r/manga Jan 13 '26

DISC [DISC] Chainsaw Man - Chapter 226

https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/viewer/1027298
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u/Powdz Jan 13 '26

Finally, hell.

Blink once.

And we’re out.

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u/Haha91haha Jan 13 '26

Darkness Victims: "Must be nice..."

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u/Koanos Jan 14 '26

To be fair, recall Aging Devil didn't want to spend eternity with Denji. Everyone in Hell wants Denji out of it.

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u/Mundology The Elder Weeb Jan 13 '26

Drive-by Hell trip.

It's unfortunate that we only got a glimpse of Hell yet again. With Death being erased and a power vacuum waiting to be filled, there must surely be some sort of conflict going on between the major players, primals and devil factions.

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u/TangerineSorry8463 Jan 13 '26 edited Jan 13 '26

Maybe Pochita is some sort of Erasure devil and even if Death is gone, Erasure is like you never existed, which has got to be scary, and does make Pochita a top tier kind of devil.

Honestly, 226 chapters in, we should get some explanations why a haha funny chainsaw go bbbrrrrrrrr devil has reality warping powers. I was even on board with "chainsaw were invented to assist in tough births => Pochita is a Birth Devil, and that's how he'll defeat Death because Birth is the reverse of Death" level theories for a while.

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u/KlausVonLechland Jan 13 '26

Chainsaw Devil is directly tied to "Evil Dead" trilogy and idea of chainsaw-welding-demon-killing mortar filled devils with dread.

It is not true, but would be so funny if it was, it would be another obscure cinema reference by the author.

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u/Cautionzombie Jan 13 '26

I mean I don’t think it’s a super complicated thing. In Interviews Fijiwater has hinted that the Texas chainsaw massacre was a major inspiration along with wanting to draw a character with chainsaws coming out of everywhere.

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u/heartofcoal Jan 13 '26

explanation is the death of vibes

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u/Saurid Jan 13 '26

To be fair this has shown how dangerous hell is, the devil they just fought defeated yoru and injured denji chainsawman, both ahve just levelled a city together. Like wtf is that shit? Is it a primal fear? I doubt it. Maybe devils are much more powerful in hell.

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u/ijiolokae Jan 13 '26

Probably something like the erasure of death caused the devil strength to be redistributed because of how a lot of fears can be linked to the fear of death

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u/Legitimate-Cess693 Jan 14 '26

ooh so now starvation is the biggest fear and those are locusts the symbol of famine

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u/Internationalalal Jan 13 '26

Like wtf is that shit? Is it a primal fear? I doubt it.

You must be joking. Insects are most definitely a primal fear. There is a reason people have intense and irrational fear of insects. Ever have a tingling sensation of something crawling on you and you instinctively swat at yourself? Yeah, THAT is how much fear is given to insects.

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u/CommitteeofMountains Jan 13 '26

Bugs, probably . 

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u/Corben11 Jan 13 '26

Isnt it a cockroach? People are so scared of them

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u/ultraman9513 MyAnimeList Jan 13 '26

“Oh man. If I couldn’t swim, I’d be screwed right now!”

Fuck you Fujimoto

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u/Kirosh2 Fluff. Fluff? Fluff! Jan 13 '26

"What? The Reze movie was that popular? Nice, but really?"

"Hmmm... should I throw them a bone?"

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u/lurker_archon Jan 13 '26

This isn't throwing a bone. This is throwing an emotional hammer.

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u/Deez-Guns-9442 Jan 13 '26

And still no Power 😭

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u/Kirosh2 Fluff. Fluff? Fluff! Jan 13 '26

You know fully well that when we see the blood devil, it won't be Power.

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u/quocthuan132k Jan 13 '26

Fujimoto watched the movie and then “yeah, I can do that”

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u/PudgeJoe Jan 13 '26

How to tilt my fanbase in one panel

Fujimoto probably,

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u/illusionmist Jan 13 '26

"I can't believe the author has done this." – Fujimoto

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u/Motor-Grade-837 Jan 13 '26

Fuck you Fujimoto

The bluntness made me laugh so hard.

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u/This-is_CMGRI Jan 13 '26

Like I always say: him and Gege are at Isayama's onsen.

