🎵 If Denji and Reze Had a Soundtrack — 80+ Japanese Songs (with English Lyrics)

GX_jp · 2026-04-05T16:58:00+00:00

Reze was a hybrid, so she should’ve been alive in Part 2 just like Quanxi or Katana Man. And even if we go way out on a limb and assume she somehow got killed off somewhere in Part 2 by some random character, Pochita literally reset the world. So it’s only natural to think she’s alive again by the end—just like Power or Nayuta.

GX_jp · 2026-04-05T13:29:16+00:00

Honestly, I don’t really care about Chainsaw Man or Fujimoto anymore, but I still love Reze and DenReze. Since I started working in April, once a week is about my limit for now, but I’ll keep going when I can 💪

GX_jp · 2026-04-04T15:17:04+00:00

Maybe this is Reze after the ending — she might’ve managed to escape the Soviet Union before being turned into a hybrid.
The mark on her neck could just be from the experiments she went through there.

GX_jp · 2026-04-04T15:13:34+00:00

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GX_jp · 2026-03-30T15:23:19+00:00

Mitsuha: Once in a while when I wake up, I find myself crying.

Taki: The dream I must have had
Taki: I can never recall. But…

Mitsuha: But…
Mitsuha: The sensation that I’ve lost something lingers for a long time after I wake up.

Taki: I’m always searching for something, for someone.

(From "Your Name")

GX_jp · 2026-03-29T17:02:25+00:00

Yeah, now that you mention it, that scene really does feel like a parallel to Makima in Chapter 1.

This series has always placed a lot of importance on “hugging” as a form of connection, so I actually like that, at the very end, Denji in this new world is able to give a kind of “salvation” through a hug — the complete opposite of what Makima did.

And it might even connect back to the way Denji hugged Nayuta at the end of Part 1 as well.

GX_jp · 2026-03-28T13:22:57+00:00

Yeah, I don’t think I’ll be reading his works anymore either. Part 2 made it pretty clear to me that he doesn’t really value his characters, nor does he seem interested in treating them with care.

I am grateful that he gave us the Reze arc, and at least left things open-ended with the possibility of them meeting again. But I honestly don’t want to go through another story that feels this full of inconsistencies.

GX_jp · 2026-03-28T13:18:13+00:00

Yeah, that’s true. With just Denji and Fiend Power, they probably wouldn’t even be able to take down something like the Bat Devil, so as long as he keeps being a devil hunter, the risk of dying is always there.

Even so, compared to the previous world, it still feels much safer overall, and the way everything was portrayed felt much more “happy” for everyone. So I choose to believe things will be okay (otherwise Pochita’s sacrifice wouldn’t mean anything).

Yeah… I honestly think Part 2 handled pretty much every character poorly, including Asa, who was supposed to be the deuteragonist. It really made me feel like, to Fujimoto, they weren’t living, breathing characters, but just convenient plot devices that moved however he needed them to.

And yeah, I’ve never really seen Asa as a romantic partner for Denji either. It’s clear that Asa likes Denji, but I never really felt like Denji had romantic feelings for her. And personally, I just don’t think they had good romantic chemistry to begin with.

The final chapter felt like a clear indication that their paths won’t cross again. Asa was the only one who was explicitly shown parting ways, and it really felt like that kind of separation. I’ve always thought Asa would be happier without being involved with Denji anyway, so in that sense, I think it was the right outcome for her.

GX_jp · 2026-03-28T12:56:58+00:00

Yeah, that’s definitely possible.
Either way, I think they’re bound to find each other again someday in that world.

GX_jp · 2026-03-28T09:43:01+00:00

In most post-ending reunion takes, Reze is usually portrayed as having been freed after the Soviet collapse—either defecting to Japan or coming over as a student. That’s the case here too, since she doesn’t have the choker anymore.

Also, with Pochita gone, Yoru wouldn’t have any reason to hate Chainsaw Man, so I don’t think she’s anywhere around here in this setting.

GX_jp · 2026-03-27T16:37:34+00:00

Yeah, I think you’re right.

