SOS Bros React - Chainsaw Man Episode 3 - Meowy's Whereabouts

[@SemblanceofSanity]

We get Power's backstory and Denji's friendship with her begins to form despite some unique circumstances! If you want to see the full length timer reaction right now, check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/semblanceofsanity

[@nekochibi2256]

Denji: Saving a cat? Dumb. Power: Booba? Denji: Booba. Lets save cat.

[@iBombsquad]

Booba, important. ✅ Cat important ❌🤷‍♂️

[@danreis2434]

In the end, the secret to controlling someone is knowing what the person wants. Denji is so outspoken about what he wants that even Power could easily manipulate our poor boy.

[@federalbureauofinvestigati8477]

The funny thing about Denji is he knows fully well that he's being controlled and even welcomes it as long as he believes that it'll get him closer to his goals, despite rarely ever knowing what exactly he's being controlled for.

[@Michael-bn1oi]

@@federalbureauofinvestigati8477 he really does not have any idea and never gives any indication that he does. Being okay with being led, which he obviously is, is not the same as being actively aware you are being manipulated.

[@mettrop]

@@federalbureauofinvestigati8477 You could even see it in episode 1 when he ate the cigarette. Denji doesn't has shame, he will do almost everything to achieve his goals.

[@Timmycoo]

@@federalbureauofinvestigati8477 He's grown up with that ideology. Truly sad. That's why his goals are so minimal. And how easily he can be turned.

[@pzarrow9526]

Imagine how powerful the Calculus Devil is

[@kenkaneki3873]

You die if you can't solve an equation it provides you

[@umikuusagiri2046]

it's baldi from baldi's basics

[@skelebro9999]

what about the trigonometry devil?

[@FlappoTheSilentScientist]

@@skelebro9999 Well, it'd be weaker than the Calculus Devil for sure

[@Brian-lr7hh]

Engineering majors:

[@jeroenbok7892]

"Power could be flat as fuck and actually pad her chest with pushupbras." Stand: Epitath Stand user: Caleb

[@bagaskarapangestu7873]

The flashback makes it kinda obvious

[@daysand123]

@@bagaskarapangestu7873 hey I saw something even then and even if. Ass is always better.

[@volatilemask]

@@bagaskarapangestu7873 to be fair most people arent really paying attention to her boob size consistency when watching the flashbacks

[@noakeyharding9437]

@@bagaskarapangestu7873 oh fact, i never focus on her chest during the flashback so i never notice befor you said it :o

[@enclaveherewhyisntyourvide3089]

@@bagaskarapangestu7873I mean she was kinda malnourished looking when she was in the woods imo.

[@meekumanu]

All devils are born with names. Fun little thing I'm only noticing now. Denji's weapon of choice in his human form is an axe, but he turns into Chainsaws, both tools originally for cutting down trees. One could consider a chainsaw a "powered up" axe, just as Chainsaw Man is Denji's "powered up" form. This has absolutely no bearing on the story, but is a cool little detail. Also, the quote about devil names doesn't necessarily refer to any fate ordained birth or godlike choices. When a concept is created, the devil is created, and the devil is only as powerful as people generally fear the concept. For example, on the day the car was invented, the car devil would be born, but it would now be a decently strong devil because people have come to fear cars. Yet still much weaker than more feared concepts like Bats or Blood.

[@teatusnoone6332]

Orginal use for chainsaws was to assist in giving birth.

[@sarafontanini7051]

precisely, it'snot the name in general, just the idea of what makes those concepts sscary that translate to a devil's power as well as howmany people associate that idea with that fear

[@west3783]

Yup

[@Dephlazgmatus]

> For example, on the day the car was invented, the car devil would be born I'd say the devil is created when someone dies under the car's wheels, not when it gets invented.

[@egebamyasi2929]

33:59 "Oh wait, this is much bigger than what it appears on the surface" is good to realize early with CSM. There are lots of small details in off-hand comments that gets your mind wandering if you keep thinking about it. For example the first sentence of the episode, the prospect of "civilian devil hunters" even existing already has implications for the worldbuilding and slightly expands the scope without dwelling on it at all.

[@jaidoru]

Nice comment!!

[@pleaseclap7890]

All Devils are born with names One subtle thing I really liked was that when Denji realizes Power lied to him and they both go for their weapons, we see Denji move before Power. It’s a nice “Han shot first” type of thing that you don’t often see from main characters, especially in battle shonen.

[@nouvelle147]

I agree. While denji seems oblivious about some stuff, he seems quite smart/intuitive overall to me.

[@ueritsuka]

I wanna give props to Denji's va (Kikunosuke Toya) because he's killing it! He's doing a great job at voicing Denji especially that it's a character whose lines and voice needs to carry a lot of personality and he NAILS it. *FUN FACT* : Denji is his first ever LEAD role in the anime industry. He has previously played minor roles such as "Customer A" and "Male Student" from Heroine Tarumono and a "protestor" from Tokyo 24th Ward. I'm glad he finally got his major va debut and the recognition he deserves. Furthermore, he tweeted last August announcing that he'd be voicing Denji and was overjoyed and honored because he'd always wanted to be "Chainsaw Man." 🧡

[@LuckyStar1Fan]

I am so pleased with how Fujimoto's vision is being portrayed so far

[@ueritsuka]

Same!!

