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Chainsaw Man 1x01 Reaction (Patreon)

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arnobio

well then

Daniel Molina

Im sure ppl have mentioned it already but each episode has a unique ending sequence with a different song each episode, make sure to watch every single one, the animation team killed it 😮‍💨

YawnSong

Lets goooooooo! All I’ll say going in is all the seemingly off putting stuff is in there for a good reason (imo lol) and Denji is our sweet child

Dammy Oshikoya

My fellow patrons, just hear me out on this, don't go ballistic on me Ok girls, just gonna be that guy and give you the heads up. Chainsaw Man is a great story. I love it and a lot of people here love it also BUT, there are some scenes that MIGHT leave you wondering why you are watching this/make you feel uncomfortable etc. I know you girls picked this out of the hundreds of other anime we recommend, to be honest I/we wanted to wait until Season 2 is at least out because you are only getting half of the first storyline. A movie is coming out but, that might drop on Crunchyroll near the end of 2025 but, definitely 2026 and we have no idea when S2 is out Not gonna tell you what ep will make you question why you are watching/make you feel uncomfortable (very sorry 😔) but, if at any point in the season you want to stop, don’t feel pressured to drop it, most of us will understand and sadly a lot of people will try and convince you to watch the entire season or reach a certain episode because “that’s when the story ‘REALLY’ gets good” (absolutely hate when people do that) Hope you enjoy it and hope you go into it with an open mind, it’s a really great anime/story

Sebastian

almost surreal that theyre covering this haha

Alex

Possibly my favourite story currently, I'm kind of disappointed it won right now but I'm sure it will be still good.

Patrick

I never thought LM would react to this, but I am glad! It’s not that many episodes so fans of other shows will have another go soon.

Daniel Molina

I would have never guessed you disliked Cyberpunk more than Death Note 🤣

Isaac

💯

MJ

The story has great characters and a great story. It just has uncomfortable scenes that have thrown off some people. The thing I will say is this. Every uncomfortable scene happens for a reason nothing is thrown there just for the sake of being thrown.

Isaac

This should be a fun experience

My Toasty Toast

Seeing LM react to Chainsaw Man evokes the same reaction as seeing penguins in Argentina. I understand why they’re there and how we got there but my mind instinctively goes “you’re not supposed to be here.”

Gunner

Can wait to see what you guys think about the more nuanced character driven aspects of CSM

ntn

I keep seeing comments about things that are apparently so horrible it will make them drop the show. I don't think it will be a problem for adults who can tell that something happening in a story doesn't mean the author condones it

DefensiveOnion

Its so good to have you both on Chainsaw men and have the usual great charchter analysis, emotional Intelligence and understanding of what the author is tyring to convey and the themes that are being tackeld. Its the kind of show that some other big reactors only watch on a surface level for hype and giggles and completly ignore everything else. But there is so so much more there to explore and I'm really excited to hear your thoughts. Hopefully this paves the way in the future for my favortie work from this Author "Look Back", which is one of my favorite stories in the medium of Manga/Anime and shows his range in storytelling

My Toasty Toast

As someone who read the manga, this whole story is a bizarre essay on consent, and I am equally unsure if the author is aware or unaware of what they’re writing

Joshua Partridge

People swear that the controversial scenes have purpose but I don’t think so 😆 And I think just like with Arcane season 2 and Cyberpunk they will see through it but hey I’m ready to be wrong

Robert Dirk H.

The next poll has to include A Place Further Than The Universe, Bocchi The Rock and Takopi. We either get happiness or happiness. :D Based on the last results from Short Anime Strawpoll, it should be something from this selection: https://strawpoll.com/Q0Zp76z39gM/results New: [F06] Takopi's Original Sin 💚 Top 30: [F13] Odd Taxi 💚 [F08] Pluto 💚 [F13] A Place Further Than The Universe 💚 [U12] Bocchi The Rock 💚 [F12] Erased 💚 [F11] Ping Pong The Animation 💚 [F11] Tatami Galaxy 💚 [O12] The Promised Neverland (Season 1) [F13] Madoka Magica [F12] Death Parade Top 60: [U13] Heavenly Delusion [C13] Baccano [U12] Lycoris Recoil [F12] Buddy Daddies 💚 [F12] AnoHana [U12] Skip and Loafer [U14] Sasaki and Miyano [U13] Girls Band Cry [F13] Angel Beats [F13] Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song [F11] Terror in Tokyo [O10] Kotaro Lives Alone Top 90: [F15] Mononoke (Ayakashi 9-11 + Mononoke 1-12) [F12] Kids on the Slope [O12] Land of the Lustrous [U12] Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! [U15] Given [U14] Tanya The Evil [O12] Girl's Last Tour [F11] Usagi Drop [O12] Hinamatsuri [F10] Hellsing Ultimate [F13] Kino's Journey (2003) [U12] A Sign of Affection 💚

