Hey friends, how are you doing?
Now I can finally get back to illustrating the fanfic. I was super busy this week and wanted to edit this video before moving on with the illustrations.
What a crazy process, right?
See ya! ❤
After a while, I finally finished! I hope you like it! ❤❤❤
This piece took me a bit longer than usual because, firstly, I'm getting used to my display tablet, and secondly, my daughters are on school vacation, so I've been spending time with the family and playing Hytale alat :3
I think I can now gradually get back to my regular illustrations.
So, next step: Illustrating Chapter 2 (99) – Two Birds!!
Lets gooooooooo
I'll pause here, next step is redraw everything, with ink, right anatomy and all
If it turns out well, I'll put it in the preface.
Can we PLEASE stop with the stupid character and ship hate?
This place is basically dead until we get new content. We're already scraping the bottom of the barrel just to keep the community alive. We don't need pointless ship wars on top of that.
About Reze:
If you're still defending Reze, just stop.
You know that girl from high school? The fun, outgoing one who secretly had a terrible home life. She made your days brighter, seemed different from everyone else, looked like she'd be down for anything, but you never actually got together.
That's Reze.
You never got together. And you never will. She was an idealized version of a woman that existed mostly in your own head. She happily played into that image because it was fun. It was a brief escape for her, and she genuinely enjoyed those moments.
But even she knew it could never become something real. Even if it somehow did, it'd probably fall apart pretty quickly because you can't just pretend your past, or the people controlling your life, doesn't exist. There was never a fairy tale here.
You never really knew who Reze actually was. You only knew the cute version of her that both you and she were playing along with. That's literally who Reze is. That's how she was written. When people romanticize her and defend personality traits that she herself admits were fake, traits that completely disappear once she drops the act and becomes much colder and more serious, you somehow end up looking even more naive than Denji himself.
Don't be that guy.
About Asa:
If you're defending Asa, stop too.
Would Asa have been the perfect girl for Denji? Yeah. Could they have had an amazing romance? Absolutely. Could she have been an incredible protagonist instead of becoming a supporting character in her own story? Yep. Would Denji probably have fallen in love with her if the story hadn't changed direction? Most likely. Would she have made Denji genuinely happy? The kind of happiness that comes from a real relationship instead of the explosive dopamine rush Reze represents? Yes.
That's Asa.
She's the idea of what Denji's future wife or girlfriend could have been in a healthy, mature relationship. A relationship that NEVER happened. Maybe it could happen someday. Maybe in another universe. But it didn't happen here.
Denji and Asa have nothing. Denji barely even likes Asa. Every time he says he likes her, it's always "a little." He's happy that someone likes him, not specifically that it's Asa.
And honestly, that makes sense. Real, healthy love isn't like a drug that gives you an instant dopamine high.
It's quiet. It's gentle. It lives in the little moments. Understanding each other. Working together. Simply being there. Did Denji and Asa have moments like that? Absolutely.
Did any of it actually become a real relationship? No.
Up until the Aquarium Arc, it genuinely looked like that was where the story was going. Then it wasn't. Their romance died in the Aquarium Arc. They barely saw each other for almost a year until Asa rescued him. Everything after that was essentially an abusive relationship with Yoru, not Asa, while Denji kept objectifying her.
After the Aquarium Arc they were never actually together or even close to becoming a real couple. They became emotionally distant, confused, trapped in a toxic mess where Asa projected her guilt over everything Yoru did through her body, while Denji kept seeing her as his last chance to finally get laid.
That's it.
Asa and Denji never happened.
Potential is the word that defines them.
They had the potential to become a couple. But the story clearly chose another direction. Instead of telling a love story, it used the potential for one to tell a story about downfall, abuse, and defeat.
That's all.
Both ships are allegories for more serious themes.
They're not even complicated. They're just reflections of real relationships.
You're not Einstein for noticing that. It just means you've reached a certain level of emotional maturity.
That's it.
Both Asa and Reze were wasted characters.
Neither one is better.
One is a fraud by design, a character whose real personality and story we barely ever get to see before she's basically forgotten after Chapter 97.
The other starts as the protagonist of Part 2 only to slowly become a stepping stone that exists mainly to elevate other characters after the story abruptly changes direction.
Post fanart. Post theories. Talk about something fun. Talk about the upcoming game. Anything.
Thnx
Cosplay by Nezunami (Qui)
Edit: It’s incredible how some guys ignored the whole point of the post, picked a side, and brought their character wars HERE. The post isn't about who's better, you fools!! It's about stopping the romanticizing/demonizing of characters and keeping the sub from becoming ONLY about that!
Take this seriously, Denji!!
Yoru my beloved is here ❤️
Damn, now I can go to sleep haha
War never changes.
Seeing Fujimoto's original artwork and trying to reimagine it without looking at it is a really cool process.
This is just a sketch.
Now that the first half (or third) of the story is complete, I can start illustrating. My goal is two pieces of art per chapter, so for now... that means 68 drawings.
Wish me luck, friends! As soon as I have something decent, I'll post it here!
