The Tragedy of Aki Hayakawa - Chainsaw Man Character Analyisis
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- Today we discuss one of the best characters in JUMP HISTORY and Chainsaw Man, Aki Hayakawa.
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"Aki's character growth was amazing!".
He was the simplest tsundere character ever. Rude, then lovey dovey. That's not an amazing character growth...
Spitting
Simpleton
Imagine being so dense ☠️
But that doesn't mean he wasn't an amazing character
I think the main reason why many readers felt so attached to Aki and really liked his personality is precisely because his character development was done in a very simple (not simplistic) manner. Chainsaw Man is a very complex manga, and it is going to take many years before all of its hidden themes and details are thoroughly analyzed. However, among those difficult-to-understand motives, philosophical concepts and very well-thought-out narrative techniques we find Aki Hayakawa's story, which structure is very linear, has no major plot twist and culminates in a classic “tragic hero death“ which we had been warned about long before Aki actually met his fate. If it were another third-rate shounen manga, we would have every right to treat Aki as a poorly-written character whose only purpose was to please edgelords. However, we are talking about Chainsaw Man here. When Aki's story is analyzed with all the other things kept in mind, we realize that its simplicity is meant to achieve two things: firstly, to complement his humanity and the purity of his intentions, and, secondly, to show, once again, that there can be no place for someone like him in the world of Chainsaw Man. Almost every character's mind in the setting of the manga is chaotic, and the protagonists may seem as insane as the antagonists from time to time. Is it actually possible to treat Denji's and Power's way of thinking as something 100% humane? In my opinion, no. But is it possible to fully understand Aki's motivation and personality? Yes, absolutely. In a world where everything is so f****d up and alien, something which we take for granted and treat as stupid and simplistic IRL actually turns into something really beautiful, something which has no chance to survive in such a setting. That's why Himeno's and Aki's deaths were so sudden and horrible.
TL;DR: The simplicity of Aki's character development is intentional and is meant to emphasize his humanity and purity compared to many other characters, and also to develop one of the main themes of the manga: the fragility and futility of human existence.
Aki becoming the gun fiend was the most shocking and most heartbreaking reveal, and the way he pulled to the house
Fuck Makima, that's all I gotta say th-cam.com/video/NM4wEnpJ2ZY/w-d-xo.html
Fun fact he’s named after the AK-47 which foreshadows his fate 💀
i sensed he would die probably trying to fight the gun devil i was heartbroken when i found out he died as the gun devil
Damn Aki really did pull up 💀
@@roxtechs although you are correct he is named after the ak47 its deeper than him turning into the gun devil. His whole character design is based off a gun. The way his hair is, is supposed to be in the form of a hammer and the sword he had was also a type of gun with him having to say fire when he initially stabbed the katana devil. Its crazy how deep it gets
Whats even sadder is Himino died not knowing aki was controlled by makima from the start
He wasn’t really controlled the whole time, she had a spell on him in regards to her but his resolve to beat the gun devil was his own
@@TrueGamer22887 I think they meant romantically controlled, since she had a somewhat one sided love towards him
I have a theory that he isn’t controlled from the beginning . It is at the table when they are drinking tgt Makima raised her suspicions towards Aki bc he wanted to ask her some questions. Most likely the Questions is smth concerning about her motives with devil hunter association.That’s why Makima might feel that Aki is starting to question too much about her real motives
@@Mighty.Matcha. Wait what? It was shown he liked her in the beginning though?
Aki was literally falling into pieces throughout the series. Guy couldn’t caught a break. Sometimes, the most obvious deaths are the saddest when done right
Fuck Makima, that's all I gotta say th-cam.com/video/NM4wEnpJ2ZY/w-d-xo.html
he was actually considering to move on despite everything and forfeited his goal because he was happy with his family, but makima
I literally cried when Aki became the Gun devil. Aki was ready to leave his past and move on, he didn’t want to go to the Gun devil secret mission, all because for Power and Denji.