[@isaacdayton4962]

My only gripe is that they panned away during the bat devils death. I pray they are not going to end up letting Fujimoto down, he loves blood and guts. Other than that everything is fantastic In all serious though. The fights are awesome I just hope they went full balls to the wall with the blood and guts to the same extent the manga did because it would make Fujimoto happy

[@xRakanishu]

Needs more levitating in a dorm room

[@hangry3102]

@@xRakanishu Agreed

[@bababobo5067]

Eh. The anime seems to be placing things in a more “serious” tone, than the manga. I think it’s the lack of energetic music (and music at all actually) and the way things are shot. The faces the characters make aren’t as comedic as they are in the manga either. Chainsaw Man isn’t a very serious manga, so it’s kinda off putting.

[@tamny9963]

can't believe they brought up publiic speaking devil, biggest meme in the community

[@lackajaybee1342]

All devils are born with names. This show had a lot in terms of character dynamics (Aki and Makima having a somewhat candid boss-subordinate relationship with him being able to question her; Power utterly fearing Makima, what the heck did she do to her; Denji and Power becoming to understand each other), but one that may be somewhat underappreciated is devils vs. Denji. We saw the Zombie and Bat Devil both feared him a lot in their final moments; could that fear become a source for his own power? Also, Makima's own bosses mentioned the SOVIET UNION, not Russia. What time period is this in, or is it 20XX-but-alternate-reality-due-to-devils? Curious. Final point - blood is important to devils, e.g. healing. What potential abilities could the Blood Fiend, Power, have access to beyond simple bloodbending?

[@infernalbaka557]

You'll get your awnser in the 2nd cour whenever that comes out.

[@shoppincarties]

regarding the questions without spoiling, the power / makima question will take a couple of seasons or so to answer, as for the ussr, it is just an alternate world thing that we get to touch on sooner or later, regarding power's blood bending, it doesnt expand too too far from that.Their fear of denji is partly because theyre about to die, and mostly because of something else :) Of course i wont answer the questions for the sake of spoilers, but all of these get answered in the series so rest assured

[@shoppincarties]

MASSIVE SPOILERS, incase anyone else wants answers to these questions now and dont want to wait for upcoming seasons to answer them: power is afraid of makima because shes an extremely powerful devil ( the control devil ) and she can basically control anything as long as she thinks she is superior than them. The devils become terrified of denji's transformation because the chainsaw devil is a massive hero of sorts in hell, and anything he consumes becomes forgotten, and makima is especially interested in denji for that fact

[@mustarastas88]

Not really a spoiler but it's set in the 90s (you could figure it out on your own from the lack of internet and mobile phones, old TVs & cars etc. but mentioning the Soviets should be the obvious point)

[@qiutongt]

Fun fact: Bat Devil and Bond from "Spy x Family" share the same voice actor (Kenichiro Matsuda). 😁

[@Kramer_.]

Ain't no way Bond becomes a Bat Devil

[@ArtWithSR]

The Borf Devil!!

[@Bowossum]

He got the cat cause he is the dog.

[@sallyi929]

Amazing! 😂

[@thaumaturgeslit7759]

All devils are born with names. I love the concept of the "belief based power structure" that I've seen in a few anime recently, and the way Makima explained it made it almost feel like every object will eventually develop its own devil, should people start fearing it for some reason. On the character side of it, I love Power even more than I did last episode. She's hilarious, intresting, and has learned well how to manipulate people. ( I think being around Makima might have taught her a few tricks) I really can't wait for the next episode to see how the fight resolves, and how Denji will react once he presumably frees Power and Meowy

[@himatlalsanghvi5503]

There is one more anime wh8ch does it but I can't remember which is it Was it JJK?

[@アキコ2003]

@@himatlalsanghvi5503 jujutsu negative emotions make the curses. Devils already exist in hell in chainsaw man, fear just makes them stronger

[@daniillabunsky7345]

@@himatlalsanghvi5503 Yes, in JJK curses were born from negative emotions

[@crisnina.claudinoclaudino2939]

@@himatlalsanghvi5503 yes jjk probably, because of the whole negative emotions connected to concepts turns said concepts into curses, that are more powerful the more negative emotions are associated to that concept.

[@Anurahm_Kycor]

@@himatlalsanghvi5503 to be fair the author of CSM is a super fan of JJK and its author. I remember seeing somewhere that they were fans of eachother since they were writing at similar times. And when CSM was confirmed for an anime he said something along the lines of, im so happy my JJK clone is getting animated

[@moonbyun3949]

All devils are born with names. I find it so funny how after Denji met Aki, he lied to Makima and said it was the so-called "Testicle Devil" that caused the demise of Aki's nuts. Then, after Denji's first day with Power, Power proceeds to lie and blame everything on Denji. Just as Denji knocked out Aki by going for his weak spot, Power knocked out Denji by going for his will to touch some boobs. Power unknowingly gave Denji a taste of his own medicine. What poetic justice, and what a perfect trio.

