Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1 by Tatsuki Fujimoto

41 reviews

harley_sage's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

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

celestriakle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

yeah, i see why chainsaw man is popular! its such a unique art style. chainsaw mans art is v sketchy and mostly just uses screentones for overall contrast between forground/background/generally how dark or light the scene is. the motion is rly good, and i like the hatching a lot. even having some spoilers, im intrigued by the story, im enjoying the characters, there were some v solid emotional moments. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

nahal3's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

kendal_reads's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse and Suicide

homebodynate's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Minor: Animal death

thedistortionist's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse and Suicide

gentle_sol's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

A mix-mash of gory violence, slapstick humor with all the bizarreness you could never expect. It's quite challenging with a number of triggering content and over-the-top violence but if you're willing to venture through it you will find its tiny little beating heart. At its core Chainsaw Man is, in a way, a story about a boy's searching for a way to survive the world -- and love. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

blues's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

3.0

Primo volume interessante, sicuramente andrò avanti con la storia. 
I disegni sono fenomenali, specialmente le pagine dedicate ad una singola scena. 
I personaggi non mi hanno convinto al 100% perché per il momento mi sembrano abbastanza piatti, ma spero che nei prossimi fumetti della serie mi ricrederò. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

dawntin's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

What a frenetic and action-packed beginning! The Muscle Devil scene gave a nice parallel to Denji and Pochita’s situation, so I’m a bit sad it was not included in the anime. However, I think I liked the pacing of the anime more, since there’s always a lot going on in the manga.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death