Chainsaw Man

A boy raised up as a dog is given great power, but has to navigate a fucked up world that's out to kill or manipulate him, all the while handling puberty.Part 1 gives you some great moments but Part 2 finally expands on the world building that was quite lackluster in Part 2. Also Part 2 introduces a new character that's basically the best one in the story.

If you can't connect with the characters then this story will be trash for you. Would recommend trying it out for a volume or 3 to determine if you jive with this wacky demon infested world.

The guy below is from the TikTok generation and wants everything handed to him quickly and easily.

The first part was brilliant, the second part is just a mistake...

After part 1 finshed, it was like a high note for the manga. However after ztarting part 2, its has dropped significantly in quality, the best way to read this is just read part 1 then wait for part 2 to finish so you do not get blue balled every chapter

I like gore and fanservice but not the protagonist. He's a depressed version of Giricco from Soul Eater. Art is inconsistent, drawn by a trembling hand. Probably appeals to the younger audience so they can just sit there crying oh woe is meeee and never improve their own situation and just cry harder and play the victim. And on to of that, the story just goes on and ooon without a plan or ending in sight, a terrible trait that a lot of manga have in modern times. 10 volumes done perfectly beat 100 done poorly and with filler.

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The first part is pretty good, maybe at times moves too quickly and I would have liked to have seen a little more character development. Its sometimes harsh on characters and nobody really gets out alive or continues to live with all their body parts intact which is as it should be when fighting devils or making contracts with them. The art was sometimes ok, sometimes weak. The characters though were memorable and their interactions really made the series shine. Overall, the first part of Chainsaw Man was fun and entertaining.

Then the second half began and these last 4 volumes have been trash. Where the first part moved too quickly at times, this second part drags and is bad at explaining what's going on. I'm actually bored during the fights. None of the characters are interesting. In the first half Power was a load of fun and her and Denji's relationship was cool. Makima was mysterious and frightening, Aki was tragic, Himeno was an awesome and sexy one-eyed lady, and Kobeni was the punch monkey of the group. Nothing like those characters exists in the second part and as a result it gives nobody for Denji (the MC) to bounce off of. Denji by himself is kind of boring without other interesting characters. So far it feels like the writer is phoning it in, like they don't have a very good idea where they want to go with this second story or they don't really care. The first part took a couple of chapters to hit its stride, we are already 4 volumes in for the second part and it really hasn't done the same. This used to be 8/10 manga for me, dropping it to 6/10 now and maybe someday I'll come back and pick it up again or maybe not.

Edit : looks like it's piking up pace again (ch 170+-).

The first part is engaging and coherent, even though the MC is portrayed as simple and a bit crazy. The plot happening all around him is constantly advancing and explained, along with all the conspiracies and lore. Most of the questions are answered before the end of the first part and not given to us on a silver platter as most shounens do, so you can enjoy the MC's simple, crazy journey towards a better life along with the development of the rest of the main cast and Makima's plan.

On the other hand, the second part is not going so well... The old MC is in the spotlight too much, so the story is moving slower. The most disappointing part is how the old MC has barely matured. I mean, I didn't expect a 360º, but him still being extremely poor and still having the emotional intelligence of a toddler is nonsense. At the very least, not actively working toward his objective is disappointing; he's completely passive and even duller than in the first part.

I mean, his objective was to have a normal life and a gf, you'd expect that after experiencing some romance and a brutal treason that killed all his friends, he'd be slightly weary and not as eager to get any random girl as her gf. There is no reason for the country not to give him money and "actively" look after him

Edit (rant about part 2):
I'm just dropping it until the second part ends. Male MC's fight is no different from his initial fights; with this, they've undone all of Denjin's progress in every way. In Fire punch the author really managed to keep the tension even after the characters had reached their peak in power. But in the second part, they could've introduced a character to fill in Dejin's role (they just use him to keep readers interested since the author/editor wasn't confident in a female MC?). They could've also started the story before part1's ending; that would give the new MC room to grow or at least change her setting (Denjin started as a yakuza handyman or weak devilhunter before getting his powers). I mean, they're pitting her (a girl bad at sports) against the final bosses just after getting powers...