Chainsaw Man - Reaction - S1E9 - From Kyoto
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- Опубликовано: 8 дек 2022
- So Makima is terrifying but absolutely goated.... got it. (｡ꏿ﹏ꏿ)
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Shoutout to best girl Power for running away and abandoning her friends to their deaths. Not because she was scared though the great and almighty Power isn’t scared of anything. She just went to go claim her Nobel prize.
1000 IQ move.
power's a real one i recognize her
Dude i have seen this comment on every reaction channel bruh
Well it is justified move because she said that she is no match against them and since she has no emotional attachment to them so she won’t save them
@@kzgk81 lol dude really wants to spread the word
The fact that most reactors forget Kobeni's name really fits her character
himeno said "Kobeni's got the moves" and no one remembers,,,
She is Kobeni, blade of Public Security. And she has never known bravery.
The scardy cat girl or whoever she is nuts
I don’t think most people realize the distance between Kyoto and Tokyo, which is the real feat in all of this
Just looked it up... WTF, it's 449km?! It takes 2 hours and 40 minutes to reach via bullet train.
It seems like they must have attacked Makima and confirmed the kills way ahead of when everyone else gets attacked in Gunfire, for her to have the time to arrive in Kyoto, organise the prisoners, reserve the temple and have it all set up in time to start her long-distance terror spree. So Makima was considered such a threat that these gun people, without even knowing she could pulp them at that distance, were too afraid to kick off from 2 hours away without being sure she was dead too.
That's some real fear right there.
280 miles and the attack is seemingly unavoidable. Ridiculously OP.
I meant tokyo
@@123newjersey3 didn’t she say Tokyo?
@@123newjersey3 Watch the episode again please
Madoka over here being the smartest character yet, dude survived the ambush realized makima had known about it and retired lol.
if he was really smart he would have not asked that last question. If he's right, Makima has then more than 1 reason to kill him (and she obviously knows his name)
@Marco Pederzoli i mean he wouldn't have known of her abilities anyways.
@@marcopederzoli4939 He quit because he straight up said special division was sinister, he had already implied his resignation was do to her leadership. Also, asking a question like that shows his intelligence, and if anything such a question shows that he doesn't know enough to be killed. He is clearly operating on gut feelings, as he is judging her reaction to his comments the whole conversation.
Makima is a member of a public agency, and she even uses that script against him to dodge his question. A question, mind you, she would have just lied about like she did about being shot if he has asked it previously
In short, no Makima would not kill him because she operates within a system - a system she just gained more control over. She hits him with the "you don't matter anymore" and walks away.
@@marcopederzoli4939 why whould she kill him? what can Madoka exactly do against Makima?
That's what Kishibe said, the smart ones either quit or go into the private sector
6:05 Remember that contracts are very powerful. Himeno's contract with the ghost Devil was for the Ghost Devil to give it all it's got in exchange for Himeno's entirety. Basically, the ghost devil still has a lot of it's hands left (and a head) even after the attack from the Snake Devil. The Ghost Devil basically used all it's got to revive Denji with a hand.
Wow this channel is the only one who mentioned that the ghost devil loyal to her contract and you're right. It's crazy the ghost devil fulfill her contract not just to over all she's got but also fulfill Himeno's wishes to save Aki out from danger, even some manga reader didn't recognize it and thinking it was just Himeno's last move but not from ghost devil self act.
Yeah I haven’t even read the Manga and when people were saying it was Himenos last move to pull Dennis cord just didn’t sound right. It made more sense that Himeno is just gone and that the Ghost devil either fulfilled Himenos wish or read how bad the situation was and decided to pull Dennis cord. Either way I agree with it being the ghost devil.
I always got the impression that Himeno and the ghost devil were on pretty good terms. At least enough to hold up its end of the bargain and respect Himeno's wishes. When reading the manga, I did think it was Himeno controlling the ghost hand directly, but I think the timings are a little bit more vague and arbitrary when reading the manga. In the anime adaptation they made it a lot more definitive that himeno has fully disappeared by this point.
