I don't think passion projects are typically met with so much dislike from core manga fans on both sides of the globe for changing so much

@@Valanway I think passion projects are projects made out of passion. They are not a project approved by manga fans.

@@Valanway yes they do. Fans notoriously hate when their favorite franchise are given to a visionary director. Look at Urusei Yastura movie 2 and George Lucas.

@@Valanway I don't think you know what passion project means.

@@Valanway What did they change? Have you even read the manga? The anime was super faithful to the manga, it's just the style wasn't really 'anime' like

The thing about sunk costs is they're gone you cannot get them back and any decision moving forward is completely separate from the previous expenditure. If it is not worth spending the extra money to continue the series then it doesn't matter how much they spent previously

Its not about popularity, its about Blu ray Jjk sold 25000~ blu ray and Csm only 1700 But Vinland sold 700, AoT selling 3000 per season from season 2, MobPsycho2 sold 1000 Yeah japanese weebs hate dark reality and love goofy fights and Moe shit like Bocchi

@@kenmaru777 popularity absolutely matters when streaming rights get involved. CSM was one of the biggest streaming successes last year and will go for an EXTREMELY heavy p[ricetag for season two. Also CSM sold 1700 its first week in japan as far as bluerays not total . People need to calm down

@@kenmaru777 "Yeah japanese weebs hate dark reality and love goofy fights and Moe shit like Bocchi" yeah, I don't like moe blob

@@kenmaru777 "Yeah japanese weebs hate dark reality and love goofy fights and Moe shit like Bocchi" no, if that were the reason, manga would not be popular in the first place. It is the anime that failed. The animation is beautiful, but it failed to capture well the chaotic aspects of CSM.

Just wait until an Isekai titled "Another world with my mothers panties" arrive 😂

​@@recklesspotato212 "Reincarnated as my age-ressed loli mother's magical panties as we fight against the demon king who looks like my step-dad in what is supposed to be a very convoluted Freudian metaphorical excuse for fanservice?!"

Or they realized these trash mainstream anime sucks

I have been waiting 2 year to hear about any announcements of talentless nana s2😢

​@@rajnishukla3926That show needs a Season 2

CSM is an awkward length to do 24 episodes. The 12 episodes we got covered about 1/3 of Part 1, so the entire story would fit pretty neatly into 36 episodes. They could do 24 episodes for season 2 and finish it, but I don't know how likely that is for a show that underperformed expectations.

​@@silverbard5244lmao you could easily do 97 chapters in 24 episodes 😂😂😂😂. However mappa decided to do well.. To stretch the story. For no fucking reason. So no you are fucking wrong.

They could've covered the bomb devil and international assassination arc too in the later half, which i think could boost the popularity of anime quite significantly, as the first half (and that's season 1 btw) is nothing compared to the insanity of later arcs. Ps.- Although the 12 ep length is also somehow understandable and a sweet spot for them, as the arcs in csm are pretty quick and short to adapt.... and if they would adapt 24 eps, then they won't have much content left in part 1 to adapt for another season (unless they use the strategy what ufotable did with demon slayer).

@@silverbard5244 The beginning of csm is kinda boring, if they adapted the bomb devil arc, it definitely would have had nearly similar popularity as jjk. i doubt it would be the same as jjk since its edgy and wouldnt reach as big as an audience as it

@@alialkuwari8385 If they did 24 episodes, that would have covered through to the end of International Assassins. I agree that covering that much would have definitely been a boon to popularity, but it would be a very big ask from a production perspective. Mappa was apparently struggling with their production schedule by the end of the 12 episodes they released. More importantly, it would only leave about a cour's worth of material left to adapt. Following up a 2 cour season with a 1 cour season is very awkward. I can't think of an example of that release schedule off the top of my head.

Bro, like all the arcs that happen past season 1 I would consider to be one of the best, I dont think Chainsaw Man has a single bad arc but everything after the eternity devil arc is amazing. I swear if they dont do a season 2 im going to cry, I need to see the insanity of the rest of part 1 get animated

MANGA SPOILERS Bro, the whole darkness devil arc made me so uncomfortable but so excited - can't wait to get it animated in fucking 2 decades. lol..

same its batshit insane

Best girl!

Lowkey would be fine if they made each arc into a movie instead of a season though, since mappa decided to with the whole cinematic approach already anyway

I agree. Compare the releases of Jojo part 5 and part 6.

Yeah weekly updates gives you something to look forward to especially when you have days when nothing's happening.

