Ryan Colt Levy, the English voice of Denji in Chainsaw Man, has defended the manga’s controversial ending, arguing that Tatsuki Fujimoto ultimately brought the protagonist’s journey to the right destination. While the finale divided readers, Levy said his own reaction was strongly positive.
Speaking with ComicBook.com at San Diego Comic-Con, Levy acknowledged that the ending has generated plenty of debate. However, he said the reaction he encounters in person has generally been much more positive than the discussions seen online.
“I love the ending because to me, it feels like the appropriate finishing point to the story that I had always been reading,”
Levy explained.
Ryan Colt Levy Says Chainsaw Man’s Ending Fits Denji’s Story
Levy believes the finale works because Fujimoto established the story’s central ideas from its opening chapter. Rather than simply delivering the conventional conclusion fans might expect from a battle-focused shonen series, Chainsaw Man has consistently questioned what it means to be a hero and what Denji actually wants from life.
“From the very first page, I felt like Fujimoto was going somewhere specifically with what he was trying to say,”
Levy said. He described the manga as
“almost a deconstruction of shonen manga and anime,”
particularly in how it examines heroism and self-worth.
The voice actor is also looking ahead to the anime’s next major storyline. Levy singled out the Darkness Devil as the scene he is most eager to perform, calling its manga appearance surreal, frightening and unlike anything else.
He praised MAPPA’s previous work on Chainsaw Man and said the studio’s ability to boost the source material could make the upcoming adaptation particularly striking. The next anime project is expected to cover the Assassins Arc, although the exact format has not been confirmed.
