Chainsaw Man: a series that sounds just as interesting as it actually is. I always read the chapters of this series throughout my classes and would often get questioning glances, asking what I was reading. To anyone who was intrigued by the title, or was curious about what I was reading during classes; here’s my rundown of Chainsaw Man.
SUMMARY
Devils are formed from human fears, and the amount of power they hold is proportional to how much they are feared. Accompanied by his canine Pochita, Denji is on the verge of death after being attacked by a devil. In order to save Denji’s life, Pochita makes a contract and merges with him, making him a human-devil hybrid. He is approached by an organization called the Public Safety Division who works to eliminate devils and offers him a job. He is partnered up with a rambunctious blood fiend named Power and a devil hunter named Aki. The Public Safety Division has to work to defeat other evil organizations and specifically the Gun Devil, one of the most feared and strongest devils.
REVIEW
Overall, I can’t find a better way to describe this series besides it being such a rollercoaster of emotions. In many points of the story, I found myself either laughing alongside the characters or in shock by what just occurred. Chainsaw Man is not a personal favorite of mine, but I can recognize how complex it is and the amount of detail put into it. I really enjoyed the art style and I thought the designs of each of the devils were really interesting. Although it was an action series, it felt different than the things I’ve read before. I feel like the villain in this story was really well-written, and they even deceived me since I couldn’t even figure out who the actual villain was until the last few chapters. It was definitely invigorating, I couldn’t seem to stop reading. Though the story was very quick-paced, it was a bit hard to follow at times and I found myself confused in multiple sections.
This series was 97 chapters/11 volumes long, so it took me around 2 days to complete it. However, this is only part 1 of the series, so a part 2 will be coming out! If you’re interested in this series, I will say there is a bit of nudity and has bits of inappropriate scenes (those aren’t super important to the story though, so you could just skip past them like I did). However, there are also lots of mature themes within this story so be careful of those. Things like blood, mutilation, sexual assault, trauma, self-destructive behavior, and as I mentioned, inappropriate scenes (I would even seach up a list of trigger warnings in case I missed any). In all, while I did enjoy Chainsaw Man, it is quite the heavy story to read, so keep that in mind.
(This blog post goes out to Maryalice who says that Chainsaw Man is a “cultural touchstone”, despite not having read it).
-Khuyen
What an amazing review! I liked how you added a hook at the beginning that really intrigued me to read the rest of what you wrote. I also liked how you mentioned some of the trigger warnings for people who are considering reading this, which I am. Overall, the level of detail you included was great, keep it up!
ReplyDeleteThis review is great (and not just because I got a mention ;) ) Your summary was intriguing, and I though the review was very well-written. I always love a good twist-villain and just the title alone is enough to spark interest. After reading this I still stand by my past comments, Chainsaw Man IS a cultural touchstone (despite me never having read it).
ReplyDeleteThis looks like such an awesome manga! From this review and what panels I have seen you read in school, CSM seems like something so bizarrely wonderful that you cannot stop reading it. Your review of this is incredibly thoughtful towards both the author and possible readers. I hope you keep reading and reviewing more manga's that you thoroughly enjoy. Keep up the good work!
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