Chainsaw Man Manga Roars Past 29 Million Copies in Print

While the Chainsaw Man anime has been off screens for a little while in preparation for the Reze Arc film, Tatsuki Fujimoto's manga is still going strong in its second part, bringing forth the story of Denji dealing with Asa – or realistically, Asa dealing with Denji. Before volume 19 releases in Japan on December 4, the Shonen Jump website revealed in an editor's comment that the entire series has surpassed 29 million copies sold (digitally) and printed (physically). The figure did not note whether or not the stat is worldwide or just centered on Japan. This print run update brings the Chainsaw Man manga an increase of one million copies in print since the last update in July 2024 and two million copies since the May 2024 update . Since the previous episode of the anime adaptation was released, the manga has published over six million copies, going from over 23 million copies in January 2023 to now over 29 million copies as of the release of the 19th volume. The editor's comment announcing the updated stats thanked fans "for all their support."  RELATED: Ano's Chainsaw Man Anime Episode 7 Ending Theme Surpasses 100 Million Streams The  Chainsaw Man TV anime premiered in Japan on October 11, 2022, with Crunchyroll streaming as it aired. A sequel anime film based on the Reze Arc was announced in December 2023, with MAPPA continuing to produce. The TV anime is described as such: Denji is a teenage boy living with a Chainsaw Devil named Pochita. Due to the debt his father left behind, he has been living a rock-bottom life while repaying his debt by harvesting devil corpses with Pochita. One day, Denji is betrayed and killed. As his consciousness fades, he makes a contract with Pochita and gets revived as "Chainsaw Man" — a man with a devil's heart.  Source: Shonen Jump Website

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