Chainsaw Man

Denji has a simple dream—to live a happy and peaceful life, spending time with a girl he likes. This is a far cry from reality, however, as Denji is forced by the yakuza into killing devils in order to pay off his crushing debts. Using his pet devil Pochita as a weapon, he is ready to do anything for a bit of cash.

Unfortunately, he has outlived his usefulness and is murdered by a devil in contract with the yakuza. However, in an unexpected turn of events, Pochita merges with Denji's dead body and grants him the powers of a chainsaw devil. Now able to transform parts of his body into chainsaws, a revived Denji uses his new abilities to quickly and brutally dispatch his enemies. Catching the eye of the official devil hunters who arrive at the scene, he is offered work at the Public Safety Bureau as one of them. Now with the means to face even the toughest of enemies, Denji will stop at nothing to achieve his simple teenage dreams.

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As part of the JUMP START initiative, the first three chapters of Chainsaw Man were published in English in VIZ Media's digital Weekly Shounen Jump on the same day as the Japanese release. It has been published digitally as an English simulpub through MANGA Plus. The volumes have been published in English by VIZ Media under the Shonen Jump imprint since October 6, 2020.

The first part of the series ended with 97 chapters on December 14, 2020. Serialization of the second part began on Shounen Jump+ with the release of chapter 98 on July 13, 2022.

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Jul 17, 2024

l3aghira

Recommended

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"If dreams do come true, I wanna touch some boobs."
This was my first manga besides Berserk, and I really enjoyed it. This was primarily because the characters are very unusual and extreme. This creates fun and keeps me interested in reading further. The plot is more a little bit generic. For me its just a Sandbox for the Characters to act.
I don't have much to compare in terms of the drawings, but there are some beautiful panels. Sometimes the action is hard to follow, but the read was still a good experience.

and now some generic chatGpt bullshit so i'm allowed to publish...
Chainsaw Man is a ...

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Jul 14, 2024

Ch_droo

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Preliminary (91/? eps)

It’s a fun, easy read. It is very shounen. It’s good for clearing your brain from daily stress. It is a SOLID 7. And we NEED 7s like this! It is like the trash TV, it’s fun to watch, but too much will make your brain melt.

I recommend if you want to clear your brain and relax. I also mostly recommend this to 14-19.

I don’t recommend if you're looking for deep and interesting story with strongly written, well rounded characters and world building.

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Art: Great stuff. 10/10. Amazing poses, line work and panelling.
Design: Good stuff: 8/10. Original and consistent character design. Negligible world design.
Characters: ... Poor stuff: 3/10 Most of them are on dimensional except for one or two, that are a bit more than 1 dimension. Not unique or interesting.
Story: Decent stuff: 6/10 Superficial, fun and simple. it’s about fighting, shock value and plot twists. Nothing about any deep and complex characteristics of human values, nothing about moral dilemmas or grey areas. Doesn’t go deep into feelings and emotions.
Theme: It changes drastically around chapter 80. Loses the adventure theme, becomes too sensationalistic, full on action. Like a typical 90s hollywood action movie.

Pros: art, character design, fighting, action

Cons: superficial, lazy writing, over reliance on plot twists and shock value, one-dimensional characters.

Rant:
1. Bullcrappery. Around ch75 a lot of things change, tHe PlOt TwIsTs. It becomes too plot twisty. By ch 90, you have no clue what’s going on. Too much mystery, too much unanswered questions. Probably they are explained later. But this made me just loose interest. Maybe I’ll comeback to it later.
2. Superficial characters. Even Denji is very simply written. All the women characters are one-dimensional, sexualised. It becomes bleh really fast. Author does know his audience well. In addition, characters drop like flies. I can’t even call some characters - characters. They are more like just plot points.
3. Sensationalism and shock value. Ah yes, gore, bla bla bla. After 10 chapters it doesn’t even feel like gore. It is used so much that it just becomes dull. It becomes just a cool hack and slash story.
4. Too many plot twists. There’s a plot twist on every chapter more or less. Most of the interests comes from that. Without the plot twists, this story wouldn’t be. At a point you just start saying to yourself in full saracstic tone: “omg… no way… who would have thought… I didnt see this coming at all… oh wow… Anyway”

Lesson for story making:
The writing and worldbuilding doesnt have to be well made to be popular. Bar minimum is just enough. Worldbuilding, interesting, well written stories and characters are not the only elements for making a successful story. Sexualistation, gore, and sensationalism sell!

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Apr 25, 2024

cynfest456

Not Recommended

Preliminary (1/? eps)

This manga is a true reflection of its era, specifically the 2010s, (this one in 2018) and what do I mean by that? It was a decade where the question of whether something should exist seemed to lose importance, as almost anything thrown into the frey gained traction. This phenomenon was fueled by the era's abundance of free-flowing money, where authors could capitalize on shock value to generate attention and revenue through social media overreactions.

However, as we transition into the 2020s, there's been a market correction. Consumers have grown weary of these superficial stories, realizing their lack of substance and intrinsic value. It's a strange ...

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