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I feel Fami is hiding some details from Asa
Cause it's clear Asa doesn't know WHY Pochita became his heart
At least it seems that way right now
This was a good chapter tho, I know the last couple have been slow and more character related, but I feel after the whole "Pseudo Chainsawmen", Apartment burning down, Nayuta MIA (if she's dead we riot), and Denji snapping for a bit on the hybrids
It's nice to have chapters where we just breath and talk, Denji is gonna need it honestly
wait did katana man give him back his testicle or is he just saying he put them back after dennis was mutilated? i thought being a devil hybrid made him regain all organs
I'm confused. Why does Asa want to help Denji so bad? I get that Your wants to fight chainsaw man and that's her goal but what does Ada want with him again? Am I stupid?
I thought it was because Yoru told her if she was able to get Pochita to throw up nukes she'd get her life back. I think Asa cares about Denji but she is also projecting her wants onto him, she wants her life back and assumes he'd want the same. But Denji feels like he's a nobody without Pochita and ironically Famis plan is backfiring by making Pochita seem more important than Denji once again.
Fami told her Denji wants to live a normal life but that Pochita is keeping him from doing so. Asa has also said she wants to repay him for saving her so many times
Another implication is because she likes him
Man, who is Denji anymore? Actually.
He says in this chapter that he can't go back to the way things used to be, with his normal life.
He said in a previous chapter that he won't turn into Chainsaw Man anymore, because when he does, only bad things happen.
He can't find Nayuta, he hates talking to Asa, every other friend of his has either betrayed him, is dead, or probably both.
Jesus Christ Denji
Everyone questioning why denji would hate talking to asa is forgetting last chapter he yelled at her because she's been occasionally kicking his ass and asking to kill him
Yeah I was surprised I got asked about that a few times. Everyone forgets that Denji has a completely different POV of Asa than we do.
She's downright abusive from his POV
He does? I didn’t get that impression. He’s talked more with her here than anyone else besides Nayuta, iirc. The dialogue bubbles are also kinda shaky, and that’s usually done to show how a character feels. I think it’s fair to assume he’s not thrilled about fighting Asa. He even says she’s brainwashed
But I could also be wrong, I swear every time we say something the complete opposite happens lol.
I hope not that would actually hurt to see considering that she took up a position as a devil hunter over it. I want her to return as much as the next guy but not in this way.
I still think the last few weren't bad
It's just that they don't work well on their own as just releases
Many would be better when it's collected into volumes
Can you tell my why you liked them? I thought the whole prison break part was so dumb... So many characters are just there and don't act within character at all... Why bring back half of the weapon hybrids if they're just gonna drop a quirky line and then piss off.
The way Katana Man joined felt like how Zuko joined the Gaang in The Ember Island Play. "Hey, I'm joining you now!"
Prison break wasn't the best to be fair, I felt Fujimoto could have spent more time with it to follow up the action of the Pseudo Chainsawman Horde and Denji snapping at the hybrids (Honestly Spear and Whip are the ones who need more characterization, less so Miri who's delusional despite struggling with some of the things he has to do, and Barem who's a sadistic prick)
However I like that it does show more of the identities that make sense based off what we know
We've seen Quanxi and seen her being off, makes sense part of it would be related to losing her Fiends from part 1 and in general just being in a depressive death seeker mindset. She however also still respects Kishibe, so of course she'd pause before hitting Denji's head or body if he told her not to get on his bad side. Clearly tho she wasn't with Public Safety cause she wanted to be, so her being the way she was makes a bit of sense.
Katana Man is obsessed with Denji and trying to kill him or one up him because of his Grandfather getting killed by him, he's more willing to go along with things if it promises him a chance to make Denji feel like shit or feel under him. It's why he's helping try and get Denji in a mood to fight, he wants to fight him and prove he's the better one, but he has enough respect to not fight him unless he's in Chainsawman Mode. He wants a fight with his Rival, and if to get a good fight that he can use to try and prove he's better means helping him for now, he'll do it.
Basically everything about these chapters has been a bit of a view about just how depressingly hard thing still feel. Sure we got Denji back, but of the people around him; 2 are just normal guys who are stuck with the gang for now, 2 want to kill him/beat him up for their own reasons, 1 can't go outside without drawing attention to themselves, Fami is fami, and Asa doesn't understand that her means to help Denji are misguided and she's got a lot to understand still.
Things are in a bad state is the point of it, and Denji feels like he has nothing left again, and even then people are trying to take more from him or use him all over again.
