r/ChainsawMan • u/JeanneDAlter . • Apr 25 '23
[DISC] Chainsaw Man - Ch. 128 links Discussion
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u/Drummerdani May 09 '23
Man I know this will be downvoted but my personal opinion the pacing of part 2 is just so unforgivable compared to part 1. My only gripe about the last 2 chapters is they are so confusing one moment they are in hell next they are fighting spiked boobs? I'm so lost. Plus it shows the 2nd chainsaw man yet where is he? It's like we skipped a chapter.
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u/iheartowels May 09 '23
I agree that the pacing in 129 felt a little off but I have not at all minded the pacing of part 2 as a whole. It gave us time to warm up to Asa and Yoru, and for a bigger mystery to be set up. And now we're clearly at a point where things are ramping up. It is different than part 1, admittedly. But Denji is an easy character to understand, I think Asa is a bit more complex and that's why Fujimoto is giving us more time to understand her first before throwing us headfirst into the wackiness.
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u/Drummerdani May 23 '23
Go look at the comments of the newest chapter I knew yall would hate on me and now a bunch of people are agreeing plot pacings becoming a problem
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u/iheartowels May 23 '23
It's a chapter full of double page spreads with a chainsaw motorcycle just tearing shit up, and that's okay too. Not every chapter needs to advance the plot. I get what you're saying but if you think the plot is just dead in the water right now then we're reading different things.
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u/Bassaluna May 09 '23
it's the worm devil we saw these chapters eating the things cook devil made. they were in front of the door so the attack brought them back to earth
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u/ToastyNyfo May 09 '23
Pacing is weird because we're reading weekly now. It was the same for part 1, but then we didn't have to wait a week or 2 between chapters
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u/Drummerdani May 09 '23
Im not talking about the bi weekly schedule im talking about the pacing of the plot. Nothing is being answered and the story really hasn't progressed. Not every manga has to have 300 plus chapters in a series I just personally disagree with the direction compared to part 1.
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u/Several_Ad_1241 May 09 '23
the spikes are from that weird caterpillar devil last chapter, and i assume fakesaw man is the reason they only have to deal with only the caterpillar devil right now
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u/jearley99 May 09 '23
If your comprehension is that bad just slow down and reread this part from the beginning
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u/Drummerdani May 09 '23
I know you guys are so smart on reddit (sarcasm I know it's hard to tell for you guys) but I've seen several people complain about this constantly.
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u/CookieOk391 May 09 '23 edited May 09 '23
Loved how like 200+ people are typing. even though this is still a thread for chapter 128. Shows how many of us are eager waiting for the new one.
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u/Several_Ad_1241 May 09 '23
you all fear the bi-weekly devil too much, it’s getting stronger you fools
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u/DannyLion May 09 '23
If Denji is one thing, it’s consistent. Him refusing to steal that woman’s bike and then without hesitation kicking the dude off his was the embodiment of Denji.
Also to note Asa is quickly learning how to deal with Denji
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u/DEATHSTARGOD May 09 '23
Steal that motorcycle
"But a womans riding it?!!"
How bout that guy riding it?
"Say no more"
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u/MrBricetherice I just really miss Reze May 09 '23
Readers: so who the fuck is fakesaw man?
Fujimoto: super chainsaw man bike
refuses to elaborate
leaves for two weeks again
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u/laughtale0 May 09 '23 edited May 09 '23
So it was Asa's power that turns the bike into Chainsaw bike, right?
(Oh wait, this is still the old chapter discussion)
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u/TakeTheBlk May 09 '23
Instead of answering any questions , Super Chainsaw Man Bike. I fucking love this manga
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u/KarmaDoesStuff May 09 '23
arguably one of the coolest panels in the series
the chainsaw bike is real
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u/ThankgodImAthiest May 09 '23
That was fucking sick, but the biweekly devil has grown too strong :22176:
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u/PromiseSure May 09 '23
The bi-week Devil has crawl back from the pit of hell yet again, now stronger than ever.
