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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.

1 Seasons
12 Episodes
Ended
Animation Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cast & Characters
GUNFIRE
9.4/10 (6377 votes)

#1 GUNFIRE

S1:E8

Denji experiences his first, yet devastating, kiss. An intoxicated Denji is taken to Himeno's house, where she starts seducing him. Feeling torn between Makima, whom he admires, and Himeno, who is standing in front of him, he decides to fall into temptation. However, Denji then finds something in his pocket: The Chupa Chups lollipop that Makima gave him.

FROM KYOTO
9.2/10 (5122 votes)

#2 FROM KYOTO

S1:E9

A fierce battle unfolds between Denji and the menacing Samurai Sword. But even after Denji takes one of Samurai Sword's companions hostage, Samurai Sword slashes through them both until Denji is captured. Meanwhile, after seemingly being killed, Makima turns out to be alive. She sets out to rescue Denji with the help of Public Safety Devil Hunters from Kyoto, Kurose and Tendo.

KATANA VS. CHAINSAW
8.8/10 (3634 votes)

#3 KATANA VS. CHAINSAW

S1:E12

Sawatari sends the "Ghost Devil" after Hayakawa, and he's nearly killed before the "Ghost Devil" stops and hands him a cigarette with a message from Himeno. The words inside give Hayakawa the strength to kill the “Ghost Devil” and capture Sawatari. Meanwhile, Denji heads into his rematch with Samurai Sword. With a pull of the starter on his chest, he transforms into Chainsaw Man. And now, the last battle between Chainsaw Man and Samurai Sword has finally begun...

DOG & CHAINSAW
8.7/10 (6956 votes)

#4 DOG & CHAINSAW

S1:E1

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...

MEOWY'S WHEREABOUTS
8.6/10 (4756 votes)

#5 MEOWY'S WHEREABOUTS

S1:E3

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...

RESCUE
8.4/10 (4306 votes)

#6 RESCUE

S1:E4

After a fierce battle, Denji defeats the “Bat Devil” and rescues Power even after she had trapped him. He says it is all for the sake of “touching Power’s boobs”. Power mocks his ridiculous motivation saying “that’s a pretty dumb reason”, but still agrees to let him fondle her boobs. As Denji gets thrilled with the idea, he faces a sudden attack from out of nowhere...

KILL DENJI
8.4/10 (3926 votes)

#7 KILL DENJI

S1:E6

Denji and Tokyo Special Division 4 members enter a hotel to collect a piece of the Gun Devil. However, they end up being trapped on the 8th floor due to the devil’s extraordinary power. With the members being cornered on the endless 8th floor with seemingly no way to escape, the devil makes them an offer: “If you let me eat Denji, I will let all of the other devil hunters leave in one piece.”

MISSION START
8.4/10 (3164 votes)

#8 MISSION START

S1:E11

Denji and Power complete their training with Kishibe, while Aki Hayakawa makes a new contract with the "Future Devil" through Kurose and Tendo. Meanwhile, Makima threatens the yakuza boss into revealing the names of all those who have made contracts with the "Gun Devil," along with the location of Samurai Sword's hideout. The time has finally come for Public Safety to begin their counterattack against Samurai Sword and his companions.

GUN DEVIL
8.3/10 (4013 votes)

#9 GUN DEVIL

S1:E5

Aki Hayakawa, Denji, and Power start living together. Denji finally fulfills his dream of touching Power’s boobs, but is shocked when things do not turn out the way he expected. As Denji realizes that chasing his dream was more fun than achieving it, Makima approaches him and says, "If you can kill the Gun Devil, I’ll grant you one wish.”

BRUISED & BATTERED
8.1/10 (3198 votes)

#10 BRUISED & BATTERED

S1:E10

Samurai Sword's vicious attack resulted in many lost personnel for Public Safety Devil Extermination Division 4. Aki Hayakawa wakes up in a hospital bed, unable to accept the reality of losing Himeno. Kurose and Tendo then appear in front of Hayakawa, letting him know that they are now in charge of coaching him. Meanwhile, Makima introduces Denji and Power to a member of Public Safety who will act as their mentor in order to strengthen Division 4.

