On October 14, the official Twitter account for Shueisha’s Jump J-Books branch revealed the cover art for Chainsaw Man: Buddy Stories. The novel, announced last month, will release in Japan on November 4. Sakaku Hishikawa will pen the novel.
You can view the novel’s cover art below.
The cover features Denji and Power, with Power donning a deerstalker hat, often associated with detectives. This reflects the the novel’s theme of ‘buddies’, with Denji and Power’s story being about the pair playing detectives. In addition, the novel will feature two other stories; one about Himeno and Aki when they first met, and the other following Kishibe and Quanxi’s partner era.
Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Chainsaw Man manga began serialization in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump in December 2018. Part 1 (the ‘Public Safety’ arc) of the manga concluded on December 14, 2020, with its 97th chapter. The manga will continue with part 2, through Shonen Jump. As of now, we don’t know the release schedule for the continuation.
The manga has become incredibly popular, with over 9.3 million copies in circulation as of March 2021. In addition to this, it recently won the title of ‘Best Manga’ at the 2021 Harvey Awards. The anime adaptation for the series was also confirmed to be in the works by MAPPA, in December of 2020. You can view the official trailer for it below.
VIZ Media describes the plot of Chainsaw Man as follows:
Denji’s a poor young man who’ll do anything for money, even hunting down devils with his pet devil-dog Pochita. He’s a simple man with simple dreams, drowning under a mountain of debt. But his sad life gets turned upside down one day when he’s betrayed by someone he trusts. Now with the power of a devil inside him, Denji’s become a whole new man—Chainsaw Man!
Source: Jump J-Books Twitter
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