The Fall of Aki Hayakawa

The deuteragonist of the main story of Chainsaw Man, Aki Hayakawa is a man who makes a slow decent through the hellish journey of Denji. Acting as lancer of the group will his skills really be up to bat when facing seemingly insurmountable odds or will he strike out at worst possible moment?
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[@MonkeyDLuis-jh1sg]

Aki was someone who's desire for revenge didn't even let enjoy Himeno's love and when he finally gained a family in the form of Denji and Power and was starting to soften and forget about revenge, Makima turned him into the Gun Devil and had to be stopped/killed by Denji, his best friend/brother in arms. Aki is a brillant, tragic character

[@PillarofWind]

WOW i should never go on these videos lesson learned

[@CrankyTea]

@@PillarofWind bruh how are u not expecting spoilers on a character video xD

[@robertocarloscruzmejia6343]

It's even worse when you realize that his supposed feelings for Makima was a result of her abiliity to control living things, actually cucking since the start both Himeno and Aki.

[@scrums4748]

@@PillarofWind what was your thought process there?

[@PillarofWind]

@@scrums4748 I don’t even know. I think I was foolishly high

[@eprot6170]

Its been one and a half years and the snowball fight still hits way to deep

[@GutsPsn]

My eyes teared after reading this comment

[@matheustran8009]

Well now you can experience the snowball fight IN FULL COLOR!!!

[@GutsPsn]

@@matheustran8009 I wanna read the manga in full colour.

[@anel9067]

I wasn't even able to watch this part of the video...I just skipped. The same with the part, when they were on a beach

[@drasconboy6349]

Wait it's been that long already?

[@happyvocal]

Power's physical death by Makima also nearly brought me to tears-- it's not just that she's holding Denji's birthday cake, or it being a reminder from earlier that he had never tried cake but tried imitating it as a kid with flour, water and sugar mixed together and shared the sludge with Pochita. What got me is it's clearly a cake from a cake shop and it has personalized text. She finally had become human to the point where she could interact with others and buy a personalized cake on her own and she didn't mess it up either ): Aki and Power both really grew

[@3takoyakis]

Or she was controlled by makima to give him a cake? Considering MOST aspect of denji life as devil hunter are controlled by her

[@RagingMonkey03]

@@3takoyakis don’t don’t take it away from them 😢

[@Mycorrhiza]

I think it's not only a physical death, because although the blood devil will live on, power is gone. Reincarnation in chainsaw man works like it does in Hinduism and Buddhism, when you get reborn, you become an entirely new person. Who you were in your past life is gone.

[@artbarge713]

@@3takoyakis Probably not. I don't see why Makima would do that at that point. She'd already won.

[@zeropen0719]

@@TsIkonotAmA If I remember right Makimas power works if you think you are beneath her a reason why she seems helping others in theyre worst,gives a false sense of hope and they think she is awesome or theyre hero and automatically believe she is superior BOOM Makima wins.

[@thepackingpacjack7767]

Future devil: “The Future Rules!” Aki: “The Future Fucking Suck!”

[@3takoyakis]

Future devil seems like a guy in football match lol

[@LukSter18998]

@@3takoyakis future devil bet on messi 😅😅

[@arandompasserby1725]

@@LukSter18998 future devil bet on anyone he sees win in the future

[@streetst4610]

at first i expected aki to be a sasuke type, one of my least favorite tropes, but he really really grew on me. his whole story is so tragic, especially considering how he is way more openly emotional than most devil hunters. i love the sibling dynamic he has with denji and power. all the relationships he has with other characters are honestly beautiful and soul crushing. anyways aki-47 go brrrr

[@shizachan8421]

I'm not sure if its intentional, but I feel like Aki is a Sasuke type character, also in terms of his design, just in a, typical for chainsaw man, deconstructive way, in which his story arc shows what a life dedicated to just revenge would do to a person and how often, you can't have both, playing the self-destructive revenger and living your happily ever after, like Sasuke got to do.

[@Drawingsagespaz]

The difference between the two is that Sasuke has Naruto to Bring him out of the darkness. Aki didn’t, The one person He rely On use him as a tool to traumatize Denji and then was dispose of like trash “ A broken tool“ Sasuke was dead center on being humanities biggest enemy for peace, but Naruto stop him and forged him another path “peace”. It’s the perfect definition to have someone to lean on and others that don’t.

