2023.01.16 00:00
Happy New Year!
Let’s kick off the new year with the popular comic “Chain Saw”.
The stage is where modern Japan is. In a world where all kinds of demons threaten people, government police and private demon hunters eliminate them. The main character Tatsumi was a poor boy who worked as a demon hunter, but one day he was killed by a demon. The dog-like demon Pochita he lives with hijacks his heart, and Denji is resurrected as a chainsaw demon. Hired by the police as a special existence, he devoted himself to the all-out extermination of demons.
Without proper education and moral standards, the battle between Denji and the demon is a bloody affair without rules, and the development of popular characters who die one after another is like selling healthy fighting works in Shonen Jump (?) Unnecessarily harsh, but entertaining.
Last year, writer Fujimoto Tatsuki launched “Looking Back”, which told the story of girls betting their youth on comics, which received great response. Even in Chainsaw, he sneaks serious social issues like teenage poverty, bullying, young carers, etc., into entertainment with brilliant drawing power and a variety of composition, which is fantastic, I admire him for being a genius.
At the same time, the first time I read the masterpiece “Fullmetal Alchemist” serialized in 2001, the atmosphere was obviously different from the world of this work, and the redemption was unclear, which made me feel the changes in values and values.
The anime is also well-received, and a second installment of the original is currently in production. I couldn’t take my eyes off the grim development.
Shizuka Yamada ● Hosted by the “Solo Travel Active Committee” established in 1999 to revitalize girls’ travel. As a travel editor and writer, he has edited many items such as “The Definitive Edition of Women’s Travel” and “Joshi Bangkok” (Futabasha). The latest publication is “The Strongest Navi for Women Solo Overseas Created by Travel Sages” (Tatsumi Publishing House). He is also in charge of running the small inns Kyomachiya Lucky Horikawa Gojo and Kyomachiya Lucky Bukkoji Higashicho in Kyoto.
