The *Chainsaw Man* Experience

[@AlUnesco.]

is just i that totally didnt understand the ed tier list?

[@livid7447]

Bro kept changing it every time it popped up i thought i was going crazy 😭

[@niksolu]

at least he saw how bad Ed 11 is

[@AlUnesco.]

@@niksolu yeah man, I was thinking that queen bee's ending would be nice since he make the dororo op, but that music is just trash

[@davidreacts8786]

@@AlUnesco. agreed

[@nonlmao]

@@AlUnesco. They also did my favorite Tokyo Ghould ED too T.T

[@cwega2463]

It’s an adaptation. Not a recreation. The manga is more gritty and chaotic. The anime is much more grand and cinematic, slowing things down as the director knew that the manga’s pace would not work in the anime as it needs to slow down. Cleaner line work and a darker colour scheme. It’s still gritty and dark, just in its own way. Since in manga, you read at your own pace. Both versions of chainsaw man simply are showcasing the unique strengths of both mediums, of which neither can truly recreate.

[@ayamatsu6161]

this ^

[@guyred2083]

The pacing is actually exactly like the manga, the anime adapts 3.5-4 chapters an episode which is a lot compared to most adaptations. The problem is that people speed read the manga so they view the pacing differently

[@Steran]

🐐🐐🐐

[@noobatrain4437]

I know you got this from gigguk

[@TonyB369]

@@guyred2083I never really thought about it that way. I didn’t have any complaints whatsoever about the pacing of the show but I do remember now looking back that I read the entire part 1 of the manga in a day lol.

[@The_BlOb]

I think the casting was excellent. Kobeni and Kishibe were exactly how I imagined them to sound like (and even better). Makima, Denji and Power fit their roles perfectly. And the same can be said for most side characters too. The only one whose casting I don't agree with is the Angel devil. I wanted Angel to have a more masculine voice, but I don't particularly mind what we got.

[@JeTeLBaka]

I just didn't like Pochita's. He should obviously have a very deep and menacing voice.

[@Ghxurmett]

@@JeTeLBaka lmao

[@Ghxurmett]

angel devil isnt even human so cant really put a voice on bro tbh

[@yeetmeat2734]

@@JeTeLBaka should have casted corpse husband

[@virgilthemob1242]

I shit you not, the moment I saw Kishibe in the manga, I pictured his voice would sound a lot like the guttural and low-energy tone of Vlov from Tsukihime Remake and Melty Blood. I was absolutely blown away to find out Kishibe was voiced by the same guy in the anime.

[@mako7757]

The only thing I know about the future of Csm is that Kobeni's car is apparently important??

[@MillyKKitty]

Your car

[@7_Sergey]

As a matter of fact, it's the most important character in the story

[@birdup2141]

Yes, no further elaboration

[@Navi-pf4vp]

Yes

[@nothingface5919]

h e k n o w s t o o m u c h !

[@Hydroplutomic]

Thanks for the quick blurb about the author at the beginning. I started reading the manga after the first season ended and while I've been enjoying it I still haven't really felt like I've been able to appreciate it on the same level as a majority of the series' fans do and I just assumed it wasn't going to resonate with me personally as much. However, now knowing that the author draws heavy inspiration from Korean film, which is what most of my favorite movies are, everything that I've read so far has been recontextualized and I have a way stronger appreciation for what I've read up until this point. Another banger video, keep up the great work!

[@puppetactor2515]

I actually enjoyed the "alternative" style that Mappa provided. One story, 2 Styles~

[@SirStrugglesAlot]

I'm just gonna say that as of now, Chainsaw Man has 2 versions. The original gritty manga version, and the cinematic anime version

[@SirStrugglesAlot]

@@bipo4715 Let me just start off by saying that what I said is meant to appreciate both, and is trying to disagree with all those "idiots" that you have mentioned.😂At the end of the day, we have to understand that it is impossible to please everybody. It is even more impossible to have an anime adaptation that can literally mimic the manga panel by panel 100%, since it's the comparison between one single frame to 24 frames per second

[@Ghxurmett]

This might just be your best video Damian! keep it up ill always support u

[@thehomiedamian]

Appreciate it 🙏

[@ChickenMcBerger]

At 18:24-18:31 when you talk about the CGI on Denji looking goofy, he is 2D animated

[@MillyKKitty]

Either poor scene choice or this guy just can't actually spot when the cgi happens 😅

[@Dvst-vv2tp]

Bro the person who animated this is Tatsuya Yoshihara and he uploaded the LO of that scene on twitter, the sequence when denji cuts the zombies and runs towards them was definitely 2D but got mistaken as 3d by many people since it's too smooth lmao.

