Chainsaw Man

[DarthEnderX]

Yeah, people have been raving about the manga for awhile now. So it makes sense the anime would be hyped.

This really seems to be this anime biggest problem right now. The obscene hype it received prior to airing. Like, everyone was like "THIS IS THE MUST WATCH!!!1". Turns out it's okay, maybe will become great, but it's certainly not for everyone and it didn't exactly have an explosive start.

I mean...we're on episode 2 here people.

I would have said the exact same thing about, say, Demon Slayer or Jujutsu Kaisen.

[Ryllharu]

I mean...we're on episode 2 here people.

I would have said the exact same thing about, say, Demon Slayer or Jujutsu Kaisen.

I'm not slamming the series or claiming it is overrated. It does interesting things thematically and narratively, but not hooking me. It is getting the three-episode test like I said I would from the preview thread.

I just don't expect it to pass.

It's different when you're not watching the first episode the same day. The hype got more severe, like everyone praising the OP as the most innovative and amazing OP ever. Which like...no. It has film references in it. Cool. Moving on.

Jujutsu Kaisen has no hook either and I've never given a single shit about that series despite its huge prominence in Japan. Demon Slayer had a hook in that it proceeds on realistic time frames, then compounded by revealing a setting twist of being Taishō era after leading on in the first episodes that it was set further back, which was enough.

There's some really over-inflated hyped series out there, especially ones that aren't even action-shonen. But Chainsaw Man isn't overrated. It meets expectations.