(L) Chainsawman

[wuhugm]

So sad

But I like this scene very much

[Kanon]

Spoiler for 80:

Seeing her like that, you'd never think Makima is such a manipulative devil.

Nothing bad happened to Power, for now. It's a shame we didn't see her reaction to Aki's death.

[Fevvers]

Chapter 80

Spoiler:

One of the things I like in this series is seeing the repercussion on the deaths and trauma characters experience. It’s heart breaking what Denji is going through. But it’s interesting to also see Makima behind closed doors, she’s manipulative, no doubt, but this domestic scene seems strangely authentic. Another scene in the manga comes to mind with what feels like the most “real” Makima has been, when they were out drinking in the early chapters and Makima was complaining about her bosses. Curious...

[shmaster]

Did Denji said something he must not say?
Could this be what Makima need to do him in?

[bastek66]

Spoilers are up.

Spoiler for new chap:

Makima kills Power

EDIT: Page before

Spoiler for new chap:

[Kanon]

Spoiler for 81:

Denji, what did we say about opening doors? YOU DON'T. It was roughly the same pattern as last time too. He opened the door because he was in denial, thinking it was just a surprise/prank for his birthday.

I can't believe Power is gone just like that. That was really brutal.

Where do we go from there? Denji is completely isolated now. He's probably so shocked he won't even think about escaping from Makima despite what she just did.

[Diluc]

Be careful there author-kun.
It's great you being merciless to main characters (don't be wuss like neverland author)
but if you don't brake you going to kill your own manga

[Cosmic Eagle]

Eh, tbf, dead doesn't necessarily mean gone in this story

[shmaster]

I love Makima. I know I can rely on her to come uo with worse even after the worst.

Originally Posted by Oberstein

Be careful there author-kun.
It's great you being merciless to main characters (don't be wuss like neverland author)
but if you don't brake you going to kill your own manga

He didn't have a brake back in Fire Punch, so don't expect him to have any here.

[Shadow5YA]

Originally Posted by Oberstein

Be careful there author-kun.
It's great you being merciless to main characters (don't be wuss like neverland author)
but if you don't brake you going to kill your own manga

You must not have read Fire Punch.

I don't think Fujimoto is the least bit worried about how to end the series

[Wandering Soul]

And now Denji has no one left and is completely at Makima's mercy. Hopefully he can seperate himself from her soon.

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by Shadow5YA

You must not have read Fire Punch.

I don't think Fujimoto is the least bit worried about how to end the series

The situation is different here. He's writing for the most popular shounen magazine, one quick to axe its series. Killing off popular characters one after another (IIRC Power came first in the popularity poll) could make rankings/sales tank and precipitate the series' end. I trust his writing skills though, and I think he has gathered a dedicated enough fanbase to keep the series afloat.

[Shadow5YA]

Originally Posted by Kanon

The situation is different here. He's writing for the most popular shounen magazine, one quick to axe its series.

That's a bit unfair, as even obvious failures like Samurai 8 had months worth of underperformance before it was finally announced to be ending. The only series that get axed that abruptly are things like Act-Age due to external issues.

Currently this series hasn't even begun to fall, much less bottom out for several consecutive weeks. It's way too soon to be worrying about being cancelled here.

[Anh_Minh]

Originally Posted by Shadow5YA

That's a bit unfair, as even obvious failures like Samurai 8 had months worth of underperformance before it was finally announced to be ending. The only series that get axed that abruptly are things like Act-Age due to external issues.

Samurai 8 was written by the author of Naruto. It's the exception, not the rule.

[James Rye]

CSM can pretty much do whatever it wants, with so many series dead there is no way Jump gonna axe his even if he kills off the most popular character.
Still, that chapter hurt, man, Pochi even said in his heart, don't open the door...

[~Yami~]

This is a lie, right?
She is not died, right?
I can't believe it.. maybe this is just another Denji's dream or foreshadowing from Future Demon

[Fevvers]

Yeah, and Fujimoto’s editor practically gave him free reign to do whatever he wants. No way is this getting cancelled especially with how well it’s been doing. As for this not being similar to other WSJ manga, it’s never been since day 1, come on.

[Tong]

Pretty sure Future Demon foresaw that Denji killed her, and not Makima, so who knows. And devils dont really die, they just go to Hell again.

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by Tong

Pretty sure Future Demon foresaw that Denji killed her, and not Makima, so who knows. And devils dont really die, they just go to Hell again.

Future devil has his own agenda. He used misleading words to push Aki to go to Makima. It's possible he sent a fake vision to Aki for that same purpose. Or he just lied when he said the future Aki saw couldn't be changed.

[Mach56gs]

Even with the author's past work, I personally think Chainsawman is a much different sort of story and will play out differently. I have my doubts that these "deaths" are the be-all-end-all. Power could definitely come back, since "she" was a devil, but what form she'll take is definitely up to debate.

Aki, probably not.

But the shark devil, among others, even the gun devil (defeated by Makima), will probably show up again, I'd reckon.

It's probably going to be boring for a while, however. It's pretty much the Denji Makima show... not much to work with, honestly. Not that it's a bad thing, but it seems narratively likely that this isn't the start of a new status quo.