Chainsaw Man written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto.
Chainsaw man is a Japanese anime that was recently adapted from the original manga. The story develops around a poverty struck man who due to some harsh circumstances, merges with his pet chainsaw devil.
Denji, the main character, is a boy who is suddenly given the burden of paying his deceased dads debt. As he lays near the grave sobbing, he finds an injured chainsaw devil. He decides to help it and in return tells the devil to help him pay his debt. In order to do so they engage in killing devils that manifest through humanities fears. The devils all portray a certain characteristic that correlates with their name. For example, the gun devil has a gun for a head and so on.
The most interesting thing about this anime is that the Denji has the unique ability to erase the existence of any devil he consumes. Once he consumes that devil the world forgets about that devil, more specifically what that devil represents.
One significant part of the anime is that Denji can’t transform if he doesn’t have a good supply of blood. Denji transforms into his chainsaw devil mode by pulling a cord on his chest. If he gets injured in a fight beforehand, causing him to lose a lot of blood, then he won’t be able to transform into his hybrid devil form.
Denjis show of affection for his boss Maki has been repeated throughout the episodes. Every time Denji needs a wakeup call or a morality boost all he has to do is think about Maki and the promises she made to him. Every time she promises him something, Denji rushes to do her bidding even if his life is on the line.
That made me wonder, does she really love him? It seemed suspicious that every time she needed a devil to be killed or restrained, she would promise him something like a kiss or a hug. I also thought, is Denji an idiot? I felt like any normal person would realize they were being controlled but I guess not.
As the show progresses, I wonder, what if Denji wasn’t on the verge of death? What if he didn’t have to merge with the chainsaw devil to survive? Would he have met the same people he’s with now? How powerful is he going to get? The anime releases episodes every week so hopefully the next episode sheds some light on such possibilities.
Haha the best part that stood out to me is you questioning if Denji is an idiot because when I watched this series I thought the same myself. He just aimlessly throws himself into battle for such an idiotic reason such as a grope of some breasts or kiss/hug as mentioned.
LOL denji and whoever that maki girl sounds like a toxic relationship. Although it is true that most of the times people need a certain motivation to push through their comfort zone