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@SamTheGumMan117

Жыл бұрын

That Lupin figure looks so badass and wicked

@TheOnlyWay2Go.

Жыл бұрын

Will you be watching the anime by chance?

@kodytiffany5686

Жыл бұрын

Jason also killed a couple of people using a Machette. I remember a person being cleaved through the shoulder besides Jason himself. If your going to iconize a weapon for Jason then personally I would go with the circular saw on a stick or crossbows as he used the bolts more than once and basically no other slasher uses ranged weapons.

@kodytiffany5686

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing this journey. You went over a significant amount I had yet heard about... and yes according to my friend this is a series where rereads reveal a lot of subtle clues. I can say that I believe his approach for ending her worked because she could CONTROL none of the events around it and so it forced a surrender out of her. I think going forward Its up to Denji to grant the dreams of various devils/fiends/people/etc. because I feel that is what Pochita wants to do but was incapable of doing previously. Cheesey as hell but I think it would fit that the person with great minor ambitions will be the one to make those around them genuinely happy. Crazy insane challenge to pull off, but that is why it could be interesting to follow the adventures of.

@zoulzopan

Жыл бұрын

Bro you can't have a Killy figure and not give us a Blame! Manga review this is ridiculous

The point of the fast food scene is that Denji is at this point dead, the one in control is pochita. Denji died the moment his dream of a normal life died, so Pochita is trying desperately to fullfill the dreams he heard from Denji (eating a burger, going on a date) in an attempt to get him to come back, all for naught.

@DanielGreeneReviews

Жыл бұрын

OH MY GOD THAT'S AWESOME!

@bearinokc1047

Жыл бұрын

The burger bit Was the first chapter of chainsaw man I ever read and it was because of tekking 101

@greath7513

Жыл бұрын

I missed that completely on my read-through. Thanks!

@Soybean13

Жыл бұрын

Either that or pochita took over denji's body is simply because pochita knows that denji is in his most vulnerable state right now....he took over basically to protect denji

@devilsadvocate2442

Жыл бұрын

Its both funny with kobeni stuff and depressing seeing pochita trying to wake denji up

I love how part of Chainsaw man's lore Is that chainsawman murdered the nazis so hard that they were erased from existence

@lucasm4790

Жыл бұрын

Technically ate the nazi devil, but yes, that is the gist of it

@spookwavevevo

Жыл бұрын

I mean... not really? He ate the Nazi Devil and that's what erased all of them. He didn't kill actual Nazis so hard that they were erased from existence.

@ankororo90

Жыл бұрын

@@spookwavevevo it's a joke man

@liftedmarco4976

Жыл бұрын

*Murderized*

@s3studios597

Жыл бұрын

@@spookwavevevo The Joke Your head

Just to clarify, the Chainsaw Man that's the hero of hell, ate previous atrocities such as the nazis, and is ultimately the Chainsaw Devil IS Pochita, who's in a weaker form after escaping from Hell. The suped up Denji is also Pochita who's been forced into that form because Makima broke the contract he formed with Denji, forcing him into control, and he's trying in vain to fulfill the dreams that Denji told him about. Eating a good burger and going on a date. But he's so unintentionally dangerous and violent he can't even do that without causing mayhem and death.

@justaustin628

Жыл бұрын

How did Makima break his contract? By taking away everything from him?

@wormengine

Жыл бұрын

@@justaustin628 by getting Denji to agree to 'be her dog' she gets control of him with her power

@Streek471

Жыл бұрын

The condition that Pochita gave Denji was to show him Denji’s wishes and live a happy life. Makima broke it by making Denji believe that’s impossible for him.

@goldenhotdog8293

Жыл бұрын

@@justaustin628 Pochitas contract was for Denji to live his dreams. Makima made Denji give up on his dreams by becoming her dog. That's why the contract broke

@RoyalDoct

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the clarification, I was under the impression that Makima temporarily got control over Chainsaw Man when Denji transformed into his suped up version. It was rather that Pochita took control in that moment if I understand your explication correctly right ? And he would have attacked Makima immediatly if he hadn't been grabbed to hell then ? I think I see Fujimoto's logic in this but it takes a bit of thinking in why she couldn't have secured Chainsaw Man's powers by asking Denji to "give everything to her" in his lowest moment ? Like was the contract with Pochita not completly broken yet or did she need to beat him in his chainsaw man form ? I am sorry for all these questions, I loved it overall but a lot of the explainations Makima gives in volume 10 confused me on why she wasn't forcing things more, so to speak.

The scene with Power saving Denji in the dumpster is a mirror to the scene with Pochita saving Denji in a dumpster. It’s more of a dream sequence than reality, hence why he exits shirtless.

@DarkDoughnutsVids

Жыл бұрын

Didn't expect Daniel to miss that lol

@Ledabot

Жыл бұрын

Dam you're right that's cool

@Dan-zm8fq

Жыл бұрын

It honest remind you that Daniel is still new to manga and it's style of storytelling since those style of conversations are a trope of the medium.

