The Gun Devil is also building up nicely into a major antagonist for the series. For example, Aki is in a contract with the Fox Devil, who lets Aki uses his powers in exchange for eating parts of his flesh. We see a fair amount of fighting as Denji battles against the Bat Devil, and we learn a bit more about the powers of the other Devil Hunters too.

Much like the first volume, the action scenes are the main appeal of Chainsaw Man. The first thing Denji has to do is hunt a devil related to it that is on the eighth floor of a hotel, but soon he and the team he is in find themselves trapped on the floor with no means of escape. Makima orders Denji to kill the Gun Devil, a devil so strong that 13 years ago it managed to kill 1.2 million people across the world in five minutes. Denji agrees to it, and even the destructive nature of the task is not too great to put him off. Makima promises Denji that she will grant him one wish, no holds barred, if he can achieve one particular task. Makima then lets Denji grab her breast and pushes things even further. Later on though, when he is alone with Makima, he tells her what he did. It’s here where Denji gets to fulfil the promise he was given, but when he does the dirty deed, he doesn’t get much satisfaction from it. Later, the overall boss Makima orders Aki to take Power and Meowy into his flat. Luckily, his superior Aki comes to rescue the lot. Denji uses his chainsaw powers to break free and eventually defeat this monster, only to be attacked by another devil soon afterwards. However, it was all a set-up to try and get Denji get eaten by a Bat Devil, but this devil also eats Power and Meowy too. The two are currently looking for Power’s pet cat Meowy, and in exchange, Power will let Denji do something he has always wanted to do – touch a woman’s breasts. He is carrying out his new job as a Devil Hunter, working alongside the fiend Power, a corpse taken over by a devil, who also has the power to make weapons out of her own blood. Last time, we were following Denji, a man who has let a devil take over his body, meaning that he can sprout chainsaws out of his head and arms when he pulls a ripcord coming out of his chest.

This pattern continues into the second volume, although there are some other issues too. When reviewing the original volume, my reaction was mixed: there were good action sequences, but the comedy was rather lowbrow.

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