Chainsaw man anime & manga episodes/chapters releasing on the same day is such a rollercoaster of emotions. On one hand seeing early chapters (gorgeously) animated is so fun to watch. But on the other hand chapter 111 just ripped my heart out.

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Chainsaw man anime & manga episodes/chapters releasing on the same day is such a rollercoaster of emotions. On one hand seeing early chapters (gorgeously) animated is so fun to watch. But on the other hand chapter 111 just ripped my heart out.
i LOOOOOVE the way that they’re showing denji in this second saga. framing him in a manner where we see him more as a public figure and hear less of his thoughts was such a great choice
chainsaw man devil perhaps? denji impersonator? who tf is this guy. and why’d he have to kill my girl yuko? sure she killed a few people but so has asa. they were murderous friends, homicidal buddies even, like cmonnn bro
this is so sad… denji’s gonna get his heart broken again, isn’t he?
Chainsaw Man Chapter 111 Thoughts
A huge realization came to me upon going through this specific chapter, and it’s actually not a huge thing relevant to the story. What exactly could that be, you might ask? To put it simply, there are only 8 chapters left before I’m fully caught up on my thoughts for the manga. I literally went from the double digits range throughout these past 4-5 day to the single digit range, and that couldn’t honestly get me even more excited to continue sharing my thoughts on the manga for Chainsaw Man.
Asa wastes absolutely no time beating around the bush with Yuko, and asks she is gonna devour her. Not an ounce of hesitation lasts for her best friend to provide Asa with an answer that makes Yuko look away ashamed by her answer, but it also leaves Asa rather stunned as well. The reason Yuko came to visit Asa in the middle of the night was because she was gonna leave to be with her distant relative in hopes of trying to be human again. In saying so, Yuko wouldn’t be surprised if her fate also ended up in death at the end of the road. It’s here Asa apologizes to Yuko for making a contract with the Justice Devil for her sake, but it’s revealed that wasn’t the exact truth.
Yuko made a contract with the Justice Devil to be like Chainsaw Man as a way to get attention while using Asa as an excuse, but also having hopes it would make Asa her friend due to the simple fact that she never had any friends. Killing her neighbor and attacking people at The Academy. None of it was for the sake of justice. Many peoples thoughts creeped into her mind after that contract was made and it took away her own in the process. Asa attempted to reach out to Yuko who uncontrollably used one of the tentacles to attack her. Not knowing who she was anymore, Yuko made the decision to leave while giving Asa a proper goodbye; this also gets her to second guess whether those were really her own thoughts to begin with.
Right before that happens, Asa gives Yuko back the same shoes for being barefooted much like how she was that day at Yuko’s place. That day when Asa walked around barefoot and Yuko lended her the shoes. A simple returning of the favor which really spoke a lot about their friendship. Asa even makes an effort to quote the very same thing that Yuko told her that day, and immediately the two girls began bursting out in laughter about the whole thing. Thoughts ran through Asa’s mind about everything that’s happened in her own life about how a bunch of people died. How she killed her own teacher and class president, and feeling like she’s the absolute worst due to just laughing about the whole thing.
Finally, Yuko bids her farewells to Asa promising to return the shoes back to her one day to which she’s very hopeful about. She hopes through town from building to building as the night transitions over into the morning before being startled by birds. Interestingly, it is also revealed that Yuko can’t read the minds of animals and wished it was possible. A quick shot was shown of the student, Asa who is rather sad about Yuko leaving, and a quick sneak of Denji being sleep with a small tease of Nayuta next to him with the dogs surrounding them. When it cuts back to Yuko quotes “Chainsaw Man?” in confusion while her head was severed onto he floor with a shadowy figure of Chainsaw Man holding her body upside down as blood leaks onto the floor bringing an end to the chapter.
All in all, I give this chapter of Chainsaw Man an Amazing+ rating. When it comes to story progression there wasn’t really a lot that happened per say, but the real strength comes from the emotional aspect between Asa and Yuko. Their final conversation with one another was really captivating and heartfelt seeing the two friends bid their fair wells to one another, but it also comes with a huge sense of tragedy taking into the fact that at the end of the chapter Yuko was killed by a mysterious figure that resembled Chainsaw Man. The mystery behind this particular outcome has still yet to be determined, but we can infer that it wasn’t Denji as he was asleep with Nayuta during the whole time. Which Tatsuki Fujimoto does an incredible leaving us at the edge of our seats waiting to know what happens in the chapters to come, but that’s just only gonna add more for what’s to come with Chainsaw Man.Until then, I hope you all take care of yourselves out there.
After the War Devil arc, next Chainsaw Man arch is called
2 CHAINSAW 2 MAN