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Oct 23, 2025
It’s honestly really hard to explain how much the Reze arc of Chainsaw Man means to me.
It was July 2021, and I was studying for Calculus II, a brutal first-year exam in electronic engineering.
I was spending all day in the library, so to kill some time after lunch I bought volumes 1 to 5 of Chainsaw Man, the only ones available in Italy back then.
After finishing my sandwich, I pulled out volume 1 and started reading. I was instantly hooked. I couldn’t stop turning the pages. Before I knew it, I’d spent the entire afternoon reading instead of studying. Volume 5 starts the Reze arc,
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but ends on a massive cliffhanger, and her story wraps up in volume 6, which hadn’t come out yet in Italy.
But I had to know what happened next. So I read all the remaining chapters online.
And yeah, I failed that exam.
The Reze arc absolutely wrecked me. It’s been over four years, and I still think about it all the time. It’s just fifteen short chapters… but they changed me forever.
Fujimoto, the author, could’ve given both Denji and Reze a happy ending. But, as usual, he decided everyone had to suffer.
The truth is, Reze really does love Denji, despite what she tells him on the beach at the end.
At first, she seduces him because she’s on a mission, she made a deal with the Gun Devil and needs to bring him Chainsaw Man’s heart. But she genuinely falls for Denji when he admits he’s never been to school. Just like her, a Soviet lab experiment, he’s been denied freedom since birth.
It’s actually really simple: Denji can’t swim. In that scene where Reze strips down to get him into the water, she could’ve easily drowned him and made it look like an accident. But she doesn’t. Why? Because she’s torn inside, should she fulfill her duty to the Gun Devil, or save the boy who’s suffered exactly like she has? The only one who could ever truly understand what it means to have your childhood stolen by heartless adults: the Soviet Union for her, the Yakuza for him.
I’m convinced that if Denji had answered “the country mouse” instead of “the city mouse,” everything would’ve changed. Reze is the country mouse; Makima is the city mouse. When Reze asks Denji to run away with her, she means it. She’s not lying, no matter what she says later on the beach.
Denji breaks her heart at the festival when he tells her he doesn’t want to run away, because for the first time in his life, he’s happy. Happy with the life he’s built through work after knowing nothing but pain and poverty.
Reze feels betrayed. She realizes the person who made her doubt her mission doesn’t feel the same way, that deep down he loves Makima. Blinded by rage and heartbreak, she decides to go through with her mission after all, venting her frustration at having trusted someone who “betrayed” her feelings.
And yet after the fight, when Denji has her completely defeated, tied up underwater, powerless... he saves her. He pulls her out of the ocean saving her from the drowning she could have killed him with the night before.
Because he realizes he loves her too.
Both of them are exhausted on the beach.
So why doesn’t Reze kill him? When she leans in like she’s going to kiss him and then knocks him out — why doesn’t she finish the job? She could’ve easily done it. She could’ve ripped out his tongue again, and this time no one would’ve saved him. But she doesn’t. Why?
Because she loves him too. And she’s testing him.
Denji tells her he’ll wait for her the next day at the café where they first met. And sure enough, the next day he’s there: suitcase packed, money withdrawn, ready to give up everything just to be with her.
Reze could’ve escaped easily. She’s a trained spy, she could’ve just boarded the train and disappeared forever. But when faced with the final choice, to run away or go back to the only person who’s ever truly understood her, she turns around. Because she realizes she loves him.
And in the end, as always, the real loser is Denji.
Fujimoto (aka the biggest bastard alive) lets Reze see that Denji loves her too. That he’s ready to run away with her. But he doesn’t let her reach that happy ending. It’s like Abraham seeing the Promised Land from the mountain but dying before he can step foot in it.
At least she dies knowing Denji really loved her.
Denji, though, never learns the truth. He’ll never know Reze is dead. He just thinks she rejected him, like everyone else before her. And that night, as the café closes, he eats the flowers he bought for her. Not for Power, for her.
That moment hit me hard back then. And now, after seeing it animated, I can say for sure… I still haven’t gotten over it. Even after more than four years.
Fujimoto, I hate you, and I’ll never forgive you. T.T
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Feb 26, 2025
The Colors within ("Kimi no Iro"), a splendid tale of understanding ourselves.
Kimi no Iro is, without a doubt, THE BEST ANIMATED FILM I’VE EVER SEEN.
The review could end here, but if you want to know more, keep reading. There are slight spoilers of what happens, but I’ll tell you there’s no plot to spoil, it's simply the story of the everyday life of a girl named Totsuko (the blonde one on the poster).
