Chainsaw Man stands strong amongst the dark trio of shonen manga and it is just as gory and bloodthirsty as fans would expect it to be. After the first season of the anime, there is still much of the story remaining to be told. Not only that, but the second part of the series has just as much fame and love as the first one did.
Tatsuki Fujimoto, the mind behind Denji’s ruthless chainsaw has taken references from all over the world to create such a masterpiece. From Quentin Tarantino’s movies to other anime, he has left no stone unturned to ensure his project stands out like no other. That may have worked out perfectly considering Chainsaw Man is regarded as a not-so-shonen shonen piece. However, one inspiration he got might surprise fans.
Chainsaw Man Writer Enjoyed Getting Bullied
Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Chainsaw Man has no shortage of female characters. From Makima to Reze and even Power, there is a range of female characters who stand strong on their own in their own unique way. So a question that may come to mind is what inspires the writer to create such eye-catching and driven women in his story. Surprisingly, it started with a bully.
When Fujimoto was in college, a fellow collegemate was troubling him and bullying him. One might expect his reaction to that being of fear or anger. However, it was neither of them. The writer often refers to himself as a masochist, so when he found the woman bullying him, he actually enjoyed it. The more she bullied him, the more he liked it. It was at that moment that he realized that he had a liking for much intimidating and “tough and unreasonable” women, as he puts it. From then on, he decided to incorporate his preferences into his own works, although it took a rather long time to perfect his works.
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Tatsuki Fujimoto Found His Inspiration for Makima
Makima, Reze, Power, or Yoru, are all women who are strong and can be labeled as dominating. However, these are women in the world of Chainsaw Man alone. Tatsuki Fujimoto has other works, various one-shots, where he has incorporated his likings and his wants in the form of artwork in his stories. Fujimoto is known for expressing through his works, whether it is regarding his love for horror or his choice of women, there is a certain love for what he does and fans adore it just as much.
The Chainsaw Man author has a liking for women who can take control from him and as explicit of information as it may be, it has given fans characters that are easily some of the most famous anime characters at the moment.
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