Jonathan baez

This being the first mainstream show over jjk,DS, mha is very surprising lol

Kaycee

When I first watched this I liked the story enough even though a lot of it made me uncomfortable but ngl a lot of the fans ruined it for me. I was watching reactions and a lot of reactors were glorifying and making jokes about the disturbing elements in this show and it made me distance myself from it. I felt like I was being gaslighted. Similar to how milena stopped watching black sails bc ppl didn’t care about a rape scene in it and it made her like the show less. I’m gonna give it another go with you girls bc I think your discussions will help restore my faith in humanity lol

Unholy

Its okay I voted Bocchi too lol

Patrick

That’s one of the many things that made this series a very high effort show from the team, but people online talk down on it because of the more muted color palette.

Tsunemori Kiriko

For the 12-episode anime before Frieren S2 I strongly recommend Puella Magi Madoka Magica. It also centers around female protagonists. But of course you can just directly pick Bocchi the Rock after Chainsaw Man. I would be perfectly happy for either one : )

Unholy

This will definitely be another cyberpunk case imo, and i like CSM more than cyber but its just not deep or thoughtful at all

My Toasty Toast

I don’t know if anyone’s commented this but you should watch all the outros. It’s a different MV each time

Milen Karabadzhakov

Pochita (the cute lil dog :) )'s name probably comes from "Pochi" which is a common dog name in Japan, like "Spot" in the US and "ita" from Makita, a company that sells power tools, which includes chainsaws

refo44

I'm just happy is not JJK. :)

Abdullah

well i don't know if you are a manga reader but chainsaw man is very subtle and if you pay attention there are several themes

Bernard

Ngl I'm 50/50 if they're gonna like this show

Unholy

I read the first ‘part’ and it went on break for a bit before returning

Lau

oh kaycee, i had the exact SAME experience…. im rewatching now with an open mind

BigJo H

For a short show after this i reccomend pluto, its from the author of monster.

DefensiveOnion

The big shonen douchebro side of that community is unsavory and awful, but there is a much more nuanced, thoughtful and nice group of peope that are just here watching, reading and anlylsying CSM for its more nuanced elements. Those shitty people absoluetly ruin it for everyone, because they don't understand a thing about anything and are just being loud and wrong. There is really normal and mature conversations about the show. Hope you have a much better time here now and we can all have much nicer and mature converstations about the show <3

refo44

The author of Chainsaw Man, Tatsuki Fujimoto, also has a movie called Look Back. It is not related to CSM, but you should definitely watch it. It is a beautiful and emotional film. It is really short, only 58 minutes, and I am 100% sure you will love it even more

Jonathan Wang

PSYCHO-PASS S1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jonathan Wang

PSYCHO-PASS S1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

flawlessmisery

if we're going short show, I'm once again tossing my hat in for Sharp Objects 🙏

refo44

Not only the opening. The entire anime is filled with references to movies because the author absolutely loves films, as he has told in interviews. For example, the zombies in this episode are a reference to George A. Romero’s zombie movies. The most obvious reference is to the horror film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre that's the inspiration for the "chainsaw". It is not really important for the plot just a fun easter egg for film lovers.

Robert Dirk H.

Nah, I feel the same. And it was obvious for me. If their reaction to the final of the story is shorter than the episode itself, than they didn't enjoy it enough to talk about it in more detail.

TeaDrinkerReactions

Seeing as it'll be another while before I can make content again, I might as well share the reaction I shot to this episode last year for anyone who wants even more to watch https://youtu.be/T6CCR4nJW_4

Robert Dirk H.

I still think they should react to a Kyoto Animation movie before but I agree. Look Back is awesome.