@@yungchapalot2655 Man I love Dennis, best anime protagonist
@@yungchapalot2655 Ah yes, Shaincaw man Dennis
@@DistinguishedSombrero Man fuck you im keep in it too🤣
Arai did block the bullet on purpose tho
yh idk why that reactor girl tried to downplay my man arai like that he clearly portected kobeni there without 2nd thoughts
Yeah and she corrected herself when she realized lmao so what is the point of this comment?
@@JewJitSuSixty9 really ? I didn’t hear it
The moment where he looks down, realizes what just happened, and twists in front of the second bullet is gut wrenching
@@Wsgyan 20:19 well, guess you didn’t watch the entire video or you’re simply deaf lol
18:15 - Arai - literally sacrificing his life
This girl - "Not on purpose"... bruh
Right?? Like wtf.
had to pause and come check the comments💀. thanks bruv!
Her name is Sam and I think she meant it as him turning around to see who it was and the old lady wasn’t actually shooting at him the second time she was shooting at Kobeni (don’t know how to spell her name)I and he got in the way. When I first watched it it seemed that way too.
I've seen like 4 different reactors say that it wasn't "on purpose."
That was painful
待ってました！BTW, since the period setting is the 90s, the designs of the bullet train and station signs are from that time. Kyoto Station is totally different now:)
I would have no idea! That's good to know.
@@von7903 1997 to be precise
Hey that's cool, this perhaps gives the show potential for a sequel advancing the time-line?
Idk though, haven't read the manga so everything is possible
Kobeni really showed how she fought here. Speed + very sharp knife meant that she could do a lot of damage in this situation. She freaked out against Eternity because she was simply not able to fight it; first was the psychological stress, then she had to face a big blob of flesh that was the Devil, and that was not something she could fight against - Himeno tried with Ghost and failed, what was a knife gonna do? Survival instincts said that the only way out was by killing Denji.
Speaking of, hilarious how she used him as a shield here lol. It also wasn't quite clear here, but she ran out of bullets - at least, that was the case in the manga. I think I saw someone somewhere saying that if you looked closely, you could tell that Kobeni's gun was out of ammo by the end in the anime too.
I don't get why she was so inept when she was trying to kill Denji then.
In the hotel she was overcome with fear, here she’s a lot calmer cuz she wants to avenge Arai
@@phatpat63 She probably just didn’t expect Aki and Himeno to intervene, she probably could’ve dodged both.
Fun fact : The manga creator originally intended for Kobeni to use Arai as a human meat-shield instead of him saving her. I personally like the version we got more lol.
Oh god that would've been dreadful.
I thought he meant after arai would have taken the bullet for her she would then proceed to use his corpse as a shield in combat which of course sounds awesome but would be incredibly dumb. I don't think he meant for her to literally pull a Jerry and force him to take the bullet for her.
i'm pretty sure he just meant she would have used his corpse as a shield after he died the same way she used denji's body
@@calvintyler9281 ahh that’s probably true. I was just going off what my buddy told me. That actually wouldn’t have been as bad then.
Power was smart to hide . She couldn't keep up with the katana guy's speed.
I guess but she could have grabbed topknot when she ran away lmao
@@JewJitSuSixty9 well, Sawatari is probably keeping watch of him, but as she said, they're only there for Pochita, so she probably wouldn't care if Power grabbed him
but then again, Power is Power
With such an explosive behavior you would think she'd come back when Denji came back up. But to be fair the katana devil would have splattered the blood she loves so much
@Ram priorities
I mean she had to choose between suicide and running away to save herself. Can’t really blame Power for not choosing suicide
“Why you so scared all the time” but also the reactors be like Oh shit that devil looks so scary 🤣💀
Bruh
The point is they think it's weird she is easily scared when she's capable of doing things like that.
@@Haki145 yeah, kobeni ain’t stupid tho, a small area where she had limited infinite looped space where she knew she couldn’t fight vs the side of the road where she can actually do damage
@@Haki145 people just fr need to think a bit, Denji was fr the only one who could beat the infinity devil
@@MESHA. Kobeni was scared way earlier, like when the head with feet first popped up, at that point she had no idea they were trapped in the hotel, she is extremely anxious I guess.
Makima got a contract with the Hydraulic Press Devil 😂
The pressure devil🤣
Pressure Devil would be really strong actually.