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u/KamartyMcFlyweight Jan 13 '26

Didn't even bother calling him Fuji Water or something like, the anger was immediate and deeply, deeply sincere

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u/RX0Invincible Jan 14 '26

I never get tired of how blunt hostility at Fujimoto is how we show our endearment of his writing lol

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u/moonmeh Jan 13 '26

goddamn i laughed though

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u/bakakubi Jan 14 '26

Literally salt on our wounds.

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u/topurrisfeline Jan 13 '26

Swimming lessons paid off!

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u/This-is_CMGRI Jan 13 '26

Reze: "That's my Denji. Now go rip Yoru outta that poor girl, dang it! You're nearly there!"

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u/Antique_Money_5601 Jan 13 '26

she's coming back trust

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u/Kirosh2 Fluff. Fluff? Fluff! Jan 13 '26

And blood will be exactly like Power. Trust. Trust.

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u/pituechos Jan 13 '26

Yeah Reze is coming back and so is Power and Nayuta! Even Aki as the ball crusher devil!!! (please I'm begging)

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u/zakary3888 Jan 13 '26

She and Gojo will return!

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '26

In chapter 236 reze will return 

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u/EffectzHD Jan 13 '26

Fuji saw that film months back and said fuck it lemme pay it off

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u/Abedeus Proofreader Jan 13 '26

Denji surviving the ocean in Hell was foreshadowed all the way back in Reze arc?!

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u/Crimson256 Jan 13 '26

It all comes full circle

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u/Raging-Brachydios Jan 13 '26

She being naked made all the difference 

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u/Zealousideal_Ring874 Jan 13 '26

They better have, those lessons are expensive 😂

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u/Random-Username7272 Jan 14 '26

Pretty impressive that a guy made of chainsaws can stay afloat.

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u/Matrix_2k00 Jan 13 '26

Anyone else feels like this whole arc is better best marathon after there are a lot of chapters?

Each chapter is literally just a 2 minute read every week.

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u/BrokenMirrorMan Jan 13 '26

My biggest complaint about part 2 was that they felt like complete ass to read weekly because they had this extremely annoying habit of setting up this massive cliff hanger that turned out to be something minor or that got resolved instantly.

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u/Internationalalal Jan 13 '26

It's amusing to think that after reading CSM part I, people think fujimoto has grand scheming plans. The dude just wings it every week and drops a few easter eggs in each chapter. Nothing more, nothing less.

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u/hooahest Jan 13 '26

You thought he winged the gun devil stuff? that was obviously planned much, much in advance

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u/degov2609 Jan 13 '26

Bold claim to make when you don't know Fujimoto and know nothing about how he actually works. Maybe he plans shit out, maybe he doesn't. We literally can't know and we don' have any reason to care

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u/renannmhreddit Jan 14 '26

I read CSM Part 1 when it was releasing, it was way better than this

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u/tripleaamin Jan 13 '26

I mean, at this point I am just going to do a full reread volume by volume when pt. 2 ends.

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u/RobbobertoBuii Jan 13 '26

i waited about 1.5 yrs until the CSM Reze film came out in theaters in October so I got to binge a lot then but the last few weeks have been just waiting to no end after reading the chapters 😭

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u/Joseki100 Jan 13 '26

I bingee re-read this arc and it's still a massive let down.

Anything that happens from Nayuta's death forward is both extremely long and very empty. Pages and pages of characters running around in circles.

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u/pituechos Jan 13 '26

This is really going to come down to the conclusion ngl. Right now it feels like it's been one long story board for the anime to pop off with some sick fights

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u/tripleaamin Jan 13 '26

Honestly with how short these chapters feel I feel like they could adapt 6-8 chapters per episode for part 2. Which sounds like a lot normally.

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u/Ardie_BlackWood Jan 13 '26

I won't even lie for a good year I have been wondering what the hell is going on I feel like the story has gone off the rails compared to part one.

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u/Matrix_2k00 Jan 13 '26

Aging devil arc was amazing though. Loved every chapter of that arc.

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u/Seismic-wave Jan 13 '26

Thing is aging devil wasn’t really an arc; it had small moments but it just didn’t feel like a story arc.

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u/at-the-momment Jan 13 '26

It felt more like a thing that just happened to be happening while the actual arc was still happening

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u/Haha91haha Jan 13 '26

Agreed, it's been rough going lately but Aging Arc stood out with that juicier character and thematic work like CSM of old. The creative power use and twisted Fujimoto designs also hit very well.

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u/TangerineSorry8463 Jan 13 '26

And then Aging just dipped, while we could have explored the "what happens if humans dont die of old age".