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May 09 '23
I might have a chainsaw man addiction from the way I feel withdrawal with the lack of chainsawman chapters :(((
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u/bombasticcheese123 May 09 '23
i just wanna see my daddy kishibe again why is it that so hard for fujimoto to give back?????!!
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u/Boogy May 08 '23
129 when
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u/AverageEarly5489 May 09 '23
Ffs just tell me how many hours from now, I'm not calculating the time zone n shit
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u/GuudeSpelur May 09 '23
3 hrs and 1 min from when I'm writing this comment.
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May 09 '23
1 hour left :22170:
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u/luni_walking_ghoul May 09 '23
25 min left
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u/Psychological_Bar167 May 09 '23
17 minners left
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u/JollySelection2336 May 09 '23
9 minutes left
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u/Mau752005 May 09 '23
7 minutes left
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u/Redditry103 May 09 '23
You lied to me
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u/Mau752005 May 09 '23
NEVERMIND CHECK MANGAPLUS THEY DIDN'T POST IT IN REDDIT YET BUT THE CHAPTER IS THERE
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u/Mau752005 May 09 '23
Idk I'm shit at math I was just going with the flow I guess, no idea when the chapter's dropping either
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u/Zdon3K May 08 '23
tomorrow at 6
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May 08 '23
In what time zone is it at 6AM or 6PM? Not Tokyo or GMT best I can tell or do I have the time wrong?
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u/Zdon3K May 08 '23
im at ET. so that will 6pm
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u/tif138 May 08 '23
Normal time or later than usual? I'm on PST and I swear the last recent chapters on Viz have been dropping at 8am PST. So a chance maybe a little bit earlier?...though I haven't checked their site yet.
-EDIT-Site just says, "in one day", as for time.
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u/GuudeSpelur May 09 '23 edited May 09 '23
Viz and MangaPlus update at 8am PDT, which is when the new post will go up on this sub. Don't know wtf that other guy is talking about.
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u/Zdon3K May 08 '23
normal time. but in your case the latest should be 3am. maybe there is nobody at the office at that time to update it.. lmao
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u/autonomousfailure May 07 '23
Wouldn't it be crazy if the 2nd chainsaw man was Ash from Ash vs The Evil Dead?
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u/rokbound_ May 07 '23
legit watched asas butt more than I should have when denji picked her up and then chef boyardee devil calls me and dennis perverts in an almost fourth wall broken moment hahah
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u/rokbound_ May 07 '23
the theory of fakesawman being a denji clone iis amazing specially so if that denji was forced to keep working with the demon hunters while the denji that beat makima was granted his freedom in a way because the hunters had another denji
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u/sly-sneaky-snakes May 05 '23
Crazy theory but could the duplicate chainsaw man be Denji? In part one didn't he get shot into space rip out his heart and fling it back to earth regenerating around it? There's still a Denji out in space right? Could it re-enter the earth has some blood and regenerate but different. Maybe not remembering his experience in part 1. Maybe this is why the chainsaw man is much more hated to some?
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u/neon93 May 05 '23
That was Pochita not Denji. And some people have floated this theory but idk, I think that Pochita body just died off and he regenerated around his heart
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u/Toxic_Seraphine_Stan May 05 '23
Two incels in the air, waking up each other's trauma, bringing each other up to Hell.
I love these two oh so much, never have I rooted for a heterosexual couple so hard
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u/The-Dmguy May 02 '23
No new chapter this week ?
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u/doyouunderstandlife May 02 '23
FYI, when a new chapter is posted, mods always sticky a comment for the release date of the next chapter.
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u/Corarium May 02 '23
It’s Golden Week in Japan, the whole country is on a week long vacation, pretty much nothing gets published during it.
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u/Packrat1010 May 02 '23
Quick search is saying 129 is next week.
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May 02 '23
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May 02 '23
Much like Denji, many of us are ADHD. We’re prone to missing details like this
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u/Glitchy13 May 02 '23
is there any actual evidence that points to Denji having ADHD, or is this another Asa autism thing
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May 02 '23
His isolating mannerisms are very familiar to ppl with ADHD. It is not confirmed he has it
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u/lyingcorn May 03 '23
I think his isolating Mannerisms is because he had basically no human interaction prior to the start of part 1
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u/Monk_Philosophy May 02 '23
Went back and noticed this panel in 117. He might not necessarily be Fakesaw, but Seigi knows something. He’s just way too calm here.
