Series synopsis
Chainsaw Man, also known as チェンソーマン is a Japanese animation action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy comedy television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on October 12, 2022. It ended on December 28, 2022. It stars Kikunosuke Toya, Tomori Kusunoki, Shogo Sakata and Fairouz Ai.
Denji has a simple dream—to live a happy and peaceful life, spending time with a girl he likes. This is a far cry from reality, however, as Denji is forced by the yakuza into killing devils in order to pay off his crushing debts. Using his pet devil Pochita as a weapon, he is ready to do anything for a bit of cash.
Premise
Denji has a simple dream—to live a happy and peaceful life, spending time with a girl he likes. This is a far cry from reality, however, as Denji is forced by the yakuza into killing devils in order to pay off his crushing debts. Using his pet devil Pochita as a weapon, he is ready to do anything for a bit of cash.
Premise: IF YOU’RE GONNA GET IN OUR WAY… THEN DIE!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kikunosuke Toya as Denji (voice)
- Tomori Kusunoki as Makima (voice)
- Shogo Sakata as Aki Hayakawa (voice)
- Fairouz Ai as Power (voice)
Guest cast
- Mariya Ise as Himeno (voice)
- Kouki Miyata as Zombie Devil (voice)
- Hinata Tadokoro as Tomato Devil (voice)
- Hiroki Matsukawa as Zombie (voice)
- Takahiro Hirai as Zombie (voice)
- Kenichi Mine as Zombie (voice)
- Marina Inoue as Child Denji (voice)
- Takuya Nakashima as Subordinate B (voice)
- Takashi Uezumiya as Henchman (voice)
- Kohsei Hirota as Yakuza (voice)
- Takehiro Hasu as Clerk (voice)
- Haruo Satou as Policeman A (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | October 12, 2022 | December 28, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DOG & CHAINSAW Denji is a teenager who lives his life as a Devil Hunter. Aiming to pay off the debt he inherited from his father, he starts hunting devils for the yakuza with his buddy Pochita, a "Chainsaw Devil", while living a tragically poor life. Just when things seem like they couldn't get any worse, Denji gets betrayed and killed by the yakuza. As Denji starts passing out, he hears someone calling from inside his head... |
October 12, 2022 |
| 2 |
ARRIVAL IN TOKYO After being taken into custody by Makima, one of the Public Safety Devil Hunters, Denji finds himself head over heels in love with her thanks to her suggestive insinuations. Wishing to team up with Makima, Denji arrives at the Devil Hunters Headquarters in Tokyo, and gets introduced to Aki Hayakawa, a senior hunter that he was supposed to partner with. But then Hayakawa beats Denji up, and demands that he “quit this job”... |
October 19, 2022 |
| 3 |
MEOWY'S WHEREABOUTS Denji decides that his new dream is "to fondle some boobs." His partner, Power the Blood Fiend, offers to let him feel her boobs only if he rescues her old pet cat Meowy from a devil. With his dream in sight, Denji is all fired up and ready to go, until... |
October 26, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 12, 2022 |
| Last aired | December 28, 2022 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 00:00:00 |