{"id":140120,"date":"2024-08-12T13:25:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T12:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/9tailedkitsune.com\/?p=31242"},"modified":"2024-08-12T13:25:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T12:25:42","slug":"chainsaw-man-season-1-review-a-bloody-good-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/12\/chainsaw-man-season-1-review-a-bloody-good-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Chainsaw Man Season 1 Review: A Bloody Good Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fans hyped up Chainsaw Man<\/em> for years before the Chainsaw Man<\/em> Season 1 anime release. The series is the herald of a new golden age of anime. The anime was the prophet telling of fantastic times to come. Chainsaw Man<\/em> was supposed to change everything.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, it did not happen.<\/p>\n

The manga was released, got hyped up, and became a series known more for style than substance. The first season is a perfect example of the latter. But an abundance of style does not mean the series is not effective.  <\/p>\n

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Chainsaw Man<\/em> is effective. The first season sets up the plot, establishes the main characters, and shows the primary conflict in the story.<\/p>\n

In between each blood splatter, lewd joke, and emotional moment, there lies something special. It\u2019s an artistic twist on realism.<\/p>\n

Rarely do we find a shonen that is both effective and special, especially in the first season.<\/p>\n

A Fresh Take on Shonen<\/h2>\n
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Chainsaw Man<\/em> is a manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto.<\/a> Since December 2018, the story has been published in Weekly Shonen Jump. The series is ongoing. In Fall 2022, the anime was released.<\/p>\n

There are twelve episodes of Chainsaw Man<\/em> season 1. The series streams on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Prime Video. The fan consensus for Chainsaw Man<\/em> was that it was a solid ride with a winding plot filled with gore and psychological manipulation. The series, by throwing out the shounen trope manual,<\/a> is worth remembering. Critics like the series\u2019 darker nature, characters, and storytelling.<\/p>\n

Denji is not your typical teenager, even by shonen standards. He lives with a Chainsaw Devil named Pochita. His father amassed an extreme debt load. The burden of debt passes down to the children in this world. As such, Denji must devote his life to paying off his father\u2019s burden. It\u2019s not a simple life. Denji spends his days repaying the debt by harvesting devil corpses with Pochita. <\/p>\n

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Episode 1 opens with our protagonist trudging off to work. Denji sums up the amount of money raised to pay off the debt he inherited from his parents. He still has over 38,000,000 million yen to go or about 260,000 USD at October 2022 exchange rates. He fights a Tomato Devil for his latest job and wins. But after the debt payments and various other nonsense fees and bills, he is left with about $18 for himself.<\/p>\n

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The story takes a dark turn when the yakuza debtor lures Denji into a rundown warehouse. It is revealed that the yakuza made a deal with a zombie devil, and they proceed to slash and stab Denji to death.<\/p>\n

As his consciousness fades, Denji makes a contract with Pochita, his Chainsaw Devil companion. This contract revives Denji as \u201cChainsaw Man\u201d\u2014a man with a devil\u2019s heart and a chainsaw to grind.<\/p>\n

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Following his transformation, Denji is captured by the government. What follows is a tale filled with debauchery, suffering, and treachery.<\/p>\n

While still keeping roots in the shonen genre, Chainsaw Man<\/em> crafts its own path\u2014mostly for the better. The anime continues this trend.<\/p>\n

And I\u2019m here for it.<\/p>\n

Animation & Music<\/h2>\n

MAPPA Studio\u2019s choice to use 2D and 3D to craft animation that is neither was a genius move. Foreground characters pop with added depth of field. Close-up shots give the series a grinding, gritty feel. The force of each attack reverberates out of the screen.<\/p>\n

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The animation is a bloody mess in the best way possible.<\/p>\n

Some might say the result is because anime animation improved over the years. Chainsaw Man\u2019s<\/em> success results from lessons learned from two decades of hit-or-miss anime. Also, MAPPA Studios tested a similar approach with Attack on Titan<\/em>. That attempt did not go well. But you experiment and learn. This time around with Chainsaw Man?<\/em><\/p>\n

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