[@MillyKKitty]

@@Dvst-vv2tp Dude's a legend. He deserves an entire pay per hour.

[@monke7705]

LMAOO IKR bro is too talented he get mistaken for 3d

[@lebyandsmartiel318]

Yeah it's just so smooth because of Yoshihara and Kouki Fujimoto's skill, both master Animators. Also even the "bad" CGI in Ep 1 is on a level so beyond the likes of most animes that complaining about it seems trivial

[@soullesssenpai192]

The messy lines, The sloppy facial expressions, The paneling are not captured in the anime because it is an anime and all the things you mentioned are aspects of a manga. Grit cannot be portrayed the same way in all mediums of storytelling. Hell, Grit is sometime portrayed differently within the same medium. The show was plenty gritty. It may not have captured it in its style all of the time but it definitely did in the feel of the show. Also a production can be clean and gritty at the same time. Half of David fincher's filmography is an example of that. Great video as always but thats weird take from you but just like you said, that's your opinion and i respect that. cant wait for season 2

[@javiercortes814]

I guess studio Trigger doesn't exist

[@bryansong70]

Ending number 8 at 11th place is a war crime.

[@paulfel1236]

I have no idea but in most anime the lack of "grit" is a ocurring thing because i assume it would be really hard for animators to draw scenes with messy line work. I think some drawing styles cant be animated like the manga (Tokyo Ghoul or everything from Junji Ito).

[@lipeeefl]

Agreed, but I feel that mappa didn't even try to capture the grit

[@kvlvxn6186]

I agree with you, it would be way harder, and honestly, I also believe that Mappa choosing this "cleaner", "realistic" and "cinematographic" art style is because Chainsaw Man is the next big thing in the Anime industry especially overseas, people that don't really watch anime watched Chainsaw Man as their first anime ever and most of those people were impressed how "realistic" it looked for an anime, I think that was the kind of impression that Mappa wanted, a unique and different artstyle could make "normal people" to don't like the show, having a simple but beautiful and very cinematic looking artstyle definitely make more people enjoy the show, especially those who are not familiar with anime

[@SirStrugglesAlot]

I think Berserk displayed the best examples for an issue like that, it's nearly impossible to mimic the linework faithfully when adapting it to animation since it's going from a single frame to 24 frames per second. The only way it would be possible to do it is for them to utilize even more CGI to put layers of crosshatch on top of what they already have, which I assume is even more time consuming

[@NeeilsRoze813]

@@kvlvxn6186 imagine your first anime was csm 💀

[@lipeeefl]

@@NeeilsRoze813 yeah csm shouldn't be a first anime

[@datwee7576]

tbh having Makima be a bit mysterious to the audience makes sense. We have the rational functions looking in to see what the characters cant. She might be obviously acting manipulative to Denji and we see it but he wont till its too late. Giving me Interstellar pounding on the glass vibes

[@aussieboy4279]

The anime is missing that grit because it literally cannot replicate it. Fujimoto is so fucking good at being a manga artist he’s perfect panels and page layouts make it impossible to replicate in an animated medium. Which is why I appreciate the anime even more for using the strengths of its own medium to try and recreate the same effect as the manga. Sometimes it falls short, sometimes it exceeds the manga and sometimes it’s the same. That’s my perspective on it anyway. Also I NEED to know your reasoning behind the Ed placements. I think it’s a fascinating list (one I don’t disagree with because a lot of the middle ones are hard to rank over each other tbh) and just watching a video where you just breakdown your opinion on each would be great, though understandable if you don’t wanna do that.

[@Jdn-]

I’m just happy to see the manga animated lmao seeing fluid motion for things like the curse devil and shit was so cool to see

[@chaos-chaos-chaos2990]

Bro, I totally been saying that same take about the grittiness since I saw the trailer. I feel like it needed that Studio Trigger/Gainax look to it. I always imagined CSM as a KLK/FLCL hybrid in terms of visuals. I'll never say thay MAPPA made it look bad it's actually the contrary but CSM would of benefited from using still frame shots to capture those really intense or comedic scenes vs. the heavy handed rotoscope that had a bunch of frames & unnecessary movement.

