# WebtoonLib — Chainsaw Man #23

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

## Chapter
- number: 23
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
The shocking ambush escalates into a full-blown massacre as the shooter, revealed to be the grandson of a Yakuza boss Denji killed, transforms into the formidable Samurai Sword. Alongside his accomplice, Akane Sawatari, he begins to systematically cut down the Devil Hunters. In the midst of the bloody chaos and with his comrades falling, a desperate Aki Hayakawa reaches for his cursed sword, preparing to make a grave sacrifice to fight back.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Characters involved
- Akane Sawatari — character
- Samurai Sword — character
- Makima — character
- Himeno — character
- Aki Hayakawa — character
- Denji — character

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The shocking ambush escalates into a full-blown massacre as the shooter, revealed to be the grandson of a Yakuza boss Denji killed, transforms into the formidable Samurai Sword.

### Spoiler summary
The shocking ambush escalates into a full-blown massacre as the shooter, revealed to be the grandson of a Yakuza boss Denji killed, transforms into the formidable Samurai Sword. Alongside his accomplice, Akane Sawatari, he begins to systematically cut down the Devil Hunters. In the midst of the bloody chaos and with his comrades falling, a desperate Aki Hayakawa reaches for his cursed sword, preparing to make a grave sacrifice to fight back.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Chainsaw Man #23](/series/chainsaw-man-60cd22/chapter-23)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/chainsaw-man-60cd22

## Usage
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