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* WorstNewsJudgementEver: In Chapter 163, Haruka notes that despite the past week containing insane events like [[spoiler:people transforming into Chainsaw Man copies worldwide and cities being thrown into chaos and the more recent event of a jailbreak occurring in the once impenetrable Tokyo Devil Detention Center]], the news doesn't mention any of that even once and instead talks about celebrity gossip drama.
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** Though not quite a bloodbath, the Chainsaw Man Church arc may be the story as its most depressing. It's pretty much a long, slow-paced look at Denji's lonely life in which he tries and [[OffTheWagon fails]] to change himself for the sake of his loved ones. While by no means the first time the series has dealt with such subject matter, what makes it stand out is the relative lack of humor to lighten up the mood, BlackComedy or otherwise. It's also worth noting that [[spoiler:Barem, the ArcAntagonist, completely and unequivocally [[TheBadGuyWins wins in the end]], achieving everything he set out to do by absolutely ruining Denji's life, murdering Meowy and the dogs, and either [[UncertainDoom killing]] Nayuta or at minimum separating her from Denji.]] And to top it all off, [[DownerEnding the arc ends]] with the reveal that [[spoiler:Denji never forgave himself for the events of Part 1, strongly implying that Denji will never break free from his self-destructive behavior because he secretly '''wants''' destruction.]]

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** Though not quite a bloodbath, the Chainsaw Man Church arc may be the story as at its most depressing. It's pretty much a long, slow-paced look at Denji's lonely life in which he tries and [[OffTheWagon fails]] to change himself for the sake of his loved ones. While by no means the first time the series has dealt with such subject matter, what makes it stand out is the relative lack of humor to lighten up the mood, BlackComedy or otherwise. It's also worth noting that [[spoiler:Barem, the ArcAntagonist, completely and unequivocally [[TheBadGuyWins wins in the end]], achieving everything he set out to do by absolutely ruining Denji's life, murdering Meowy and the dogs, and either [[UncertainDoom killing]] Nayuta or at minimum separating her from Denji.]] And to top it all off, [[DownerEnding the arc ends]] with the reveal that [[spoiler:Denji never forgave himself for the events of Part 1, strongly implying that Denji will never break free from his self-destructive behavior because he secretly '''wants''' destruction.]]
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* BreatherEpisode: The prison break arc. [[DownerEnding After the very sobering conclusion to the Chainsaw Man Church arc]], the POV cuts back to Asa and significantly lightens up the mood by going all-in on the absurdist comedy. Chapter 161 in particular ends with the major twist that [[spoiler:Asa learns Denji is Chainsaw Man]], but only after spending the rest on the cast arduously [[spoiler:reassembling Denji's dismembered pieces [[BlackComedy because someone knocked over the sorted boxes they were stored in]]]].

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* BreatherEpisode: The prison break arc. [[DownerEnding After the very sobering conclusion to the Chainsaw Man Church arc]], the POV cuts back to Asa and significantly lightens up the mood by going all-in on the absurdist comedy. Chapter 161 in particular ends with the major twist that [[spoiler:Asa learns Denji is Chainsaw Man]], but only after spending the rest on the cast arduously [[spoiler:reassembling Denji's dismembered pieces [[BlackComedy because someone knocked over the sorted boxes they were stored in]]]].in]].[[note]]And while all this is going on, one of the surgeons is just standing there and drinking his coffee like this is just another Tuesday to him[[/note]]]]

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* DarkerAndEdgier: To Part 1, featuring stronger displays of sexual predation and human cruelty. The companion Devil of the protagonist is a more traditional SuperPoweredEvilSide, the pair aren't interested in hunting Devils so much as they are Chainsaw Man himself, and its second major story arc keys in hard to imagery and themes relating to school shootings. On a more comedic note, Asa's InferioritySuperiorityComplex allows for a humorous glance at how a LoserProtagonist would react to the tragic realization that they are one.
** Of note, there's also the Chainsaw Man Church arc which, while not exactly ''dark'', is just.... depressing. It's pretty much a long, slow-paced look at Denji's lonely life in which he tries and [[OffTheWagon fails]] to change himself for the sake of his loved ones. While by no means the first time the series has dealt with depressing subject matter, what makes it stand out is the relative lack of humor to lighten up the mood, BlackComedy or otherwise. It's also worth noting that [[spoiler:Barem, the ArcAntagonist, completely and unequivocally [[TheBadGuyWins wins in the end]], achieving everything he set out to do by absolutely ruining Denji's life, murdering Meowy and the dogs, and ([[UncertainDoom possibly]]) killing Nayuta.]] And to top it all off, [[DownerEnding the arc ends]] with the reveal that [[spoiler:Denji never forgave himself for the events of Part 1, strongly implying that Denji will never break free from his self-destructive behavior because he secretly '''wants''' destruction.]]

