I tried to read chainsaw man a few times but I really am not feeling it. I think the anime might be better so I will try again later. I still would recommend it since the anime looks good.

Chainsaw Man has been exciting fans since the debut of the very first chapter, and like a fine wine, it only gets better with age. Denji has gone from being a mildly perverted young man to an interesting protagonist, and the world of Chainsaw Man continues to evolve in exciting ways in Chainsaw Man Volume 6. After defeating Samurai Sword, Denji and the rest of the Public Safety Devil Hunters finally get closer to finding and eliminating the Gun Devil.

Chainsaw Man Volume 6 is created, written, and illustrated by mangaka Tatsuki Fujimoto and localized in English by VIZ Media’s Shonen Jump imprint. The localization team includes translation by Amanda Haley, touch-up art and lettering by Sabrina Heep, design by Julian (JR) Robinson, and edited by Alexis Kirsch. Chainsaw Man Volume 6 picks up at chapter 44 and continues the relationship between Denji and Reze. It may look like the two are destined to find love, but things aren’t quite what they seem.

In keeping with the rest of the series so far, Chainsaw Man Volume 6 immediately reminds readers that Denji is simply not allowed to have nice things. We get a nice confession of love from Reze right off the bat, with romantic fireworks and everything, which quickly devolves into her biting off his tongue and cutting his arm off. You know, casual first date things. It turns out that Reze is a Bomb Devil, which ends up leading to some truly incredible art as she works to eliminate Denji and Beam. The design for Reze in her Bomb Devil form is absolutely incredible, and the art that shows her deadly explosions is truly remarkable. I am obviously excited to see the whole series play out in the upcoming anime, but this battle is one I am particularly interested in.



Denji and Beam barely manage to escape and make their way to the Devil Extermination Division 2 Training Facility, where we find Aki and Nomo training. Reze follows close behind, but no one seems to fall for her damsel in distress ploy. The members of Division 2 attempt to hold Reze back so Denji and friends can escape safely, but Reze proves to be more than they are capable of handling. The extent of her deadly powers is flawlessly portrayed on the pages, and I felt a palpable threat with every panel.

Reze begins to chase after Denji, and when she finally reaches him, he transforms into the Chainsaw Devil despite the risk it puts on his own life. One of the most striking lines in the entire series takes place here, with Denji saying, “Everybody’s after my chainsaw heart! What about my heart?! Denji’s! Does nobody want that?!”. It truly shows Denji’s pain of spending his life alone and his desire to truly be loved. While that desire can come across as a bit perverted throughout the series, it does feel incredibly organic and realistic.

The ensuing battle between Denji and Reze is breathtakingly beautiful. The threat of death for Denji is dripping off the ink in every panel. We also see again that Denji is not alone and that his friends and teammates are there for him just like he is for them. Arguably the coolest moment in the series so far happens when Denji and Beam team up and create an incredibly badass sharknado. Yeah, you read that right—a freaking sharknado.

I’m not going to say how the battle ends, even though the series has been available on the Weekly Shonen Jump app for quite some time because I think the ending of Chainsaw Man Volume 6 is best seen for yourself. The final interactions between Denji and Reze are some of the most interesting character moments in the entire series to date. The entire series is one I highly recommend, but the end of this volume in particular really helps develop Denji in an interesting way.

Chainsaw Man Volume 6 is an incredible work of art from start to finish. Denji continues to develop as a character that readers can’t help but love, and the ensemble cast around him all plays exciting roles that continue to get fleshed out here. The artwork from Fujimoto continues to go above and beyond, and the series is now one step closer to the ultimate climax.

While it increasingly feels like this series is heading somewhere bad for our main character, the journey is intense and crazy! This issues mixes in gut punches in he first and last pages to turn some of that "OH YES!" feeling into "ohhhhhh nooooooooooo" but it just serves to make me hope for a happy ending for Denji. This series is a great, funny, violent, heartbreaking ride and each volume ratchets up the stakes more and more and more!

Chainsaw Man is one of the most astounding manga on the market today and each volume just continues to prove it's excellence. This volume does not disappoint, with Chainsaw Man's customary buckets of gore, touching story, and side-splitting humor.

This is by far the most exciting arc.

The action doesn’t take a break until the last page. It carries on from the last volume, giving us an epic battle that holds nothing back. I felt so bad for Denji. He can’t seem to catch a break. I hope things get better for him, but this is Chainsaw Man so it’s very unlikely.

Can’t wait for the next volume. The story just gets better and better.