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u/Monk_Philosophy May 02 '23 edited May 02 '23
True, could be just me looking at it wanting to see something, but it sticks out that his other two friends have visible sweat dripping down their face and he's just much calmer. I’m thinking back to when power recoiled in fear at Makima in early part 1. It’s a notably different reaction than what we’d expect.
Also, which character with an eyepatch in this series hasn't been somewhat important to at least one major plot thread?
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u/Tsuku May 02 '23
Lest they be killed by the Falling Devil
He looks like he'd use "Lest" and "Evade" in sentences too. A chivalrous Fakesaw Man.
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u/Arhenius_Yoda Dennis and Powy are just Siblings! May 01 '23 edited May 08 '23
How many times Denji (in his Chainsaw mode) had been killed and Reincarnated & Regenerated & Resurrected...???
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u/v_OS Apr 29 '23
Call me crazy, but I firmly believe that Fakesaw Man is the real Chainsaw Devil and Pochita is something far more strange
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u/SurpriseAdditional72 May 02 '23
I think the theory is that Pochita is a primal devil that just happened to eat part of Chainsaw Man and retain it's powers, but idk
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u/MotherGiraffe May 02 '23
I'm honestly not sure if they ever refer to Denji/Pochita as the Chainsaw Devil once in the story. At least, none of the knowledgeable characters (horsemen, strong public safety people, etc) ever refer to the Chainsaw Devil. They always call him Chainsaw Man. This feels like the kind of thing that a writer like this would throw out late into the manga like "wait, you thought he was the Chainsaw Devil the whole time? You must have just assumed that because I didn't write it".
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u/edwardmetalwing Apr 30 '23
Was thinking the same. That this dude is the real chainsaw Devil and Pochita is probably the Devil of Forgetting or Memory Loss. Basically the Alzheimer's Devil. Would explain why he can erase devils from existence.
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u/Tridda1 May 02 '23
I like this theory but what the fuck is up with all the chainsaws then
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u/v_OS May 30 '23
Chainsaws might be an on-the-nose allegory for separation, memories/fears are what connect Devils to reality, once said fears are forgotten their connection is severed. But it isn't a swift severing, it's brutal and violent, like a Chainsaw?
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u/edwardmetalwing May 02 '23
That's the confusing part, well as confusing as Falling Devil being a chef. If she hadn't said who she was, everyone would have assumed that she was the Devil of Cooking or the Devil of being Cooked.
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u/Tridda1 May 02 '23
I guess you don't get much more chaotic then a 11 foot tall murder monster covered in chainsaws rapidly approaching your location.
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u/LionCityPunk Apr 29 '23
Denji's got a point about humanity's survival being dependent on quality sex.
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u/GamerDabiTodoroki Apr 28 '23
I’m likely going to get some hate, but So far in part 2 I got to say Asa is my favorite character! But personally Denji is still more entertaining, especially in this chapter :22158:
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u/Incestuous_Alfred Apr 28 '23
Possibly a common opinion. I don't often see people saying they prefer Asa/Denji, but people really like Asa.
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u/screw_this_i_quit Apr 29 '23
I haven’t seen people say they prefer Asa more than Denji often, at least not without getting buried
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u/GamerDabiTodoroki Apr 28 '23
I have seen some people say a lot of people don’t like her character but I haven’t seen any
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u/Boogy May 01 '23
When most of the chapters were purely Asa she got some hate, mostly from people saying we were not seeing the protagonist in his own manga. Lately it's been pretty alright
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u/jcrad Yoru Enjoyer 🦉 Apr 28 '23
You gotta wonder what Yoru's take on all this is since she's probably still around
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u/Incestuous_Alfred Apr 28 '23
Probably unending rage at femcel essentially breaking a contract with her, throwing her revenge under the bus, and then getting saved by her target.
