Chapter 182: Makima's Identity
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Yuka was also very curious at that moment, but after reading the current serialization of Chainsaw Man, she saw an advertisement for the release of a single volume of Chainsaw Man on the back cover.
"Great! Chainsaw Man is finally coming out in a single volume!" Yuka exclaimed, delighted.
Many manga fans prefer single volumes; after all, magazines are only a part of the works they like.
Some don't like to follow manga series in every issue, so they choose to "hoard" for a while and then buy several magazines at once.
After all, after reading one issue, if you want to continue reading, you have to move on to the next.
This is very troublesome.
Of course, it's a problem for manga fans who only read one work.
But, in short, manga fans rarely focus on just one work.
Yuka is like that. She not only reads Chainsaw Man but also likes to read The Gods.
This is not a conflict.
But Yuka is still very happy. She plans to buy the single volume of Chainsaw Man at that time... three sets! One for collecting, one for reading, and one for proselytizing. But this is something that will happen after the single volume of Chainsaw Man is published.
Yuka then went to read the latest installment of this issue of The Gods.
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And the plot of the latest installment of Chainsaw Man is truly eye-catching.
This is the first time Makima officially acts in the manga.
And this first time, although a full battle scene wasn't drawn, not even her ability or the contracted devil appeared before everyone.
Even so, Makima demonstrated her great strength.
She was obviously shot, but she reappeared unharmed later and killed the attacker with a gun, with her own hands.
This piques people's curiosity: what are Makima's abilities and contracted devils? Can she revive and recover from wounds instantly? Is she a contracted devil, like an undead devil, or an immortal devil?
As for the attackers with guns who were subsequently annihilated, there were blood holes in the bodies of the attackers who fell into the pool of blood. I don't know what kind of attack caused them.
Could it be an attack like an electromagnetic cannon or an energy cannon?
As the undisputed female protagonist of Chainsaw Man, Makima's strength immediately sparked heated discussions among all Chainsaw Man fans.
"Makima is definitely the same as Aki Hayakawa. She has signed a contract with more than two devils."
"I think so too! These two devils are undoubtedly very powerful!"
"Does one of them seem to have given Makima the ability to resurrect? Eternity Devil? Undead Devil? Regeneration Devil?"
"No, what if Makima wasn't really killed by the gun devil's followers?"
"Yeah, is it possible that the shooting scene was an illusion or a hallucination?"
"So she's a hallucinogenic devil? A disguise devil?"
"No, no, no, the devil hunter next to Makima died instantly. If it were a hallucinogenic ability, Makima could undoubtedly protect her companions, right?"
"Yes, so the reason Makima was unharmed can only be because this ability is exclusive to her."
"I suddenly thought of something. Isn't the premise that devils are basically immortal? As long as they're not hit in vital organs, even the most serious wounds recover."
"So... Makima could also be a devil..."
"But it seemed Makima was hit in the head at that moment. Even if she were a devil, she should be dead, right?"
"I found the devil's premise on the official website. It seems that even with just a drop of blood, as long as it absorbs enough, it can regenerate (?)"
"Makima is also a devil... How unexpected..."
"Her attitude towards Denji and Power makes sense; after all, she is also a devil."
"The Public Safety Bureau allows a devil to be the leader of devil hunters, which is really bold."
"There's a saying that it doesn't matter if the cat is black or white, as long as it can catch mice, it's a good cat. Don't worry about whether she's a devil or not, just tell me if this is useful for dealing with devils!"
"It makes sense, so what if she's a devil? At least devils don't have to pay any price to use their abilities!"
"Besides, the death of a devil is better than the death of ordinary people like Aki Hayakawa and Himeno, right?"
"Yes... Ordinary people like Aki Hayakawa have to pay a high price and sign a contract with the devil to fight him..."
"That's right, instead of letting ordinary people sign a contract with the devil and pay the price of their lives to kill him, it's better to recruit devils and defeat them."
"The key is that devils are not reliable. Look at Power, she ran faster than anyone at the critical moment!"
"If you really need someone to fight for you, they're not fools, so humans must supervise the battle against these devils."
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In the debate among manga fans, it seems to have been tacitly accepted that Makima is also a devil like Power.
However, no one can guess what kind of devil Makima is currently.
But guessing the character's identity is also a very popular topic among manga fans.
In this way, the popularity of Chainsaw Man has recovered slightly.
Why do you say it's recovering?
Because the popularity of Chainsaw Man has declined a bit during this period...
At least when it was first published, its popularity was not that good.
After all, the initial plot of Chainsaw Man did not seem so attractive to manga fans, which is even more disappointing.
Perhaps compared to other manga, the plot of Chainsaw Man is already very good.
But after the discovery of Edgerunners, fans obviously have higher demands for Ren's first long-form serialized work after Edgerunners.
So, when the introduction was not very explosive or novel, Chainsaw Man experienced a period of decline in popularity.
Now that its popularity is on the rise, isn't it a slight recovery?
Because everyone began to wonder: what is the true identity of the female protagonist Makima? Just like the fans of The Gods, they will also be curious about the true identity of the male protagonist. And the plot of The Gods continues to rise, and this week it is approaching the popularity ranking of Chainsaw Man again.
After learning the news, Yusuke Sato was obviously happier.
At the same time...
"Does Makima really have the ability to resurrect? Is she not really dead?"
He had just seen the latest plot of Chainsaw Man and nodded with satisfaction.
Indeed... Ren is not so reckless.
The plot he prepared seems illogical, but it has a deep meaning.
And thanks to this plot, the popularity of Chainsaw Man has increased compared to last week.
This... is interesting...
Yusuke Sato's eyes shone with excitement.