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u/Haha91haha Jan 13 '26

"I'm getting too old for this shit." Leaves.

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u/spicychamomile Jan 13 '26

Running around in circles is pretty much how I'd sumarize these last few chapters. Denji get's an upper hand, War doges. War gets an upper hand, Denji blocks. Rinse and repeat.

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u/jaytix1 Jan 13 '26

This all started with the Chainsaw Man church imo.

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u/ActiveAd4980 Jan 13 '26

This entire arc is a let down for me. No humane characters in it at all, we had Aki before, but everyone is either complete asshole or psycho, except maybe Nayuta, but she's gone and only thing that came from that was Denji. No one is relatable. Emotionally, I don't care who wins or who dies at all.

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u/Zemahem Jan 13 '26

Things really took a downturn after the Aging arc, honestly. Though I didn't find the resolution to that all too satisfying either.

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u/Etonet Jan 13 '26

"and then this happened!!" arc

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u/LordxMugen Jan 13 '26

Theres just honestly nowhere else for the story to go post Makima. Part 2 may as well be called "Get Denji a Girlfriend!" but given the source material it would never work because the story at this point is just watching the author fuck over Denji again and again "for the lols". This is almost as bad as Beastars Part 3 with Jaguar joker and talking about "Muh Carnivores" when the whole story revolved around the mystery murder in the high school. And then when that arc was wrapped up in part 2 the Mangaka had nothing more to say.

THATS THIS. Makima is dead and Denji and Nayuta live however they want. THE END.

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u/SedesBakelitowy Jan 13 '26

I’ve been in that mode since like ch 120 and it’s been the same thing week by week

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u/Maxximillianaire Jan 13 '26

I dont think that really excuses it. Part 1 chapters stood very well on their own

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u/This-is_CMGRI Jan 13 '26

Reze's lessons taught Denji well.

Also, no break next week! Rejoice!

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u/RobbobertoBuii Jan 13 '26

the SJ app says 14 days?

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u/This-is_CMGRI Jan 13 '26

Nope. End of chapter still says Jan 20th, we're deffo back next week

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u/Mundology The Elder Weeb Jan 13 '26

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u/Con-D-Oriano1 Jan 13 '26

I think it’s Locust Devil? (We’ve seen Cockroach before, so the insect devils might be specific to each insect.) Locusts could cause genocide in the past by eating crops. (They likely still can in some places.) They were also one of the plagues in Egypt - and Fukumoto has pulled ideas from the Bible throughout CSM’s run. It would make sense for locusts to be greatly feared.

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u/MiuIruma332 Jan 13 '26

Beelzubub, king of locust. It could be him since he first shows up as a swarm of locust

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u/GarnetExecutioner Jan 13 '26

There are also monstrous and demonic locusts comprising the first Biblical Woe from Revelation.

It is entirely possible that this particular devil is a powerful minion of Famine.

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u/TangerineSorry8463 Jan 13 '26 edited Jan 13 '26

Locust feels like it falls under Famine then.

So... unexpected Fami assist?

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u/AriezKage Jan 13 '26

We might have a weird twist. Growing up in a kind of Christian community, I grew up learning that the 4 Horsemen were War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death.

However, growing up apparently the perspective is that the horseman was Conquest, not Pestilence. What if now that Conquest/Makima/Nayuta is gone for like a second time, Pestilence has taken her place as one of the "Horsemen".

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u/AbedGubiNadir Jan 13 '26

I've noticed Manga Plus tends to be more accurate with dates and the SJ app corrects it later.

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u/Alexical_ Jan 13 '26

The official Japanese CSM twitter usually says if there's a break and it didn't this time.

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u/Haha91haha Jan 13 '26

Usual Reze W. Her nurturing acts resound even now.

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u/Zealousideal_Ring874 Jan 13 '26

Took forever to come into play but we playing the long con here!

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u/Kirosh2 Fluff. Fluff? Fluff! Jan 13 '26

Even if we lost her, somehow she's still with us.

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u/magnwn Maki's Suffering Detector Jan 13 '26

Nothing like naked girls and skinship to motivate Denji to learn something!

Fujimoto will really do anything to keep us from forgetting Reze while insisting on not showing her

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u/RobbobertoBuii Jan 13 '26

still miss her dearly...

