Negative Happy Chainsaw Edge

[Supah Em]

i just recently found this manga a while ago and i notice this is the latest series from Takimoto Tatsuhiko, the same guy who created Welcome the NHK!

Spoiler for synopsis:

From SCX-Scans:


Eri Yukizaki is a girl who fights. She is a "pretty soldier." Her foe is the evil Chainsaw-man, who doesn't die even after being slashed. If he isn't defeated, the world will have no future. "I was wrapped into this battle, and my life has changed completely..." A "non-stop" negative youth story!

http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=19674


Although the premise looks like it some kind of rehashed fantasy 'boy finds super girl', i really think the series focuses on the relationship between the two leads. Just like Welcome to the NHK, its strong point comes from the interaction between these people and i also think that the "chainsaw" is only a plot device to bring the two leads together. what this does offer is more of a slice-of-life character driven story about 2 teens struggling with angst and depression while trying to find a purpose in life.


strange enough, this series also gave me the same doubts when i read the first chapter of NHK ni Youkoso.

[serenade_beta]

Ah, this, huh.

I thought about buying the first volume of the manga, but because I was already buying too much and a scan of the first volume was unimpressive, I ended up not buying it.
The name is strange though, in a funny(good) way.

[Xanithor]

There's a live action movie that came out a while ago, Trailer Here. Don't know why, but love the way the narrator says edge.

[ellifeedn]

I tried reading a few chapters, but I didn't like it so much.

[REEPER]

Concerning the manga thus far

Spoiler for negative happy chainsaw edge:

I'm probably far off but the story gives off the vibe that the main character has lost his mind, that he's projecting himself into an altered reality, perhaps due to the loss of his friend. It just seems like the girl and the chainsaw guy are figments of his imagination, representing some sort of internal struggle. As I said, I'm probably way off but its just the way the story comes across

[Waven]

Originally Posted by REEPER

Concerning the manga thus far

Spoiler for negative happy chainsaw edge:

I'm probably far off but the story gives off the vibe that the main character has lost his mind, that he's projecting himself into an altered reality, perhaps due to the loss of his friend. It just seems like the girl and the chainsaw guy are figments of his imagination, representing some sort of internal struggle. As I said, I'm probably way off but its just the way the story comes across

That's pretty much the same i was thinking all the time and looking at the authors other novels it doesn't seem too absurd since it's another example of escapism and antisocialism even though the clichee-loving part in me wishes for the two to have a happy ending.

[Izayoi]

I thought I read this, it has its appeal like the title and the artwork female character design. I saw the scan for the first chapter, just doesn't really catch on. Might try again when I have time.

[Ultenth]

The last chapter was recently released, and I was pretty pleased with the ending and the entire manga. I thought the subjects they touched on in terms of searching for goals and meaning in life, and dealing with loss, were very well done and not overly preachy or sappy. I really enjoyed how seeming silly the story was, and very stereotypical for a shonen type story, but it actually used that in order to make a much deeper point about people's desires to transcend our "normal" lives.

Definitely another good story by Takimoto Tatsuhiko.

[NoOneKnowS]

Originally Posted by Ultenth

The last chapter was recently released, and I was pretty pleased with the ending and the entire manga. I thought the subjects they touched on in terms of searching for goals and meaning in life, and dealing with loss, were very well done and not overly preachy or sappy. I really enjoyed how seeming silly the story was, and very stereotypical for a shonen type story, but it actually used that in order to make a much deeper point about people's desires to transcend our "normal" lives.

Definitely another good story by Takimoto Tatsuhiko.

I was really liking the series. Though ending utterly fails. Too many questions unanswered and add the open-ending it had. Oh well, still a great series overall. Though NHK is more solid and etc when it comes to the story. I actually like the characters here more.

[Waven]

Originally Posted by NoOneKnowS

I was really liking the series. Though ending utterly fails. Too many questions unanswered and add the open-ending it had. Oh well, still a great series overall. Though NHK is more solid and etc when it comes to the story. I actually like the characters here more.

Really great series with a predictable but still lovely, harmonic and comforting ending and no it wasn't an open ending, everything that needed to be explained actually was so, otherwise you probably haven't fully understand what the chainsaw man symbolizes. Are you really sure you've not mistaken ch7 to be the last?

[NoOneKnowS]

Originally Posted by Waven

Really great series with a predictable but still lovely, harmonic and comforting ending and no it wasn't an open ending, everything that needed to be explained actually was so, otherwise you probably haven't fully understand what the chainsaw man symbolizes. Are you really sure you've not mistaken ch7 to be the last?

Chapter 8. Yes, I kinda get the picture(/though not entirely; will need to re-read) of what this and that was all about etc. But hey, can't blame me for just being a casual manga reader.

[kaisama]

just finish reading it, still not sure those thing about chainsaw main are real or just something like NHK.