Tag: Chapter 133

Chainsaw Man Chapter 132 and 133 Review: Offers and Demands.

Chapters 132 and 133 of Chainsaw Man are ones in which characters make tempting offers and frightening demands, yet are turned down both times.
Chapter 132, “Protection”, begins with Nayuta at school, which made me initially think that we were going to get a Nayuta school arc.
We see what Nayuta’s relationship with her classmates is like and it seems that she is pulling a Makima, controlling them so that they give her food.
Nayuta’s school arc is cut signficantly short, however, because just as it begins, soldiers storm the cafateria and point their guns directly at Nayuta.
The chapter then cuts to an unconcious Asa in the hostpital, who is surrounded by chaos, as injured, dead and dying people are still being brought in after the Falling Devil’s attack.
We get a few brief panels showing that Asa is still suffering from her dreams about running through an alleyway filled with dead chickens, and then she awakens, only to be told by the person sitting next to her that their grandkid (about Asa’s age) was crushed by debris.
Asa’s dream represents the guilt she suffers from, due to her parents’, cat’s and Bucky’s deaths, and the news of so many dead is sure to add to that crushing guilt, considering that she was the Falling Devil’s primary target.
We can see this guilt hit Asa, as she thinks about how Chainsaw Man saved her again, only for the focus of the scene to transition to a TV in the hostpital where Haruka is appearing on a variety show to advertise a Chainsaw Man Church, which hopes to prevent the Prophecy of Nostradamus.
Haruka is laughed at, however, and he complains about this to Fami backstage.
Fami seems to have put him up to this but she is not alone, as a mysterious figure places a hand on Haruka’s shoulder, telling him that he should continue to act as the Chainsaw Man Church’s face so he can “walk to a world without evil.”
This statement makes me believe the mysterious figure is the Justice Devil.
Whoever they are, I think they are a different person from the Imposter Chainsaw Man because this mysterious person is aligned with Fami, who wanted Asa to be eaten so she could control Yoru, which the Imposter stopped from happening.
It will be interesting to see just who this figure in shadow is and if the Imposter Chainsaw Man and the Justice Devil really are seperate.
Once this ominous scene ends, the chapter then cuts to its final scene, where we see that Yoshida has captured Denji for his “protection.”
He explains that Nayuta and their dogs are also captured and this causes Denji to make a truly desperate offer… to tongue Yoshida’s butthole for a week.
Oh, Denji, how far you’ve come.
In Chapter 107 you said you would never let a dude sit on you and now you do this.
In all seriousness, Yoshida does dismiss Denji’s humorous offer, and tells him that Nayuta and the dogs will not be harmed.
Denji tells him to go to hell, bringing an end to the chapter.
“Protection” is a solid chapter, which has some humorous Denji moments, while also setting up something interesting with the new Chainsaw Man Church.
As for Chapter 133, “Protest”, it is a brief continuation from Denji and Yoshida’s confrontation at the end of “Protection.”
The chapter begins by showing that Yoshida has taken Denji to an anti-Chainsaw Man rally, where a fight is taking place with pro-Chainsaw Man counter-protestors.
Yoshida explains that the Chainsaw Man Church has been growing, as it now has over 20,000 members, most of them teenagers.
However, politicians know these teens will soon become voters so are giving them support, causing the Church to grow even stronger.
Yoshida even predicts that this “Chainsaw Mania” could grow into a larger conflict.
A conflcit, huh?
That sounds like something the War Devil would like.
Aside from it feeling nice that people are fighting for him, Denji does not really care about any of this, only wanting to know what he has to do to get Nayuta and the dogs back.
Yoshida demands that Denji never transform into Chainsaw Man again or he will have Nayuta killed.
I find it hard to believe this threat is serious, though, because I can’t imagine Kishibe being okay with Nayuta dying at this point.
After all, Kishibe gave Nayuta to Denji so he could raise her, why would he want Nayuta dead, unless something maybe changed?
As for Denji, he refuses to stop being Chainsaw Man, despite the threat to Nayuta’s life because he wants both a normal life and to be Chainsaw Man.
Frustrated, Yoshida says he has to choose between the two but Denji outright refuses again, saying he can have both.
This kind of felt like another Spider-Man reference to me.
A common theme in Spider-Man is Peter Parker (and Miles Miles in the most recent Spider-Verse film) having to choose between saving two important things but, in the end, finding a way to choose both.
Now Denji is facing the same dilemma, yet still choosing both.
This results in Yoshida threatening Nayuta again as his composure breaks for the first time, to which Denji orders the protestors to kill him, which of course does not work because the crowd is too busy fighting to hear him and also has no idea that he’s Chainsaw Man.
Speaking of, I do wonder how this “Church” would react if they learned their saviour Chainsaw Man was just a selfish horny teenager.
The reaction could be quite hilarious.