Hello friends, it's been a while!
First of all, a great Thank You to everyone who has followed the project so far for your support! It's a great pleasure to be able to do this, and every word of support, every suggestion, and every friendship made along the way is a great incentive!
It is with great joy (and a little sadness) that I inform you that it is the end! Of the first great arc! The Fakesaw Man Arc.
Therefore, I must leave you now for an indefinite period. During this hiatus, I will be planning the next arc and drawing the illustrations for each chapter (which I will also be sharing in the Subs). For more details, read the end notes of chapter 35 (131).
Context: In case you don't know what I'm talking about, nice to meet you! I'm BrendonG, the creator of an alternate ending that became somewhat well-known and the crazy guy who decided to rewrite the entire Part 2 of CSM right after the official manga ending. Now, months later, I'm still here, going strong. Feel free to read, and I hope you enjoy it :3
You can read it here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/82936291/navigate
Thanks again for everything, friends! And I hope it won't be long before I return to the project.
See you soon, in Hell Arc!! ✌️
Hello friends, it's been a while!
First of all, a great Thank You to everyone who has followed the project so far for your support! It's a great pleasure to be able to do this, and every word of support, every suggestion, and every friendship made along the way is a great incentive!
It is with great joy (and a little sadness) that I inform you that it is the end! Of the first great arc! The Fakesaw Man Arc.
Therefore, I must leave you now for an indefinite period. During this hiatus, I will be planning the next arc and drawing the illustrations for each chapter (which I will also be sharing in the Subs). For more details, read the end notes of chapter 35 (131).
Context:In case you don't know what I'm talking about, nice to meet you! I'm BrendonG, the creator of an alternate ending that became somewhat well-known and the crazy guy who decided to rewrite the entire Part 2 of CSM right after the official manga ending. Now, months later, I'm still here, going strong. Feel free to read, and I hope you enjoy it :3
You can read it here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/82936291/navigate
Thanks again for everything, friends! And I hope it won't be long before I return to the project.
See you soon, in Hell Arc!!
✌️
Hello friends, it's been a while!
First of all, a great Thank You to everyone who has followed the project so far for your support! It's a great pleasure to be able to do this, and every word of support, every suggestion, and every friendship made along the way is a great incentive!
It is with great joy (and a little sadness) that I inform you that it is the end! Of the first great arc! The Fakesaw Man Arc.
Therefore, I must leave you now for an indefinite period. During this hiatus, I will be planning the next arc and drawing the illustrations for each chapter (which I will also be sharing in the Subs). For more details, read the end notes of chapter 35 (131).
Context: In case you don't know what I'm talking about, nice to meet you! I'm BrendonG, the creator of an alternate ending that became somewhat well-known and the crazy guy who decided to rewrite the entire Part 2 of CSM right after the official manga ending. Now, months later, I'm still here, going strong. Feel free to read, and I hope you enjoy it :3
You can read it here:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/82936291/navigate
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Thanks again for everything, friends! And I hope it won't be long before I return to the project.
See you soon, in Hell Arc!!
✌️
Oh how the gentle wind beckons through the leaves, as autumn colors falls 💕🎶🎉🎂
Hey friends! Long time no see, huh?
I've been focusing heavily on writing the fanfic lately, and as promised, I'm back now that we've reached 30 chapters and over 80k words!
At this point, the story has been separated from the original for quite a while and is now standing on entirely original events, following a completely new path.
And as promised as well, with the latest chapter (Chapter 30), Asa and Denji have officially had their five guaranteed dates! The story between these two has been an absolute roller coaster.
According to my plans, in less than 10 chapters I'll be wrapping up the first half of the fanfic. At that point, I intend to go on hiatus and focus 100% on drawing illustrations for every chapter.
So if you'd like to ride the hype of the final chapters of the first half, now is a great time to start reading. Or, if you'd rather wait until that milestone is reached, that's a perfectly good option too. When the time comes, I'll be announcing it here, along with updates on the illustration process!
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I've been working on this project ever since the release of the original ending, publishing chapters ranging from 15 to 35 pages every 2–4 days whenever possible. The A5 manuscript has already surpassed 400 pages, and my goal is to eventually release it online as a PDF, complete with proper bleed, print-ready formatting, internal illustrations, a cover, and more.
Will I actually manage to pull it off? Only time will tell.
Reminder: This project is not intended to be better than Fujimoto's work or to "fix" the original story in any way. If you happen to prefer what I'm doing over the canon, I'm honored, but it is not my intention to proclaim myself better than the author. I'm simply pouring my love for CSM and my unmet expectations into something made with genuine care and dedication—something that I hope can make other people happy as well.
You can read the fanfic here:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/82936291/navigate
That's all, friends!! I'll see you again when the final chapter of the first half arrives and I head into hiatus to work on the illustrations.
Take care and hugs!!
A forma como o Link de OOT te salva no TP é de nível Yoda. Um mestre e tanto kkkk
I'm going with the second option: Denji should have focused and ended together with Asa.
