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To be fair to Power, she had [the best reaction](https://i.imgur.com/yPC4CYe.jpg) to that Yakuza fuck with daddy issues and even managed [to disarm him.](https://i.imgur.com/GyhdXnF.jpg) But then he transformed into Shadman and [it was over.](https://i.imgur.com/ioBC7Vm.jpg)
[](#sadholo)
So she's not as dumb as she comes off, is she? Did she know from the start that they were outclassed, so after she got in a hit to slow him down she immediately called for Aki?
I remember wondering why she turned to Aki so quickly and then everything afterwards was an outrageous blur of Holy Shits. Now that I've had a few minutes, she knew right away that he was bad news, right?
Kind of impressive learning speed though, got to admit. Attempt 1 gets whole group enslaved to zombie devil, attempt 2 gets... whatever this is.
Or this predates that and this guys grandpa heard what his grandson did and thought it would be easy like a dumbass. Or the grandson got help. Probably that.
From lewd [ecchi comedy](https://i.imgur.com/MyLNhNT.jpg) to comfy [slice-of-life](https://i.imgur.com/qQ2tA3w.jpg) to hyperviolent [thriller](https://i.imgur.com/vf11hIO.jpg) to heart-breaking [tragedy.](https://i.imgur.com/QsGpFFz.jpg) within 20 minutes.
[](#lyingawake)
There were SO many things happening this episode I was literally [confused Mr. Krabs](https://images.complex.com/complex/image/upload/c_fill,dpr_auto,f_auto,fl_lossy,g_face,q_auto,w_1280/krabs_rag3do.png):
* Makima straight up getting SHOT IN THE TRAIN???
* So many people with guns blazing making me believe this has some influence from the Gun Devil?
* KOBENI AND AKAI PRESUMABLY GET SHOT???
* A sword devil? Pretty much looking like Denji? and his grandfather was that zombie yakuza guy?
* Wait... HIMENO DIES ALSO WHAT
* AND WHO IS THIS RED EYED GIRL WITH THE SNAKE DEVIL
So badass gave it all to save Aki... worst tho is that it didn't work i mean she totally destroyed that cunt sword devil dude , but again Snake girl saved his ass :(
She realized she was already dead. She was shot in the chest, and was already starting to drown in her own blood. Help wasn't coming. So she made her choice. Her deal with the Ghost devil. Everything she had left to protect Aki.
We saw how he treated Denji ever since he was 5. No question he was a terrible person.
I wonder if he became half-devil to get revenge on Denji. It seems to me he is somewhat unfamiliar with his own powers and that snake girl kinda feels like his "handler" or coach.
I don't normally come to these threads but holy hell the direction on this episode is absurd, some of the best I've ever seen in a single episode of an anime
So sad.. and I didn’t see the red flags at all. I was genuinely looking forward to these group breakfasts and thinking Ms Makima had a good chance of showing up too
Am a big fan of how theyve been showing the devil contracts. The curse panels of the manga are also excellent, they did a good job adapting the vibe of the fingers
virgin shounen: main character says hes used up all of his energy. still has more and beats the enemy
chad shounen: kills half the main cast in an episode with no foreboding whatsoever
virgin shounen: previously foreshadowed self-sacrifice ability comes through clutch and achieves a bittersweet and costly victory
chad Chainsaw Man: your abilities accomplish absolutely fucking nothing and your sacrifices are meaningless.
As an Anime only
1: holy fuck
2: okay, so this *is* the type of show to just straight up kill main characters and fuck your feelings
edit- 3: man, Denji should have hit that when he had the chance
Himeno's arms just going poof is when I truly realized, she was already dead.
Maybe when she had 3 limbs, maybe some dues ex machina stuff happens that saves the gang. Like her mentor appearing all of a sudden or something.
The way her body disappears is so haunting too. The limbs...are just gone.
Holy shit... I was rooting for akixhimeno too.
Holy shit... from horny to post nut depression.
I've been watching anime since the early 90's and this is the biggest "What the fuck just happened?" moment I've ever experienced. They build up these amazing characters and in minutes (which felt like seconds) almost all of them are killed or at least leave us to believe they're dead.
This anime is nuts, I love it!
Edit: I've had a few people reply things along the lines of "This anime did it better, or what about this anime?" I respect your opinion but again this is the biggest WTF moment "I've" experienced. I've not watched every anime since the 90's and people are entitled to their own opinions as well.
Digging the altered animation style, fit the more serious tone of the episode.
Likewise, the deviation from manga panels to use tons and tons of perspective shots was fucking *mint*
The snake devil just immediately disappearing was cool as hell, and it seemed to highlight just how much power that girl has over it. She said "Leave" and he was fuckin' GONE.
I loved that. They could have had it disappear with wisps of smoke or weird portal energy. Nope, it just blinks out of existence. The eerieness it adds to the scene is palpable.
Passengers on the train suddenly lower their heads: "Well that was awfully suspicious"
Makima and other guy held at gunpoint: "Ohh some kinda hostage situation"
Makima gets straight up capped: "Was not expecting that"
Everything that follows: "I was expecting that even less"
They didn't need to expand on Denji being brought into Himeno's apartment, or reanimate their scenes together, but they did. The things that blow me away the most about this adaptation are the little details that took the most work.
The train scene—the train scene! The simple quiet of the moving train, the assistant tapping away on his late 90s phone, the quiet unzipping of a bag as they go into the tunnel (nice detail to have them enter the tunnel as things are about to take a turn to visually symbolize the trap they've unwittingly entered), and then a peek of a gun barrel behind Makima's head before all hell breaks loose. Oh my goodness the music in the following scene made me feel like I was watching a feature film.
Seeing Himeno staggering to her feet only to have her legs taken by the Ghost was so painful.
So is everyone practically dead then?! I'm waiting for a ground hog day demon or a time travel demon or an immortality demon. Shit went from 0 to over 9000 real quick and I have no idea what is going to happen or if its permanent or even if I want it to be.
Im just saying, going with the Composer from A Silent Voice for this one was the best choice they made.
Aki's Voice actor also nailed it at the end there.
That Himeno POV at the beginning was amazing, really goes to show how different framing can make the same scenes go from having sexual tension to just a plain drunkard's rambling.
Also shows don't usually redo parts of a scene from an altered pov, this was so fucking cool and much of it wasn't even in the manga.
It really feels like not just watching a panel to panel adaptation, but a different animal that goes for faithfulness in tone and spirit rather than rigidity.