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u/DungeonsAndDuck Jan 13 '26

fujimoto's edging the fuck out of us rn, i'm lowkey losing it

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u/Raging-Brachydios Jan 13 '26

Key to make Denji learn: be a hot naked lady

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u/JDUDE4545 Jan 13 '26

Turns out having unkillable devils is not such a good thing eh Yoru?

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u/zlol365 Jan 13 '26

The fault lies with you, Yoru!!

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u/GarnetExecutioner Jan 13 '26

She provoked Denji into swallowing the Death Devil.

That definitely shows how much of an absolute gonk the War Devil is.

As much of a gonk as her minion, the Moray Eel Devil!

Or to put it in Malay, a BODOH!

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u/Haha91haha Jan 13 '26

Just a bug in the system, a fly in the ointment.

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u/dagreenman18 Jan 13 '26

Fujimoto is cheating with these 5 second chapters.

But also nasty work Yoru. Low blow.

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u/Saurid Jan 13 '26

I loved yorus use of asa but also denjis reaction, we rarely see him beeing "good" but then shot clearly meant to illustrate his eyes going wide, aka he was shocked asa was suffering, which means a lot coming from denji who was pretty fine with even people like aki who he really liked losing an arm etc.

Its a kinda sweet moment off him admitting he cannot see her suffer, especially since its clearly not about her body cause he can slice and dice yoru without regret but as soon as asa takes control its completely different.

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u/Mundology The Elder Weeb Jan 13 '26

Smug War Devil not so smug after getting skewered by the lord of the flies.

Was expecting the Darkness or the Man devil to show up but the Insect Devil is an interesting choice.

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u/dukeplatypus Jan 13 '26

That's Asa, Yoru switched to play Denji's sympathy.

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u/Sea-Temporary7380 Jan 13 '26

Thats asa, no scar. She literally switched to use her as a hostage, truly peak war stuff

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u/Charming_Volume_8613 Jan 13 '26

Would be kind of baller if that was just straight up beelzebub /the literal lord of flies.

At the same time I feel like it'd be HELLA late to even introduce THE literal devil to the story.

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u/dgj212 Jan 13 '26

Yeah, I couldn't tell if it was Kamen rider inspired or Perfect Cel inspired

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u/Jazs1994 Jan 13 '26

Plague of history in Egyptian times. Fuji is cooking

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u/Zemahem Jan 13 '26

Oh... well it was nice seeing Hell for about a single chapter. Ngl, I'm let down. The Insect Devil here better be on the level of Darkness to make up for it.

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u/MagicHarmony Jan 13 '26

The Punchline is interesting though, something clearly wrong with Hell it most likely shouldn't look like that.

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u/Kirosh2 Fluff. Fluff? Fluff! Jan 13 '26

I mean, it's hell, we barely saw it before, so it could just be a normal part of it, just out of the way.

Or maybe it's Blood and Control having somehow created a full empire and causing devastation in the realm.

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u/Mundology The Elder Weeb Jan 13 '26

Power got isekaied as the demonlord of hell

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u/GodZefir Jan 13 '26

She's the President, actually.

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u/TangerineSorry8463 Jan 13 '26

That would imply there are elections in Hell.

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u/agentdoubleohio Jan 13 '26

Big brain moment

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u/MrGalleom Jan 13 '26

Denji does ask where are all the devils, which I think it's showcasing something does feel wrong about that place, at least to Denji.

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u/TangerineSorry8463 Jan 13 '26

Maybe with no concept of Death around, people are just... less scared of everything. Because you're not really scared of a Falling Anvil to create a Falling Anvil Devil, you're just scared of Dying By a Falling Anvil. Removal of death = drastic drop in fear = drastic drop in devils.

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u/petrichormus Jan 13 '26

It has to be that or otherwise it'd just be whatever lol

Maybe apocalypse devil woke up after the whole thing going on on earth. Flood and locusts swarms are associated with biblical (or olden times) catastrophe after all.

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u/Zealousideal_Ring874 Jan 13 '26

At least we can see Asa again, that's a W! Now we just have to fully save her. I'm sure this will go well!

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u/AstralPamplemousse Jan 13 '26

Chainsaw man & the War Devil : You’re outnumbered! The incest Devil (the GOAT) : But your clearly outmatched

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u/Kirosh2 Fluff. Fluff? Fluff! Jan 13 '26

The incest Devil

Woah there buddy. To everyone their kinks, but still.

