Academy Saga

Serialized on the Shonen Jump+ platform from July 13, 2022 to March 25, 2026, this is the back half of the Chainsaw Man manga and the successor to the Public Safety Saga. Spanning Chapters 98 through 232 and Volumes 12 through 24, it totals 135 chapters across thirteen volumes. The story recenters on Asa Mitaka, the human vessel of the War Devil Yoru, as she searches for the boy who carries the Chainsaw Devil while attending the same high school.

Having walked away from Public Safety, Denji now juggles classes at Fourth East High School with his ongoing devil extermination, still chasing a girlfriend and forever angling to let his Chainsaw Man identity slip out. The War Devil, meanwhile, returns hungry for revenge against the Chainsaw Devil and takes over Asa Mitaka, a solitary girl at Denji's school, driving her to uncover his true identity. As the two teenagers grow closer, rival factions maneuver to harness the Chainsaw Devil's power and head off the looming Prophecy of Nostradamus.

The saga unfolds across six arcs. The Justice Devil arc starts Asa's reluctant alliance with Yoru and a clash with classmates bound to the Justice Devil. The Dating Denji arc sees Yoru and Fami push to weaponize Denji while Asa takes him on derailed dates. The Falling Devil arc throws both girls into peril until Chainsaw Man rescues them. The Chainsaw Man Church arc brings the mysterious church into play as Denji slips into obscurity. The Aging Devil arc finds Denji at his lowest, hunting for the missing Nayuta. The closing War Devil arc raises the stakes as the Death Devil descends to usher in a new age of devils.