Chainsaw Man chapter 189: Release date and time, countdown, what to expect, and more

Modified Jan 04, 2025 14:03 GMT

Chainsaw Man chapter 189 release date and time (Image via Shueisha)

Chainsaw Man chapter 189 is set to release on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at 12 am JST, according to the official MANGA Plus website. Following Yoshida’s return and immediate suggestion for a truce and plan of escape, the upcoming installment could indeed set the stage for the Aging Devil’s death and defeat.

Unfortunately, fans have no way of knowing what will happen for sure with no verifiable spoilers for Chainsaw Man chapter 189 and beyond at the time of this article’s writing. What fans do at least have 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 fully breaks down the latest release information for Chainsaw Man 1189, as well as speculates on what to expect from it.

Chainsaw Man chapter 189 release date and time

Denji and Pochita's unique physical connection will likely prove foundational to their escape in Chainsaw Man chapter 189 and beyond (Image via MAPPA Studios)

Chainsaw Man chapter 189 is set to be released on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at 12 am JST. For most international audiences, this means a local daytime release on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. A select few international audiences will instead see the issue be released in the extremely early morning hours of Wednesday, January 8, 2025, like Japanese readers.

Chainsaw Man chapter 189 is set to release at the following times in the corresponding time zones:

Timezone	Local date and time
Pacific Standard Time	7 am, Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Eastern Standard Time	10 am, Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Greenwich Mean Time	3 pm, Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Central European Time	4 pm, Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Indian Standard Time	8:30 pm, Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Philippine Standard Time	11 pm, Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Japanese Standard Time	12 am, Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Australia Central Time	1:30 am, Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Where to read Chainsaw Man chapter 189?

There's also a chance Yoshida plans to betray Denji, Pochita, and Asa in Chainsaw Man chapter 189 (Image via Shueisha)

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 188 recap

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Chainsaw Man chapter 188 began with Denji throwing up Hirofumi Yoshida, who immediately asked for an update on their current situation after getting his bearings. It’s also worth mentioning he was physically and mentally unharmed from apparently being eaten by Pochita. Yoshida asked why the Aging Devil hasn’t simply killed them all yet, prompting Denji to explain the Aging Devil’s goal of being eaten by Pochita as 10,000 children are sacrificed.

Yoshida correctly presumed that Public Safety is allied with the Aging Devil as Denji continued eating treepeople intestines. However, he suggested that all three of them call a truce with each other, first apologizing to Asa for cutting her arm off. He added that she should forgive him since she got her arm back, prompting her to punch him. However, he caught her fist and instead began shaking hands with her.

However, Denji refused to shake Yoshida’s hand, prompting the latter to use an analogy about bears and humans. He said his teacher once told him each should strive to return to their respective worlds since fighting is meaningless bloodshed. Denji eventually agrees to a truce with Yoshida for now. The issue ends with Yoshida seemingly having a plan as he asked if he could stick his hand inside Denji’s mouth after confirming his stomach’s link to Pochita.

What to expect from Chainsaw Man chapter 189? (speculative)

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Chainsaw Man chapter 189 should begin with a focus on Pochita’s fight against the Aging Devil, likely showing what happened with them during chapter 188’s events. This should quickly transition into Yoshida’s hand suddenly appearing by sticking out of Pochita’s mouth. This should then allow Yoshida to use his Octopus Devil abilities since his hand is outside of the Aging Devil’s world.

More likely than not, his plan is either to use the Octopus Devil’s abilities to transport the three of them out of the Aging Devil’s world or to pull both Pochita and the Aging Devil inside. Unfortunately, neither seems more likely than the other as of this article’s writing, meaning fans will just have to wait and see what happens next.