The series' first part, "Public Safety arc" ( 公安編, Kōan-hen), ran in Shueisha's shōnen manga anthology Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 3, 2018, [10] [11] to December 14, 2020; [12] [13] following the series' conclusion in Weekly Shōnen Jump, a second part was announced to start on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ online magazine. After being killed on a job, he is revived by his pet devil Pochita and becomes something new and dangerous - Chainsaw Man! Born on October 10, 1993, Tatsuki Fujimoto is a currently engaged manga artist, renowned for his notable works such as Fire Punch and Chainsaw Man.

In Volume 1, readers are introduced to our unlikely hero, Denji, a down-and-out teenager indebted to the Yakuza who shares a dismal existence with his pet, Pochita. I understand I can change my preference through my account settings or unsubscribe directly from any marketing communications at any time. Titled Chainsaw Man The Stage, it ran in Tokyo from September 16 to October 1 at The Galaxy Theatre, and in Kyoto from October 6–9, 2023, at the Kyoto Theater. Davinson commented that the humor of the series mainly revolves around Denji trying to get a girlfriend. In North America, the volumes of Chainsaw Man were ranked on NPD BookScan's monthly top 20 adult graphic novels list since October 2020.

In 2020, Chainsaw Man ranked tenth in the "Most Wanted Anime Adaptation" poll conducted by AnimeJapan. Regarding the devils' designs, Dacey wrote that some are "uninspired" and that the most memorable ones are "clearly designed to elicit an appreciative 'ewww '".

It was the second best-selling manga series in the first half of 2023 (period between November 2022 and May 2023), with over 4. The conflict with the Control Devil faction reaches its climax, with Denji and his comrades facing off against powerful adversaries. Lee commented that the series has an "interestingly goofy contrast between the characters and what's going on," adding that Denji's simple mind and "kind-of-horny instincts" can get tiring at times, but it does not make the series bad, and with the introduction of the "extremely interesting side characters," like Power and Makima, the story "takes a turn for the better. She noted that the series has similar elements from Army of Darkness, Devilman, Dorohedoro and inspiration from various devil-hunting series, recommending it to fans of those works. Perhaps a cynical heart, but one that nonetheless sympathizes with the struggle to find meaning or solace in a cruel and unpredictable world.Collins praised Fujimoto's penmanship, stating that the "thickly-sketched lines on individual characters and still moments convey the rough edges of [its] world. Denji is a young man trapped in poverty, working off his deceased father's debt to the yakuza by working as a Devil Hunter, aided by Pochita, his canine companion and Chainsaw Devil. The anime is directed by Ryū Nakayama (director) and Makoto Nakazono (chief episode director), with scripts by Hiroshi Seko, character designs by Kazutaka Sugiyama, and devil designs by Kiyotaka Oshiyama.

Chainsaw Man follows the story of Denji, an impoverished young man who makes a contract that fuses his body with that of a dog-like Devil named Pochita, granting him the ability to transform parts of his body into chainsaws. On December 17, 2023, at the Jump Festa '24 event, an anime film, titled Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, was announced. As the battle intensifies, the stakes rise to an unprecedented level, pushing Denji and his comrades to their limits in a relentless fight for survival. Tatsuki Fujimoto won Honorable Mention in the November 2013 Shueisha Crown Newcomers' Awards for his debut one-shot story Love is Blind. Fujimoto's bold and unconventional approach to storytelling has garnered a dedicated fan base, and his work is a testament to the boundless creativity within the medium of manga.He did not have specific plans to bring payoff to the meaningful-sounding words and things that felt "off", adding that he left various things vague to make the series' second part easier to do. The series ranked 45th on the 2020 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine; [87] it ranked 43rd on the 2021 list. Despite the series' violence and dark humor, Tatsuki Fujimoto always wanted to serialize in Weekly Shōnen Jump, but he had the feeling that his work would be "buried" if he had made a " Jump-like manga", so he tried to retain much of his individuality as a creator while making only the structure and characters Jump-like.