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May 31, 9:27 PM
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is he literally just like gen z fr? what do you all think about his character overall?
May 31, 10:30 PM
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people say it simply because of his interest in sex and the like, which shonen mc usually just don't have or isn't shown.
aside from that he is completely different then from a normal teen, a normal gen Z.
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May 31, 10:33 PM
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nah the setting is from the 1990s so denji is millennial
May 31, 10:35 PM
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It is genuinely painful and annoying to see people dumb down Denji's character to just "haha, sex" instead of putting in effort to understand how well-written and complex he is.

We get a genuinely unique and interesting shonen protagonist for once, but people would rather latch onto a single character trait and ride it to oblivion. It's genuinely disrespectful towards how much work and thought Fujimoto put into him.
May 31, 11:46 PM
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god no, denji is idiotic stupid lad...but he is kind too and he has dreams...he had a past that one could never imagine, he is a growing character..flawed ofc but gen z people make their trauma their best identity...denji wants to move forward...so no !! he's kind of like realistic tho
May 31, 11:54 PM
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It's really easy. The "generations" classification is based on the sociological and economical environment people grew up in.
There's nothing about the setting of the anime that resembles our modern day world (the impact of devils on the life of common people is actually insane. Also some parts of human history are missing, so CSM os basically an uchronia).

So yeah, our generations don't apply to the CSM world.

We may still see some things in common with him, but tbh Denji's character is so uninhibited that it's actually difficult to find him relatable.
Except for that panel in the first chapter, if you know what I mean...
May 31, 11:59 PM
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no girl what the hell
Jun 1, 1:51 AM
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No bro wtf. Most Teenagers think about Sex and girls and not Only Zoomers. If you look back 10 years Millennials did the same and Gen X and Boomers and also every other Generation.
Jun 1, 2:40 AM
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where is option 'he's mid character'
Jun 1, 3:07 AM
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Denji’s character is a depiction of the problems all humans face, so no specific generation, the series centres mostly around the hedonic treadmill and how Denji deals with this, so actually Denji is probably one of the most relatable characters ever as the problem he faces in the series is something everyone will face as a matter of fact, the references to his sexual desires are simply to expand on the hedonic treadmill and shows the range of desires that can go unfulfilled
Jun 1, 4:28 AM
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worst take i have ever seen
Jun 1, 5:03 AM

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worst take i have ever seen
@hattoo says the person who gave domestic na Kanojo a 7/10
Jun 1, 6:29 AM
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FruitPunchBaka said:
@hattoo says the person who gave domestic na Kanojo a 7/10

7 for rui🙏🙏
Jun 1, 6:45 AM

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don't know what gen z actually mean, but he is one of the shittest mc I've seen in ani/manga along with rudues from MT. If you really find him relatable all I can say is that seek help.
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don't know what gen z actually mean, but he is one of the shittest mc I've seen in ani/manga along with rudues from MT. If you really find him relatable all I can say is that seek help.
@nishant0 how dare U disrespect my lord rudeus?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! i shall use my dangerous spell on you, if u don't take those filthy rotten words off of ur mouth •`_´•
Jun 1, 7:03 AM

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@nishant0 how dare U disrespect my lord rudeus?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! i shall use my dangerous spell on you, if u don't take those filthy rotten words off of ur mouth •`_´•
@FruitPunchBaka ohh please spare me, I was just giving my opinion. I don't want to be hit by your dangerous spells.
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Jun 1, 7:49 AM
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one character cannot sum up a generation, people are just down bad
Jun 1, 8:15 AM

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no, Denji's just Denji. Just like how Aki is Aki, Quanxi is Quanxi, and Nobana is Kobeni.
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Jun 1, 8:39 AM
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The story is 1999 so I’m pretty sure denji would
Be a millennial and not gen z
Jun 1, 9:35 AM
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He was born in the 80s.
Jun 1, 12:49 PM

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Chainsaw man is set in the 90s though. So no.
Jun 1, 4:27 PM

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denji is a victim of SA and grooming and an excellently written character all for your ass to call him “literally gen z funny horny guy”

i cannot imagine reading stories the way you do
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Jun 1, 6:34 PM

