Review of Chainsaw Man

That's not a "technical" review. I evaluate anime based on enjoyment, which in turn is derived from my expectations from the first episodes and how those were met or even surpassed. Much like Kimetsu no Yaiba, this anime is a technical masterpiece, the art, animation, sound, etc are all great, but that is only half what makes me appreciate an anime. It must do something different to catch my attention. In a world were gore is trending, with shows like The Boys and Invincible getting a lot of attention, there's actually "some" motivation for the characters in this one, despite being very shallow most of the time.Don't expect it to be a story-driven anime, it really isn't. There's some fanservice, which is fine, but the main dish is the gore part, which does provide some shock value, but i find it to be very cheap selling point.

The enemies still are evil for the sake of being evil, we know nothing of them, except they like to kill people (and being just the first season is no excuse). And at the same time, even the non-human main cast have an almost as shallow "motivation" for killing them. The only exception for this is Aki, but all the other characters basically spit on the "avenger" motivation, as if revenge isn't something he should want. So yes, while i do like the technical aspect of this anime, it doesn't provide me a reason to care about almost anything that happens in this world. And that's a huge deal for me.

So, while i did indeed like Chainsaw Man, i urge you not to get your expectations high, they will not be met.