8.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Chainsaw Man (2022)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.4
Overview
Denji has a simple dream—to live a happy and peaceful life, spending time with a girl he likes. This is a far cry from reality, however, as Denji is forced by the yakuza into killing devils in order to pay off his crushing debts. Using his pet devil Pochita as a weapon, he is ready to do anything for a bit of cash.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Female Combat: Yes
Overview
Denji has a simple dream—to live a happy and peaceful life, spending time with a girl he likes. This is a far cry from reality, however, as Denji is forced by the yakuza into killing devils in order to pay off his crushing debts. Using his pet devil Pochita as a weapon, he is ready to do anything for a bit of cash.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The series primarily explores apolitical themes of human desire, fear, and the search for personal meaning and connection in a brutal world. While it critiques manipulative authority and exploitation, its solutions are individualistic rather than systemic, leading to a neutral political stance.
Chainsaw Man, originating from Japan, features a cast that reflects its cultural context, where the criteria of recasting traditionally white roles are not applicable. The narrative focuses on character-driven action and themes of survival, without explicitly critiquing or negatively portraying traditional identities.
Secondary
Chainsaw Man features Quanxi, a powerful devil hunter with explicit same-sex relationships. Her queer identity is presented as a natural aspect of her character, and her bonds with her girlfriends are depicted with genuine affection and loyalty, despite the story's overall tragic and violent nature, leading to a net positive portrayal.
The show features Kobeni Higashiyama, a human devil hunter, who demonstrates remarkable agility and knife skills to defeat multiple male opponents in direct physical engagements.
Chainsaw Man (2022) does not include any explicitly identified transsexual characters or explore themes related to transgender identity. Therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate within the scope of this framework.
The 2022 anime adaptation of "Chainsaw Man" faithfully retains the established genders of all major and supporting characters from its original manga source material. No characters canonically established as one gender in the manga are portrayed as a different gender in the show.
The anime adaptation of Chainsaw Man faithfully portrays the characters' established appearances from the original manga. No major or legacy characters depicted as one race in the source material are portrayed as a different race in the 2022 show.
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8.3
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