Chainsaw Man Chapter 175 and 176 Review: A Literal Call to Arms.

Upon reading Chapter 175 of Chainsaw Man, “Both Hands”, I decided to delay my review until the following chapter.
I decided to do this because I knew I would have little to talk about, since the characters in the chapter do not talk either due to… well, having no mouths.
Little did I suspect that Chapter 176, “Two Children”, would drop yet another bombshell.
As for “Both Hands”, it begins with Pochita being attacked by a mob of civilians.
Unfortunately for them, Pochita is not some regular Chainsaw Man Devil, but the real deal.
Easily killing the civilians, Pochita is then attacked by the Aging Devil, Katana Man, and Yoru all at once.
But Pochita, being the all-powerful Devil that he is, easily fights off the attack, seemingly with a single strike.
He cuts off the Aging Devil’s hands, temporarily kills Katana Man again, and removes Yoru’s remaining arm.
Pushing Katana Man’s body off her, Yoru then marches towards Pochita, still determined to fight him, despite having no arms.
However, as she reaches him, she falls to her knees, with the chapter ending on a panel of her wild, spiral-like eyes.
This ending was pretty confusing, when I first read it.
It turns out that a character having a mouth helps when trying to read their facial expression.
Who knew?
The look in Yoru’s eyes could have been shock, anger or denial for all I knew.
I never would have guessed what her expression actually meant though, and I am willing to bet no one else did either.
Chapter 176 begins with a flashback to Yoru and Asa bathing.
Yoru makes a weapon out of soap without naming or touching it, confirming that the fear of war has made her powerful enough to make weapons without speaking or making contact.
However, because this war is against Chainsaw Man Devils, the fear is also making Chainsaw Man stronger, lessening Yoru’s chance of beating him.
Asa suggests burying the hatchet, but Yoru wants to free her comrades who were eaten by Chainsaw Man.
If you will recall, one of these comrades is definitely the Nuclear Weapons Devil, as Yoru said she would make Chainsaw Man vomit it up all the way back in Chapter 98.
This would definitely be a bad thing.
I mean, I think we can all agree that world-ending nukes are a concept better left erased, right?
But, if Yoru gets her way, they will not be erased for long.
This will not come without sacrifice for her, however, as Yoru will have to weaponize two things she cares about to have a hope of defeating Chainsaw Man.
Although Yoru admits to Asa in the bath that she would give anything to defeat Chainsaw Man and prove herself to be the most fearsome Devil.
The chapter then cuts to the present, where Pochita is seconds away from killing Yoru.
It is revealed that the things she has to weaponize are her own children, but Yoru is willing to make that sacrifice.
“Come to mother,” she calls in her mind. “Tank. Gun.”
And with that line, another bombshell is dropped.
It makes complete sense that Yoru would be considered the Gun Devil’s mother, considering that guns are a weapon used in warfare.
The Gun Devil’s return could also make the fight between her and Pochita more personal, since the Gun Devil was involved in Aki’s death which hurt Denji.
As Yoru calls for her children, they are ripped free from their prisons across the world and attach themselves to Yoru, becoming her and Asa’s new arms.
Her literal call to arms complete, Yoru uses the power of the Gun Devil to shoot Pochita, freeing the Mouth Devil from his gut and returning mouths to the world.
The final panel shows Yoru sporting a victorious look, as she prepares to take on Pochita with her Right Gun Gauntlet and Left Tank Gauntlet, the Mouth Devil’s decapitated head falling in front of her.
This cliffhanger makes for a great final panel that hypes up the coming fight between Pochita and Yoru, which is one I think will be on much more equal footing now.
Sure, Yoru will still probably struggle, but she will have more of a shot now, especially since there is probably a lot of guilt involved in weaponizing her children, making them much more powerful weapons as a result.
After reading Chapter 175, I wondered how Yoru was supposed to fight in the series with no hands but now we know.
“Both Hands” is a good chapter, which shows off the power of Pochita in complete silence.
It has nothing on “Two Children”, however, as Fujimoto dropped yet another plot twist with the return of the Gun Devil as Yoru’s right arm, along with the Tank Devil as her left.
I do not know how the fight between Yoru and Pochita will progress, but it is sure to be epic.