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* DarkerAndEdgier: DarkerAndEdgier:
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To Part 1, featuring stronger displays of sexual predation and human cruelty. The companion Devil of the protagonist is a more traditional SuperPoweredEvilSide, the pair aren't interested in hunting Devils so much as they are Chainsaw Man himself, and its second major story arc keys in hard to imagery and themes relating to school shootings. On a more comedic note, Asa's InferioritySuperiorityComplex allows for a humorous glance at how a LoserProtagonist would react to the tragic realization that they are one.
** Of note, there's also Though not quite a bloodbath, the Chainsaw Man Church arc which, while not exactly ''dark'', is just.... may be the story as its most depressing. It's pretty much a long, slow-paced look at Denji's lonely life in which he tries and [[OffTheWagon fails]] to change himself for the sake of his loved ones. While by no means the first time the series has dealt with depressing such subject matter, what makes it stand out is the relative lack of humor to lighten up the mood, BlackComedy or otherwise. It's also worth noting that [[spoiler:Barem, the ArcAntagonist, completely and unequivocally [[TheBadGuyWins wins in the end]], achieving everything he set out to do by absolutely ruining Denji's life, murdering Meowy and the dogs, and ([[UncertainDoom possibly]]) killing Nayuta.either [[UncertainDoom killing]] Nayuta or at minimum separating her from Denji.]] And to top it all off, [[DownerEnding the arc ends]] with the reveal that [[spoiler:Denji never forgave himself for the events of Part 1, strongly implying that Denji will never break free from his self-destructive behavior because he secretly '''wants''' destruction.]]
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* BreatherEpisode: The prison break arc. [[DownerEnding After the very sobering conclusion to the Chainsaw Man Church arc]], the POV cuts back to Asa and significantly lightens up the mood by going all-in on the absurdist comedy.

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* BreatherEpisode: The prison break arc. [[DownerEnding After the very sobering conclusion to the Chainsaw Man Church arc]], the POV cuts back to Asa and significantly lightens up the mood by going all-in on the absurdist comedy. Chapter 161 in particular ends with the major twist that [[spoiler:Asa learns Denji is Chainsaw Man]], but only after spending the rest on the cast arduously [[spoiler:reassembling Denji's dismembered pieces [[BlackComedy because someone knocked over the sorted boxes they were stored in]]]].
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* BreatherEpisode: The prison break arc. [[DownerEnding After the very sobbering conclusion to the Chainsaw Man Church arc]], the POV cuts back to Asa and significantly lightens up the mood by going all-in on the absurdist comedy.

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* BreatherEpisode: The prison break arc. [[DownerEnding After the very sobbering sobering conclusion to the Chainsaw Man Church arc]], the POV cuts back to Asa and significantly lightens up the mood by going all-in on the absurdist comedy.
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* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:The Death Devil, also known as the "Great King of Terror", is the eldest of the Four Horsemen and the most powerful Devil, who's appearance spells TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt according to the Prophecy of Nostradamus. The threat she poses is so great that Fami, her sister, wants to stop her (if only because it'll take away her favorite pastimes).]]

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* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:The [[MortalityPhobia Death Devil, Devil]], also known as the "Great King of Terror", is the eldest of the Four Horsemen and the most powerful Devil, who's appearance spells TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt according to the Prophecy of Nostradamus. The threat she poses is so great that Fami, her sister, wants to stop her (if only because it'll take away her favorite pastimes).]]
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* BigBadEnsemble: Most of Part 1's conflicts are caused by various powerful villains, such as the Gun Devil, the [[spoiler:Darkness]] Devil, and [[spoiler:the real BigBad AKA Makima]].

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* BigBadEnsemble: Most of Part 1's conflicts are caused by various powerful villains, such as the Gun Devil, the [[spoiler:Darkness]] Devil, and [[spoiler:the real BigBad AKA Makima]].[[spoiler:[[BigBad Makima]]]].



