arealswellfellow 's review for:

Fire Punch, Vol. 8 by Tatsuki Fujimoto

4.0

dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I read this series to get a better idea of Fuji’s work while reading Chainsaw Man. I think that’s shaped my perspective while reading this. The series is a lot more experimental. CSM has a lot more polish, but that doesn’t mean this is bad, some of the rawness of this series feels almost more human and impactful. The themes of humanity’s self-destruction and the love of family are similar to themes in Fuji’s later works but they’re expressed here with less subtlety and I appreciate that a bit. For a magic apocalyptic story having very human elements grounds it very well.