Tatsuji Fujimoto may have abruptly published the final chapter of Chainsaw Man earlier this year, but through memes and the ongoing anime adaptation, Denji still lives on in our hearts. I myself read the bulk of Chainsaw Man online, and as someone who did genuinely love the ending, have been waiting for a decent sale to start picking up physical volumes.
Whether you’re already into the series or have been looking for an excuse to pick up something new, it’s worth checking out Amazon’s latest book and manga sale, where the first Chainsaw Man box set has dropped to its lowest price of the year.
Chainsaw Man Box Set Drops to Lowest Price of the Year
The full box set includes the first 11 volumes of Chainsaw Man, collecting all 97 chapters of the Public Safety Arc. Normally priced at $114.99, Amazon’s discount has brought the full collection down to just $63.27, equivalent to roughly $6 per volume.
The 11 volumes are housed in a box with illustrations dedicated to some of the most prominent characters: Denji, Power, Aki, and Chainsaw Man. Amazon’s version of the box set also comes with a double-sided poster. One side shows young Denji, while the other depicts a psychedelic take on his Chainsaw Man form.
For newcomers, Chainsaw Man follows a destitute and orphaned teenager, Denji, who fights local Devils to make ends meet. One betrayal leads him to death’s door, but some interesting moves by his trusty dog-like companion, Pochita, bring Denji back as a half-Devil himself. Now empowered by his new Chainsaw Man form, Denji is recruited to join an eclectic crew of government-run Devil Hunters.
While Chainsaw Man follows a somewhat traditional shonen structure shaped by increasingly daunting Devil enemies, the narrative goes beyond your usual power scaling. Fujimoto’s work is particularly well-regarded for its genuinely deep and often devastating storylines, which I suppose you can take as a warning.
So far, the anime has covered the first 38 chapters, while the Reze Arc movie covered the next 13. In other words, reading this specific box set will put you ahead of the curve for season 2.
Future of Chainsaw Man
As mentioned, this particular box set covers the Public Safety Arc. The second part of the manga came to a rather abrupt end with Chapter 232 this past March. While many fans expected additional arcs, Fujimoto himself appears happily freed from Chainsaw Man.
MAPPA’s anime adaptation, however, still has some ways to go. The studio is reportedly aiming to release season 2, which adapts the International Assassins Arc, in the Fall 2027 season. We were particularly big fans of season 1, saying it “not only does justice to the source material, but actively adds to it with cinema-inspired visuals” in our 9/10 review.
Otherwise, fans of Fujimoto should look out for a new live action adaptation of the author’s more tender one shot, Look Back, which is getting a limited theatrical release in North American this December.