[@pottedplant37_]

lol aki-47

[@1fish146]

@@pottedplant37_ pain

[@jamrah8713]

@@shizachan8421 to me it’s just different ways of showing that path and at the end of the day its your preference in which path you prefer (akis vs sasukes). I loved sasukes character journey personally but I understand why people don’t like it, since there’s many layers to it than people like to admit, but I also really love akis and he’s probably one of my favourite characters in new gen shounen. It’s so cool

[@B_bang22]

I remember how badly makima's reveal fucked me up. It was one of the most flawlessly executed twist villains in history. We suspect that she's not what she seems but we aren't given too much evidence about if she's truly human or not. And the way she just casually drops it in conversation with Aki, it was a amazing choice to not go the route of a direct reveal with her saying "I am a devil" but her answering Aki's question with her own question, if he would make a deal with her. We see that panel of Aki freeze up in realization and he knows that he was being manipulated from the very start before ultimately succumbing to her influence. And becomes the very thing he hated the most and swore to destroy

[@IchigoShinagami]

I still kinda feel that the whole "The Devil is stronger the more their name is feared" didn't work, I think people are WAAAAY less scared of being controlled than for example Violence (since many powerful Devils, like The Gun Devil arguably get their power from a fear of Violence).

[@shizachan8421]

@@IchigoShinagami I'm not sure. After all, control is a multi-faceted concept. If we look at contemporary politics, especially radical conservative movements, lots of it is determined by by an obsession with control, the fear of control and the fear of being oppressed, therefore controlled by others. Like, many anti-immigration or generally xenophobic movements are mostly driven by a fear of becoming a minority and the association with that status as being oppressed and being controlled by others in malicious intent. We also see the fear of control currently with the anti-covid movements all across the world. Though at the same time, many people have actually a kind of schizophrenic relationship with the idea of control and being controlled, with the fear of being controlled by some malicious foreign influence often correlated with the desire of being in control or having a benevolent in-group figure exercizing control, by somebody who promises a forceful return to an imagined better times and the removal of undesirable elements which represent perceived manovolent ideas of control. Which Makima ironically, represents both. She is both the fear of humanity being secretly controlled by a devil, a malicious other, as well as the desire of being under the control of a benevolent and desirable figure, her being a charismatic, attractive and seemingly nuturing woman, who takes away the free will of others, representing the ultimate fear surrounding the idea of being controlled and losing freedom as well as wishing for to remove undesirable concepts to human life, representing a benevolent idea of a controlling paternal leader. Plus, Makima also seems to have special properties to herself, which may come from her status as a member of the four horsemen of the apocalypse, that being that seemingly her powers not only being determined by how others perceive her, but also by how she herself perceives herself in relation to others, her being the strongest as long as she perceives herself as superior to others. Plus, much of Makimas power is gained not through her inherit power, but by her intelligence to make contracts that benefit her. So I think Makima being one of the most powerful devils as the control levels makes the most sense, especially since it was established with beings like the Darkness devil, that more primordial and abstract concepts which are feared by the human sub-conscious tend to be the strongest class of devils. And finally, we don't really know the violence devils true powerlevel. After all, we only met him as a fiend, therefore he already lost much of his original powers and to add to that, he also was an atypical fiend whose human brain had remained mostly intact, so that he inherited a kind and peace-loving personality from his human host which contradicts his nature, as Violence Devil which I'd imagine weakens him further. I would also imagine that Nayuta too, if Denji manages to raise her in a way in which she appreciates non-hierarchical, equal relationships with others, probably would lose much of her inherit powers as control devil, due to such an outlook at others being antithetical to her powers.

[@qtarokujo3694]

probably the best anime twist villain reveal since Attack on Titan

[@user-vs3gc4cn3t]

@@shizachan8421 you should also see the radical left movement that use oppression and minorities as an excuse to control people.(sometimes make money of them) They use those points as a facade to see them as the hero while pointing anyone who opposed them as evil. Sometimes it’s to the point of going full circle. In chainsawman, to the eyes of the people, the safety division is probably like a police or heroes. And probably using the gun devil as a tool for her plan too. By that facade makima is a good guy to the eyes of the people. She even use that to her advantage by making chainsawman a hero so he weakens.