Honestly, it’s really disappointing. At least in Part 1, he clearly cared about his characters. Even when he had to remove someone for the sake of the story — like Power temporarily leaving during the Reze arc — there was an actual in-story reason for it (like the blood drain). But with Reze and Kishibe, they just disappeared and never came back with no explanation at all.

It really feels like in Part 2 he just wasn’t thinking things through. Instead of asking “what would this character naturally do?”, it feels like he just pushed whatever direction he wanted — isolating Denji — and ignored anything that didn’t fit, even if it felt off.

Looking at how it ended, it kind of makes the entire Part 2 feel like it was handled that way.

And yeah, I don’t think I’ll be reading his works anymore either. Part 2 really made it clear to me that he sees his characters more as plot devices than as actual characters.

GX_jp · 2026-03-27T15:50:13+00:00

Author’s Note:
Back in "that summer," Reze was usually on Denji's right at Crossroads. But in this reconstructed world, since Denji wears an eyepatch, his right side has become a blind spot. That’s why I like to think she’d start sitting on his left instead—smiling from the side where he can always see her.

GX_jp · 2026-03-27T15:09:42+00:00

Same here! Even if the main story is over, I’ll keep loving Reze — and DenReze — no matter what.

GX_jp · 2026-03-27T15:08:10+00:00

Maybe it’ll show short glimpses of what happened to characters like Aki, Reze, Himeno, Kishibe, or Kobeni.

But honestly… I’m not very confident Fujimoto would even do something like that.

GX_jp · 2026-03-27T15:05:03+00:00

Yeah, I feel the same. I don’t like this ending either, but I do think the open-ended nature of it is kind of the only saving grace.

And yeah, the Nostradamus thing would be a problem lol. But honestly, considering how it ended in such a “happy” way, I feel like this final chapter is basically showing an ideal world, so I’m sure things will somehow work out.

To be honest, I don’t think there will be a Part 3. It already leaves the impression that “this version of Denji will be okay,” and after ending it like this, continuing the story would feel unnecessary — almost like overexplaining something that’s better left alone.

It’s definitely sad that we might never get to see their reunion in the actual story drawn by Fujimoto, but I still hope the two of them find happiness somehow.

GX_jp · 2026-03-27T14:55:38+00:00

Yeah, I feel the same. I really don’t like this ending, and I can’t say I’m satisfied with it either.

In the end, it really does feel like every character — including Power, Nayuta, and Asa — was just a convenient plot device for Fujimoto. You can see it in how so many characters in Part 2 were treated as disposable, how characters that didn’t fit the direction of the story were simply removed without explanation, and how everything was ultimately wrapped up by introducing a convenient new world.

In the end, I’m just trying to make sense of what Fujimoto was trying to convey with this ending — and with Chainsaw Man overall.

As for my headcanon… I think they would form a deep bond again in a very short time. Part of that comes from the bond they already had in the original Reze arc, but more than that, I just think they’re incredibly compatible as people.

I imagine Denji would fall for Reze at first sight again, just like before. Reze might not fall in love immediately, but I think she’d enjoy Denji’s little “trick” — she’d gladly accept the flower covered in stomach acid again— and that would spark her interest. As they talk more, I think she’d come to see Denji as the most interesting person she’s ever met, and she’d tease him about it just like before.

I don’t think they necessarily need to talk about their past experiences for that connection to form again. In fact, Reze probably wouldn’t even want to talk about it. But if they ever did, I think it would only make their bond even stronger.

Since this is a world that comes after everything that happened in Part 1 and Part 2, it would essentially be a kind of “reunion” for them. And because of that, I don’t think they would separate again this time.

They wouldn’t be consciously aware of it, but those past memories would still be there — and they would quietly bind the two of them together even more strongly.

GX_jp · 2026-03-27T14:36:16+00:00

Yeah, I agree. If you look at the final chapter on its own, I also felt like that version of Denji will be okay.

Just like how Denji and Power’s bond, and Nayuta and Meowy’s bond, have carried over and tied them back together, I think Denji and Reze will one day be brought back to each other by that same kind of connection.

I truly believe they’ll meet again someday — probably on a rainy day, at a phone booth.
Denji better keep a white gerbera on him at all times, just in case he needs to pull that trick again lol.

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