#also the bat devil when denji saved that cat (as he should)

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Loving how the all powerful super scary beings just. Dont know how to handle denji

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Chainsaw Man Chapter 102 Thoughts

It’s been a really really long time since I’ve done one of these and due to the recent stuff going on twitter I figured that it was finally time that I officially came back to my sweet sweet serenity which is this beautiful place. 

I’m well aware these past chapters came out a while ago, but it’s gonna act as a build up towards my Chainsaw Man Manga Catch-up Livestream Discussion, and what better what way to begin then with Chapter 102.  

So Asa and Yuko were currently on the run from the Bat Devil who was chasing after them at the end of Chapter 101, and off the gate....  This man, Tastsuki Fujimoto has no chill when it comes to Yoru because she’s telling Asa “Let the girl die and she should become a weapon.”  Truly it’s pretty fucked up if you ask me, but I can’t say it’s surprising given Fujimoto’s approach on writing.

With that said, I love how Asa is contemplating about this entire decision with Yuko even though Yoru continues to whisper in her ear about what to do for the betterment of their survival.  That even comes at the simple fact where she mentions about Bucky to Asa and it causes her to reflect back on what happened back then with her classmates. The reassurance Yoru gives to her about the night facing death’s door in the face.   A second chance to lease on life. To survive in this moment Asa has to kill Yuko. 

However, things don’t go Yoru’s way at all because Asa made the decision to save Yuko’s life by carrying her while escaping from the Bat Devil.  Things still don’t go the way  for Asa as she trips   onto a floor tile which is when we get a moment that really drives home the sense of sadness for Asa.  When it comes to the most crucal moment at any point in her life, she always trips and fall.  From birthday parties, to track,  and when she attempted to save a cat. Yet, in spite of her situations where she trips and falls, Asa managed to succeed in saving the cat from the truck.  

Where we find ourselves at the part where Asa and Yuko have a conversation about saving when she gave her the shoes.  It didn’t matter to Yuko how Asa was feeling in the moment because she just wanted to do what was right  ensure that her heart was in the right place. Everything comes to Asa in that specific moment where she thinks to herself “I can do this too! I can save my friend!” Only to be swallowed up by the Bat Devil. 

A miracle came into light by the single roaring sounds of Chain...  Chainsaw Man entered the scene and sliced through  the Bat Devil freeing Asa and Yuko from being  completely taken in.  Asa takes note of what happened during that point and looked towards the sigh of The Bat Devil. Where she noticed that it took on a new huge look in terms of appearances as it battled against The Chainsaw Man.   Left in complete confusion as to why he would side with the humans despite being a devil.  

Realizing he wants to be some kind of super hero, the devil decides to give him a choice between a student with a bright future or the seniors in a car. This scene in a way kind of reminded me of Spider-Man on the bridge when the Green Goblin gave him a choice on who to save.  Which leaves you with this feeling as to what Denji was gonna do, and Fujimoto came with a surprise. 

He moved right passed both choices to kill the evolved Bat Devil that stood in front of him, and both the student and the senior citizens in the car met a tragic fate which meant death.  On the surface you’re left with the sinking feeling that why would do that Denji?  and we come to find out that he killed the evolved devil and rushed in to save a cat that almost fell off the edge of the building. 

Denji quickly remarked, “There was a cat too dude!” as he held it in it’s arms which was kind of reminiscing of the time when he saved Power’s cat back in Part 1 interestingly enough it was also against the Bat Devil too. The chapter comes to a close with a brief news report where reporters talked about Chainsaw Man’s act of Heroism  of saving a cat from what they called “The Cockroach Devil.” as the cat meowed in the final panel. 

Overall, I give this chapter of Chainsaw Man a Pure Perfection rating. If there is one thing about Tatsuki Fujmoto’s writing it’s that there are so many emotions you get to feel in a single chapter, and this one was no exception. The constant banter between Asa and Yoru about Yuko staying alive to the heartwarming flashback of Asa falling to the most crucial moments, and of course what we all waited for.  The return of the mc himself, Denji aka  Chainsaw Man. The cherry on top of this incredible chapter also ties into the chapter title  Save The Cat which also parallels Asa and Denji simultaneously.  Asa saving the cat in her flashback from getting slaughtered by a truck, and Denji rushing in to save a cat from falling off the battle. For the time being that’s all I gotta say about my thoughts on this chapter of Chainsaw Man, and soon I’ll drop my thoughts for Chapter 103 as I catch myself up to the latest one.  Until then, I hope you all take care of yourselves out there. 

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Loving how the all powerful super scary beings just. Dont know how to handle denji