Manga Like Chainsaw Man: Weird, Dark & Violent Series to Read Next
There are plenty of manga about people fighting monsters. Far fewer feel like Chainsaw Man. The difficult part is finding something that combines brutal supernatural action with genuinely strange ideas, messy characters and enough humour that the story never settles into one predictable tone.
Start with Dandadan if you want the weirdness, energy and unpredictable supernatural chaos of Chainsaw Man.
Choose Jujutsu Kaisen for darker monster-fighting action, or Hell's Paradise if you want something more brutal and adult from the beginning.
Our top manga to read after Chainsaw Man
Dandadan
Aliens, ghosts, romance, body horror, ridiculous comedy and explosive fights somehow occupy the same story without feeling like separate genres.
View Dandadan Vol. 1Jujutsu Kaisen
Curses, violent battles and young characters pulled into a supernatural world that is far less forgiving than they expected.
View JJK Vol. 11. Dandadan
Read this if you liked: the fact Chainsaw Man can be horrifying, funny and completely ridiculous within a few pages.
Momo believes in ghosts but not aliens. Okarun believes in aliens but not ghosts.
They decide to prove each other wrong and discover the unfortunate answer is that both of them were right.
Dandadan has its own personality, but it shares Chainsaw Man's confidence in throwing bizarre supernatural ideas at the reader without slowing down to apologise for them.
2. Jujutsu Kaisen
Read this if you liked: devils, dangerous powers, violent supernatural fights and characters whose jobs have a worryingly high mortality rate.
Yuji Itadori becomes involved with Jujutsu sorcerers after a cursed object drags him into a hidden supernatural conflict.
JJK is more structured than Chainsaw Man, particularly in the way its combat system works, but both build worlds where young characters are expected to deal with monsters that can kill them very quickly.
3. Hell's Paradise
Read this if you liked: brutal violence, strange creatures and characters who are difficult to divide neatly into heroes and villains.
Gabimaru is a condemned ninja offered one route to freedom: travel to a mysterious island and bring back the elixir of life.
The island is beautiful until it becomes clear how many things there want to kill everyone who landed there.
Hell's Paradise is darker and more serious overall, but it has the same willingness to make supernatural violence genuinely grotesque.
4. Sakamoto Days
Read this if you liked: impossible action scenes and comedy existing side by side.
Taro Sakamoto used to be one of the world's most feared assassins.
Now he runs a shop and wants a quiet family life, which would be easier if people from the assassin world would stop trying to kill him.
It is much lighter than Chainsaw Man, but the action regularly reaches the same "how did the author even think of this?" territory.
5. Tokyo Ghoul
Read this if you liked: body horror, identity problems and protagonists changed into something they never asked to become.
Kaneki wakes from a near-fatal encounter to discover he is no longer entirely human.
The humour level is much lower, but Chainsaw Man readers who respond strongly to Denji's body being turned into something monstrous may find Tokyo Ghoul's darker treatment of transformation appealing.
6. Kagurabachi
Read this if you liked: fast-moving violent action with supernatural weapons.
Kagurabachi follows Chihiro on a revenge-driven journey involving enchanted blades and criminal sorcerers.
It is cleaner and more traditional in structure than Chainsaw Man, but it is a good choice for readers who mainly want another modern action manga that wastes very little time getting moving.
7. Kaiju No. 8
Read this if you liked: a protagonist gaining monster powers and then having to work out what to do with them.
Kafka Hibino has spent years cleaning up kaiju remains rather than fighting them.
Then he becomes one.
Kaiju No. 8 is more optimistic than Chainsaw Man, but there is obvious crossover in the appeal of somebody carrying the power of the creatures everyone else is trying to destroy.
8. The Summer Hikaru Died
Read this if you liked: the unsettling supernatural side more than the action.
Yoshiki knows the person who came back from the mountains looks and sounds like Hikaru.
He also knows it is not actually his friend.
This is slower and quieter than Chainsaw Man, but it is an excellent choice if the parts that stayed with you were the moments when something felt deeply wrong rather than the chainsaw fights themselves.
Which Chainsaw Man alternative should you start with?
I want weird
Dandadan. Easy choice.
I want dark action
Jujutsu Kaisen gives you supernatural battles with more structured rules.
I want brutal
Hell's Paradise brings the violence, monsters and dangerous cast.
I want horror
The Summer Hikaru Died drops most of the action and leans into supernatural dread.
Manga like Chainsaw Man FAQs
What manga is most similar to Chainsaw Man?
Dandadan is our first recommendation because it shares the mix of supernatural chaos, bizarre comedy, horror and high-energy action.
Is Jujutsu Kaisen like Chainsaw Man?
Both feature dangerous supernatural creatures and young characters forced into violent hidden worlds, although JJK has a more structured combat system and more conventional shonen framework.
What should I read if I like Chainsaw Man's horror?
Try Hell's Paradise for violent supernatural horror, Tokyo Ghoul for body horror, or The Summer Hikaru Died for something slower and more unsettling.
What manga has humour like Chainsaw Man?
Dandadan is the strongest fit if you want something that can move between ridiculous comedy and genuinely dangerous supernatural situations.
Try Dandadan next
If you want another series that refuses to stay in one genre for long, start with Dandadan Volume 1.
View Dandadan Vol. 1