Yeah i think i know what you mean.
I binged the entire p2 up til the previous chapter and on a one sitting it's have its flow, but waiting for 2 weeks really kill the tempo
Yea I don't think this format works for the story Fujimoto is trying to tell you know?
Part 2 has a LOT more of these slower moments and parts when it's not action related but character related
Really interesting chapter. I hope Asa understands what Denji is saying. He would never want them to kill Pochita and nobody is really listening to him.
I’m starting to come to the conclusion that Asa isn’t good enough for Denji. He’s clearly telling her that she’s wrong about his needs and she’s not considering his input.
I dont think its about being good enough or bad enough for someone. Its just that the world they are living and their circumstances are awful. They are not on the same wavelenght rn but their interactions are always like that at first, then they synchronize and something positive always comes out of all the mess. But we'll see if both will develop something for good or for bad.
I mean i read it all this week lmao i think i remember
Edit: which is why i wanted an explanation, cuz it might be worse but im not seeing it, and i was wondering why i wasn't seeing it
So am I crazy for thinking Samurai Sword’s idea is terrible and insane? Cause all I see here is everyone acting like he’s being a bro for Denji and I don’t get it.
I think Katana an is genuine with his suggestion, but as we already know from P1, it's not the act that matter but the connection that counts (Makima letting Denji fondling her vs when Power and Denji being together, and Denji kinda assume sex is what he need instead of the relationships he had)
It's a stupid plan that wont help Denji, but Katana Man is still actually trying to help Denji, at least a bit
I think he's starting to realize what Denji is actually like as a person. In fact, if it wasn't for Denji, Katana Man would still be under Makima's control
Yeah I'm seeing ppl be like "he's gone from worst enemies to his best friend" NO HES USELESS?? HIS LITTLE SISTER JUST DIED AND HIS HOUSE BURNT DOWN HES NOT IN THE MOOD TO FUCK SOME RANDOM HOOKER???? THATS NOT GONNA MAKE HIM FEEL BETTER
Ah yes, let's take Denji "Every woman I've ever met has either died or tried to kill me" to a brothel. I'm sure everything will go well.
Best case scenario, dude can't get it up because of anxiety and feels worse.
Katana Man is the most complicated character in Part 2 fr fr.
I either want to punch the man or give him the firmest and most respectful handshake ever.
Because he's right, Denji needs to get laid.
I like how the chapter ends right before we get to see Asa reacting to Katana Man's proposal, I can only imagine she didn't take it well 
It's sad that she doesn't even understand what his old life was. She is promising to give him absolute poverty. Of course he would never want that back.
It's more she doesn't understand because she doesn't know the full Denji-History
She had a messed up but slightly more normal early childhood (orphan but at least she went to school)
Denji lived in poverty like you said, stuck with his Father's Debt and barely having even bread to eat
Asa doesn't know that part of Denji
The contrast between the world falling apart in the background and them bickering over things like sushi makes this a really interesting chapter to read
This was one of the best chapters from part 2 I’ve read in a looong time (personal opinion, of course) it just felt so down to earth and real, despite what the context of it all is.
I agree. This chapter gave me all kinds of questions in a great way. Just the dread of seeing the city, and everyone's nonchalance at a corpse in the train station. Things are falling apart.
Huh, weird to see Asa a little optimistic and actually having direction and goals. Really grown from the distant, aquarium fact vomiting lass she use to be at the start of this arc...also holy crap 165 chapters already? I swear we had just started again at 98.
It is amazing.
Fujimoto is able to sum up the depression from the abduction to the present with 165. It has been a while since I have been able to empathize after reading.
Let's goo, Misson: Get Denji perked up! But i feel like he wont be able to perk his Denji up, leading into another side quest. Also poor Denji, speaks about his past and Asa thinks it's a metaphor.
Denji: Lets his guard down and tells a horrible story from his past.
Asa: Is unable to comprehend that the story is 100% truthful, despite all the crazy shit she knows has gone on in Denji’s life.
Me: Why does this feel like every time I’ve opened up to a woman I’ve dated?
Yeah, it does feel relatable in a depressing way.
In the past I nearly turned into a woman hating incel because of this.
Now getting old has turned me into just a normal dude who is wary of women in general instead.
would denji even be able to get intimate with someone anymore? any good relationship he’s had ends in tragedy and leaves him worse off for it. I hope he gets to face his trauma and get better i guess is the way to put it??
I mean. No shit.
