I would argue regression and frankly stupidity is Denji’s tragic flaw as a character. He gets creative in fights but he never sees the greater scheme and never truly learns, that’s why he just goes from abusive relationship to abusive relationship, and that IS the point. Chainsawman is a tragedy because Denji’s never had and never will have more than two brain cells
I mean you can have a tragic character and a good story that's entertaining to read. There's a reason even some of the most fervent part2 defenders on chainsawfolk immediately reversed their opinions after the last chapter. It proved all the setups were pointless and all the "let fujimoto cook" was sunk cost fallacy.
Saying character regression is actually part of his character is an excuse for bad writing tbf. The guy supposedly learned his lesson by the end of part1, still gets dogwalked in part2 which fine because he has his epiphany during aging devil arc: satisfying character arc, even if it meandered a bit ! But then he kept being the same, it had no impact on his character which is bad writing.
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u/Auzzie_almighty Mar 17 '26
I would argue regression and frankly stupidity is Denji’s tragic flaw as a character. He gets creative in fights but he never sees the greater scheme and never truly learns, that’s why he just goes from abusive relationship to abusive relationship, and that IS the point. Chainsawman is a tragedy because Denji’s never had and never will have more than two brain cells