Chainsaw Man Vol. 12: Chainsaw Man, Vol. 12
- ISBN
- 9781974740581
- Publisher
- VIZ Media
- English release
- Pages
- 200
Asa Mitaka brings a school setting and an awkward social position to Chainsaw Man's ongoing run. Her difficulties with classmates give this volume a specific appeal for readers interested in belonging, rather than only Denji's next opponent. The numbering continues the existing series, even though another person receives the introduction. Buy with that distinction in mind: a new focal character is a reason to resume, not proof that every earlier event has become irrelevant.
Spoilers — why this volume matters. Tap to reveal.
A classroom containing a pet devil chicken puts the extraordinary inside an ordinary test of social acceptance. VIZ introduces Asa through her trouble getting along with both the other students and that pet, then points toward a connection with Chainsaw Man. The useful contrast is not simply school life against horror. It is the possibility that a setting organized around everyday participation can make someone feel conspicuously unable to participate. That premise gives returning readers a different person through whom to approach the series, without requiring a claim about the whole shape of her future role.
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