Power and Denji gave Aki a family again, Aki forgot his revenge so he could stay with them, because he had a more important thing now. Aki wanted Denji and Power out of danger, that’s why he refused the Gun devil mission but the truth was that Makima is the one who decides over Denji and Power. Even if he had just 1 month left to live, he wanted to spend it with Denji and Power, all together, with his family.
Now that Denji is in high school, all I want is for him to use Aki's last name, Hayawaka. Since his family is dead and probably his birth certificate and stuff got lost or something, it would be nice if he uses Aki’ surname or even Kishibe’s surname.
Denji Hayakwa sounds so good..
@@BeyondAnimation yeah, it would be so sweet. Also it would make sense since Aki and Power were literally the only family he had (with Pochita too).
Hopefully Fujimoto hears you.
Fuck Makima, that's all I gotta say th-cam.com/video/NM4wEnpJ2ZY/w-d-xo.html
Wow, this aged well.
i hate myself because i always fall for characters and they end up dying 😭😭😭
You hate to see it
Almost everyone dies in chainsaw man, so it kinda happened to everyone here
@@user-tx4jg7yl7h yes lmao that's why I always avoid getting attached to a character especially in chainsaw man
Reminds of AOT :(
@@KPNest that was my reference 😭😭
Aki’s death was the most heartbreaking point in the series for me, I knew that he would die in the worst way possible and seeing that Denji is going to have to kill him. However the way that it was portrayed with Aki thinking it was a nice game of snowball. Than after being killed by Denji, he just thinks that he’s going to play catch with his brother (indicating he’s dead and finally seeing his dead brother again) is just so beautifully done.
I knew he was going to die at the start and it would be the worst death possible.But fujimoto did in a way that is so tragic and no redemption or peaceful resolution with his regrets
Him asking why denji is crying broke me. Never cried to a manga before. Denji finally had people that cared for him. It was just so sad
I like to think Aki and Himeno are off somewhere smoking together...
Same tbh
Himeno: Be like “what took you so long!”
but they only smoked to lose the sense of meaningless everyday tasks right? So after death why should they smoke anymore
Imagine if Aki finally quits and goes "ya, bad for bones"
Aki's story is so beautifully tragic that I keep coming back to this video
I'm happy my video is able to hold you interest for multiple watches!
Aki Hayakawa “Suffering even after death”
AKi Hayakawa = AK-47 = Gun Devil. Fun fact when Aki’s accepted contract with Makima to become Gun Devil it was in chapter 74. 74 = 47. How brilliant is this
One of the most unwanted anime character to die.
Good observation, when I discuss the chapter he dies in eventually i'll have to bring that up
@@BeyondAnimation great video about aki hayakawa. i already suscribed ur channel mate. im looking forward to see it soon
Plus the comment has 74 likes
why aki wants to be have a contract with makima? and how aki became the gun devil. im so confused. please someone enlighten me
@@wingelpurugganan1378 Aki was forced to get the contact because of makima's ability. He became the gun devilman because devils can take humans dead bodies and makima forced gun devil with her power (because she kinda beat it) to enter Aki's body and also make him go to denji just to let let him be killed by chainsaws and leaving denji in the bottom of desperation because of killing one of his few friends
Ok, maybe my explaination Is a bit confusing, but this is everything I know about it
At first reading csm, i thought he would be a more typical and bad character, the cold, edgy looking, non realistic. It became the opposite and my favourite character of chainsaw man. Man i love this manga
When he died I realized that the one with the shortest life expectancy tried so hard to protect those with the longest one, and is because of that he died sooner, it’s so ironic and sad… I cried that day.
mamoru miyano the VA of well known characters like Yagami Light, Shuu Tsukiyama would bring Aki's emotions and complexity to a whole new level
wait is he going to voice Aki?
@@elvirab.6356 nope, just felt like Mamoru would fit Aki's cold, stern personality and complexity as a character. I hope so
And Denji should be voiced by nobuhiko Okamoto
Tresssssss Biennnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Currently reading from the future here- Shogo Sakata voices Aki. :P
I don't know why everyone loves Makima well in fact she's the one who made Aki the Gun Devil and Made Angel kill everyone in the village he loved
I know that if we were to be in the Manga we will hate her too she's terrible even if her body proportions are perfect she's still the one who messed up everything
Unless you're Denji
She is the worst. Sometimes it feels like her control powers are being used on people irl. It's freaky.
my friend asked me who my favourite characters in chainsaw man were and I said "definitely aki and makima" (I was at ch 70 at the time), then I got to the chapter where they reveal the truth about her and what she did to aki and then went "not anymore she's not"
bark bark...i just dont wanna feel anything, bark bark
Because She is a great antagonist
I personally like the power that she has but then again I'm used to liking toxic people.
