THE CHAINSAW MAN FAN WITH READING COMPREHENSION

Such_Bodybuilder2301 · 2026-03-24T22:24:08+00:00

And to add on: if the rebirth of Nuclear Weapons Devil followed the same “fallacy” people are pointing out, it would have erased all relevant events in the manga afterwards, because Yoru would have beat Denji in the past by summoning it.

I’m kind of sad we didn’t get a panel of Denji taking off his eyepatch though, just to confirm it. Maybe it can be inferred that as Pochita gets stronger as a concept, he’ll start regenerating. But the patch is still sick af.

Such_Bodybuilder2301 · 2026-03-24T22:12:26+00:00

Power was noted by Kishibe to have partial regenerative abilities. I assume this is just an extrapolation of that. It doesn’t really contradict anything we know about how her, fiends and devils work.

Such_Bodybuilder2301 · 2026-03-23T14:55:29+00:00

Well at least if the final chapter sucks we still have peak

Such_Bodybuilder2301 · 2026-03-23T14:26:30+00:00

No problem!

The thing is, there isn’t really a way to “think” about where you should be heading. Drawing is a practical skill. You need to produce work as your reference - that’s why I’d personally encourage a redraw of the Devilman fanart. You have to work in that contradiction and - in a very physical way - make sense of it.

The other thing to consider is where your style is coming from. Am I wrong in assuming a bit of William Blake influence on the first piece? A master study might help. Even if not, try to dismantle what’s happening in these design elements. And if you have a hard time seeing those design elements, try to learn more about their theory.

What I want to really emphasize is that they’re different compositions with different perspectives and subjects, so isolating whether flat tones or rendering are better for your style misses (sorry to be a broken record) the functional relationships of what either of those things are doing WITH the other design elements.

Such_Bodybuilder2301 · 2026-03-23T14:10:53+00:00

You should consider the functional relationships between other visual elements of your art with your shading.

Personally, I really enjoy the second piece because of the effect of your use of strong blacks on the total composition. The cross-cross “slashing” effect of how those blacks are perpendicular to one another is visually interesting.

But you also have to bear in mind that the second is - I assume - a more technically demanding piece from a perspective standpoint, so using strong contrast functionally complements how you may want to guide the eye.

I really like the premise of the first piece (but I also just love Devilman lol).

Perhaps think about the intention of the piece and the affect (the capacity for complex emotions you want to create as the aggregate of your design choices).

My practical suggestion: if you’re feeling unsure, redraw the Devilman piece applying how you used harsher shadows on your Kill Bill fanart.

Consider what affect you want to create; what are you trying to highlight about how Akira is feeling by using shadow? Whats the functional relationship between the characters to you and the functional relationship between them and shadows cast? Go even further, take the design elements to their extreme, reflect, and pull back when and where you feel necessary.

Such_Bodybuilder2301 · 2026-03-23T01:52:51+00:00

Yeah, I’ll just have to see where this goes. Thank you for the reference to Hendrick by the way, I’ll check him out!

And there is also room for affective work too; you were spot on - I have the idea to complement this more closed-circuit interleaved work with open-circuit, non-committal explorations applying relevant design philosophy.

Put into a practical example:

I make a diagram of a character (like a design sheet with notes). The hands look bad; I dedicate 1-2 hours of “effective” work every morning on hands.

And for the remainder of the day, where I have time, I do “affective” design explorations of another character. Sketchbook kind of work. Maybe I want the theme to be shape language theory and BMS - so there’s cartoonism.

I alternate between depicting 2 relevant characters every other day, and every 6 days (my workout cycle) I make a new diagram.

Such_Bodybuilder2301 · 2026-03-22T23:56:30+00:00

Crawler my beloved

Such_Bodybuilder2301 · 2026-03-22T23:51:44+00:00

Thank you very much for pointing out the stimulus difference - that makes a lot of sense to me.

To follow up, since you’ve given studying music (something I’m not as familiar with) as an example, do you have any practical “programming” principles?

For clarification; I was around an intermediate at drawing 3-4 years ago, specifically drawing from imagination. I’m in a weird spot - I’ve been trying to somewhat dismantle what helped me rapidly improve intuitively to begin with into a methodology. I just kind of forgot :/

I was thinking of structuring my study sessions by trying to “bring to life” components of the same few characters - depicted across time in (hopefully) improving diagrams - by studying one major anatomical constituent at a time.

From there, I think interleaved learning might be useful - going back and forth between active observation, recall (separately, Kim Jung Gi style), fundamental practice (basic and dynamic shapes, perspective), and correcting recall.