@dudi.x9659

Жыл бұрын

Exactly

@nichescenes

Жыл бұрын

@@Dan-zm8fq A lesser manga would show the flash back in the corner (i take back lesser) but naruto for example would remind you. Naruto or similar also have more concrete themes and flow. Funny enough, though its too long, he'd likely like naruto more writing wise...chainsawman is more niche and for people tired of normal shonen, if your new to it, it all comes off as a parody and deconstruction of something you dont know about like one punch man for people who never watch marvel and shonen. I think people too often expect people with alot of literary knowledge to love the most deconstructing and different thing you throw at them since they have to be tired of the tried and true formulas but sometimes it doesnt work that way. Like many critics who hate Everywhere Everything All at once, and those who love it for being so crazy and different plus the heart.

Here are the things I realized after editing: Dumpster is a reference to the Pochita contract scene, Dennis goes on that date cause Pochita is completely in control trying to fulfill Denji’s dream (wholesome love that), Makima would be a dom.

@Jennypogi

Жыл бұрын

That last phrase in this comment is probably the most important phrase

@oddacity5883

Жыл бұрын

Crazy how both the times another character made a deal with denji to save him, it happened in a dumpster.

@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723

Жыл бұрын

*Remember that chapter where Makima when on a "date" with Denji and then she cried watching a hug scene on the movie they went to watch?* Well, now you understand why, I think that is my favorite detail of CSM💯, just amazing.

@Ian501st

Жыл бұрын

And the references to how she percives them via scent, is one of the first things she says to denji, telling him that he doesnt smell like a devil or a human

@ReubenXR

Жыл бұрын

I don't know if "Dennis" was a typo or you also know about the "Dennis" joke the Chainsawman subreddit does. For those unaware, people typo Denji into Dennis so much, the Chainsaw man subreddit now mainly refers to Denji as Dennis.

Denji asking Makima if her perfect world will have bad movies, getting his answer and concluding he had to kill her was such a batshit insane piece of dialogue but it also somehow works perfectly

@joelsasmad

Жыл бұрын

Chainsaw man in general is batshit insane but works perfectly.

@marocat4749

Жыл бұрын

She deserve it, i wil defend bad and chlocky movies too!

@NoRegs30

Жыл бұрын

wasn't that pochita?

@berzerk-_-fury5470

Жыл бұрын

It's a call back to the movie date they had. Where only the movie that got bad reviews made both of them cry. No other movie made Makima cry that whole day. It was the deepest connection they ever had. Thus justifying his reason to stop her "perfect world" she wishes to make because then that would have never happened. The movie date chapter is important all the way to the very end.

@irecordwithaphone1856

Жыл бұрын

@@joelsasmad I'd agree with that yeah

I'm of the opinion that Makima had gotten the wrong wording of the contract between Pochita and Denji, as she heard the exchange on the logs between Denji and Pochita for a normal life and body swap, but the actual contract is Denji shows Pochita his dreams, and Pochita becomes Denji's heart. Denji's dreams change constantly throughout the story, so she never actually breaks that specific contract, which allows Denji to eventually win.

@sarafontanini7051

Жыл бұрын

it also goes to show how little SHE understands the Chainsaw Man. DENJI did, and that's why he wins, because unlike Makima he saw what was beneath Chainsaw man's exterior (literally). And this lack of understanding, and her twisted sense of love, is part of why she loses.

Also I wanted to mention the scent thing is hinted at chapter 1. When Makima finds Denji in the pile of zombies she literally says “you have a particular smell. It isn’t human or Devil.” Also Denji doesn’t recognize reincarnated Makima through the eyes but through the bite. It’s a call back to when Makima bit Denji’s finger & told him naughty things feel better when you know your partner before telling him about the Gun Devil.

@parkdowning2855

Жыл бұрын

Also the zombie devil after denji came back to life said to eat him and that should kill him for good

@riardomilos8014

Жыл бұрын

@@parkdowning2855 okay, this one is actually new.

@lightworker2956

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, specifically, Makima says something like "you should get to know your partner so well that you can recognize them by their bite." And then Denji recognizes reincarnated-Makima via her bite.

@riardomilos8014

Жыл бұрын

@@parkdowning2855 Eps 2 when Denis said _“i don’t wanna use chainsaw, it looks painful and i felt sorry for them, what if someday i turn into one of them?”_ Right in front of Aki

Fun fact: When Makima starts talking about the tragedies chainsawman made everyone forget, she not only mentions real events, but also completely made up names. This serves the purpose of making you feel like Kishibe

Hey Daniel so the scenes where chainsaw man is with Kobeni it’s actually Pochita in control & what he’s try to do is fulfill Denji’s dreams: go on a date with a girl, eat a burger, etc in order to wake him up

@riardomilos8014

Жыл бұрын

Also he may or may not missed the part where Kobeni says “Save me”

Also the bad movie reference really gets me, because half way through the series, makima and Denji go see a movie and they only laugh and have an emotional connection to a movie that is bad (evident by how every other movie they went too had loads of people being entertained and the last one they went to was empty.) I liked that call back.

