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Chainsaw Man

When his father died, Denji was stuck with a huge debt and no way to pay it back. Thanks to a Devil dog he saved named Pochita, he's able to survive through odd jobs and killing Devils for the Yakuza. Pochita's chainsaw powers come in handy against these powerful demons. When the Yakuza betrays him and he's killed by the Zombie Devil, Pochita sacrifices himself to save his former master. Now Denji has been reborn as some kind of weird Devil-Human hybrid. He is now a Chainsaw Man! Use this page to compare tone, genre fit (Animation, Action, Comedy), first airing in 2022, and whether this series is worth starting now.

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Story of Chainsaw Man

When his father died, Denji was stuck with a huge debt and no way to pay it back. Thanks to a Devil dog he saved named Pochita, he's able to survive through odd jobs and killing Devils for the Yakuza. Pochita's chainsaw powers come in handy against these powerful demons. When the Yakuza betrays him and he's killed by the Zombie Devil, Pochita sacrifices himself to save his former master. Now Denji has been reborn as some kind of weird Devil-Human hybrid. He is now a Chainsaw Man!

Use this page to compare tone, genre fit (Animation, Action, Comedy), first airing in 2022, and whether this series is worth starting now.

Title facts

  • Type Series
  • Release year 2022
  • Released 11 Oct 2022
  • Content rating TV-MA
  • IMDb rating IMDb 8.3/10 from 95,854 votes
  • Genres Animation, Action, Comedy
  • Languages Japanese, English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian
  • Countries Japan
  • Seasons 1 season

Cast

Kikunosuke Toya, Ryan Colt Levy, Tomori Kusunoki

Direction and writing

Written by: Tatsuki Fujimoto

Awards and recognition

10 wins & 33 nominations total

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