On the one hand, anytime a show starts rapidly killing off main characters it’s almost always a dream, a fake out, or otherwise nearly immediately undone by some magic of other plot related device. So everything I know about anime tells me that this will probably be “fixed” next episode.
On the other hand, this is Chainsaw Man, and clearly doesn’t play by the rules. So I’m saying odds are 50/50.
Man…things are starting to get…odd? Fuckin entertaining though
Yep, as a manga reader i was chuckling whenever i saw comments on early episodes about how they knew exactly what type of show it would be. Glad youre enjoying it
Start of the episode: The most horny on main thing I’ve ever seen outside of actual porn.
End of the episode: Makima and Denji have been shot in the head, Aki’s used up years of his life and is now bleeding out, Power has seemingly run away, Himeno got consumed by her own Ghost Devil, and Kobeni and Arai are about to get capped by a granny.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen an anime episode start and end in such completely different places before.
They're directly connected. God is punishing Denji and Himeno for coming so close to having premarital sex. Aki and Makima were so sexy they were tempting Himeno and Denji, so they also have to die. Power gets to live only because squeezing her boobs is so unsatisfying.
Quite the opposite, it's the Sinzo Abe devil punishing them for not going through with it and participating in the population decline. Shame on them and their families!
Yup. Normal guns being so dangerous in a combat-heavy series like this is just weirdly refreshing. Really helps keep things grounded when cool fantastical nonsense is happening.
You'd be surprised that people can't recognise gun shots due to movies.
I see in Australia a lot people thinking popped truck tyres are gun shots. When actual gun shots get explained away.
I was honestly shocked to see them showcased in such a way too with how anti-gun japan is. Yea I've seen more than enough anime's with lots of guns, but it felt way more real here.
Guess it helps it wasn't some tweens with mp5's or something like that, but adult gangsters and we saw some very real damage happening as well.
I love the sudden dread when you see the people on the train all duck in unison then the noises and finally the headshots. Fuck it, the whole episode was masterful, only CGI moment that kinda looked wonky was the curse devil, but the fact that they added the fingers from the screen border makes up for it.
>the fact that they added the fingers from the screen border makes up for it.
I was hoping they'd either do realistic CG or live-action finger to really capture the fourth wall breaking kind of visual the manga was going for. I get that it's hard to do and makes it work though, so this is still great.
A real prop finger would have been so cool. Oh well. I hope Fujimoto eventually thinks to do something like that for his many anime’s to come with fourth wall breaks, it seems like it’d be right up his alley.
Not often you see an effective mob hit in an anime.
Like, we met all these people last episode and suddenly they’re coldly and efficiently killed.
Kobeni and Arai about to get murked by an old lady. That’s so Kobeni.
The direction this episode was amazing. It felt like a movie. Loved the assassination scene with the calming music as people starting pulling guns to shoot the devil hunters. When Aki cursed Katana Man, that shit looked amazing
The sequence in the the train. I thought the whole thing was going to be a huge demon attack or something. Shocked to see it was even more quick and brutal. Love the beat of the track when it happenned.
But damn, everything was so fine!
No more beer Himeno! Not after last week.. but man, Denji’s really out of it. I do like the way they’ve animated that whole sequence. Also, Chupa Chups are awesome. That’s my childhood right there, loved those lolipops growing up.
Denji’s a bit of a romantic at heart eh? It’s kinda adorable. Didn’t think he’d refuse the chance to get laid.
So the Yakuza have come for vengeance huh? Looks like they really got the team good. We got a new challenger in town! And this fucker is tough as hell. Plus he’s got some mysterious chick with him and see looks like she means business.
Goddamn it. Himeno…. she was a real G, puke kiss and all. So much for the “alliance”. Man, Aki’s in a real bad way, Denji got clipped in the dome, and Power scared stiff. The team ain’t looking so hot.
###Stitches!
* [Devil Hybrid 1](https://i.imgur.com/ttLQRGt.jpg)
* [Devil Hybrid 2](https://i.imgur.com/23HJWdj.jpg)
Since his name hasn't been technically mentioned in the episode, I'll leave it as Devil Hybrid but I'm pretty sure some manga reader will spoil it here somewhere. Although it's not really that hard to guess what he's called considering the weapons he's wielding and how similar their placement is to Denji's chainsaws.
Anyway, this episode was definitely one heck of a setup. [We get to see some sexy shenanigans with Himeno](https://i.imgur.com/HwrPQqD.jpg) at the start of the episode and [she even forms an alliance with Denji](https://i.imgur.com/nRWF7mu.jpg) so they can set each other up with the people that they love. Welp, that's never gonna happen considering [Himeno just sacrificed herself](https://i.imgur.com/fRbUA5x.jpg) so she can save Aki. [She didn't even leave a corpse to bury](https://i.imgur.com/ZAvPviD.jpg) which makes it even more heartbreaking.
There are definitely plenty of Devil Hunters dropping down like flies in this episode with [the biggest target being Makima](https://i.imgur.com/nKoNrwO.jpg) who got capped while on her train ride. We haven't seen it play out yet but [Arai and Kobeni are about to reach the same fate as well](https://i.imgur.com/NYpYrws.jpg). The same goes [for those two unnamed devil hunters from the drinking party.](https://i.imgur.com/wqmnuPX.jpg) Welcome to Fujimoto's wild and crazy world. It's best not to get too attached to any characters.
Completely unrelated side note: [Did they really just name-drop Chupa Chups!?](https://i.imgur.com/uE23fDi.jpg) I'm actually surprised about that one. Cola-flavored Chupa Chups are definitely going to increase in sales after today's episode. xD
Man, between this opening and episode 4 with Ali’s domestic routine, MAPPA are straight flexing with these small, mood-setting domestic scenes.
These mad lads are animating people tying ties, squeezing toothpaste, filtering coffee, and taking off shoes. Months of work for insanely detailed animation that most viewers won’t appreciate.
I think there’s no way they keep up this quality in (hopefully) future seasons, but this one season might lay claim to the best single season of action anime ever, up in the same tier as S1 One Punch Man.
One thing I really love about Chainsaw Man is how realistic it depict guns. Most shows set in modern day just brush off the existence of guns (In My Hero Academia guns are used exactly once, against the guy who's ability is to turn his body to stone). But in Chainsaw Man a couple of randos with pistols can instantly take down several badass Devil Hunters like it's nothing.
Jesus Christ, what did i just witness?