@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723

Жыл бұрын

About that chapter, I LOVE the detail of Makima crying at the hug scene of that last movie. It is amazing when you understand why, almost at the end of the first part.

@takanara7

Жыл бұрын

I think you're missing the point, it's not that that movie they see is bad, but rather it's a "good" movie that the masses don't "get." Denji isn't trying to save the kind of movies he likes but rather wants to preserve the freedom for normal people (with bad taste) to see movies they enjoy.

@makima2883

Жыл бұрын

@@takanara7 my interpretation is that Makima wants to get rid of all the bad things in the world (bad movies) and Denji doesn't want that, because in the movie scene which parallels Denji's life shows us that without the existence of bad things, good things will not exist. The reason why Denji was satisfied with the average movie and why he was satisfied with basic human things in the story

@juanmarodriguez6010

Жыл бұрын

@@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723 THIS

@robin9740

Жыл бұрын

And I think Denji realized that because he disliked the movies before, the movie that did hit was that much better because of it.

There was a lot of small details I think you missed in these last two volumes, still an awesome video overall. 1. Makima's scent was set up back in the first two chapters, telling Denji he has a peculiar smell and that she has a particularly good sense of smell. 2. The scene with Power and Denji in the dumpster is more of a dream sequence and a direct parallel to the sequence with Pochita and Denji in the first chapter. 3. The reveal that the Nazi's canonically don't exist in the CSM universe was one of my favourites. The pure "WTF" when Makima asked Kishibe if he remembered what the Nazis did to the Jews and his response being, "Nazis?" was bone-chilling. This had been subtly foreshadowed through the fact that the soviet union still exists, despite it being set in 1997 when the soviet union should've already been dissolved. 4. Denji asking Makima if bad movies would still exist is an obvious callback to the movie watching chapter at the end of the Katanaman arc, where the experience of watching the 9 bad movies in a row made the 10th good movie all the more impactful. 5. Makima's line to Denji as she rips out his heart is "If your going to get in our way, then die!" Which is the exact same thing Denji said to the Zombie devil back in chapter 1. 6. Denji eating Makima while gross was also kinda set up, as throughout the early parts of the story it had been stated repeatedly that he would eat just about anything... ANYTHING. 7. Makima mentions the four horseman of the apocalypse in Vol 10, in which she herself is one of the horsemen. The Kanji used for her name in Japanese can be translated to "Control" and also "Conquest" which is one of the names of the horsemen, the others being War, Famine and Death obviously. 8. The Kobeni torture scene, along with being one of my favourite moments of the series, is Pochita desperately trying to fulfill Denji's dreams in order to bring him back from death essentially. As you can imagine the Kobeni dance panel is a massive meme within the community. Finally my favourite moment from these two volumes and in the entire series is the conversation between Denji and Kobeni. The deconstruction of Denji's life goal of wanting to be normal and him realising that in many ways he had been living a normal life despite the circumstances being extreme. When he sees the TV broadcast and sees how everyone loves him as Chainsaw Man, he realises he loves that attention and love from the public, he starts talking about how he wants more out of life than the bare minimum, he starts taking an active role in his life for once and decides for himself that he WANTS to be Chainsaw Man. In many ways, this is the first major decision Denji has made throughout not only the story, but his entire life. It is the moment where he breaks free of the confines of Makima's control, it is the moment he breaks free from being treated as a dog, it is the moment he steps forward and decides selfishly for himself that he wants to be a hero. To me, that whole revelation is incredible and gets even better upon reread. Glad you liked the series overall! There are already 9 chapters out of part 2 which started earlier this year so I highly recommend reading them as they've been absolutely fantastic so far!

@abraham5781

Жыл бұрын

Number 4 is really intersting, I didn't think about that, but it does make a lot of sense. The Denji and Kobeni conversation was definitely a highlight in the series.

@VancePetrol

Жыл бұрын

Kishibe mentions how the Control Demon will just turn into Makima again if they leave her to be raised by the government. Might have something to do with her mentioning how the truly necesary evil is kept collared and controlled by the state. Could might as well refer to Denji, or the Demon hunters at large. (or all three) Wouldn't count it out however.

Your reaction to how Denji deals with Makima in the finale was one of the things I was most looking forward to. That was such a "wtf" moment when I read it and I loved

@XxKingCraZyxX

Жыл бұрын

When I read it first, I thought I skipped a page or something (reading online) because I couldn't believe what's happening, especially with Denji's explanation.

@runbaa9285

Жыл бұрын

In hindsight, it kinda makes sense. Yes, Chainsaw Man could eat Makima and be done with it. But when you think about it, erasing the concept of "control" from the world would lead to utter chaos. So the Control Devil, AKA Makima, HAS to be reborn.

I believe you might also like to give "Look Back" a chance, it's a short form manga Fujimoto Tatsuki published after arc 1 of Chainsawman was finished. It show cases how much he's learned from a long form serialization and delivered a wonderful short story. When it dropped online for Shueisha's webmanga site, it quickly made its rounds around creators, writers and manga authors for its subjective matter of why we create stories and what drives us to do so. Which really clicked with who all that dabbles in the craft. It's definitely a personal favorite stories Fujimoto has done and I come back to it every so often if I need that "umph" to get me back into the craft.