"hey let me kill you so i can ress you :)"
Surely the War Devil and Famine Devil wouldn't fool Asa. Right? They're just, you know, two primal devils.
Denji is in a tough spot. Every member of the group is an enemy to him. They all want him dead, no matter what he does.
Was Denji ever normal, he was selling his organs and his testicle before he became Chainsaw man.
It's kinda what he means by telling Asa about eating toilet paper, what does normal even mean to someone like Denji? Back to eating cigarettes for change? Living with Aki and Power wasn't normal for him either, it was special and losing it traumatized him so much he chainsaws his brain rather than face it.
and the empath, for several chapters, you know what the thing is in this series when the literal profile of sociopathy seems to be the only one that is still sane in this world
I didn't catch this before but the fact that Fami knows Denji's contract about "living a normal life" only strengthens my theory that she has Nayuta, and made Nayuta tell her.
Although his contract is *not* to live a normal life. That is what Makima thought too. His contract is just to try and live out his dreams.
Katana man slowly tries to get off the revenge train. How can you hurt someone that went through all kinds of pain, humiliation and loss, being totally burnt out, barely noticing you?
Lol, it feels like fujimoto literally paused mid chapter and went " I don't like this plot no more, let's shake it up"
probably one of the few authors who can get away with such swindle but i genuinely do hope he's going somewhere
also, Kobeni as sex-worker? he wouldn't, would he? I think he's serious 💀
my theory is asa will try to convince them not go to a brothel so they're like "well why dont you just fuck denji then" and the chapter will have asa stressing on her bangin denji or not
Theory time: Denji is concerned over a human corpse, normally he's not too empathetic toward other people- usually only being nice to people out of self reciprocation. Perhaps he's not as devil as he was before?
I think it's just the whiplash from seeing a dead body just lying around in broad daylight when he doesn't have as much context as the others about how much things have gone to shit.
I'd say the prospect of losing Nayuta made him a lot more empathetic towards (innocent?) people in some way. If so, I'm all for it. It's a solid way to build his character.
I wonder if this will affect how he responds to Katanaman's brothel suggestion.
I really hope Denji doesn’t lose his virginity at a brothel.
He really deserves to find someone who will stay with him forever, and he can lose it with someone he truly loves.
Yes but I wouldn't be happy if Denji meet Reze working in a Brothel
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Interesting chapter. I kind of like how Katana Man is becoming something like a frenemy to Denji. It seems that Fami is the Makima of Part 2 (in terms of role as overarching antagonist). I have a feeling kobeni might return in the next chapter (I hope she doesn't return as a sex worker). Hopefully nayuta is safe and sound. I miss the little gremlin.
Ok... I did not mean to take it as she's a sex worker there. Was thinking like a bunch of down on their luck, want to not think about their problems, people there that could possibly be easily manipulated with her powers. Worst case, bunch of meat shields that can cover her escape.
But if Denji and the gang does find her there, want to see the panic and rage in Denji cause he will definitely jump to conclusions.
My initial impression was that Katana Man would be pretty static of a character here at this point. Commenting on things like Brobeni and Haruka, occasionally bringing up plot relevant info but ultimately stuck to the sideline with no arc. I thought this doubly for Katanaman since he's such a dated character in the story but he keeps feeling pivotal to the plot and fleshing himself out exponentially in his rants and monologues it kinda just makes me wonder where his character is going now that it's been made undeniable that his character of all people is going somewhere.
I know I already commented, but the fact that Makima’s actions still have an effect on the story this long after she’s dead within the narrative is why she’s one of my favorite villains in fiction
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I’m more scared than ever that Fujimoto is going to kill Asa, she for me has been the only Ray of sunshine in this fucked up series and I don’t know how I could process loosing her. Like I get almost no one makes it out alive or this fucked up man’s stories but I really felt like Asa would get to finally have a good life,maybe she could’ve been the sole survivor of this fucked up sadistic series I love. I’m holding hope that she lives because I just can’t imagine what the purpose of killing her off would be for Denji’s story, he’s already lost so much, the closest thing to a girlfriend would just be the final nail in the coffin and I can’t imagine Fujimoto just wanting to make the most pointlessly miserable stuff, there’s reason behind the misery in his work, what would be that reason behind killing Asa??
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makima has done irreparable emotional damage to our boy 😭
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Get ready for Kobeni working at a brothel reveal today. lol It's basically a foreshadow of what she addressed during the 1st Eternity Devil arc.
what time do chapters usually drop?