* BigBadEnsemble: Part 2 has multiple powerful villains causing problems, primarily [[spoiler:the Famine Devil]], the mysterious Justice Devil [[spoiler:who is actually the Fire Devil]], the Great King of Terror [[spoiler:AKA the [[MortalityPhobia Death Devil]]]], and even [[spoiler:[[VillainousLegacy Makima's lingering influence]]]].

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* BigBadEnsemble: Part 2 has multiple powerful villains causing problems, primarily [[spoiler:the Famine Devil]], Fami, the mysterious Justice Devil [[spoiler:who is actually the Fire Devil]], the Great King of Terror [[spoiler:AKA the [[MortalityPhobia Death Devil]]]], and even [[spoiler:[[VillainousLegacy Makima's lingering influence]]]].Public Safety.



* BreatherEpisode: The prison break arc. [[DownerEnding After the very sobbering conclusion to the Church arc]], the POV cuts back to Asa and significantly lightens up the mood by going all-in on the absurdist comedy.

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* BreatherEpisode: The prison break arc. [[DownerEnding After the very sobbering conclusion to the Chainsaw Man Church arc]], the POV cuts back to Asa and significantly lightens up the mood by going all-in on the absurdist comedy.



* FamilyEyeResemblance: The Horsemen of the Apocalypse all have the same concentric ExoticEyeDesigns, and [[spoiler:Famine]] appearing at the end of Chapter 108 claims that they are siblings.

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* FamilyEyeResemblance: The Horsemen of the Apocalypse all have the same concentric ExoticEyeDesigns, and [[spoiler:Famine]] appearing Fami, who debuted at the end of Chapter 108 claims 108, confirms that they are siblings.



* GreaterScopeVillain: The "Great King of Terror" mentioned in the Prophecies of Nostradamus. [[spoiler:Whether this figure is a Devil, human, or a hybrid is unknown, save that their appearance spells TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. The threat it poses is so great that the Famine Devil, one of the Four Horsemen, wants to stop it (if only because it'll take away her favorite pastimes). This figure is later revealed to be the Death Devil.]]

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* GreaterScopeVillain: The [[spoiler:The Death Devil, also known as the "Great King of Terror" mentioned in Terror", is the Prophecies eldest of Nostradamus. [[spoiler:Whether this figure is a the Four Horsemen and the most powerful Devil, human, or a hybrid is unknown, save that their who's appearance spells TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt according to the Prophecy of Nostradamus. The threat it she poses is so great that the Famine Devil, one of the Four Horsemen, Fami, her sister, wants to stop it her (if only because it'll take away her favorite pastimes). This figure is later revealed to be the Death Devil.pastimes).]]



* InternalReveal: [[spoiler:Asa discovers that Denji and Chainsaw Man are the same person in Chapter 161, much after blowing him off as a dumb fan.]]

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* InternalReveal: [[spoiler:Asa discovers and Yoru discover that Denji and Chainsaw Man are the same person in Chapter 161, much after blowing him off as a dumb fan.]]



** Chapter 146: A roller coaster of reveals happen. [[spoiler:The "Justice Devil" that the Chainsaw Man Church was contracted to was in actuality the Fire Devil. The marriages the Church forces its younger members take were in actuality contracts with Fire, spread easily due to the contractual nature of weddings. With these contracts, Fire has turned everyone into Chainsaw Devils rampaging across the world to spread the fear of Chainsaw Man, strengthening him so he and Yoru can kill the Great King of Terror. And finally, the King of Terror themself is revealed to be the Horsemen's eldest sister: '''Death'''.]]

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** Chapter 146: A roller coaster of reveals happen. [[spoiler:The "Justice Devil" that the Chainsaw Man Church was contracted to was in actuality the Fire Devil. The marriages the Church forces its younger members take were in actuality contracts with Fire, spread easily due to the contractual nature of weddings. With these contracts, Fire has turned everyone into Chainsaw Devils rampaging across the world to spread the fear of Chainsaw Man, strengthening him so he and Yoru can kill the Great King of Terror. And finally, the Great King of Terror themself is revealed to be the Horsemen's eldest sister: '''Death'''.]]
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* InternalReveal: [[spoiler:Asa discovers that Denji and Chainsaw Man are the same person in Chapter 161, much after blowing him off as a dumb fan.]]
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** Of note, there's also the Chainsaw Man Church arc which, while not exactly ''dark'', is just.... depressing. It's pretty much a long, slow-paced look at Denji's lonely life in which he tries and [[OffTheWagon fails]] to change himself for the sake of his loved ones. While by no means the first time the series has dealt with depressing subject matter, what makes it stand out is the relative lack of humor to lighten up the mood, BlackComedy or otherwise. It's also worth noting that [[spoiler:Barem, the ArcAntagonist, completely and unequivocally [[TheBadGuyWins wins in the end]], achieving everything he set out to do by absolutely ruining Denji's life, murdering Meowy and the dogs, and ([[UncertainDoom possibly]]) killing Nayuta.]] And to top it all off, [[DownerEnding the arc ends]] with the reveal that [[spoiler:Denji never forgave himself for the events of Part 1, strongly implying that Denji cannot break free from his self-destructive behavior because he secretly '''wants''' destruction.]]