ARRIVAL IN TOKYO
8.0/10 (5070 votes)

#11 ARRIVAL IN TOKYO

S1:E2

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”...

THE TASTE OF A KISS
8.0/10 (3824 votes)

#12 THE TASTE OF A KISS

S1:E7

Aki gets stabbed by Kobeni while protecting Denji. Seeing this, Denji jumps inside the “Eternity Devil” and starts attacking it. He fails to kill the “Eternity Devil” and his chainsaw power ends up fading after losing too much blood. But then, he manages to restore his power after eating the devil’s flesh and drinking its blood, and begins to fight back. As Himeno watches Denji, she remembers the saying, “The Devil Hunters that devils fear are the ones with a few screws loose...”

Cast & Chracters

Denji (voice)

Denji (voice)

Actor: Kikunosuke Toya
Makima (voice)

Makima (voice)

Actor: Tomori Kusunoki
Aki Hayakawa (voice)

Aki Hayakawa (voice)

Actor: Shogo Sakata
Power (voice)

Power (voice)

Actor: Fairouz Ai

The highest rated episode of Chainsaw Man is "GUNFIRE" (S1E8) with a rating of 9.40.

This episode received 6,377 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "ARRIVAL IN TOKYO" (S1E2) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 5,070 votes.

The highest rated episode is "GUNFIRE" (S1E8) with a rating of 9.40.

This episode received 6,377 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "ARRIVAL IN TOKYO" (S1E2) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 5,070 votes.

Name Department Job
Aya Yamamoto Art Prop Designer
Haruka Motoyama Art Assistant Director of Photography
Mika Nakajima Art Art Designer
Shunsuke Taniguchi Art Assistant Director of Photography
Takuya Munemasa Art Assistant Art Director
Yusuke Takeda Art Art Direction
Teppei Ito Camera Director of Photography
Haruo Yasuba Crew Additional Music
Masato Nakazono Directing Series Director
Ryu Nakayama Directing Series Director
Tatsuya Yoshihara Directing Action Director
Haruka Yasumoto Editing Online Editor
Junichi Arai Editing Online Editor
Masato Yoshitake Editing Editor
Makoto Kimura Production Producer
Daiki Hachimaki Sound Sound Mixer
Daiki Tsuneta Sound Theme Song Performance
Katsuhiro Nakano Sound Sound Effects
Kenshi Yonezu Sound Theme Song Performance
Kensuke Ushio Sound Original Music Composer
Kisuke Koizumi Sound Sound Director
Benjamin Faure Visual Effects Opening/Ending Animation
Extra Visual Effects Opening/Ending Animation
Hayato Kurosaki Visual Effects Opening/Ending Animation
Kaito Tomioka Visual Effects Opening/Ending Animation
Kazumasa Yokokawa Visual Effects 3D Director
Kazutaka Sugiyama Visual Effects Character Designer
Keiichiro Watanabe Visual Effects Opening/Ending Animation
Kiyotaka Oshiyama Visual Effects Creature Design
Kouki Fujimoto Visual Effects Opening/Ending Animation
Ligton Visual Effects Opening/Ending Animation
Lu Taiwei Visual Effects Opening/Ending Animation
Megumi Iwabuchi Visual Effects 2D Artist
Moaang Visual Effects Opening/Ending Animation
Motoi Okuno Visual Effects 3D Director
Naoki Miyajima Visual Effects Opening/Ending Animation
Naomi Nakano Visual Effects Color Designer
Oh Su-min Visual Effects Opening/Ending Animation
Riki Matsuura Visual Effects Opening/Ending Animation
Shingo Yamashita Visual Effects Opening/Ending Animation
Shinya Ito Visual Effects Opening/Ending Animation
Shoichi Visual Effects Opening/Ending Animation
Shota Goshozono Visual Effects Opening/Ending Animation
Souta Yamazaki Visual Effects Opening/Ending Animation
Tam Lu Visual Effects Opening/Ending Animation
Vercreek Visual Effects Opening/Ending Animation
Yen BM Visual Effects Opening/Ending Animation
Yohei Miyahara Visual Effects Layout Supervisor
Hiroshi Seko Writing Series Composition
Keisuke Seshimo Writing Creative Producer
Tatsuki Fujimoto Writing Comic Book

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