[@mirthfulmagician317]

All devils are born with names. When it comes to the Car devil Makima is not saying it would be super strong she's just saying it would be strong compared to some of the really weak devils out there.

[@spiraljumper74]

I mean if the Gun Devil is as strong as it is I’m sure the car devil is strong as well.

[@meekumanu]

@@spiraljumper74 you are vastly underestimating how much people fear guns lol

[@spiraljumper74]

@@meekumanu I’m not, I’m American and I’ve been on the wrong end of a gun. But cars kill so many fucking people, way more. They probably killed a couple hundred people while I was writing this comment.

[@sunshinenluv]

@@meekumanu ESPECIALLY in chainsaw man's world

[@kcknowshowtoplay4302]

@@meekumanu so a flying cockroach devil could solo the verse ??

[@UwDxBeOutnumbered]

All devils are born with names. I don't think ive heard you guys talk about how Denji could empathize with power losing her cat, because he realized at that moment he went through something similar with pochita. So deep down it wasn't only the boobs he was after.

[@quiet_tech8209]

All devils are born with names. In Power’s case, My takeaway was always that her demon name is the Blood Devil, but she named herself Power because shes a raging narcissist and wanted literally the most powerful name she could think of.

[@shade0636]

36:44 The bros back at it again with their prediction abilities.

[@msj3888]

Lmao I almost spat out my drink when I heard that 😂 like how!?

[@ParajuIe]

I can't believe they actually called that

[@takanara7]

@@ParajuIe At the start of the episode they also called power saying something like "hey, I have boobs." too. For a second I thought I was just watching a review after they'd already seen the episode.

[@kongfeet81]

the power of booba is undeniable

[@SilasWolfe]

Alternatively: the booba of Power is undeniable

[@soul6733]

@@SilasWolfe Heyyyy!!! 👉👉

[@notsoharsh3549]

@@SilasWolfehere, 👑 you dropped your crown my lord

[@Jev_the_fluorescent_shrimp]

the power of cringe comments

[@kongfeet81]

@@Jev_the_fluorescent_shrimp 🪞 sir, you dropped your fedora

[@manvslife271]

"All devils are born with names" I find it absolutely hilarious that there are now not one but TWO moments where a devil was disgusted and freaked out over a thing that Denji did that was basically imitating themselves: Ep 1: The zombie devil freaking out over Denji getting resurrected Ep 3: The bat devil freaking out over Denji sucking his blood

[@ericlin2611]

I mean tbf, is a mosquito bites you and you bite the mosquito, that mosquito would be right freaked out.

[@illust_sushi]

Now that you mention this, it kind of applies to the next two devils they fight too!

[@dankerbooper]

@@illust_sushi Keeps fighting eternally and slashes them apart

[@illust_sushi]

@@dankerbooper yup, this and katana eventually being ironically slashed during his own sword draw attack

[@xenobazilla]

Nobody is actually scared of zombies anymore due to them being so mainstream in the movies and fiction people are just used to them. IF anything else, people has that urge to shoot their brains off. So zombie devil is expected to be weak

[@fullmetalpotato1258]

Chainsawman takes place in 1997 I think

[@BreedableVaporeon0978]

I love the Texas chainsaw reference with the hammer hit the door slam

[@msj3888]

Batty being scared of the chainsaw noise was a really nice touch. Love the voice acting specially from Makima, oh man.. Absolutely loved the powy and meowy scenes and pretty much the whole episode. Shout out to TNK who also directed Golden wind 27 the Risotto vs Doppio fight, and Jjk 13 the itadori & nanami vs mahito episode. We're 3 episodes in and this has been an amazing adaptation, real excited for next episode. Oh yeah MAPPA staff really know us they out here and gave me like 10+ seconds of Makima Cake I KNEEL

[@gabrielvera9972]

I already finished the manga and i can tell in this early episodes some of the characters have some motivations that might not be enough for a story to be around them, power rescues her cat and the what?, denji touches some bbs and then what. I like even more that the motivation that moves our characters are so non important or non serious in the big scheme of this world, and it’s exciting to theorize what real problema are gonna apear and what decisions they might have to take

[@mariael2620]

Fact: sometimes when possessing a corpse, the original personality or some part of it can linger in the body, only that tho, no memories or whatsoever. Like Aki said, devilmen are still devils, but also different from them, since they are born from a merge of the devil and the corpse, the devil side Is often dominant. How much personality is still there ? It can only depend. Power here for exemple may love cats because the girl the blood devil possessed used to love cats

[@necro819]

All Devils are Born with Names. Not exactly a comment about this episode specifically, but in the previous episode it was interesting seeing all of Aki's minute facial expressions. Like when Denji first dealt with that fiend, Aki's eye twitched when Denji admitted to not minding being friends with a devil, but then widens when he is told that he had not had any friends before. In fact, all of the minute facial expressions are amazing, showing more than I recall the manga doing.

