On the face of it, Chainsaw Man looks like just another manga. However, readers will attest that Tatsuki Fujimoto’s manga is something special. If you want to keep up to date with the latest chapters, Chainsaw Man Part 2’s manga release schedule will ensure you don’t miss a moment.
Chainsaw Man was first published in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2018. Since then, it has amassed over 100 chapters and multiple Chainsaw Man volumes.
Over Chainsaw Man’s run, the hit manga has won a wealth of awards and accolades. It is now one of the most popular manga around, and with an anime adaptation, its popularity will only increase.
Chainsaw Man's Manga Release Schedule
Chainsaw Man is released on Tuesdays. However, it regularly shifts between being released weekly and bi-weekly.
The first chapter of Part 2, chapter 98, was published on Wednesday 13th July 2022. Initially, it appeared that the series would release new chapters weekly, but that started to change after only a month.
Since Part 2 returned, the schedule has regularly flipped between releasing chapters every week and every two weeks.
For instance, Chainsaw Man got four chapters in April, meaning there was only one week without a new chapter.
Meanwhile, there has only been one chapter released so far in May, with the manga returning to a bi-weekly schedule.
The best way to keep track of the latest Chainsaw Man chapters is through official sources such as the Shonen Jump app or Manga Plus.
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Why Does Chainsaw Man's Release Schedule Keep Changing?
The main reason why Chainsaw Man's schedule changes between weekly and bi-weekly releases is simply because the series is now released online rather than in print.
The Chainsaw Man manga was originally published in Weekly Shonen Jump. As a result, new chapters pretty much had to be produced weekly for the magazine. There would be occasional breaks, but weekly was the usual schedule.
While Chainsaw Man was initially released in Weekly Shonen Jump, Part 2 is published in Shonen Jump+, an online alternative.
While Shonen Jump+ doesn’t have the publicity of the original magazine, publishing online comes with advantages for Fujimoto. There are fewer restrictions on his work, both in terms of page quantity and, importantly, scheduling.
Many series on Shonen Jump+ have irregular schedules, with some series coming out bi-weekly or weekly with scheduled breaks. There are a few series that even arrive on Shonen Jump+ monthly.
Fujimoto previously said in interviews that he finds weekly manga releases to be “too intense”. Therefore, it would be unsurprising if Chainsaw Man Part 2 continues to move between weekly and bi-weekly release schedules depending on the storyline.
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How Much of Chainsaw Man Part 2 is Left?
Since the manga returned in July 2022 up to the time of writing, Part 2 of the series has gotten nearly 70 chapters along with six volume releases.
In this time, there have been five arcs, with the fifth one being the current storyline.
If Part 2 of the series will have a similar length to Part 1, then that should mean the end of the current saga will happen soon. After all, the first part had only 97 chapters.
In that case, fans may need to get ready for a major schedule change. That's because the end of Part 1 resulted in a year-and-a-half-long hiatus for the series. Another hiatus may be on the cards if Part 2 ends.
Of course, that's based on the idea that Part 2 will be the same length as Part 1. Given how the story is progressing, it won't be a surprise if it's much longer.
For reference, the Death Devil has been built up for a while now, but it has yet to make an appearance. There also seems to be no main goal in sight yet for Denji as compared to Part 1 with the Gun Devil.
Then again, because Fujimoto's stories are often hard to predict, it's tough to accurately call how the story will progress.
Thus, the only safe bet is that you should expect shifts between weekly and bi-weekly releases in the next few months. If there is any further change to the release schedule for Chainsaw Man, we will update this page.
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