Chainsaw Man

Denji is robbed of a normal teenage life, left with nothing but his deadbeat father's overwhelming debt. His only companion is his pet, the chainsaw devil Pochita, with whom he slays devils for money that inevitably ends up in the yakuza's pockets. All Denji can do is dream of a good, simple life: one with delicious food and a beautiful girlfriend by his side. But an act of greedy betrayal by the yakuza leads to Denji's brutal, untimely death, crushing all hope of him ever achieving happiness.

Remarkably, an old contract allows Pochita to merge with the deceased Denji and bestow devil powers on him, changing him into a hybrid able to transform his body parts into chainsaws. Because Denji's new abilities pose a significant risk to society, the Public Safety Bureau's elite devil hunter Makima takes him in, letting him live as long as he obeys her command. Guided by the promise of a content life alongside an attractive woman, Denji devotes everything and fights with all his might to make his naive dreams a reality.

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Power Main

Fairouz Ai Japanese

Denji Main

Toya, Kikunosuke Japanese

Makima Main

Kusunoki, Tomori Japanese

Hayakawa, Aki Main

Sakata, Shougo Japanese

Reze Supporting

Ueda, Reina Japanese

Higashiyama, Kobeni Supporting

Takahashi, Karin Japanese

Pochita Supporting

Izawa, Shiori Japanese

Himeno Supporting

Ise, Mariya Japanese

Angel Devil Supporting

Uchida, Maaya Japanese

Kishibe Supporting

Tsuda, Kenjirou Japanese

Seshimo, Keisuke Producer

Kimura, Makoto Producer

Nakai, Yuusuke Assistant Producer

Nakayama, Ryuu Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation

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Apr 19, 2025

uchu_no_otaku

Recommended

Chainsaw Man came in swinging — literally — and honestly, it was a bloody good time. I’m a sucker for well-animated gore and clean fight choreography, and this show served both on a silver platter. MAPPA really flexed hard on the animation. From Denji’s messy brawls to Power’s chaotic entrances, everything felt sharp and alive.

What kept me locked in was the story flow — it’s gritty, unpredictable, and kind of unhinged in the best way. Denji’s goals? Super questionable, but weirdly relatable. And the powers? Absolutely cool. The devil system, contracts, all that dark twisted energy — loved it.

But if I had to nitpick, it’s ... the lack of backstory for some of the side characters. I wanted more depth, especially for folks like Aki and Himeno. They had so much potential, and the show just moved too fast to really dig into their layers.

Still, I had a blast. Chainsaw Man might not be for everyone, but if you like dark themes, blood flying in every direction, and a story that doesn’t follow typical shounen rules, this one hits different.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Aug 23, 2024

sakshiagain17

Mixed Feelings

Funny

Honestly, if this were Aki´s story i would have watched 500 episodes, Aki should be the main character not the pervert of Denji (i think the perfect word to describe him is PAJERO in spanish).
So, i think is understandable that Denji is such a pervert, considering how he grew up, but its still unbearable. We got it you are a virgin and dont wanna die that way, but why focus the plot on his relationships with women if it's not going to lead to anything?

Denji does not have a goal beside eating and thinking of get laid, is such a boring main character, ... and not only because of that, also because the story itself dont wanna be more than that. Is also predictable, you can tell who is gonna die, and sadly who should die is Denji and the story should focus on Aki or any other character that is less boring (Kobeni would be a good main character as well).

On the other hand, the story starts a little slow, but after about episode 5, the story keeps you watching, and about the animation, is so good, the opening and the endings are amazing as well, the ending 8 is ART as i was watching the first 15 seconds i was thinking "i would watch 200 animes of this" and the ending 12 is done by my favorite japanese singer! so definetly i didnt skip any of them and i think are pretty iconic.

THATS IT. Denji = pajero and boring Aki = god

English is no my first lenguage btw, and anyway im not really interested of doing a good review of this anime, since they werent really interested of doing a good story.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Dec 27, 2024

MidniteAndBeyond

Not Recommended

I spent the whole show prepping this review, trying to think of some justification as to why I'm able to enjoy something like Higurashi and Deadpool, but I wasn't able to enjoy this. And... I got nothin. It just didn't click with me and I apologize if that's frustrating and contradictory to the other pieces of media I've consumed. I just couldn't vibe with this one. I still stand by the visuals in this show being fantastic, which was the whole reason why I wanted to watch it in the first place. The lighting and colors specifically are unbelievably gorgeous. But I just couldn't bring ... myself to care about the story at all when its being led by characters that just have nothing to them other then "i want to kill and touch bewbies, plz". I know that the story is far from over, so there's probably a lot more depth that I've yet to realize. But I don't know. I just kinda need more to work with right from the get-go than just mindless gore and sexual harassment. If the anime ever continues, I'm gonna have to force myself to keep up with it week to week, because I can't see myself binging another season of this.

5.5/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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