If there's
one thing Tatsuki Fujimoto likes more than watching B-movies,
it's playing with the mental stability of his readers. Just when we thought the
story couldn't get any more schizophrenic, the author has just dropped a
bombshell: Part 2 of the Chainsaw Man manga comes to an end. The
news came like a bucket of cold water at the end of this week's episode,
confirming that this arc will definitely lower the curtain with chapter 232,
scheduled for March 25, 2026.
Denji's
painful attempt to be "normal"
After the
massive trauma that the climax of the first part left us with in 2020, Fujimoto
resumed serialization in 2022. This second half gave us 135 chapters full of
absurd demons, teenage existential crises, and Denji's desperate
attempt to have a normal school life while balancing his chainsaw powers. As
expected, the "normality" in Fujimoto's universe includes blood in
abundance, morally questionable decisions and zero plot armor for
the cast.
What has
the community of readers on end is the suddenness of the announcement. With
great demons loose, half-baked plots and the fate of several characters hanging
by a thread, the confirmation that the next chapter is the closure has left
everyone confused. But, let's be honest, Part 1 also ended at a very high and
heartbreaking point, so Fujimoto is just staying true to his style of kicking
the board when we least expect it.
Is Part 3
coming or will we be left suffering?
So far, the
note left in the manga makes no mention of a hypothetical "Part 3" or
a spin-off, leaving the future of Denji and Pochita up in the air.
Internet forums are already ablaze with theories: some swear that there will be
a sequel due to loose ends, while others fear that Fujimoto will decide that he
has tortured poor Denji enough and conclude the work.
Considering
that Chainsaw Man is a money-printing machine worldwide, with
anime adaptations and movies sweeping the box office, it's hard to imagine that
the publisher would allow the goose that lays the golden eggs to die so soon. However,
with Fujimoto, there are never guarantees of anything.