I don't think so, there aren't many people that actually know hows pressure works, i'm pretty sure if i asked my friends and some other people if they know what happens if you dive at 2km deep in water with only a warm suit and a tank of oxygen, they wouldn't know the answer@@urtoryu_dy_althraidn
Makima asked for 30 but they gave her only 12, also means she got 30 names already and maybe she got them from the people on the train.
Makima reminds me of Edwin from attack on Titan how she isn't afraid to sacrifice people for knowledge or power. She even admitted to enjoying her night out with her subordinates. Listening to these reactors I'm starting to wonder if she went out with them was because she knew what was coming?
Nah....erwin sacrifices people and himself....makima wont sacrifice herself...im sure about that
Erwin fights with his comrades and risks his life and even sacrificed himself. Makima would never do something like that. Plus as you can see getting shot in the face doesn’t do shit. It ain’t even remotely similar
@@bradley8258 even though Erwin is in fact willing to risk his own life, as a leader you have to acknowledge that at certain moments you need to stay safe but you also can’t be pussy and be at the back, u feel me. It’s like a fine balance. A leader is a leader, which kind you want is on you and then u feel me
Even lelouch from code geass said it and lived and died by his own words proudly, but there was times where he absolutely could not die or else everything would go to shit
She knew, in fact, she planned it.
Makima was indeed shot, you saw it, we saw it, manga readers read it. She lied to her subordinates for a reason
ppl seems forgetting that Eternity literally are the worst matchup for Kobenis's anxiety attack.
Yeah... even she's so flexible, she still can't kill the Eternity Devil
Madoka is the single sane person in the entire series.
Well, sanest, he still chose to be a devil hunter in the first place and remain even after apparently suffering scars.
Imagine sacrificing yourself and dying for your Friend - literally taking the Bullet for her as your final selfless Act in Life. And then Sam as the only Witness to the Crime goes to the Cops like "nah that was just an Accident, he fell funny" :D
Old anime: Reanimate the start of episodes differently because different studio takes over and they can't send things digitally
Painsaw man: Animated start of episode differently to make sure you feel the pain
Makima just menacingly standing there on the train is one of my favorite moments from the entire show so far
Makima was clearly lying when she said she wasn't shot she even cleaned the blood on her face to not make tendo and kurose think that she got shot from head why did she lie if u ask? Will see in the future
Or she was referring to that is the other people blood on her
@@jarvisfowlkes3200 no you clearly see she has blood on her before she killed those people. she cleaned up the blood where it would obviously be hers like her forehead and then lied that it wasn't hers and that she was never shot
"30 convicts with life sentences or worse" also almost everyone i watched downplays Arais sacrifice :(
Yeah poor guy had such a bad past with an alcoholic mother and was also there to help denji to puke but my man litrally died and no one cares
They said previously that Arai is competent but not all that skilled where Kobeni is timid but highly skilled.
"How isn't she shot?"
It's either she lied because she don't want her ability to get revealed,
Or..
She had a contract with Gojo devil, with his infinity curse or whatever 🤣
Do want a Spoiler... Or I just shut up?
@@windybreeze4143 Normal DH dont have clearence to know abt her contracts, So if she says she wasnt shot that wouldnt lead them to question more abt her
Or she can clone her self. Her main body did not get shot but her clone does. See the crowd? Makima is probably the crowd
Kobeni seems to be the type of person that does their job when they can but when they run out of options they panic and freak out.
Against the Eternity Devil, there wasn't anything she could do since its weakness wasn't even reachable. Only Denji had the guts and abilities to go in and fight for 3 days to force the Eternity Devil to beg for death. Anyone else would've been shredded to bits since they couldn't regenerate. And since Kobeni didn't know about Chainsaw Man until the reveal, she came to the conclusion that sacrificing Denji was the best option due to having no other options.