Daniel Molina

I forgot about that 💀 i agree with them on Cyberpunk i thought it was fine…anime of the year tho?!

Dimitron

Have you read the manga or have you only watched the anime? If you haven't read the manga I understand why you would think that.

Robert Dirk H.

Too long for the time until Frieren. It's 22 episodes, but it would be awesome after that!

Daniel Molina

I think it was gonna be really hard for any studio to adapt this manga because Fujimoto’s art is so unique…i can see they have made changes to the art style for the upcoming movie curious to see what the reception is

Merfhew

I'm afraid the answer will make me feel silly, like, "Oh, wow, that was actually really obvious," but I still gotta ask: what do the green hearts represent?

Flubbedsquid

I'm not sure what story you read but chainsaw man is absolutely about something. It's about desire, love, the relationships (both platonic and romantic) between men and women, the search for identity, why we want the things we want, and the way society molds and degrades people into becoming the roles they play. If you just go into the series and read it as a crazy action story written by a cinephile, then you will get that. If you actually think about it, it has a lot to say.

HenryM

I'm all for watching Bocchi immediately after this 🤘

Dimitron

He already wrote the movie called Look Back and a manga called Fire Punch I think, he has written 3 successful manga along with Chainsaw Man so he is experienced and I am sure he knows what he is doing. The author is weird in an unproblematic way tho, there is a video out of him trying to levitate.

Joshua Partridge

I do know the manga - but you never need to read an entire story just for the cringe moments to make sense

Robert Dirk H.

What people should take out here: Fight scenes bore them. So that should actually get Demon Slayer thrown out of the recommendations completely. Jujutsu Kaisen is kind of similar to Chainsaw Man, but with even more action scenes :D

ntn

I need to make a promise to myself to enjoy L&M's discussions each week and not look at the comments, something about chainsaw man brings out the most baffling opinions on the internet lol

A

I agree so much about Cyperpunk. One of the best first episodes of a series ever to me. But downhill after. Also, poor Stains;Gate. Perhaps it should be taken out of its misery and never placed on a poll again :/

Yoshi444

We need A Silent Voice reaction

Scott

I decided to watch CSM out of curiosity after it won the poll, and despite really disliking the 1st episode, I actually grew to enjoy the show quite a bit. I will also say that the uncomfortable, fanservice-y scenes age pretty well in hindsight once you see the story develop and realize that they serve an actual narrative purpose. Could the story have presented Denji's desires in a more subtle, less over-the-top way? Sure, but anime has set the bar low so i'll take it lol

A

Just the monologue Denji gives before turning into a chainsaw, about the yakuza wanting more, and then him wondering if his own dreaming is just like their greed for more, was deep and introspective as hell.

Robert Dirk H.

@Merfhew subconscious manipulation that my favorites get a higher chance :D

Isaac

Thanks for taking a chance on it!

Merfhew

You're right. We should spare Steins;gate the pain of going through another poll. Maybe the girls could just start watching it immediately after Frieren S2. 😮 I've never watched (or played) Steins;gate, but I feel bad for the fans who have been waiting all this time. Maybe I'm too much of an empath.

Isaac

Cannot recommend Look Back enough

Merfhew

🤣🤣🤣

Alannah Caldwell

I recommend watching the end credits, as they are different for each episode

Robert Dirk H.

I have the feeling that Steins;Gate could end up lower than Cyberpunk...

Merfhew

The second season of Jujutsu Kaisen killed most of my enthusiasm for the series (although Hidden Inventory was pretty decent), so, like with Demon Slayer, I'd be thrilled if they focus on other shows instead.

Jack SV

Pluto or another anime with the same tone as Chainsawman is Dorohedoro. Also this is one of the few times when I disagree with the sentiment about Cyberpunk but hey.. I don’t like Frieren and people love that anime so I guess there is that lol

Merfhew

Aside from Cyberpunk and Death Note, have there been other shows the girls didn't really enjoy reacting to?