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u/TheIronicBurger Apr 29 '23
But there’s no contract right? Technically Asa is just a fiend but Yoru let’s her brain take control at times
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u/Incestuous_Alfred Apr 29 '23
Maybe not, but actually yes. Even if there's no 'formal' mortally enforceable contract (and I'm not sure that there isn't), there was still an arrangement and understanding between the two that Asa flew right in the face of.
No joke, the whole premise of her relationship with Yoru is that Asa wants to keep living. That's not only the root of the whole arrangement, as seen in the very first chapter of part 2 (if you want to keep living...), but it's also kind of the reason Yoru hasn't taken complete control. If Asa doesn't cooperate, Yoru kills her. Going along with Yoru's plans isn't exactly in Asa's own best interests but, since she also doesn't want to die, she goes along with it. "I'm doing it cause there's a gun to my head" sounds simple enough, but only if, you know, you don't actively want to die. What Asa did in 127 was equivalent to taking that gun and trying to fire it herself. On top of putting quite a dent in Yoru's plans, it went against the deepest foundations of their relationship.
It's far easier to sympathize with Asa than the body-snatcher, but a deal was broken. Regardless of how much you and I feel bad for Asa, Yoru must be beyond furious.
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u/_Narciso Apr 29 '23
Sort of, I think they may be a partial, or imcomplete fiend, were the contract was that Asa help Yoru in exchange for keeping her mind and partial control. I also dont think the contract has been broken at all so far.
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u/LaunchingPinda Apr 28 '23
Again talking about sweat, and more particularly, Asa's. Bet this gonna be a major plot device later on
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u/Staffm2292 Apr 30 '23
Asa may be able to turn her sweat into weapons? I saw a similar ability in a battle royale anime… forgot the name of it
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u/SpyghettiGhetti Asa Mitaka Biggest Defender Apr 28 '23
Chainsaw Man is my favorite Action Dark Fantasy Isekai Magical Girl Romcom Nekketsu Horror Thriller Shonen manga
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u/CygnusBC Apr 28 '23
Just a clarification, does the devil saying her followers would eat Asa mean she herself died? Or does that remain to be seen?
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u/TwerpKnight Apr 28 '23
Never have I agreed with a character so strongly and the point of agreement is that sex is gross.
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u/TheDarkSinghRises Apr 28 '23
who used the sword to give Dennis their blood in the last couple chapters??
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u/SpyghettiGhetti Asa Mitaka Biggest Defender Apr 28 '23
There are 2 wolves inside of me
One wants Asa, Denji and the rest to not die and each getting a happy conclusion The other wants CSM to have an ending like those of Devilman, End of Evangelion or Akira where everything goes to shit and i don't know wtf is going on at that point
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u/kuroxn May 03 '23
A “bad ending” would be too predictable though.
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u/hamhamsuke May 04 '23
yeah these days it's even more boring to have that end. like everything has to go to shit for the story to be considered "good taste"
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u/SpyghettiGhetti Asa Mitaka Biggest Defender May 04 '23
Don't know what you're talking about. My favorite endings in Animanga are the ones of Gintama and FMAB. Which are almsot Disney happy endings.
Thing with these is that a happy ending is perfect for these stories, csm doesn't fit with a happy ending because its tone isn't that hopeful, although not pessimistic either. An ending where everything goes to shit but the protagonists get to have a satisfying and good conclusion is something i love
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May 08 '23 edited May 08 '23
csm doesn’t fit with a happy ending because its tone isn’t that hopeful
It’s got some dark subject matter, but I’d never call it hopeless or cynical like many “dark and gritty” stories are. The series has followed in Berserker’s footsteps in being about broken people moving forward past their trauma—it’s a very powerful and uplifting message.
It would be weird if the series ended on a dark note the way that a series like Attack on Titan ended. From its first chapter, AOT had always been about how cruel and inhumane the world is and how you’re powerless to change change anything—the ending reinforced those themes.