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** Of note, there's also the Chainsaw Man Church arc which, while not exactly ''dark'', is just.... depressing. It's pretty much a long, slow-paced look at Denji's lonely life in which he tries and [[OffTheWagon fails]] to change himself for the sake of his loved ones. While by no means the first time the series has dealt with depressing subject matter, what makes it stand out is the relative lack of humor to lighten up the mood, BlackComedy or otherwise. It's also worth noting that [[spoiler:Barem, the ArcAntagonist, completely and unequivocally [[TheBadGuyWins wins in the end]], achieving everything he set out to do by absolutely ruining Denji's life, murdering Meowy and the dogs, and ([[UncertainDoom possibly]]) killing Nayuta.]] And to top it all off, [[DownerEnding the arc ends]] with the reveal that [[spoiler:Denji never forgave himself for the events of Part 1, strongly implying that Denji cannot will never break free from his self-destructive behavior because he secretly '''wants''' destruction.]]
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** Of note, there's also the Chainsaw Man Church arc which, while not exactly ''dark'', is just.... depressing. It's pretty much a long, slow-paced look at Denji's lonely life in which he tries and [[OffTheWagon fails]] to change himself for the sake of his loved ones. While by no means the first time the series has dealt with depressing subject matter, what makes it stand out is the relative lack of humor to lighten up the mood, BlackComedy or otherwise. It's also worth noting that [[spoiler:Barem, the ArcAntagonist, completely and unequivocally [[TheBadGuyWins wins in the end]], achieving everything he set out to do by absolutely ruining Denji's life, murdering Meowy and the dogs, and ([[UncertainDoom possibly]]) killing Nayuta.]]

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** Of note, there's also the Chainsaw Man Church arc which, while not exactly ''dark'', is just.... depressing. It's pretty much a long, slow-paced look at Denji's lonely life in which he tries and [[OffTheWagon fails]] to change himself for the sake of his loved ones. While by no means the first time the series has dealt with depressing subject matter, what makes it stand out is the relative lack of humor to lighten up the mood, BlackComedy or otherwise. It's also worth noting that [[spoiler:Barem, the ArcAntagonist, completely and unequivocally [[TheBadGuyWins wins in the end]], achieving everything he set out to do by absolutely ruining Denji's life, murdering Meowy and the dogs, and ([[UncertainDoom possibly]]) killing Nayuta.]] And to top it all off, [[DownerEnding the arc ends]] with the reveal that [[spoiler:Denji never forgave himself for the events of Part 1, strongly implying that Denji cannot break free from his self-destructive behavior because he secretly '''wants''' destruction.]]
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* BreatherEpisode: The prison break arc. [[DownerEnding After the very sobbering conclusion to the Church arc]], the POV cuts back to Asa and significantly lightens up the mood by going all-in on the absurdist comedy.


