I find it intresting that Asa doesn't really beleive that Denji had it rough when i was younger (thinking it was just a metaphor), she may not beleive it but i think Denji needs to tell his full story to Asa if they want to move foward.
Well, then there's the situation with him not knowing about Yor.
I also don't think Asa has the capacity to understand metaphors.
It's hard for me to compare since I didn't read Part 1 weekly, but what I can say about Part 2 so far is that reading the chapters in chunks when a new volume comes out feels a lot better than reading a new chapter every one or two weeks. Reading each new chapter when it comes out is fun for reactions but the actual pacing of the story works much better when it's binged
Oh god, the Sloppy Blowjob Devil shit is about to be meme'd into reality.
"I know a place that'll perk him up."
Is it gonna be a bro-
*Mild shock*
Asa seriously can't be trusting Fami
Is it gonna be a bro-
*Mild shock*
Asa seriously can't be trusting Fami
All Fami wants to do is eat, why are we judging her like this.
It's less of a pacing issue for me since i was reading it from the beginning, more that the manga honestly haven't been interesting for a long time, last time it was interesting was around the cook/Falling devil, since they shift focus to Denji and let Asa be missing for a while it was just whatever and kinda aimless, binge read wouldn't help when what i feel like entire arcs are meh, it's been that way for about a year now.
my review of chainsaw man if we are giving our opinions. is everything till the falling devil is fun. Everything until Asa starts to save denji was not that fun.
This is closer to where I'm at. Things are a little too intentionally anti-climatic and Asa's just left off screen for some of what seems like her most interesting developments.
I've been loving everything after Chainsaw Man's home was attacked (and all the animals survived).
Character development is Denji being immediately suspicious of how much Fami knows.
Next chapter Asa is going to be hilarious (or terrible or both). She's going to jump in-between being disgusted by the brothel idea, thinking she's better than the sex workers and being indignant that Denji would want it when Asa's right there.
Meanwhile Fami:
View: https://youtu.be/xf-yB1i6KEo?si=A9AvUu3VK5HgG4HU
Next chapter Asa is going to be hilarious (or terrible or both). She's going to jump in-between being disgusted by the brothel idea, thinking she's better than the sex workers and being indignant that Denji would want it when Asa's right there.
Meanwhile Fami:
View: https://youtu.be/xf-yB1i6KEo?si=A9AvUu3VK5HgG4HU
best part of this is that I can clearly imagine it in my head lol
I'm also enjoying Asa showing how she's fucked up due to bad influences in her life too
I'll never forget the chapter where she told Asa to not come to school the next day
That line used to be the name of the OT! I even made this:
Oh yeah, if they actually do go to a brothel, Asa will go berserk
I'm also enjoying Asa showing how she's fucked up due to bad influences in her life too
I like the "heart in the right place" bit here- Fujimoto's good at what he does.
Kinda my thoughts. I think off-screening some of Asa's biggest developments was a mistake and the arcs in between the two you mentioned felt somewhat aimless and too anti-climactic. I get Fujimoto might not be interested in drawing fights anymore but it felt like every chapter was setting something up just for it to be humorously brushed aside in the next chapter. I like anti-climax writing (Togashi used it a lot in HxH) but it was too much and one after the other.
My issue with part 2 is that everything up to "Save me, Chainsaw Man!" is the best shonen action manga I've ever read in my life. Everything after that is merely "good, sometimes great" in comparison. I'm still enjoying it, but the quality of the character development, plot, pacing, art, paneling, and everything else has gone down since then, while nearly every single chapter of early part 2 floored me.
I don't want to come off rude, but did you really not get anything climatic out of the whole burning house showdown? It's an insanely pivotal moment in Denji's story.
I've said it a few times before, but outside of Chainsaw Man (and Ruri Dragon recently). I don't read a lot of Manga as it's happening.
So I can see the frustration here (As there are some elements being ignored such as more clarification that could be happening on events we haven't seen).
With that said, it just feels like the nature of the beast with how the releases are set and how they can vary in length (With most being very short imo).
I think a lot of Part 2 is going to work a lot better once adapted. Though I do wonder if some aspects might be purposefully getting ignored to either be made into OVAs/Movie
So I can see the frustration here (As there are some elements being ignored such as more clarification that could be happening on events we haven't seen).
With that said, it just feels like the nature of the beast with how the releases are set and how they can vary in length (With most being very short imo).
I think a lot of Part 2 is going to work a lot better once adapted. Though I do wonder if some aspects might be purposefully getting ignored to either be made into OVAs/Movie
I think serialized storytelling is hard and he just fucked up the pacing and took ages to wrap up the most recent arc with denji. While more things can happen to denji as a character he is kind of figured out. He was more fun in early part 2 where you got to see him from multiple outside perspectives. Almost every manga on a short schedule eventually fucks up its pacing as it goes on. as an artist I think he has too much repsect for his medium to withhold information for theoretical adaptations.
Katana Man thinks he's the cool uncle when he's actually the bad influence uncle who you shouldn't leave your kids alone with.
Zero problems with Part 2 so far. Consistently good quality while being nothing super outstanding. The art definitely fluctuates a lot, even if he takes breaks, seems he is just tired of putting in the work at 100% for most panels every time. Usually artists get better and better over time. His proportions etc. are looking more wonky than not majority of the time instead. But then you get super detailed and awesome spreads out of nowhere.
Then again, people hyped up Part 1 before I read it to high heaven and it didn't blow me away. It was really good, but even the emotional beats everyone kept praising didn't get me like for example Look Back did. There I ugly cried. Not even deaths of Power and Aki hit me as hard.
Then again, people hyped up Part 1 before I read it to high heaven and it didn't blow me away. It was really good, but even the emotional beats everyone kept praising didn't get me like for example Look Back did. There I ugly cried. Not even deaths of Power and Aki hit me as hard.
Chapter 166 Spoilers
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CH 166
Denji spent 2 pages thinking about whether to take up Katana's offer...
Yoru: Your pecker's the problem?
Denji spent 2 pages thinking about whether to take up Katana's offer...
Yoru: Your pecker's the problem?
What an absolute rollercoaster of a chapter, comedy to drama to comedy; chef's kiss.
Denji finally realizing that he has been thinking with his dick was both extremely cathartic and depressing.
Also, won't his dick just grow back, what's the point in cutting it off?
Denji finally realizing that he has been thinking with his dick was both extremely cathartic and depressing.
Also, won't his dick just grow back, what's the point in cutting it off?