#sorry I wrote an enrire essay for a single chapter of a niche manga

[alicethehollow]

Chapter 152 is finally out. Denji has just completely lost it at this point.

On the one hand, this chapter felt *GREAT*. Like after so little of the actual Chainsaw Man in the manga Chainsaw Man, having such brutal action felt gratifying. But on the other hand, Denji is clearly not well. He's just lost everything, again, and he's clearly using Chainsaw Man as a way to cope right now. I think this is what Fujimoto intended though. Much like Denji, I think the reader is supposed to feel conflicted about what's happening. Only now Denji is living that high, while the reader witnesses his mental detearation. It's kinda genius really.

Although, to be completely honest, while it was glorious to witness Denji's carnage after all he's been through, he did kind of scare me. Last time something like this happened, Denji was completely broken but at the same time he wasn't really in control. It was Pochita. Now Denji is doing pretty much the same thing but of his own free will (well, as free as being insane can be). God I love this manga so much