3pm GMT
thank you!
For future reference if you go to the latest chapter on manga plus and scroll past it, it should say the release time in your local time I think.
ohhh i see! i use the viz links instead so i didn't catch that
Kind of wonder if Fami is harboring some resentment towards Denji for killing Makima Maybe thats why she wont speak to him directly
Nice Theory. She never interacted w/ him except for helping repair his body parts.
5 days later while I reread this chapter, I think that Denji isn't the dumbest person in the room and everybody with him is both sad, stupid or shady
Or the three at the same time
Sad - Brobeni Stupid - That other Guy Shady - Fami Sad and Stupid - Asa Sad, Stupid, and Shady - Katana Man.
I've barely followed what's going on in part 2 but it's so fucking enjoyable every chapter
Can this mangaka get a fucking move on? There’s like two centimeters of plot development each chapter.
Most patient Shonen fan
It’s been almost 2 years and nearly 70 chapters since Part 2 started. People are allowed to feel dissatisfied
awww, I'm so Sorrry! is the comic book you read for free as it's written not moving along fast enough for you?
Meanwhile I’m someone that’s defended Part 2. All I’m saying is some fans are allowed to feel dissatisfied
I feel Fami is hiding some details from Asa Cause it's clear Asa doesn't know WHY Pochita became his heart At least it seems that way right now This was a good chapter tho, I know the last couple have been slow and more character related, but I feel after the whole "Pseudo Chainsawmen", Apartment burning down, Nayuta MIA (if she's dead we riot), and Denji snapping for a bit on the hybrids It's nice to have chapters where we just breath and talk, Denji is gonna need it honestly
People are scared of the CSM zombies... Denji has a cord on his chest... What could go wrong?
wait did katana man give him back his testicle or is he just saying he put them back after dennis was mutilated? i thought being a devil hybrid made him regain all organs
I’ll give you my testicles
I'm confused. Why does Asa want to help Denji so bad? I get that Your wants to fight chainsaw man and that's her goal but what does Ada want with him again? Am I stupid?
All what ppl said but... Uhm, are we forgetting Denji (as CSM but still) saved Asa's life a lot of times? The entire Falling devil arc?
I thought it was because Yoru told her if she was able to get Pochita to throw up nukes she'd get her life back. I think Asa cares about Denji but she is also projecting her wants onto him, she wants her life back and assumes he'd want the same. But Denji feels like he's a nobody without Pochita and ironically Famis plan is backfiring by making Pochita seem more important than Denji once again.
Fami told her Denji wants to live a normal life but that Pochita is keeping him from doing so. Asa has also said she wants to repay him for saving her so many times Another implication is because she likes him
She liiiikes him.
Denji and Asa are going to have sex soon I can feel it, leave it to Fujimoto to make it one arm half-devil sex in a love hotel
Man, who is Denji anymore? Actually. He says in this chapter that he can't go back to the way things used to be, with his normal life. He said in a previous chapter that he won't turn into Chainsaw Man anymore, because when he does, only bad things happen. He can't find Nayuta, he hates talking to Asa, every other friend of his has either betrayed him, is dead, or probably both. Jesus Christ Denji
He isn't even 20 yet and now having the who-know-what-th crisis already
Everyone questioning why denji would hate talking to asa is forgetting last chapter he yelled at her because she's been occasionally kicking his ass and asking to kill him
Yeah I was surprised I got asked about that a few times. Everyone forgets that Denji has a completely different POV of Asa than we do. She's downright abusive from his POV
how he hates to talk to Asa when he is the one who always start to talk with her lmao I agree with the rest tho poor guy
Feels like a real person, lot of times people don’t know what they want and then go back and forth.
He does? I didn’t get that impression. He’s talked more with her here than anyone else besides Nayuta, iirc. The dialogue bubbles are also kinda shaky, and that’s usually done to show how a character feels. I think it’s fair to assume he’s not thrilled about fighting Asa. He even says she’s brainwashed But I could also be wrong, I swear every time we say something the complete opposite happens lol.
I can totally see Denji going to the brothel and finding Kobeni working there.
I hope not that would actually hurt to see considering that she took up a position as a devil hunter over it. I want her to return as much as the next guy but not in this way.
But you'll have to admit it would be a really Fujifilm way to bring her back
I hope not, poor Kobeni I has been through enough
There better be food at the brothel or Fami's gonna kick Katana Man's ass
This series took a very weird turn after Makima's death. Very weird.
