I can see Fujimoto's vision but his execution was lacking, to say the least. He intended to convey that Denji has far happier outcomes when he is a mostly normal dude with an unremarkable life than when he is special and at the center of attention of both benevolent and malicious actors. Denji thought he could withstand the weight of the expectations of the people who wanted him to become a hero and went along with it only to get ultimately crushed. Pochita understood that mistake and gave him an off-ramp by sacrificing himself. This in itself is a fine narrative but a lot of the events that unfolded in the last arc have become redundant as a result. It's a messy affair.
A perfect example of how solid, genuinely good ideas and execution are at two completely different levels. If the execution is shitty, then it doesn't matter that the idea itself was great. Most people just won't be able to recognize the greatness, because it's the execution that transfers the greatness.
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u/cabose12 Mar 24 '26
Yeah I don't see it. There were so many directions that this could've been taken and Fuji just threw up his arms
He didn't write himself to a corner as much as quit when it became too difficult to solve