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au revoir is a forbidden word

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I FUCKING LOOOOOOVE IT

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qifrey and his sun ☀️

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It's crazy to see them animated #wip

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the protector of the last air bender 🌀

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People are asking me for another meta-analysis of the ending of *Chainsaw Man*, but I’d simply invite you to reread the volumes on your shelves, keeping in mind that Fujimoto = Denji. The existential crises Denji goes through throughout Part 2 are Fujimoto’s own; the debates and arguments surrounding *Chainsaw Man*, the manga’s metaphysical themes involving the church and the relationship with death, or the more base themes surrounding sex—between what fans want Chainsaw Man to become and what Fujimoto wants to do, which is to take nothing seriously and not take seriously what he has established in his own manga. When Pochita says: “You were happier before I appeared, before you became Chainsaw Man,” and Asa calls Chainsaw Man Denji despite himself, even though Pochita shouldn’t exist—

All of this conveys a single idea. Fujimoto knows he cannot erase Chainsaw Man, that it is part of him even if another story were to unfold. That even if he had wanted to write something else, that thing would still have been Chainsaw Man.

Part 2 is a hymn to creation, an experiment that is at times incoherent and clumsy, Fujimoto’s way of conversing with his audience and drawing the conclusions he needed to draw :

Chainsaw Man isn’t really that serious… but even when he creates something else, there’s still a little bit of Chainsaw Man in it.

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When I see people hating on the ending of CSM (annoying behaviors of dissatisfied customers rather than readers), I just think…. Thanks a lot, Fujimoto, for giving these shitty fans such a shitty ending!! ❤️❤️❤️

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How should we analyze the end of CSM ??

I think the only way for you to accept this ending is to realize that Fujimoto didn’t intend to write a proper conclusion. Wrapping up a series like Chainsaw Man with all its loose ends would have required at least fifty more chapters, and I think Fujimoto chose to end the series prematurely out of exhaustion. He wrapped it up with a generic “what if” scenario that’s almost a caricature of bad movies, because after all, he considers Chainsaw Man to be a bad soap opera.

Like many mangaka, Fujimoto needs time to create, to not be constrained by fans’ expectations every week, and to have the rest necessary to refine the story and artwork. As time went on, Chainsaw Man became increasingly sloppy, and this situation—seeing his flagship work become more and more of a sketch rather than a finished painting—showed the author, in my opinion, that he couldn’t produce anything truly satisfying from it and that he needed to finish the work so he could create again, but under much better conditions.

And now you’re probably thinking: “Well, how do you know all this ???” I think any reader has actually noticed this decline—major plot points being ignored (death, Nostradamus’s prophecy), or even main characters (Asa has been completely sidelined). Above all, not that I’m an expert, but I think I’ve been scrutinizing Chainsaw Man for three years, and I suddenly noticed that Fujimoto had hit the fast-forward button. To the point where I myself stopped analyzing the latest chapters because the rich material that was there before was no longer there: the chapters were straightforward and required no perspective, which is unusual for Fujimoto’s writing.

In short, you have a rushed ending by an exhausted author, and if you complain about this ending without any perspective—as if it were intended by the author—you’re just feeding another coin into the infernal machine that is the manga industry.

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I'm not saying that Fujimoto didn't intend this ending; I'm saying that it feels forced because it was rushed and not properly set up. The ending itself would have required more chapters—as it stands, it only spans two chapters!

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How should we analyze the end of CSM ??

I think the only way for you to accept this ending is to realize that Fujimoto didn’t intend to write a proper conclusion. Wrapping up a series like Chainsaw Man with all its loose ends would have required at least fifty more chapters, and I think Fujimoto chose to end the series prematurely out of exhaustion. He wrapped it up with a generic “what if” scenario that’s almost a caricature of bad movies, because after all, he considers Chainsaw Man to be a bad soap opera.

Like many mangaka, Fujimoto needs time to create, to not be constrained by fans’ expectations every week, and to have the rest necessary to refine the story and artwork. As time went on, Chainsaw Man became increasingly sloppy, and this situation—seeing his flagship work become more and more of a sketch rather than a finished painting—showed the author, in my opinion, that he couldn’t produce anything truly satisfying from it and that he needed to finish the work so he could create again, but under much better conditions.

And now you’re probably thinking: “Well, how do you know all this ???” I think any reader has actually noticed this decline—major plot points being ignored (death, Nostradamus’s prophecy), or even main characters (Asa has been completely sidelined). Above all, not that I’m an expert, but I think I’ve been scrutinizing Chainsaw Man for three years, and I suddenly noticed that Fujimoto had hit the fast-forward button. To the point where I myself stopped analyzing the latest chapters because the rich material that was there before was no longer there: the chapters were straightforward and required no perspective, which is unusual for Fujimoto’s writing.

In short, you have a rushed ending by an exhausted author, and if you complain about this ending without any perspective—as if it were intended by the author—you’re just feeding another coin into the infernal machine that is the manga industry.

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Before you ask me what I think about the ending or for a possible analysis, let me just cry about being unemployed and then draw my cuties

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all the fans reading the latest chapter: So this is the end!

Me who reviews CSM every week for the past 3 years : SO I LOSE MY JOB ????

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trial

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Guys, if this is the final chapter, I'm not even disappointed. I'm disappointed from a narrative point of view, perhaps, but not disappointed overall. Fujimoto will continue to create, and I want to see what new stories he can come up with.

I must admit that as a reader who read it every week, I felt a certain exhaustion and creative breakdown in Chainsaw Man, and once again, the weekly pace is responsible for that.

And if this is a time loop, call me God, but even I'm starting to doubt that it's anything other than the final chapter.

I don't know if this is something that concerns you, but I will continue to analyze works and draw Chainsaw Man. This blog is certainly not over! 🫶

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My theory is that Pochita is Denji and Denji is Pochita (they are 2, remember ?), so Pochita is no longer the only one who can decide to cease to exist by devouring himself, because by not devouring Denji, the man in Chainsaw Man persists.

So Fujimoto is following his own storyline, as Pochita wants to erase Chainsaw Man, so Chainsaw Man, the manga ends in the same way.

This leaves two options: either Chainsaw Man will continue under another title with Denji still as the protagonist, meaning a part 3 without Chainsaw Man in the title. Or Denji will be able to bring Pochita back and thus force Chainsaw Man to continue.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this is the case.

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HUHHHH ? POCHITA ??? This dog loves making choices for Denji. "Mmmmm… You much preferred living in extreme poverty after all *disappears*" BROOOO? MAYBE NOT? LET HIM ANSWER LMAO

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wip of my man with my crazy colors 🫦🫦

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Just remembered that i can draw!!