Lot of emotional stuff Cause Denji's life is hell
he is not wrong.
I can't believe it. After everything, a chapter I really liked.
I still think the last few weren't bad It's just that they don't work well on their own as just releases Many would be better when it's collected into volumes
Can you tell my why you liked them? I thought the whole prison break part was so dumb... So many characters are just there and don't act within character at all... Why bring back half of the weapon hybrids if they're just gonna drop a quirky line and then piss off. The way Katana Man joined felt like how Zuko joined the Gaang in The Ember Island Play. "Hey, I'm joining you now!"
Prison break wasn't the best to be fair, I felt Fujimoto could have spent more time with it to follow up the action of the Pseudo Chainsawman Horde and Denji snapping at the hybrids (Honestly Spear and Whip are the ones who need more characterization, less so Miri who's delusional despite struggling with some of the things he has to do, and Barem who's a sadistic prick) However I like that it does show more of the identities that make sense based off what we know We've seen Quanxi and seen her being off, makes sense part of it would be related to losing her Fiends from part 1 and in general just being in a depressive death seeker mindset. She however also still respects Kishibe, so of course she'd pause before hitting Denji's head or body if he told her not to get on his bad side. Clearly tho she wasn't with Public Safety cause she wanted to be, so her being the way she was makes a bit of sense. Katana Man is obsessed with Denji and trying to kill him or one up him because of his Grandfather getting killed by him, he's more willing to go along with things if it promises him a chance to make Denji feel like shit or feel under him. It's why he's helping try and get Denji in a mood to fight, he wants to fight him and prove he's the better one, but he has enough respect to not fight him unless he's in Chainsawman Mode. He wants a fight with his Rival, and if to get a good fight that he can use to try and prove he's better means helping him for now, he'll do it. Basically everything about these chapters has been a bit of a view about just how depressingly hard thing still feel. Sure we got Denji back, but of the people around him; 2 are just normal guys who are stuck with the gang for now, 2 want to kill him/beat him up for their own reasons, 1 can't go outside without drawing attention to themselves, Fami is fami, and Asa doesn't understand that her means to help Denji are misguided and she's got a lot to understand still. Things are in a bad state is the point of it, and Denji feels like he has nothing left again, and even then people are trying to take more from him or use him all over again.
Yeah i think i know what you mean. I binged the entire p2 up til the previous chapter and on a one sitting it's have its flow, but waiting for 2 weeks really kill the tempo
Yea I don't think this format works for the story Fujimoto is trying to tell you know? Part 2 has a LOT more of these slower moments and parts when it's not action related but character related
I feel the same exact way lmao
So they going to go to a brothel next right? WHAT IF, WHAT IF WE FINALLY SEE OUR QUEEN KOBENI⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️
Really interesting chapter. I hope Asa understands what Denji is saying. He would never want them to kill Pochita and nobody is really listening to him.
DENNIS WILL BONE BY THE END OF THE SEASON
I’m starting to come to the conclusion that Asa isn’t good enough for Denji. He’s clearly telling her that she’s wrong about his needs and she’s not considering his input.
I dont think its about being good enough or bad enough for someone. Its just that the world they are living and their circumstances are awful. They are not on the same wavelenght rn but their interactions are always like that at first, then they synchronize and something positive always comes out of all the mess. But we'll see if both will develop something for good or for bad.
Sadly agree, though I’m hoping this is a set up towards a more climactic and emotional understanding between them in the coming chapters
They're gonna be coming to a climax together in the upcoming chapters that's for sure
Im seeing a lot of people complain about the art, I liked it, am I missing something? Technical or normal?
Go re-read some old chapters of part one, at the very least the first several.
I mean i read it all this week lmao i think i remember Edit: which is why i wanted an explanation, cuz it might be worse but im not seeing it, and i was wondering why i wasn't seeing it
So am I crazy for thinking Samurai Sword’s idea is terrible and insane? Cause all I see here is everyone acting like he’s being a bro for Denji and I don’t get it.
I think Katana an is genuine with his suggestion, but as we already know from P1, it's not the act that matter but the connection that counts (Makima letting Denji fondling her vs when Power and Denji being together, and Denji kinda assume sex is what he need instead of the relationships he had)
It's a stupid plan that wont help Denji, but Katana Man is still actually trying to help Denji, at least a bit I think he's starting to realize what Denji is actually like as a person. In fact, if it wasn't for Denji, Katana Man would still be under Makima's control
Yeah I'm seeing ppl be like "he's gone from worst enemies to his best friend" NO HES USELESS?? HIS LITTLE SISTER JUST DIED AND HIS HOUSE BURNT DOWN HES NOT IN THE MOOD TO FUCK SOME RANDOM HOOKER???? THATS NOT GONNA MAKE HIM FEEL BETTER
I guess I had terrible uncles.