I agree that there's a good feeling, but I disagree it's ultimately better. It's down to preference, if your series was going to make an impact on you due to its quality, it doesn't matter if you watched it weekly or all together, in fact if anything it's more likely it's better to watch it all together so you can catch all the details easier and not forget things. A weekly watch may indeed enhance an otherwise boring show, but that ultimately means the show may just be a little boring that you have to space it out to not feel fatigued. That's fine, but it ultimately is not an indication of a show's quality more than it is how it's written and if it's written for weekly views or not. Which, the shows that fit that criteria the most, are non sequential shows that you don't need to watch every episode technically. Like Pokemon and Power Rangers. To clarify, I'm not saying one way is better than the other in terms of general enjoyment, I'm speaking purely on series that will impact you deeply, rather than how you'd rather space out your viewings. Some comments mention Jojo, but it's quite honestly a terrible example, because not only is jojo pretty close to being written as a weekly show already, of which most short season shonen are not, jojo part 6 was just really badly paced in general.

Hell no. Just give me the series. Having to wait until the suits decided I could watch something was the worst part of traditional TV and killing that is the best thing about digital.

I've always preferred binging, plus since plenty of people also binge you still have people to talk to

I know right? Felt like a weird alternate universe where Connor is the only right one but still gets pulverized for his takes. The "Why are you booing me? I'm right!" universe. Also for real people enjoy watching 12 eps anime but no one enjoys talking about 12 episodes. it's there, and then it's gone.

That's because Garnt and Joey are anitubers. They don't behave like fans, who, you know, PARTICIPATE IN WEEKLY DISCUSSION. I usually agree with their opinions, but not this one. Weekly airing equals longevity, period.

TRU

that was actually my main issue during corona i thought well i got nothing better to do so might aswell start Jojo after i caught up to jojo i had assumed i could watch it weekly and then the whole netflixs thing happend

Definitely, not being weekly absolutely killed the hype for me. Netflix released the episodes so randomly and when they released the final part of it I haven’t got around to watching it cause it was bit too many episodes and lost interest in it all together. Binge formula is absolutely terrible especially releasing it as different parts whereas weekly watch is far better and builds hype. Conner take was 100% correct.

It only being a seasonal 12 episode show actually surprised me given how much hype I'd heard about the manga. I would have thought that given how popular the manga was it would have at least warranted a 25 episode show.

I could say the same for JJK. When JJK season 2 it will get more hype as well. I think overall the anime didn’t capture the essence of the manga. CSM animation was great don’t get me wrong, but it didn’t capture the essence of the manga. CSM felt like a passion project but also did some unnecessary things like a different ending to each episode instead of polishing the CGI

@@zaleostlooking at how the anime went out. They put their money on pointless details imo, like the multiple ed. If they did this type of animation and details for 24 episodes, mappa would be broke, or cut animator payment.

The thing is JJK sets it’s goal post immediately, explains the world, the monsters, and powers right off leaving everything onward to just be good story telling. With CSM we don’t know why the devils are tangible, “from fear” but why. It’s take to now to maybe get the actual plot which I think it’s the apocalypse, but Denji wanting sex, and that’s the motivator is just meh. War could even replace him as the main character lol Edgerunners got 12, and it was blood soaked masterpiece. Bleach got 13, and it literally eclipsed FMA, and all other anime lists everywhere for weeks, and weeks.

Bro chainsaw man will literally never reach the hype of jujutsu kaisen. I mean the first season of jujutsu kaisen also wasn't "special" still the most popular shonen ever.

Exactly. Waiting week to week for One Piece chapters may suck, but at least there's a lot of discussion.

Is it tho? I feel like 99% if people who watch a show dont go on forums to discuss about a show. Only a small minority does that. So whather you release it weekly or all st once it wont change the popularity of the show

@@IWantToStayAtYourHouse that last 1% is a very vocal minority

@@IWantToStayAtYourHouse whether it's released weekly or all at once has a huge impact even if 99% of people don't engage with discussing the show it keeps it more relevant for longer within the anime community as episodes air and gives the show more of a chance of breaking out of the community into the more casual anime audience

Isn't predicting what comes after the episode pointless when most anime is adapting pre existing work?