Chainsaw Man Volume Six focuses on Denji’s new love interest, Reze.

Chainsaw Man Volume Six
Written by: Tatsuki Fujimoto
Publisher: Shueisha Inc.
English Publisher: VIZ Media
Release Date: August 3, 2021

The beginning of the volume sees Reze asking Denji to leave Public Safety and run away with her. Even though he was feeling conflicted between Makima and Reze in the previous volume, we saw Denji caving enough to Reze that I was almost afraid he would decide to go with her. But, Denji actually surprised me… he turned her down, and even shares how he’s actually starting to enjoy being part of Public Safety. But when Reze flat out states that Denji is in love with someone else, he drops his guard… and she kisses him. But we see it isn’t an ordinary kiss, because when the two part, we see that Reze has bitten off part of Denji’s tongue. Not only that, we see her cut off one of Denji’s hands.

In the previous volume, I thought something felt off about Reze, and it turns out I was right to suspect that she wasn’t what she appeared to be. When she’s about to take his heart, Beam (the Shark Fiend) swoops in to try to get Denji to safety. Beam also reveals that Reze has devil powers that allow her to explode to kill her prey but not kill her.

Oh boy. Denji’s weakness for women has brought about danger not only to himself, but to his comrades as well. Reze transforms into a devil, and she chases Denji and Beam, trying to attack them as she does.

Meanwhile, Aki and Angel Devil are visiting Aki’s old friend, who is part of Division 2. Unfortunately, Beam brings Denji to this location to get him some help, and Reze is hot on their trail. In her effort to capture Denji, Reze kills others and creates chaos. Unfortunately for Aki, his friend that he came to visit was one of Reze’s victims. This is important later when it appears Angel Devil will be blown away and killed. Even though Aki will have some of his life span siphoned off if he touches her, he grabs her hand in order to save her. When she asks why Aki took this risk, he says that he doesn’t want to see another one of his comrades killed right in front of him. You have to feel for Aki, though, because he’s right. Over the course of these six volumes, Aki has now seen two of his comrades die in front of him. This can’t be a good thing for his psyche, and his desire to not want to see any other comrades killed in front of him makes a lot of sense.

Volume Six is one of the more violent volumes for the Chainsaw Man manga. With Reze’s detonation ability, as well as her attacks on Denji (biting off part of his tongue, for example), there’s more blood and violence than we’ve seen in the previous volumes. This volume is also more action-oriented and has a lot more action panels and less dialogue overall, so it makes this volume a relatively quick read.

Even with the increase in violence, Chainsaw Man Volume Six is a logical way to continue the overarching story of the series. Hopefully Denji will learn at least one lesson after what happens in this volume, and that he can experience some more growth and development as a character. Since this volume ends with the completion of this arc, I really have no idea what to expect in Volume Seven. So I’m going to be curious to see what the next volume has to offer the reader and how it will continue Denji’s story.

I get horribly inappropriate yet fitting songs stuck in my head when I read Chainsaw Man and for the explosive Volume 6, Denji's adventures continue to the sound of "What Is Love" by Haddaway. Denji's growing pains continue as his relationship with Reze progresses into something Denji didn't expect or want, forcing him to make some tough choices. Reze doesn't approve of Denji's commitment to Makima, but why? This isn't a shoujo manga, so this shouldn't be a surprise, really, but if you're looking for a volume where Denji finally gets a break and gets the girl, this volume is not it and you should be reading something else. If you're looking for more world building and progress in the overall story of Chainsaw Man, Volume 6 is for you. (I received an ARC of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest opinion.)

Not my favorite volume in the series. In my personal opinion this felt like a filler volume. Chainsaw man is a lot of action yes, but it felt like there was minimum meaningful character interactions.

Chainsaw Man Vol 6 starts and ends with a bang! This installment seemed especially fast-paced compared to previous ones, but I enjoyed it. These chapters continued to hint toward a greater plot that intwines the cast, and I'm looking forward to future volumes. Letterer Sabrina Heap continues to wow with dynamic and immersive lettering.

Ok, let’s start this off by acknowledging that this series has taken leaps and bounds in terms of plot. I have almost no idea what is happening but darn am I trying. I liked how this volume started a lot. It had an interesting twist right at the start that kept me interested. And after finishing this volume I can say that I liked this volume a lot more than the previous few. It felt more grounded than the last few and I was better able to understand what we were dealing with. I definitely want to continue with this series now but don’t count me too deeply invested.