Official Twitter of Jump J-Books, which also belongs to Shueisha, has revealed Chainsaw Man is being adapted into a novel. The novel, called Chainsaw Man: Buddy Stories, will be released in Japan on November 4.
Twitter’s post:
【情報解禁！】初小説11月４日刊行！『チェンソーマン バディ・ストーリーズ』（原作・藤本タツキ 小説・菱川さかく）自称名探偵パワーと助手デンジ、相棒時代の岸辺とクァンシ、出会った頃の姫野とアキ。バディテーマの三つの物語＋α。漫画では読めない物語です！https://t.co/tRUWkQC3Oo pic.twitter.com/Ykl46n7qgt
— ＪＵＭＰ ｊ ＢＯＯＫＳ編集部 (@JUMP_j_BOOKS) September 6, 2021
The novel will be inclusive of 3 stories that are not showed in original manga, each story is about friendship topic. The story is about the corporation of Power, Denji, Kishibe, Quanxi, Himeno and Aki when they first met.
Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Chainsaw Man manga was being published for the first time in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in December 2018.
It then gained a huge popularity, with more than 9.3 millions opies released as of March 2021. Additionally, it recently topped Barnes and Noble’s bestseller list. An anime adaptation for the series has also been confirmed by Studio MAPPA.
