Chainsaw Man's Return Should Embrace Creator's Genius One-Shots
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Just Listen to the Song!
Mangaka Tatsuki Fujimoto's new one-shot Just Listen to the Song serves as the latest reminder that the return of his hit manga series Chainsaw Man should embrace the genius of these other projects.
Fans have been awaiting the return of Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man series ever since he completed the so-called first part of the manga in December 2020. During this nearly two-year hiatus, Fujimoto spent his time writing and drawing numerous one-shots including Look Back, Goodbye, Eri, and now the latest Just Listen to the Song. Although the drop date ofChainsaw Man's return on July 13 couldn't come fast enough, the deep introspective nature of these recent one-shots has been so compelling that even the most fervent Chainsaw Man fans can't help but feel bittersweet about the main series' return because it means that the release of these stories will end. Or will it?
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Mostly devoid of violence, these one-shots explore varying real-life struggles, each one more different than the last. Look Back first illustrates the hardships of mangaka and the difficulty of maintaining a friendship as rivals before proving that death is so absolute that even the alternate realities one may create to escape the pain of loss can become distorted by the emptiness that the survivor must deal with. His one-shot Goodbye, Eri, tackles how loss can be channeled through cinematography and how the artist behind the camera can sculpt their own reality. The newest release from Fujimoto, (along with To Strip the Flesh mangaka Oto Toda) Just Listen to the Song serves as a satirical take on how people naturally look for hidden
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