Against Katana Man and Snake, not only were they both human looking and exhausted but she also had motivation from seeing Arai sacrifice himself to protect her. This was enough for her to go after them and even severely injure Katana Man. Granted she probably didn't know that Katana Man was technically immortal just like Denji, but that doesn't take away from the fact that they were killable unlike the Eternity Devil situation. Of course, after the two ran away, Kobeni was left with nothing to keep her mind busy and thus started freaking out again as she processed what had happened.
i dont know why everyone is getting it confused makima did get shot she is just lying to them cuz she doesnt want them to know about her abilities
13:22 **This scene alone had more budget than Seven Deadly Sins**
F*^kin’ A. 😔
Instead of making headphones warnings every 10 seconds, please, just turn the volume lower on your end at these moments
21:24
You're damn right, editor! 😂
The Himeno copium is intense
Himeno best girl
maybe himeno can comeback in season 2 as white walker?
I mean when himeno introduced kobeni in the hotel she said kobeni has good moves she’s just very timid
Himeno said that Kobeni has the moves, but she's too reserved or scared or whatever. Speaking of Himeno, I think that she's just straight dead. She gave her body to the ghost devil. There's only one thing devil's want with human bodies, and that's for food. That's why some devils team up with humans. Not only to ensure their own safety from them, but also to have a free food source. And in return, they give devil hunters some of their power.
Himeno said in one of the past episodes that Kobeni is an excellent devil hunter but she lacks courage.
arai definitely jumped in front to save kobeni
Himeno's scene was gorgeously done. The music and visual aesthetic was very emotional
No,Makima said "Bring me 30 convicts with life sentences or worse " those people were on Death Row
No hate or anything, i apreciate the warning before the screaming (you guys' reactions are hilarious dont get me wrong)
but is it possible to lower down the sections where you guys are loud and increase the volume during discussions?
The headphone warning is the real MVP🤣🤣🤣
Makima and Kobeni stole this episode ☺️
Ghost Devil to Akane: She's Dreadful
Akane to Kobeni: Nah I'm out
Makima is so mysterious and scary! I wonder if we're going to learn what all of her Devil contracts are 🤔
you will, but not this season
What if i tell you she was the devil herself
@@thehowlingwolf9360 no reason to spoil it
@@thehowlingwolf9360 please, no spoilers. For all of us...
@@thehowlingwolf9360 this type of comment make anime only cannot enjoy the show, ruining their experience 🤦🏻♂️
To be fair to Kobeni, her skills that she clearly has would've still been useless against the Eternity Devil, who quite literally only was beat because it decided to let them kill him. If I had to make a guess with Kobeni, it's like Himeno said when she mentioned her, she has the moves, but not the mental fortitude, or something like that.
The reason Tendo and Kurose have the same scar because they probably both took the same contract with the specific devil they contracted for.
Yeah, a lot of the public safety devil hunters have that scar, must be another common hunting contract devil with decent relations towards humans.
Fun fact: only one person animated the ending for this episode Masanobu Hiraoka!
Lol props to the editor for making your reaction more interesting..
Makima had the Nanika no jutsu up her sleeves
my guess is Makima is contracted with the orange devil considering how she juiced those dudes
makima lied on the train that she hadn't been shot because she needs to keep the cover, it would be very weird and suspicious for a normal human to get away unscathed from a shot to the head and another to the chest.
They all have that scar because the creator saw Iruka in Naruto and said "Yes, this is it" 😂
Fact: Makima killed 60 people in this episode
That guy they're fighting is called Katana man if you wanted an official name. I just thought it was cool that he gets the "man" designation cause he's a hybrid like denji
Wasn't "Katana Man" a fan nickname? He's called "Samurai Sword" in a recap page in the manga IIRC and the Japanese subs (I checked)
派渡（パト） No. At least in the official translation of the manga this arc is called the katana man arc.
It was most likely pointed out already, but Himeno said a few episodes back that Kobeni was more skilled than she let on.... she was just held back by her timid nature. But regardless, she was still ill-suited to take out the Eternity Devil, so her behavior at the hotel is still understandable enough, I think.
And on a related note... RIP, Arai. Your noble sacrifice will not be forgotten. 😢
She asked for 30 convicts with life sentences or worse.
The thing about the finger nails vs other contracts is that it may be strong but you have a limited amount of use before having to grow back your nails.
