A hot bath, free food, a pretty boss… and the dumbest life goal in shonen history. Then a new partner who swears devils never lie, and sells him to a Bat Devil two chapters later. Here’s what chapters four, five and six of Chainsaw Man are really doing.
In this full breakdown of Chainsaw Man Chapter 4 (“Power”), Chapter 5 and Chapter 6, we go through the Ultra Mega Bread, Denji’s first fiend and the empathy that makes Aki snap, the real reason Denji joined Public Safety, and the arrival of Power. Then Makima’s “countdown” briefing, the sea cucumber devil, “devils do not lie”, Meowy the cat, Makima’s dog squad, and the house on the hill where Power asks: oh? Was that the setting?
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:31 Previously
0:44 The Ultra Mega Bread
1:06 The Fiend
2:35 The Real Reason
2:50 Denji’s Life Goal
3:43 Enter Power
4:01 Chapter 5
4:13 Makima’s Countdown
4:32 The Sea Cucumber Devil
4:55 Devils Do Not Lie
5:24 Meowy
5:52 Chapter 6
6:11 The Dog Squad
6:54 The House on the Hill
7:14 The Betrayal
7:24 The Bat Devil
7:58 The Lesson + Outro
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IMAGE CREDITS:
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– “Jam and toast” by Harry Wood (CC0), commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jam_and_toast.jpg
– “Navy binoculars” by U.S. Navy / Airman Ricardo J. Reyes (public domain), commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Navy_binoculars.jpg
– “Armchair MET DP106663” by Karl Friedrich Schinkel (CC0), commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Armchair_MET_DP106663.jpg
– “Sea cucumber swimming near Puerto Rico April 2015” by NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (public domain) — cropped and brightened, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sea_cucumber_swimming_near_Puerto_Rico_April_2015.png
– “Black-banana” by TwoWings (public domain), commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black-banana.JPG
– “Kitten sleeping” by Pixabay (CC0), commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kitten_sleeping.jpg
– “Cat yawning Pixabay” by Jonathan Sautter (CC0), commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cat_yawning_Pixabay.jpg
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– “Military dog barking” by U.S. Air Force / Josh Plueger (public domain), commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Military_dog_barking.JPG
– “Cup of coffee in Café Butter – Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin” by Edward (CC0), commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cup_of_coffee_in_Café_Butter_-_Prenzlauer_Berg,_Berlin.jpg
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