I was pretty excited going into Chapter 183 of Chainsaw Man, “Barf, Head, Perv.”
The previous chapter ended by teasing one of Denji’s memories of Aki and Power, making many of us believe we were going to get a flashback about them.
Unfortunately, all we actually get is a couple of panels of the back of their heads, as Denji remembers them.
The brief, mournful flash is quickly followed by disgust as Denji throws up another Devil, this one the Bitterness Devil.
Denji doing so allows him to remember the bitterness of the coffee he shared with Reze, followed by another now tragic memory of him walking the dogs with Nayuta.
This causes Denji to realize that Pochita ate all of those Devils to make Denji remember the times when he was happy.
The Snow Devil was to remember Aki and Power, and the Bitterness Devil was to remember Reze.
Once again Pochita proves himself to be the best Devil there is.
Denji gets his second wind and, in a crude way that is so typical of him at this point, tells Asa that he is going to get them out of the Aging Devil’s dimension.
Whatever Denji’s plan is it involves Pochita’s stomach in the outside world, but Denji declares that this plan is “super smart.”
Given Denji’s previous “super smart” plans in the series, I am willing to bet this is a plan so stupid that it will somehow work to hilarious effect.
But we will have to wait until next chapter to see what this plan is because, with Denji’s declaration, the chapter comes to a close.
Overall, it is a pretty good chapter.
It was disappointing to see that the Aki and Power cliffhanger only resulted in a brief tease, but it was also nice to see Reze again, if only briefly.
This shows Fujimoto has not forgotten about her and hopefully has plans for her, since she should still be alive like the other Devil Hybrids.
We will have to wait and see, just like we will have to wait until next chapter to see what Denji’s “super smart” plan is.