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Chainsaw Man Chapter 196 is set to release on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 12AM JST according to the official MANGA Plus website. With War Devil Yoru teased as a bigger threat than the Death Devil, and an apparent new Four Horsemen Devil being introduced at the issue’s end, fans have no idea what to expect from Chapter 196.
Unfortunately, fans have no way of knowing what will happen for sure with no verifiable spoilers for Chainsaw Man Chapter 196 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 release in a matter of days rather than weeks.
Follow along as this article fully breaks down the latest release information for Chainsaw Man Chapter 196, as well as speculates on what to expect from it.
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Chainsaw Man Chapter 196 release date and time
Chainsaw Man Chapter 196 is set to be released on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 12AM JST. For most international audiences, this means a local daytime release on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. A select few international audiences will instead see the issue release in the extremely early morning hours of Wednesday, March 12, 2025, like Japanese readers.
Chainsaw Man Chapter 196 is set to release at the following times in the corresponding time zones:
Where to read Chainsaw Man Chapter 196
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 which grant readers access to the first and latest three issues of a series. The lattermost is a paid, subscription-based service which grants readers access to a series in its entirety.
Chainsaw Man Chapter 195 recap
Chainsaw Man Chapter 195 began with Asa turning her Bang on herself before saying she’s scared and can’t go through with it. She then pointed the Bang at Denji again, telling him to kill her or else she’d kill him instead. She then alleged that Yoru was planning “something even worse than humanity’s extinction,” referencing the threat the Death Devil poses. Asa likewise begged Denji to kill her and Yoru now before she can go through with it.
Denji asked her if she was serious and if so, why she was pointing the Bang at him. She said she didn’t have the guts to take her own life while rebuking herself for while angrily cursing her thought that she could befriend Yoru. Denji, clearly thinking of Pochita, said he thought they could be friends, but Asa rejected this, telling him to kill her or die. He likewise grabbed a nearby chair and swung it at her, but she dodged, causing it to shatter on the ground where she was.
Asa then called Denji a murderer while saying she wasn’t mentally prepared. He responded that one is never mentally prepared to die, prompting Yoru to share her true feelings of inadequacy and complicitness. Denji said they were having fun and to think about that later as he told her to blast a hole through an abandoned building, which she all but did before focus shifted. The issue ended with an apparent Four Horsemen Devil being introduced as an alleged savior.
What to expect from Chainsaw Man Chapter 196 (speculative)
Chainsaw Man Chapter 196 should open up with a continued focus on this apparent Four Horsemen Devil who was introduced as a transfer student to her new class. Her behavior will likely be the main focus here, with her initial characterization coming off as anxious and timid.
This will likely continue as she interacts with the other students as another, more sinister side to her is also teased. The issue should end with a shift in focus back to Asa and Denji, where the latter will likely set up more information about Yoru’s plan from the former in the subsequent release.
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