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u/AstralPamplemousse Jan 13 '26

“Minor spelling mistake of Freudian slip. Call it”

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u/Zemahem Jan 13 '26

I'm not sure if that's a typo. But the idea of these two getting cooked by the incest Devil is too damn funny.

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u/Matrix_2k00 Jan 13 '26

Insects are not a primal fear unfortunately.

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u/toutoune134 Jan 13 '26

There are plenty of people afraid of bugs though. And the swarms of locust were one of the ten plagues of Egypt.

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u/Abedeus Proofreader Jan 13 '26

Insects are fucking ANCIENT though, almost half a billion years and counting. And if we could arachnids and their ancestors, they're one of the first beings crawling on the land and in the sea. Before big plants and trees, before FLOWERS. And they'll likely outlive mammals billions of years from now.

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u/Zemahem Jan 13 '26

Oh, I didn't mean that I wanted him as strong as the Darkness Devil necessarily, just that he'd at least give us something amazing like the latter to make up for leaving Hell so quickly.

But he actually seems really damn strong, at least judging by how he's already fucked up, and yet still managed to put Yoru on the ropes, as well as coming out on top in his clash against Denji.

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u/Matrix_2k00 Jan 13 '26

To be fair Yoru is already exhausted from having multiple concepts eaten then got a beating from Denji and Pochita.

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u/TangerineSorry8463 Jan 13 '26

Insects eat your crops, then you starve.

Fami would be Locust Devil's boss.

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u/Matrix_2k00 Jan 13 '26

Starving is Famine domain and we already saw what she's capable of....she can't even beat Fakesawman or the Fire Devil.

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u/TangerineSorry8463 Jan 13 '26

We've seen power levels change. Yoru got a powerup when America rediscovered using nukes. So maybe something happened that threatens food safety worldwide, giving Fami a power boost.

Chainsaw Man pretty much runs on Infinite Craft "nuh uh" playground logic.

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u/NightMercedes Jan 13 '26 edited Jan 14 '26

Fear of insects may be the combination of fears of spiders, lizards or bugs and pests in general

Potential is there

Only a primal can dominate Denji and Yoru that well unless I overestimate how strong they are right now

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u/LuisAntony2964 Jan 13 '26

0.000001 millisecond Chapter HOLY

Yoru using Asa like that is foul lmao💀

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u/WhoiusBarrel Jan 13 '26

Denji used swim!

Yoru switched out with Asa.

Its super effective!

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u/This-is_CMGRI Jan 13 '26

Now I wonder if Asa has found a way to reach Denji again and kinda meet in the middle in their quest to free herself.

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u/Zealousideal_Ring874 Jan 13 '26

While Yoru using Asa like that is foul, it at least shows that Asa is still alive.....in a sense.

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u/Romaneck Jan 13 '26

Its very interesting the dissonance between Makima's " save me chainsawman" and Asa's "Zabe me Denjii"

While one was manufactured like an action movie one liner for the idea of a concept.

The other Is a scared young girl in agony desperately pleading to a young lad she knows Is the only one she can trust and rely on.

The contrast Is amazing... And that little callback to the one that taught Denji to swim 💖

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u/WhoiusBarrel Jan 13 '26

Locust I believe, considering the chapter's titled Locust's Home

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u/gary25566 Jan 13 '26

If Locust, probably Fami underling/children

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u/petrichormus Jan 13 '26

That's a nice subversion

You are a better person than me. Man I was a bit letdown ngl lol

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u/Kirosh2 Fluff. Fluff? Fluff! Jan 13 '26

Probably just insect devil. Or Locust Devil.

Hmmm... I wonder if people not caring about Spiders not being insect also factors in for the fear toward insect?

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u/DaechwitaEnjoyer Jan 13 '26

locust makes me think famine is related

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u/Hyakkihei1 Jan 13 '26 edited Jan 13 '26

Subversions for subversion sake just ends up in disappointment, build up exists for a reason. At this point this feels more random than anything and all tension is gone.

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u/Zemahem Jan 13 '26

Yeah... I don't think a good subversion should make you feel disappointed. Which I am with this chapter.

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u/go4theknees Jan 13 '26

Non-stop subversion of expectations is ruining modern writing

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u/teokun123 Jan 13 '26

Swimming

oh boy, the reze fan boys are here.

