Manga Tatsuki Fujimoto is working on the second part of the Chainsaw Man manga, though at the moment he is prioritizing a new one-shot.

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Chainsaw Man chapter 97!

Part two of the Chainsaw Man manga is underway but mangaka Tatsuki Fujimoto is currently prioritizing another one-shot so his other more popular series doesn't take over his life, according to an interview at Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2022. The first part concluded at the end of 2020, and the second part was announced shortly afterwards, though no official release date has been set.

Fans are rightfully excited to get their hands on the long-awaited continuation of Chainsaw Man. They have been waiting since last December when the eponymous devil aka Denji had no other choice but to kill and then eat his beloved Mikasa, a woman he still cared for even though she had been leading him on for nearly 100 chapters. Then, in another stunning twist, he now must take care of her reincarnated form as a favor to the actual Chainsaw Man. Although this odd and unfortunate predicament will likely cause much suffering for Denji, Fujimoto has already proven himself to be quite proficient at portraying Denji as a tortured hero who's also an easy-going and upbeat kid with simple needs. This dynamic will undoubtedly be captured in how Denji must deal with Chainsaw Man's sudden popularity among girls - and he's quite fond of girls.

The news about Fujimoto's interview on Chainsaw Man Part 2 was shared on Twitter by the Shonen Jump News - Unofficial account. The series still has many unsolved mysteries as well even after 97 chapters, the most pressing question having to do with the unmistakable sound of a revving chainsaw that devils hear right before they leave hell to later awaken on Earth. Then there's also the little fact that Denji, as the Chainsaw Man, ostensibly has the power to both permanently eliminate any devil he eats and erase them from the minds of humanity, an incredible ability that readers first learned about near the end of the first part of the series. Devils represent negative things that manifest in the living world, and the original Chainsaw Man apparently rid the world of devils that spawned from the Nazis and nuclear weapons.

According to Tatsuki Fujimoto's interview at Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2022, he's currently working on a new one-shot. Nevertheless, Fujimoto also confirms that Chainsaw Man's Part 2 is still under work.

— Shonen Jump News - Unofficial (@WSJ_manga) December 7, 2021

Although this upcoming one-shot is getting in the way of fans discovering more about these mysteries, readers should rejoice at the prospect of anything from Fujimoto. After Fujimoto's last Look Back one-shot, this next release could essentially be anything since it's the polar opposite of Chainsaw Man in every way. However, halfway through Look Back, things take a sudden turn that not only unexpectedly introduces the blood and gore that readers of Chainsaw Man have come to demand, but an almost metaphysical experience somehow unfolds as well, putting reality into question. In other words, this next one-shot won't be an action-adventure shonen and fans should definitely not expect there to be a hero whose head can transform into chainsaws. But there will likely be some mature themes that might poke their way into the story, possibly even caked with blood.

Regardless, fans who have been reading Chainsaw Man closely should have already come to the realization that what makes the manga series so captivating isn't that a gratuitous amount of violence saturates each page, but that it incorporates literary devices in profound ways. Deep metaphors are displayed through stunning juxtapositions like snowball fights in the middle of brutal slaughters. There are even subtle references to various fables that help convey the tragedy of all devil hunters. Anything that mangaka Tatsuki Fujimoto releases promises to feature such nuanced storytelling. Sure, it's not Chainsaw Man, but at least there's an anime coming to help fans of the manga bide their time until then.

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Source: Shonen Jump News - Unofficial