Totsuko suffers from color blindness. But Naoko Yamada’s genius is in not making her disability a limitation or something to pity. Totsuko’s color blindness is used by the director to create a character
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who "sees the color of people." Because of her condition, the girl associates a color with each person she cares about. Totsuko attends an all-girls Catholic high school, complete with a dormitory. Almost by chance, she meets Kimi, a girl with black hair. Kimi is a stunning, seemingly perfect girl. However, the day after Totsuko meets her, Kimi suddenly disappears from school. Totsuko can’t accept this and sets out to find her. Without revealing too much, she eventually tracks her down almost by accident: Kimi, once the most popular girl in school with perfect grades, has left. She now works in a second-hand bookstore and spends her days playing the electric guitar her older brother left her before leaving home. Kimi hasn’t been able to tell her grandmother, the only person she lives with, the truth. Every night when she returns home, she lies, telling her grandmother she’s been at school. Kimi’s grandmother also attended the same school, and Kimi doesn’t want to hurt her by revealing the truth. Totsuko finds Kimi almost by chance at the bookstore, but she doesn’t know what excuse to make, so she picks up the first book she sees and takes it to the cashier, pretending she was looking for it: it’s a basic piano exercise book. Kimi is surprised and asks if she’s learning to play. As they talk, a boy who’s a regular customer at the store joins in, saying he’s always admired Kimi for how she plays. His name is Rui, and he plays a very unusual stringed instrument. Without thinking, Totsuko blurts out that "the two of them are forming a band and were recruiting members."
And so begins the story of the trio.
Rui doesn’t live in the city; his family runs a clinic on an island nearby. He is the heir to the family business, living under the pressure of needing to become a doctor and not make mistakes in order to enter one of the country’s most prestigious universities. Rui has a secret passion for music and a hidden place to practice: an abandoned Catholic church, which he is allowed to use in exchange for cleaning it. Here, he plays his instrument away from the ears of his mother, the island’s doctor. The trio meets at the church every Sunday to practice together.
I don’t think I need to say more; the rest I’d prefer you discover on your own.
Now, let’s talk about the themes:
- The first theme is Catholicism. Surprisingly, given that it’s a Japanese film, it has a deeply Catholic foundation: Totsuko (and Kimi, at first) attends a Catholic school run by nuns. Specifically, Totsuko confides in a teacher/nun named Hiyoko, a young and beautiful woman with unwavering faith. In my favorite scene of the film, Hiyoko, talking to Kimi, reminds her of one of the most beautiful passages from the Bible, Isaiah 43:4: "Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you," reminding the girl that it’s always possible to start over. I won’t lie, when I heard these words I was seriously crying uncontrollably, trying to hold it in.
- The second theme is that lies, even when told with good intentions, always have consequences: Kimi, the beautiful girl with black hair and blue eyes, has lied her whole life. She ran away from home and went to live with her grandmother and older brother. But when her brother leaves for a job, she’s left alone and has to wear the mask of the perfect girl, all while being consumed by depression. When she can no longer maintain her facade, she drops out of school but can’t bring herself to tell her grandmother the truth. She continues to lie to protect her from suffering. Without going into too much detail, lies always catch up with you, even the ones told with good intentions.
- The third and most important point: It’s never too late to start over: no matter the pain you feel or the stage of life you’re in, with the help of others (and God), you can always begin anew (remember Isaiah 43:4).
There’s so much more I could say, but I think this covers the main themes.
Now, I want to wrap up the review by talking about my feelings regarding the film.
I started silently crying from the very beginning: Totsuko’s color blindness isn’t presented as a disability or a condition that hinders her, but as a gift from God that the sweet girl embraces. She’s able to see the color of the souls of the people she loves.
I empathized with all the characters. There are no plot twists, miracles, or anything like that, but at the end of the film, we learn who was the author of a graffiti on Totsuko’s bed. When this small detail is revealed, I lost it and cried like a fountain.
At the start of the film, Totsuko is seen by the nun Hiyoko dancing with her head in the clouds, thrilled to have found friends. By the end of the film, Hiyoko, who reprimanded her at the start, reveals her true feelings and nature. That’s when I broke down.
My final rating for The Colors within is 100/100.
Honestly, I couldn’t find any flaws. I cried from start to finish, rejoiced, and hummed along in silence.
If you have the chance, go see it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Dec 25, 2023
Typically, I wouldn't fault One Piece for including recaps. I've watched all 11 recaps of the Wano arc. This particular recap had the potential to dive into Momonosuke's ascent and his development throughout the entire saga. However, TOEI opted to concentrate solely on the last 10 episodes, specifically on what happens after the final act of the battle between Luffy and Kaido. Moreover, their focus was exclusively on Momonosuke and Wano, overlooking events occurring outside the country. Consequently, almost nothing needed to be recapped, hence this special served no meaningful purpose. I highly suggest you skip this as it adds nothing.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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May 15, 2023
I will keep this short: when I learned that this week's episode would have been a recap, my first thoughts were "Wow, a recap? Right after that awesome Sanji episode? It's the worst time to put a recap out!" and well, after watching this, I can say I was wrong.