@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723

Жыл бұрын

And Goodbye Eri and Fire Punch

@takanara7

Жыл бұрын

@@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723 Fire Punch is great. More people should read it, although I've only read up to volume 6.

I think noticing what you enjoy about Fujimoto's writing and style gives pretty good reason to pick up "Look Back" and "Goodbye, Eri". They are essentially manga novella and tell fast paced yet emotional stories, similar to Chainsaw Man but without all of the shounen cheese that you don't appreciate very much (fair enough, of course!). I really appreciate your reviews, it's fascinating to know what you like and don't like about the medium of manga.

@takanara7

Жыл бұрын

You should definitely check out fire punch. It's a darker/more messed up then Chainsaw man, but a pretty wild ride.

Denji didn't know that was makima because of the eyes. He noticed that because she bit him and in the scene way back in like chapter 20 when he memorized her bite it wasn't a joke, he literally memorized that feeling, and used it to recognize the revived control devil, formerly makima.

@takanara7

Жыл бұрын

It's not "Makima" but rather the reincarnation of the control devil, with a different "human" personality.

@agamemnon7518

Жыл бұрын

@@takanara7 yup that's why at the end I said formerly makima

Really sucks that you got spoiled about "End of part 1", I can't explain the shock and excitement that came with seeing that panel as a caught up reader, believing the series was coming to an end. It was amazing. Congrats on finishing it! 👏

@takanara7

Жыл бұрын

He should have pulled a George Lucas and called it "End of Part 4" just to confuse everyone.

@ndf0715

Жыл бұрын

@@takanara7 Fujimoto is crazy enough to do something like that

@joelsasmad

Жыл бұрын

This entire story has been on massive comic book super hero origin story.

@ndf0715

Жыл бұрын

@@joelsasmad you're absolutely right it is a superhero origin story but decompressed to show in detail what happened

Well done finally getting Kobeni's name correct in volume 11, I knew you'd get there eventually.

@leviathann6435

Жыл бұрын

Bro butchered her name so bad throughout the series 😭

@keymanser2726

Жыл бұрын

He said kobeeshee once 💀

@ll-bz8re

Жыл бұрын

Honestly it's like the funniest unintentional running gag of all time

@leviathann6435

Жыл бұрын

@@ll-bz8re just like Kobeni herself lmfao

@inventor4279

Жыл бұрын

Kenobi 💀

One of the things about Makimas villain reveal that gives me chills is the imagery of Denji as a child while Makima is mind breaking him. Just as we see Makima true nature we see the true nature of their relationship, if it wasn’t in your face already.

Deji beating Makima with his love is kinda hilarious, the way he beats all opponents unconventionally being a core theme of the series in all the fights

@pamelotms5867

Жыл бұрын

Also his fight with makima is him and power basicly pulling off what they were unable to aginst kishibe. Nobody mentions it but i find it very cool how denjis training with kishibe efeckts how he fights basicly every enemy onwards in a subtle way.

Something crazy that I JUST REALIZED because of you saying about going back to see how the Makima scent thing was setup, is that Makima's (almost) first and last lines tie in really well to her death. The (almost) first thing she says is a comment on his scent. "You're a strange one. You don't smell like a devil or a human." The (almost) last thing she says is her saying "Now we will always be together." Also, shout out to her saying "We'll eat together, sleep together, and have a lovely life." Which both ties into how she is killed, but also Denji now raising the new Control Devil. Kind of wild. Haha

@sarafontanini7051

Жыл бұрын

you gotta love the irony that rather than beign devoured by Pochita, the person she idolised, she instead gets devoured by Denji, the person she hates for stealing Pochita.

Chainsaw man is definetely one of those series that gets better with a re-read. An interesting fact I learned recently: In the scene where makima is fighting the Gun Devil, the chains that connect to the other characters seem to originate from Makima's womb. Through the use of intimidation and manipulation she *physically* fulfilled the control devil's wish of having a family. I hope you decide to check out Fujimoto's one shots: Look Back and Goodbye Eri. They have a more serious tone compared to Chainsaw Man, but the Fujimoto style remains as zany as ever.

@almac5446

Жыл бұрын

Yeah when you re-read chainsaw man you'll find out the salties of what's happening that you didn't see before so much so that you'll read it again and again because how clever it is

@Ozzieapologist

Жыл бұрын

It’s also surprisingly subtle about many plot or character points, especially during the ending chapters. Maybe even a bit too much, which can make the whole thing look a bit more confusing than it really is.

@samreddig8819

Жыл бұрын

So did Denji eat his KID too?

@almac5446

Жыл бұрын

@@samreddig8819 no she's barely even shown

also the ending implys in Hell that all the Devils hate the control devil so much they spawn killed her lmao

@pifilixxiv3192

Жыл бұрын

Either that or didn't give the control/conquest devil a second to raise hell in hell

The burger scene etc was Pochita trying to fulfil Denjis dreams. Eating a burger, going on a date. The chainsaw entity is actually Pochita.

