Chainsaw Man: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and 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. Unfortunately, he has outlived his usefulness and is murdered by a devil in contract with the yakuza. However, in an unexpected turn of events, Pochita merges with Denji's dead body and grants him the powers of a chainsaw devil. Now able to transform parts of his body into chainsaws, a revived Denji uses his new abilities to quickly and brutally dispatch his enemies. Catching the eye of the official devil hunters who arrive at the scene, he is offered work at the Public Safety Bureau as one of them. Now with the means to face even the toughest of enemies, Denji will stop at nothing to achieve his simple teenage dreams.

Series details

• Title: Chainsaw Man
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime, Horror, Supernatural
• Premiere date: 2022-10-11
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 24 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 63451
• IMDb ID: tt13616990
• TVDB ID: 397934

Cast and credited roles

• Kikunosuke Toya — Denji
• Tomori Kusunoki — Makima
• Shogo Sakata — Aki Hayakawa
• Ai Fairouz — Power

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-10-11; final listed air date 2025-09-19.

Source and licence

Adapted from Chainsaw Man on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.