Camden Marr

i kind of feel like they would maybe enjoy DS though. they love sibling relationships. idk maybe they wouldn’t, but i just constantly see people saying they wouldn’t like it and i just disagree. i haven’t been a patron for as long as others though so maybe i just don’t know the girls well enough 🤷‍♂️

fionan franklin

The entirety of the last 20 episodes of fma brother hood is a giant fight scene

Isaac

That's in the category replacing The Bear/Andor. I agree though. It's a good limited series

Camden Marr

are these all 12 episode shows? i’ve only seen one of them so idk lol

Daiga54

I genuinely think the dub is better and I watched it in sub first but I didn't comment cause I knew it wouldn't go anywhere. nothing wrong with the sub I enjoyed it a lot but I was pleasantly suprised by the dub and I only watched it to see how good it was for my friends that only watch dub

Vict

I think for casual watchers who only have watched the first season, I can't blame people for thinking its just action. But the girls often pay special attention to the shows they watch and the movie is coming out soon. so I think they will latch on to it.

Merfhew

@Camden - I think the girls would enjoy parts of Demon Slayer, like the characters, but I also think they'd enjoy other shows much more. If they had the time and resources necessary to record more shows on a regular basis, I think you'd see more support (or indifference) for shows like Demon Slayer, but when the slots are limited, we gotta get picky.

Robert Dirk H.

YOU DONT LIKE FRIEREN?! What are you? A human without emotions? 😭 But that reminds me of Demon Slayer. In my opinion, 2x8 is the only good episode in the anime because it's the only one that honestly deals with emotions and character development. Not for the main characters of course, they don't develop personally at all throughout the whole story, but only for a side character who only appears in this one episode :D And it's one of the worst rated episodes according to the fans on IMDB because it doesn't have a fight scene xD

Robert Dirk H.

@fionan franklin FMAB is different. It builds up multiple storylines for the finale. And the finale has so many calm and emotional moments to show character development or to bring their storylines to an end. In Demon Slayer characters fight just for the sake of it. It feels empty.

DefensiveOnion

I feel like ive read and watched a completley diffrent story, judging by some comments. "No Depth or much thought" is crazy...

J

The part about the poll was so funny. Having no idea Milena was rooting for it, I first voted for Bocchi thinking how much they would love it. But then for a second I was like oh, Chainsawman! before going no they will love Bocchi. But when i saw Bocchi losing I thought, should I be nice and throw Stein's Gate my vote? BUT THEN when I saw Chainsawman was going to win I went back to Bocchi just to show it some love. All that to say, I was part of the 7% Milena!

Robert Dirk H.

I just choose Dungeon Meshi and stayed on it :D Because the final Season 2 is coming soon too, it felt like a good time to watch it now.

refo44

I prefer "Your Name" but because they are reacting to CSM this is a good opportunity to watch Look Back. And as a movie is relative short.

Kaycee

Im glad im not the only one 😭 yea im hoping i like it more this time! I know no matter what they’re gonna handle everything a lot more maturely so I already feel better watching it with them. They just might be the only reactors I watch with this show 😵‍💫

DefensiveOnion

The Final trilogy of Demon Slayer movies is gonna be 8-9 Hours of Animation heaven and fighting for shonen fans. They would be so tuned out by that I think. There are soooo many other series that are much more in tune with what they look for in shows

nellie

LETS GO!!!! I'm sure I'm not the first to say this but this show would've hit a lot harder if season 2 was already out or coming sometime soon. But I can't wait to hear your thoughts about this show! I trust that you guys can have normal and mature conversations about what's to come unlike a lot of the dudebro side of the fandom, I can't wait for the next episode!

My Toasty Toast

26:15 I just realized we are watching Christopher Moltisanti’s movie about the mob guy coming back to life with his body parts replaces with knives and chopping up his mob bosses.

refo44

Hahaha totally disagree I know Robert you aren't a fan. But Steins;Gate focus more on characters and plot. And they will definitely love the main characters.

refo44

Unfortunately Patreon doesn't have a way to highlight and pin this comment

DefensiveOnion

Dungeon Meshi S2 is gonna be so goooood and hopefully continue to be super poular, so we can realistically get it winning in a poll. Dungeon Meshi and Witch Hat Atelier will complete the "Goated Female Mangaka with fantastic Fantasy Manga/Anime" Trifecta together with Frieren on the Channel hopefully one day. Those 3 series were practiacally written for them

DefensiveOnion

Would Orb qualify as short or long Anime ? We are a community that loves Vinland Saga and Orb feels like something they would enjoy very much and could win a poll potentially one day. Also have March comes in like a lion/ Nana or Chihayafuru been in the longer Anime strawpolls ? Those would unfortunately never win polls, but they are so Lm reactions coded and just knowing they were in the strawpolls would soothe my soul <3

AB

This show really took me by surprise. I watched the anime with no background and was hooked from the characters, enough to ignore the obnoxious teenage sexual angst. And then I read the manga and was blown away. The characters really develop the further the story goes and the emotions feel so genuine. I care so much for these characters in a way I haven’t in another anime since Attack on Titan.