That's a major thing. Especially for shounen. Writers are forced to conform to certain standards to make them more marketable. This comes at the price of unique storytelling

@@Ash_Wen-li I mean I’m definitely more of the Naruto and FMA fan, which is why I preferred Jujutsu Kaisen. Not saying I didn’t like Chainsaw Man, but I still follow the JJK manga and fell off the Chainsaw Man Manga

Yeah actually people hated CSM for being like real life and movies lmao They just love shitty stylish anime like mha, boruto, one piss Its just fckn kids

@@Condor-gb1xp yeah if you prefer JJK manga over chainsaw man......idk what to tell you lol.....the csm manga is one of the best works of art (not just manga) that Ive read in the past 10 years or so, you're missing out.

@@mookiestewart3776I don’t know about one of the best works of art of all time. I doubt you’ve read a lot of classic novels

Literally called a cult classic, small group of diehard fans.

​@michaelpozharsky7920 it's not a small group. Csm is still popular

JJK is very nasty too but i like the feel of having 2 nasty shows to watch. One paranormal/power creeping abilities and a paranormal/gritty show.

That's seems to be happening already in the manga sphere. last year, one of the judges in Jump New World Manga Awards complained he is tired because there were too many Tatsuki Fujimoto inspired drama in the submitted manga for the competition.

CSM is way too violent and gory for a massive audience. For all the "similarities" between JJK and CSM, they are fundamentally different. The only thing "dark" about JJK is the theme, which isn't even really dark coz most shonens have similar themes. There really isn't much violence, and even the "violent" scenes don't really elicit much visceral reaction. CSM is way too visceral and gory, I couldn't personally watch beyond the first episode. Of course there's people who are fine with it, but at the end of the day I think there will always be more people willing to watch JJK than CSM.

I watched an LP of Danganronpa, and Junko won me over IMMEDIATELY. :D Her performance was wonderful!

​@Shorewall People like you makes me feel Despair for the future of the world

There is also a cannon reason for the cosplayers too. Junko and her sister in one of the spin off mangas ( not needed to read to enjoy the games; just extra background info) they literally influenced the world so much there was legit a cult of women following their example. Junko set up a standard of villainy .

@@sakuraryuji01 Spoiler for Danganronpa V3: . . . . . . .. . . . I´d argue that the mastermind in V3 being a cosplayer specifically is in direct reference to the fact that she winning the guinness to the most popular character to cosplay in 2017.

Yeah I don't get it either. I wish I could explain it or give an answer but I honestly don't get it.

The manga is better tho

I don't think most people are really hating on chainsaw man, I think perhaps it's more so that season 1 didn't have enough episodes to flesh it out. I've heard many good things about the manga and hopefully as they adapt more of it, the anime-only audience (myself included) will be see what makes chainsaw man so great.

​@@JohnSmith-xf2fwJapan hated it though...

​@@JohnSmith-xf2fwyou do know there's gunna be another season right? So your whole thing about the episode count makes no sense whatsoever.

The manga fans loved the over the top-ness of the manga. Extremely fast pace and over the top facial expressions. The vividness shown on the book covers. The anime director hated it and removed all of those aspects and created a show that all the scenes look gray and depressing. Everyone speaks too calmly. And the director doesn’t know how to interpret the scenes in the manga. For example, in the anime where denji and power ambushed kishibe, denji stupidly waited kishibe breaking all the spears before attacking. But in the manga, denji attacked Kishibe at the same time. The manga fans got pissed at these little flaws. When the devil hunters attacked the building to fight the sword man, the anime showed Kobeni before entering the building so the anime ruined the scene where kobeni saved aki which was suppose to be a surprise. These little changes for no reason were criticized by the manga fandom. And the future devil was suppose to be screaming like crazy while he was just humming quietly in the anime. These are not my opinions. I saw these comments on Twitter. I personally liked the anime when I first saw it but it could be just because I didn’t read the manga first.

No one really does. There's a possibility that they weren't happy with some words the director said in some interviews but IMO, the biggest "issue" is that they didn't adapt the next arc (which is where the Manga blew up in popularity).

I think that it is more the manga fans who don't like the anime. And wouldn't you know, America screwed up the popularity of comics in the 50s

They're morons with no taste.

@@vonneumann6161 well I read the manga and loved it, and I actually enjoyed the anime adapted parts more, even tho I would appreciate a more colorful look

I think the twelve episode format is what made me an many people lose interest in shows like shield hero and seven deadly sins. They just took way to damn long to release every part

Yeah, it's ok if they're gonna make a 12 episode but it only work for 2nd season and beyond that. But for 1st season, it need a 24 episode most of the time

I think this was the biggest mistake the people behind the scenes made - I was 6 episodes in as an anime only, and nothing crazy really happened. I was so impressed by the animation, art style and direction that i picked up the manga and read it in a day and I knew right there that it's not going to meet the insane hype it's getting for just 12 episodes. The pacing is so fast after the katana devil arc, the story gets more depth, world gets way bigger and characters get more fleshed out and insane shit happens (have to say the art style in the manga is so gorgeous, i read the coloured edition and it was so good), if they just covered the next 2 (even 1 and a half arcs in the next 12 episodes), it would have easily gotten success on par with JJK.