[@alexithymin]

The Sea Cucumber devil is the best devil ez clap, lasted an impressive ONE panel in the manga. Also woof woof bark bark

[@lichede7410]

Chainsaw man anime look the way it does because the director desicion. In an interview he said, "..Fujimoto sensei loves movies, so I was convinced that if I could incorporate the essence of something realistic or cinematic, it would be good for the work." and "I cut all anime gag faces that would be impossible in real life." which is kinda a silly take because for me personally, it just make it more boring to look at especially something as hyper, crazy, wacky as Chainsaw man. Personally, I would prefer CSM to look something like Devilman Crybaby, Mob Psycho, or Bakemonogatari, but I respect the desicions they're making, the author likes it and in the end it's still a solid adaptation.

[@kei7540]

But most of the expression are the same 💀

[@Spooks_FGC]

I really like these after the fact anime breakdown videos, keep it up.

[@Mr.Q753]

The reason why the anime looks more like a movie, is because Fujimoto likes movies.

[@wangchang6082]

Bruh the ending list changing every time the camera cuts is killing me 😭

[@Iminyourare12]

Happy new year Damian 🎊🎊

[@virgilthemob1242]

Say what you will about the direction of the anime, but I think they nailed it as far as imitating western cinematography without making it feel stale and samey. If they tried to make it feel like an overseas production, they definitely spiced it up enough to feel pretty much unlike anything I've seen while still having a welcome sense of familiarity. And probably the best thing about it is that it never felt redundant for a manga reader. I read the whole thing between the time episode 2 and 6 aired and I was glad that the adaptation actually felt like it added something to the experience. I rarely ever read the manga for anime that's already being adapted so I still have the drive to watch it after I'm done reading and I was worried that I'd lose interest in CSM after reading it and I am thankful to the heavens that this was absolutely not the case. Shit was kino af and I loved it to bits. And while many complained that it never felt as goofy or funny as the source material, I personally never found the manga to be really comedic as much as it was sardonic and deconstructive, so the tone of the anime never felt particularly out of place. It might not be the perfect adaptation, but it's a worthwhile experience for first-time watchers as well as manga readers. In that sense, I think Mappa had the right approach.

[@Helfarbjdr]

kubosan wont let me be is an absolute banger of a manga. i would highly reccommend it. watch the anime if you can too

[@Timaeus3]

Hey Dad, thanks for dropping by and visiting the fam for the first time in 10 years. We all were happy to see you until you got drunk and pushed little Jimmy off the balcony, and he broke his leg. I hope you'll find the time to stop drinking and come and visit you again next year! Happy New Years, your loving son

[@ConClasher3]

Ngl the anime makes me like the manga more and actually lead to me rereading it so now I rate it 8/10 lmao regardless really enjoyed it

[@gozinator_btw]

I give it 9.5/10 but I do respect ur opinion ratings don't really matter in my book as long as I enjoy it then F ratings

[@marlon3985]

The chainsaw man adoption was a success but as a fan it didn't meet the hype simple because of the pacing along with the very short first season and the too perfect art style, it didn't have that unique feel.

[@treeleaves1995]

I think it would be very hard to make that messy style into an anime. Like they did the same thing for jjk

[@Rohit-iz8jz]

Happy New year uncle 🎉🥳🎉

[@notanoption21]

20:10 like a marvel movie. I think mappa does not even consider colors and asthetics.

[@HaganeNoGijutsushi]

I'm 100% with you on the lack of grittiness. Looks wise, the anime is the Phantom Menace to the manga's Star Wars; like replacing practical effects and dirty sets with plastic looking CGI.

[@tailedgates9]

My hatred of Kobeni didn't even have anything to do with the dubbing, it was the fact that she wasn't contributing at all to the solution and was just accusing and constantly threatening to kill Denji. XD Why wouldn't she be hated? That being said, I warmed up to her and look forward to seeing more of her in action.

