Unlike many shonen protagonists, his life of barely surviving on a piece of bread a day with his father's impossible debt looming over his head, is not a set piece to get the plot rolling, and quickly be forgotten. Denji's life is tragic, but it is not meaningless. Denji is willing to do most anything to make a pretty penny: cutting down trees, hunting devils (which is highly dangerous), even selling body parts on the black market. By his side is Pochita, his pet chainsaw devil. PART 1: Don't Open the Door (Denji, the Plot, and Subverting Shonen Tropes)Īt the core of Chainsaw Man is its protagonist, Denji: a destitute, impoverished teen, who struggles daily to survive a cruel and uncaring world in order to pay off his late father's insurmountable debts to the yakuza. ![]() And so he deconstructs common, unquestioned tropes left and right, creates characters whose complexity extends beyond convoluted backstories, and constantly ups the ante, all without creating a story so large it self destructs. Because all shonen protagonists are teenagers who go through terrible things and are burdened with the fate of the world on their shoulders, so who cares?įujimoto does. It anticipates that you'll accept the meathead perverted protagonist at face value and shrug off the lack of culpability put on Makima for her actions in endangering a minor. But where Chainsaw Man gets you is that it anticipates your exhaustion with these tropes. a protagonist who acts dumb as hell, with a goal that seems dumb as hell (touch some booooooooobs). It's a story that looks dumb as hell, with It's a story that takes you for twists and turns in its plot and characterization, but mostly through its simultaneous homage to and subversion of shonen tropes. I hate reviews that start off with unnecessary prose, so let's skip all that and get to the meat of things!Ĭhainsaw Man is a story which thrives in its unexpectedness. ![]() ![]() This review was written after the ending of Part 1. If any of that is upsetting for you, tread carefully! This manga features child neglect/abuse, gore, vomiting, grooming/psychological manipulation, and pedophilia. EDIT: Chainsaw Man is really intense, and not for everyone.
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