I dont know dude, 12 episodes worked fine with both seasons of OPM, Mob Psycho . It is all about how the director and writers pace the stories in their already allocated contents. Nakayama is so inexperienced, he tried to do big things in his first directing gig.

@spaceboy.digital if you think the CG is bad then whatever.....but the anime is pretty successful in terms of financial, and i've seen much more financially flopped anime getting 2nd season. So the 2nd is much more likely to happen

I mean it's an anime original so naturally the pacing fits better.

Anime original. Cyberpunk Edgerunners was also great. These will be better fit for 12 episodes than an adaptation of a manga because they get to build the story around that many episodes.

It's not the same since Madoka wasn't adapted from a manga and the story isn't that long. You can even cut 3 episodes and be fine.

This trend will continue dud to people just spending more time with games, thus more emotionally invested in them. The same happened with doujins (both adult and non adult)

Facts

Allows you to stew on the latest development and think about how the character will move forward.

i mean everyone will wait for the season to end and binge it.

@sarcasticdragon8673 sure but the initial experience is still there. You have to sit on each episode as it's own thing and can discuss it with others upon coming out. Not to mention it has a longer cultural mainstay. For 24 episode weekly anime that's half a year of a content vs the singular month of binging.

@@U.Inferno i mean its a double edge sword. it could make a show last for 24 weeks or people drop it after week one and kill it.

As an anime only too,I think the hornyness and the amount of hype made it a little underwhelming

Imo, the manga was never about the fights, but the stuff in-between, like they're meant to be short and were stretched out in the show. I guess it's had to advertise an anime called 'chainsaw man' without making it seem like an action show

@@Dorma_ yeah I ended up skimming through the manga after ward. The main point of the series is the character examination and plot twist while the fight just there to connect stuff together. That is definitely what make its unique but also clearly not gonna be for everyone who watching anime for the big entertaining hype moments or the cute colorful funny vibe. Unfortunately if you want to become mainstream those are the path you should take if u making an anime adaptations

I did not find any flaw in chainsaw man fights, I really think it was up there with JJK (sometimes better) in terms of great hand to hand combat and impacts of the punches felt very real. The biggest mistake they made was making only 12 episodes. Everything else - voice acting (both sub and dub) , animation, music, direction was top tier.

Nah I think it had the flashiness and the hype. I litterally only watched the damn anime because of word of mouth. Its problem is that it's incredibly forgetable if you have never read the manga. It's to short, to fast paced and you don't have time to get invested into characters because they are dying by episode 6. Had it gotten 24 episodes I think it would have been way more memorable. As someone who has never read the manga I can definitely feel why the manga is so hyped but the show hasn't given me anything yet to really fall into it the way JJK did.

This!

What? Since when the sex jokes are supposed to say that the world is dark? Chainsaw man have the most realistic depiction of teenagers I have seen in manga, I think it's great. Dorohedoro is amazing so is chainsaw man.

Yeah like only 1000 clowns who wrote a shitty petition on changeorg lmao

No, this was a frequent misinfo. The BR sales posted were only from one store chain, but not MAPPA’s own online shop which had the same BRs but with added bonus goodies for no extra cost. As virtually all anime BR buyers in Japan are collectors at heart, this is where they were going to buy it. The sales from MAPPA’s site were never posted, so no we do not have actual numbers on the BR sales. No comment on the Japanese fanbase’s views on the anime, but I raise an eyebrow considering the most frequent complaint I heard from them was disliking the VAs purely because most weren’t well known, which is just a ridiculous view towards acting quality.

@@doctordoom85 It's not misinfo. We know what a lot of JP fans thought of the anime, because we can read their reviews. We also heard Mappa's CEO say they will try and make changes to target people who buy Blu Rays. If the Blu Ray sales were good, they wouldn't need to make changes to target people who buy them. You are right that we don't know how many sales were on the Mappa store though, but even if it was 3x as many sales as we think the anime got, it'd still be pretty bad sales wise. (compared to expectations)

BR sales have been shite in general even for the most popular, beloved shows out there. People don't buy physical media like that for such a high price tag if they don't include some exclusive goodies that make it worthwhile for fans and collectors. Even in Japan, most would rather buy other official merch and just stream their favourite shows/movies. The anime committees need to finally fecking realise that we are in 2023 and this has been the growing trend for several years now, even without covid.

