About r/ChainsawMan
In its own words:
Warning- Too many unmarked spoilers Ahead. The largest Chainsaw Man community on the internet! If you are anime only then head to r/CSMAnime
Community guide
r/ChainsawMan (#714, about 1.5 million subscribers) is oriented around: Warning- Too many unmarked spoilers Ahead. The largest Chainsaw Man community on the internet! If you are anime only then head to r/CSMAnime Recent activity samples show 28 posts/day in recent samples (~46% image, ~41% gallery, ~8% text). Public rules we collected include: Be Nice; Spoilers and latest chapters; Leaks and speedscans are forbidden; Do not link to aggregating sites; Titling, content and low-effort submissions.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Spoiler tags matter for fresh releases, endings, or results. Self-promotion and ads are limited—read those rules before linking your own channel or shop. Low-effort or empty shitposts are often removed—add context that fits the purpose.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. The public rule list is long enough that skimming all entries once beats assuming defaults from similar subs.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; collected snapshots can lag. Err on spoiler tags. Search before reposting common clips or questions. Common flairs in samples include: Cosplay, Artwork - OC, Discussion, Artwork.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Nov 21, 2018, which makes it 7 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 637 subscribers (+0.04%). It sits just behind r/truegaming (#713) and ahead of r/Mindfulness (#715) in our ranking.
What sets r/ChainsawMan apart
r/ChainsawMan is far more image-driven than most big subreddits: 46% of its recent posts are images, against a median of 21% across the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (12:00 UTC) sees about 3.2× as many posts as the quietest (05:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/ChainsawMan grew from 1,484,101 to 1,487,647 subscribers (+3.5K, +0.24%). That is about 81 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/ChainsawMan talks about
Looking at the titles of 223 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “halloween”, “cosplay”, “reze”, “chainsaw” and “devil”. Other frequent themes are man, denji, makima, angel, power and happy. Recurring phrases include “chainsaw man”, “angel devil”, “reze cosplay” and “happy halloween”. By format, 46% are images, 41% are galleries and 8% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: Cosplay (66), Artwork - OC (56), Discussion (27), Artwork (27), MISC (20), Media (7).
Activity and best time to post
r/ChainsawMan gets about 29 new posts a day. The public archive holds 193,861 posts and 1,820,317 comments in total, about 9.4 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Saturday (44 posts) and the quietest was Monday (22). Posting peaks around 12:00 UTC and is lowest around 05:00 UTC.
Rules of r/ChainsawMan
The moderators of r/ChainsawMan list 12 rules. In short:
- Be Nice
- Spoilers and latest chapters
- Leaks and speedscans are forbidden
- Do not link to aggregating sites
- Titling, content and low-effort submissions
- Avoid drama
- Spams and self-promotions
- All Fanart must only be posted as a LINK, unless it's OC (Original Content, made by you)
- Flairs
- NSFW
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/ChainsawMan and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/ChainsawMan have?
r/ChainsawMan has 1,487,647 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #714 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 3,546 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/ChainsawMan created?
r/ChainsawMan was created on Nov 21, 2018, so it has been around for 7 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Nov 28, 2018.
Is r/ChainsawMan still active?
Yes. r/ChainsawMan gets about 29 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 193,861 posts and 1,820,317 comments. In a sample of 223 recent posts we counted 172 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/ChainsawMan?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Saturday and the quietest Monday, and most posts arrive around 12:00 UTC, with the fewest around 05:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/ChainsawMan?
The community describes itself as: “Warning- Too many unmarked spoilers Ahead. The largest Chainsaw Man community on the internet! If you are anime only then head to r/CSMAnime” Recent post titles often mention halloween, cosplay, reze, chainsaw and devil. Most posts are images (46%).
Is r/ChainsawMan SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/ChainsawMan as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/ChainsawMan?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/ChainsawMan accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 12 posted rules, starting with: “Be Nice”; “Spoilers and latest chapters”; “Leaks and speedscans are forbidden”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/ChainsawMan?
Communities with similar topics include r/OnePunchMan (2.3M), r/Perfectfit (3.2M), r/reactiongifs (3.9M), r/anime (14.5M) and r/PraiseTheCameraMan (1.4M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/ChainsawMan.