[@MohammedAli1228]

It took me a while reading the manga to realize that this takes place in the 90s. The USSR hasn't dissolved in this world. In addition, no cell phones, no internet, and I believe just basic PC or nothing

[@neyte7313]

Yeah, I also love that it's sorta understandable. Due to some events some pieces of technology got forgotten along with their devils.

[@joemama-san2546]

More precisely in 1997

[@takanara7]

Actually the USSR had already broken up by 1997, when it's actually set. But [spoiler] various things that had helped lead to the end of the USSR didn't happen in history.

[@joemama-san2546]

@@takanara7 I don't think it's really a spoiler with devils around you can guess the timeline has changed from ours

[@invi022]

USSR shouldn’t exist still, it’s an early hint to the alternative history of the world. Will be important later

[@MrBlorp-sf9ye]

That "chotto matte kudasai!" sent me wheezing 😭

[@kingofnonation5843]

Love the idea that Devils are an embodiment of fears. I can think of so many potential Devils. The Collateral Damage Devil, The Clown Devil, The Closed Spaces Devil , Poison Devil, The Ocean Devil. :O its endless source of foes and allies.

[@KingdomCome257]

"All devils are born with names" Love the pre-existing concept of humanities collective fears bringing forth devils, like the primal cursed spirits of JJK (Earth, Forests, Sea, Humans) But for EVERY devil you face. You don't have to count numbers or keep track of magic techniques, you just have to think of how many concepts that humans fear collectively... (I'd list some examples, but that'd include spoilers, so let your imagination run wild) :)

[@MakutaNazo]

All devils are born with names. Watching Power interact with other characters has been a trip, and frankly im often more excited to see her on screen than Denji. In the opening we get some choice animation of these two absolutely sharing a single braincell and I can only hope todays episode is the catalyst for it.

[@jsdndksmdkds]

All devils are born with names. I'm an anime only so I'm just speculating. But I think Makima's point with the Car devil is the potential fear people feel for a name. Like there are probably so little people scared of coffee that it would be weak. But with cars, your aware of the capability of what a car could do. We might drive them and they're everywhere but that doesn't take away the potential of them being lethal. If you are standing on a highway and see cars, you'd be scared. If someone says "person A was hit by a car" you'd immediately think that they were dead or seriously hurt. We all subconsciously or consciously know the possibilities of what a car could do to a person. It's kind of like how most bats aren't even lethal. But since we have concepts like vampires or other things, most people have a negative connotation of bats. So that's probably why the bat devil was so powerful. That conversation was really interesting because it shows how connotations of words affect the power of a devil.

[@shoppincarties]

bingo, and much alter on in the series you can watch this concept unfold as a devil becomes weaker as people in real time get less afraid of it

[@shoppincarties]

later*

[@yen7017]

I remember reading that part at the manga where Denji threw back the taxi at the devil, i was just laughing like crazy. 🤣🤣🤣

[@captainbirch2.079]

The idea of fighting a creature that feeds on fear by making a meme out of it is amazing

[@DietWave]

All devils are born with names. This isn't explicitly stated within the manga nor I assume to be the anime but Chainsaw Man takes place in 1997, it really makes you think about what kind of very specific culturally important events would influence the Devil power structure. The internet devil, the sheep clone devil, the berlin wall devil, the GRUNGE DEVIL?

[@diamondrhino64]

I just realized something interesting this episode. Denji saved the woman, saved the father and child, but did not save the random dude. I think I understand the pattern there.

[@mr_leviathan]

All Devils are born with names One thing the anime has shown me that I didn’t fully see in the manga is this idea of how we treat our pets or animals in general. An extreme example is Makima who refers to her squad members as dogs that need to be trained and put to work or be killed. Then you have Power someone who as she put, “killed everything that met her gaze”, and here we see her forming an emotional connection with an animal she had every intention of killing (btw the track that plays over the flashback is my favourite so far). Then we have Pochita who has literally become the beating heart of the show, saving Denji’s life while simultaneously freeing him from the hell that was his current life style into an equally dangerous yet more comfortable one. I could be reaching but the way Fujimoto writes these relationships between human, animal and devil are really something special in my eyes

[@spiraljumper74]

My wife and I spent two months looking for our cat Cinder after her Mom’s boyfriend (who was cat-sitting while we were camping) let him out of their house on accident and didn’t notice for the whole fucking day. We found him, but it was probably the most miserable two months of my life and maybe the hardest I’ve ever worked on anything. Like, my Wife and I were sleeping in shifts, checking traps and cameras every two hours, we made new giant posters every week and put them up. And yeah, I couldn’t really just *go to sleep* I had to stay up all night and overload myself with exhaustion to get there. Poor Power. I probably would’ve bashed some rando on the head too if it got him back. Maybe.

[@takanara7]

How did you eventually get it back? Did someone find it or did it just show up?