[@pepepecaspica...532]

@@IchigoShinagami I think is the fear of losing control rather than being controlled, we humans are beings of control, a lot of of mental disorders are deeply related to the lack of control over hard situations, their bodies, their life chosses etc. as the people that are prone to hurt others do it in mayor part to feel that they have control over others due to the lack of control over themselfs.... I don't know how to explain this in a more accurated way, so sorry if this dont seem to make sense

[@Okkotsu86275]

One of the most tragic heartbreaking characters I ever encountered. He was doomed from the get go, yet it makes him oddly endearing. I was rooting for him and Himeno, perhaps they still found each other in a different life

[@zigazdovc6175]

Maybe there is an Afterlife in the CSM Universe who knows. Lets hope Chainsaw Man did not eat the Afterlife Devil xD. Fujimoto definitely has a lot of Room to develop the Story further in part 2.

[@drmedes1477]

@@zigazdovc6175 Well, there’s a Hell Devil where all Devils go, so maybe there’s a Heaven Devil?

[@_aa546]

@@drmedes1477 hmm... i wonder how that would work.

[@clandestine736]

@@drmedes1477 There isn't a heaven devil cos nobody fears heaven. Everyone wants to go there.

[@calebsolonas6085]

@@clandestine736 than why is there an angel devil? Wouldn't the existence of one confirm the existence of another? Asking questions here after reading chainsaw man for the first time cuz I feel there's still alot of room to expand on concepts in the future

[@christianyesho7777]

One of the reason I “hate” makima is bc not did she manipulate danji and his life but also used others people and the worst was Aki literally founding a new family in danji and power only for makima ,the one he respected the most out of all, to just force him into causing more pain to them Side that’s really damn great writing right there for all the characters in the series but man I fucking hate Makima

[@toolazytofindaname1498]

Same dude….. i thought i was weird when i hated her from the very beginning…..then i truly never forgave her after she took away aki’s and himeno’s life like that

[@tonjolley6422]

The fact that so many people go "woof" or "bark" at her mention disgusts me. I'm not fully certain what that says about myself tbh.

[@mamoru1836]

honestly. she was too good to be true. hated her after everything she did. i acknowledge she's hot but that was messed up boo boo throwing tomatoes @ makima

[@looney8847]

@@tonjolley6422 ppl are just joking when they bark, i think everyone despised what she did.

[@Dell-ol6hb]

I despise Makima fr

[@fabfucious2463]

Revenge arcs are so glorified in media that I really didn’t expect aki to die before finishing his. Was honestly such a shock, even though the signs were there.

[@funbro99]

I actually would argue that its the reverse, all typical revenge plots usually ends in "dig 2 graves cuz revenge bad" Even naruto with sasuke arc has sasuke feeling hollow once he takes his revenge and that itself grows to vengence/to avenge.

[@Stryfe52]

It wasn’t really an attainable revenge to begin with. It was nice to see him growing to appreciate Devils though

[@commentateur-connaisseur-c1414]

Revenge arcs mostly end up with the proverbial "vengeance is wrong. Live well instead."

[@claymusicoff5663]

@@funbro99 well sasuke goes beyond just revenge. His is about the soul after getting revenge.

[@fatheralexanderanderson3829]

Aki is easily the best-written character in CSM and no one can prove me wrong

[@cloudbloom]

POWAHNUMBAWAN👏👏👏

[@michelepalermo5739]

You completely right

[@tinor9591]

Denji maybe

[@kingofthorn6165]

@@tinor9591 I say himeno

[@wewillgetmarriedhuh1061]

yes and also reze

[@kamiteague7015]

not to mention in his delusional snow ball fight in the end, he throws left handed, the same hand thats now a gun in the real world aki is highkey one of the saddest characters in chainsaw man, along with angel imo. hes the perfect warning for what happens when you let grief consume you and never move past it

[@3takoyakis]

But I would let it consume me to become the most powerful in the world like saskeeeeeh XD Jokes aside, lately anime and film become darker and its seems gonna be a trend for a while

[@sdprecords6599]

@@3takoyakis i hope so because im all for it. Also, he was doomed from the start. No way he would have known he was under the control of the .... control devil

[@wanabisufi8843]

Thing is, he does grow past his revenge. But Makima dragged him right back in, by forcing Denji and Power into the mess when Aki wants to walk away from it all.

[@moff.lol.]

Aki acts as a really great representation of manipulation victim. Pretty much everyone in Division 4 is a victim of Makima, but just seeing Aki try to take control and protect his family only for Makima to use him and turn him into a Gun Fiend is heartbreaking. The part where he can’t even remember why he loves Makima gave me the hugest sense of dread. I’ve seen people be destroyed or ruined by manipulative people in life and I think Chainsaw Man shows how horrifying it is.