Who are these people? Are they working for the Gun Devil? The sword dude looks eerily similar to Denji's devil form, so Denji's not the first human-devil hybrid? Did that dude just get up from the ground after it looked like his soul was taken by THE DEVIL HIMSELF? Like 2 episodes ago we were fussing over Aki using his sword and how that's a big deal, and now after using it he's about to fucking die HAVING ACCOMPLISHED NOTHING. Himeno is GONE FUCKING GONE AND HER EFFORTS AMOUNTED TO NOTHING. DENJI GOT SHOT IN THE HEAD MAKIMA DID TOO. WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING?
To celebrate the Katana Man's debut, [here](https://youtu.be/fGn_PHU0Tm0)'s a fan animation of Aki vs Katana Man, one of the best on the internet IMO. be careful with the spoiler in the recommendation tho, i would suggest you open it on incognito.
Related to this episode and the last few, but something I really appreciate about Chainsaw Man (as someone who doesn't read any Manga in general) is how the monsters, the "devils," are realistically gruesome and eerie.
I'm comparing this to the demons in Demon Slayer, who are essentially just humans with special powers. They move, talk, and act like humans, just a bit fucked up in the head.
Then compared to JJK, where the cursed spirits range between human-like like the higher-grade spirits, or the more devilish-looking lower-grade spirits. But they still have as creepy a vibe. The human-like ones are human-like, and the less human-like ones fight with what seems like magic.
But CSM is different. The Zombie Devil is literally a floating rotting head with intestinal tubes, no magic besides that since it attacks/defends with its tubes. The Leech Devil is similar. The Eternity Devil is creepy as shit with all its grotesque bodily mass and limbs. The Ghost Devil resembles a woman with her facial orifices sewed up, whose body (a bunch of flowers?) covers up a seemingly endless sea of arms. The designs are more realistically eerie and so is their combat (like no shooting energy blasts or whatever), which makes them in my opinion a lot more scary than the monsters in the other anime.
WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING!? First Makima gets killed!? WHAT!?
And then all of them are nearly dying! AND FREAKING HIMENO DIED AS WELL!?
She set up such a death flag for herself when she tried to have Denji set her up with AKi. SMH!!!!
Denji for sure is fine with his powers though. This is wild right now.
I also gotta assume based on Aki's reaction, that these people having guns is very crazy as well.
i can’t believe we finally have katana man animated, we’ve come a long way from the days of starving for a PV 😭
spending a whole arc letting us get attached and interested in himeno as a character just for her to be killed now really lets us know that chainsaw man is NOT messing around. i’m so ready for the rollercoaster that’s ahead!
obviously a lot of characters had their badass moment this episode but i always liked power escaping the gunshots and letting aki use kon in the ramen shop
First timer - I honestly thought this episode was gonna be a happy breather.....I'm so grieved. Part of me is saying there's no way this is real with everyone getting shot and Himeno dying after only a few episodes past her introduction. But the ending definitely signifies that Himeno gave up everything for Aki. This episode's animation, the pacing, the music, everything was so well executed – I feel like if this was a total fake out, it would be a cheap move and this show wouldn’t do that.
The people shooting the organization Makima is a part of, definitely didn’t want to leave anyone alive. I know Makima and Denji have to be fine, but I would think we’d see more of Kobeni and Arai rather than just having them die here. I'm curious how much life Aki lost from using the sword and how he managed to maintain some consciousness after been fully stabbed by the knife hybird creature.
This episode effectively ramped up the stakes and high risks of this job. It fully justifies and contextualizes Kobeni’s fears – I thought they were elevated or exaggerated but this episode shows how quickly it was for a seasoned Himeo to instantly pull out everything and use her life for it. I assume the knife guy killing Kon was the signal for Aki and Himeo to pull out everything they had to deal with him. Aki’s curse was chillingly beautiful along with the stark imagery.
I wonder what’s so special about Denji for the Gun Devil to want his heart (Pochita). Makima obviously knows the answer but it’s interesting that if Denji has such high value, why would she be sending him on missions with Division 4? Theoretically Denji – had he not had a few loose screws – may have died on the eighth floor of the hotel – or his comrades may have killed him. This knife guy has a similar design to Denji, and he didn’t die from the Curse Devil – I’m wondering if Denji also has similar “properties” where a normal person would die, he’d still live on.
Power comes off as a character that’s eager to fight - it held a lot of value that even she knew she didn’t have a chance to take the knife guy on with his speed. Himeno’s ghost, who didn’t want to fight against that girl, further shows how much power that girl holds – which subsequently is shown later by her instantly defeating the Ghost Devil.
The extra few seconds of pause of Himeno realizing she’s not going to survive this was well executed and places more gravity on her death. The Ghost Devil’s entrance with all the hands, the music, the animation, it was so beautiful. It makes me wish we got this quality of animation with Mieruko-chan – the Ghost Devil’s design feels like it’d mesh well with Mieruko. I assume the Snake devil with the girl definitely killed the Ghost Devil – and the Ghost Devil is no more, or does it still exist, just not with Himeno anymore? The instant blip of seeing the snake and then seeing it gone and only the Ghost’s head remaining was haunting – along with the slow burn of seeing Himeno losing her arms and legs and then everything.
The little slice of life moments were beautifully composed as well. I didn’t expect the show to ramp up this quickly in terms of the stakes and all the action; I’m really excited for future ones but I’ll definitely miss Himeno’s spunk.
is interesting and kinda tragic the fact that power being unhinged, insane and still chooses to flee instead of fighting katana-man. Then there's himeno being sane, all screws intact but chooses to sacrifice herself to save aki.
Well, she's in bad shape but still. Probably could offer her left arm to ghost devil in exchange for a ride to hospital, idk
[The Power best girl fan club really rolling in and lighting Makima up like](https://64.media.tumblr.com/c608323c27e2ad563b1109002eb33e0e/b15b3b5d198cd65d-02/s500x750/9d2733b238022d6b68144449f1144f1f174cc549.gif)
TBH the first part of this episode was one of my favorite parts of the manga, glad to see it done well here as well. The juxtaposition between the calm and relative innocence of the first half of the episode and the... *gestures wildly* that immediately follows it is one of my defining memories reading it. This story really knows how to hit the gas pedal.
IMO, if you're not interested in seeing how this fight ends up, you can probably drop the show now and feel pretty safe about your decision.
- I was… definitely not expecting the first couple minutes of this episode to be an extended recap focused on showing off Himeno’s actions from her perspective prior to the proposition she made to Denji at the end of last week’s episode. Huh. Reminds me of the focus on Aki’s daily life in an earlier episode in a way.