Flubbedsquid

I feel people often misalign this show due to it's sometimes lowbrow sensibilities, but you have to consider what it's about. The core themes of the show are about desire, why we want things and want to live our life a certain way, and most often how those feelings and desires relate to the relationships between men and women, specifically through the filter of an initially naive 17 year old boy. Some of Denji's comments and behaviors in this season can rightly be called very immature, but I find that people call what happens in the show "fanservice", or somehow believe this means the writer shares those views with Denji, or that he is using the story as a vehicle for those thoughts, when he very clearly isn't. It's hard to say without spoiling anything, but there is a moment a few episodes into this season that I find to be pretty significant for the future implications of his character, and how that dynamic of his character is going to change. TL;DR Chainsaw Man is about sexual desire as much as it is any other kind of human desire, if not more so, and the show's irreverent and lowbrow attitude leads people to conclude the focus on sexuality is a surface level gratification by the author (despite very few, if any, actually raunchy shots that are typical of actual fanservice), rather than the deeper look at these kinds of feelings that it actually is. CSM is a very sexually charged series, but it's not fanservice.

Robert Dirk H.

@DefensiveOnion Orb is just 25 episodes long, like Stens;Gate or Dungeon Meshi or Eighty Six or Dororo :D

Jonathan baez

Run with the wind gets no love :(

Sneed

I think they'll enjoy some parts of it. Like Aki for example, but I dread having to watch them sit through certain scenes...

Sneed

This will be interesting

alondra

oh this is gonna be… interesting

Robert Dirk H.

I'm for Run with the Wind but its too long until Frieren returns.

Patrick

I think a lot of people just don’t give CSM the benefit of the doubt. It’s trying to say something. If it was the show some people think it would be a very different show/manga. Not everything is perfect, but it’s worth remembering a lot of anime are adapting stories written but a single overworked person who has a passion of story telling and it’s just human.

Gabriel Lima

Just so you girls know, every episode of this show has a unique ending song and visuals — they change every episode ;)

BluTsunami

I think you two will enjoy this story a lot! Thank you for the watch-alongs as always!

priscilla

This is my first time watching Chainsaw Man and I'm glad that it's with you girls. I hope Bocchi wins the next poll for Milena <3 While we are at it, we barely have any anime shows with female protagonists on here. I am starting my campaign for female lead shows for the next long anime poll, please!!

Paqi

The first season of this show is one of the best things I've watched, period, and that has everything to do with the brilliant direction and cinematography. I found out that the Japanese Manga fans *hated* it, because it was different than how the comics looked, and they pressured the studio into letting the director go... I don't know if I'll be able to watch the future seasons without feeling a ton of disappointment

hman70

Fantastic reaction, super insightful commentary as always. Loved how Lola shed a tear during the resurrection, that's the moment that hooked me I think. If you feed me a story with the heart of it being about a boy and his dog you've got me committed unfortunately :') Can't wait to see you guys continue!

James Long

Yeah, I totally agree with the female lead shows for the next long anime poll. My suggestions would be: Apothecary Diaries, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Sound! Euphonium, and Fruits Basket.

Sverrir_Thor

It's crazy how the first season is really good and it's still BY FAR the worst part of Chainsaw Man. The movie and eventual season 2 is going to be insane given the source material

hman70

Imagine humanity if CSM's first season was 24 episodes :') peace on earth

hman70

Real. Thankfully it turned out well for Nakayama as he's the head of his own studio now, proudly getting to work on his own schedule

Iwa

You should watch the ending since its changes each episode

.Mvnk

right?! in the same year MOB PSYCHO III AIRED

Michael Ballinger

This is gonna be so funny seeing them react to what’s to come in this anime!

refo44

We need MaoMao from The Apothecary Diaries

on crip ...

i did my part for bocchi !!