@@chainsaw8507 I’d recommend watching Otaku Spirit’s video on the topic. He explained pretty thoroughly why Chainsaw Man did not perform badly. I especially didn’t realize people were actually comparing the sales to Demon Slayer’s which is beyond stupid. Demon Slayer’s success was like Avengers Endgame level of success, using it for comparison to determine success of ANY other show is totally unfair. He also points out BR sales are becoming less relevant, streaming and international licensing is where the money is. Christ, MAPPA likely got a buttload of cash before the first episode even aired by how much Crunchyroll must have thrown at them for the streaming rights. Especially as this was a rare instance of an anime being hyped up FAR before its release, even Demon Slayer didn’t have anywhere close to that much pre-hype.

It's not about whether or not it's going to get a second season because we all know that it will. It's about whether the second season will carry the same cinematic direction as the first one, which mostly boils down to whether it will have the same director (Ryu Nakayama).

@@Ahmau_ It will. At least to an extent. If it were another studio I could imagine the animators upholding Nakayama's vision to the point where the director takes it on board, but considering it's MAPPA I doubt they'd have much input. Like I said, we can only wait and see.

no game no life

hell, smartphone of all things got another season and somehow I doubt a lot of people were clamoring for that so I agree, chainsaw man s2 will come

Even tho I feel like season 1 had a good ending point (season starts with denji alone and hungry and ends with him laughing and eating a bunch with his two new friends), 12 episodes was just not enough for it to try to reach JJK popularity, I feel like the season ended just as people were super into the show. It obviously wouldn't have the same mass appeal as JJK, they're just too different, but I felt like EVERYONE was watching it, which makes me so sad to see it was only considered a "moderate success", the manga is one of my favorites and the last thing I want to see is a season 2 with considerable budget cuts (season 2 will need that budget lol). The thought of a possible cancelation even being a discussion point really hurts, but I think there's no way it doesn't get a season 2.

I agree. Even if it had 18 eps it would’ve covered the Reze arc . It would’ve helped the anime more

Honestly, I followed the hype for CSM all the way until release, went in completely blind and by the end of it I was confused as to where it was going. It didn't hit very hard.

@@Purpless_ON I was honestly surprised at where they ended off, I won’t spoil anything but i can confidently say that literally every arc and season in the future will be better than season 1

never read the manga once but still enjoy the hell out The Chainsaw Man Anime, sure it deserved more episodes but it was extremely good, heard they cut out the muscle devil tho so that sucks

The writing was paced great by the team and least we forget this is CD Projekt Red's writing team they made the Glorious Witcher 3.

mind you the story was built around those 10 episodes to be a complete one you can't really do that with an adaptation ( especially one with an ongoing story with continuous buildup and setup )

​@@zorandire3946 cyberpunk isn't realy orginal it's based on mike podsmith. And Mike podsmith was involved at cyberpunk edgerunners to.

​@@zorandire3946 and what? Those writers literally just adapted the books to the games. And not even well errdin and the wild hunt shucked ass.

@@tomgu2285 never said it was original, just said that their writing team was great be it original or not and yeah does being an adaptation of the Witcher book warrant them to not be as great, At least to me I don't think so.

I think it widely varies depending on the show. Watching AoT weekly for example was amazing, and it works better in that format because of the plot twists and cliff hangers which give you time to think about what just happened. On the other hand, something like One Piece is SO MUCH better binged imo. After I had caught up with it, it felt so incredibly slow to watch week to week and build ups felt less impactful because of how dragged the pacing is. Just two examples of many.

I like waiting till the season is out and watching 1/2 episodes a day. That way I enjoy it the most!

@@BboyEasySteps shows like that are also better binged since you can skip filler arcs if you like

Anime fans just wanna watch the same show with the same characters with slight changes every single time, people hate on stuff that is unique, that's why soo many CSM haters exist

Same and quite honestly manga wise to me it's better. Do much more gritty violence and dark but it's immersive

I kind of felt the reverse oddly enough

JJk characters and story is laughably bad but kids like shounen so it was ofc more popular. I genuinely dont understand how can someone watch through that show at normal speed, i had to watch that show in 2x and even then i skipped those fight scenes because they were so damm uninteresting

@@mum-your CSM is also Shonen

@@mum-your If you'd to force yourself to watch JJK maybe it just wasn't for you. Doesn't necessarily mean the series is bad. I enjoyed it but I think it has issues with the character writing. For example, when the bullied kid died, I didn't feel anything bc we barely knew him.

