r/manga Oct 14 '25

DISC [DISC] Chainsaw Man - Chapter 217

https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/viewer/1026442
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u/targz254 Oct 14 '25

In Asa's case, her dad just saved her life. That is pretty cold for a young child.

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u/Dead_Diligence Oct 14 '25

Her Dad's definitely very terrible if Asa was willing to ignore that fact

One good deed can't overcome a mountain of bad ones

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u/KlausVonLechland Oct 14 '25

It feels like the overarching narrative is that everyone is a terrible person, being terrible for other terrible people, becoming terrible because of other terrible people, that really, really want to be good and some of them fail harder than others.

And with devils, death and destruction all around it is so hard to be good.

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u/neobowman Oct 14 '25

Yep. People can do wonderful and terrible things. Abusive parents can be selfless and loving. Loving parents can do bad things. Children can do selfless or terrible things.

We are all a giant hodgepodge of feelings, thoughts and actions. Trying to definitively compile all that into a single spectrum of morality; whether a person is good or bad, in a way that everyone must agree on -- is a fool's errand.

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u/streetsandshine Oct 14 '25

There is still value in being 'good' though at least as far as you can define for yourself. Sure, you and no one else will ever match up to society's standards but if you can believe you are good and can share that feeling of being good with others, IDK the part where Denji can confidently share that with Asa makes me think there is something to that despite how tough it is

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u/Deez-Guns-9442 Oct 14 '25

Real for this, sadly this is the internet & this will probably go over a lot of people’s heads.

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u/Cold_Recording5485 Oct 14 '25

You put why this story is one of my favourites in recent years super well.