Chainsaw Man Vol 1: Volume 1

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December 2021: Mateo, Alex (January 10, 2022). "Chainsaw Man Ranks #1 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan December List". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022 . Retrieved January 10, 2022. The characters of Chainsaw Man are extremely misunderstood, but this is precisely the reason why I believe Chainsaw Man is worth your time. Behind their infamous personalities lies compelling well-thought-out characters that are driven by personalized goals. While these aren’t always the most virtuous, once you find out why they have these goals to begin with and their pitiful outlook on life; how society has beaten each character to become who they are and what little they want, it’s heartbreaking. And none of this is more prevalent than in the titular character the Chainsaw Man himself, Denji. November 2021: Hazra, Adriana (December 5, 2021). "Demon Slayer Complete Box Set Ranks #3 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan November List". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021 . Retrieved January 10, 2022.

Chainsawman" (in Polish). Waneko. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020 . Retrieved September 20, 2020. Motamayor, Rafael (December 30, 2022). "Chainsaw Man: Season 1 Review". IGN. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023 . Retrieved January 4, 2023. Top des meilleures ventes manga de 2021 au Japon". manga-news.com (in French). December 1, 2021. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021 . Retrieved March 2, 2022. Oh, so deep. Oh, so profound. The storyline is not just derivative, but the dialogues are horrific. They explain directly to the viewer each character's emotional state and motivation set in every moment. The script doesn't make sense. Why would you do that when you are also trying to portray emotions through character acting? Example. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 14, 2023). "Chainsaw Man Manga Wins Best Manga Harvey Award for 3rd Straight Year". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 14, 2023 . Retrieved October 14, 2023.

Rate And Review

MAPPA STAGE 2023」レポート. AnimeAnime.jp (in Japanese). May 23, 2023. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023 . Retrieved June 16, 2023. January 2023: Hazra, Adriana (February 5, 2023). "Chainsaw Man Takes 11 Spots on U.S. Monthly Bookscan January List". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023 . Retrieved February 5, 2023. OPは米津玄師. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 19, 2022. Archived from the original on September 19, 2022 . Retrieved October 26, 2022. So in conclusion, this anime is definitely carried by its source material, it adds nothing new and does absolutely nothing that justifies it being worth watching after reading the manga, which honestly, just makes it a failed adaptation overall, and in some cases, like the ear-torture voice acting of some characters, it makes it a worse experience. Why is it like this? Money. A safer approach to an adaptation makes it more popular and easier to consume for most people. Chainsaw Man honestly didn’t need this, if we look at the manga sales at its peak, it could’ve easily been an amplified and crazy adaptation, something like OPM season 1, and been just as popular, but it ended up being a washed down version of Jujutsu Kaisen, in terms of adaptation quality.

Mateo, Alex (May 16, 2022). "Crunchyroll to Stream Chainsaw Man Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 16, 2022 . Retrieved May 16, 2022. Kobayashi, Jun (December 13, 2020). 『チェンソーマン』はなにが衝撃的だったのか？ ジャンプ大好き評論家3名が徹底考察. Real Sound [ ja] (in Japanese). Blueprint Co., Ltd.OPは米津玄師. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 19, 2022. Archived from the original on September 19, 2022 . Retrieved September 19, 2022.

April 2023: Hazra, Adriana (May 12, 2023). "One Piece Ranks #1 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan April List". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 13, 2023 . Retrieved May 13, 2023. The cast. I did say my biggest problem was the direction and art direction, but the thing that annoyed me the most was the cast. Why does Makima sound like a 12 year old girl? Are they trying to make her sound cold and emotionless with a superficial element of kindness and an inviting nature? It would’ve succeeded, if Makima literally wasn’t built up as this dominating and controlling (hint hint) figure who Denji essentially treats as his master. Whenever she says something like “I don’t need a dog who says no.”, why should anyone take her seriously when she sounds like a child? When we had that rather explicit scene with her and Denji in the office, with great emphasis on Makima’s physical appeal, I just personally didn’t buy it. One of the worst things an anime can do is fail at creating convincing characters, which is what they did with Makima, who is arguably the most important character of the story besides Denji. And on the topic of Makima, why did they make her smile during the train scene and the scene at the mountain shrine? That was an unneeded change that just simply screams cheap attempts at creating a “creepy” character. “Oh wow, she’s smiling, but doing a totally nefarious thing, how original!!!”. Oricon News (in Japanese). August 4, 2023. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023 . Retrieved August 5, 2023. August 2023: Hazra, Adriana (September 14, 2023). "Jujutsu Kaisen Ranks #1 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan August List". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 14, 2023 . Retrieved September 14, 2023. Chainsaw Man was the fifth best-selling manga series in the first half of 2021 (period between November 2020 and May 2021), with over 4 million copies sold. [106] In 2021, it was the seventh best-selling manga with over 5 million copies sold. [107] It was the second best-selling manga series in the first half of 2023 (period between November 2022 and May 2023), with over 4.4 million copies sold, [108] while volumes 12–14 were among the best-selling manga volumes from the same period. [109]Mateo, Alex (October 18, 2022). "Chainsaw Man Anime Reveals English Dub's Cast, October 25 Premiere". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022 . Retrieved October 18, 2022. Beat Staff (April 6, 2022). "Tilting at Windmills #289: Looking at NPD BookScan: 2021 – and it's a doozy". The Beat. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022 . Retrieved April 14, 2022. February 2021: Hazra, Adriana (March 11, 2021). "My Hero Academia Ranks #2 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan February List". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021 . Retrieved January 10, 2022. Morrissy, Kim (October 19, 2022). "Tatsuki Fujimoto Is Heavily Involved in Chainsaw Man Anime's Production". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 19, 2022 . Retrieved October 19, 2022. Basile, Michael (June 10, 2022). "The Silent Darkness of Chainsaw Man". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 10, 2022.