I felt so bad when Aki died because I feel like he truly just wanted a normal life but him wanting to kill the gun devil so bad allowed him to be used up until he was nothing but a corpse on the floor
he did so much to kill the gun devil, and when he finally decided to give it up he got tricked and then eventually died as it
Usually people only say _"Makima was the Control Devil"_ but the way you told it here was chilling. And it convinced me how truly horrifying it must have been to have read that first hand.
K
What's that means❓
@@prottashasarker5190 that the delivery of this guy was impactful, even if he was just narrating the course of events
Just finished Chainsaw Man today. One of my favorite chapters is 73, not just because we finally got to see the big change in the trio's dynamic, but also how Denji and Power made something nasty food for Aki only for him to end up puking and Denji saying "Great! Now we all barfed!" Literally had me rolling as well as Power's facial expression with her "BLUERGGGG" while puking on the boat. Little did we know what would happen a few chapters later though..
If you all notice something subtle from Denji, he has asked himself the question whether he will cry if Aki or Power or Makima dies as he was unable to do so given his life cirumstances that forces him to shut his inner feelings out that we readers may mistake him to be dense.
However, it feels poetic that Aki the man who sought to be harden and strong for revenge can actually cry which in turn manage to open Denji emotion to cry when he deals killing blow to Aki (Gun Fiend) he in turn cries for him as remarked from Aki stating he never seen Denji cry, revealing that Denji can feel complex emotion and openly did so as Aki has become somewhat of his closest friend and he could not bring himself to kill him.
Denji is also was seen crying for Power after seemingly wanting to give up and die when Power comes back to him and sacrifice herself to give him another fighting chance to live and defeat Makima once and for all.
Aki is was my favorite Character since the beginning and seeing him die like that honestly was horrible
Man this scene is gonna break me all over again when it gets animated
From the moment the katana man appeared Aki broke into pieces. Not only mentally but physically. He went hollow so early in the series it’s almost shocking. His development doesn’t feel like plot armor at all. He suffered arc after arc with the knowledge of getting weaker and weaker before even being able to confront the gun devil itself.
The only death that truly has broken my heart. I’m sorry Aki.
I read the manga twice and i cried everytime i read his fight with denji
it really be doing that, btw Peak fiction avi
Akiii ma man 😭 never cried this much for a fictional character...
Dude was ready to move on but destiny just dragged him right back to the tragedy.
From the first time seeing aki I already knew this man was suffering inside and that suffering didn't end it just kept piling and piling till he finally left the cruel world they live in. Just like denji, aki just wanted a family to live a normal life with
Aki will forever be one of my favourite characters
The most tragic thing is he died as the thing he hated and the thing that killed his family makima could not even let him die a human
Calling Aki coming back as the Gun Fiend in part 2 and regaining his memories before death somehow. Devils always revive in hell if they die in Earth, and vice-versa.
Your speeches throughout the video are so well said
this is such a great video essay! I loved the music choice. aki is definitely my favorite character in the manga :D
Thank you so much, I work hard when it comes to the music i put into my work so it's nice to see someone appreciate it.
I love this video especially talking about my favorite character really good video man:)
I wonder how sad his death is gonna be in the anime
Really good video! I enjoyed your analysis a lot, also couldnt help but notice that Megumi Fushiguro theme in the background :^)
Glad you liked it!
So one thing that it popped in my head...Can fiends and hybrinds have contracts with other devils? I mean when Aki turned into the Gun Fiend did he still maintain his contract with the Fox and Future devil?