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** Of note, there's also the Chainsaw Man Church arc which, while not exactly ''dark'', is just.... depressing. It's pretty much a long, slow-paced look at Denji's lonely life in which he tries and [[OffTheWagon fails]] to change himself for the sake of his loved ones. While by no means the first time the series has dealt with depressing subject matter, what makes it stand out is the relative lack of humor to lighten up the mood, BlackComedy or otherwise. It's also worth noting that [[spoiler:Barem, the ArcAntagonist, completely and unequivocally [[TheBadGuyWins wins in the end]], achieving everything he set out to do by absolutely ruining Denji's life, murdering Meowy and the dogs, and ([[UncertainDoom possibly]]) killing Nayuta.]]
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** It's more zigzagged in the case of Nayuta. While she does seem to have some behavior similar to Makima, it's later recontextualized as [[spoiler:Nayuta deliberately ''trying'' to be like Makima. Deep down, Nayuta is just a confused, lonely kid who clings to the image of Makima Denji had in his memories because she's desperate for some kind of identity. Even though Nayuta goes on a disturbing tangent in chapter 149 about how it's in her nature as a devil to want to kill humans, it's all but stated that she's projecting her own insecurities. While Nayuta does eventually come to the realization that she's her own person, it happens right before [[UncertainDoom she's implied to die]] at the hands of a lynch mob]], which just makes it all the more tragic.
** It's sadly played far straighter in the case of Denji. His use of the Chainsaw Man persona in Part 2 is repeatedly framed as a self-destructive addiction which he tragically is [[AddledAddict too traumatized, lonely, and self-loathing to break free from]]. [[spoiler:It takes Yoshida literally spelling out for him that Nayuta ''will'' be hurt if he continues to be Chainsaw Man for Denji to decide to give up the persona. However, despite Denji's best efforts, in the end he relapses back into his self-destructive habits which, just as he was warned, completely screws over himself and Nayuta.]] The sad reality is that Denji cannot change unless he forgives himself which, tragically, doesn't seem likely to happen.
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** Denji's teacher seems to have flatscreen computer monitors and modern laptops despite Part 2 taking place in 1998.

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** Denji's teacher seems to have flatscreen computer monitors and modern laptops despite Part 2 taking place in 1998.laptops.

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Fumiko is definitely a fan of Chainsaw Man, she may have just made up the part about liking Denji. In either case, putting special significance on her humiliating Denji is ridiculous when every other women treats him like that.


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** Nayuta forbids Denji from trying to date Asa, sensing that something is wrong with her. [[spoiler:With the later reveal that she seemed to have known about Yoru all along, it becomes clear that Nayuta just wants to spare Denji from the Horsemen's drama and allow him the normal life he'd been insisting on providing for both of them in hindsight. It's also one of the many signs before Chapter 153 made it unambiguous that Nayuta genuinely and selflessly cares for Denji]].
** Fumiko's treatment of Denji really does not line up with her claims of genuinely caring about him in spite of being indirectly responsible for her parents' deaths. [[spoiler:With her nonchalantly ditching him and Nayuta in Chapter 154, it's likely her backstory, if not fabricated, was explained to endear herself to him and the reason why she degrades him so much is out of revenge and spite for the loss of her family]].

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RewatchBonus: Nayuta forbids Denji from trying to date Asa, sensing that something is wrong with her. [[spoiler:With the later reveal that she seemed to have known about Yoru all along, it becomes clear that Nayuta just wants to spare Denji from the Horsemen's drama and allow him the normal life he'd been insisting on providing for both of them in hindsight. It's also one of the many signs before Chapter 153 made it unambiguous that Nayuta genuinely and selflessly cares for Denji]].
** Fumiko's treatment of Denji really does not line up with her claims of genuinely caring about him in spite of being indirectly responsible for her parents' deaths. [[spoiler:With her nonchalantly ditching him and Nayuta in Chapter 154, it's likely her backstory, if not fabricated, was explained to endear herself to him and the reason why she degrades him so much is out of revenge and spite for the loss of her family]].
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* BigBadEnsemble: Part 2 has multiple powerful villains causing problems, primarily [[spoiler:the Famine Devil]], the mysterious Justice Devil [[spoiler:who is actually the Fire Devil]], the Great King of Terror [[spoiler:AKA the [[MortalityPhobia Death Devil]]]], and even [[spoiler:[[PosthunousCharacter Makima's]] [[VillainousLegacy lingering influence]]]].

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* BigBadEnsemble: Part 2 has multiple powerful villains causing problems, primarily [[spoiler:the Famine Devil]], the mysterious Justice Devil [[spoiler:who is actually the Fire Devil]], the Great King of Terror [[spoiler:AKA the [[MortalityPhobia Death Devil]]]], and even [[spoiler:[[PosthunousCharacter Makima's]] [[VillainousLegacy [[spoiler:[[VillainousLegacy Makima's lingering influence]]]].
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* BlandNameProduct: Various brand logos and signs are replaced with abbreviations of Fujimoto's name.


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* CreatorCameo: Denji and Nayuta live in "Tatsuki Apartments" and the karaoke place that Denji and Fumiko visit is named "Karaoke Fujimoto."

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