Oh boy. I have very mixed opinions but don't actually
hate it. I have a bit of a soft spot for bitter sweet endings so the moment where Denji and Asa briefly met before separating ways really resonated with me, yet also stung.
My feelings are all over the place, might do a bigger post later this week but some assorted thoughts:
- Denji's life doesn't actually seem that terrible and he's healthy enough too. Did Asa "reinvent" Chainsaw Man when she called Denji that? I'm just glad he doesn't spend the rest of his days in the shack. He's 100% going to be friends with benefits with Power in this reality.
He'll score, trust the plan.
- I guess in this universe Katana Man will develop a grudge on Power lol
- Where the FUCK is Kishibe??? Would've liked to see more previous characters but I understand that this would be getting too fanservice-y
but c'mon throw Aki and Himeno there
- I'm re-evaluating a lot of part 2 but one section my opinion has already dropped on considerably is the Denji/Yoru fight. Two characters whaling at each other when neither can die for several chapters right before the finish line. There really needed to be a bit more of a breather between post-battle and Denji getting eaten by overpowered devils. Asa has also been getting sidelined badly for a while by this point.
- Now that the manga is over and I cannot cope any further, I can confidently say the new characters from part 2 sucked other than Asa and for the most part Yoru. Death, Famine Devil and Miri especially were giant nothingburgers. Kept coping that Death would get puked out or that Miri would recover but nope.
Anime onlines are going to be PISSED in 2040