That's an interesting question. I'm not sure, since no hybrid has had other contracts before in the series. But made in part 2 we'll find out. If you liked this video feel free to check out my first csm video and subscribe because I have another video in the works about Power and Denji
Fiends can't have contract with other devils, it is explained in the chapter of the eternity devil by Aki himself, even if both tried to get a contract, none of them would die if one of the parts didn't do what as agreed like, we also see this when Power tried to rescue Nyanko by bringing a human (Denji), the bat devil didn't do his part and even swallowed Nyanko whole in front of her and nothing happened
I think the same happens to hybrids, the reason I imagine that being is, both hybrids and fiends are already dead bodies taken by a demon, so their flesh isn't appetizing to devils forming contracts, they like human flesh and blood.
In my mind, we can see hybrids/fiends are for devils, what rotten food is for us, disgusting, that's why when bat devil drank Denji's blood he was so upset, the same can be said about the Fox devil, she was digusted when she was summoned to eat not only Katana Man but also for Reze, she hated it so much that she left, even letting the other guy who could summon her head to eat Reze die
Even Denji hated to drink a devil's blood when he fought Eternity devil, so imagine the taste of rotten food and also devil's blood, surelly horrendous things for devils I'd say
but again, that's what I think, it may be it or may be not.
@@pistazieneis415 But Denji had a contract with Power, he made a blood chainsaw.
I hate snowball fights and birthday after watching chainsaw man
I was saying in my head “Bro kill this gun bozo” but in one of the panels I realized it was Aki because of the hair and the smile the gun fiend had on its face. It’s one of those deaths that are so well written that you hate how they died. Cursed you, Makima.
Solid video brody I almost teared up near the end , take this subscription
Im glad you enjoyed it bro!
In the big picture: this is how you set up a boss fight. We've always been teased about the gun devil fight from the beginning of the manga, and every reader is imagining the final fight in their heads as they progress through the chapters. Fujimoto completely breaks our expectations, and adds a sickening twist to the fight to burn it into our memory.
this video is a definition of amazing,, you rock 🔥 💗
Thank you so much!!
Hey hey this is actually well-written! Subbed!
I didn’t understand what was the contract between makima and aki like why makima wanted to make contract with him… she wanted to defeat the gun devil by using him like can someone explain
She wanted the chainsaw devil under her control. She never wanted to really defeat the gun devil. The only way to get denji is to break him mentally. So she turned aki into the Gun devil something that denji promised her he would kill, with it being Aki her plan was set In motion. Without friends all he had was her
Your video be straight GOOD
Amazing video,good job!
Thanks a lot!
Good vid and I can hear that u also have a good taste in games
I try
This was honestly one of the most gut wrenching things I’ve ever read! The anime adaptation is going to be soo heartbreaking!
At least he is with Himeno now!
The fact that the gun devil was already dead and brought 20% of it just to put a plan on motion is crazy, and I still wonder who tf killed it in the first place
always bangers 👌
You already know!
part one was really amazing it was chaos but not as chaos as part 2. but when chainsaw man figures out what he actually want i feel like it will start getting really good like the whole part one and early chapters of part 2
this made me cry since I didn't think really much if his death but this made me cry for 10 minutes
Your thumbnail mad wild bruh
Great vid
Amazing vid 🤧
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm still on Chapter 62 of Chainsaw Man, but Aki is easily my favourite character
I feel like the anime will expand on him and do him justice.
i got spoiled by the gun fiend reveal on tiktok accidentally, and dude i desperately wish i couldve seen it myself. i think i wouldve cried if i saw the reveal on my own, yet somehow i have absolutely zero patience when it comes to spoilers and i always spoil myself. ill try my darnedest not to do it for part 2 frfr
Im in the same boat itt's how I figured out what devil Makima is
This is the definition of “My favorite character is getting a little toooo much character development” 😭 rip the homie
Man...i was so sure that this was a fake out death and Aki didnt really die but as i kept reading, the plot kept moving. There was no fake out. This was was it, he died. It still hits different when i think about it
At 3:22 minutes in aki’s left eye (the eye he gave the future devil) is a heart
aki-47 ☹️
U did not-
Mannn I Need to go back and Read CSM again.. This Manga Broke me for days.. 🚬🚬
Just got done reading the chapter and damn dude I knew makima was up to something crazy but fuck this was so sad.
