Chainsaw Man is the hit manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto with more than 30 million copies in circulation. After its anime debut in 2022, the series hit the big screen with Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc in September 2025, drawing even more fans to its intense, emotional world.

The story follows Denji, a boy who gains the power of the Chainsaw Devil and joins the Public Safety group as a devil hunter. In the Reze Arc, his life is thrown into turmoil after meeting a mysterious, free-spirited girl named Reze.

But Denji isn’t the only beloved character in the franchise. In this feature, we’re focusing on two standout characters from Public Safety: the stoic Aki Hayakawa and his unusual partner, the Angel Devil, whose touch can drain away a person’s lifespan.

Meet these unlikely partners with this collection of fan art featuring Aki Hayakawa and the Angel Devil from Chainsaw Man.

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Spoiler warning: This feature contains spoilers about the story and characters from the Chainsaw Man franchise.

Created by Tatsuki Fujimoto, Chainsaw Man is a hugely popular dark fantasy manga series, with over 30 million copies in circulation.

The protagonist, Denji, lives in poverty with his companion, the Chainsaw Devil Pochita, while trying to pay off the debt left behind by his father. A fateful event leads him to make a contract with Pochita, transforming him into “Chainsaw Man,” a human with the heart of a devil. From then on, Denji joins the Public Safety group as a devil hunter, fighting against powerful demons.

The series was adapted into a TV anime in 2022, and on September 19th, 2025, the film Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc began screening across Japan. Reze is a cheerful yet enigmatic girl who Denji first meets while taking shelter from the rain. Captivated by her, Denji starts frequenting the cafe where she works. The evolution of their relationship is a highlight of the film’s story.

In celebration of the film, enjoy this collection of fan art of Reze from Chainsaw Man.

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The highly-anticipated anime Chainsaw Man made its triumphant debut on October 11, 2022.

It tells the story of Denji, a boy living in poverty who works to pay off his deceased father's debt to the yakuza, and his canine companion Pochita who is also a Chainsaw Devil. After being betrayed and almost killed by the yakuza, Denji forms a contract with Pochita, giving him the ability to turn into Chainsaw Man, a human-demon hybrid with the power to create chainsaws from his body.

Not long after that, the duo meets Makima, the leader of the Public Safety Division, a governmentally funded team of Devil Hunters. Persuaded, Denji joins their ranks and fights against various devils with his friends.

Fans have long been excited to see how the fantastic battle scenes depicted in the original manga would translate on screen. Before the anime's debut, fans in central Tokyo could get a sneak peek of the animation in a trailer that was played on giant screens around the city.

To celebrate the anime's debut, we've compiled some of the amazing fan art of the characters. Take a look and see just what all the buzz is about!

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Chainsaw Man is a dark superhero fantasy manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto that began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump back in 2018.

Set in a world infested with Devils, malevolent supernatural beings that spawn from the depths of human fears, the protagonist Denji works as a Devil Hunter to pay off his deceased father's debts to the yakuza. 

After making a deal with Pochita, a canine-like Chainsaw Devil, the two can merge and become the human-devil hybrid Chainsaw Man. This grants Denji the ability to transform and sprout chainsaws from parts of his body.

After taking out the yakuza who betrayed him and left him for dead, Denji encounters Makima, the leader of the Public Safety Division, which is the government's branch of Devil Hunters. Makima persuades Denji to join as a public safety devil hunter, by promising to grant him any favor he wants… As long as he helps take down the Gun Devil, the being responsible for the greatest massacre the world has ever known.

The manga's long-awaited second arc is set to begin serialization in JUMP+ on July 13, 2022. It'll be interesting to see which characters will make an appearance and if Denji's dream of having a normal life will come true!

Today, we're featuring some of the amazing Chainsaw Man fan art to help get you hyped for the next arc, with characters like Power, Makima, Aki Hayakawa and his first partner Himeno. Even Reze and Kobeni Higashiyama make an appearance or two below.

Which character gets your heart revving with excitement?

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