YOGEN NO NAYUTA

Hi, I am leaving this review because I am not seeing many on here at all and I think a lot of people would want to read this if you know what it is. That being said, spoiler warning for Chainsaw Man (go read that first then come back)

TL;DR: If you read and liked Chainsaw Man, go read this.

Nayuta is a character introduced at the end of part 1 for Chainsaw Man. She is the reincarnated control devil. In this one-shot, Nayuta (who has eyes like Makima and horns like Power) has very very similar powers. It is safe to say while not written out she is definitely the control devil. Her brother, Kenji (sounds like a familiar MC from Chainsaw Man right?) is her brother and has to protect her.

This is a story about Nayuta and Kenji coming to understand each other even if the rest of the world does not understand them. This is what I presume to be a plot point or something similar will happen in part 2 of Chainsaw man. Essentially, this is a preview or first look at the second part of CSM. If you like Chainsaw man, go read this and get excited for part 2 and the anime!

The sequel published before the prequel

Everything in this one-shot is "potentially" the plot and setting for Chainsaw Man Part 2, so this read could potentially contain spoilers for chainsaw man readers. Read this at your own risk

It's a simple story about an older brother and his sister nayuto (nayuto is recycled in chainsaw man) nayuto is the birth of a demon prophecy in which she will destroy the world. The main focal point here is the brother's struggle of trying to understand his sister's satanic actions and how they never understood each other.

Pressured by society and his sister's actions, he decided to follow the simple heartwarming family bond trope to push through the story and ends up defending her. There really isn't anything noteworthy to say since it's a simple trope used throughout this one-shot but it's definitely worth a read if you want to understand fujimoto's writing and how he implements that into chainsaw man.

Art: It's fair enough, has some chainsaw man elements, also vice versa

Character: They aren't interesting at all, but if you switch the characters around with the chainsaw man set up then it's definitely something.

This one-shot isn't much but it's definitely a huge plot point to be considered for Chainsaw Man part 2 considering how the author fujimoto set it up to be.

This is my first review. If it sounds wonky- It's because it is.

Seeing that there was an absence of any other reviews on this oneshot, I think it'd be a perfect place for it.

A wicked child and an older brother with a heart of gold make the story somehow warm in the midst of a cold undertone. Though Kenji doesn't understand his sister Nayuta, it brings a light to the oneshot that makes it all worth reading. A bond that is hard to understand, both by reader and character, yet simple and clear to show it's unbreakable. A simple trope that Yogen no Nayuta hones in on the entirety of the chapter.

Eerie as it is, it's sweet and plays on a tale that's done quite often in fiction (killing the 'chosen one') but polished by the author to 'Chainsaw Man'. This meaning- it's spooky, ruthless, and stomach churningly sick. Had it been more than it was, I'd assure it would have been darker than it already let off. This is why I particularly liked the tone it was set in. And this is why I wished it was longer than just a chapter.

It's worth a read if you like Chainsaw Man for its bittersweet relationships, and its much more if you're a sucker for a good brother-sister bond in a shonen. I really liked this simple and sweet tale, and will read it again.