The Chainsaw Man anime doesn’t take itself too seriously despite still having its heavier moments. With Denji as the protagonist, it’s only natural to have a healthy mix of laughs and cries to reflect the infamous Chainsaw Man himself. At times Denji can be a complete goof, cracking jokes, or making a fool out of himself, but he still has his more somber moments of intense grief or sadness (he is still human, after all).
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Whether it be a moment of heartache or a moment of hilarity, the Chainsaw Man fandom has the uncanny talent of making everything into a meme. Here are some of the most hilarious Chainsaw Man memes courtesy of its creative fans.
At one point, Denji himself even points out how everyone around him seems to be in love with the idea of stealing the infamous Chainsaw Man’s heart, but no one seems to care about Denji’s. While the lovesick protagonist seems to view Makima as an angel and his ideal type romantically, Makima, sadly, doesn’t really return the sentiment.
Unfortunately for Denji, Makima wasn’t lying when she saw him as nothing but a lowly dog. Hopefully, one day, Denji will come to his senses and realize Makima was never right for him since day one.
8 Surprised Pikachu: Denji Edition
Somehow even with the prediction about Power and Aki’s deaths set in stone, fans still held their breath, hoping for the best. It’s almost a bit of a cliché for the determined protagonist channeling the power of friendship and changing the course of destiny, saving his friends all in the name of love.
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However, going against that cliché, Denji does in fact witness Aki and Power’s untimely deaths. If it weren’t for how dire the situation was, it would almost be hilarious how surprised fans were to see the future that the Future Devil specifically predicted unfold.
7 Simple, Yet Complex
Denji is a complicated character; while many anime protagonists have a high sense of justice and morality, dedicating their lives to fighting evil, Denji is the exception. Denji, being deprived of a relatively normal teenage life, hasn’t really gotten his chance to socialize with anyone his age; especially the opposite sex, and seems to prioritize this. It goes to say that Denji, because of his lack of meaningful friendships during his childhood, Denji grew up with a blurred line between platonic and romantic relationships.
Hopefully any fans that kin Denji have their own Aki and Power to help them realize what meaningful friendships feel like.
6 Pochita: The King
Another great take on the classic Yin and Yang meme, this time with the Chainsaw Man cast. Denji, Quanxi, and Aki are fairly balanced; or at least have a sense of both good and evil within them. However, fans don’t feel like two characters, in particular, don’t carry the same sense of balance the rest of the cast does.
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It’s unanimous that not a soul on the planet would accuse Pochita of being even the least bit evil-hearted (despite him being a devil himself), but on the other end of the spectrum is the powerful and terrifying Makima. Makima may be a fan favorite, but it’d be difficult for even her most dedicated fans to argue that she has kindness somewhere in her heart.
5 Feline Friends Forever
Denji isn’t a perfect protagonist. While My Hero Academia‘s Deku or Jujutsu Kaisen‘s Itadori Yuji may be expected to always pull through the toughest battles to save as many innocent lives as possible, Denji is a different breed.
This classic meme is about whom a certain character would choose to save in case of an emergency; whether it be just one person, both, or neither of them. For Denji, it seems like his attention was elsewhere when everyone else was in danger and opted to save an innocent little kitty cat. Power would be proud!
4 Impactful Crossover
There is an ominous theme throughout the series that revolves around Denji’s nightmares about a door that he is tempted to open. Eventually, he understands that it is perhaps in his best interest to take the advice his threatening dreams have been offering him.
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However, this version of the ominous message takes a completely different turn and instead shows the door that appears on the Genshin Impact start screen. Gacha can be addicting and Genshin fans know that well from experience! Knowing Denji, if he ever did open this door, he’d find a way to steal Aki’s credit card just to get all the cutest characters.
3 Fully Animated
This particular meme has been used time and time again for many different fandoms, and it seems like this time around, it’s Denji’s turn. The art of Chainsaw Man is interesting, as it doesn’t bother with keeping anyone’s reputation intact and shows the cast always pulling strange faces instead of keeping them stoic to appear cool and aloof. Denji is no stranger to making a bit of a fool of himself and is always super animated when expressing his emotions which can sometimes result in some pretty hilarious faces!
Denji would be elated to know that in the real world there are tons of girls that love him and that find all of his weird habits and tendencies charming rather than off-putting.
2 What Are The Odds?
This seems like a no-brainer to most, but of course, Denji, despite being the simple-minded skirt-chaser he is, surprises everyone and turns the fight around. This is a classic meme about subverting everyone’s expectations. While a situation may seem incredibly one-sided, the whole joke is that the one that appears to have the upper hand is the one that somehow loses the battle.
Denji utilized his determination of achieving his long-time wish to go on dates, kiss cute girls, and have tons of girlfriends, and ended up defeating Makima with the power of his yearning for love (and the fear of being maidenless).
1 How To Fumble A King
It takes an incredibly unique kind of person to be able to make renowned skirt-chaser Denji turn them down. Just about any girl can get Denji’s attention, as it’s not particularly hard to catch his eye. However, Asa (and Yoru) somehow achieved the (seemingly) impossible.
In a feeble attempt to court Denji, Asa went for an interesting approach and tried to impress Denji with some fun sea creature facts, Asa ended up boring Denji instead of wowing him.
Poor Denji just wanted to see some adorable penguins, but instead got a fifty-page Wikipedia article reading instead.
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