[@spiraljumper74]

@@takanara7 Well we got the neighborhood really involved with it. We put up giant signs on neon poster-board and started getting calls. Someone a couple blocks over got a sighting of him on their Ring camera, so we asked permission to trap around their house and then put up new signs saying that we’d had a sighting and we hadn’t given up. That didn’t end up panning out, although we did find two other cats, one feral who we brought in to get spayed, and one who had been lost for so long the owner had stopped looking. Reuniting them was great, a bright spot in a really shitty period. About two weeks after that we got a call from a woman who thought she’d seen our Cinder in her backyard, the picture she sent didn’t really look like him and we almost didn’t follow up, but my wife pointed out that we literally had nothing else to go on so we went over. The lady showed us to her backyard and we started walking down to where she’d seen him, our plan was to set up new traps and wildlife cams. I heard meowing though, backed up a couple steps, and there he was, hiding between a raised garden bed and a shed. We’d walked right by him without noticing but he’d seen us and started calling. Happiest moment of my life probably. It’s actually kinda useful, if I need to cry for any reason, I just think of that and it’s immediate, the relief was like a drug flowing through me, I was shaking from endorphins driving him to the vet to get a check up.

[@sin-jay733]

@@takanara7 I'm invested in this story so I'm gonna leave this here in case they reply.

[@thrashinuva]

When I think on it, a blood devil would be powerful in a similar but more fundamental way than a chainsaw devil. The sight of blood is enough to make some people pass out, and there's an instinctive fear to it from far beyond tools, weapons, and ideas ever drew fear into us humans. In the same way, though, there's a respect and need for that very same blood as long as violence isn't associated with it. I hope the plot goes in this direction as I really like Power's character.

[@sarafontanini7051]

plus blood will naturally conjure images of horror movies and violence in general. actually, kinda explains why Power in particular is such a blood knight

[@GoatLuffy_97]

This episode was a tough one for any cat lovers out there.

[@qdkdicja10]

That cat sensed Power’s innate kindness and loneliness and approached her, entrusting her to take care of it. Ugh. I nearly cry-laughed when I saw poor, emaciated Meowy turn into a chonky happy cat the next scene. Power developed the grandma(and every cat owner’s) mentality without even realizing it. “You’re still all skin and bones! I simply must fatten you up.” Meanwhile her chubby Meowy’s contently purring, knowing it had made the right choice. Just exuding trust and affection.

[@necromantic9766]

All Devils are born with names. One interesting detail mentioned in this episode is that USSR still exists in 1997, when the story takes place. Devils being the seemingly only concept that differs from out world, it might suggest that due to them, history have changed. I would love to see your thoughts on it. Woof.

[@d_wiseman3409]

All Devils Are Born With Names. The thing that makes Denji so interesting as a protagonist and character is on full show here. He, in the same sentence basically says "Gimme my tits back" and sympathizes with Power and shows attachement and understanding to her plight, because it's similar to his. He shows disregard for others he doesn't know. He's the best type of showing a human character: Selfish and interested in his life and goals as a priority, but able to build connections and constantly evolving. The encounter with Aki and the talk they had already upgraded him from "I want nothing else" to "I want this thing" (the fact that it's boobs is inconsequencial, in fact it's even more admirable, since it's something he thought of himself and decided he wanted for himself, a small bit of freedom for the dog). I can't wait to see how he's gonna evolve with each encounter and conversation he has.

[@bencegergohocz5988]

All Devils are born with names The names thing is more about concepts than names. It doesn't matter what you call power, she is the blood devil. She is the living manifestation of all the fear of blood in the universe.

[@Yuki_Ika7]

Power is very wholesome!!!!! Twisted, but wholesome! POWER BEST GIRL!!!!! Also shout out to Denji for saving all those people!

[@colt1903]

Not people, women. The guys were just a bonus.

[@adsventuresome7511]

All Devils are Born with Names. Gotta love Power. It's nice to see Ai Farouz getting bigger roles. Speaking of 80s horror, the shot and lighting of Power dragging Denji into the house and closing the door is totally anime orginal, and I love it. Also- you mention Aki being cold, in the OP there's a shot of him covered in snow. Wonder what that could mean.

[@bubbletea7029]

I think the scene where Power dragging Denji into the warehouse is a reference to the Texas Chainsaw massacre movie

[@themetronomian7239]

This episode was "jam packed" (pun intended)

[@Raitooru]

That Charlie impression 😂

[@anishkchhamalwan1471]

You Should read Goodbye Eri and Look Back . Both are one Short manga from the same author -Fujimoto. Legendary stuff.

[@daviddan8498]

All Devils are born with names. In this episode we learned that devils gain their power from fear. The more humanity as a collective fears the thing the devil represents, the more powerful the devil is. In other words, devils gain their powers from humanities' perception of them - bats really aren't all that dangerous, but because they're so creepy, the Bat Devil we saw in this episode was pretty darn powerful. And as Makima points out, Denji can turn into the Chainsaw Devil. The chainsaw, which is feared as an all time great weapon of horror and the slasher villain (Texas Chainsaw Massacre being example 0). But something occurred to me last night - namely, if devils gain power from how humanity percieves them, what about the other perception of the chainsaw in culture? Because the other way chainsaws appear in culture is as the weapon of the brutal hero (DOOM, Ash and the Evil Dead as the two prime examples). And quite frankly, if we're going by the amount of violence that these chainsaw-wielding characters inflict, the only difference is on who's getting torn apart. So I guess the question is which one is Denji going to live up to, and which one does Makima want? Makima, after all, doesn't need a human hero - as she's said many times before, she needs a dog.