I just want to say something, Sawatari reviving Katana Man isn’t some special power she has. Devils are basically immortal, if you feed them blood they come back from any wound: that’s what happened to Denji. She just fed him some of her blood so he could get back up.
RIP Arai 🖤 good dude right there
I wasn’t sure if Arai took the bullet on purpose or not either but while watching this video so realize he makes an angry expression and kinda looks back before immediately diving infront of Kobeni. Also if you didn’t Kobeni ran out of shot before killing Akane. You can see the slide of the gun racked back which means no ammo on most semi auto pistols. Otherwise I think she would have smoked them.
Remember what the blonde guy said to Himeno, devil hunters who last in this job have a few screws loose. Arai died cause he didn't have any loose screws, Kobeni was bat shit crazy so she would definitely last in this job.
I was thinking maybe she didn't kill the last two because her power requires a more powerful sacrifice to "spontaneously explode " someone with devil powers.
Spoiler:
She planned it.
Makima was lying about not being shot.
Kobeni is always terrified even when being a badass it’s just who she is. In the hotel she couldn’t have used any of her skills because the Eternity Devil couldn’t be killed without choosing to die. She probably would’ve gotten killed if she tried and knew it.
Huh, okay, so, we got Chainsaw Man vs Katana Man (round 1, i am guessing, but i don’t know for certain), a taste of what Makima can do (which ended being more than I was expecting this early on) and we got to see what Kobeni is capable of too,
Huh, there was a lot in this Episode, makes me really wonder how things will go from here.
i have theories 😅, but first, love Morgan go back to brunette 😍. My theory is Gun devil have beef with Pochita, when Denji found him, Pochita had like bullet wounds 🤔, other theory, is Makima is planning all this thing, a mean how she knows the names of the minions, and how many they are 🤔, other is Kobeni, she might have a special contract to, a mean how strong she was, she picked Denji like nothing while the man couldn’t drag him by himself 🤔.
this are light theories, i don’t read the manga, so i might be all wrong 😅.
i love you all, so pretty, funny, smarts and likeble 😊🥰🤗, and the besto legs in YT 😅😂👍
I don’t think the snake girl revived Katana Man, if he’s like Denji, I think Aki’s curse sword didn’t work just because he can’t die the same way Denji can’t really die.
Recall back to when they were in the hotel. Aki asked Himeno about the new rookies. Himeno said that the guy was weak but motivated and the girl, Kobeni, was strong, but was mentally weak.
4:41 bullied out of saying www 😥
I like how the tone shifted in this episode and the second half of the previous, it got dead serious no pun intended. The team needs more chemistry and training it was a surprise attack but they didn't work together at all aki denji himeno and power
Whoever is editing the memes in, it’s fucking great lmao
I think the main reason Makima wasn't able to use her power on Katana Man or Akane was because she didn't know their true names. Even Fujimoto doesn't know Katana Man's real name, simply referring to him as "Samurai Sword" in the character guide and character vote page. He's quite the interesting mystery of a character.
Have you read the manga?
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If you have you know she keeps them alive because she needs them in the future. She uses Akane's dead body for the antimortem devil contract with the snake devil. She also uses Katanaman as one of her henchmen in her fight against Pochita. She was creating a army of hybrids during the entire show. She let's them go for those reasons only.
@@yoman7873 i mean if he did he would know
I think is antemortem and postmortem
13:32 sooooo no one noticed how the pack moved at the same time....like nothing happened.
If you ever get time, you should definitely react to the show Motherland Fort Salem. It's about witches that join the military, I think you would really love it.
15:35 I thought she mentioned "it"!
Kobeni's devil contract is op
Makima lied to avoid further questions and explanations. The problem with Kobeni is her nature, she is a hard introvert/shy/timid person, doesn't matter how strong she is she will always doubt of everything even herself.
"What that tongue would do though" Sam pulling a Himeno. Better pull another Himeno and disappear before the police gets there.
really great job on makimas artwork. when she got off the train, yeah she looks evil af
Kobe Cryant comin in clutch.
this episode was so intense and crazy that this is the first time i see you guys quiet most of the episode lmao
Small callback but they did say in earlier episodes that Himeno vouched for her in terms of ability
The close up on Makima tucking in her shirt is very important to the story. Without it, the plot line fails. 😂
The camera loves Makima’s cake shop. She’s gotta be the most terrifying pawg ever. Or paag, I guess it would would be paag. Doesn’t sound great though.