[@randodox8375]

His story was pretty tragic. He gave up everything and drag countless of people lives down in the name of revenge only to find out that he's not gonna get that revenge. And when he decided to live his short remaining life span with his denji and power, Makima manipulate and transform him into becomes what he hates. Poor Aki never gets a break.

[@elverbell3821]

such is the task of the older brother my friend

[@elverbell3821]

just look at itachi

[@3takoyakis]

The plot twist is really extreme at the point I'm hardly understand it And it explained in a such a calm way of makima. "Gun devil is killed. Every country possess a certain percent of their body parts as if it's a nuclear weapons. Now come with me to help me take bigger percentage of it for Japan" Which is why the last part of CSM is nuts

[@hahayuck2169]

he never got a break

[@altechelghanforever9906]

@@AYVYN wtf is this cringe take lmao. Go back to ifunny with your nonsense.

[@lazarlemajic4926]

From wanting to stop the devil that caused his suffering, he became a vessel for him to cause a new slaughter. It is a tragic end for such a character.

[@Solararisa]

After Himeno died, I was rooting for Aki and Angel, then both of them bit the dust, at the same time. Makima really be sinking every possible ship in the series.

[@heinoustentacles5719]

Denji x Kobeni is OTP by process of elimination

[@odsttrooper3724]

@@heinoustentacles5719 I think you mean Kobeni

[@meychamochi]

@@heinoustentacles5719 LMAO

[@noelarreola5641]

Kobeni x Misery let's goooo

[@navisakura7374]

@@heinoustentacles5719Nah bruh, I ship Denji and Kobeni x Therapy

[@superblanco444]

Man I’m gonna cry when THAT scene gets animated 😭

[@michelepalermo5739]

I'm gonna cry again probably

[@wolfbrigade8042]

Snowball fight?

[@Approvedjoey117]

Bang

[@kinghaki3000]

Even though the Future Devil tells us that Aki is going to die in the worst way possible. I was still not ready for what happened. When I turned that page to Denji opening that door. My heart stopped. I literally had to put the book down. It was like reading and seeing something I shouldn't have. No other Manga has made me feel that way.

[@skad2485]

Same, my heart was racing during that and when power knocked on the door

[@TheSavoieSquad]

You just described exactly how I felt when I got to that part and then when I had the will to continue, I just kept saying No over and over again with tears in my eyes.

[@mtkr-tu6bm]

i didn’t have that reaction because my stupid ass didn’t even realise it was aki until the snowball scenes

[@cathedral1375]

Aki’s oh shit realization moment was so blunt and fast, it hit perfectly.

[@Simplegreentea]

What hurts the most is that Makima tells Denji that it was possible to save Aki from the Gun Devil. Denji just thought he didn't have a choice. That's why Denji's wish is to be Makima's dog so that he didn't have to make a decision like that again. And Ironically, that got power killed.

[@NoxideActive]

I don't know if the whole, "revenge is what ended Aki" really works here. Aki gave up on his revenge trying to help his friends instead and that's what done him in.

[@san-t7700]

I think it kinda works in that he gave all his life with devil contracts to avenge his family, and when he finally found a new family he already had too little time left.

[@d.ml.g9902]

It did, once he realized he wanted to spend the rest of his day with his new family, Revenge consumed him so much he didnt have any time left and even if he thought "I could spare these two", they are still Fiends/Devils and property of the goverment. I say is even worse cuz one thing is to want revenge but leave it and be peaceful, other to go through with it and then live with the poison and nothingness of it but his case is worse, he DID leave it behind only to be pulled back and know his end by the people he was trying to protect. His revenge not only consumed him, it practically consumed his entire family even after his death. That is one tragic mofo.

[@RuinousCat.09]

@@san-t7700 fuckk this is heartbreaking

[@3takoyakis]

Strike three. He's out

[@Capta1nTD]

The problem was he gave up far too late, and ruined so much of his life because of his pursuit for revenge. You could also say part of Aki's death is to reflect on how trying to avoid the future leads you right too it, but idk. Not sure how prevalent the concept of "fate" is in Chainsaw Man.

[@Fluminox-]

My favourite CSM character. His death honestly hit like a truck...