CSM conversely hasn’t ever been about that kind of cruelty, it’s about what comes after. Part 2 is about learning to heal and move on after the kind of trauma that Part 1 contained—a downer/dark/cynical ending would conflict with it. Fujimoto isn’t just making his characters suffer for suffering’s sake.
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u/SpyghettiGhetti Asa Mitaka Biggest Defender May 08 '23
I think you're over exaggerating my words there. Im very aware of what's the tone of Chainsaw Man, and i have never said it has a dark and gritty tone, it certainly doesn't. Fujimoto has outright said that he made the Family Burger chapters to lift up the mood because he thought it was getting way too dark. Which is true.
That's why i believe it will have an ending akin to the one of Fire Punch. It doesn't seem that you have read it, so i suggest you do.
On the other side, i do not believe it will be an "bittersweet ending" like the one of Part 1, because it would be certainly repetitive (which is the main reason that i believe the theory of "Denji kills Asa after she goes insane like Aki and continues with his life leading to Part 3) has no chance of happening)
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u/SpyghettiGhetti Asa Mitaka Biggest Defender May 03 '23
Considering how a good half of the fandom actually believes on a happy ending or an "ending good enough" in which Denji kills Asa (Even though Denji has the bigger chances of dying in thia part than her) i wouldn't call it predictable.
I believe it will be like Fire Punch's ending, though. Besides Devilman, the ones i mentioned didn't had exactly a bad ending, either.
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u/HistoricalTable8185 Apr 30 '23
I wish for a different ending tbh, because those apocalyptic endings are great, and absolutely caught me off guard in the other anime’s, but I feel like it has been used before, and CSM is a completely different manga from the rest.
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u/Ok_Training_4076 Apr 28 '23
im so confused can someone explain what the hell just happened
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u/Incestuous_Alfred Apr 28 '23
Are you familiar with fakesaw man?
It's almost become fanon by now, but it's been a confirmed character for a long time. You might have missed the one fucking panel that foreshadows this though.
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u/Ok_Training_4076 Apr 29 '23
Probably, I tend to skim over most panels that have no dialogue
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u/Incestuous_Alfred Apr 29 '23
The shadow of Yuko's killer has a chainsaw sprouting from the forehead, and she identifies him as Chainsaw Man. However, Denji was sleeping at the time of her death. Simple as that.
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u/screw_this_i_quit Apr 27 '23 edited Apr 27 '23
i don’t really understand the discourse around asa telling chainsaw man off. he’s literally a monster from her perspective
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u/Azmandu87 Apr 27 '23
Does anyone know if there's a source of these weekly issues available to download anywhere in .cbz format?
Both sources above only seem to have the last few issues available. I've only recently discovered the joys of Denji and Co. and have read up to vol 11, which I think is issue 97 or so, then there's a big gap to what's available for the last couple of issues!
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u/Adam-__- Apr 27 '23
You can use tachiyomi there's an option to download as a cbz iirc
After installation you can select a few sources I personaly prefer mangareader, mangakakot and mangadex for manga
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u/ditto-mayhem Apr 27 '23
If people or devils fear denji would that cause a chainsaw man devil to be born and that’s who’s in that final panel
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u/NewDmThatsBad Apr 27 '23
There’s no precedent of devils creating devils out of their fear, and humanity currently views chainsawman as an overall net-good with some doomsayers saying there is war with devils. I believe that fakesawman is a disciple of pochita from hell due to his ability to traverse the real world and hell seemingly pretty easy and his overall knowledge of fami/falling and their overall plan for asa/denji. But this could also lend to them being a member of some government body/student body. Too many loose ends 😩
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u/Incestuous_Alfred Apr 27 '23
There’s no precedent of devils creating devils out of their fear
Pochita was empowered by devils' fear of him, not humans'. Makima makes this clear when she wrecks him in the Control Devil arc - the devils fear him, but the humans' love for him is making him weaker. Both affect Pochita.
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u/JeanneDAlter . Apr 25 '23 edited Apr 25 '23
I do love how casual Denji is when his head gets chopped off. Just pick it back up and go about your day like it´s an below average monday.
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