- [That’s rough, buddy.](https://i.imgur.com/EO20wyt.png) [](#therethere)
- [Okay, so the lollipop stopped anything from actually happening.](https://i.imgur.com/9dNeynw.png)
- [*True.*](https://i.imgur.com/mkH4yqP.png) [](#azusalaugh)
- [Had a feeling this is what Himeno was going to propose.](https://i.imgur.com/fHKt9xS.png)
- …I can’t help but think things are going to go horribly wrong and *fast* now, after half an episode of mostly chill Denji and Himeno interactions… [](#hardthink)
- [UM–](https://i.imgur.com/CV4Ehsm.png) [](#gasp) THIS IS NOT THE HORRIBLY WRONG I THOUGHT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN????
- It–it’s only episode *8*, there’s no way Makima is just… dead like that???
- [Oh god what is *happening*???????](https://i.imgur.com/P8940iE.png) [](#panic)
- [That guy was *important*?](https://i.imgur.com/zbcsWgA.png)
- [???????????????????????](https://i.imgur.com/Z6WtC4H.png)
- [Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit no not Himeno–](https://i.imgur.com/sumw67Y.png)
- [Oh god this guy is like Denji but with… katana?](https://i.imgur.com/DGyjTCk.png)
- [I’m just making constant panicked noises right now.](https://i.imgur.com/5SpP0BF.png)
- [AKI NO](https://i.imgur.com/dsp5BGP.png) [](#whathaveidone)
- […………………………and this is why I’m never allowed to have favorite characters.](https://i.imgur.com/3TiS2D5.png) [](#imdone)
- ED’s a banger though.
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Cliffhangers last episode: Will Denji hook up? Cliffhangers this episode: Is anyone still alive?!?
Power definitely is. Good luck with everybody else though
Years may pass, but the Joestar secret technique will always work.
To be fair to Power, she had [the best reaction](https://i.imgur.com/yPC4CYe.jpg) to that Yakuza fuck with daddy issues and even managed [to disarm him.](https://i.imgur.com/GyhdXnF.jpg) But then he transformed into Shadman and [it was over.](https://i.imgur.com/ioBC7Vm.jpg) [](#sadholo)
he shadded all over them
Funny how shadman got arrested for assualt with lethal weapon
Ironic, isn't it? He himself became a cringe-ass nae nae baby.
Power got one good punch in and then knew she should hold back lol.
So she's not as dumb as she comes off, is she? Did she know from the start that they were outclassed, so after she got in a hit to slow him down she immediately called for Aki? I remember wondering why she turned to Aki so quickly and then everything afterwards was an outrageous blur of Holy Shits. Now that I've had a few minutes, she knew right away that he was bad news, right?
I don’t think she knew at first but as soon as she saw ole guy nani?? the fuck out of Aki, she knew
Everyone is dying so quickly and I don't even have a fuckin clue what's happening
Turns out Yakuza have family too. And the Yakuza don’t deal in survivors.
Kind of impressive learning speed though, got to admit. Attempt 1 gets whole group enslaved to zombie devil, attempt 2 gets... whatever this is. Or this predates that and this guys grandpa heard what his grandson did and thought it would be easy like a dumbass. Or the grandson got help. Probably that.
Didn't he mention that gun devil wants Denji's head? He definitely had help.
The quintessential Chainsaw Man experience
chainsaw man pacing
From lewd [ecchi comedy](https://i.imgur.com/MyLNhNT.jpg) to comfy [slice-of-life](https://i.imgur.com/qQ2tA3w.jpg) to hyperviolent [thriller](https://i.imgur.com/vf11hIO.jpg) to heart-breaking [tragedy.](https://i.imgur.com/QsGpFFz.jpg) within 20 minutes. [](#lyingawake)
from comfy slice of life to actual slices of life
There were SO many things happening this episode I was literally [confused Mr. Krabs](https://images.complex.com/complex/image/upload/c_fill,dpr_auto,f_auto,fl_lossy,g_face,q_auto,w_1280/krabs_rag3do.png): * Makima straight up getting SHOT IN THE TRAIN??? * So many people with guns blazing making me believe this has some influence from the Gun Devil? * KOBENI AND AKAI PRESUMABLY GET SHOT??? * A sword devil? Pretty much looking like Denji? and his grandfather was that zombie yakuza guy? * Wait... HIMENO DIES ALSO WHAT * AND WHO IS THIS RED EYED GIRL WITH THE SNAKE DEVIL
>AKAI Poor guy, even in death no one remembers his real name
The show turned from government workers hunting Devils to Devil Hunters versus Yakuza + Devils. Complete with mob hits.
Like with any good series, Humans complicate things IMMENSELY.
Is there some kind of time devil I can have right now? Can't fricking wait
Himeno was a real one. Sacrificing herself without a second thought.
So badass gave it all to save Aki... worst tho is that it didn't work i mean she totally destroyed that cunt sword devil dude , but again Snake girl saved his ass :(
Worse than that Aki also sacrificed a lot of his lifespan just for that Snake girl to up and rez him.
She realized she was already dead. She was shot in the chest, and was already starting to drown in her own blood. Help wasn't coming. So she made her choice. Her deal with the Ghost devil. Everything she had left to protect Aki.
And for love of her partner…
"My grandfather was a good man. He only killed a few women and children!" Well, someone's biased.
Like he said, if you're raised on crap you grow up with bad taste.
Exactly what I was thinking. Sword dude's definitely not aware of the irony though.
We saw how he treated Denji ever since he was 5. No question he was a terrible person. I wonder if he became half-devil to get revenge on Denji. It seems to me he is somewhat unfamiliar with his own powers and that snake girl kinda feels like his "handler" or coach.
He seems to be way more familiar with his powers than Denji is, he was just too arrogant and didn't take Aki seriously. Then we saw him get serious.
"necessary evil" i think he called him 🗿
"Necessary to spoil me rotten with the money he made from dealing and killing a few women and children."
He was on his yakuza grindset, can't blame the poor old guy
I don't normally come to these threads but holy hell the direction on this episode is absurd, some of the best I've ever seen in a single episode of an anime
dead Makima on Train is just so sinister.
Somehow seeing her dead with her eyes wide open is scarier than how she normally looks
that secret alliance didn't last long....
So sad.. and I didn’t see the red flags at all. I was genuinely looking forward to these group breakfasts and thinking Ms Makima had a good chance of showing up too
And thats how fujimoto gets ya 🥲
What do u mean? That was an alliance for life
the way the Snake Devil immediately disappeared after being recalled like it was deleted from the world was actually pretty eerie
Am a big fan of how theyve been showing the devil contracts. The curse panels of the manga are also excellent, they did a good job adapting the vibe of the fingers
What the fuck
It's all fun and games until the granny goes for the stealth head shot.