[@pixeldemon6173]

All devils are born with names. It's cool how the ending actually has a manga cover art reference (the one with Denji on multiple leashes)!

[@Nicox27]

Experiencing the development of Denji and Power's friendship is going to be very funny and wonderful

[@SabrinaSan94]

I love how all the reactors as soon as they saw the scene at 18:46 they immediately got reminded of the Levi vs Beast titan fight. It's such an iconic scene.

[@Siriexy]

All devils are born with names! An interesting thing to note is that, when Makima's talking about Denji and Power, she uses the counter 匹 (hiki) to refer to them instead of the counter 人 (nin) that's typically used for humans. Hiki's most often used to refer to small to medium-sized non-human creatures (including dogs, like the military men are talking about).

[@Ivy9542]

omgg the analise on makimas motivations this early on, by picking up the small details makes me so pleased, im so glad they're watching this T^T

[@ikeaaa6687]

All devils are born with names There's probably people who have cleared this up but in the instance that no one has, what gives the devils its strength is specifically the FEAR behind that concept, and concept is used specifically here because a devil can also be based on a non-physical thing such as the fear of the unknown. Fear is a universal emotion, therefore language barriers and what not would not interfere in the strength of a devil. Lastly, this is one of the most brilliant power systems I've personally seen due to the fact that devils will naturally only get stronger. If their strength is based off of human fear, then the devil has more power to terrorize humans which will further increase humanity's fear of that devil and the cycle continues. I hope this helped a little!

[@Kirathian1234]

This was seriously one of the greatest ED's of all time. It went so damn hard. I expect that from Maximum the Hormone but god damn it fit Chainsaw Man perfectly.

[@philipp529]

Very relevant manga spoiler: 36:40 I can´t believe they just called the biggest twist in the story.

[@TANKYU]

😂😂😂 1000% true

[@kermitthefriggie1802]

Basically when a fiend takes over a human corpse, they usually pick a name for themselves, but since they aren't human they pick random or just words they like so Power calls hersel;f power because she thinks she is powerful

[@Skibbutz]

Well the names do have some significance, they're not just random

[@bubbletea7029]

Spoiler! And Beam calls himself beam because...

[@Skibbutz]

@@bubbletea7029 Cherubim

[@invi022]

No, not really

[@BlaireRabbit1440]

All devils are born with names Hey guys, loving the reactions to the series so far. I am also coming into this series completely blind, so it’s been a wonderful time watching it in sync with you. One thing that I thought was interesting was Denji’s fixation on Power’s breasts throughout this episode coinciding with his failed attempts to connect with her. Whenever denji was frustrated with power or unable to empathize with her ( like when she lied earlier or that lovely scene on the train where there was such a stark divide between the two) Denji’s eyes almost immediately drifted to her breasts. It makes me think this is intentional, showing denji reducing power to “hot boobs girl” since he cannot successfully form an emotional attachment to her, and it makes me curious if his view of her sexually will change if he begins to form a meaningful bond with her. Considering what I’ve heard about this series regarding characters and detail, it wouldn’t surprise me.

[@dediualex3554]

All devils are Born with Names Leave it to Naruto to save an entire village FULL of people or Deku saving a whole city from villains, meanwhile denji “if it doesn’t have boobs , I DON T NEED IT!!” and throwing the car with the Poor dude at the Bat Devil 🤣🤣

[@JimFaindel]

All devils are born with names. And indeed, the more fearful the name, the more powerful the devil. Hence, an intelligent devil would make an effort to cultivate a fear for its name in human society to become even stronger. It is likely that the zombie devil would have been a lot more powerful a few years back, and has grown so weak due to media oversaturation that it had to resort to tricking the yakuza to get smoe pawns. On that note, it's interesting how both the zombie and the bat devil seemed to grow scared of the chainsaw devil in the middle of their fight, just before their defeats. If fearsomeness is our tool for power scaling in this story, then it makes sense that Makima would be intereested in Denji because of this. Also, this helps us speculate on future devils! You joked about Murica using a nuke devil or a justice devil, but I'd think they go for the much more universal, if not even primordial fear that could be born as the war devil. This series could absolutely go into some dark and metaphysical places, and boobs are sooner or later not gonna cut it as motivation when we're dealing with the pandemic devil, the inevitability of death devil, or worst of all, the tax devil!

[@steponestudio7771]

"All devils are born with names" a bit of toughts about power, since she's a fiend which is a devil that took over dead body, the body power took over probably was a murder victim since she got no clothing,covered in dirt, and stranded in the middle of nowhere. I bet they didn't expect the corpse they hid reanimated as a fiend , or possibly the murderer got killed as she reanimate while they hid the corpse.

