Chainsaw Man Episode 2 review: Denji\u2019s first day on the job CrunchyrollChainsaw Man Episode 2 may not be as bombastic as the first installment, but it successfully sets up a lot of bombastic characters. Chainsaw Man has been one of the most hyped-up anime in recent years, and it\u2019s finally arrived on Crunchyroll, with its two set-up episodes available to watch. The plot is described as Crunchyroll as \u201cDenji is a teenage boy living with a Chainsaw Devil named Pochita. Due to the debt his father left behind, he has been living a rock-bottom life while repaying his debt by harvesting devil corpses with Pochita. One day, Denji is betrayed and killed. As his consciousness fades, he makes a contract with Pochita and gets revived as \u2018Chainsaw Man\u2019\u2013 a man with a devil\u2019s heart.\u201d The first episode managed to make a big splash, but the the second episode continue the hype? First, spoiler warning for Chainsaw Man ahead\u2026 Chainsaw Man Episode 2 is a more relaxed affair It\u2019s typical of anime that after an initial onslaught of a first episode, the following episode will calm things down a little. Chainsaw Man is no different, as it focuses on setting up Denji\u2019s new life as a government demon hunter and the characters that now surround him \u2013 though the opening credits remain as kick-ass as ever, with plenty of fun film references that we\u2019ve discussed before. Each character has their classic \u2013 some may say stereotypical \u2013 archetype, but they are all easily identifiable and this new cast will likely bounce off each other well in the following episodes. Their initial relationships are also successfully established in a short amount of time. This includes the first scene, which has Denji and Makima discussing what their roles will be to one another at work. It\u2019s a very funny scene that goes back and forth, and it shows from the get go how their relationship will be sweet with a dark underlining. It\u2019s obvious that she\u2019s using him, but he\u2019s so immediate blindly devoted that it\u2019s borderline endearing to watch. Raunch and blood remain a constant Denji himself is an endearing character, even in his raunchier moments. He acts like a teenage boy, grabbing explicit magazines after he\u2019s slaughtered demons and, when trying to decipher what his new colleague\u2019s serious dreams are, states, \u201cI\u2019ve got something to be serious about! My goal is\u2026 boobs!\u201d One could argue that the show is raunchy to the point of juvenile, but his dialogue is acted well enough that it still comes across as humorous. There\u2019s some short and limited action scenes in this episode, but they still mage to stand out. His alleyway confrontation with Hayakawa \u2013 who acts as a great straight man to Denji \u2013 is hilarious as Denji only aims for the nuts, and the final scene, which has Power jumping off a building to slam a demon with her hammer, proves that she\u2019s going to be a hit character with audiences. The animation is faster than the previous episode, thankfully, and even the small amount of blood that gets spilled this time is enough to have us pumped to see what happens next. And with Denji bound to work as a demon hunter until he dies, there\u2019s sure to be a lot more blood to come. Chainsaw Man Episode 3 premieres on Crunchyroll on October 25. Want more Chainsaw Man reviews? Check out our other episodic reviews below Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 | Episode 9 | Episode 10 | Episode 11 | Episode 12<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Chainsaw Man Episode 2 review: Denji\u2019s first day on the job CrunchyrollChainsaw Man Episode 2 may not be as bombastic as the first installment, but it successfully sets up a lot of bombastic characters. Chainsaw Man has been one of the most hyped-up anime in recent years, and it\u2019s finally arrived on Crunchyroll, with its […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11425"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11425\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}