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Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 14, 2023). "Chainsaw Man Manga Wins Best Manga Harvey Award for 3rd Straight Year". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 14, 2023 . Retrieved October 17, 2023. But also a story of friendship sketched out, between two teenagers, one arrogant, mischievous and falsely sure of herself, the second, shy (even hikkimori) but careful and diligent; their complementarity being symbolized by these mangas that they will draw with four hands, one for the scenarios/characters, the second for the extremely neat decorations. Only, rather than clinging to these sensitive little details, Fujimoto, himself perhaps still a teenager in his approach, cannot help slipping slightly down two slippery slopes: on the one hand, the one who thinks that t is absolutely necessary that a drama occur (as such, he probably went beyond the medium and its prerogatives less than he thinks), then, that of a pathos sometimes slightly too strong. Despite everything, a recommendable one shot, revealing the sentimental aspect of an author ostensibly more busy rolling mechanics.

All the characters in the story are masterfully represented to be likeable and also relatable to many people going in the same path as them and how they are represented growing up just adds to the storytelling. The only problem I had is that the story wasnt longer because it almost felt like we were just getting to know the girls before the final act. Creator Cameo: Fujimoto's editor and partner-in-crime Shihei Lin can be spotted having left a comment of praise on Fujino and Kyomoto's first one-shot.It's about a girl that liked drawing manga a lot, from a young age .At some point she gets to meet another girl at her age that didn't go to school ,because she was afraid , but also released her manga

Reclusive Artist: invoked A major theme of the story. Kyomoto stopped attending school from a very young age, apparently due to anxiety and agoraphobia, and took up drawing to pass the time. It's also shown how Fujino's dedication to making manga isolates her from her friends and family. After Kyomoto's death, Fujino questions if art ruined their lives, and if her friendship led to Kyomoto's attending art school and being killed. I was a little bit confused in the middle of the end, and when I continued reading it (gently scrolling) to the point where I understand what Fujimoto Sensei is trying to tell the readers That moment I realized and talking to myself why tf did I choose a public coffee shop to read such an emotional manga,and I'm trying so hard to hold my tears not to fall in front of people and I did it,good on me. Art: Fujimoto-sensei's art was already stunning ,but he somehow managed to evolve it even further beyond in this manga Not that that’s a bad thing - I’m ok with both, so long as it’s balanced, which it is for the most part - but Fujimoto is a very hands-off storyteller, writing the bare minimum and relying heavily on the imagery to tell his stories for him. It’s laudable - I think that’s the way comics storytelling should be done to some degree - but in the case of the second half of the story, it’s unclear what’s going on or why. It took me a few re-reads to figure out what Fujimoto was doing but I got it, though whether you believe it happened or not is up to the reader. Yes, it’s one of those “impressionistic” endings where you have to figure out for yourself what happened - I don’t dislike those but I know some readers detest them so be warned. it is about regret and it is about dealing with these feelings of regret and coming to accept that the past can not be changed, no matter how hard one tries.After realising this was about precocious high schoolers discovering the joy of creating manga together, I was expecting a Bakuman-style comic - and if that was all we got, I wouldn’t have minded because that first volume of Bakuman at least is amazing. But I appreciated that Fujimoto took his story in a wildly different direction in the second half, even if he did so in a very clunky way. The tankōbon volume sold 73,912 copies in its first week of release and 80,186 copies in the second, which placed it fourth and third, respectively, on Oricon's weekly manga chart. [12] [13] Tatsuki Fujimoto ( Japanese: 藤本 タツキ, Hepburn: Fujimoto Tatsuki, born October 10, 1992, or 1993 [a]) is a Japanese manga artist, known for his works Fire Punch and Chainsaw Man. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 18, 2021 . Retrieved September 11, 2021. a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 20, 2022). "Chainsaw Man Manga's 2nd Part Launches on Shonen Jump+ on July 13". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 20, 2022 . Retrieved June 20, 2022.

This review contains spoilers. Though the print version will be released 20 September 2022, the complete manga was available for free online throughout 2021. A review of the online edition was previously published on WWAC as well.Woke-Up-as-a-Girl Syndrome ( 目が覚めたら女の子になっていた病, Me ga Sametara Onnanoko ni Natteita Yamai ) (2017) — Published in Shōnen Jump+ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 10, 2022). "Viz Media, Manga Plus Publish Tatsuki Fujimoto's 'Goodbye, Eri' 1-Shot Manga in English". Anime News Network . Retrieved April 10, 2022. The story section will have some spoilers, so in case you want to avoid them, just skip the big paragraph. Friendship, art, and the inherent repercussion we have on other people's lives sound like totally random themes to group together, that is until Fujimoto strings them into a compelling one shot that, as much of his work, cuts right to the tenderest parts of one's heart. in classic fujimoto fashion, of course there has to be some kind of break. and through this break, fujino gets to know regret. and hast to find a, also classically fujimoto-esque, funny but also deeply touching way to deal with these newfound feelings, this regret to ever let kyoumoto become dependent and then again gain independence from her.