I've always loved the scene where Makima is explaining CSM's ability to erase concepts from existence. The fact that she's lists things from our history and also things that don't exist in our world makes it feel more surreal to me, while also seeming to place the story in reality

I like how the Santa Clause agents basically outlined Makima's plan and how she would be defeated. Their way of making an "ideal doll" reflects what Makima was doing to Denji. The way they hunted the fox and ate it reflects Makima's death. Which I thought was great since Makima had expressed how she would be fine with being eaten earlier!

For all the chaos and insanity that chainsaw man has, it really does have a lot of heart. And not just in the pochita kind of way. At its core is some good ass characterization in a chaotic fucked up world, and is one of the reasons I fell in love with chainsaw man. It was nice seeing the perspective of a non regular manga reader on the manga itself and definitely entertaining seeing your reaction to the *mcdonalds happy makimeal*

once part 2 gets enough volumes for Daniel to review I cannot wait for his reaction to THAT line

@rayscott2oo4

Жыл бұрын

same here

@142pratapsingrathod6

Жыл бұрын

"Don't come to school tomorrow!" I died! 💀

@lukatosic09

Жыл бұрын

🎵"All the other kids with their pumped up kicks" 🎶

@iwayuru1716

Жыл бұрын

I don't think he will do part 2.

@patrickvalo8822

Жыл бұрын

Volume 12 in english isnt out yet right?

I laughed when you did your little spiel about schlocky movies because Fujimoto is a big film buff. He has an entire one shot(Goodbye Eri) where the paneling is all in the style of someone filming a movie, and by far my favorite work he's done. Also, I just want to say, thank you for doing your chainsaw man read along. It actually brought up my own personal enjoyment of the series a point or two because I initially wasn't a big fan of chainsaw man.

The part in the dumpster is in a kind of dream state (so they can have clothes). Just like pochita talked to and revived denji in a dumpster in vol. 1

Note that Power being able to disobey Makima isn't because of the power of friendship, but because she said "give me Chainsaw Man", but Power is saving "Denji". This is just another instance of Makima not seeing Denji as an actual person.

Fujimoto's penchant for derailing his own scenes with abrupt interludes of pure farce is actually the focus of one of his one-off short comics, Goodbye Eri. It touches on how the main character's impulse alienates and offends certain people and ultimately drives some away from his art entirely, but is something he can never abandon because the permeability of that border between Real and Fake/serious and joke is at the center of what he does.

Regarding Kobeni, that restaurant isn't actually her family's. Family restaurants are a thing in Japan that basically try to cater to everyone, but in particular for family outings. Those employees were just really awful to Kobeni, enough to make her want to be saved. Also, part 2 has started and is up to chapter 107 so you aren't actually caught up lol.

@Michael_Raymond

Жыл бұрын

Indeed. The mystery of how and why Kobeni's family is so fucked up as to force her into Devil Hunting yet remains a mystery

It was great watching someone who doesn't have a lot of anime/manga experience go through the story but I think one big thing you missed because you don't read manga is just how impressive it is that CSM is as good as it is. Its really hard to have a story flourish in a format where, save being too sick to draw, you have to deliver 19 pages with possible revisions every week, and make it engaging enough that people come back next week. And for reference anime adaptations tend to do 3+ chapters per episode so it's not a lot of room to work with narratively speaking. Paired with the relentless release schedule, it's common for the mangaka to kind of fly by the seat of their pants at times or forget to tie certain threads together (Dragon Ball and My Hero Academia are pretty good examples of characters or plot threads just kinda disappearing for a bit cus the mangaka just forgot). So while there are definitely other weekly series that are good, it's rare to see that level of craftsmanship, both in terms of art and narrative, in weekly shonen (the same genre as like Naruto and One Piece)

The reveal of Makima never noticing Denji himself, only seeing him for Chainsaw Man, is so well set up and heartbreaking

If u notice makima mentions the 4 horseman Death, War, Hunger but forgets to mention conquest. conquest could also be another word for control

Some notes on the foreshadowing/early references to stuff that happens in the last volume: 1) Power's blood inside Denji: This one is fairly vague as foreshadowing goes, but just before Denji opens the door in ch82 he knows Power's intentions in a way that he shouldn't. I think this is a roundabout way of communicating that they are linked somehow. 2) Denji splitting off his heart: Aside from the obvious one when Pochita gets sent to space, Reze splits her head from her body during her attack on the public safety training house in ch46. Both head and body can move independently for a time. In addition the back of Denji's head can be seen among the people following Makima just prior to the final fight in the graveyard. 3) Makima desires a family: Two sources for this. Firstly at the end of ch22, in the train, before she gets shot, Makima seems to honestly state how she enjoyed the drinks the night before. The same scene also shows her distaste for the government who control her. Secondly ch39, the movie date chapter does a lot to characterise her. The scene where both she and Denji cry is a scene of heartfelt affection between two people. 4) Makima's sense of smell: Most obvious reference is at the end of ch1 when she finds Denji. I believe there is also a reference in ch2. A bit later she comments in the similarity in looks between Denji and Beam. Aside from that I can't think of any more references apart from the general "dog" motif.