@@johanneseiche664 yes of course. 😂
@@johanneseiche664 For me, it's more like an animation flex since it's hella tough to animate fabric with a lot of details with every tuck but yeah if you choose to view it that way it's aight.
@@johanneseiche664 judging by the amount of shots that captured her cake, it definitely was fan service lol
Butt shot aside, it does look like she's getting dressed for a ritual in the same way as a shrine maiden or priest would before she starts popping off. I think that was intentional besides the bit of fan service (unlike the 30 second long butt shot from ep 3 that wasn't in the manga at all lmao)
She DID say 30 convicts, but with life sentences or worse like death row maybe, not with 30 years. It makes more sense that way even if it's fucked up.
Makima said earlier in the show that Kobeni got the moves, i didnt know it was like that tho xD
so many reactions wish kobeni to shoot the van wheels... i think its against the will of the story
kobeni fought to kill or scare off the villans since she wantted to save denji..
if she would stop the car the 2 bad guys would probebly have to stay and fight to death so either kobeni shooting them or scare them off and willingly let them run
I think she also ran out of bullets. That's a likely option as well.
Scaring them off is the best decision.
Since she doesn't know there full ability and all things that went down.
@@romanshorif2330 exacly, i though so as a viewer. thats why i let reactioners know the wheels was bad option
Kobini didn't level up or just become badass like that, it's her power, i thought it was very clear, that's why her face have no emotion
he did block the bullet on purpose for kobe so she could prove us wrong
Looking forward to seeing Kishibe (the person who introduced Aki to Himeno) Angel, Beam and the rest of the gang when Division 4 goes after them..
Are they saying kobeni’s name wrong on purpose as an ongoing joke or something I’m just kinda confused lol
Madoka-san subtly pointing out to the other two to keep their eyes peeled to the ones who has survived from the attack, which was effectively and may not be unintentionally for the events to tell the humans that there are fiends among them and will not hesitate use them as baits.
Cigs out for Himeno 🚬
Awesome stuff! Yeah it can be easily overlooked but Himeno said Kobeni “has the moves but she’s timid” so an extreme case of never judge a book by its cover but also you’re still not wrong because the cover is still valid lol. And this episode finally reveals the terror that is Makima (she just said it wasn’t her blood btw not body so no body swapping lol) and while this series is action heavy, it’s horror through and through with its devil designs, atmosphere, setting, and intrigue. I love seeing people experience it and in a very pristine format!
Madoka is the smartest man alive
at this point theres a headphone warning whenever they talk
Remember when they said Kobeni was "skilled, but timid"? Yeah. That's what they meant.
Welcome to PAINSAW MAN.
Acrobatics can’t really do much against a devil of eternity so that’s why she’s more composed in this fight. Her feelings are the closests to reality out of every character.
17:17 I personally don't feel sad/bad for them. She asked for the worst of the worst instead of innocent people to sacrifice. From my perspective she sacrificed bad people to take out bad people ( what good person holds a hostage at gun point and screams for help?)
I love how Makima is like pressing these people like a button 😂
Please visit Japan someday! I would like to watch a video like that!!
23:10 Those are not intestines, that's a scarf
Great fucking episode, and I agree 100% that they feel way too short. Also, I have to agree with hoodie girl there: this power really IS bullshit, but I loved the animation for it. It's getting increasingly hard to not go read the manga, lmao
The girl in the hoodie reminds me a bit of the girl of Dorohedoro, I think? Maybe that's what Sam is remembering as well?
And Makima said "give me 30 convicts with life sentences or worse"
Careful if you haven't read the manga, Spoiler Devil is lurking in every comment section because only half of us manga readers know how to let people enjoy surprises.
@@tjugyh yeah, I've been spoiled already. It's one of the reasons that make me want to just go read it: can't be spoiled if I'm up to date. But the anime is doing such a good job, from the chapters I've read of the episodes I've watched, that I'll just have to do better at avoiding spoilers