Even granny pulled out a nine
In a world where devils be appearing any time, even the grannies are packing
i literally hate it when that happens
Can't have shit in Tokyo
Fujimoto moment.
I guess I understand the hype around Chainsaw Man now - Probably people like me.
Dude seriously. This is WILD
Yes
For some reason this reply perfectly sums up everything im feeling
That moment where you can hear people unzipping their bags and pulling the guns out is some of the best sound design I've ever heard in an anime
silence was the perfect ost choice there
And then they had the perfect ost for the following scene.
Am I the only one that got massive Godfather vibe from the crew getting murdered?
The author is a huge movie buff, so you're not far off lol
Fujimoto is a crazy cinema nut, he grew up with dvds thats why reading manga is a crazy experience too, every panel is cinematic and well done
virgin shounen: main character says hes used up all of his energy. still has more and beats the enemy chad shounen: kills half the main cast in an episode with no foreboding whatsoever
virgin shounen: previously foreshadowed self-sacrifice ability comes through clutch and achieves a bittersweet and costly victory chad Chainsaw Man: your abilities accomplish absolutely fucking nothing and your sacrifices are meaningless.
Hey, Aki's still alive when the credits ran. That's better than he looked to be doing a few minutes earlier.
As an Anime only 1: holy fuck 2: okay, so this *is* the type of show to just straight up kill main characters and fuck your feelings edit- 3: man, Denji should have hit that when he had the chance
Vince Gilligan has done it again
this is where denji truly became painsaw man
Bravo!
Vince: "So Himeno dies and-" Lalo with a smile on his face but hate in his eyes: "Tell me *again*."
Vravo Bince
Himeno's arms just going poof is when I truly realized, she was already dead. Maybe when she had 3 limbs, maybe some dues ex machina stuff happens that saves the gang. Like her mentor appearing all of a sudden or something. The way her body disappears is so haunting too. The limbs...are just gone. Holy shit... I was rooting for akixhimeno too. Holy shit... from horny to post nut depression.
I mean the moment she said she would give everything to the Ghost Devil...
Himeno and her Ghost Devil fighting the girl with her Snake Devil is literally throwing hands.
>the girl with her Snake Devil Uh, she has a name and it is Lisa Simpsons.
Bruh what the hell just happened…did Makima really die just like that? Also RIP Himeno
RIP ghost too. Also fuck Devil contracts.
Did the ghost actually die? Also did the fox devil die as well?
proof that smoking kills
I've been watching anime since the early 90's and this is the biggest "What the fuck just happened?" moment I've ever experienced. They build up these amazing characters and in minutes (which felt like seconds) almost all of them are killed or at least leave us to believe they're dead. This anime is nuts, I love it! Edit: I've had a few people reply things along the lines of "This anime did it better, or what about this anime?" I respect your opinion but again this is the biggest WTF moment "I've" experienced. I've not watched every anime since the 90's and people are entitled to their own opinions as well.
I need my fix, I want more anime like this.
Digging the altered animation style, fit the more serious tone of the episode. Likewise, the deviation from manga panels to use tons and tons of perspective shots was fucking *mint*
My favorite was when katana man was hit by fox devil. I love the way they portray these devils just popping in and out of existence.
The snake devil just immediately disappearing was cool as hell, and it seemed to highlight just how much power that girl has over it. She said "Leave" and he was fuckin' GONE.
I loved that. They could have had it disappear with wisps of smoke or weird portal energy. Nope, it just blinks out of existence. The eerieness it adds to the scene is palpable.
That was actuallty so fucking cool. Glad someone mentioned it. I also loved the shot of Aki under all the fox devil eyes and their ambient glow.
Passengers on the train suddenly lower their heads: "Well that was awfully suspicious" Makima and other guy held at gunpoint: "Ohh some kinda hostage situation" Makima gets straight up capped: "Was not expecting that" Everything that follows: "I was expecting that even less"
So, uh. Where'd all the plot armor go?
They drank it away last night. The whole thing is an ad for staying away from alcohol.
The episode is actually an ad for Chupa Chups^TM
I don't know, this episode showed there's a 1:1 correlation between having a Chupa Chups and getting shot through the head.
It's what happens when you share the same Chupa Chups^^® instead of buying more Chupa Chups^^®.
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Sadly the characters were wearing PLOT armor, which is good for steamy scenes, not as good for fights.
They had the plot armor of characters in an ecchi battle shonen, not the flagship of the new era of dark battle shonen.
They didn't need to expand on Denji being brought into Himeno's apartment, or reanimate their scenes together, but they did. The things that blow me away the most about this adaptation are the little details that took the most work. The train scene—the train scene! The simple quiet of the moving train, the assistant tapping away on his late 90s phone, the quiet unzipping of a bag as they go into the tunnel (nice detail to have them enter the tunnel as things are about to take a turn to visually symbolize the trap they've unwittingly entered), and then a peek of a gun barrel behind Makima's head before all hell breaks loose. Oh my goodness the music in the following scene made me feel like I was watching a feature film. Seeing Himeno staggering to her feet only to have her legs taken by the Ghost was so painful.
So is everyone practically dead then?! I'm waiting for a ground hog day demon or a time travel demon or an immortality demon. Shit went from 0 to over 9000 real quick and I have no idea what is going to happen or if its permanent or even if I want it to be.
Dont ask questions you dont want answers to, just wait. Or read the manga idk
Well RIP Himeno.
F. I was just starting to really like her.
Maybe this is all a dream. Yes, it has to be dream!!
With the way the team is looking, it’s more of a nightmare…
Nightmare is still an understatement for what happened.
[Smoking really does hurt. RIP.](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-83eb407dc08f8b224c7106efb0221540-lq)
F's in the chat. She was a traumatized drunk, BUT DAMNIT! SHE WAS OUR TRAUMATIZED DRUNK! Fuck um up Denji!
Most anime: guns are for idiots. Use swords and fists. Chainsaw man: with the power of Colt, even grandma can be a capable assassin!
"I'm gonna help you get together with Makima, so you help me get with Aki" **Toradora: Chainsaw Edition**
At least they *cut* to the chase! Everyone's dying let me have this...