In my opinion, Denji suffers a lot throughout Part 2, but that's because he's in the spotlight. Few things are truly his fault.
Denji constantly punishes himself and flirts with issues of maturation, such as recognizing his flaws, his vices, accepting that there may never be a solution for him, etc.
Denji doesn't see Asa. He only likes her a little, as he himself says. But it's nothing absurd. It's potential love, but not actual love. He hardly listens to her. He only truly, finally, wakes up to the fact that Asa is there and needs him, in chapter 219.
I believe many directions are possible from this point on, but ultimately, I think there should be a payoff.
There's too much buildup of events between the two to end without an answer. Just as there's too much buildup regarding Denji's intimate situation, his inner suffering. Again, other directions are possible, but in my view, these two points are so heavily emphasized and reinforced during Part 2 that I think the reader deserves an answer.
One thing I think is that, however, this shouldn't happen in this world. I believe that at the end of the story, Denji and Asa are very broken, and so is the world. I also don't believe there's room for a normal life in this kind of world. I think there should be a reset, with Denji finally having a chance to mature and become a normal person, and him and Asa finally being able to have a normal relationship, like two healthy people.
I think that's my biggest problem with the canon ending. I don't think it's bad. I think it's weak, lacks direction, and the choices that led to it... problematic.
And you? Cast your vote and explain your ideal ending.
I didn't make this post thinking about arguing. I want to know what you expected, what the story made you feel should happen.
I'm dumb. And brazilian (that explain why sometimes I act like a lunatic, sorry)
To be more precise, chapters 229 and 230.
Look, as I write, I've already read and reread Part 2 and Part 1 about 6 or 7 times, to the point where I'm almost going crazy. And in none of those rereadings have I been able to contradict this thought.
The big problem, in my view, is that we see Denji lobotomized throughout Part 2. He doesn't think during battles, he doesn't know what he's feeling, he's unsure of anything he wants, he doubts others, he ends up cooperating with things bigger than himself thinking he's being independent when he's not, and in the end, he's so tired and emotionally weak that he can't even avenge Nayuta or work through his feelings for Asa. Wanting sex becomes a clear escape.
Throughout Part 2, Fujimoto builds a rollercoaster feeling within us, a feeling that always rises whenever Denji appears. It rises believing that he will finally have agency, but he continues to make only double-dealing decisions, or sometimes no decisions at all.
When chapter 219 arrives, and Denji FINALLY understands that there's no room in that world for him to have a normal life, neither with Yoru nor with Lil'D, and there's no room for Asa either, that's a major turning point in the manga, worthy of a series finale arc.
That's because we are FINALLY seeing Denji respond, fight back, wake up—something we subconsciously hoped for throughout Part 2. Something Fujimoto nurtured in us.
In this context, think about this:
If, after defeating Yoru, Denji, instead of asking for sex, expressed how much he understands now that he's much more screwed than before, that perhaps there's no solution for his head anymore, and worse, for the world too, but on the other hand, he's also not capable of killing Yoru or Asa since he feels something for her, even if he doesn't know what it is, and... decided to die alongside Pochita in exchange for freeing the world. If devouring his own heart and erasing himself was a secret decision between the two, without the reader or Asa knowing, since chapter 219.
This would leave an extremely bittersweet taste, because we would see that in Denji's final moment of clarity, he understood the same thing he had already understood with Power, inside the trash can. This would allow for a final moment of sadness for Asa and despair for Yoru, and this would bring a good thing to the great revelation, which is the world reset: Denji is stupid. Denji would have forgotten that devouring himself would erase the CSM, but not him. AND THEN it would be very justified, in chapter 231, for Pochita to wish him "keep dreaming, Denji" and Denji to freak out, because the plan was for them to die together, and not just Pochita.
It would be the initial drama of the manga (the loss of his only friend, which Makima quickly heals by revealing that he's alive inside his chest) resurfacing as a definitive conclusion. The conversation wouldn't be about Denji "being a messed-up guy who can't be happy except in hell," but about Pochita recognizing that postponing his own death only worsened Denji's life and that he needs to leave, and Denji needs to mature. It would be much more beautiful.
In this way, a huge number of problems would be solved, and the ending would have much, much more emotional impact.
And the best part: There would be no need to change the number of chapters. It would remain exactly the same.
Asa finally being happy and sociable would carry more weight. Denji reuniting with her but moving on with his life would be like a hidden message that "even in another life, the feeling that she deserves better than him is still within him."
At almost no cost, the ending would have been far more emotional and satisfying.
"Ah, but what about the characters who didn't return? And the open plot lines? And..." I know. I'm not saying this would solve all the problems of Part 2. But let's be realistic: There are over 100 manga chapters. There's no way Fujimoto can retcon the entire Part 2. Unfortunately, it is, and was destined to end up being "a story that had some problems." But it could at least have been "a story with problems, but a beautiful ending and message."
Holy shiiii bros sorry I caused a war its already 11am here
from Chainsaw Man R, chapter 118
Practicing for the illustration stage, which should begin after the first 30-35 chapters.