Chainsaw Man Episode 4 review: Powerful quiet, powerful bombast CrunchyrollChainsaw Man Episode 4 shows us two sides to the series while making us want more of these wacky characters. Chainsaw Man has been one of the most hyped-up anime in recent years, and it\u2019s finally arrived on Crunchyroll, with episode 4 now here. 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 This episode shows that it\u2019s able to be bombastic, while also partaking in the well-needed peaceful quiet. But first, spoiler warning for Chainsaw Man ahead\u2026 Chainsaw Man shows a lot of power in Episode 4 Episode 4 starts off with more backstory for Power. As we predicted in the last episode, Power was initially unlikeable, but it was clear that the show was setting her up for some development. And while we don\u2019t get a massive amount of that, the mere love she has for her cat is enough to make her instantly more endearing. The episode\u2019s first half also partakes in a battle between Chainsaw Man and the Leech Demon. The fight is an awe to watch \u2013 even if the Leech Demon is grotesque to look at \u2013 and it starts to imply how rabid Denji can become, to much intrigue. The fight also shows how powerful Aki Hayakawa is, which gives some weight to his serious personality. Episode 4 likes to bask in the quiet and the bombast Chainsaw Man is raunchy and big, however it never hesitates to focus on the quiet moments. Here we get a full few minutes of watching Aki Hayakawa\u2019s routine on a day off. The animation focuses on him making coffee, managing to be just as riveting as the previous battle, and it\u2019s as if the animators are showing us that they can have restraint. They are able to pull us away from the action so that we don\u2019t become numb to it. Although, this quiet is hilariously brought to an end by Power showing up and moving in with him and Denji. The sequence that follows is also hilarious\u2026 well, depending on who you ask. You would think that a boob joke would be a one-off gag, but not with Chainsaw Man, where we see Denji and Power discuss Denji\u2019s ultimate dream to fondle a girl\u2019s chest. Now, by this point you begin to understand that this will be a main factor of the show, at least for a while, and whether you like it or not will ultimately come down to personal taste. Some may find it hilarious that the show is taking Denji\u2019s dream of fondling boobs so seriously, whereas others may be tired of the joke and averse to the blatant fan service. This is arguably the main issue for the series so far. Other issues may include that we still have a lot of characters that remain stoic and mysterious, namely Makima, but it\u2019s hard to really fault the series for this. We\u2019re just getting started, so we have plenty of time to learn about and love these characters. And there will no doubt be a ton of epic action in between. Chainsaw Man Episode 5 premieres on Crunchyroll on November 8. 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 4 review: Powerful quiet, powerful bombast CrunchyrollChainsaw Man Episode 4 shows us two sides to the series while making us want more of these wacky characters. Chainsaw Man has been one of the most hyped-up anime in recent years, and it\u2019s finally arrived on Crunchyroll, with episode 4 now here. The plot […]<\/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-11427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11427","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=11427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11427\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}