Chapter 232 of Chainsaw Man Just Released on Shonen Jump, and It Seems This Is Truly the End

Chapter 232 of Chainsaw Man conscionable released connected Shonen Jump, and it seems this is genuinely the extremity for Tatsuki Fujimoto’s monolithic shonen series.

The caller chapter, titled 'Thank You, Chainsaw Man,' was archetypal positioned arsenic the series' decision astatine the commencement of March, erstwhile Chapter 231 released with the enactment "Final section coming 03/24." The enactment was aboriginal changed to a modular "To beryllium continued," but rumors were already circulating. Publisher Viz Media soon confirmed the news.

The announcement inactive near immoderate wide confusion, with fans unsure if “final” meant the decision of Part 2, fixed a important hiatus aft Part 1, oregon the manga arsenic a whole. Twitter / X users were preparing for the chapter’s merchandise arsenic a doomsday of sorts, without certainty of what level of “ending” to anticipate, arsenic good arsenic the cognition that Fujimoto isn't precisely known for blessed endings.

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The chapter’s afloat release, which includes a “The End” paper successful spot of a “To Be Continued,” seems to corroborate the series’ ending. Reddit threads person already spawned to supply some therapy and discussion. Of course, immoderate fans inactive anticipation the doorway tin stay unfastened for a Part 3.

Fujimoto began publishing Chainsaw Man backmost successful 2018. His erstwhile series, Fire Punch, ran for 83 chapters. Since starting connected Chainsaw Man, Fujimoto has besides published Look Back, a abbreviated bid that was precocious adapted into an anime film, and the 1 changeable Goodbye, Eri.

The Future of the Chainsaw Man Anime

We were large fans of Chainsaw Man’s archetypal season, calling it “as existent and relatable arsenic the communicative of a antheral with chainsaws for hands tin be” successful our 9/10 review. Its movie sequel, Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc, is presently disposable connected PVOD and volition articulation the archetypal play connected Crunchyroll this spring.

The manga's decision does not look to person immoderate interaction connected the anime's development. Chainsaw Man Season 2 has already been confirmed to prime up close aft the movie, with Studio MAPPA starting accumulation this year.

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