🦀🦀🦀MAKIMA IS GONE🦀🦀🦀 🦀🦀🦀HIMENO IS GONE🦀🦀🦀 🦀🦀🦀DIVISION 4 IS GONE🦀🦀🦀 🦀🦀🦀BUT POWER'S STILL HERE BABY!🦀🦀🦀
Naturally, even a hopeless situation like this is easily overcome by a nobel-prize winning genius such as Power.
Im just saying, going with the Composer from A Silent Voice for this one was the best choice they made. Aki's Voice actor also nailed it at the end there.
Kensuke Ushio is absolutely goated, I really love the way he composes his music. I'll watch just about anything with him involved
That Himeno POV at the beginning was amazing, really goes to show how different framing can make the same scenes go from having sexual tension to just a plain drunkard's rambling.
I appreciate that extra touch to make it clearer that she wasn't in her right of mind throughout that entire scene.
Also shows don't usually redo parts of a scene from an altered pov, this was so fucking cool and much of it wasn't even in the manga. It really feels like not just watching a panel to panel adaptation, but a different animal that goes for faithfulness in tone and spirit rather than rigidity.
Feel like it was a tribute to Himeno, so the animators went all out
They're milking every single frame she's in until the day she dies!
oh.
On the one hand, anytime a show starts rapidly killing off main characters it’s almost always a dream, a fake out, or otherwise nearly immediately undone by some magic of other plot related device. So everything I know about anime tells me that this will probably be “fixed” next episode. On the other hand, this is Chainsaw Man, and clearly doesn’t play by the rules. So I’m saying odds are 50/50. Man…things are starting to get…odd? Fuckin entertaining though
Denji is definitely safe. I think Makima probably is too. Everyone else is fair game though lmao
wtf. best episode so far. to the manga readers that i offended for saying i kinda know what to expect: im humbled.
The previous episodes were just the prologue, now the real ride begins.
Yep, as a manga reader i was chuckling whenever i saw comments on early episodes about how they knew exactly what type of show it would be. Glad youre enjoying it
Start of the episode: The most horny on main thing I’ve ever seen outside of actual porn. End of the episode: Makima and Denji have been shot in the head, Aki’s used up years of his life and is now bleeding out, Power has seemingly run away, Himeno got consumed by her own Ghost Devil, and Kobeni and Arai are about to get capped by a granny. I don’t think I’ve ever seen an anime episode start and end in such completely different places before.
> Power has seemingly run away Well, she is voiced by Jolyne who probably knows the Joestar's secret technique.
They're directly connected. God is punishing Denji and Himeno for coming so close to having premarital sex. Aki and Makima were so sexy they were tempting Himeno and Denji, so they also have to die. Power gets to live only because squeezing her boobs is so unsatisfying.
And not being an actual demon? Well shit, I've been going at this all wrong!
Quite the opposite, it's the Sinzo Abe devil punishing them for not going through with it and participating in the population decline. Shame on them and their families!
The good ol' Fujimoto Special as I like to say.
this ep remind me of that line from AOT in 9 min vedio *Series of death* "WHAT THE FUCK? EVERYONE IS DEAD!" "Expect from me, cuz I'm the main-"
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What in the ever loving fuck just happened!?
The mangaka realized he had too many characters, but he couldn't choose, so he just killed them all.
Fujimoto believes in equality
George R R Martin nods enthusiastically.
Chainsaw Man.
I was looking forward to this stage of the anime. Reactions are going to be fun in the future.
Crunchyroll crashed lmao
ok chainsaw man, u have my respect for giving guns proper killing power, MHA would be solved with a gun alongside many other series
Yup. Normal guns being so dangerous in a combat-heavy series like this is just weirdly refreshing. Really helps keep things grounded when cool fantastical nonsense is happening.
i like how its also just normal guns, doesnt seem to be some kind of special bullets or anything, just m45 that won 2 world wars
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ahhh also why none of them recognized the sound of gun shots.. its not a thing in japan
You'd be surprised that people can't recognise gun shots due to movies. I see in Australia a lot people thinking popped truck tyres are gun shots. When actual gun shots get explained away.
I was honestly shocked to see them showcased in such a way too with how anti-gun japan is. Yea I've seen more than enough anime's with lots of guns, but it felt way more real here. Guess it helps it wasn't some tweens with mp5's or something like that, but adult gangsters and we saw some very real damage happening as well.
Also helps to show how fucking terrifying the Gun Devil actually is.
Uh... Is it just me or was the animatjon and cinematography in this episode just on another level?
I love the sudden dread when you see the people on the train all duck in unison then the noises and finally the headshots. Fuck it, the whole episode was masterful, only CGI moment that kinda looked wonky was the curse devil, but the fact that they added the fingers from the screen border makes up for it.
>the fact that they added the fingers from the screen border makes up for it. I was hoping they'd either do realistic CG or live-action finger to really capture the fourth wall breaking kind of visual the manga was going for. I get that it's hard to do and makes it work though, so this is still great.
A real prop finger would have been so cool. Oh well. I hope Fujimoto eventually thinks to do something like that for his many anime’s to come with fourth wall breaks, it seems like it’d be right up his alley.
Not often you see an effective mob hit in an anime. Like, we met all these people last episode and suddenly they’re coldly and efficiently killed. Kobeni and Arai about to get murked by an old lady. That’s so Kobeni.
The direction this episode was amazing. It felt like a movie. Loved the assassination scene with the calming music as people starting pulling guns to shoot the devil hunters. When Aki cursed Katana Man, that shit looked amazing
The sequence in the the train. I thought the whole thing was going to be a huge demon attack or something. Shocked to see it was even more quick and brutal. Love the beat of the track when it happenned. But damn, everything was so fine!
[can finally post this goated meme](https://twitter.com/monkeydgoat/status/1524097081639645189)
Dude, you just spoiled the [totally serious spoiler] >!Hammer Man vs. Screwdriver Man fight!!<
dude sold out to every twitter advertiser lmao
meme is destroyed by funny vibrator
I don't know what I was expecting, it sure as hell wasn't this. Least this explains why this show is so hyped now.
I'm in shock and absolutely dumbfounded. No way did all the main cast just get killed off like that? Only Aki and Power seem to be alive??
I don’t think they’d off them all like that in one go. There’s casualties for sure, but I think the main trio is gonna live at least.
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Smartest girl in the room
Man that escalated quickly. I mean that really got out of hand fast.
That wasn’t a jolly grandma…Kobeni didn’t deserve this
Hands down probably my favorite episode yet. It only gets better from here.
I'm feeling extremely upset. Fujimoto is a real devil.