[@shiggydiggy6847]

A little hint regarding Power's name. If you have played any Shin Megami Tensei game or spinoff (like Persona), think what kind of creature Power is in it.

[@sabrinajones9999]

“Aah yes power” Crap is that from the 1973 Robin Hood?! Freaking love that movie to this day.

[@fullmetalpotato1258]

The Devils power is tied to their name rather than the word. So a devils initial power is basically the fear of the concept, but if a devils actions causes it to be feared more or less, then its power will change accordingly. Past this point is some explanations of the devils that will come later on, but is not very spoilery to learn nowm You are pretty close to spot on saying power is an individual. One detail is that the devils themselves are individuals, but its unknown if the fiend is the same individual or a new one. So we dont know if Power's personality is from being the current incarnation of the blood devil, or from becoming the blood fiend. And yes, devils have incarnations, otherwise the series would be focused on wiping them out entirely rather than dealing with them as they come.

[@Owl_19]

HOLY SHit that moistcritikal impression was amazong

[@not_your_taylor]

All devils are born with names. That’s an interesting thing to bring up because it’s never hard explained and I will not give spoilers, but the thing that gives strength and potency is the fear behind the CONCEPT in the name. That is how it can not only transcend language barriers, but species barriers. Also, because it’s never hard confirmed but important to the setting, this story takes place in an alternate 1990s timeline. Hence the high tops and lack of cell phones and internet. Again, no spoilers, just theory bait, but there might be a reason why this is an alternate timeline.

[@HoaLe-pu1du]

People call power’s cat meowy I call it nyako We’re not the same

[@wanderblitz]

Nyako's really adorable too

[@DuyNguyen-cs5jj]

Omg that Charlie voice is spot on lol!

[@neilcherian257]

36:45 The madlad kind of figured it out. LMAO!!!

[@katrinaloughridge3079]

All devils are born with names - Basically the way that the devil names work- it's less about the devil names themselves, and more the concepts they're named after. For example, with the idea of the car devil and the bat devil, society as a whole would have a greater fear of cars. Sure some people are scared of bats, and a bat devil may sound scarier, but the devils' power comes from the fear of the concept that the devil is named after, not necessarily the devil itself. Love your discussions!! :)

[@Kaim.Argonar]

The ED is by the band Maximum the Hormone. Known for the second Death Note OP.

[@lwyhuyfee]

All devils are born with names As a manga reader, I’m really loving your reactions! I will say, most of your predictions on both Makima and the international direction of the story will only come into play later in the story, which many manga readers(including myself) predict will only come in the second cour, which WILL end the first part. Still, hold fast to those predictions! Even if they may not be answered, there will certainly be breadcrumbs, and they’re fun to listen to.

[@PT-jh4to]

All devils are born with names. Just a small clarification, but a devil's power is indeed tied to the _concept_ that the name is representing, so language barriers aren't a limitation. The only thing that really matters is how many people know about, and fear, a specific concept. In the manga, when Makima mentioned the Car Devil, it was much clearer that she was talking in "maybe"s (the thought of being run over is pretty scary, so MAYBE it would be strong). However accidents don't necessarily happen, and they're not the first thing that comes to your mind when you think "CAR". it's likely that the Car Devil wouldn't be too strong (although not as weak as the Tomato Devil), and cars being used by many people everyday would absolutely lower its power.

[@theonionpal6639]

EPITAPH DOES IT AGAIN

[@troggdorthesecond]

“All Devils Are Born With Names” One thing that was sneakily brought up during Makima’s discussion with the higher-ups is the mention of not just America, but the Soviet Union. Which, was dissolved during the early nineties. And going by how blocky the cars look, and how no one seems to use or mention smart phones, points to the idea that Chainsawman’s world doesn’t take place in our modern day. Which is a blessing in disguise cause now we don’t have to fret over the eldritch all-consuming horror that would’ve been, the Twitter Devil.

[@colt1903]

Bro, imagine this show took place in 2020. Bat Devil bout to be OP as hell.

[@Ymryrth]

Just as a reminder the story of chainsaw man is set in 1997.

[@JeTeLBaka]

All devils are born with names. You guys were talking about the internet, videos and memes, but CSM takes place in 1997 so it wasn't that popular... And remember the USSR was mentioned so it's still a thing in that world.

[@shoppincarties]

and some technology and history is also lost due to... lets say... a certain devil

[@dragonsden7934]

"All Devils are born with names." I really like this sort of power system that feels very devilish and is based on fear of the name. Now this is just my opinion, correct me if I am wrong but I feel that it's not necessarily the language for the name of the devil that's important but rather the concept. When Makima made comparison of Coffee and Car Devil, she didn't really say that Car Devil would be very powerful, but compared to coffee Devil it will be. And since other countries were mentioned, I assume that the fear of all humanity probably makes the devil as powerful as they are. My theory is that a new devil is born when a fear for a new thing is born, but that's just me. There should also be a reviving mechanism for Devils, since they have not all been hunted down after seemingly being in the world for a long time. Also I don't know why you guys are adamant about Makima being a devil, since currently there is no indication for her being one. Honestly she currently feels like just a more neutral version of Gojo. There was also the scene with the higher ups, where they said to her to not get attached to these hounds which seemingly irked her when she was calling Denji interesting. No idea if I am right though.

