Meowy’s Whereabouts
In the third episode of Chainsaw Man, Power tears the seaweed devil to pieces with her blood powers. Some gentlemen clean up the mess while Power and Denji discuss matters with Makima.
Public Safety warns the hunters about not murdering a civilian’s devil because they would be found guilty of obstructing their business. Makima explains to Power that her fiend roots come from her ancestor, and she wonders if Power is cut out for this line of work. When Power blames Denji for the situation, Makima informs them that she only wants them to get along.
Denji and Power visit several drink machines. Denji feels it might be best to drop his fascination with female chests and remarks on his grievances for working with a liar. Power confirms she only hates humans because it feels like a demonic instinct, but she enjoys the company of cats. Her hatred for devils comes from a devil holding her pet cat Meowy hostage.
Power tells the story of how she fell into the clutches of Makima, a devil who is responsible for keeping her pet, Meowy, hostage. Power is willing to abide by any human rules if it means she’ll get a chance to save her pet. However, Denji, a devil who is also responsible for keeping Meowy hostage, accepts and plans to murder the devil responsible for keeping Meowy hostage.
At Public Safety HQ, Power gets permission to head out with Denji. Power informs Denji of the devil’s whereabouts and tells him he’s the only one who can fight it. They discuss pets. Denji brings up Pochita, but Power brings up the fact that he’s dead. Denji worries that he’ll never get along with Power. Meanwhile, Makima is meeting some suited gentlemen who aren’t happy that other nations aren’t pleased with Japan.
Makima is asked how the recruits are doing, and she gives them a vague answer. They warn her not to grow attached to them and send her away. Hayakawa and Makima discuss Denji and Makima’s high hopes for him. Makima brings up names and devil possibilities. Hayakawa disagrees because he doesn’t like Denji’s goals and stance on befriending devils.
Denji walks casually toward the house of the captor of Meowy, not wanting to become Chainsaw Man because he doesn’t want to lose blood. Power is puzzled but thinks Denji’s bluffing about having supernatural abilities. ..
As they near the devil’s house, Denji stops because he finds the situation suspicious. He catches Power’s lies and tries to attack her, but Power knocks him out. Power praises Denji for his sharp instincts and drags his body into the house.
In the house, they meet the bat devil, Meowy’s captor. The bat devil mocks Power for being late as she complains it took a long time because she needed someone to help her obtain freedom. She reveals that she promised to give the bat devil a human in exchange for Meowy’s freedom. The bat devil informs Denji that he got injured by a devil hunter, which forced him into hiding. ..
The devil requires human blood to heal himself. He takes in Denji’s blood but finds it tastes disgusting despite it reviving his body parts. The bat devil plans to cleanse his taste buds with some children’s blood in the city. Denji recalls Hayakawa’s confusion about Denji wanting to befriend devils. Power orders the bat devil to release Meowy, but the bat devil refuses her because he didn’t like Denji’s blood.
As Power and Meowy rest on a roof, the bat devil appears all bloodied and battered. This is when Power and he formed a contract for Meowy’s freedom. Power comes to terms with how Denji feels about losing Pochita as the bat devil consumes her. The bat devil heads for the city to find a child, a virgin, a muscular man, and a pregnant woman.
Denji manages to grab hold of the bat devil’s foot. Before they tussle, Denji recalls his times with Pochita as a child and relates it to Power’s attachment to Meowy. Denji becomes Chainsaw Man as he and the bat devil crash into a building in the city. Denji and the bat devil take their fight to the streets. Denji notices some pedestrians and warns them to escape. ..
Denji discovers his chainsaws can retract during their bout. After blasting Denji with a sonic blast, the bat devil thinks he’s won. However, Denji appears from the rubble fired up, scaring the bat devil. The episode concludes with Denji delivering the final blow to the bat devil while strutting a heroic pose.
The Episode Review
This episode continued the story of Power and her past with the Public Safety group. We also saw Denji become Chainsaw Man and the fight involving him in this form feels much better than what we received in the first episode. That said, this chapter was a bit predictable. ..
Some fans may have expected Power to have an ulterior motive when she met the cat, but it plays out as expected. This may disappoint some fans. It makes you wonder why Power didn’t attack the bat devil when they first met. ..
Although her powers wouldn’t affect the bat devil, she could easily find a way to kill it and save Meowy. She may be a liar, but she isn’t a pushover. Some scenes in this episode didn’t feel necessary or were re-treading on similar ideas. Makima’s discussion with her supposed bosses touched upon many fascinating bits about the Japanese government’s worriment of having issues with other nations and more devils.
The scene shows how Makima has a fixation with Denji and why she should not grow attached to her employees. This was an excellent sequence, but it made the whole bit with Hayakawa feel pointless in return. Another aspect that stuck out was Denji’s fight with the bat devil. Denji’s Chainsaw Man model looks slightly better here than in episode one, and the animation feels like it received a similar improvement.
The fight scenes in this movie were exciting and well-done. However, some of the visuals and animation felt stiff and unnatural. This made the fight scenes feel a little too artificial and forced. Overall, this was an epic battle with enough carnage and fancy footwork to please action lovers.
Overall, Chainsaw Man continues delivering fun fights, mesmerizing visuals, and hilarity. It gave fans more things to ponder about this world and its characters. Denji defeating the bat devil, he’s sure to earn Power’s trust. It remains to be seen whether Power will continue to lie after this exchange. As the series continues, hopefully, the animation and story will improve. ..