Jason Parker

Yes please! We need Fruits Basket and Apothecary Diaries on the next long anime poll

Isaiah Cox

I like chainsawman but idk if youre gonna love it. It really is just like a funny action shonen for the first season. Now bocchi the rock i think you guys should just make an executive decision and watch it because it will never win a poll but its perfect for you guys

Isaiah Cox

Also agreed about cyberpunk one of the most overrated shows ive ever watched. It went very downhill after like the fourth episode for me

Isaiah Cox

ALSO WHERE IS MHA??? That show would 100% be something for yall that you would definitely love

jweher

This deep cut lol

Isaiah Cox

It seems like i already did 😭

Isaiah Cox

Im sorry im just gonna be shilling shows but is madoka magica on a poll? I would really like them to watch that. Its a really short classic anime

Isaiah Cox

CAN I SHILL FOR MADOKA MAGICA TOO?? Even if its short 😭 we need them on more female lead shows

Isaiah Cox

WHAT THERES ONLY GOING TO BE 2 SEASONS?????

tanasia

yes you do tbh 😭

Isaiah Cox

Nah they would want to watch demon slayer for tanjiro alone and the demons in that show have a bit of depth as well

tanasia

i know you girls have high emotional intelligence so i’m not worried lol just know that every scene, even the UNCOMFORTABLE ones happen for a reason

Isaiah Cox

Id even say jjk is more of a braindead action show than demon slayer is. The entire second season is literally nothing but one big action scene so its weird you like that but not demon slayer

Isaiah Cox

I feel lime youre being very disingenuous about the show. Theres a whole overarching plot for why they need to fight demons like what 😭

Isaiah Cox

OMG FINALLY ANOTHER MADOKA FAN BESIDES ME 😭

jweher

I remember enjoying it but not finishing the season so i guess this is my chance to wrap it up. I’m curious how they’ll react to how sexuality is presented because it’s reminiscent of fan-service in anime but it seems to actually have a point. It might take effort to look past how it’s framed though, but i trust them to see that more than i do anime fans lol.

tanasia

NOT DEEP OR THOUGHTFUL AT ALL? chainsaw man????

jweher

It’s totally understandable if people don’t enjoy how it’s portrayed visually or whatever (i have my own critiques about that) but it all definitely ties into Denji’s exploitation. I mean, come on, our introduction to the character tells us he’s had to literally sell parts of his body for survival, and a yakuza dude tells him to “whore himself out” if necessary (a little kid btw). His relationship with sexuality and even normal human connection is skewed and that’s the point.

tanasia

yeah going off of what themes they want they will like this 🙂‍↕️

maurizio piras

dude wrote 4 messages just to gas it up MID HERO ACADEMIA.....lmaOOOOOOO

Robert Dirk H.

@Isaiah Cox The whole story of Dungeon Mesh has only 97 Chapters and Season 1 adapted 52 Chapters. Season 2 will be the last, probably less than 24 episodes too.

Robert Dirk H.

@Isaiah Cox That's like saying John Wick is an emotional story with an overarching plot because he just wants revenge for his dog. Yet the movie series is just action scenes and their cinematography. If they don't like that aspect, the movie is practically empty. The same goes for Demon Slayer. Nor am I saying that I like Jujutsu Kaisen. I'm of the opinion that they would enjoy Jujutsu Kaisen more than Demon Slayer, but less than Chainsaw Man. I would rather watch 100 other anime.

bondbond53

Nah media literacy is actually in the dumps judging by these comments. Don’t get me wrong - you can dislike a show and how it presents its themes no matter how deep and interesting these themes are. But some of these comments beating their chests at how shallow CSM is are just baffling. Also, anime has a big issue with gratuitous sexualization but this doesn’t mean that all explorations of it are problematic. Idk if it’s kids speaking about this issue or what but the need nowadays to censor everything and have “no unnecessary nudity or sex scene” has swung the pendulum into a puritanical discourse that doesn’t allow desire to be explored be it sexual or otherwise. This is not an anti woke rant or anything. I am very much about addressing problematic aspects of media but the girls a big grown up girls that understand how puberty and finding yourself works in coming-of-age works. CSM may seem lowbrow because it’s very raw and realistic in its portrayal of these desire unlike other anime which in their need to be more marketable don’t even have their love interests even hold hands until the last episode

40kandPizza

You both are gonna love CSM. It is so sweet, weird, violent, funny and sad.

