Chainsaw Man Vol 1: Volume 1

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Chainsaw Man, vol. 6] (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020 . Retrieved February 27, 2020.

Chainsaw Man, vol. 11] (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021 . Retrieved January 19, 2021. Chainsaw Man, vol. 8] (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020 . Retrieved July 8, 2020. a b Ressler, Karen (December 10, 2018). "Viz's Shonen Jump Adds Haikyu!!, Demon Slayer, More to Simulpublishing Lineup". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 30, 2019 . Retrieved September 14, 2019. Chainsaw Man, Vol. 7". Viz Media. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021 . Retrieved June 30, 2021. Ressler, Karen (November 26, 2018). "Viz's Shonen Jump to Preview Chainsaw Man by Fire Punch's Fujimoto". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021 . Retrieved September 14, 2019.This is a mostly spoiler-free (there are some context-less images) review of the entire first part of Chainsaw Man (volumes 1-11). My goal is to encourage everyone to read at least as far as volume 3, and preferably (if this review is as persuasive as I’d like it to be) through volume 6 before writing the series off as simple, juvenile, needlessly vulgar, or some combination of all of these. Tatsuki Fujimoto is neither a simple nor juvenile writer, though that doesn’t stop them from indulging in the mindless joy of drawing a chainsaw-armed creature messily murderizing some zombies. But blood-splattered action is by no means all this series has to offer.

a b "Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Archived from the original on December 26, 2020 . Retrieved July 8, 2020. Chainsaw Man is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto. 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, [1] [2] to December 14, 2020; [3] [4] following the series' conclusion in Weekly Shōnen Jump, a second part was announced to start on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ online magazine. [5] On December 19, 2020, it was announced that the second part, "School arc" ( 学校編, Gakkō-hen), would feature Denji going to school. [6] The second part began serialization on July 13, 2022. [7] [8] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on March 4, 2019. [9] As of August 4, 2023, 15 volumes have been released. [10] Chainsaw Man, vol. 12] (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022 . Retrieved August 13, 2022. Chainsaw Man, vol. 10] (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on January 3, 2021 . Retrieved November 24, 2020.Chainsaw Man, vol. 13] (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023 . Retrieved November 16, 2022. Chainsaw Man, Vol. 10". Viz Media. Archived from the original on January 3, 2022 . Retrieved November 3, 2021. Other media for this series include a novel titled Chainsaw Man: Buddy Stories that was released in November 2021 written by Sakaku Hishikawa, with illustrations by Tatsuki Fujimoto. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 3, 2018. Archived from the original on December 7, 2020 . Retrieved July 8, 2020.

Chainsaw Man, Vol. 9". Viz Media. Archived from the original on November 1, 2021 . Retrieved November 1, 2021. Morrissy, Kim (January 27, 2019). "Everything You Need to Know about MANGA Plus by Shueisha". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 6, 2019 . Retrieved September 14, 2019. Chainsaw Man, vol. 9] (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020 . Retrieved September 21, 2020.

The plot itself basic. Not every story is supposed to be intricate with a dozen branching subplots and characters to go with, but this feels very formulaic, as in, like every shonen manga ever, though more horny. And the writing feels immature, unedited, and not cohesive at all in some places. It's like if Mineta was the protagonist of My Hero Academia. Chainsaw Man was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2018 until 2020, when it then transferred to Shonen Jump+ online magazine, where the current story continues. The series is currently collected in 11 Tankōbon volumes.