[@yasashiiya1]

Happy New Year and best wishes🥳

[@antivoided]

kobeni's voice was exactly how i imagined tbh

[@reroreros]

i also wish the anime was more gritty. what drew me into csm in the first place was the manga artstyle, which can hardly be seen in the anime. just feels like mappa got pressured into making csm super pretty looking, bc ppl often think good animation=good anime. i still like the anime, but hopefully they'll make it more gritty to match the vibe for season 2

[@kei7540]

I would really say csm is gritty though. Fujimoto just has a sketchy artstyle. A anime is always gonna look cleaner and pretty than manga that just how it is

[@ottohuttunen403]

I think that the anime did a good job of the first chapters, as the real things start to happen right after this. In my opinion the anime version was better than the manga so far, but i think from this point on if the anime gets a second season, it won't live up to the sheer insanity and action of the original work. Like the bomb devil arc has so much stuff going on that no studio can create a whole season of anime if the point is to have brilliant animation. I too do think that it's not completely same as the manga which makes it better. With this you can enjoy the anime adaptation and also the manga. Also the anime is better also in a way that it has slow points. Tatsuki Fujimoto clearly meant to make an action packed and also emotional story, and the slow parts help a lot as the manga is in my opinion way too fast. So i suggest read the manga (i read it like in 4 hours).

[@tammamayourmum4897]

yea pretty much everything i think about chainsaw man combined into a single video even the ed tier list is a W, damian fr my long-lost asian brother even though im white as cocaine

[@melanietabora14]

After a year of not seeing your videos after the Jojo’s part 5 one KZbin algorithm brought me back 😎🤟🏼

[@catrfish269]

Bark bark wood woof

[@monke7705]

tbh i wanna see how trigger adapt the series, i think they would've gone wild like edgerunner idk just a thought

[@matthiasgodille6561]

Using 2D segments to complain about the CG is kinda silly lmao

[@cwega2463]

The part at 18:30 where you complain about the CG and it looking like a five year old controlling it and it looking silly; the clip you used was literally 2D.

[@ciao6680]

The jokes write themselves. Suppose it only goes to show how seamless the 3CGI integration actually is.

[@tiaoooo]

still the criticism itself is valid. The cg looks bad tbh

[@ciao6680]

@@tiaoooo Bro doesn't know what bad CGI looks like. Looks fine. Ain't anything spectacular, sure, but neither does it detract from the product as a whole.

[@tiaoooo]

@@ciao6680 i know the cg itself isnt bad but saying the mix doesnt looks weird is insane. The problem is blending 2d and 3d is not going to look good and it doesnt. I know is some of the best cg in anime but that doesnt make it great at all, is distracting and feels weird

[@tiaoooo]

@@ciao6680 like nobody cant deny that full 2d characters would look better

[@ougibestgirl5373]

my favourite edning is actully 8 suprised its so low on the list

[@beyris]

I think the anime nailed everything related to sound, from the voice acting to the OST to the sound design. As for Kobeni, I found her annoying in the anime too, but I think in a way that's something worth praising. Karin Takahashi played her absolutely wonderfully and really brought out that ugly, cowardly aspect of her character. I always felt while reading the manga that Kobeni was supposed to be really obnoxious, and Karin definitely brought that out.

[@MM-ko1qz]

Hey Bro when are you going to watch the rest of jojo part6 I’m still waiting

[@cremi5053]

Hemino getting freaky was the best part

[@THAT_GUY119]

More of a kobeni’s car type of guy but you do you

[@subhushankundoor6277]

Bark bark woof woof

[@ougibestgirl5373]

so your complaint is that it looks too clean?

[@techyougo]

Since this is more of an adaptation and not a recreation they should lean more into the cultured stuff next season

[@comiclylargewrench860]

Can we as chainsaw man manga readers that when season 2 comes the only that we should spoil is Is that reze dies to the typhoon devil contracter so that when anime onlies watch they get the same feeling as we did in the even more since the anime would definitely do its for the setup

[@babafrigarodolfo6889]

Ah nah they tricked my homeboy He went to talk about the cgi and put a rotoscoped animation example instead

[@killerdust1635]

You gon catch some flack from Maximum the Hormone fans

[@Soybean13]

What i like about this show is....in the other popular action shonen, it's often times that the mc get outshined by another side characters....while in this show denji always stole the scene with his antics almost everytime when he's on the screen

[@virgilthemob1242]

Denji is honestly one of the most original shonen characters I've ever seen. The scene where he kicked Aki in the balls was my awakening to his greatness. Any normal shonen protag would have eaten a slice of humble pie from his senpai if he attempted to defeat him then trained to become stronger, but Denji really ain't your average mc, from his ethics to his motivations. He really is one of a kind.

