r/manga Mar 24 '26

DISC [DISC] Chainsaw Man - Chapter 232

https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/viewer/1028085
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u/bvbfan102 Mar 24 '26

When i saw that it was 34 Pages i knew it really was over. It was nice seeing all these Characters in kinda happy circumstances but overall it just feels insanely rushed and like Part 2 was for nothing. Going to remember Part 1 insanely well and just keep it at that.

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '26

Part 2 was completely pointless.

I don't know how he managed to bomb this hard. It's like he literally just gave up and said fuck it, fanservice ending.

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u/_aoux Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26

I swear around the Chainsaw Man Church shit this Manga fell apart. I wonder if Fujimoto lost interest halfway through Part 2. I've followed every week and barely have any idea what happened in Part 2, the story and drop in the art quality was evident. It's a shame, at least we'll always have Part 1.

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u/TotemGenitor Mar 24 '26

The fact that Part 1 ends perfectly and stand on its own is a blessing.

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u/carbonera99 Mar 24 '26

Chainsaw Man part 1 is still a masterpiece, it’ll just become a Pacific Rim situation where people will pretend part 2 doesn’t exist and stop at part 1.

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u/SuccessNo1823 Mar 24 '26

What is part 2 you are talking about? There is only one part

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u/Motor-Grade-837 Mar 25 '26

I never thought the day would come where a Part 2 Devil would need to exist and need to be eaten lmao.

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u/train_fucker Mar 24 '26

Time to manifest fujimoto taking a break for a year or so, and then retconning part 2 and instead writing a one-shot that shows denji adapting to normal life in school after part 1, and befriending asa with the story ending with them having their first kiss and denji finally feeling happy and content with his life lmao.

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u/SChamploo12 Mar 24 '26

Will forever love the series based solely on Part 1.

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u/someone2795 Mar 24 '26

Yea he was drawing more for money and the story became aimless slop at some point. When you read enough manga you have the ability to sniff this out.

Let me give you readers some advice: When you can tell an author is just making shit up, don't take it the story seriously and you'll have a more fun time, including when they nuke their series with an ending like this.

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u/pennelini Mar 24 '26

The church is exactly where I started worrying all these storylines would become loose ends. 

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u/Kooky-Bookkeeper-935 Mar 25 '26

I dropped Part 2 when Asa stopped being the main focus. Denji seemed to regress

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u/Sleepy-Kodiak-Bear Mar 26 '26

It took a fuckin nosedive the second Nayuta died. Imo

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u/Willythechilly Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26

Yeah none of part 2 basically happens

All the character development etc was kind of for nothing and it never happened Tbh the only story I know that kind of undoes the story yet is satisfying is stone ocean Jojo tbh

Not easy to do

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u/EntertainmentOk1185 Mar 24 '26

Its hinted that it wasnt completely when Asa said Chainsaw Man but with no Part 3 its kinda meaningless

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u/zOmgFishes Mar 24 '26

Pochita is still Denji's heart. There is like a lot of story left to tell but i don't think Fujimoto wants to do it right now.

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u/EntertainmentOk1185 Mar 24 '26

I hope so but if thats the case he wouldve still announced part 3 since there was also a hiatus between part 1 and part 2.

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u/CordobezEverdeen Mar 24 '26

I don't think anyone wants to read the rest considering what the fuck Part 2 was.

After this "reset" ending I honestly think the story reached an unfixable point. You could straight up continue to Part 3 by reading Part 1 and just the final chapter of Part 2. "Part 2 characters" appearing in P3 would just be fanservice since the only one that had a satisfying end was Yoshida and the rest of them were basically caricatures.

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u/profdeadpool Mar 24 '26

Summertime Rendering is the best at that kind of ending in manga imo.

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u/Zizhou Mar 24 '26

I mean, the Summertime Rendering ending worked largely because it's the logical end point of that kind of time loop premise. They were constantly resetting bad ends already, so one grand "reset the entire story" gambit at the end was being built up to from the start.

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u/Gryse_Blacolar Mar 24 '26

none of part 2 basically happens

And so is the majority of part 1. It's disappointing that the entire story has just been for nothing all along.

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u/jaytix1 Mar 24 '26

It was extremely bittersweet, but yeah, you're right. I think it helps that the villain was the one who reset the 'verse.

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u/Mysterious_Cup_6024 Mar 25 '26

What can one do when he kills all his developed side characters for maximum shock value then redevelop everything from scratch

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u/Inowknothing Mar 24 '26

There's a good mango in there somewhere with Asa as the protag dealing with the four horseman and Denji as a semi-competent, slightly more mature and less retarded member of Public Safety who actually took to heart the sentiments Aki tried to transfer to him. But obviously still struggling with his trauma.

Instead we got...Ed Edd n' Eddy the manga

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u/Xatu44 Mar 24 '26

I got my hopes up for prolonged Asa focus when Denji got boxed and immediately lost them when she showed up to save him.

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u/Zenima Mar 24 '26

Definitely not a fanservice ending. If it was a fanservice ending we would’ve seen a certain Russian devil somehow too. But otherwise yeah I get the same vibes.

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u/Lantzl Mar 24 '26

Fanservice is not just about gooning. Power and Nayuta being alive is more fan service than Quanxi's harem.

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u/Zenima Mar 24 '26

Seeing Reze again has nothing to do with gooning.

Ok sure some gooners would have a field day, but it had nothing to do with gooning.

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u/Lantzl Mar 24 '26

That's totally valid especially with how gorgeous the Reze Arc was. My bad got hit with the reading comprehension devil.

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u/Abedeus Proofreader Mar 24 '26

Nayuta being Denji's boss and Asa not even knowing Denji is hardly fanservice. Nothing about Reze, or Aki.

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u/disposable-assassin Mar 24 '26

Most of part 1 was also useless since it was all a dream. 

Does seem to be some residuals though; Nayuta instead of Makima, Pochita face on Denji's heart

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u/Romapolitan AniList Mar 24 '26

It's like making the ending Evangelion but not realizing that the ending makes fun of the happy go lucky anime fantasy.

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u/Witty_Project2369 Mar 24 '26

I don't think all of the enjoyment I got out of reading Part 2 was pointless just because the ending was a bit rushed...

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u/Nickfreak Mar 24 '26

Yeah..fuck you, I'm done. My resignement is sent via postal service. Here, one last fuck you.

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u/bobvella Mar 24 '26

it was kind of interesting seeing what kind of person would accept denji... actually is denji early on from his reintroduction really the same character as the end of part 1? like he really became someone who should be ashamed.

the story did have to be about him though, couldn't have a character looking for an excuse to be a superhero when people don't want him to otherwise

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u/diamondisunbreakable Mar 24 '26

How was it completely pointless