Chainsaw Man’s 12 Different Endings Had a Unique Purpose Behind Them – Each Ending Signified Something Else
Rachel Ellis
Updated on April 03, 2026
Chainsaw Man debuted in the busy fall window last year. The first season of the series received nothing but positive reviews from anime fans all around the globe. It featured 12 episodes that roughly covered 38 chapters from Tatsuki Fujimoto’s manga.
The anime was blessed with MAPPA’s insane animation, but one question that always bugged the audience was why each Chainsaw Man episode had a different ending.
MAPPA Aimed to Provide Fans With an Immersive Experience
Making sure an anime is a resounding success is not an easy task by any means. MAPPA has a knack for delivering such anime as they have done with Jujutsu Kaisen, Vinland Saga, Attack on Titan, and, of course, Chainsaw Man.
As for the 2022 anime’s 12 different endings, the animation studio apparently tried to explain the content of an episode or simply foreshadowed events with said endings.
In addition, it also gave the animation team creative freedom to try out different styles for a change. All things considered, it was a unique way to make sure that the fanbase was immersed until the last possible second of an episode.
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What did Each Ending Mean in Chainsaw Man Season One?
The significance of the 12 endings is simple yet captivating. Keeping that in mind, let’s shed some light on the meaning of each ending below:
The first ending focused on using rock music in the background to introduce the main character, Denji. Next up, the second opening centers around the change in Denji’s life. The third ending was particularly used to summarize the anime at that point, as it featured his brutal chainsaw powers.
Fans noticed that the fourth ending was focused on Power. She’s depicted in various outfits throughout the ending. Moving forward, the fifth ending was based around the Eternity Devil. The next ending featured similar animation and also continued Denji’s fall from the last scene of the episode at the end.
MAPPA kept Makima as the focus of the seventh ending and even featured a fan-made art of her in it. Aki and Himeno were the central figures of the eighth ending due to the latter’s death in the anime. Once again, Himeno’s death was the emotional focus of the ninth ending.
The 10th and 11th endings were MAPPA’s plain canvas as the studio experimented with several new animation styles in both. Last, but certainly not least, the 12th ending featured Denji, Power, and Aki enjoying their time together. A huge contrast from the dark end of the anime’s first season.
All the artists that allowed Chainsaw Man to have 12 different endings were reportedly handpicked by Fujimoto. It just goes to prove how much attention to these little things can impact the overall watching experience for fans.
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