Chainsaw Man chapter 187: Release date and time, countdown, what to expect, and more

Modified Dec 11, 2024 04:13 GMT

Chainsaw Man chapter 187 release date and time (Image via MAPPA Studios)

Chainsaw Man chapter 187 is set to release on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at 12 am JST, according to the official MANGA Plus website. With Pochita and the Aging Devil’s fight set to ramp up to the next level, fans are expecting chapter 187 to dive right into the action of their fight.

Unfortunately, fans have no way of knowing what will happen for sure, with no verifiable spoilers for Chainsaw Man chapter 187 and beyond at the time of this article’s writing. What fans do have, however, is confirmed release information for the issue, which is set to be released in a matter of days rather than weeks.

Follow along as this article breaks down the latest release information for Chainsaw Man chapter 187, as well as speculates on what to expect from it.

Chainsaw Man chapter 187 release date and time

Pochita will likely fight ferociously for Denji's sake in Chainsaw Man chapter 187 (Image via MAPPA Studios)

Chainsaw Man chapter 187 is set to be released on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at 12 am JST. For most international audiences, this means a local daytime release on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. A select few international audiences will instead see the issue released in the early morning hours of Wednesday, December 18, 2024, like Japanese readers.

Chapter 187 is set to release at the following times in the corresponding time zones:

Timezone	Local date and time
Pacific Standard Time	7AM, Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Eastern Standard Time	10AM, Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Greenwich Mean Time	3PM, Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Central European Time	4PM, Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Indian Standard Time	8:30PM, Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Philippine Standard Time	11PM, Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Japanese Standard Time	12AM, Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Australia Central Time	1:30AM, Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Where to read Chainsaw Man chapter 187

Denji will support Pochita by healing him back up in Chainsaw Man chapter 187 (Image via MAPPA Studios)

Fans can read the issue on either Viz Media’s official website, Shueisha’s MANGA Plus service, or Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ app.

The former two are free services that grant readers access to the first and latest three issues of a series. The lattermost is a paid, subscription-based service that grants readers access to a series in its entirety.

Chainsaw Man chapter 186 recap

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Chainsaw Man chapter 186 began with Pochita heading toward the Aging Devil, who made a contract with the Public Safety agents present, which included Fumiko Mifune. Aging demanded control of their bodies in exchange for saving them from death at Pochita’s hands. They agreed, prompting him to first sacrifice their nails in order to launch an invisible attack on Pochita that sliced his body into three large chunks.

Aging said this was the only choice since he’d need to force-feed himself to Pochita in order to be eaten. Fumiko and the other agents then begged Aging to use them with impunity, citing the need to stop the Chainsaw Man zombies and Nosferatu’s prophecy by evolving mankind via Pochita’s powers. Fumiko even volunteered them for sacrifice, which impressed Aging. However, Denji ate more intestines as this happened, healing Pochita’s damage.

Aging then sacrificed Mifune’s liver to attack again, launching a similar attack on Pochita, which Denji healed up immediately. This happened once more with Aging sacrificing another agent’s eyes, but Denji didn’t heal Pochita this time. Instead, Pochita cut open his own chest to remove his heart, throwing the miniature version of himself at the Aging Devil’s location. The issue ended with Pochita’s heart approaching this location, setting up their fight for the next release.

What to expect from Chainsaw Man chapter 187 (speculative)

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With chapter 186 all but setting up the next stage of Pochita versus the Aging Devil, Chainsaw Man chapter 187 should see this next leg of their fight begin. It will likely open up with a focus on Fumiko Mifune and the other Public Safety agents, whom Aging may send to his world in an effort to keep them safe from Pochita.

The issue should then focus on Pochita and the Aging Devil as they confront each other, with Aging likely to have the upper hand in the early stages of their fight. However, Pochita should eventually gain the advantage, especially after learning how Aging attacks and what the best way to counter it is.