Woah! That was some chapter, wasn’t it? Chainsaw Man chapter 176 took a pointy flip from the same old weird and plunged us into some severe, high-stakes territory.

As many followers predicted, we lastly obtained a flashback centered round Yoru.

Whereas most of us have been anticipating a Pochita vs. Weapons flashback, I did speculate in my final evaluation that we would as a substitute get a touch of Yoru’s final plan to defeat Chainsaw Man.

And guess what? That’s precisely what we obtained!

It seems that Yoru has at all times had an ace up her sleeve—a technique to create two weapons extra highly effective than something Asa might ever produce.

However the draw back was that if Yoru determined to go down this path, it will contradict her unique mission.

Yoru & her kids:

Keep in mind when the Battle Satan was first launched in Half 2? Yoru’s major aim was to drive Chainsaw Man to spit out the Nuclear Weapons Satan.

And on this chapter’s flashback, we even see a distinct facet of Yoru—one which appeared to care about her comrades, which is a shocking trait for a satan.

Nonetheless, when it got here to defeating Chainsaw Man, she’s keen to go to the acute, even sacrificing her personal “kids” for the trigger.

This evolution in Yoru’s motives is made clear when, in a second of desperation within the newest chapter, she summons the Gun and Tank Devils to make use of as her weapons in opposition to Chainsaw Man.

So, has Yoru’s aim shifted? It looks as if defeating Chainsaw Man has develop into her prime precedence, with proving herself because the stronger satan taking priority over every little thing else.

And the Nuclear Weapons Satan? Merely an afterthought I suppose.

When Yoru refers to Tank and Gun as her “kids,” it’s not within the literal sense. As an alternative, it’s extra concerning the idea of conflict itself being the progenitor of those weapons.

Battle, as probably the most historical and terrifying points of human historical past, has given rise to weapons like weapons and tanks—instruments of destruction which might be instantly linked to the worry and devastation conflict brings.

And since, within the Chainsaw Man universe, a satan’s existence is tied to an idea and the worry that idea evokes in humanity – it makes good sense that Yoru would name these weapons her kids.

Talking of Yoru’s powers, it’s important to recollect how they perform: Yoru, and by extension Asa, can flip something they contemplate “theirs” right into a weapon. The ability of those weapons is instantly proportional to the guilt they really feel about sacrificing no matter it’s.

Given this, it’s no surprise Yoru’s new weapons are so highly effective—they’re born from the deep guilt of sacrificing her personal kids.

It’s this potent guilt that permits Yoru’s ‘bang’ to almost take out Pochita, forcing him to vomit out the Mouth Satan—a minor however essential element that when once more adjustments the Chainsaw Man universe.

The Return of the Gun Satan:

Now, we’re within the last stretch of Half 2, and issues are beginning to echo the occasions of Half 1. Not solely has Pochita taken management of Denji, however now we see the return of the Gun Satan as effectively.

If you happen to have been stunned by the Gun Satan’s reappearance, you most likely shouldn’t have been. I at all times anticipated it to make a comeback sooner or later.

Nonetheless, I didn’t anticipate that Yoru would summon it together with the Tank Satan to create new weapons – the left and proper gauntlets. That half was positively surprising.

Why was I so positive the Gun Satan would return? Nicely, should you paid shut consideration to Half 1, you’d know that the Gun Satan wasn’t fully defeated. Makima did kill it, however that was solely the half managed by the USA.

A big chunk of the Gun Satan was nonetheless with the USSR, and it’s this half that Yoru summoned on this chapter.

One other element that’s notably attention-grabbing is how Yoru’s “bang” assault mirrors Makima’s signature transfer. It’s seemingly that Makima’s assault was tied to a contract with the Gun Satan.

I imply we did see her subdue the Gun Satan, atleast part of it, within the first place. So she might need been in a position to kind a contract with it prior to now.

This connection may also be why we haven’t seen Nayuta use the “bang” in Half 2 – as a result of she by no means had an opportunity to take down the Gun Satan!

As we sit up for the ultimate arc of Half 2, with Pochita again in management and the Gun Satan’s return, it’s unattainable to not discover the eerie parallels to Half 1.

However now that it has been became a weapon by Yoru, is the Gun Satan gone for good now? It’s arduous to say for positive, but it surely appears seemingly. Nonetheless, we’ll have to attend and see how issues play out.

The stakes are greater than ever, and Fujimoto is clearly pulling out all of the stops. We’re positively headed for climactic showdown that would rival the one we noticed in Half 1!!!