[@martialspiritwarrior]

@VirgilTheMob Denji is badly written. There are many similar protagonists like Denji outside of anime that I was not impressed with his character.

[@virgilthemob1242]

@@martialspiritwarrior So what? You don't look at characters in a vacuum. Denji is particularly interesting specifically because he subverts tropes associated with shonen protagonists and even within the cast of his own story, he's a misfit that does his own thing with no regards to his role in the story or his relationship with most other characters. And even leaving that aside, I genuinely don't know what you mean by badly written, since most of his traits, be they negative or positive, are fairly deliberate.

[@thirst_man]

@@martialspiritwarrior being a perverted dumbass isn't everything about denji. there's so much more to him when you actually take the time to think about it.

[@martialspiritwarrior]

@VirgilTheMob So, a badly written character ruins the plot. How is Denji a misfit. This would make sense if he was bullied for being half devil, but he became one the same day he met Makima. The author writes Denji to be more of a victim of society than a misfit, always obeying orders and never making his own choices just like, well, a dog. Denji is the opposite of interesting, or at least his goal is. Denji made a contract with Pochita to live a normal life. Denji desires food, shelter, and boobs. Denji is badly written because Denji's goal needs to be living a normal life. Denji is still hunting devils, which is no different from his previous life. A normal life for a 16 year old boy should be going to school, living with a roof over his head, and enjoying his youth in general. A Denji with common sense would think of a way out of Makima's custody because when he first meets her, he has two choices: Death or be her dog. Therefore, Denji goal would be to escape in order to live a normal life. Another reason Denji is a badly written character is its anime adaptation . Ryu's adaptation of the anime removes the gag in Chainsaw man, focusing more on a serious tone, which, as a result, makes Denji unfunny and annoying. I never read the manga, but according to thousands of upset Japanese Chainsaw Man fans, they hated the anime adaptation. A big part of the aversion is how Denji relies heavily on gag. I had little laughs as I progressed into the anime. What I thought was a good anime became a clear disaster. Fujimoto's vision of Chainsaw Man is terrifying and unsettling, and although it does accomplish these feelings, the anime was missing the comedy. The hotel episode took me back to the horror of The Shining, but the characters ruined the experience as they were not at all interesting, and the same can be said with the main casts aside from Aki who is hands down the best character in the entire show. Himeno is a buzz killer in the show, being a bad influence on Aki and telling her sob story, which helps to make the episode unsettling. The other two were bland and annoying, not giving any laughs. Kobeni bears a resemblance to Shelly Duvall's character in The Shining, in the nature of her meekness and timidness, as well as holding a knife. In contrast, Kobeni's performance was jarring to watch. Her lousy performance of fear was all in the moment, and her expressions were insincere and superfluous. If this was meant for comedy purposes, I was not laughing or entertained. I won't bother with the new guy. 2 boring, annoying characters, and 1 unlikable chick. Imperatively, it is Denji's job to be one to stand out as a gag. He sleeps in a bed while everyone figures out how to escape. The whole episode wasn't interesting besides the unsettling atmosphere. I was mostly annoyed by the characters' failure attempts to be comedic. I think that whole episode needed a different story. Perhaps they were all dreaming. Denji, unintentionally, is the first one to escape by sleeping in the dream world. That way, more focus would be on the new characters. And then they can pay homage to The Shining. Speaking of which, a third reason why Denji is badly written is that he is not a dynamite character. He has no real ambition, no decision-making. Although the author uses dynamic to have Denji see the mundane of his goals and have Denji become his own master, it's not okay to have an uninteresting protagonist who doesn't move me. Why not have Makima be a devil tamer. Why not have Denji be on oath to serve Makima, unable to escape or kill Makima. Power can also be in a similar situation as Denji. Make Denji more of a loyal dog rather than a mindless dog. This would make Denji an interesting character. Subverting expectations is a double-edged sword. While it can deconstruct tropes and add twists, it can be used as shock value and even make no sense to the story. That is to say Denji makes no sense. In conclusion, Denji is a badly written character.

