Chapter 220: Regret, Romance, and Death
With Reze's death, the Reze chapter in Chainsaw Man also comes to an end.
At first, everyone felt that the appearance of the character Reze was a bit inexplicable.
Until now, with her death, they finally understood the purpose of this chapter.
It's just that the dispute over the plot of Reze's death has just begun.
Unlike the deaths of previous popular characters, everyone's feelings about Reze's death this time are obviously different.
"Wow! Why did they draw Reze dead? It caught me by surprise."
"I was suddenly stabbed again... I'm so stupid... I should have known..."
"Why did Reze have to die so pitifully? Really... it makes me sad to see."
"I burst into tears and cried my eyes out. Are you a human being, old rogue Silverhand?"
"Denji didn't know that Reze had come to see him until he died..."
"Reze was planning to run away, but while she was running, she saw the flowers, so she decided to go see him for the date."
"When Denji and Reze first met, they also fell in love. The man gave Denji a flower, and Denji then gave it to Reze. While she was running, Reze passed by here and saw the flowers that the employees had sent her, so she decided to go back."
"Wow, what you said hurts me even more!"
"It was just the last distance that Denji and Reze could escape..."
"Reze's last sentence hurt me even more. She never went to school, and it makes me sad."
Some manga fans are of the opinion that:
"Actually, Reze's death was inevitable... I think Reze's death is fine, I don't feel anything."
"She killed too many people. Those devil hunters who died to protect Denji were all Denji's comrades!"
"But can't she make amends? Reze is so powerful, it should be fine for her to join the Public Safety Bureau like Denji did."
"But she killed people, she killed so many public safety devil hunters and caused damage to the city, in addition to so many innocent people. How can the Public Safety Bureau explain it if she doesn't die?"
"Even if Reze hadn't come for Denji, she couldn't escape. The Public Safety Bureau has captured all her movements. Do you think she can really escape?"
"Well, in a sense, Reze's death is also a good ending."
"Makima was good to Reze. She didn't let her die so painfully."
"This is also good for Denji. If he knew that Reze came for him and was killed by Makima, he would probably be even sadder, right?"
"He started by spitting out flowers and ended by swallowing them... Denji must be very uncomfortable now."
"But Denji still has Power, Aki Hayakawa, and Makima. If he really runs away with Reze, he'll have nothing."
Yes... Denji can't run away with Reze. This is the most pitiful ending for Reze, but for Denji, it's a good ending.
If Himeno's death is like a pot of strong liquor, strong at first with a strong aftertaste, then Reze's death is like a bitter wine, sad at first with a bitter aftertaste.
Like a secret love, until the end, Denji didn't know how much she loved him.
Reze's true experience, her words "Actually, I never went to school either," and her final courage... all were hidden in the alley where the light could not shine with her death.
After reading this episode, Yuka didn't know how to describe it.
Although she had always liked Makima more, when Reze appeared, she didn't like her at all.
She just believed she was a little vixen and a bit of a green tea who seduced the male protagonist, Denji.
This is also the difference from a female perspective.
But when she saw Reze collapse in the alley, she felt an inexplicable sadness in her heart.
It was a shame that Reze died...
She wanted to keep her date with Denji until she died. She even decided to go back because she saw the flower she saw when she met Denji while she was running away.
Perhaps if Reze had not chosen to return, she would not die.
But perhaps she would die in the end, but at least she would not die with so much regret.
Regret... is the most common negative emotion of human beings.
Everyone's life is full of regrets. After all, no one's life is truly smooth without setbacks.
That's why some manga fans feel sad for Reze, while others feel nothing about it, and the polarization is so severe.
It's not just about whether Reze should die or not.
Another reason is that some people can empathize with Reze's regrets, but others cannot.
It's a matter of empathy.
Just like reading a manga, some people can empathize with the protagonist and think that this manga is very good and real.
But some do not empathize and simply think that the female protagonist of this manga is a whiner and a coward.
Yuka could now empathize with Reze's last regret, especially with her miserable life experience, so her eyes became moist.
And she suddenly felt... that she didn't like Makima very much.
...
"Reze died like that..."
Professor Kenji Tanaka sighed and said, "Alas... That way of dying is really uncomfortable...".
As a teacher with correct values, he felt that Reze was destined to die in the end.
After all, she killed so many people: police, innocents, and those who tried to stop her...
So many people died because of her.
Again, if she wasn't killed, public anger would not be appeased and there would be no explanation.
Although there was still the possibility that the police would recruit her as they did with Denji.
But Denji and Reze were completely different.
Denji's initial killings were all zombie demon puppets.
People like that were no longer human.
So Makima's choice for Denji at that time was reasonable.
But Reze killed innocent people and police devil hunters.
This was unacceptable to everyone.
But...
"Amamiya-sensei decided to let Reze die in this pitiful way... Seriously..." said Professor Kenji Tanaka with a complex look. "He just didn't want the fans to feel good...".
On the other hand,
"Such a romantic plot, but with such a pitiful ending... You deserve it, Ren."
Yusuke Sato also said with emotion after reading episode 52 of Chainsaw Man.
"Regret... It's a really pitiful ending that makes people regret just thinking about it."
Thoughtfully, he added, "Not knowing that love is really worth it, and finally dying with regret, is a very sad plot."
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