Hit Manga Chainsaw Man Will End Soon, Viz Media Confirms

The deed manga Chainsaw Man from creator Tatsuki Fujimoto volition soon end, according to VIZ Media successful a punctuation provided to io9.

The 231st section of the bid confused fans connected release, fixed an abrupt and unexplained alteration to the last panel. The leafage initially concluded with a “Final section coming 3/24” stinger, but was aboriginal updated successful the Shonen Jump app to read: “To beryllium continued.”

VIZ Media, which publishes the bid successful people extracurricular of Japan, responded to the enquiry by confirming: “Chainsaw Man is ending but details are yet to beryllium confirmed.”

There’s each anticipation that this ending mightiness beryllium overblown, fixed that the bid has antecedently continued aft an 18-month hiatus, but for present it seems that the communicative volition beryllium ending with the decision of its 2nd part.

The anime adaptation from Studio MAPPA is unaffected by this announcement. The astir caller entry, Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc performed consistently good astatine the Japanese Box Office. IGN's Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc reappraisal returned a 7/10. We said: "Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc has immoderate issues and it sacrifices immoderate of the archetypal season's experimental approach, but it compensates with a compelling romance and 1 of the champion soundtracks of the year."

A 2nd play that intends to screen the “International Assassins” arc has been announced, but nary merchandise day has been given. Chainsaw Man’s power besides extends to different comics, with a caller contented of Absolute Batman paying homage to the bid with its wraparound cover.

Art by Tatsuki Fujimoto. Image Credit: Viz Media.

Mat Jones is IGN's UK Social Coordinator, and volition crook backmost into a pumpkin astatine midnight.