Chainsaw Man Episode 5 review: Kooky characters and a promising plot CrunchyrollChainsaw Man Episode 5 shakes up the plot of the series, adding in new characters, new motivations, and new dangers. Chainsaw Man has been one of the most hyped-up anime in recent years, and it\u2019s finally arrived on Crunchyroll, with Episode 5 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 shakes up the series current formula, by introducing us to a ton of new characters, and throwing a few curveballs here and there. But first, spoiler warning for Chainsaw Man ahead\u2026 Chainsaw Man introduces some (mostly) fun characters This episode marks somewhat of a shift in Denji. He\u2019s still obsessed with boobs \u2013 hopefully this joke won\u2019t be dragged on for too long \u2013 but after copping a feel of Power\u2019s, he realizes that he only wants to feel Makami\u2019s, who then agrees to do anything for him if he manages to successfully work for her. She even gives him a taste, and no doubt this is part of the reason why this show has been so popular with teenage boys. This episode introduces you to a lot more characters, including Hirokazu and Aki\u2019s first partner Himeno. Hirokazu is humorously heroic, and Himeno in particular seems like she\u2019ll be a great character. The only new addition that appears somewhat unlikable \u2013 due to her being annoyingly scared all the time \u2013 is Kobeni, who squeals and freezes up every moment she\u2019s onscreen. It makes you wonder why she\u2019s here fighting Devils, but perhaps the show is gearing up for a character arc or twist. More characters means more backstory Aki gets a lot more focus this episode, as we learn more about his past. This was a given; anyone that stone-faced is bound to have some sort of tragic backstory. But the story does well in giving you a bait and switch, making you think his trauma will come from one thing, only to have something else literally blast across the screen. This backstory also introduces the concept of the Gun Devil, which will no doubt be a fearsome villain that gives up some epic action. The action in Chainsaw Man Episode 5 is somewhat limited \u2013 however, it makes up for that with a fun concept that leaves the episode on a cliffhanger. This new mission shows the kind of power devils can have; they\u2019re not just strong, this one has been able to catch our Devil Hunters in a time loop, creating a tense situation for the next episode. And we can\u2019t wait to see it. If only Kobeni will stop squealing. Chainsaw Man Episode 6 premieres on Crunchyroll on November 15. 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 5 review: Kooky characters and a promising plot CrunchyrollChainsaw Man Episode 5 shakes up the plot of the series, adding in new characters, new motivations, and new dangers. Chainsaw Man has been one of the most hyped-up anime in recent years, and it\u2019s finally arrived on Crunchyroll, with Episode 5 now here. […]<\/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-11428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11428","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=11428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11428\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}