Chainsaw Man: Buddy Stories (original) (raw)

Chainsaw Man Buddy Stories, at first, seems like just a generic spin off, created to make extra cash with fanatic fans desperate to have everything Chainsaw Man, or Fujimoto related in their collection.

But it isn't.

The first and last story are the most akin to a spin off that you'll get from this piece of work (and they're still fun and interesting in their own way), because the rest is a literal expansion of the CSM universe in the form of a novel. Especially the second and third stories are peak character development and I wholeheartedly want to someday see these two animated somehow.

This volume, next... to the manga itself, makes me genuinely believe that the CSM universe literally exists inside fujimoto's head in constant motion and that he can, anytime he writes something related to Chainsaw Man, just take a small part of it and put on the paper for us to appreciate.

That's why he's my favorite manga author. If you're a Chainsaw Man fan and, specially, a Fujimoto fan, I suggest you read this one. You won't regret it.