he feels almost next to nothing about [[spoiler:Himeno's death, and briefly fears that he's developing a LackOfEmpathy. It's worth pointing out that while the readers and Aki may feel emotional over her demise, Denji had only known her for roughly a day and a half by that point in-universe and thus doesn't have as much emotional attachment as those who got to know her as a person. It's not that he's losing his humanity, it's literally just that Denji didn't know Himeno all that well to be too torn up about her.]]
*** In the same train of thought, Denji comes to the uncomfortable realization that he would be largely unbothered if Power or Aki were to die, and even the grief he would feel in the event of Makima's death would probably only last a few days. In fairness to him, most of Denji's life had been spent living in terrible conditions, having no plan except "survive until tommorow", and the only positive social interaction (of the few he had) being Pochita, so it's understandable that his ability to form serious emotional attachments is rather undeveloped, and mundane things like a home, meals with good food and a nice bed to sleep in are outright luxuries that leave him generally content.
** The series is aware that age of consent is an issue instead of brushing it off like other series. Himeno teases Denji and only winds up kissing him when she's drunk, and she's [[EveryoneHasStandards regretful the next morning and glad she didn't push things further]]. In turn, this winds up throwing a red flag on [[spoiler: Makima, who progressively turns into an abusive figure toward the end of the series.]]

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: In Chapter 134, the Impostor Chainsaw Man makes a television appearance in his human form to welcome recruits to the Church of Chainsaw Man. While many believe him and join almost immediately, the next chapter points out how there are still people understandably skeptical of the Impostor's claims, especially when he refused to transform to prove he's the real deal.

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[[ThematicThemeTune Mirai!/Future!]]\\
[[ThematicThemeTune A BEAUTIFUL STAR!]]'']]

In February 2023, the mobile game ''VideoGame/GoddessOfVictoryNikke'' released a {{crossover}} event featuring ''Chainsaw Man'' characters.

A stage show is scheduled to be in production from September-October 2023, known as ''CHAINSAW MAN THE STAGE''. It stars Creator/AyaHirano as Makima.

* PathOfInspiration: The Church of Chainsaw Man is a religious organization [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin dedicated to worshipping Chainsaw Man]], mainly consisting of diehard fanboys, victims of devil attacks, and people who just joined for the hell of it. [[spoiler:It's also secretly being ran by the Famine Devil]].