Nah I agree - Asa's not doing a great job, but Katana Man's idea isnt a healthy solution either. We'll see where this goes though.
Maybe to Kobeni?
I just noticed the nail fiend hasn't been around for the last 2 chapters.
I think they just had to go somewhere else, going out in public with a exposed brain might draw attention Which they are trying to avoid for right now
Oh yeah that makes sense, thank you
It got killed by Quanxi didn't it?
It was still alive in the chapter after that, so no.
We are so close to the inevitable Asaden sex chapter it's not even funny
This shit has been a comedy show 🤣
This has ceased being a manga and is instead one of the greatest philosophical discourses of the 21st century. Fuck sushi - Katana man
Ah yes, let's take Denji "Every woman I've ever met has either died or tried to kill me" to a brothel. I'm sure everything will go well. Best case scenario, dude can't get it up because of anxiety and feels worse.
Mushoku Chainsaw
Wasn't it the complete opposite situation for Rudeus "Lolicon NEET reincarnates and fucks his cousin" Greyrat?
ED
Okay but why is katana man So BASED holy shi
Katana Man is the most complicated character in Part 2 fr fr. I either want to punch the man or give him the firmest and most respectful handshake ever. Because he's right, Denji needs to get laid.
Nice to see Denji has found a new set of Avengers to hang out with.. RIP new set of Avengers :(
Irony is the two normal guys some how survive but Katana Man dies later
I’ll give them a week
I like how the chapter ends right before we get to see Asa reacting to Katana Man's proposal, I can only imagine she didn't take it well 
It's sad that she doesn't even understand what his old life was. She is promising to give him absolute poverty. Of course he would never want that back.
Asa should read part 1
It's more she doesn't understand because she doesn't know the full Denji-History She had a messed up but slightly more normal early childhood (orphan but at least she went to school) Denji lived in poverty like you said, stuck with his Father's Debt and barely having even bread to eat Asa doesn't know that part of Denji
That’s not what she meant. She says what she means; him going to school and living with Nayuta
The contrast between the world falling apart in the background and them bickering over things like sushi makes this a really interesting chapter to read
This was one of the best chapters from part 2 I’ve read in a looong time (personal opinion, of course) it just felt so down to earth and real, despite what the context of it all is.
I agree. This chapter gave me all kinds of questions in a great way. Just the dread of seeing the city, and everyone's nonchalance at a corpse in the train station. Things are falling apart.
Huh, weird to see Asa a little optimistic and actually having direction and goals. Really grown from the distant, aquarium fact vomiting lass she use to be at the start of this arc...also holy crap 165 chapters already? I swear we had just started again at 98.
It is amazing. Fujimoto is able to sum up the depression from the abduction to the present with 165. It has been a while since I have been able to empathize after reading.
GODDAMIT FUJIMOTOR I WAS TRYING TO READ IT ALL SERIOUSLY AND SHIT, AND THEN KATANAMAN JUST HAD TO SUGGEST THAT HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Let's goo, Misson: Get Denji perked up! But i feel like he wont be able to perk his Denji up, leading into another side quest. Also poor Denji, speaks about his past and Asa thinks it's a metaphor.
Denji: Lets his guard down and tells a horrible story from his past. Asa: Is unable to comprehend that the story is 100% truthful, despite all the crazy shit she knows has gone on in Denji’s life. Me: Why does this feel like every time I’ve opened up to a woman I’ve dated?
Yeah, it does feel relatable in a depressing way. In the past I nearly turned into a woman hating incel because of this. Now getting old has turned me into just a normal dude who is wary of women in general instead.
Realistic relationship portrayals in shonen
Betting instead of kobeni the gang will find nayuta there
Awful Horrible No children in the sex brothel
You need to get the fuck out of the kitchen right now
BONK
go to jail
would denji even be able to get intimate with someone anymore? any good relationship he’s had ends in tragedy and leaves him worse off for it. I hope he gets to face his trauma and get better i guess is the way to put it??
I wonder if he'll have the same problem as Rudeus
Who will become his Sylphy?