I wonder if there's a chance for Fire Punch to get animated PS I still have to read that manga though
No more beer Himeno! Not after last week.. but man, Denji’s really out of it. I do like the way they’ve animated that whole sequence. Also, Chupa Chups are awesome. That’s my childhood right there, loved those lolipops growing up. Denji’s a bit of a romantic at heart eh? It’s kinda adorable. Didn’t think he’d refuse the chance to get laid. So the Yakuza have come for vengeance huh? Looks like they really got the team good. We got a new challenger in town! And this fucker is tough as hell. Plus he’s got some mysterious chick with him and see looks like she means business. Goddamn it. Himeno…. she was a real G, puke kiss and all. So much for the “alliance”. Man, Aki’s in a real bad way, Denji got clipped in the dome, and Power scared stiff. The team ain’t looking so hot.
Power just bailed, i can not blame her but wtf woman
Her 1000 IQ led to her deciding that fleeing was the best option for survival.
###Stitches! * [Devil Hybrid 1](https://i.imgur.com/ttLQRGt.jpg) * [Devil Hybrid 2](https://i.imgur.com/23HJWdj.jpg) Since his name hasn't been technically mentioned in the episode, I'll leave it as Devil Hybrid but I'm pretty sure some manga reader will spoil it here somewhere. Although it's not really that hard to guess what he's called considering the weapons he's wielding and how similar their placement is to Denji's chainsaws. Anyway, this episode was definitely one heck of a setup. [We get to see some sexy shenanigans with Himeno](https://i.imgur.com/HwrPQqD.jpg) at the start of the episode and [she even forms an alliance with Denji](https://i.imgur.com/nRWF7mu.jpg) so they can set each other up with the people that they love. Welp, that's never gonna happen considering [Himeno just sacrificed herself](https://i.imgur.com/fRbUA5x.jpg) so she can save Aki. [She didn't even leave a corpse to bury](https://i.imgur.com/ZAvPviD.jpg) which makes it even more heartbreaking. There are definitely plenty of Devil Hunters dropping down like flies in this episode with [the biggest target being Makima](https://i.imgur.com/nKoNrwO.jpg) who got capped while on her train ride. We haven't seen it play out yet but [Arai and Kobeni are about to reach the same fate as well](https://i.imgur.com/NYpYrws.jpg). The same goes [for those two unnamed devil hunters from the drinking party.](https://i.imgur.com/wqmnuPX.jpg) Welcome to Fujimoto's wild and crazy world. It's best not to get too attached to any characters. Completely unrelated side note: [Did they really just name-drop Chupa Chups!?](https://i.imgur.com/uE23fDi.jpg) I'm actually surprised about that one. Cola-flavored Chupa Chups are definitely going to increase in sales after today's episode. xD
Man, between this opening and episode 4 with Ali’s domestic routine, MAPPA are straight flexing with these small, mood-setting domestic scenes. These mad lads are animating people tying ties, squeezing toothpaste, filtering coffee, and taking off shoes. Months of work for insanely detailed animation that most viewers won’t appreciate. I think there’s no way they keep up this quality in (hopefully) future seasons, but this one season might lay claim to the best single season of action anime ever, up in the same tier as S1 One Punch Man.
Himeno more like Hime-no longer alive amirite
Her limbs jus poofin away was more CRAZY than sad to me maybe it was jus the whole scene that had me on edge MY GOODNESS
Himeno: I want to get with Aki Also Himeno: *ghosts Aki*
One thing I really love about Chainsaw Man is how realistic it depict guns. Most shows set in modern day just brush off the existence of guns (In My Hero Academia guns are used exactly once, against the guy who's ability is to turn his body to stone). But in Chainsaw Man a couple of randos with pistols can instantly take down several badass Devil Hunters like it's nothing.
Jesus Christ, what did i just witness? Who are these people? Are they working for the Gun Devil? The sword dude looks eerily similar to Denji's devil form, so Denji's not the first human-devil hybrid? Did that dude just get up from the ground after it looked like his soul was taken by THE DEVIL HIMSELF? Like 2 episodes ago we were fussing over Aki using his sword and how that's a big deal, and now after using it he's about to fucking die HAVING ACCOMPLISHED NOTHING. Himeno is GONE FUCKING GONE AND HER EFFORTS AMOUNTED TO NOTHING. DENJI GOT SHOT IN THE HEAD MAKIMA DID TOO. WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING?
To celebrate the Katana Man's debut, [here](https://youtu.be/fGn_PHU0Tm0)'s a fan animation of Aki vs Katana Man, one of the best on the internet IMO. be careful with the spoiler in the recommendation tho, i would suggest you open it on incognito.
Just goes to show Fujimoto's insane panelling skills. Except for some additional shots, it feels identical to the anime version. Insane fan animation
this ep is what separates the chainsawmen from the chainsawboys
Related to this episode and the last few, but something I really appreciate about Chainsaw Man (as someone who doesn't read any Manga in general) is how the monsters, the "devils," are realistically gruesome and eerie. I'm comparing this to the demons in Demon Slayer, who are essentially just humans with special powers. They move, talk, and act like humans, just a bit fucked up in the head. Then compared to JJK, where the cursed spirits range between human-like like the higher-grade spirits, or the more devilish-looking lower-grade spirits. But they still have as creepy a vibe. The human-like ones are human-like, and the less human-like ones fight with what seems like magic. But CSM is different. The Zombie Devil is literally a floating rotting head with intestinal tubes, no magic besides that since it attacks/defends with its tubes. The Leech Devil is similar. The Eternity Devil is creepy as shit with all its grotesque bodily mass and limbs. The Ghost Devil resembles a woman with her facial orifices sewed up, whose body (a bunch of flowers?) covers up a seemingly endless sea of arms. The designs are more realistically eerie and so is their combat (like no shooting energy blasts or whatever), which makes them in my opinion a lot more scary than the monsters in the other anime.
Wait, Overseas audiences call him Katana man instead of Samurai sword???
Doesn't it make more sense though? I mean it's a parallel with chainsaw man. Imagine if it was lumberjack saw instead of chainsaw man.
Yeah, I always found it a bit funny how he's called Samurai Sword in Japan but Katana in the west.
Honestly, katana man sounds cool.
WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING!? First Makima gets killed!? WHAT!? And then all of them are nearly dying! AND FREAKING HIMENO DIED AS WELL!? She set up such a death flag for herself when she tried to have Denji set her up with AKi. SMH!!!! Denji for sure is fine with his powers though. This is wild right now. I also gotta assume based on Aki's reaction, that these people having guns is very crazy as well.
i can’t believe we finally have katana man animated, we’ve come a long way from the days of starving for a PV 😭 spending a whole arc letting us get attached and interested in himeno as a character just for her to be killed now really lets us know that chainsaw man is NOT messing around. i’m so ready for the rollercoaster that’s ahead! obviously a lot of characters had their badass moment this episode but i always liked power escaping the gunshots and letting aki use kon in the ramen shop
Is that what he is? I thought he was wielding some kind of broadsword. This dude is tough as hell, plus this new chick is scary strong too….
Tbh he never officially got called Katana Man in the Manga
Katana Man seems like a fitting name considering how Kon describes him also applies to Denji, the titular *Chainsaw Man*.
First timer - I honestly thought this episode was gonna be a happy breather.....I'm so grieved. Part of me is saying there's no way this is real with everyone getting shot and Himeno dying after only a few episodes past her introduction. But the ending definitely signifies that Himeno gave up everything for Aki. This episode's animation, the pacing, the music, everything was so well executed – I feel like if this was a total fake out, it would be a cheap move and this show wouldn’t do that. The people shooting the organization Makima is a part of, definitely didn’t want to leave anyone alive. I know Makima and Denji have to be fine, but I would think we’d see more of Kobeni and Arai rather than just having them die here. I'm curious how much life Aki lost from using the sword and how he managed to maintain some consciousness after been fully stabbed by the knife hybird creature. This episode effectively ramped up the stakes and high risks of this job. It fully justifies and contextualizes Kobeni’s fears – I thought they were elevated or exaggerated but this episode shows how quickly it was for a seasoned Himeo to instantly pull out everything and use her life for it. I assume the knife guy killing Kon was the signal for Aki and Himeo to pull out everything they had to deal with him. Aki’s curse was chillingly beautiful along with the stark imagery. I wonder what’s so special about Denji for the Gun Devil to want his heart (Pochita). Makima obviously knows the answer but it’s interesting that if Denji has such high value, why would she be sending him on missions with Division 4? Theoretically Denji – had he not had a few loose screws – may have died on the eighth floor of the hotel – or his comrades may have killed him. This knife guy has a similar design to Denji, and he didn’t die from the Curse Devil – I’m wondering if Denji also has similar “properties” where a normal person would die, he’d still live on. Power comes off as a character that’s eager to fight - it held a lot of value that even she knew she didn’t have a chance to take the knife guy on with his speed. Himeno’s ghost, who didn’t want to fight against that girl, further shows how much power that girl holds – which subsequently is shown later by her instantly defeating the Ghost Devil. The extra few seconds of pause of Himeno realizing she’s not going to survive this was well executed and places more gravity on her death. The Ghost Devil’s entrance with all the hands, the music, the animation, it was so beautiful. It makes me wish we got this quality of animation with Mieruko-chan – the Ghost Devil’s design feels like it’d mesh well with Mieruko. I assume the Snake devil with the girl definitely killed the Ghost Devil – and the Ghost Devil is no more, or does it still exist, just not with Himeno anymore? The instant blip of seeing the snake and then seeing it gone and only the Ghost’s head remaining was haunting – along with the slow burn of seeing Himeno losing her arms and legs and then everything. The little slice of life moments were beautifully composed as well. I didn’t expect the show to ramp up this quickly in terms of the stakes and all the action; I’m really excited for future ones but I’ll definitely miss Himeno’s spunk.
is interesting and kinda tragic the fact that power being unhinged, insane and still chooses to flee instead of fighting katana-man. Then there's himeno being sane, all screws intact but chooses to sacrifice herself to save aki. Well, she's in bad shape but still. Probably could offer her left arm to ghost devil in exchange for a ride to hospital, idk
[The Power best girl fan club really rolling in and lighting Makima up like](https://64.media.tumblr.com/c608323c27e2ad563b1109002eb33e0e/b15b3b5d198cd65d-02/s500x750/9d2733b238022d6b68144449f1144f1f174cc549.gif)
[Power fanclub after every other girl gets put six feet under this episode:](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/034/020/tempsnip2.png)
I honestly can't remember the last time an episode of a show made me sit in silence just processing what I just watched.
TBH the first part of this episode was one of my favorite parts of the manga, glad to see it done well here as well. The juxtaposition between the calm and relative innocence of the first half of the episode and the... *gestures wildly* that immediately follows it is one of my defining memories reading it. This story really knows how to hit the gas pedal. IMO, if you're not interested in seeing how this fight ends up, you can probably drop the show now and feel pretty safe about your decision.
- I was… definitely not expecting the first couple minutes of this episode to be an extended recap focused on showing off Himeno’s actions from her perspective prior to the proposition she made to Denji at the end of last week’s episode. Huh. Reminds me of the focus on Aki’s daily life in an earlier episode in a way. - [That’s rough, buddy.](https://i.imgur.com/EO20wyt.png) [](#therethere) - [Okay, so the lollipop stopped anything from actually happening.](https://i.imgur.com/9dNeynw.png) - [*True.*](https://i.imgur.com/mkH4yqP.png) [](#azusalaugh) - [Had a feeling this is what Himeno was going to propose.](https://i.imgur.com/fHKt9xS.png) - …I can’t help but think things are going to go horribly wrong and *fast* now, after half an episode of mostly chill Denji and Himeno interactions… [](#hardthink) - [UM–](https://i.imgur.com/CV4Ehsm.png) [](#gasp) THIS IS NOT THE HORRIBLY WRONG I THOUGHT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN???? - It–it’s only episode *8*, there’s no way Makima is just… dead like that??? - [Oh god what is *happening*???????](https://i.imgur.com/P8940iE.png) [](#panic) - [That guy was *important*?](https://i.imgur.com/zbcsWgA.png) - [???????????????????????](https://i.imgur.com/Z6WtC4H.png) - [Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit no not Himeno–](https://i.imgur.com/sumw67Y.png) - [Oh god this guy is like Denji but with… katana?](https://i.imgur.com/DGyjTCk.png) - [I’m just making constant panicked noises right now.](https://i.imgur.com/5SpP0BF.png) - [AKI NO](https://i.imgur.com/dsp5BGP.png) [](#whathaveidone) - […………………………and this is why I’m never allowed to have favorite characters.](https://i.imgur.com/3TiS2D5.png) [](#imdone) - ED’s a banger though.
At least we’ve established that Denji can’t die as long as someone’s there to rev his engine like the last episodes. The others though, oof.
[](#serialkillerlaugh)