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Chainsaw Man 01 by Tatsuki Fujimoto

3 reviews

lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I stumbled across a copy of this manga one night when I could not sleep and thought it would be a fun read.
"Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1" follows Denji, a young man who is really down on his luck. After the death of his father, he has taken on his father's massive debt. Denji will do almost anything for money, include hunting down devils. His only friend is Pochita, a devil-dog he rescued. After Denji is betrayed by someone he trusts, he gets the power of Pochita inside of him, and becomes Chainsaw Man.
This manga was fine, but I do not think this series is for me. Denji is a highly relatable character, and I really empathized with his situation. I think most people have been in a situation of being in debt, and we can all relate that it is not a great feeling. He also loves and cares for Pochita with such care. I love seeing a character be so invested in their pet because pets are so much more than animals, they are family.
For a manga series about a main who is half chainsaw that hunts devils, I felt kind of bored. The story felt slow to me, and I just wanted to learn more about the process of hunting devils. There was quite a bit of violence, but even that did not feel like it brought the story along any faster.
I will likely not continue in this series myself, but I do think it has an audience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

life_was_here's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

minispiderboy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

this book is about people who love. Anime manga Dark stories. And who read at a medium pace.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

warning 18+