"All dogs go to heaven, but devils go to Makima"
Denji merges with his devil-dog Pochita to survive debt and demons. Part 1 is a savage, tragic deconstruction of shōnen tropes built around one of manga's most chilling antagonists. Makima doesn't fight you — she makes you want to lose. Part 2 blurs the line between hunter and hunted all over again.
The Control Devil
MAKIMA
Ability
Absolute Domination
True Nature
Control Devil
Affiliation
Public Safety
Goal
A world without fear
"I want to create a world where the weak don't have to suffer. Where no one has to feel sad or alone. Isn't that what everyone wants?"
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CONTRACT SIGNED
You Receive
You Give
Public Safety Dossiers
Personnel
Denji
Devil Hunter
Aki Hayakawa
Senior Hunter
Deceased
Power
Devil · Blood
Deceased
Himeno
Senior Hunter
Deceased
Kobeni
Devil Hunter
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Threat Assessment
Field Notes
Why Chainsaw Man
- Makima is one of the greatest manga antagonists ever written — every reread reveals how much she was always in control
- Pochita and Denji's bond is the emotional core that makes every brutal moment hit harder than it should
- Fujimoto uses visual storytelling better than almost anyone — silence and panel composition do more work than dialogue
- Part 1 ends in a way that retroactively recontextualises every chapter you read before it
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