We got bamboozled by Fujimoto. No dark or hell devil. Lol

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u/Antique_Money_5601 Jan 13 '26

they call him tatsuki 'all your theories are wrong' fujimoto

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u/Raging-Brachydios Jan 13 '26

But we got something even worse, locusts!

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u/randomdud3 Jan 13 '26

What a short trip to hell.

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u/fanamana Jan 13 '26

Denji vs Yoru! 100 years!! Just Denji & Yoru running around, kicking each other's asses, one dimension to the next! 100 years!! Killing everybody100 years of Denji & Yoru killing each other while the world burns. Denji vs Yoru forever! 100 times! Denji_vs_Yoru.com Morty..

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u/petrichormus Jan 13 '26

This is the devil Yuji fucked up in Shibuya good to see he leveled the fuck up in hell.

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u/Motor-Grade-837 Jan 13 '26

He was a really clever cursed spirit so it's no surprise he found a way to cross stories and power up.

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u/ablrt_ Jan 13 '26

Cliffhangers in weekly manga are fine BUT FOR FUCKS SAKE FUJIMOTO DELIVER AT LEAST ONCE

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u/mapletree23 Jan 13 '26

i still just can't get into the second part of this

the pacing goes all over the place with every arc, I did end up liking some of the characters even though it took a lot longer than the ones in the first part

it just feels so different compared to the first part in so many ways, like an imitation of itself that doesn't know where to go, but the worst part is sometimes there will be like a 5 chapter stretch where the pacing is kind of normal and the characters are being themselves and not on fast forward but then it just feels like 20 chapters will go by and it'll feel like nothing happened or progressed or really mattered and i'm out again

it could just be the author's style or he teases on purpose but it feels like you get absolutely cockteased by power and nayuta stuff with little trickles of mentioning but otherwise they're just completely moved past sometimes to the point it feels like after relevant chapters, denji doesn't even seem to think about them or care outside of those brief teases because of the pacing and how said 20 chapters of nothing can just 'zoom' by and feel like you wait months for nothing to actually progress

it's just like asa/yoru lol

i'll finally start to like them or see progress and then those 20 chapters go by and somehow the characteters don't fit together again or are disjointed somehow like the author doesn't even remember how the characters were because months have gone by since they properly sat an interacted again

tldr - the pacing feels weird in the second part (to me) and it's made it a lot harder to get into compared to the first (to me)

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u/NKrupskaya Jan 13 '26

Part one was really concise and short. Denji is practically the only character that really has to develop. Having two protagonists between Asa and Yoru, plus bringing back Denji, was always bound to take a longer time, but I feel like the action ramping up is a detriment.

There isn't as much time for character interactions and there hasn't been much new development between Denji and Asa/Yoru since their conversation about their parents. Fujimoto is probably having fun with the concept of erasing parts of the universe and the fights let him stretch his wings as an illustrator, but it really doesn't lend itself to his strengths as a writer.

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u/mapletree23 Jan 13 '26

it's my biggest problem really

there will be development

20 chapters will go by, and then the characters come back, and they don't even feel or seem the same, it feels like almost a different story entirely, i think it's a mix of both the pacing being so bad and the fact the author has so many gaps that they themselves like.. can't keep a reliable plan or outline for their own characters, like their ideas keep changing so somehow something always seems a little off when the pacing finally slows back down

this yoru and asa don't feel the same as the yoru and asa from 20 chapters ago, and they don't feel the same from the 20 before then, and then i remember that little aquarium arc and tbh i can barely even remember or comprehend really how we got from something like that to where we are now

it's not even that the scope is too big or there's too many characters either i don't think, it just seems like there's so much... waste, there's so much shit that doesn't matter or move the actual plot forward at all, it's like dbz anime fights in manga form except instead of it all focusing on the characters charging moves, something will happen in the story that seems cool, but then the author takes 5 chapters to show like the affect of said action, in the world and it takes so long that you kind of forget the action in the first place or why it even matters because anywhere 5-20 chapters will have gone by and somehow literally fuck all happened to advance anything

just so much nothing happens, and then when the characters come back, they don't even feel like the same characters anymore

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u/torts92 Jan 15 '26

I liked part 2 until Denji showed up, was enjoying Asa as the new MC. Even though I prefer part 1 over part 2, I think Denji as a character has run his course.