[@Tohpeak]

22:11 AYY ED 3 AT #7. HE JUST LIKE ME FR 💨 Also is the year of our Lady Aqua over and 2023 will be Senjougahara sweep?

[@flyingorange2482]

JJK also had messy lineart, yet no one complains about the anime adaptation...

[@gigashill]

18:23 bruh thats not even CG WTF

[@SupremeOverlordR]

Kobeni the goat for real

[@peter9930]

after I finished this season I instantly started reading the manga. Caught up in like 2 days lol. The series is sick

[@attoboi9763]

before i watch the video i bet damian is a kobeni SIMP

[@takanara7]

lmao 9:59

[@attoboi9763]

@@takanara7 I cant believe I was right, so PREDICTABLE

[@lightworker2956]

Bark bark, woof woof

[@wiktord9264]

I hate you for putting dogland so low. It was my favourite onee 😭 oh.. it's 3rd. I thought it's number 11. yea. nvm. mb

[@HeroOfHell667]

18:30 bro that is not even cg what you talking about?

[@eliredeagle9084]

Great dialogue for the first season of Chain-saw Man would say ending 11 is the best actually 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@Arda-kf8nd]

Bark Bark Woof Woof

[@OGnewar]

So basically, you wanted the anime to be comical and gritty. But I loved how the actual anime was realistic and quite cinematic with real-life movements and whatnot, at times I even thought I was watching a live action or something, as a manga reader myself, I enjoyed the anime thoroughly and had no complaints other than some goofy cgi in the first few episodes (it got better) and the fact that it was only 12 episodes for this season. Just when the story started picking up, it ended, now we have to wait 2 years for another season : ( I feel like it kinda killed the momentum, but the part where they ended was a good ending point so it's fine i guess.

[@stellarmagnolia_]

Ed tier list goes hard tbh

[@luksalter8200]

Woof woof

[@17Hisagi99]

20:40 I feel that way about most modern anime. They look so bright and clean that it kills some of the impact. Im not saying they're bad because of it, just that in the transition towards the "modern anime aesthetic" something precious was loss in exchange. And I imagine it wouldn't be worth the effort to gain it back, as it would alienate current audiences that absolutely love the shining colours palette (there is nothing wrong with that). I sound like an ol' boomer talking and I'm 23, goodness im pretentious lol.

[@BM.Brandon]

are you sure tht pet python didnt just wanna play with it's food until you guys broke up and it no longer had the opportunity to eat you?

[@Seissmo]

We’re in the Season 2 waiting room.

[@modvavet]

So far as the grittiness, honestly, I think it would have been damn near impossible to really convey the style of the manga in animation. Mostly for the same reasons that Junji Ito's style is very difficult to capture in animation. While it may be a bit messy in Fujimoto's case, his work is also very heavily-detailed. The sheer amount of work that would go into really replicating that in motion would be insane. Attack on Titan has occasionally captured some of that in its anime and done decently with it, but it's generally only in small parts. The only other example I can think of where a studio really tried to do that was in Berserk 2016, and we all know how that turned out. I feel like it's definitely a valid thing to miss, but there probably wasn't really anything that could have reasonably been done about it.

[@JoshB1]

u thought the song by tk was the 2nd worst? thats crazy

[@beefydd]

Keeping me pure

[@Blueskies2513]

I KNOW WHAT YOU AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRREEEEEEE

[@Rhobeni]

Kobeni my beloved.

[@abhaynegi3257]

bark bark woof woof

[@bobblehead7002]

Love the manga. Part 2 has been great so far

[@srcoeiu6100]

The (non-existent) deep meanings of Neon Genesis Evangelion's Christian imagery and symbolism has gotta be my favorite part of the franchise It's funny people are definitely gonna go insane trynna see what's the meaning and the true reason is just cause it looks cool lmao Yeah i could tell

[@paradoxbangz]

drop the fate video bro pls

[@bigman4407]

Wow this dude mentioned Bill & Ted excellent adventures. He is well cultured & in the know.