[@blarf4773]

yeah same but power's death hit like a train for me

[@RuinousCat.09]

@@blarf4773 nah I strongly believe that power will be there in part two

[@wingsof5stack390]

@@RuinousCat.09 obviously she made denji do a contract to find the new blood demon and befriend it. However they wont be power anymore

[@LukSter18998]

berserkkerrr

[@loserssuite]

​@@RuinousCat.09whete is bro 🤧

[@JDWalker495]

Due to the type of manga I’d read to that point, I figured Aki would get a somewhat happy ending (dying in retirement or sacrifice)even after Himeno died especially since he was a fan favorite but Damn was I not reading for what was in store. Beautifully Tragic and Painfully Ironic, loved this character

[@uditab3267]

I always knew aki was going to die .. but kept rooting for him anyway.. I was heartbroken after his death .. he was my favourite .. I felt like his death was necessary for the story to unfold .. for denji to have some character development.. but it was hard on me nonetheless ...

[@auzinsss1665]

Aki has one of the most tragic character arc's I have ever seen... "Do you want to have a snowball fight?''

[@Borara3]

Aki’s death is one of the coldest shit I’ve seen. Even if he is one of Denji’s friend. His death is just a name on the screan. He lost his protoganist connections and was just a name in the millions of people that got killed by the gun devil.

[@madambutterfly1997]

In Sasuke's case he continuously transcended his revenge to the point where his resolve was to be humanity's sole enemy.

[@ngmajora6986]

Peak Edgelord

[@MARCSEIDis]

And then he gets his ass beat and loses an arm for his troubles

[@madambutterfly1997]

@@MARCSEIDis should’ve lost a hell of a lot more, but that’s just my opinion. Oh that’s right he already lost everything 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@IchigoShinagami]

Like Lelouch from Code Geass, though Lelouch actually succeeded in his goal.

[@madambutterfly1997]

@@IchigoShinagami and made things worse.

[@ythandlename]

Aki's hair knot reminds me of a chonmage or a samurai knot in the fact that he is chivalrous as a samurai in his duty to deliver justice and protect the weak. When he loses it after becoming the Gun fiend is a sign of dishonor and he's no longer himself. Another weird and NSFW symbology of the Future devil is that it looks like a tree or a woman's birth canal; both directly symbolizing a being of the future whether it's a child or a growing tree, a passing of time.

[@katsukibakugou7878]

And it was confirmed that Aki's hair knot was made to resemble a gun's hammer... Either way, this is just sad

[@swiftersunite]

It's insane to think that even if Aki wasn't murdered, he still only had two years to live. This series makes me sad lol Edit: Oh yeah, two years minus what Angel took from him

[@matheustran8009]

He took 2 months I think? So 1 year and 10 months ish

[@bigman9341]

@@matheustran8009 I thought it was the amount of time he had left, so two months

[@michelepalermo5739]

It's all devil angel fault it was angel who brought aki from makima

[@jmtin.9067]

@@michelepalermo5739 angel devil at the time didn't even know that Makima was the control devil, his memories were suppressed. Angel even disobeyed Makima beforehand when she asked Angel to bring Aki together with him when they killed Reze, and usually, everyone obeys Makima's orders- only people with big deep feelings and attachments can break away from Makima's control, which hints that Aki grew on Angel and he cares about him. He even tried saving Aki and preventing him from making a contract with Makima.

[@michelepalermo5739]

@@jmtin.9067 yeah i know, i was saying that because angel accompanied aki to makima, and probably was accidentally , but yeah a remember when angel disobeyed makima when she asked to bring aki , but from what we know makima is a really strong devil, in that moment probably was unnecessary aki , but maybe when makima was against gun devil , probably she needed aki powers and angel power ( she could probably have beaten it without it) soo it's probably that she ordered in a stronger way to go to the beach with aki, even because angel knew where makima was

[@waterking74]

In some screwed up way at least aki didn’t have to experience his death or sees his found family in pain as he dies and get killed by said family, the man’s living his happy ending while unaware he slowly taking his final breath.

[@mavolent6332]

aki's revenge arc is probably the only "revenge" in anime that i actually like, nothing generic, no turning a new leaf like a 800mm thick plot armor that defies everything, he dies, and dies for good, there's no turning back from the shit you've done in your frequent seek for revenge, and if he did get that revenge and lived, what would he do after? 2 years isn't a whole lot, and knowing you know when you will die and how, its rather morbid.

[@pian-0g445]

I think a bit differently. He did turn over a new leaf due to the new people forced into his life and his prior experiences with loses, old and recent events. Yet, with that short time, he chose to try and protect the way of life Denji and Makima now had. It’s because of this, his death hurts more as we realise he was never in control and his last moments were him under an influence that would lead to the torment of Denji. It’s that despite his efforts to finally help those around him in a more human way, not only does he lose it, but his very existence became a danger to Denji’s mind.

