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Chainsaw Man: What makes for a Considerate Adaptation

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Adapting the manga for ' Chainsaw Man' comes with its own set of challenges. For me, the make-or-break has always been maintaining the insane pacing of the manga. This frenzied pace comes from its plot progression, mainly in how quick shit can hit the fan sometimes. But perhaps another one of Fujimoto's trade marks is in his page turners. The page of Denji being cleaved from eight different directions is impactful specifically because of how Fujimoto loves to structure his panels. You turn a single page and face a sudden rush of brutality, one that tears down any hope you have of Denji being saved. All that violence is also compacted into a single frame of action, emphasizing both the speed and mercilessness to which Denji is rended. Turn the page again, and the succinct imagery of gruesomeness would once again shock and leave you utterly speechless. This is one of the paneling techniques Fujimoto loves; A page-turning snapshot that loves to punch you in the face with cond