At first the plot showed similarities to that of Bakuman, as it had two friends working hard creating the best manga they could make, however throughout the story the narrative became quite ambiguous. The biggest gripe I have is the character designs. Fujino and Kyomoto look slightly different as kids because they have different hair-dos but otherwise are identical. Then there’s the time jump and it’s not immediately clear who we’re following, particularly as they now look like the other character but aren’t. Fujimoto is a gifted artist but he really needs to make his characters more distinct than simply giving one slightly longer hair than the other, particularly if you’re then going to give a different character the exact same cut as the other character later on down the line! It’s so unnecessarily confusing. The idea of duality resonates throughout the book, from the duality of the two girls to the spiritual duality of the act of creation, and through to a duality of fates. There are two sides to everything, mostly reflected in Fujino and Kyomoto. For their published work, they use the pen name Kyo Fujino, a merging of their two names, signifying how the two kind of complete one another in their work but also in their relationship. So much of this book is built on this yin/yang type of give and take, seeing these different aspects from two different perspectives, starting just with Fujino and Kyomoto and how different they are when they first meet face to face.

Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 4, 2021. Archived from the original on November 13, 2021 . Retrieved November 13, 2021. Reclusive Artist: invoked A major theme of the story. Kyomoto stopped attending school from a very young age, apparently due to anxiety and agoraphobia, and took up drawing to pass the time. It's also shown how Fujino's dedication to making manga isolates her from her friends and family. After Kyomoto's death, Fujino questions if art ruined their lives, and if her friendship led to Kyomoto's attending art school and being killed. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 2, 2018. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021 . Retrieved January 9, 2021. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 17, 2022). "15th Manga Taisho Awards Nominate 10 Titles". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022 . Retrieved January 17, 2022. a b c 第66回 小学館漫画賞が 決定いたしました!![66th Shogakukan Manga Award – It has been decided!!] (PDF) (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2021 . Retrieved September 9, 2021.regret is the feeling of sadness or disappointment over something that someone did or thinks they have failed to do Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Archived from the original on December 14, 2020 . Retrieved January 9, 2021. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 9, 2020). " Chainsaw Man, Onna no Sono no Hoshi Manga Top Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2021 Lists". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 10, 2020 . Retrieved February 11, 2021.

Not that that’s a bad thing - I’m ok with both, so long as it’s balanced, which it is for the most part - but Fujimoto is a very hands-off storyteller, writing the bare minimum and relying heavily on the imagery to tell his stories for him. It’s laudable - I think that’s the way comics storytelling should be done to some degree - but in the case of the second half of the story, it’s unclear what’s going on or why. It took me a few re-reads to figure out what Fujimoto was doing but I got it, though whether you believe it happened or not is up to the reader. Yes, it’s one of those “impressionistic” endings where you have to figure out for yourself what happened - I don’t dislike those but I know some readers detest them so be warned. a b c 【第66回】担当作家 藤本タツキ先生Q&A！[[66] Writer Tatsuki Fujimoto Q&A]. Jump Rookie! (in Japanese). Shueisha. July 2, 2020. Archived from the original on July 2, 2020 . Retrieved January 9, 2021. Creator Thumbprint: Fujimoto's love of movies and especially the movie theater experience makes its obligatory appearance when Fujino and Kyomoto's day out in the city includes going to the movies. After Kyomoto's death, Fujino goes through a depressive bout and realizes that she actually dislikes drawing manga. When asked why she bothers, a montage answers the question in the form of all the times Kyomoto happily approved of all of Fujino's rough manuscripts.Shōnen Jump+ (in Japanese). Shueisha. January 1, 2018. Archived from the original on December 31, 2017 . Retrieved June 24, 2020. regret is as human an emotion as can be. it exists because humans can think. thinking about what happened in the past and reflecting on it is one of the most human things possible. and regret is the negative part of this reflective process. it often leads to questioning ones life up until this point. The story section will have some spoilers, so in case you want to avoid them, just skip the big paragraph.

Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 9, 2023. Archived from the original on May 9, 2023 . Retrieved May 9, 2023.Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 6, 2021). "Chainsaw Man Manga Gets Novel on November 4". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 6, 2021 . Retrieved September 6, 2021. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). December 23, 2021. Archived from the original on January 1, 2022 . Retrieved February 26, 2022. First of all, many already love him, so most don't talk about it, but Fujimoto's style is pretty scribbly. I love it because of that, but I can see it totally affecting his own self-esteem as an artist when he was young. And so he writes Fujino, the main character of the story. While her friends love her manga because it's clever and fun, she gets discouraged when another

This was a blast to read for me and many others as a massive Fujimoto fan it was amazing to see his take on a very serious and in a way "normal" story and this just further prooved to me that he can write almost any genre masterfully With this said, I practically already said that I enjoyed it so much, but speaking of the characters, I still felt them traced from lepiculas already seen before. I was a little bit confused in the middle of the end, and when I continued reading it (gently scrolling) to the point where I understand what Fujimoto Sensei is trying to tell the readers That moment I realized and talking to myself why tf did I choose a public coffee shop to read such an emotional manga,and I'm trying so hard to hold my tears not to fall in front of people and I did it,good on me. Tatsuki Fujimoto ( Japanese: 藤本 タツキ, Hepburn: Fujimoto Tatsuki, born October 10, 1992, or 1993 [a]) is a Japanese manga artist, known for his works Fire Punch and Chainsaw Man.

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Dream Sequence: Near the end of the one-shot, Fujino imagines a world where she had given up on manga, and learned karate with her sister, and was thus able to save Kyomoto's life. in the same school newspaper.They became friends and worked together on one-shots and did pretty well.When the chance for a serialization came the characters parted ways .The protagonist accepted the job and the other girl got to art school.Later on we learnt that she was murdered in a terrible incident that happened there.The truly shattering scene is when the protagonist visits her old friend's room and starts imagining a different timeline ,where she saved her friend and they worked together again.Life goes on and so returned to her work that was on a hiatus. Sands, Rich (October 8, 2021). " 'WandaVision', 'The Magic Fish', &, Chainsaw Man' Win Big at Harvey Awards at NYCC". Syfy Wire. Archived from the original on October 9, 2021 . Retrieved October 9, 2021. Then there's also the obvious KyoAni reference, which makes me wonder if he did this for himself or for them. Maybe for both, but we'll probably never know. That just makes this story all the more affecting.