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Chainsaw Man's Denji Gets Official Figure, Set for July 2023 Release

Denji from the Chainsaw Man manga series is getting an official figure from Shibuya Scramble Figure company. The 1/7 figure opened reservations on July 5 and they will end on October 31 this year. The figure will be released in July 2023.

The company is selling the 281mm tall figure for ¥46,200 (around US$341). Each customer can buy up to 5 pieces of said item per transaction. All purchases are made-to-order, as stated by the product listing.

Chainsaw Man is a manga series by Tatsuki Fujimoto. The first part was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from December 2018 to December 2020. Meanwhile, the second part will officially begin on July 13 on Shonen Jump+. It recently crossed 13 million copies in circulation, according to a recent press release.

An anime adaptation is announced to premiere this year, with Crunchyroll licensing it globally (excluding Asia), with Medialink licensing it in Asia.

Trailer for Chainsaw Man anime

Viz Media has licensed the manga in English, describing it as follows:
Denji’s a poor young man who’ll do anything for money, even hunting down devils with his pet devil 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: Shibuya Scramble Figure
© Tatsuki Fujimoto / Shueisha / MAPPA

Teddy Cambosa

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