[@Syrius_Li]

Because we learned all devils have names and they become stronger the more people fear them, I find it interesting that devils can be born from fictional things i.e zombies. So devils aren't bounded to just normal fears but fears that are abstract concepts. So as long as theres fear about that specific thing, there will be a devil for it. Probably not that relevant but just an interesting thought

[@zocario9955]

All devils are born with names When it comes to things like the theoretical car devil, the fear that devils prey on is also subconscious fears and things that you don't think about. People generally wouldn't be afraid of cars, but if one is driving straight towards you, even if they stop before hitting you, most people would still call it a scary situation. It's not just phobias that strengthen a devil, indirect fear through fears of pain, disfigurement and death also strengthen the car devil in turn.

[@Silent33091]

Power's name comes from 'Powers' the middle order of Christian angelic hierarchy, many devils in this show take on angelic names.

[@thyageshnathan598]

The soundtrack this episode felt like it was straight out of a nightmare

[@mattiariccardi5460]

ALL DEVILS ARE BORN WITH NAMES Your idea about Makimas powers and like her being a devil made me think a bunch about how humans fight in this world, like I think Makima being a devil could be possible, like she does have weird eyes like power but it was stated in episode 2 that all devils, or well fiends have a very particular head, like power has horns, but she kinda looks regular? She did mention her sense of smell in episode 1 but i can't think of the sense of smell being scary so idk. Also if she isn't a devil, like I assume the other dude who got kicked in the nuts isn't, then how do they fight devils? Weapons? Can they use the power of devils like some jjk or bleach stuff? I'm really curious to know what you think about this because I just have so many ideas going around its crazy. (Also the code should have been POWER PADDING or something, but whatever).

[@Qin_Metit7777]

12:42 Yeah when he puts it like that it sounds like he just discorporates into a pile chainsaws

[@nabinoorshahil2715]

All devils are born with names Chainsaw man takes place in the year 1997. Thus sadly Denji does not have access to the internet and the only phones around are those older button phones. So he can't look up opai online which is why those porn mags were so important to him. They were a rare form of art more important than his own life.

[@animeproblem1070]

Power is named after the angelic order of the powers

[@8月4日-m5b]

お二人の動画楽しみにしていました！ 日本から応援しています

[@Midneight0]

All devils are born with names. And I think it would be fun (and is a good time in the series) to see what you guys predict are some of the strongest devil's based on fear of their name. You kind of joked around about what some really weak or memey ones might be but it could be good going forward to have some strong ones in mind and see which come to be.

[@WillGlacier]

8:14 damn MAPPA really gave us 10 whole seconds of that

[@Stonewielder]

They called the "make a trade" right off the bat!

[@ivangood7121]

A bit of spoiler but some devil just never leave hell. Thats kinda the reason this world isn't destroyed completly. Like darkness devil never left for example.

[@Noah-pc6wq]

All Devils Are Born With Names The whole relationship between perception and fear of a known thing, and it's corresponding devil's strength, was definitely the first big thing to hook me reading the manga as it was translated. Denji being able to draw on the fear of chainsaws works better with the context that Fujimoto the author is a big film buff. Chainsaws in movies are always the instruments of killers. Regardless of the very rational fear of a large, difficult to control tool, the popular perception of the chainsaw as an instrument of murder pretty much ensures that Denji probably won't be top dog as far as fears go But he'll always be strong enough to hang in there

[@pleasecallmedoku7215]

All devils are born with names. Denji is a very interesting character, his goal isn't anything grand but something that most of us take for granted. Even the "touch boobs" one, Denji is so starved of human interaction he'll do anything for intimate contact.

[@monster-enthusiast]

[Spoilers] 31:26 knowing what devil she is that sentence was absolutely perfect 36:44 big brain Caleb

[@gabagandalfoftheweed]

*S P O I L E R S* Though the translation they chose for 支配(Shihai) wasn't that fitting

[@conway_bidoof7392]

So perfect its insane

[@buryred7228]

All devils are born with names. Not sure we have to worry about the social media meme war, csm is set during the 80's - 90's since the U.S.S.R is still around. Speaking of the whole fear of a devils name thing, Fujimoto is a HUGE movie fan so even if Pochita's name as a devil was the chainsaw devil, I almost view him more as the "horror movie" devil. But yeah pretty good ep, pretty exited for the next episode so we can meet the rest of the characters from the op. (Edit) Accidently wrote "all born with names" as the codeword, lol

[@dorianTFF]

That moist impression was fucking nuts

[@badpiggy4177]

As a manga reader, y'all have actually pointed out stuff I never thought of when I first read the Manga lol. Also, an example of how powerful a devil is the tomato devil from the first episode. Not many people would be afraid of tomatoes ( apart from those with allergies ig lol ) which is why it was weak.