Yoshida and Denji’s argument is then interrupted by Nayuta and the dogs’ arrival, which was supposed to happen later, ruining Yoshida’s plan.
Still frustrated, Yoshida again explains to Denji that Public Saftey will kill Nayuta if he does not stop being Chainsaw Man, probably hoping that Nayuta overhearing this will make her demand that Denji comply with his demands.
If Yoshida was hoping for this to happen, his hopes are immediately dashed because the opposite happens, with Nayuta saying Denji should tell Yoshida to “eff of!”
Denji and Nayuta then leave, to which Yoshida asks himself, “Did he not understand me?”
Oh, no, Yoshida, he did.
Denji just wants both.
Overall, Chapter 133 “Protest” is another good chapter that may be building up to a dangerous move by Public Saftey, if Yoshida’s threat on Nayuta’s life was serious.
Again, I think it may be a bluff at this point but that could change.
What I am more interested in is why Yoshida suddenly wants Denji to stop being Chainsaw Man.
Originally, he just wanted Denji to keep his identity a secret but, after the Falling Devil’s attack, this has extended to him wanting Chainsaw Man to disappear altogethor.
It makes me wonder why Yoshida is so intent on this, especially to lose his usually strong composure?
My guess is that it probably has something to do with a part of the Prophecy of Nostradamus we don’t know about yet.
Or maybe Yoshida knows about the Imposter Chainsaw Man and wants Denji to be replaced by him.
All in all, these were two good building block chapters which set up Asa’s growing guilt, the Chainsaw Man Church, and a conflict between Yoshida and Denji.
Where these storylines go will be interesting to see play out.

Attack on Titan Chapter 133, Sinners Review: No Bargaining With the Devil.

4 stars
If Chapter 133 of Attack on Titan, “Sinners,” proved anything, it is that Hajime Isayama’s epic story is about to enter its final battle.
“Sinners” is the build up to that battle, centering on the stories of the Alliance, those on the boat, and the escaped Eldians of Liberio, all of them heading to Fort Salta, either to fight in the final confrontation or to escape it.
Starting with the Alliance, their opening section is definitely the most interesting part of the chapter.
Beginning with Armin talking to Onyankopon, the moment deliberately parallels Onyankopon’s introduction in Chapter 104, as Armin says he is counting on him just like Hange did showing that Armin is truly stepping into the Commander role after Hange’s tragic sacrifice last chapter.
Speaking of Hange, Onyankopon saying that he would get the plane to Fort Salta because it was Hange’s last hope was very touching.
What is concerning is that, because of the approaching Rumbling, the Alliance didn’t have enough time to fully fuel the plane, so it is only half full.
Onyankopon says he will get them to Fort Salta but I get the feeling that it’s going to have to involve some sacrifice.
Maybe Onyankopon will kamikaze Eren’s Titan form as a way to give the Alliance an advantage.
Following their talk, Armin goes to finally make a strategy for confronting Eren with the rest of the Alliance.
A few ideas are thrown around, like Pieck suggesting Armin blow Eren up with his Colossal Titan, for example.
One of the more interesting ideas is Levi suggesting that they find where Zeke is located in Eren’s Titan and then kill him to stop the Rumbling.
I’m not sure how I feel about this plan because, if Eren does lose his connection to the Founding Titan, wouldn’t that just make the Wall Titans rampage without direction, making the situation worse?
It would be a bit stupid if killing Zeke just stopped the Wall Titans in place.
In any case, I don’t think the way to completely stop Eren is going to be simply killing Zeke.
If anything, I think Zeke and Levi’s final confrontation will most likely be a way for Levi to let go of his promise to Erwin and move on from it.
As Kenny said, everyone is “a slave to something,” and Levi is a slave to killing Zeke.
Hopefully, Levi can become free of this in future chapters.
As for who is truly free in this chapter, I honestly could not say.
After Reiner speculates that Eren wants them to stop him, possibly pulling a Lelouch as has been speculated by some readers, Eren brings all of the Alliance into the Paths Dimension to talk with them.
This results in some time and space shenanigans where Mikasa, Armin, Jean and Connie try to run to Eren, only to end up exactly back where they started with Levi, Reiner and Pieck.
Eren tells them that he has purposefully not altered their Titans because he believes they should be free to fight him if they wish to, debunking the theory that it was Zeke creating the Titans.
However, where one theory falls, even more arise, especially surrounding Eren and Ymir.
The two are seen side by side in the Paths Dimension, both in child form, with their eyes darkened.
Many theories have emerged from this moment, from Ymir is controlling Eren, to both Eren and Ymir are slaves, to Eren is somehow communicating with the Alliance in the past, you name it.
I find the most interesting question to be concerning if Reiner is actually right or not.
Does Eren want the Alliance to stop him?
Whatever the answer to this question is, I don’t think it’s going to end with a Zero Requiem for the very reason that Reiner brought up Eren wanting them to stop him this chapter.
