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We know that Chainsaw Man is one of the most popular series today, even without an anime adaptation to serve as a promotion for a larger audience, this manga published by Shonen Jump and available through MangaPlus by Shueisha has made a large number of fans around the world, that’s why the celebrations before the anime are so important for the fandom.
Ahead of the October premiere of the Chainsaw Man television anime, the series will grace the cover of SWITCH magazine. To announce the series’ inclusion in the September 20 issue, the magazine revealed the bloodthirsty cover with the franchise’s name as the headline. This cover arrives in good time after the return of Yoshida, a well-known character:
【特集チェンソーマン、出現9月20日発売】雑誌「#SWITCH」TVアニメ『#チェンソーマン』特集、#MAPPA 描き下ろし の 解禁 です。 鬼気迫る チェン ソーマン 姿 を 特殊 印刷 で。 ついに その 全貌 表す 表す 10 月 放送 放送 開始 向け 、 赤い 赤い 表紙 の 1 冊 冊 に ご 期待 ください ください ください ください ください ▷ ▷ ▷https://t.co/9IurUopd1a @CHAINSAWMANPR pic.twitter.com/4kJO981vw1
— SWITCH (@switchpub) August 30, 2022
The recent Chainsaw Man chapter brought back Hirofumi Yoshida, who has turned out to be a student as well as a private demon hunter. This guy first appeared at the start of the franchise and after a long absence (especially during the Gun Devil arc), he seems be back as Denji’s new partner.
Although his appearance may be surprising, we must remember that he has already demonstrated his great power, he was able to stand up to Quanzi in hand-to-hand combat, while using his contract with the octopus demon with great skill. For this reason, when he subtly “threatens” Denji by saying that “If they recognize him as Chainsaw Man, he won’t let you eat his cake”, they are not words in the air.
Denji said what if I want them to know that I’m Chainsaw man and Yoshida didn’t make an edgy comment like any anime character the skinny guy grabbed and told him you shit you don’t eat cake pic.twitter.com/ycsyrSD3nB
— Touri 🌕 (@Tourinyaan) August 30, 2022
Additionally, his return was welcomed by the Fujimoto franchise fandom, who see slight and major changes in the way of reintroducing him to the main story alongside Denji. It is not yet clear if it will be an adversary (next to the War Devil), an intermediary or an allyhowever it will be interesting to see its development.
Now, another important point for Yoshida and Denji from Chainsaw Man to work as a couple against the War Devil is the popularity of this character:
Fujimoto knows what he is doing. He knows people.
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…….Thank you Fujimoto for giving me a new ship 🙏 pic.twitter.com/TpFf4WJMCi
– Marina Golondrina does not cut along the dotted line (@MGolondrinart) August 30, 2022
Denji and Yoshida from Chainsaw Man, a couple expected by the fandom
In a recent interview, Fujimoto mentioned his surprise at Yoshida’s popularity in Chainsaw Man: “I thought Yoshida would rank lower. I didn’t realize he was so popular until my assistant told me, but I still don’t know why. He doesn’t have much of a record, so he baffled me when I saw the results.”
Tatsuki Fujimoto on Yoshida’s popularity pic.twitter.com/CNBCVmJ1So
— Kumi (@D_Kumii) July 19, 2022
In turn, he mentions that he has received comments from fans, asking him not to make him a recurring character so that nothing bad happens to him. However, the great reception that the pair of Denji and Yohida has had among the Chainsaw Man fandom seems give you a promising future. In addition, we cannot deny that, in the role of his student, the “alliance” that he formed with Asa, the current owner of the War Devil, is interesting.
In the second part of Chainsaw Man, we see Yoshida join Asa in his school’s “demon slayer club”. Apparently, he does not know that she possesses the War Devil. While this could mean little to nothing, a showdown between these three characters – Denji, Yoshida, and Asa – seems inevitable. even more so, if we take into account that Yoshida has already faced powerful warriors like Quanxi and has emerged victorious, thanks to the power granted by the Octopus Devil. His place in the main story seems to be sealed, for better or worse. However, it will be a matter of waiting for the following chapters to discover it.
Harumi Yoshida’s return to Denji in Chainsaw Man appears to be a turning point within the main story.