[@fernandolemus5965]

Can't wait for s2

[@TQTear]

I'm gonna be honest, after watching a couple of your videos you've become the only anituber I like. These days it feels like every anime reviewer is trying to become the reincarnation of DemolitionD, but your way of making videos is refreshing, mostly because you humor is great and because you actually know how to give your opinions in a genuine manner, while understanding anime as a medium. In fact, I don't agree with like 70% of what you said in this video, but the way you speak your mind is the only thing I want in an anime youtuber. Regarding the topic, I think that a good anime adaptation should recreate to the viewers the same feelings the readers had when they were reading the manga, its an adaptation after all, it should capture the feel of the source material. Adaptations are generally worse than the source material, but people don't really care, cause even if they are inferior, it still feels like the original work. Take for example Jojo part 6 (no spoilers btw). Did the last 12 episodes look like a powerpoint presentation? Yes. Did I care? Yes. Did I have a great time nonetheless? Fuck yeah, because even if the animation sucks, the production still makes it feel like Jojo's, which is something that I can't say regarding Chainsaw Man. Also, about Fujimoto having a big part in the production? not sure about that, I mean, in the same interview where he talked about the Avengers he also said "I love anime, but I don't have any experience in making it, so I am leaving it all to them." so yeah. Anyway, great video.

[@fbnfranco]

End of the day season 1 was still a 8/10 with hope that season 2 will improve upon what season 1 did. Episode 12 was the only episode I truly felt captured the essence of what CSM is so hopefully mappa continues going in that direction but I guess we'll see

[@kei7540]

They whole season captured the essence💀

[@gozinator_btw]

I give it 9.5/10

[@jn7357]

I thought it's chainsaw boy 1:00

[@reedlw]

Ending 4 at No.1 . Thank you for being objective and fair @thehomiedamian

[@Mr.unkown78]

Bark bark woof woof i want to die

[@ryanchain9746]

“the paneling” its an anime, there are no panels 😭😭😭 some ppls expectations are just unrealistic

[@kei7540]

Anime sucks I wish the curse devils finger flcked my tv everytime Aki used it 😭

[@3zazel-18]

19:26 Bro why do I always have to be like that 😔😞🤓 ? Iam starting to have a PTSD with it🤓

[@andraskovacs5431]

Ngl Makima is the reason I checked out Chainsaw man. Not bechause she's hot. But bechause people called her worse than Hitler

[@TonyB369]

Can’t believe this guy had an opinion I disagreed with. SMH my head. Unacceptable. In all seriousness though, I really enjoyed this video and thought you’re criticisms were pretty fair.

[@badpiggy4177]

17:05 fr. Instead of being flashy, they focussed more on brutality and weight for the fights My fav devil is definitely the eternity devil mostly cus the eternity devil arc is still my fav arc, and the fight is just hilariously badass lol Also most rough styles in general are kinda impossible to translate into animation tbh. This happens to pretty much every adaptation lol.

[@sctoladn9592]

unbelievably based favourite character 💪

[@sekai2982]

Stone ocean when

[@weeweepoopooman8883]

hey absolutely based

[@wangyuchun1742]

Hey, I have that figure... Nice

[@cosmo_loverhalloween8648]

HALLOWEEN!

[@biguzivertical5774]

My new years Resolution is to stop meatriding your channel (it's extremely hard,,, you're so fine bruh 😻)

[@nrishiee5231]

I think this is the first time i've disagreed with you. The 3D looks great to me. also, the example you showed at 18:25 was actually 2D animated. the animator in charge of that shot posted the animation breakdown on his twitter. but yeah, i guess it goes to show that if viewers can't tell what's 2D and what's 3D, then was the 3D good? hell yeah it was good.

[@lebyandsmartiel318]

Well yeah, just look at Ep 3, 8, 9, 12. The action parts that use 3D are so dynamic and weighty. The complaints from people feel arbitrary

[@Deid]

sure your average joe wont be able to properly tell what is actually cgi, rotoscoped and trad 2D, but they will still be able to tell something is off. which is how you get the reaction of a very large portion of the audience here. if the cgi was actually good, your dumbest media consoomers wont even be able to tell there was much cgi at all. most probably dont even know the bg's in pretty much every scene are cg.

[@nrishiee5231]

@@Deid i agree. im just saying if you feel "something is off" from 2D animation while trying to spot 3D, and classify it as such, it just proves that the majority of the anti 3D crowd don't know what the fuck they're talking about.

[@ryanchain9746]

i think its perfect lmao

[@gozinator_btw]

Me too I think CSM is perfect

[@sathvikkalikivaya10]

Woof