Isaiah Cox

Give me some actual reasons why you think they would dislike mha?

Vitor

I really like this first ep as an introduction to the series. It tells you everything you need to know about Denji. The most interesting part for me is that "Empathy" seems to be Denji's greatest strenght and weakness at the same time. After coming back to life, Denji, instead of being angry, immediately emphatize with the Yakuza. Even though their situations were completely different, he thinks "they wanted more, they are just like me". Denji has so much empathy that i think it starts being harmful to his sense of self worth. That is one of my favorites scenes in the story, and one of the reasons why Denji is my favorite character

TDawg

Think you guys would love Bocchi the Rock. Hope you both enjoy chainsaw man, interested to see your thoughts on the show

RG MG

I fought for Bocchi 😿

HenryM

There are dozens of us, DOZENS!

petitcorbeau

And chainsaw man characters and even the writing in general are way better in my opinion than jjk. So really as long as they don't add slots there is so many animes they should watch before going with jjk or demon slayer.

Jay Craig

Arrested Development reaction would go crazy

miuliu

NEXT LESS THAN 13 EPISODES ANIME SHOULD BE “GIVEN” !!! need me some emotional romance :(((

miuliu

btw im super excited for ur reaction to chainsaw man!! couple of years behind the hype train but the girls are here

sand_fl

i read the manga a couple years ago but i hadn't checked the anime yet. i knew the animation was great because it's mappa exploiting their staff after all. pochita's sacrifice still hurt as much as i remembered and i can't wait to see power, aki and denji's dynamic animated, it was defiently my favourite part of the anime except for maybe hating on makima lol i did like the manga and it gives jjk vibes so that's a win for me, but i am one of those who think this may not be up their alley, here's hoping they end up loving it though.

Paqi

What people are calling "fan-service" is actually depicted pretty realistically. They're not paying attention to Denji's reactions to these experiences, and those reactions are moments of character growth. This is a 16 year old boy, discovering the world, and sometimes being disappointed with something he thought would be so great. That's real life.

Theo Santader

If they like Chainsaw Man there is a good chance they might like JJK too. I think they might have a hard time appreciating the power system or the animation in JJK (even if it takes inspiration from nen.) But JJK definitely isn't a hollow show without its fights. I call it the mini younger sister of Chainsaw man. If anything they will love a lot of the characters. JJK has a lot of lovable characters even if its themes are sometimes subtle and easy to miss among the flashy fights. Many "my boys" for them to adopt. I would say it's worth it for them to watch just alone for hidden inventory. But then again this is my opinion. Next poll will determine. I have a feeling next will be between MHA, DS and JJK and i sure as shit hope its JJK between those 3.

Weey

The thing is, I heard that Mappa has more agency concering the release schedule, which makes it so that they can delay release until it is actually finished. Still, Mappa's board is shitty for the stuff they've pulled, but it gives hope for a properly animated CSM adaptation.

Robert Dirk H.

@Theo Santader It could also be The Apothecary Diaries, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Dungeon Meshi, March Comes In Like a Lion and Fruits Basket. It doesn't have to be action shonen schlock. I'm not sure why we should watch MHA, DS or JJK after Monster if fighting and action scenes are elements they don't enjoy at all.

My Toasty Toast

Are the “dozens of us” in the room with us right now?

blitzman08

PLEASE REACT TO THE OUTROS. EVERY EPISODE HAS A DIFFERENT ONE

Ken Drummer

What’s the schedule for Chainsaw Man? This is the only episode I see so far.

Truemeathead

Lmfao…I was one of the few votes for Bocchi

tanasia

every saturday

Karabo

Lol the funny thing about the starting conversation is that both Stein's gate and Bochi will be a better ride for you two, especially Bochi but ey. Chainsawman is not a bad pick.

Bravo17

I love Milena’s excitement at what she’s about to watch

Gamerunner15

can't believe they're watching this xD

Shameichi

I've always wanted you guys to watch this one but kinda just assumed there wasn't a chance. Surprised to see it here now! Based on all the shows you've loved (that I also love) I genuinely think you guys would like this anime despite others saying this isn't up your alley haha.