The hamburger saga was probably my favorite part of the entire manga, it was just the funniest and most insane thing I've ever seen. Chainsaw Man is a surrealist Monty Python style comedy hiding under the guise of a shounen manga, and I'm living for it.

Well, Denji was able to achieve his dream of having steak for breakfast every morning. Just uh. Maybe not how he expected.

The reason why there is no blood in the dumpster is cause the scene is going on inside Denji/Powers conscious, like with Pochitas contract scene.

Remember the scene where Denji swallowed puke from his first kiss? We were told Denji's body has a habit of swallowing everything. But yet, he couldn't swallow the ice cream, because Aki being gone broke him beyond anything he's been through. He's changed. Fujimoto uses jokes throughout the story as a precursor to character development. It's brilliant.

I love how the chapter where Power tells Denji to find her is draw nearly the exact same as the chapter where Denji first becomes chainsaw-man .

I really recommend Monster by Naoki Urasawa. It's a very interesting series and it's just 162 chapters.

I'm pretty sure he tore out his heart, threw it back to earth, and then his body reformed around it.

With how much of a cinophile Tatsuki Fujimoto is, I guarantee you that the incorrect Jason Voorhees with a chainsaw thing was deliberate.

It's also beautiful when you notice that makima's crying with denji at the cinema was when two people were hugging so she was expressing her honest feelings at that time, that she wanted to be understood and loved but she was too op and the embodiment of contole so maybe she saw pochita as an equal and the one sitting with her was him and not denji since she never truly saw denji at all fucked up but beautiful

I like to mention that when this was releasing chapter by chapter in Shonen Jump, when we finished the second to last chapter (Denji’s dinner scene), it was dropped that the “last chapter” was coming next week. And we were all just like “excuse me?!?!”, thinking the entire series was about to end like that. (Though as an ending to an arc, I think it works)

The music you played over the scene where Power comes to visit with cake is... haunting. Perfect choice

Yo are you getting the respect you deserve for the audio editing during the page displays, because that shit is SO on point and I love it. It really amps up the atmosphere.

The restaurant workers atent literally her family, it is just the gimmick of the restaurant "Family burger". Also Kobeni was forced to play DDR, at least in my mind, because it is part of Pochita trying to fulfil Denji's dream from the first chapter where he wants to go on a date with a girl and play videogames.

What a chaotic and fun ride this read along/summary has been! Your Chainsaw Man videos have a more fun and somehow light-hearted vibe to it than the other reviews.

Pretty sure you missed a panel, because when chainsaw man rips his heart out after being in space, he revs it, and chucks it back down in the atmosphere forming a new body around his heart to continue attacking. That’s how he went from being flung into space to hurtling back down at Makima and gang. Also Denji ate her because of the chainsaw man “powers” of making things disappear that he ate, so …….. kinda makes it a little less weird? Eh not really.

@faiir

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HE DID IT OUT OF LOVE

@JollibeenosHasYourCoordinates

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I don't agree with that last part for one simple reason. Makima was still remembered.

“End of Part 1” was such a pleasant surprise for weekly readers. And thank you for covering one of my favorites series! Been here since pre-5K subs so this was fun

Just in time for Chainsawman Tuesdays! Also read Fujimoto’s oneshots: Goodbye Eri, and Look Back as well

I really enjoyed re-reading the series along with you. Great fun!

I know visual mediums aren't your forte. But man I wish you would of gone over that panel of Malika taking Denji with the Lucifer descending painting in the background. The amount of discussion that panel alone has for themes is so juicy

I absolutely adored this read along series. Part 2: Academy Arc is currently serialized in Jump+ and has a couple chapters out, and so far it's super great!

@takanara7

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Completely different so far but a fun read. Next chapter should be coming out today.

to be clear pochita tore out his heart and threw it BACK to earth. THEN began to reanimate. GOATED scene from good doggo.

IDK if you noticed but in the background while Makima is leading Denji to the door in the background is a painting by Gustave Dorè for Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’ called ‘The Fall of Lucifer’ that depicts Lucifer being thrown out of heaven. This thematically is a reference to Denji as Makima is throwing Denji out of his dreams and into the pit of despair.

One series I would love to see you review is Claymore. It is not as deep as Berserk or Vinland, but both the worldbuilding and powers are so good, and it is the series people usually recommend for those who want something similar to Berserk. Another series that people recommend is Ubel Blatt, but I've never read this one, so I can't say if it is great or not

glad u enjoyed it!! it’s funny to me that u ended up reviewing this bc i found u through the locked tomb, and locked tomb and chainsaw man are my two favorite fiction stories!!!

I love how many references Fujimoto puts in Chainsawman. The final battle between Denji and Makima is such a good reference to the final battle in Kizumonogatari 3.

Chainsaw Man is my favourite manga period and it's in my all time top 3 works of fiction. So a 10/10 for me and Part 2 is off to a really strong start as well.

Glad you enjoyed it! This read along review thing has been great to watch.