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Denji is probably more of a reflection of Fujimoto than Gen Z
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Jun 1, 7:06 PM
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what the hell is that poll
Jun 1, 9:05 PM

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Denji is a complex and layered character. Comparing him to social media attention seekers is too much.
Jun 1, 11:36 PM
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How can this be real when Denji is a 16 years boy in the first years 1990?
Jun 2, 1:29 AM

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i guess so, I haven't read part 2 but he is probably still down bad
Jun 2, 7:04 AM
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I haven’t once heard him mention skibidi toilet, for that reason i say no.
Jun 2, 10:52 AM
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no? i don’t think someone that lives all alone and under the pressure of mafia, can’t even afford food and fights dangerous monsters qualifies as your “average teen”
Jun 2, 10:56 AM

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Technically he was born in 1980~81 so he would be late Gen X - early Millennial
Some of you never watched Bakugan Battle Brawlers on TeleToon in 2008 and it shows.
Jun 2, 11:06 AM

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I think denji don't represente the gen z in general, it's like the kid with family issues and tells post-ironic jokes about his porn addiction in class.
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Jun 2, 1:44 PM
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Denji has traits both relatable and reflective of every generation. He’s not solely written to be representative of a singular generation but rather reflect on the struggles anyone from any generation might deal with.
Jun 3, 2:54 AM
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he’s not gen z in the first place, and I don’t think he particularly acts like a typical gen z’er anyway. he’s just a kid
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Yeah sure. He‘s a potentially immortal half demon, fighting monsters and joining a Top Secret organisation in his teens.

If that’s not depicting Generation Z in it‘s purest essence then I don‘t know what is 🤡🤡


On a semi real note: He‘s too introverted, lonely and hurt.

Gen Z, generally speaking, seems to be a lot more outgoing and confident, having very strong opinions, while following certain trends or popular mindsets.

Denji is an antisocial outcast of society that doesn‘t know how to act or what to believe in
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bboy_OatsnRice said:
no, Denji's just Denji. Just like how Aki is Aki, Quanxi is Quanxi, and Nobana is Kobeni.

Wait, I thought Aki was Gun? I must be confused.
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Ludumm said:
bboy_OatsnRice said:
no, Denji's just Denji. Just like how Aki is Aki, Quanxi is Quanxi, and Nobana is Kobeni.

Wait, I thought Aki was Gun? I must be confused.

That is true, rip Aki :c
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Omg Denji is so relatable.🤯🤯🤯
I was manipulated by others in my whole life. I grew up without parents. He searched for the bare minimum in his whole life like we Gen Zs. We are all so underprivileged like denji that we get to watch anime and have free times.
I was manipulated by the first girl I ever feel emotionally attached to. When I finally got a family, my sister figure and brother figure gets killed. Not to mention, I'm immortal.😉
Damn, you're a genius. Denji is literally me fr ngl.
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RandomPerson9348 said:
It is genuinely painful and annoying to see people dumb down Denji's character to just "haha, sex" instead of putting in effort to understand how well-written and complex he is.

We get a genuinely unique and interesting shonen protagonist for once, but people would rather latch onto a single character trait and ride it to oblivion. It's genuinely disrespectful towards how much work and thought Fujimoto put into him.

fr!! that's actually not why i relate to him and its so frustrating when people just assume thats why i relate to him.
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It is genuinely painful and annoying to see people dumb down Denji's character to just "haha, sex" instead of putting in effort to understand how well-written and complex he is.

We get a genuinely unique and interesting shonen protagonist for once, but people would rather latch onto a single character trait and ride it to oblivion. It's genuinely disrespectful towards how much work and thought Fujimoto put into him.
@RandomPerson9348 .............🤓..............
Sep 6, 2:22 PM
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He's like fujimoto, unfunny & quirky because that gets you attention so yeah like most genz
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I doubt Japan even has the notion of generational theory.
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more like the mixture of both gen z and alpha XD
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@lick_the_lemon obviously a pajeet...
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@hattoo says the person who gave domestic na Kanojo a 7/10
@FruitPunchBaka Should've gave it a 10
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If denji is the depiction of genz. Then humanity is getting extinct in few decades by suicides

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