Holy shit, you use Travis strikes again ost, perfect
The moment I saw aki I loved him….I am not going to like reading his death
Great video,
but, the thumbnail would make a potential spoiler
True, but it bangs so we move
Bruh I thought he was wearing a hat and had to look back and check
Heyyy your deliver or should I say performance is pretty good even though I personally finds it a tad bit cringey hahahaha that's a me thing. But I believe it's still sincere.
Ever consider showing up on TikTok? Character analysis is pretty popular there from what I can tell. And with that delivery I think you'd appeal the users over there.
I think I enjoyed the later half of because you did point out something I missed. Like how he's willing to sleep beside Power. He treats them with HUMAN RIGHTS alas.
Also this is the English TL. I like how the Future devil says "...For Chainsaw boy" at the end, seemingly a follow-up by his answer before which was just "you die most miserable way full stop". Adding "for" sort of make it sounds like Aki has a call for his death. He DID stopped attacking after seeing Denji cries. I'm sure he don't mind dying for 2 friends at that point since he only have a few more years left. But dang, that's an end of a character very wonderfully done.
I looked at the JP raw and I'm not good enough to discern whether the original wording brings that connotation or not sadly.
I think I saw Shaybs called out to your videos before. Glad I'm here.
Hey I just gotta find time to post some on tiktok, I know shabbs talked about my fma video but other than that, im not sure. Also videos have gotten much better since this
@@BeyondAnimation Yeah goodluck on tiktok. Glad you aren't allergic to it.
Yep it's that FMA vid. I'll check out your other vids, whatever I can watch.
I literally…
read the entirety of chainsaw man on Thursday…
I knew who died.
I didn’t know how, minus one exception (but I didn’t have context).
Everything came as a surprise and I was crying and sobbing.
Song at 0:14 is fire
Loved the video whats the music at the end of the video?
On your mark get set go. The silver face theme. From Travis strikes again no more heroes. Also check out my latest csm video. It's my newest upload if you liked this you'll love that
@@BeyondAnimation Thanks for the info my dude already liked and subcribed to you!
My favourite character. I love him so much hh
Fckkk I cried so hard when I first read the manga. Aki was my favourite character and even though i anticipated his death would be horrible, since the future had said so, but my god i didn't expect it to be that heart breaking. I wont be reading the newer volumns because the dynamics between Aki, Power and Denji was what CSM so endearing and thrilling. Rest in peace my Topknot❤️
If you don’t get it the person u see is aki from chainsaw man and he is having a “snowball fight” with Denji but only then does he realize it’s not a snowball fight rather he killed denji and power
Aki wanted power and denji to live after his death so he came to makima saying he will make a contract with any devil any any contract then makima said ok MAKE ON WITH ME the control devil aki then was forced to become the one thing he hated the gun devil then was forced to kill denji and power thinking it was a snowball fight
Very well done video made me emotional thinking of Aki again 😭 p.s. idk why ppl are telling you to change the thumbnail it’s not even a spoiler unless you’ve read the story already, anyway great vid
FUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCK great analysis tearing up
One thing I still don't understand that How did aki became the Gun devil❓ I mean there was a gun devil who wanted Denji's heart..& others wanted to kill him❗where did he go❓the gun devil who killed aki's family❓
The gun devil was already dead and spilt into pieces, each section controlled by a different world power. Nukes, essentially. Makima used Japan’s piece of the gun devil to turn him into the fiend
GG for the spoiler thumbnail
Bruh seriously forgot to mention that power literally doesn’t die by Akis hands
where do i say that?
Wuh??
Was song was used at the end? I can't find it anywhere
The silver face- travis strikes again no more heroes
One of the greatest characters in manga history. Chainsaw man is brilliant all the way through
I'm what chapter he dies?
I’m still confused how Aki turned into the gun fiend 😵💫😵💫
Me too
Spoilers:
I always though that since Makima fought The Gun Devil and won (meaning she’s superior and can therefore control it) it made the Gun take over Aki’s body. Aki would be riddled by bullets and dead during the fight so it would be easy for the Gun to take over.