[@luigiolivero4717]

In the end, the most tragic thing about Aki ? It's that he obtained all the knowledge that could've saved him too much later to be of any use in making his life less miserable.

[@tiredbusinessman77]

Man i still cant get over how even if he had the fox demon and the future demon on his side it wasnt enough to do anything and even the future demon power was useless and he couldnt master it i just loved that part because its make so much fucking sense that demons can give useless powers because they dont care about humans

[@3takoyakis]

It's called demons. You struck a deal with the most dangerous creature in the world

[@karalovett8567]

This character made me so depressed it's not even funny. Tragedy is too small a word to describe Aki.

[@Komushi]

I love how Fujimoto is able to kill major character without it being forced or ruining the story in any way.

[@Sylvastier]

Aki and Kurapika are honestly the best portrayals of revenge driven characters falling as they go through their journey, and I honestly hope the author of HxH continues to go through with Kurapika's fall and/or rise without shoehorning a "happy" ending for him considering he's basically been doing all the same things as Aki. Sacrificing his life-time for power, restricting how he lives his life for revenge, keeping his issues and friends separate as much as possible. I'd hoped to see Guts reach that point as well but sadly we never got another run in with griffith before the end. Although his influence, history, and anger were all justified and had their own unique feeling as he slowly grew to trust his group throughout the series.

[@anmolt3840051]

Kurapika's downfall has already been set up. His special anti-Phantom Troupe power up "Emperor Time" is activated at the cost of his lifespan. If I remember correctly, every second under "Emperor Time" eats up like an hour of his life

[@victordeluca7360]

@@anmolt3840051 Emperor Time is not an anti-phantom troupe power. But the rest of the post is accurate.

[@distractedrogue6472]

Man it makes me mad how makimas whole modus operandi works, where she needs to personally feel that she is above someone to control them so she maneuvers herself into the position of trusted friend in order to have people be emotionally vulnerable around her, just so she can assert power over them.

[@anmolt3840051]

She's really the worst

[@sarahthomson878]

Aki is my favourite character. I'm just devastated by his tragedy. And I'm glad I stood by disliking Makima from the start, so her doing that to Aki didn't ruin her. From the start, I felt like she wasn't a good person because of how manipulative she was with Denji as soon as she met him. So I had a gut feeling that she was going to do something horrible, and my gut feeling was right.

[@deadsoon]

That voice acting though, I wasn't expecting that! It's pretty good and original.

[@Tzimisce3]

He's definetly my favourite character, he seems very cold at first, but then you can clearly see that he cares so much about Denji and Power like an older brother with his two younger brother and sister. His death has been heartbreaking to me, since he get turned into the thing that he hated most, and he get killed by Denji. I hope so much he can come back along with Power in the next part of the story, but my hope is quite low :-(

[@robyn2124]

This is funny, I was just drawing Aki and Himeno and looking for a KZbin video to watch while doing so and came across this video. Perfect!

[@squid5900]

I am in the process of doing that as well D:

[@geckoplayz747]

He is the definition of a tragic character and I luv it 🥲😪

[@mcstabbins4501]

God seeing the gun fiend, just that one panel, is so damn heart-dropping Same with the snowball fight, just taking something that seems so casual but the reality being fucking terrifying is one of my favorite thing with stories. Just taking something that is normally seen as childish and innocent but being twisted and warped into something honestly horrifying

[@goobyaluob]

Aki is easily my favorite character in chainsaw man and I genuinely am heartbroken at his story and the prospect that he will never come back throughout chainsaw man. There’s nothing I want more than for him to be able to come back in a similar way to what they imply could happen to bring back power, but I also do think that the tragedy of his character is stronger if he is left dead. It’s just really sad but beautiful as well in the storytelling of breaking down denji while also showing Aki’s inspiration to kill the gun devil bringing him back to his game of catch in the end.

[@tfallspark5104]

Gonna level with ya'll. I first though CSM was the usual edge-fest of a power fantasy story. Boy was I freaking wrong. This seems to be incredibly thought out from start to finish, yet it progresses on an organic way, when death comes, it means something. And the antagonists are such dispicable and disgusting creatures, but you are still enamored by how they use their abilities and how they bend people to their will. None more than the main antagonis. You just love to hate her. Gotta admit, I respect these kinds of stories.