I am officially obsessed with Chainsaw Man now Daniel and I blame you! Actually I thank you for everything!, including this. You are a spectacularly inspiring and entertaining human being

Thanks for sticking with the series even though you weren’t all that into some of the pacing and jokes throughout it. It’s nice to see a review from someone who isn’t completely showering it with praise but can still point out the good bits.

Your chainsaw man videos have had some of the funniest moments in any of your review videos! Loved them!

Loved you reviewing csm ❤ Had a blast

So on the topic of Kobeni, the place she was working for was not her family, it was a family themed burger joint. Having said that, her family is still terrible and is ~9 people who are all financially dependent on her, none of whom have driver's licenses and need her to drive them places.

I have no idea why Fujimoto included the burger resturant/vance vance revolution scene - but I am glad he did. It makes no sense and I love it so much. It even spawned an online game. No seriosuly. Somoene made a game where you play as Kobeni dancing for her life on the dance platform. I love the Chainsaw Man community. I will enjoy it while it´s still so chill.

Honestly the hardest hitting scene in the whole manga for me is the Power Dumpster scene. I love how it calls back to chapter 1 with Denji saying the reason he’s okay with dying is that he’s lived all his dreams he told Pochita in chapter 1. It also shows how much Denji has grown, in the beginning he thinks he doesn’t have a heart because he doesn’t think he’ll care if Power or Aki die but now he tells Power he can’t live without her 🥲

27:26 I love the detail of Power's horns at the base of the chainsaw

I think when Chainsaw Man was first being serialized, the front page of the first issue of 2019 is basically the scene in the last volume when Denji sneaks up behind Makima and you see her profile in the chainsaw. Fujimoto really had set this up since the beginning.

This has been a dope series you have brought me upon my good sir. Definitely not something I expect to see when I pop into your channel from time to time for writing advice and your occasional comedy skits lol. Hat's off to you Mr. Green

This is the best Daniel Greene introduction ever!!!!🔥🔥 . . . Actually I say this after watching your every video 😅

Much love Daniel green glad you had a good time enjoying the reviews

Like your read along a lot ! Always find your comments resonating! And i want to mention that the family burger scenario does break up the structure but when i reread it i just get it in a fun and surprising way, just love seeing poor Kobeni to be nervous and frightened 😂

The little power horns on the chainsaw denji uses made from her blood was such a cute touch.

FUN FACT❗️❗️❗️: Chainsawman's author fish died. Unsurtain what to do with it, he took it to the park to bury it. Seeing how his dead fish being eaten by ants he thought that it would be a waste, so he ate his dead fish.

I'm glad you enjoyed part 1 and hope you continue with part 2 at your own pace.

Very glad you decided to read this. I had this on my maybe to read list and when I saw you were getting close to being done I was like “might as well read two volumes then watch a video, read two volumes then watch a video, and so on” You made it a great reading experience! Thanks!

Glad to see you having a good time reading Chainsaw Man

The Kobeni DDR scene coupled with the fast food scene really killed me man, I was laughing for days after just thinking about Kobeni dancing while Chainsawman is fighting like 8 different people. Still makes me lol

Oh, by the way, I think he recognized the control devil in nayuta not because of her eyes, but because she bit him, like that bite scene from the intimate moment denji had with makima. Its kinda depressing cause right before denji realized makima didnt even remember his scent, but he rembers her bite. Thats how I read the scene at least.

HERE WE GO BOYS!!!! THE FINALE! Love the videos, Daniel! Been watching ur vids and you have awesome commentary! This series is amazing!

I really like the subtle argument between Denji and Makima that’s symbolized by the town mouse and country mouse. Makima thinks things like be better if all bad things were erased, but Denji realizes that good things are only good because of their contrast with the bad things. This is shown with the flood movie bad move comparison, as they were able to enjoy that last movie so we’ll because of the previous bad movies they watched. Also some really good details with Makima is that when she first meets Denji she does comment on his scent. And the things with hugs at the end, if you go back to the date she goes on with Denji the part where she cries is a scene where two people are hugging

My favorite fan theory (this isn't based on anything from part 2) is that Kobeni is contracted with the karma/luck devil. There's no other way she made it out alive otherwise lol

Hey Daniel. I noticed that you have Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind on your shelf behind you. I think that's be a series you'd enjoy quite a bit, and would appreciate seeing in future polls.

@ragnaron6211

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My first and still favorite manga

@takanara7

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If it's on his shelf presumably he's already read it?

@leakypeach6250

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@@takanara7 Well, all of the Berserk volumes are on his shelf and he hasn't read a good chunk of those. Idk.

@marocat4749

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Yes?!