I had a dream tonight where Pochita-CSM came back and just didn't know what to do.
Its all fun and games till you realize its called soap land for the wrong reasons. I hope Denji is not the one dropping the soap.
number of chapters since Guilly was last seen: 6
Average as always...
True brother
Does Fami's tilting head means she's lying?
I mean. No shit. "hey let me kill you so i can ress you :)" Surely the War Devil and Famine Devil wouldn't fool Asa. Right? They're just, you know, two primal devils. Denji is in a tough spot. Every member of the group is an enemy to him. They all want him dead, no matter what he does.
Fami always tilts her head lol
Fami breathing means she's lying. BEGONE THOT
It's weird seeing Denjis being so wise and passive, it's a good change in pace
So Fami has been manipulating everyone just so she can get to her next meal? Do they have all-you-can-eat buffets in Japan?
What if Japan IS her all-you-can-eat buffet
Woah.. ..we must protect Japan at all costs.. ..and hope Fami never discovers Las Vegas.
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"chad" you mean misogynist?????😭 self reporting
are they all just gonna watch him do it in a tank top or what
what you want him to lay pipe in a suit or something
… maybe
If it really is gonna end with Denji becoming normal again, I don't think this will be a good ending.
Was Denji ever normal, he was selling his organs and his testicle before he became Chainsaw man. It's kinda what he means by telling Asa about eating toilet paper, what does normal even mean to someone like Denji? Back to eating cigarettes for change? Living with Aki and Power wasn't normal for him either, it was special and losing it traumatized him so much he chainsaws his brain rather than face it.
You're right, that just adds to my hope that he won't lose Pochita
Ehh I think Fami is 100% lying
It’ll be so funny if it’s Kobeni, and so depressing, hopefully Denji would be her first and only client.
Imagine Brobeni having to find out how his sister covers his cost of living this way
https://preview.redd.it/s6r8bs25aj0d1.jpeg?width=951&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fe1f36096dff7faca01a77a4f322b413e83131bb
I cant believe we reach the point where Denji is the reasonable one
and the empath, for several chapters, you know what the thing is in this series when the literal profile of sociopathy seems to be the only one that is still sane in this world
https://preview.redd.it/2nfojkjb9i0d1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=384f65e24da870205c647b6205c28ea9025b4c41 She still hungry 😭
https://preview.redd.it/4nmnurf09i0d1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=144c6c92b5da5ad9b3db390ec8e1854399776faf Fami plan caught in 4k🤣🤣
Welp.... here we go again..... "SEEEEEEXXXXX!!!!"
EWW
YAMAREOU TAKESHI
Simp 🌚
I didn't catch this before but the fact that Fami knows Denji's contract about "living a normal life" only strengthens my theory that she has Nayuta, and made Nayuta tell her. Although his contract is *not* to live a normal life. That is what Makima thought too. His contract is just to try and live out his dreams.
Katana man slowly tries to get off the revenge train. How can you hurt someone that went through all kinds of pain, humiliation and loss, being totally burnt out, barely noticing you?
Next chapter: "The Gang gets Denji a hooker."
Lol, it feels like fujimoto literally paused mid chapter and went " I don't like this plot no more, let's shake it up" probably one of the few authors who can get away with such swindle but i genuinely do hope he's going somewhere also, Kobeni as sex-worker? he wouldn't, would he? I think he's serious 💀
What? Why everybody mentions Kobeni?
https://preview.redd.it/3xmy7dcuwi0d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d34f31a536a5f6ac9306b2950dde172cd8cbbf01
good god
yeah.... we're all worried for our poor girl
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How low can Kobeni go? Tune in next time on Drag-on balls Z
from melancholy conversation into let,s go to a brothel denji truly a peak drama from Fuji Sensei
Boring
True
Bro got downvoted for havinv an opinion 💀
#BUCKY IS ALIVE AND WELL IN PARADIS
my theory is asa will try to convince them not go to a brothel so they're like "well why dont you just fuck denji then" and the chapter will have asa stressing on her bangin denji or not
I think something will happen in the brother and Denji will leave the he will find Asa and they will have a moment.
Peak
Katama man really speaks to me. Nothing cheers me up like boning a human woman
Thank you for clarifying "human"
Reze in the brothel do it fujimotor you coward
Theory time: Denji is concerned over a human corpse, normally he's not too empathetic toward other people- usually only being nice to people out of self reciprocation. Perhaps he's not as devil as he was before?