[@3takoyakis]

Oh boy, the plot twist come so hard while it's explained in the most fucking calm way possible It struck you as, oh it's actually dead and be used for country's ace card like how nuclear weapon works. Wait, but aki... And who the fuck is makima. Then struck you with how the most foretold devil comes in to fight against makima after President of USA sacrificed USA citizens lifespan to demolish makima. It's just nuts. And whole story structures crumble after makima tell him the story of her whole effort to put chainsaw devil out from denji. Nothing aggressive, just a subtle and slow one. I was thought this manga just another seven deadly sins, with horny stupid MC having powerful abis and make it even stronger with his friend. Although the ending is kinda similar on how they discover that they are actually the strongest shit on earth

[@geicolizard8147]

I think that part of the reason that Aki doesn’t show any reciprocated love towards Himeno is because of Makima. When his is about to talk to makima on the beach he says to Angel that he needs his job because of denji, power, and makima. Angel asks Aki how he fell for Makima, and he doesn’t know. Likely because she used her powers to manipulate him into liking her and not Himeno, like the hybrid squad at the end of part 1 where every character pledges their love to makima even Quanzi, who watched makima kill her women.

[@twoteencarat5333]

the worst part is how the only afterlife left is death so i can’t even be comforted by the fact he’s happy with his family now :(

[@KaoticReach1999]

Wdym? There's a Hell so logically it follows there would be a Heaven...the angel boy also immediately had knowledge it'd seem on hell

[@mooncat1321]

That snowball fight scene shattered my soul, it was so heartbreaking and beautiful

[@sciencestuffs8978]

Few anime do tragedy with the mastery of Chainsaw Man. The most painful thing is if Makima hadn't mind-controlled Aki to love her, even with his burning obsession with revenge, I do believe he would have found that love he desperately needed and deserved in Himeno. Makima gave him a new family. A deep friendship in Angel, and ripped it all away, making him become the thing he hated most in the world. Makima has ripped everything away from each of them. There's not a character I've ever hated and feared more than Makima.

[@squid5900]

I generally prefer animation over manga as I usually have a hard time connecting to manga characters. However, then came Aki and I have quite literally never cried so much for a character in my life.

[@MadHermit95]

The fall of Aki ? You mean. Aki-47

[@marcos-ll2yr]

the most tragic character of chainsaw man, people are not prepare to see that in anime.

[@TheTortinator]

My guy, these voiced manga scenes are amazing!

[@joro8693]

So I just realized something, In your gun devil video you bring up that in the list of names Aki Hayakawa shows up… We keep saying that if he could have went to the civilian sector and dropped his revenge he would have been safe and lived with Himeno. I believe they wrote his name there to show that no matter what Aki would’ve chosen. He would’ve been shot and killed that day. When we hear the parameters, adult males, and children. That means even if he got out early on, Himeno would have had to see him die if she was born in those three months. His fate was always tied to the gun devil.

[@FengLengshun]

>talks about revenge and the tragedy it brings >uses Rance X Arios' "Hero" theme Oof, that hits right in the heart. Arios was just so pitiable. Started as an Adol Christin parody as played by someone who ignored main quest for side quest, ended a chew toy for the Gods.

[@aya2799]

This was such a good analysis, and the voice acting was just amazing! I had already cried while reading the manga, but the scene with the voice acting made me cry once again. Great job!

[@Rainydevi69]

I love your videos so much. They only get better and better. I loved the voice overs for the sample panels; they hit differently in lieu with the quality of the narration of your video essay. Anyways good job!

[@weebjason_7371]

Cried my eyes out to this, your videos are so underrated man don’t stop making vids.

[@haydendecker9473]

The voice acting was super rad to see in one of your videos, please keep doing this if you can! And of course as always, wonderful job on the video. Production on it is chef’s kiss

[@L0wallyn]

Thank you so much for the fantastic content!! I loved this! Stay safe, comrade, and thanks for being born^^

[@justincunningham7892]

I love your channel so damn much. I rewatch the videos all the time. This one in particular got to me. Keep up with the quality content!

[@DJMilez]

Incredible analysis on Aki. Goodness!

[@ohokillcry6226]

'Tattered, troubled, top-knot, tenacious tamer. Tangled in treacherous turmoil' a mouthful there lol.

[@whirlwind872]

This was some next level analysis dude super impressed by this research and everything you put together I blitzed through chainsaw man way too fast to appreciate it fully, I have to go back and read it again for sure

[@Adrian-zs3ol]

Same, I shrugged this off as a "dumb fun" manga as I read through it the first time, but there so much more to it. Meti's been opening my eyes.

