Chainsaw Man Vol. 17

Chainsaw Man Vol. 17

Broke young man + chainsaw demon = Chainsaw Man!

Denji was a small-time devil hunter just trying to survive in a harsh world. After being killed on a job, he is revived by his pet devil Pochita and becomes something new and dangerous—Chainsaw Man!

As Public Safety starts to close in on the leaders of the Chainsaw Man Church, the organization’s terrifying true plan will be revealed. Meanwhile, both Asa and Denji will have to make tough decisions when their own lives are on the line!

Series overview: Denji’s a poor young man who’ll do anything for money, even hunting down devils with his pet devil Pochita. He’s a simple man with simple dreams, drowning under a mountain of debt. But his sad life gets turned upside down one day when he’s betrayed by someone he trusts. Now with the power of a devil inside him, Denji’s become a whole new man – Chainsaw Man!

Biographical Notes:

Tatsuki Fujimoto won Honorable Mention in the November 2013 Shueisha Crown Newcomers’ Awards for his debut one-shot story Love is Blind. His first series Fire Punch ran for eight volumes. Chainsaw Man began serialization in 2018 in Weekly Shonen Jump.

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The series has over 16 million copies in print, and the seventh best-selling manga in 2021 with over 5 million copies sold.

Won 2nd place in the 5th Next Manga Award in 2019, the Harvey Award for Best Manga in 2021, 2022 and 2023, the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award for Best Shōnen Manga in 2021 and the 27th Manga Barcelona for Best Shōnen Manga in 2021.

Won 3 Japan Expo Awards in 2022 and the Best Manga award at the Japan Expo Awards in 2023.

Nominated for the 3rd annual Tsutaya Comic Award in 2019, the 13th Manga Taishō in 2020, the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material – Asia in 2022 and for the Best Series Award at the 51st Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2024.

More details on Tatsuki Fujimoto:

Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Twitter Page

Chainsaw Man’s Official Twitter Page

More works by Tatsuki Fujimoto