@marocat4749

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@@leakypeach6250 His reading them thou.

gonna miss your summarys daniel , much love

3:50 Makima is such an evil villain that she emotionally weaponized good boys like this. 4:30 It is not just that Makima is smarter but that Denji is emotionally exhausted and trying to go back to how he once was in a vain attempt at regaining happiness. 12:35 Something clever here is that not all the disasters she mentioned are real events. The reader if they think about its are put into the same place as Kishibe here trying to remember and determine what is true. It also establishes that this is a world where world War two never happened and nuclear weapons aren't a thing, which changes thing and is likely why the soviet union is still around. 14:08 This is not her family's restaurant. It is a restaurant where the employees are encouraged to treat each other as "family" despite the clear mistreatment Kobeni suffers there. 14:33 I won't go over the chainsaw here not being denji becuase many other comments have, but I'd like to point out that Kobenibwhile bonding earlier with the violence devil had mentioned how she had only gotten ice cream with someone before once with her father and how it was a good memory for her. Now being forced to get ice cream against her will with the chainsaw here is a really messed up violation of that memory. 16:55 I get what you mean in general but I don't quite get the problem here specifically. Makima is an incredibly powerful devil wielding the Gun Devils powers, her shooting Chainsaw into space isn't that crazy. Chainsaw man has been established to be near immortal so him surviving isn't an issue either. With him coming back he threw his heart to the earth and regenerated around it, it wasn't him shooting chains from space. 21:43 Again the burger people weren't her family and are all dead. She is glad to be away from her family so they don't get wrapped up in all of this and aren't in danger. 26:31 I'd like to point out the sheer irony here. This version of Denji she is monologing at about how he is not Chainsaw Man is an empty husk controlled remotely and holding Pochita's heart. It isn't Denji, it pretty much is chainsaw man, but Makima is so caught up in her delusions of Chainzaw man and has no idea what Pochita is actually like. 28:42 Kishibe has mentioned before that the greatest devil hunters are the ones who are the craziest rather than the strongest or the smartest. 30:16 I interpret it this way: Denji is really messed up here, but so is Makima, and becuase she would likely agree with defining this act as love is why her contract didn't protect her from it. 30:53 I won't nessassarily say it is well set up but she does mention having a strong sense of smell in the earliest chapters. It also really works thematically that this being obsessed with control never saw anyone's faces and only bothered remembering those she had an interest in, which never included Denji, despite his feelings for her and the promises she made. 31:31 It definitely feels like there should, but honestly anyone who knows the full story behind her is likely going to fear/hate her Kishibe himself included. Denji is pretty much the only one who would unconditionally love Nayuta and be able to protect her so the government doesn't grab her up and try to make her into a weapon. And that is the best shot at the new control devil not becoming a total monster like Makima was. 32:28 What got me at this point was realizing that all of this has been a massive Spiderman-esque superhero origin story. At the end of the day I feel that Chainsaw Man is alot like Denji himself: on the surface gross, violent, somewhat immature, and stupid, but insanely clever underneath all of that. That is not to say the formor is untrue or purely a distraction as at times it all comes together imto a character and story that we can really appreciate for how powerfully unique and surreal it all is. There are also alot of details that on a reread you will see and be utterly mind-blown by with the context from your first read.

@takanara7

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> 14:08 This is not her family's restaurant. It is a restaurant where the employees are encouraged to treat each other as "family" despite the clear mistreatment Kobeni suffers there. To be specific, it's a "family restaurant" like Denies, Applebee's, Olive Garden in the US. Even sell the same kind of food.

@rabl3535

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Unless you’re 14 this series ain’t that deep

@taistelusammakko5088

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Makima does not have gun devils powers

@joelsasmad

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@@taistelusammakko5088 She likely made a contract with it before shoving it into Aki.

@taistelusammakko5088

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@@joelsasmad theres nothing in the manga that suggests makima made contract with a devil contracted to kill her

I've had a blast watching you react to this series Daniel, keep up the good work. 👍

3:26 cold hands can indicate stress or anxiety (when it's only the hands). It's kind of a helpful way of knowing when someone is stressed and they aren't great at verbalizing or sharing their feelings.

"People who have big packs of dogs can't be villains" *laughs in ramsay bolton*

the scene with Power and Denji took place in denji's mind, similar to when Pochita gave him his heart, that's why we saw Power in her Fiend form and not as a devil. Also i don't know if you skipped a page or what not, but when Chainsaw man was shot into space he ripped out his heart, threw it back to earth, and regenerated back from that. also about that restaurant, Those people weren't Kobeni's family, it was jus a "family" themed restaurant, where the employees have to act like a part of one big family

Yup, that was exactly the reaction I was expecting to see to Denji’s solution to the, uh… “Makima Question.” Time will tell if Denji is the parent Nayuta needs, but is it weird to say I think they’ll be fine?

The iplication from her dialogue- that the Chainsaw Man universe used to be full-blowon Cosmic Horror before CM ate some of the really bad devils and thier concepts is just *chefs kiss*.

Pls continue this series ! ❤

Wow what a great time it's been watching the reactions! I'm glad you found some enjoyment in the series by the end of it. The ending of the series blew me away with just how far they were willing to go. It wasn't always a fun feeling but it was unlike anything I've ever read. So far part 2 has been great so I can't wait for you to have the chance to enjoy it. Looking forward to seeing how you react to the rest of Vineland Saga from here on out!

Vagabond, Kingdom, and Monster are all solid recommendations for the Next Deep Dive series reviews!