Review of Chainsaw Man

So many long reviews, I'll keep it simple: I give it a 7 "for a shounen", and I'd basically give all shounen's a 6 out of 10 compared to all anime. It's a fun shounen. Basic plot. Macro plot is that there is a big bad evil monster that did big bad evil stuff, and they're slowly working towards trying to find and kill it. In between this larger macro plot; the micro plots center around monster of the week/arc where the demon hunters have to fight and kill or capture the monster of the week. Main characters work for a public police-like agency thattracks down demons and kills them. Lots of the main characters are part-demon themselves, or have pacts with demons and this gives them powers that can be used to kill or capture the evil feral demons they hunt. Our main character is a simp boy who was so deprived and abused as a child by organized crime members, that he is easily manipulated by a hot chick into doing anything for the promise of a reward of some vaguely (or overtly), sexual favor, and basic necessities like food. MC can pull a string in his chest and turn himself into a part-demon that has chainsaws for a hand and face and he and his other teammates fight monsters.

That's about it. People die, villains die, lots of colorful action scenes, and they are reasonably well animated. It's fun to watch: it's eye candy, but not really big on plot. There's not a lot of tension building or character development, or story that keeps you watching. It's all about colorful action. I would definitely recommend Noragami, or Yu Yu Hakusho, or Hellsing, or Attack on Titan over this if you want an action shounen but also more story.

It is what it is. Colorful, brainless, action eye-candy.