Weekly episodes are good for action-packed anime .. but for slice of life or FARMland saga is horrible

​@surreal3321 I thought farmland saga was amazing weekly

Insanely divisive, to be honest, especially with all the director(s) stuff. It's like a diet version of the Berserk adaption problem. Similar situation with it being 3D, too, which just doesn't capture the feel and style of the source material. I personally side with the anime adaption being pretty shit and losing all tone, vibes and "nuance" compared to the manga (and it adding its own flair and "nuance" to try and make it seem more deep and introspective didn't help and just made it seem like they wanted to make something else)

I really cant understand who coule dislike the adaptation. It was just perfect, in every sense. I can accept that it was different from the general anime direction and art, but that makes it even better. I dont know how people want the same shit again and again. Im a bit pissed by this because i really want the series to go well and get as soon as possible the second and latter seasons.

​@@Valanwaywtf are u saying, its like we have seen completely different shows.

@@alfonso2044 yeah, it’s different, but a difference in appeal. Just because something is high quality doesn’t necessarily mean it will appeal to people, especially if it takes away something they love about the original.

​@@alfonso2044Because not a lot of people are contrarions?Most people want their adaptation to be the same as the thing their adapting,duh?

yeah, and people shit on it because they have only seen that one part that got animated and Chainsaw man didn't really had a chance

I mean that is like only argument for it and I understand it but to me it only stands true for like anime originals. I always watch everything then discuss since quality of discussion is way higher in general.

I personally loved the show as it was. I do hope for the blu ray so I can support it that was at least. I also want to see the difference between Japanese and American sales.

I find weird that they found a cinematic take of Chainsaw Man, a manga made by a guy who fucking loves movies, a bad adaptation. I don't get the japanese.

yep its gonna turn into washed down jujutsu Kaisen clone.

Thats a rumor theres no confirmation the director is being ditched

No evidence of this beyond a single reddit post with no sources. Stop posting misinformation ffs.

The shows i watch weekly stick in my mind way more than the shows i binge. If i watch a show weekly i have time to process all the information and reflect on what happened each episode. but most of the time, when i binge a show. Im not going to remember half of what happened a month after i finished it.

I don't think that Japanese fans hate Tarantino

I had no idea that was the case

True, demon slayer (especially season 3) overuse cliffhanger too much, and the abundant of flashback break the action also not help either.

JJK is just pure fun, everything about is just in tune so viewer has great time. All characters are likable, temp and story is going ham. From episode 1 to 24 it is just pumping. CSM was different type of show because we as first time having encounter with it is very weird to say the least. Half time we just wondering what the fuck is going on and characters are so alien and unexplainable. And I liked a lot because of it. That is also why I do agree that 12 episodes weren't enough since we didn't have enough time to make more sense of it, it is basically just an intro.

It's honestly so overrated, I doubt it would get a season 3😅

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@@qifrey2472 🤡🤡

Yeah, JJK is more anime normie friendly. CSM is very much for the niche cause it tackles things in the most unusual ways. There's also the whole thing that people went in expecting a true typical shounen anime. There's a reason why older anime/manga fans like CSM cause they're tired of the typical one.

It’s not that it was realistic, it was that it was drab and slow. The manga is snappy and really over the top. It mixed comedy and horror really well, and the comedy didn’t really hit

@@thomasffrench3639 What I meant by realistic was that there were minor changes that fans of the manga, especially for fans in Japan, hated because it took away some of the over-the-top facial expressions and reactions. In the video I watched they showed a tweet that also had a picture of the same scene, one from the manga and the other from the anime and it was similar, but the comedy didn't hit because it didn't have the facial expressions you see in the manga. It's like looking at one piece and deciding that everyone should make realistic humanly possible facial expressions

@@thomasffrench3639 I don't disagree with what you said though

There were a lot of other criticisms, but that was one of them, yes.

@@chainsaw8507 Thanks, I don't remember the other reasons, but that's just what I remembered

CSM’s first chapter/episode is honestly the weakest part of the series. Because Denji needs other people to bounce off of. I recommend actually finishing watching the anime.