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SEVERE art block so the only thing i’ve drawn in a month is my boy dennis

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A daughter is wedded to her mother first.

“Thesmophoria” by Melissa Febos in What My Mother and I Don't Talk About ed. by Michele Filgate

It is my mother. It is my mother. It is my mother. But mother is our first love affair. Her arms. Her eyes. Her breast. Her body. And if we hate her later, we take that rage with us into other lovers. And if we lose her, where do we find her again?

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson (emphasis mine)

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Just an excuse to mash interests together ngl. Idk what this revelation will bring to the yaoi economy but Do you understand..

Specifics:

Ivan and Yoshida are particularly similar. Theyre both not really expressive unless around Till/Denji, and are “different” from their peers. Also likes to get snarky (? Idk how to describe it but its like what Ivan said to Sua about being a tragic heroine and how Yoshida was talking with Fami)

Kaworu and Ivan sacrificial icons😇

Till and Denji are both rowdy and have had to be constrained like dogs.. and took abuse from higher ups

“Stalker” thing going on in all of them (Kaworu fanon/manga..)

Till and Denji closeted bi. Probably.

Ok now that i think about it manga Kawoshin might fit better here. I didnt get that far in the manga so im going off of what others said about how their dynamic changed there. Theres a few more connections i can draw but 👽

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Honestly, it's exciting to see the themes of motherhood again.

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These panels are so fucking interesting.

The alianation from his peers feels heavy. Denji's expression is distressed while trying to put them by his side but the boys are just there. Quiet and expressionless, not reacting to his emotions, proving him wrong with their silence. Also, they are dressed in a "normal" way and their hats even makes them look a little bit formal, like they had a uniforms (a military one for example. The hats just have that vibe). They also look similar, like a copy, giving a sense of uniformity. Meanwhile, Denji has just a sleeveless shirt and some shorts which someone on twitter pointed out is just the clothes kid denji was wearing some chapters ago. This could mean that Denji is still in a trauma state rooted on his childhood, in contrast to the other boys (forgot their names woops) who got to grown up normally.

Also, I think this is the first time Denji talks to other men to ask for some form of solidarity or support, appart from Aki. This is clear not only by the dialogue, but also with how Fumi is removed from the picture. This is between them, in a little old "this is between men" (cringe) way and "girls wouldn't understand". He tries to use language usually used in men's conversations and yet, Denji still fails to connect with them. His first called for help to other men is unanswered, as well as his attempt to say that he is just like them. The boys' uniformity evident their shared clothes makes it look like Denji is in fact different to the society and its members as a whole, even if he tries to use its gender concepts and language. At rhe end, Denji is no like the "normal men" of his age. And, if we connect this with the clothes he is wearing, we could say that he can't be like the others because of his upbringing.

The fact that denji's panel goes all the way down to the end of the page while the other panel doesn't is interesting. I am not sure what that could mean but maybe is something about how profound is Denji's trauma which makes him understand his sexuality differently. Or it could be another way enhance more the difference between Denji and his peers. Or to point out that Denji, the individual, is different to the men produced by the society, who are in an horizontal panel that makes them one.

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CSM 161. Chainsaw Man Tuesday!

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OUR FEMCEL IS SO BACK

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Thinking about how everything that denji wanted before was being able to be chainsaw man again and how now he sees this as a source of catastrophe. Like, the thing that he wanted so much is also the thing that hurts him and the people he cares for.

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Yoru looks kinda like Makima in this panel. I mean, her outfit just reminds me of her a little.

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11 February 2024

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Tell fujimoto I said hello on this very special day

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Ms. Makima is here! For better or worse!

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"Doesn't Chainsaw man eat people?"

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Noor Harazeen you are the world's hero. You're completely correct, this is not normal. This is evil and no human needs to make these decisions.

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doodles!!!

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Yoshiden doodle between two law exams 🙏🙏🙏