
Chainsaw Man, the manga
Chainsaw Man, the manga written and drawn by Tatsuki Fujimoto (Fire Punch) which debuted for Planet Manga a few weeks ago, ended today on Weekly Shonen Jump # 2, very close to its conclusion. As previously reported a few days ago, the shonen manga has finished its "first story arc" and will return with a new series that will be serialized directly on Shueisha's Shonen Jump Plus app.When it returns, however, it is not been revealed yet.
Here is the synopsis of Chainsaw Man:
Denji is a poor boy, covered in debt, who makes a living by killing demons using his loyal Pochita, a demonic dog-chainsaw. his only friend. Fate has always been hard on Denji, but now it's about to take everything away from him. Everything, except Pochita's loyalty, who will offer her owner the opportunity to live a new cutting life. From the author of Fire Punch, the new phenomenon that has ignited the pages of Shonen Jump, as crazy, lethal and thundering as the sharpest of rotating blades!
Tatsuki Fujimoto in Italy
Tatsuki Fujimoto, the author of Chainsaw Man, is known to Italian readers for another stuff: Fire Punch published by Edizioni Star Comics. Even Fire Punch lasted relatively shortly by shonen standards or only 8 volumes all already published in Italy.Here is the synopsis of Fire Punch:
The terrible "Ice Witch" has transformed the world in an expanse of snow, hunger and madness. And whoever is cold is tremendously attracted to fire… Does the "blessing" descended on Agni represent a hope or rather a curse? Agni and Luna are two orphan brothers, both endowed with the power of regeneration. They try by all means to help the people of their village to survive, until they are attacked by Doma, a man with the "blessing" of the flames, who condemns them to a cruel fate…
Buy Chainsaw Man 1 published by Planet Manga.