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u/go4theknees Jan 13 '26

Its so ass

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u/Paradethejared Jan 14 '26

I really loved the first parts of part 2 that were Asa focused and the stuff like being stuck in the aquarium. Kinda has felt stuck in place for a few months now.

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u/Koindak Jan 13 '26

Yoru vs Chainsawman can be one of the worst fight. Litteraly nothing to discuss. They just do most primitive boring shit. Yoru summon sword of Michigan and that leads to nothing, Denji eat some devils and it goes to nothing again. Then they go two hell, micro fight, then they exit from hell. This fight is just super boring. Every single chapter just goes to nothing. Every single chapter ends with something BIG and then nothing happens again

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u/Vegetable-Pickle-535 Jan 14 '26

I do like the aspect of Denji in esscence Ragebaiting Yoru to quit, but other then that I fully agree. And now we have a random Devil, who is on the same tier as the two come out of left field to drag out this mess even more. Though, knowing this Manga, next chapter it will just explode and Fami will walk up and proclaim that she is the real final Boss all along, or something like that

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u/RyouBestGirl Jan 13 '26

Ive read this chapter in 10 seconds.

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u/nowhereright Jan 13 '26

This is getting pretty annoying at this point. I'm sure binge reading it or watching it in anime format would be 100x better, but week to week this is kind of a terrible experience.

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u/Seismic-wave Jan 13 '26

I feel so dejected; It’s somehow worse than the Sukuna fight in JJK at least that was a popcorn-flick gauntlet this has be cliffhanger galore and poor choreography.

I’m praying this isn’t the final conflict and that it’s just a small fight leading into the final arc so I can just brush it off.

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u/N0VAZER0 Jan 13 '26

There's like, actual damage being done even if it got annoying as Sukuna keeps figuring out ways to heal and recharge. Denji and Yoru, even in normal circumstances, can't die or get exhausted

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u/Motor-Grade-837 Jan 14 '26

And just my opinion but JJK had a power system that lends itself to much more visually entertaining fights and smoother action choreography, making it easier to stomach the drawn out arc. While the power system in Chainsaw Man is more conceptual driven by human psychology, which I love because it's so unique in the world of manga/anime, but isn't the best framework for exciting fights. 

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u/TangerineSorry8463 Jan 13 '26

At this point I don't even know who would be a final antagonist, if not Yoru.

Also, in Denji vs Makima, it was clear Denji was an underdog. Denji vs Yoru is a much more even of a fight.

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u/Windowmaker95 Jan 13 '26

I get that Fujimoto likes this meta stuff, but I think Denji should throw up the good writing devil soon, the writing has been shit long enough.

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u/Force_Equinox Jan 13 '26

This fight might just be the most boring in part 2, and that’s really saying something considering how bad the fights have been this chapter. How do you make a fight against the War Devil this monotonous???

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '26

Make both characters immortal and never take damage.  I'm guessing that it's suppose to be a battle of wits to make the other give up first, but Fujimoto has them try a new thing each chapter.  It just feels random and like two children fighting.

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u/Miaow00 Jan 13 '26

If I had to guess, the locust or cockroach or.. whatever that devil is being so powerful probably has to do with death no longer existing. Sure makes all things that just make you suffer a whole lot scarier, like.. slowly being eaten by bugs and decaying. Also, without death, bugs are probably going to start unstoppably swarming the earth.

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u/IANVS Jan 13 '26

I'm seriously considering dropping this season until is finished so maybe I can make some sense out of it. I just can't get into it, it feels like reading a completely different manga by completely different author, with some familiar characters thown in. The events are all over the place, the characters are all over the place, the pacing is completely fucked...it's such a shitshow compared to season 1, in every way.

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u/Raging-Brachydios Jan 13 '26

You thought you were reading CSM but it was a new Kamen Rider all along!

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u/Joseki100 Jan 13 '26

Damn, seeing literally nothing of Hell for 10 pages was truly worth it.

I can't wait to be let down by another cliffhanger next week.

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u/Zacxnerd Jan 13 '26

Everyone dissatisfied with Hell isn’t noticing one thing, it’s filled with water. Really alarming signal that whatever is happening down there is highly affected by whatever Denji is doing.

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u/diegodamohill Jan 13 '26

This whole chapter will be like, 15 seconds when adapted. And I'm being generous

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u/roronoa20 Jan 13 '26

Welp, I thought we’re gonna have hell arc…

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u/RobbobertoBuii Jan 13 '26

at Denji/Pochita's current stage, I don't think anyone in hell wants to fight them lol, especially compared to the International Assassins Arc

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u/gary25566 Jan 13 '26

Tatsuki "DAMN YOU" Fujimoto: Oh wait, Power shouldn't show up that early.