[@Seiza25]

Thank you as always for these amazing videos

[@kibayasha7301]

I was just searching your channel 10min ago to see if there were any chainsaw videos I missed and now you deliver a new one. Perfect timing lol

[@tutovii_]

this is an amazingly produced video !! great work!!

[@perxenicacid9339]

Amazing video, love your work!

[@nuva9658]

When the last snowball fight is animated and there is a sad music in the background while the sound of bullet and chainsaw is also loud, I think some of us are going to die. On the inside at least.

[@Ender13123]

My favorite part about aki is in any other manga he'd be the main character and denji would be his bumbling sidekick. he even gets called out for acting like a manga protagonist.

[@alifhazmi7341]

The fall of Aki but also the rise of Hayakawa.

[@godusopp2452]

Great Video! Can’t wait to see your video on Denji and other chainsawman characters.

[@juniortshangase7209]

Just found this channel AMAZING STUFF

[@Anman999]

Happy to see another video by Meti

[@tonjolley6422]

Brilliant upload. thank you.

[@MrTardy-bk3lm]

Been waiting for this one!!

[@kingshark9057]

This arc builds the grief the whole time and it's all released when Aki sees his actual brother come out of the house with a glove to play that panel always gets me

[@FoxCitrus]

10/10 thank you for this amazing analysis!

[@tophatgeo]

Fantastic video. Seeing Denji open the door to reveal the Gun Fiend was such a massive gutpunch - Aki's got so much tragedy to him and just when it seems like he's about to improve - Makima forces him into learning that his revenge would never work out and that he and his family are now being tasked with finding more parts of the gun devil

[@Ali0_11]

Aki has to be the most tragic character in chainsaw man R.I.P Hayakawa

[@Sketch-Mess]

due this video was awesome, that strike three line was so good. Instant sub

[@cherrypoptart2001]

Aki is the best character in CSM. Makima may be the best new gen villian but Aki takes the crown for best character

[@angusgibb6379]

Oh I’ve been waitin for this

[@VincoMalus]

Breathtakingly elegant analysis/&dissection📽👑🙌🏿

[@El1ne___]

12:29 *out of touch starts playing in the background* Nah but seriously, great video! It really made some things that I otherwise wouldn’t have considered make a lot of sense!

[@mariocastillo6666]

Amazing video 👏🏻

[@fastblueapple6082]

Another great video

[@leftdreamer6881]

I just finished the 9th issue of chainsaw man yesterday. I knew he’d die but not how, and seeing it in action was heartbreaking. Didn’t even want to turn the page (as If that would stop his death :’) )

[@matheustran8009]

This is an amazing analysis

[@okewittat]

this video is so well made

[@98purpleflower]

Thank you for this explanation!!! I read the manga but missed a lot of things and now after watching this I actually understand what happened.

[@Human_traain]

A very ironic desire He became the very thing he wanted to destroy the most Backstabbed by the person he trusted the most

[@muhammadnour283]

5:40 this is kind of random but isn’t Shigaraki’s name actually Tenko as well? And his hair becomes white when he “matures”, just like the mythical fox you were talking about.

[@asant90]

Dude was controlled until he died🤷‍♂️

[@Ebola-Kun]

I love your vids Man, hope you keep making them. I love that there are people more smarter than I that take interest in the same media. You are able to explain things I would have never had the energy to look into. Blessed be thee Meti, blessed be thee

[@SatchPatch25]

Great fucking video. It nearly brought me to tears reliving Aki's story.

[@yamantisshrimp2808]

Snowball fight before CSM: oh boy can't wait to have a snowball war! Snowball fight after CSM: how do i know i am not killing my friends right now *clenches snowball*

[@josephprice7669]

When i hear P4 reverie or P5 the stars and us i can't help but shed a tear from the music 😭👌

[@GPlasticBeach]

I'd also like to point out a small subtlety: when Making controls Aki and forces him to make a contract his expression looks like his focused and unfeeling one he had when he was first introduced and still obsessed with killing the Gun. When a making controlled him she metaphorically forced him back into his old self before his growth, making his entire life about killing the Gun again.

[@neha-cn4wh]

this is an incredible video. this guy clearly did his research

[@ImSK11yaknow]

I finished part 1 of chainsaw man yesterday and that snowball scene is still in my mind.....

[@meowraiu2]

i cried at the voice-over for aki saving angel..