A review of some of the most surprising panels of the first part of this manga
Makima on the cover of volume 10 of Chainsaw Man
Chainsaw Man is, without a doubt, one of the shonen gender sleeves more unpredictable and controversial in recent years. It is also the most successful work of Tatsuki Fujimot Goodbye, Eri.
The first part of Chainsaw Man’s manga narrated the experiences of Denji and his missions as Demons Hunter in Public Security. The rhythm of his plot arches was climbing, and his script turns were immortalized in panels that still today They are still in the memory of many fans due to the impact caused. Next, we will review some of the most surprising examples.
The following lines include Spoilers From the first part of Chainsaw Man’s manga.
The appearance of the demon of darkness
In the arch of international murderers they debuted enemies such as Quanxi either Santa Claus. However, the greatest threat that our protagonists faced ended up being the demon of darkness, a mysterious demon of immense power that defeated Denji and company in a few moments. In addition, it ended the lives of several secondary characters and came to hurt Makima.
The panel that was in charge of presenting this demon remains one of the most disconcerting for fans. In it we see The bodies of several astronauts in prayer positiongames in half and forming a straight path that leads to the demon of darkness. It is theorized that this panel is inspired by the incident that occurred with Apollo 1, a space mission that failed and caused the death of 3 astronauts in 1967.
Aki becomes the enemy of Denji
The arc of the demon gun was one of the shortest in the entire first part of the manga, but The emotions of many readers took to the limit And he revealed that Makima was much more dangerous than we thought. The fight between her and the demon pistol was disturbing and left several panels for memory, but we have preferred to highlight The tragic destiny of Aki Hayakawawho ended up becoming what he hated the most.
Aki was deceived and manipulated by Makima since the first moments of the manga, but this time Makima crossed a new line and dared to use Aki’s body during the fight against the demon gun. Shortly after, a part of this demon ended up seizing Aki’s body, making it A dangerous enemy which appeared before a confused Denji. This panel spent many readers speechless and opened the way that can be the most painful combat Denji has had so far.
Makima destroys Power’s body
After killing an AKI controlled by the little left of the demon gun, Denji’s mood stung. Our protagonist wandered through the streets in the middle of the night and ended up being wrapped by Makima, who invited him to spend time alone on his floor. Makima’s behavior was completely disconcerting for Denjiand his madness reached its maximum level when he launched a lethal attack on Power, completely destroying his body.
This scene traumatized Denji, but the most spooky of everything may be The absolute indifference that Makima showed After performing such an atrocious act. In this same Humillo Makima arch repeatedly Denji and forced him to remember that he himself was responsible for the death of his own father. To finish the task, Makima told Denji that a person like him does not deserve to have a happy life, words that They deeply affected our protagonist.
The appearance of the demon gun
A good part of the first part of the manga consisted of The search for the demon gunan incredibly powerful demon capable of provoking massacres in a few seconds. The expectations that readers had on him were very high and this panel, the first that allows us to see their form, made it clear that we were facing A very threatening enemyof huge size and terrifying appearance.
It is true that Makima ended up being the most remembered villain and the final enemy of the last two arches, but the demon gun needed very few pages for impact readers. In very few seconds he ended the lives of many people and it is very difficult not to consider it One of the most terrifying demons of the entire work.