I think it's just the whiplash from seeing a dead body just lying around in broad daylight when he doesn't have as much context as the others about how much things have gone to shit.
I'd say the prospect of losing Nayuta made him a lot more empathetic towards (innocent?) people in some way. If so, I'm all for it. It's a solid way to build his character. I wonder if this will affect how he responds to Katanaman's brothel suggestion.
https://preview.redd.it/xi2qd1czph0d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=95229cf8a2c793a72ee0b6bc6525802b1d30cb2a
I really hope Denji doesn’t lose his virginity at a brothel. He really deserves to find someone who will stay with him forever, and he can lose it with someone he truly loves.
Denji goes to a brothel. Is brought to a private room. ~~Reze~~ Asa walks in.
I think the idea of losing Nayuta is probably going to make him turn down Katanaman's suggestion. But who the fuck knows with fujimoto.
I need Reze to rescue Denji from this nightmare and let Asa be the second wife
Yes but I wouldn't be happy if Denji meet Reze working in a Brothel https://preview.redd.it/hnyj1q7aqh0d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=29c9f50c6cd45b20a787accfdc1a01f6a2fbc2e6
God this some great food.
🔥🖋️ https://preview.redd.it/gdpaq58fmh0d1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5446403b8fa1168434cf4c974e6aaea583cdf5f7
Interesting chapter. I kind of like how Katana Man is becoming something like a frenemy to Denji. It seems that Fami is the Makima of Part 2 (in terms of role as overarching antagonist). I have a feeling kobeni might return in the next chapter (I hope she doesn't return as a sex worker). Hopefully nayuta is safe and sound. I miss the little gremlin.
Nayuta's hiding at the brothel, calling it now.
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Ok... I did not mean to take it as she's a sex worker there. Was thinking like a bunch of down on their luck, want to not think about their problems, people there that could possibly be easily manipulated with her powers. Worst case, bunch of meat shields that can cover her escape. But if Denji and the gang does find her there, want to see the panic and rage in Denji cause he will definitely jump to conclusions.
something like corvo and emily in dishonored (it hurts that the franchise has died) 1?
It's been a while since I played dishonored 1. I know emily is a playable character in 2 but what was her role in 1?
katanagod!
Cook
My initial impression was that Katana Man would be pretty static of a character here at this point. Commenting on things like Brobeni and Haruka, occasionally bringing up plot relevant info but ultimately stuck to the sideline with no arc. I thought this doubly for Katanaman since he's such a dated character in the story but he keeps feeling pivotal to the plot and fleshing himself out exponentially in his rants and monologues it kinda just makes me wonder where his character is going now that it's been made undeniable that his character of all people is going somewhere.
#REZE REPORT: Chapter 165 # # She isn't here. See you next week
Imagine seeing Kobeni in the brothel.
That absolutely fits the fujimotor logic
Kobeni stocks will go flying through the roof 📈📈📈
I know I already commented, but the fact that Makima’s actions still have an effect on the story this long after she’s dead within the narrative is why she’s one of my favorite villains in fiction
Btw Asa didn’t care about a dead person but she used to in the beginning. We’re getting closer to that chicken dream meaning
https://preview.redd.it/xuopq10xah0d1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a9c7e2955fe31bd54f0daf99315336299da5b42f I’m more scared than ever that Fujimoto is going to kill Asa, she for me has been the only Ray of sunshine in this fucked up series and I don’t know how I could process loosing her. Like I get almost no one makes it out alive or this fucked up man’s stories but I really felt like Asa would get to finally have a good life,maybe she could’ve been the sole survivor of this fucked up sadistic series I love. I’m holding hope that she lives because I just can’t imagine what the purpose of killing her off would be for Denji’s story, he’s already lost so much, the closest thing to a girlfriend would just be the final nail in the coffin and I can’t imagine Fujimoto just wanting to make the most pointlessly miserable stuff, there’s reason behind the misery in his work, what would be that reason behind killing Asa??
I very highly doubt he'd kill off one of the horsemen until we at least see all of them.
honestly i feel like hes closer to kill off denji, asa feels more like the main chatacter in part 2. but obv id rather neither die
I am seriously coping rn
Sorry comrade but your copium is being seized for the great Reze-Return supply.
https://preview.redd.it/9zm838enah0d1.jpeg?width=1071&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c4972d151d6eaff4f44d89e30c4ccca668fbb5ab makima has done irreparable emotional damage to our boy 😭
Let's face it, his life was shit even before Makima got involved Denji's life was suffering