If someone suggested in Code Geass that Lelouch was being the bad guy so that when his friend killed him the world would have been at peace then it would have ruined the twist.
So, I don’t think the final battle will end in this way.
Either way, the Paths scene is extremely intense, with all of Eren’s friends emotionally calling out to him and Eren coldly stating that if they want to try and kill him, “You are free to do so.”
Guess there really is no bargaining with the Devil.
With Eren’s remark, the Alliance are released into the real world in which only a second has passed and Onyankopon is confused by their traumatized states.
Levi then acknowledges Armin as Commander and asks what their next move is, followed by a determined look from the new Commander.
This makes me wonder if Armin really will throw away the talk option and decide to try and kill Eren to save humanity.
The entire Alliance talk and Paths scene is great, with a lot of amazing character interaction, like Jean and Connie reconciling with Reiner over their past crimes.
Then the chapter shifts to easily the most polarizing scene of “Sinners,” cutting to the members of the Alliance who stayed behind on Kiyomi’s ship.
The reason this scene is so divisive is because Falco reveals that he thinks he may be able to fly because previous Beast Titans could, and he was transformed by Zeke’s spinal fluid before he became the Jaw Titan.
Many people are calling this reveal contrived and out of nowhere but the setup was clearly there.
A flying Titan has been brought up ever since Chapter 93 where it was used as a joke.
Not to mention that Falco has been linked with birds constantly since his appearance, his name being Italian for falcon, him talking to a bird during his first appearance, and his Titan form literally looking like a bird.
Although, I will say there probably should have been more build up for the previous Beast Titans being able to fly.
We have only seen previous Beast Titans in ape form, so if it can really take the form of other animals, if that is what is being suggested here, then there should have been a few showcases of this, like maybe showing Tom Ksaver’s Titan form or have the panel of the first Beast Titan in chapter 122 be a different animal.
Still, there was some build up to it, and I am happy that Falco can fly because it means he can take the rest of the Alliance to join the final battle, which is something I wanted to happen, so I think this works, even if it should have had more set up.
Another reveal this chapter is the Female Titan’s power, which is to manifest other Titan powers, possibly by ingesting spinal fluid.
This may be in reference to Eren drinking the Armor serum and Galliard and Marcel’s Jaw Titans having armoured faces though, so it may not be too important.
Whether it is or not though, I cannot deny that Annie was the best part of this scene, with her experiencing considerable growth, remembering her father and the good times she had both with the Warriors and the 104th.
Now, it looks like she will join Gabi, Falco, and possibly Yelena because I suspect she will be coming, at the final battle, using Falco’s flying Jaw Titan to reach the Alliance.
Let’s just hope this doesn’t end in tragedy for Annie and Armin’s relationship as I have been predicting for a while.
Along with Annie, Kiyomi also got some much needed development, with her expressing her regrets for helping to bring Eren and Zeke together all for profit and the honor of her clan.
At this point though, I have no idea what role, if any, she has to play in the story going forward.
With there being no development in my theory that she would have a connection with Kruger and Ksaver, all that feels left for her is her established connection with Mikasa, which I hope pays off in some way.
Cutting away from Kiyomi’s ship, the chapter then pivots to its last scene with a train approaching Fort Salta, the location of the final battle.
And who is on this train?
Why, it’s none other than the Eldians who escaped from Liberio, lead by Annie’s father.
They took a train driver and his family hostage and are planning to take that train to escape on Fort Salta’s airships.
Looks like Annie will get a reunion with her father but, once again, probably in a tragic sense.
I will say though that Mr Leonhart is really starting to grow on me as a character.
Even though he knows their situation may be hopeless, he is leading his fellow Eldians in the blind hope that they will survive and that he may see his daughter again someday.
We also get some character growth from the Warriors’ families, like Gabi’s parents finally realizing they were wrong to send their daughter into the Warrior program and Pieck’s father refusing to throw his honorary Marleyan armband away because of how she sacrificed everything to get him it.
This character growth is cut short by the sight of the approaching Rumbling and a group of airships going to bomb it, hoping to blow all of the Titans away, ending the chapter.
Seriously, though, we all know that these airships don’t have a chance in hell.
Sure, they may kill a few Wall Titans but I doubt they would be a significant obstacle for Eren.
I think what Eren will do is just use the power of the Warhammer Titan to create some spears and then have the Wall Titans throw them at the airships like javelins.
That should be enough to take them out.
In all likelihood, all the airships’ attack could probably do is buy enough time for the Warrior’s family so that the Alliance can arrive in time to engage Eren in the final battle, which will most likely be the cliffhanger for the next chapter, ending Volume 33.
Overall, “Sinners” is another great chapter of Attack on Titan that builds to the final battle very well.
I predict that after the next chapter we will only have one more volume left before this fantastic story comes to an end, whether that ending be completely tragic or bittersweet (because it’s certainly not going to be happy).