Reviews - Chainsaw Man, Vol. 11

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Chainsaw Man, Vol. 11 by Tatsuki Fujimoto, Tatsuki Fujimoto

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4/5 Stars (%81/100)

With this volume, Part 1 of Chainsaw Man comes to an end. The conflict between Makima and Denji is resolved. Though the ending was somehow predictable, I still enjoyed how it was done. It is not perfect or extraordinary (the whole series) but it still made me keep reading which is enough for me. Probably my favorite aspect of the series is the origin of devils (the more you fear them the stronger they get but if you start to like them they lose power). I wanted different endings for some characters but it is what it is. I'll continue to read it but from the beginning, I didn't have high hopes so I was not as disappointed as other people.

frankiemilktea's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark fast-paced

abbytruestorysmanga's review against another edition

4.25

Weirdest ending I've ever read

rafaelsampaio's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

vintovka's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Goddamn did I love the first part of CSM.

I found the most interesting themes the existential ones.

Most characters lead empty lives based on lies, a lot meet cruel purposeless death, and the surviving ones don't have any grand perspectives.

Is it even worth living in this capitalistic exploitive society? What meaning can you find in such existence? CSM's answer lies in love and intimate connection, which is a bit banal, but given in the most heartwarming way.

It works so well because of CSM's cast of characters. They're all very likeable, mostly because CSM treats all of them as people deserving of sympathy. They also feel overwhelmingly real and close and relatable, which for me is rare in shounen genre. I can easily see myself being any one of them, and I understand why they are the way they are.

I also want to note CSM's pacing and drawing style. The author takes full advantage of the manga medium in original but also very intuitive ways.

Worth mentioning is deconstruction of a lot shounen tropes in general. The lack of typical "anime bullshit", overload of fanservice and useless filler is also a huge plus. CSM is the manga I would recommend to people who don't like/are not into anime.

CSM p.1 is only the beginning of the whole story, but it stands perfectly on its own too. I am very excited for p.2 and hope it will hold to the high standard set by its predecessor.

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