Chainsaw Man Episode 6 review: A time-loop creates too much tension CrunchyrollChainsaw Man Episode 6 has a fun enough concept, though the tension is often taken too far with frustrating characters. Chainsaw Man has been one of the most hyped-up anime in recent years, and it\u2019s finally arrived on Crunchyroll, with Episode 6 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 has an interesting dilemma, but any potential tension is made somewhat frustrating due to a certain character. But first, spoiler warning for Chainsaw Man ahead\u2026 Chainsaw Man has plenty of time on its hands Episode 6 begins where we left off, with our Devil Hunters trapped in a time loop by devils. This means they\u2019re stuck on the same floor of a hotel, left to potentially starve to death. However, the devil that did this says that they can all leave, under one condition: it can eat Denji, the Chainsaw Man himself. This sense of being stuck in time is successfully put across, considering the episode only has 20 minutes to explore the scope of it \u2013 during which we see the characters sleep, eat, and smoke, as they consider the fact that they could very well die. During this time, we get to learn more about our new characters, and there even seems to be the potential relationship between Aki and Himeno. Surprisingly, this works, mainly because you\u2019re not sure how the relationship will go. Often you see male and female characters lumped together in shonen anime unnecessarily, but not here. Not only do these two clearly have a history, but it\u2019s also uncertain if anything will actually come of their relationship, or if they will just keep it professional. Either way, it\u2019s interesting to watch. Episode 6\u2019s tension is taken too far Now, while this episode creates a tense situation that leads to some genuinely great character moments \u2013 particular for Aki, who sticks up for Denji, even taking a knife for him \u2013 it also brings out the worst in another characetr, Kobeni. If you thought she was annoying last episode, you\u2019ll hate her here. Not only does she freak out with every minor thing that happens, but her paranoia drives her and other characters into a sabotage-level frenzy. If you\u2019ve seen the Doctor Who episode \u2018Midnight\u2019, you\u2019ll know what we\u2019re talking about. And while Midnight\u2019s frustrating characters were there to show the message of the episode, in Chainsaw Man it just feels annoying. True, there probably are people like this who would react as such in this situation. But it makes for a very unpleasant viewing experience, and this type of character has become an unfortunately common trope in this genre of dark shonen. It\u2019s not just annoying, it doesn\u2019t make sense. We\u2019re told that she makes up for her cowardice in her skills, but we\u2019ve not seen those skills yet, all she\u2019s done is shake and freeze up while holding a knife, all while stating that it\u2019s not her fault and that she doesn\u2019t want to be here. Why would anyone want to bring her on a mission? Himeno literally has to knock her out at one point. You half expect them to just throw her to the Devil as bait, at least then she\u2019d be useful. But alas, this annoyance gets no comeuppance, as Denji chooses to be the bigger man, deciding to jump into the belly of the beast. However, he\u2019s not going quiet into that goodnight, instead starting up the Chainsaw Man, setting up a fight and cliffhanger that will likely be just as frustrating to fans. Though we mean this as a compliment, as clearly people are still left wanting more. Chainsaw Man Episode 7 premieres on Crunchyroll on November 22. 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 6 review: A time-loop creates too much tension CrunchyrollChainsaw Man Episode 6 has a fun enough concept, though the tension is often taken too far with frustrating characters. Chainsaw Man has been one of the most hyped-up anime in recent years, and it\u2019s finally arrived on Crunchyroll, with Episode 6 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-11429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11429","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=11429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11429\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}