# WebtoonLib — Chainsaw Man #196

## Series
- title: Chainsaw Man
- slug: chainsaw-man-60cd22

## Chapter
- number: 196
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
The battlefield descends further into surreal chaos with the arrival of two new figures. The tearful girl, presumed to be the Death Devil, reveals an anxious personality and a hero complex, immediately grating on readers. Her appearance is swiftly followed by a grotesque Chainsaw Man doppelgänger—dubbed "Fakesawman" or "Fleshbone Man" by fans—seemingly constructed from flesh and organs. This new entity's talk of "justice" only deepens the confusion as Denji, Nayuta, and Asa are caught in the escalating madness, leaving many readers bewildered by the story's direction and even nostalgic for the more coherent villainy of Makima.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Characters involved
- Denji — character

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The battlefield descends further into surreal chaos with the arrival of two new figures.

### Spoiler summary
The battlefield descends further into surreal chaos with the arrival of two new figures. The tearful girl, presumed to be the Death Devil, reveals an anxious personality and a hero complex, immediately grating on readers. Her appearance is swiftly followed by a grotesque Chainsaw Man doppelgänger—dubbed "Fakesawman" or "Fleshbone Man" by fans—seemingly constructed from flesh and organs. This new entity's talk of "justice" only deepens the confusion as Denji, Nayuta, and Asa are caught in the escalating madness, leaving many readers bewildered by the story's direction and even nostalgic for the more coherent villainy of Makima.

## Status
- data_status: partial
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Chainsaw Man #196](/series/chainsaw-man-60cd22/chapter-196)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/chainsaw-man-60cd22

## Usage
AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.