Most logical answer to it.
Tl;dr: Makima controlled the Gun Devil into taking over Aki’s corpse. = GunFiend
Eyo the fuckin thumbnail is a spoiler bro
Damn! Don't spoil CSM by Video thumbnails
Why look up character analysis videos in the first place? The title is already a spoiler, should I change that too? The thumbnail bangs and it's gonna stay.
Aki become Gun Devil then died, he can revive again.
I think his death was foreshadowed by his name, which kind of sounds like AK
Thats a reach
bro i cant watch this of im gonna cry but i assume this is a great analysis lol
EDIT: Since some folks don't understand the idea that a picture holds 1000 words and refuse to take a deeper look at the thumbnail or even ready this before crying about how I'm 'spoiling' chainsaw man for anime onlys, I changed it. So you can now stop coming to this video and complaining about, but knowing how the how people are I'm sure they'll find something to say about the thumbnail.
If you're going to come to the video as a manga reader and claim I'm spoiling anime onlys, save your breath. There's so much that can be interpreted from the thumbnail than Aki becomes the Gundevil. That fact is never foreshadowed In the series. It could be easily interpreted as his sole motivation as Aki's character is tied to the Gundevil.prior to him becoming it. If I had used the exact manga image that would be a case for contention. But without context this is certainly not a spoiler since it has 100 different meanings.
Hey man, I don't mean this in a rude way or as an attack on you personally, so I really hope I write this in a way that conveys my intent of constructive criticism:
I totally understand your reasoning behind the gun part of the thumbnail. I personally would have still avoided including that in the thumbnail, but I really don't think there was any harm in it. As you said, without context, that part of the thumbnail really doesn't mean anything to people who are waiting for the anime to experience the story. I don't really think anyone can properly derive the meaning behind the gun without the context of where Aki's character arc ends up.
However, I do think a different image of Aki would have been better (or at the very least edited so that his sleeve isn't visible), as it's pretty obvious in this one that he's missing an arm. That is something that doesn't really need context for an anime-only to understand, and is the sort of thing that I think most people would prefer not to be spoiled on.
Again, I'm not trying to come at you with a torch and pitchfork. I think the thumbnail was overall harmless, and definitely doesn't detract from how good your video was. It could just be something to keep in mind when making future thumbnails. Great analysis, and thanks for sharing your thoughts on Aki. You summed up a lot of what I thought about Aki after I read CSM, but explained it much more concisely than I could lol. I very much enjoyed the video :)
@@RabiaViolenta I get what youre saying ana i appreciate it. But I always think 2 steps ahead with my thumbnails, I knew exactly what I was doing at the time with this. So no need to worry about future thumbnails, if something is done it's intended.
@@BeyondAnimation you still should have changed it.....
@@syrens8530 no
@@syrens8530 the video isnt big enough to be recommended to anime only’s anyways. only people that have been watching many chainsaw man videos should get this recommended.
So wait will there be a part 2? And if so could denji possibly revive aki and power??
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Power and denji lived of this guys money
I was sad reading this part
love Aki so much!!!
I like how he announces a spoiler warning While the thumbnail itself is a sooiler
it bangs
Yeah it's pretty hypocritical
I mean if you didn't read the manga or watch the anime (when it's realesed) you're not going to understand the thumbnail that much
It’s sad that he became a gun fiend and was in a peaceful dream when he died…😢 it made me so sad…he was still in that peaceful dream when he was actually killing
Aki gets angrey with SMYPMATHY for devils but aki be come devil😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔
But what was makimas intention by making Aki the Gundevil? Wanted she the gundevil to be eaten by chainsawman, so he disappeares forever? For her "better world"? I donw really understand that part.
She made Aki the gun devil to toy with Denji, and break him so she could control him and get pochita for herself
I hope the anime version will be different from this one
Makima had us in the first half real bad 💔😞
I was always suspicious never trusted her
@@BeyondAnimation Yeah true lol she was kind of odd from the jump
How can you have a spoiler warning when your thumbnail is a spoiler
thank you for the comment!
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