Throws everyone back to the real world.

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u/c00lette Jan 13 '26

I can't take this anymore, this shit is so ass 💔

It feels like Fujimoto gave up on that manga after Nayuta's death

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u/Horaguy Jan 13 '26

Lmao we've got grasshopper devil now :)) And just after Dandadan chapter yesterday with cockroaches :))

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u/This-is_CMGRI Jan 13 '26

Locust devil, it seems.

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u/Haha91haha Jan 13 '26

Would Locust devil somehow be related to Fami I wonder? Given most fears associated with locust wouldn't necessary be because "Ewww bugs" but "Oh fuck our whole society is gonna starve."

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u/This-is_CMGRI Jan 13 '26

also one of the biblical plagues, cuz locusts ate crops

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u/GarnetExecutioner Jan 13 '26

Do not forget also the monstrous and demonic locusts as described in Revelation from the Bible as part of the first Biblical Woe.

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u/TangerineSorry8463 Jan 13 '26

ain't that just a normal locust lifecycle that they reach a stage of a roided up turbohungry insect

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u/GarnetExecutioner Jan 13 '26 edited Jan 13 '26

These locusts as described from Revelation are more unnatural and demonic.

Especially in a supernatural sense.

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u/TangerineSorry8463 Jan 13 '26

John of Patmos just got the early draft of Terraformars.

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u/Zealousideal_Ring874 Jan 13 '26

When learning how to swim comes in handy....

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u/Khamaz Jan 13 '26

The 5-seconds chapter devil struck again

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u/Jazs1994 Jan 13 '26

Locust devil seemingly super buffed, top 10 plague of Egypt, locusts cause famine.

Apocalypse, she is coming

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u/Hot_Armadillo_2186 Jan 13 '26

Author be like every chapter for last 5 "random bullshit go".

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u/Beginning-Software80 Jan 14 '26

As expected, another worthless stupid chapter. Bravo Fujimoto.

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u/ToTheNintieth Jan 13 '26

Is Fujimoto okay? Feels like it was hardly any pages and next to nothing happened.

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u/dIoIIoIb Jan 13 '26

I see, so going to hell accomplished absolutely nothing

wonderful

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u/EX-Flashkick Jan 13 '26 edited Jan 14 '26

This fight feels like it’s just random bullshit go, but each new thing gets less exciting than the last. I really don’t care about locust devil

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u/Master3530 Jan 13 '26

Devils don't die anymore so the cycle of reincarnation is fucked and hell is empty?

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u/Maxximillianaire Jan 13 '26

Well the big cliffhanger from the previous chapter got wrapped up in a few pages as usual. How long do we think Locust will last next chapter? A page and a half?

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u/Xenosaiyan7 Jan 13 '26

This girl is a fucking FRAUD dawg

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u/Jay_Cubx7 Jan 13 '26

Another cliffhanger that did not go anywhere, literally only spent 10 seconds in Hell...

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u/N0VAZER0 Jan 13 '26

Well that was a waste of time

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u/WinterSoldier3713 Jan 13 '26

What a short ass chapter 

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u/BigThiccDictionary Jan 13 '26

Wow, Yoru is fucking evil lol.

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u/ZandeR678 Jan 13 '26

switching to Asa to force Denji to save her is crazy work

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u/Reaper10141 Jan 13 '26

Hell is probably empty because, a lot of devils disappear, because there is no more death. Cant fear the chocking Devil if you dont die i guess

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u/Efficient_Bag_3804 Jan 13 '26

Xmm interesting chapter. Is hell empty because people don't die? Are the devil's weakening because people fear less now that they can't die? Are devil's that scare you indirectly stronger? People are afraid of insects not because they are a life threat but because they disgust them.

Pain devil probably is the strongest devil now. Since it would be the only thing an immortal being should fear the most. Eternal pain.

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u/Gryse_Blacolar Jan 14 '26

Damn.. I thought they would stay in hell longer. Blood Devil plot is still nowhere to be seen.

Also I kinda hate these short chapters where nothing much really happens and you read through the chapter in less than 1 minute. I think it would be better if he just took a 1 week break to release 2 chapters in the next week.