The latest issue of Weekly Shonen Jump confirmed this Chainsaw manTatsuki Fujimoto's crazy manga just surpassed the impressive sum of 6.4 million copies in circulation. The work recently completed the serialization of the first part and will receive an anime adaptation curated by MAPPA in the course of 2021.

Tatsuki Fujimoto had done well in the past Fire strike, but the numbers pale in comparison to those of his latest work. At the moment, the manga is growing at a rate equal to that of Jujutsu Kaisen, and with the submission of the anime and new chapters published It is easy to imagine that the numbers will still grow strongly.

Chainsaw Man is undoubtedly the unveiling work of 2020, as evidenced by the recent Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2021 win and multiple nominations for other annual awards like the Shogakukan Manga Awards. To celebrate the record sales, the magazine chose a beautiful illustration by Makima.

What do you think about it? Are you satisfied with the success of the work? As always, please let us know by leaving a comment in the box below. In case you haven't already, we recommend checking out our review on Chainsaw Man, where we analyze the strengths and weaknesses of Fujimoto's manga.


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