I think Makima's woken up.
But already a small series of observations for this chapter I loved
- CSM's curse is to lose his loved ones, if he has no one left to lose, Denji can't become Chainsaw Man again.
- Just as Asa loves Denji AND Chainsaw Man, Denji loves Asa AND Yoru because he can't tell them apart.
- I have the impression that this is the first time Denji has asked for help.
- Denji doesn't want to fight to protect, he needs to protect to fight
- Yoru hands over to Asa several times, because rummaging through rubble and mourning are human things, but that doesn't mean she's immune, because she's also mourning her opponent.
Asa doesn't like sushi, probably because it's often made of fish.
But what's important isn't culinary taste, it's the symbolism of these fish.
When Denji restored Asa's hope, he literally gave her back her strength by feeding her.
A hope that naturally repels Asa, who is not used to it.
What this chapter is about isn't just "I feel like eating sushi".
It's : make me hope again among the rubble
Make sure there's someone behind me when I fight you
Finding a loved one lost to Chainsaw Man's curse is already fighting Chainsaw Man.
Now that we've talked about water, how about fire?
The symbol of fire is not loss, despite the title "charred remains".
Fire in Chainsaw Man now has a precise symbolism, conveyed by the fire demon itself, allowing co-contractors to become whoever they want.
That's why, symbolically, in front of his burning apartment, Denji wanted to be CSM.
But Nayuta also came close to this dreamy fire
By being literally pointed at by a firearm by Barem, weapon of the flame thrower, co-contractant of the fire demon
Charred remains is the old Nayuta
Focus on fire
What Nayuta wanted to become or become again
For this, Chainsaw Man needed to be wounded, completely inactive.
And Control Demon to be alone again
What this chapter indicates is that several cycles are closing
Asa has been helped by Denji, who asks for her help,, closing where time left off with virtually the same protagonists, at the aquarium.
The element of water, hope
That's why Yoshida's question only makes sense now: is Denji in a state to literally face death, i.e. his own mourning?
And then part 2 gently embraces not only its beginning with water but now part 1 with fire, what we wish to be
Deep down, in choosing to be CSM Denji has chosen to be alone
And Nayuta has finally answered the question
Both decided to return to their own starting points, one running after the devil of control, the other embracing her new-found solitude.
You know, I said earlier that Yoru was also mourning the loss of an adversary. Don't you feel that we're bitterly trying to mourn our own? That of our own antagonist? But as fire signifies rebirth… not loss…
A remnant… For Nayuta… A carbonization… For Makima.
To fight, Denji needs… Nayuta
For the demon of control has awakened in her…
So friends, wash your hands:
let's eat
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The updated, full cast roster of The Grand Galloping 20s, an MLP AU project reimagining the characters and world in a 1920s American setting. Character designs by @tulliok, @maplewozapi, and I.
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