#csm 205

[add1rall]

[sugar-grigri]

CSM#206 : What does Denji!child represent ?

((((IM BAAAAAAACK!!!!!!!!))))

As a child, Denji is not a symbol of innocence, nor is he someone who would be lectured to, nor is he his own childhood.

He is the symbol of Denji's guilt. Or.. Is he really?

More specifically, it symbolizes the very first choice that Denji considers morally reprehensible: that of killing his family, namely his father, a man who was nevertheless violent.

But in reality, I don't think this chapter confirms that Denji's morality is, in fact, wrong.

Twice he was questioned, but in exactly opposite ways.

The first time, his humanity was questioned and he was reduced to the status of a devil, even though Denji saved many people.

The second time, his demonic nature is ignored in favor of manipulating his humanity, because it is anxiety that interests the devil of the falling.

But why these two approaches ?

Because the devil of fire idealizes humanity and makes a deal with them to fulfill their dreams.

While the devil of the falling does not see humanity, she has not been saved by it; she ingests it and uses it as the breeding ground for the apocalypse.

They are both demonic boundaries, and Denji satisfies neither of them.

Denji does not satisfy the demons, and the humanity he saves only remembers his mistakes.

Denji has two choices for every action, but none of his choices will ever be right.

That's why it's the same boy who is used by the demons, one who loved him, the other who devours him, with no good answer.

Was this boy's life more important than that of the cat ?

Was Denji wrong to rush at the demon of the fall ?

Can one be moral when there are multiple possible answers ?

We would consider that there is only one choice if Fujimoto had created only one boy, but they were twins, and that face and body are used to tear Denji apart. That same face, that same body, that same universal morality is actually two.

So Denji does have two choices before him each time.

This explains why Denji cannot see what others can see, represent, and feel.

When Denji calls the demon of the fall, the chest woman, it's not just a joke. Denji thinks only with his senses, and those senses are those of a human and a devil.

So he will never make the right choice, he will never be quite the hero, nor the outcast

What this child represents is the choice to kill a father who abused him, who preferred animals to humans, and the desire to become Chainsaw Man, a devil to some and a hero to others.

What this child represents is: I don't know what else I could have done.

It is this child who sees motherhood in the devil that will cause him the most suffering

This child between the light of the city and the dark alley

It is this child who gave up his heart so that a demon would give him his

I may have failed, but I never betrayed my heart—it was in the right place, even when I was wrong.

For it is better to fall true than to triumph falsely.

But tell me... what becomes of those whose hearts are not in the right place? A demon's heart, trapped in a human body ?

[jaruis]

Are Yoru okay.

[la-laliet]

Fami (my poor little meow meow)

[noven-warsh]

something about denji being expected to save people as a 'hero' when the actual expectations should be given to devil hunters?

[naturallyred]

She's never beating the girlfailure allegations

[jamereadsmanga]

gotta defend my goat.

I am pretty sure it's an illusion from the fire devil. Like why would Yoru ask for help. Besides by now she would have switched places with Asa if it was real. They always switch when she is scared. Not to mention she called him chainsaw man when she much prefers denji especially if she is trying to appeal to his emotions.

But lets assume for a moment that it is Yoru. Lets address her tendency to fail.

I've said it before but I do believe Yoru likes to lose. If there's anything that's better than winning, it's winning after a great loss. The more she loses- battles, people, comrades, family- the more satisfying that final battle and that final victory.

Even the way she chases after the falling devil, not to stop her but to prove that she can beat her. She wants to prove that she is strong and getting stronger. She just loves the fight, the chaos, the back and forth. She has nothing tangible to gain from winning. Unlike Makima, she doesn't want power or to make the world a "better" place. She just wants to fight. Fight anyone and fight everything.

Overall, Yoru (presumably being the youngest) is the least mature of the horsemen. She has no interest in bettering the world to her own twisted narrative like her sisters. She is also the only one that is capable of forming bonds and experiencing guilt. She is the most human as her concept is the most human of them all. While she may not care about humanity she cares about people like Asa and Denji and "Fami". She cares about her children and her comrades. Granted she is still selfish and willing to sacrifice them for her own wellbeing.

Yoru has a very twisted and confused psyche. Leave her confused ass alone.

[keyserelric]

Chainsaw Man - Chapter 205 Story & Art: Tatsuki Fujimoto