Review of Chainsaw Man

Chainsaw Man did for me everything Jujutsu Kaisen fails to do, even today with it's Shibuya Incident arc. CSM doesn't rely on willpower, the power of friendship, or Chi to give it's characters fighting abilities and reasons to win. It's just kinda silly and disturbing at the same time. Visually, far more interesting than most modern shounens because sometimes, less is more. I don't even know WHY I liked CSM so much, only that I rewatched it immediately when the dub came out and I think I had even more fun than the first viewing. The slow pace artistic directorial choice is by far myfavourite thing about the show. It's something that has been missing from shows for a very long time. There's actual silence in the show, no heavy reliance on music to make me feel a certain way. It just is.

I think of CSM a fun filled experience, not necessarily something that is deeper that it needs to be. It just is.