This recap allowed me to enjoy the battle between Zoro and King much better than the One Piece anime did. Additionally, it highlighted other scenes that I didn't quite get to enjoy during the regular broadcast, like the Sanji phone call. That's all my fault, though: I love One Piece and have a close relationship with
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it because I have seen every episode, but I currently find the pace and rhythm to be intolerable; even though they both tell the same story, I will not be switching to the manga because I view them as two distinct media. As a result, I am stuck in this situation and can't do anything about it. I don't get to enjoy episodes as much anymore, so I treat them more as a chore than a pleasure. In contrast, with this recap, I was able to watch a battle from beginning to end, uninterrupted by all those time-saving devices TOEI employs in the anime (such as showing numerous close-ups of the characters' faces).
I know I will probably be the "strange one", but I did enjoy this recap.
Thank you for reading and have a blessed day ^_^.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Jan 28, 2022
SPOILER FREE REVIEW
Story:
The plot is straightforward and even cliche if you want to call it that, but what makes it unique is the way it is presented: the protagonist of this manga isn't a proud and valiant knight or a skilled adventurer with the desire to explore the world with his party to forge strong bonds. He is an extremely perverted farmer who will do anything to get his hands on the voluptuous legs of the female protagonists in this manga. He has a huge fetish for thighs with kneesocks.
As previously anticipated, the plot is not particularly complex at first, but as you continue
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reading, more and more information about this world's mysteries is revealed, and trust me when I say that this ecchi manga has some unexpected plot twists.
With a pseudo-medieval setting, the world-building is nice and everything has a reason to be where it is.
The Hero's task is to close Hell's gates, which reopened three years after they were shut before this story begins. Demons from Hell will be his enemies, but someone else is also plotting in the shadows...
If you're looking for an ecchi manga, this has some of it, and the author brilliantly manages to link the perverted side of the main character to what's happening around him, but I suppose there are shorter series, which focus more on the ecchi part. Although this one does it as well, in my opinion, it's not the most crucial component. Since I don't want to give anything away, I suggest you start this manga only if you're willing to read more than 100 chapters because that's when this manga gets good.
9/10
Art:
The author's style resembles that of a shounen manga; all of the characters have similar facial expressions, but I like it, and I'll be honest: the ecchi parts have a lot of the same censorship (like wrapped portions of clothing covering the nipples), but they are very well made, as of the landscapes and backgrounds, which are well drawn. You shouldn't expect breathtaking paneling and extremely detailed drawings.
8/10
Characters:
Every character is well-written and has a backstory, which is typically somewhat depressing, but as I previously mentioned, you won't learn about this in the first 10–20 chapters because the story's first half is more concerned with world-building and the premise of the hero's adventure. Instead, you will learn about all the characters' inner thoughts and personalities later on.
The main character is more of an antihero, willing to put his desires (putting kneesocks on the thighs of big-boobed girls) ahead of saving the world, but he can also be a friend and a badass, which makes him a nice MC in my opinion.
Since every character in this manga (OMG, there are male characters in the hero's party!) gets their fair share of "screentime" and is unique in terms of interests and social class, I feel like every supporting character has a purpose in the story.
Even though they are highly sexualized, the girls have personalities and aspirations and are not just there to fall in love with the main character in 1.3 seconds or to serve as walking fanservice.
9/10
Enjoyment:
A manga that can put together thighs, nice world-building, and a compelling storyline is hard not to love. You can initially enjoy this manga as a light read, but as you continue reading, you'll notice that it succeeds in enhancing the plot with details and even mystery, which is unusual for an ecchi manga.
10/10
Overall: 9/10
That's it, everyone, thanks for reading, I hope I helped you decide whether or not to pick up this manga. Have a good day :)
(this review was originally posted as a preliminary one in June 2019)
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Aug 3, 2019
Almost everyone (including myself) picked up this 62-page one-shot because of Murata sensei's artwork.
This is supposed to be the climax of a classic Shounen tournament arc: the opponents facing each other are the champions of their kingdoms, the Science and the Magic.
These two realms hold a competition to decide who will face the champion of the other once every three years.
This one-shot, which shows how the two champions defeated their final opponent before facing each other, a few traits of their personalities, and then their final fight, should serve as the tournament's climax, as I previously stated.
Despite Murata sensei's art, which was
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excellent as usual, the final battle isn't particularly compelling. There aren't any panels with intricate details or stunning illustrations.
I found the backstories of the characters to be very cliche and their character designs could have been much stronger: The champion of the Magic Kingdom resembles someone from the Magi manga.
This one-shot wasn't the best because it should have focused more on the champions, their goals, and their way of life, which could have made for more a much more interesting worldbuilding.
I chose this one-shot because of Murata sensei's artwork, as I mentioned in the first line, but it was not enough to make up for the other flaws.
In conclusion, this 62-page one-shot won't take up much of your reading time, has Yusuke Murata's artwork, but is lacking in every other area.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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