Chainsaw Man chapter 186: Release date and time, countdown, what to expect, and more

Modified Nov 26, 2024 23:31 GMT

Chainsaw Man chapter 186 release date and time (Image via Shueisha)

Chainsaw Man chapter 186 is set to release on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 12AM JST according to the official MANGA Plus website. With Denji’s plan being as shocking as fans were expecting, fans are now curious to see how Pochita’s looming rematch with the Aging Devil turns out.

Unfortunately, fans have no way of knowing what will happen for sure with no verifiable spoilers for Chainsaw Man chapter 186 and beyond at the time of this article’s writing. What fans do at least have is confirmed release information for the issue, which is set to release in a matter of days rather than weeks.

Follow along as this article fully breaks down the latest release information for Chainsaw Man chapter 186, as well as speculates on what to expect from it.

Chainsaw Man chapter 186 release date and time

Pochita will fight for Denji once more in Chainsaw Man chapter 186 (Image via MAPPA Studios)

Chainsaw Man chapter 186 is set to be released on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 12AM JST. For most international audiences, this means a local daytime release on Tuesday, December 10, 2024. A select few international audiences will instead see the issue release in the extremely early morning hours of Wednesday, December 11, 2024, like Japanese readers.

Chapter 186 is set to release at the following times in the corresponding time zones:

Timezone	Local date and time
Pacific Standard Time	7AM, Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Eastern Standard Time	10AM, Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Greenwich Mean Time	3PM, Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Central European Time	4PM, Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Indian Standard Time	8:30PM, Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Philippine Standard Time	11PM, Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Japanese Standard Time	12AM, Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Australia Central Time	1:30AM, Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Where to read Chainsaw Man chapter 186

Pochita's Hero of Hell form will likely be the main focus of Chainsaw Man chapter 186 (Image via Shueisha)

Fans can read the issue on either Viz Media’s official website, Shueisha’s MANGA Plus service, or Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ app. The former two are free services which grant readers access to the first and latest three issues of a series. The lattermost is a paid, subscription-based service which grants readers access to a series in its entirety.

Chainsaw Man chapter 185 recap

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Chainsaw Man chapter 185 began with the Aging Devil revealing that its world had no exit. Likewise, every tree in it was originally a human who spent up to two thousand years trying to escape before arriving at “some sort of answer” and turning into trees. Aging clarified that the tree transformations weren’t part of its power. Likewise, this meant it was an innate mechanism to human life in-series, happening “when they reach the culmination of thought.”

Aging added that humans could discover unseen concepts if they lived longer, and that it wants them to even if it comes at a cost, seemingly explaining its motivations. It was then revealed that Aging was with Tadashi Hasegawa and Public Safety at the location of Fumiko’s meeting with government officials. Denji then explained his plan at Aging’s request, which was to run and make himself hungry since his stomach was in the real world.

Asa then gave Denji the axe she made out of the Bitterness Devil’s tooth and a stick. Denji then began attacking one of the trees, even after being told by the Devil Hunter that it was a person. Denji eventually caused its intestines and blood to shoot out, eating them before pulling his ripcord. This let Pochita fully heal in the real world, setting up a fight with Pochita and Aging where Hasegawa, Aging, and presumably Fumiko Mifune and the others were.

What to expect from Chainsaw Man chapter 186 (speculative)

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As has been typical of mangaka Tatsuki Fujimoto during Part 2, it seems the mangaka is taking a one-week break just before a massive fight based on current events. Likewise, Chainsaw Man chapter 186 should open up immediately on Aging and Pochita’s fight, which Fumiko Mifune and Public Safety will likely involve themselves in.

However, it’s unlikely that the entire chapter will be nothing but fights, with Denji and Asa still needing to actually escape from the Aging Devil’s world. This should prompt Denji to explain that he wants Pochita to kill and eat the Aging Devil, in turn giving Denji the chance to throw it up in its own world and hold it hostage later on.