Manga Review: Chainsaw Man

 

Chainsaw Man Volume 12 Japanese cover, releasing

October 4, 2022.

TL; DR:

    Overall: ★★★★★★★★★☆ (9/10)

    Storyline and progression: 9★

    Art and detail: 7.5★

    Literary elements: 8.5★

    Characters and their developments: 9★

    Collectability: 9★

Overview:

    Released in December 2018 in Japan's Shonen Jump magazine, Chainsaw Man has been Tatsuki Fujimoto's most famous manga. An anime adaptation is set to air on October 11, 2022, stirring so much hype and anticipation among millions of people. 

    "Chainsaw Man follows the story of Denji, an impoverished young man who after making a contract with a dog-like devil named Pochita, he fuses with Denji, granting him the ability to transform parts of his body into chainsaws. Denji eventually joins the Public Safety Devil Hunters, a government agency focused on fighting against devils whenever they become a threat to the world." (Chainsaw Man - Wikipedia)

Review (Minimal spoilers):

    Chainsaw Man deserves the hype, attention, and love that it receives because of its emotion- and action-packed storyline. It's like a gift that keeps giving: a reader becomes so invested in reading not because one awesome thing happened, but because so much great detail, art, and developments are being thrown at the reader! The story of Denji, the main character, changes so greatly throughout the story as he experiences many battles, betrayals, and losses.

    Chainsaw Man is a great manga to collect because it the standard price of any English-published manga: $9.99. Any lower than $9.99 is very rare to find. If you do, the manga is most likely damaged to some extent or the manga may be a work that is not good, satisfactory, and comparable to other notable works like Attack on Titan, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Chainsaw Man. Additionally, each volume of Chainsaw Man has a cover art and a back cover art that is sure to make anyone's manga collection colorful and pimped!