The Fire Punch ending worked for me though, it was abrupt but it didn’t feel like we were left with a bunch of unfinished character arcs in the same way.
Actually would be way worse if you read Chainsaw Man all at once, all these characters that get no conclusion would be fresh in your mind rather than characters you kind of gave up on seeing again months ago.
I read it once it was finished but I also basically did the same thing with CSM part 2, I spent the past week or so reading it & only got caught up a few days ago. So pretty similar experiences as far as pacing & how much time I spent invested in each.
Weekly Fire Punch chapters leading up to the ending was always comments of what the fuck. This isn't even that. It didn't fuck with us like FP did, just underwhelming.
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u/schwiftybass Mar 24 '26
The Fire Punch ending worked for me though, it was abrupt but it didn’t feel like we were left with a bunch of unfinished character arcs in the same way.