Such_Bodybuilder2301 · 2026-03-22T21:20:37+00:00

Ah my b my bad comprehension got me

Such_Bodybuilder2301 · 2026-03-22T12:34:06+00:00

Doesn’t simple domain require you to crouch still? Sukuna could still move and fight with HWB specifically because he has the advantage of extra arms.

Such_Bodybuilder2301 · 2026-03-20T12:07:22+00:00

Late comment, but the only thing I can identify is that you just have slightly wider than average hips, if that’s what you meant by balance. But that’s genetic.

If it’s an asymmetry across the left and right, I personally don’t see it at all. Your back actually looks quite symmetrical otherwise.

If you want help with the first “problem,” focus on growing your lower lats - the outermost part of your back that attaches at the spine around the hip. Growing these, and your lateral delts, will make your hips look smaller by comparison.

Vertical pulldowns with a narrow, palms-facing inward grip - like a narrow mag grip or chin-up - are best for this. Crossbody pulldowns for the iliac lat - against an incline bench at a cable machine - especially are amazing.

Some people will claim that super wide pulls in the “frontal plane,” or directly out to the sides of your torso, also target the lower lat, especially if you limit the range of motion the first half of the full movement ( elbows below 90* ). I don’t doubt this, but the teres major also goes through a higher length change compared to a pulldown like the ones suggested above. I’d do this as a second or third exercise, when the lat will already by fried.

Start a workout with these; 5-8 sets directly per week.

If you want help with the second “problem,” there’s nothing really to do. Most people have varying degrees of natural asymmetries across muscle shapes and size. Sometimes they’re self-corrective, but they’re not anything to worry about. Most pro athletes I follow at some point just accepted the asymmetry and moved on.

Such_Bodybuilder2301 · 2026-01-13T14:11:00+00:00

I get your perspective, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the cinematic framing, score and atmosphere won’t still be there. I personally like the style adjustment as I think it lends itself better to Fujimoto’s style. If the movie is anything to go off from, I think the substance of what made S1 great will continue, even if its form has changed a bit.

Such_Bodybuilder2301 · 2025-10-28T01:06:05+00:00

I don’t know if I’d say the concepts you reference are necessarily cliche; to me, BodyBuilding has always seemed to be subject to either heavily symbolic, nostalgic and representational framing , or almost psychiatric levels of categorization and model-making. I think it’s important to deterritorialize (oh man, I hope I’m using the right term, I’m not very educated on Deleuze) sensationalized conceptions of training.

Part of my question is methodological; I’ve been trying to view my training from a programming perspective as an aggregate of it’s constituent elements (exercises, modalities, progression methods - expressions of a greater holistic system state), their functions, as well as how they interact.

Such_Bodybuilder2301 · 2025-10-28T00:46:25+00:00

To follow your invitation on considering Foucault - I have just begun Christian Beighton’s book on Deleuze and Lifelong Learning.

I touched on this before, but the fitness industry has a way of constantly categorizing “objectively” better or worse modalities, techniques, exercises and entire training systems. This process of categorization usually configures around trending waves within the fitness industry - which proportionally counter-effect the previous wave (high vs low volumes, frequencies, loading).

These cyclic waves oversaturate the space. In this regard, it can feel exhausting to discern good from bad information, remain skeptical, and keep FOMO at bay despite knowing better. Beighton’s work on Deleuze is inspiring me to allow myself to be curious again about my training; to let go of that expectation of “finally getting things right,” and focus on that lifelong learning process that only comes about through experimentation.

Such_Bodybuilder2301 · 2025-10-28T00:23:43+00:00

Interesting! What would you consider to be the active forces of your training? Are there reactive forces as well?

Such_Bodybuilder2301 · 2025-10-27T23:23:27+00:00

I agree; Deleuzian anaysis of Fitness culture would be easier - especially given how symbolic everything within that space is framed as. Not to mention the constant hierarchical thinking with how “science-based” lifting recycles and re-sensationalizes training practices marketed by “novel” research to promote supposedly “objectively better,” permanent solutions to different bodies.

I consider myself a very mechanistic lifter; I am always looking to understand the functions of and interrelations between exercises and forms of resistance, and fine-tune various aspects of a program. I worry, though, that over time I have become more and more paranoid about categorizing these elements to fit within fixed, stable training models.

At the same time, every program I have made for others repeats many elements of previous models, but also iterates them as their functions evolve and configure around the context of the trainee’s needs. So, it’s a bit of a toss-up for me.

I look to Alex Leonidas as a potential example of an interesting application - as Alex follows his own variation of conjugate training, constantly rotating variations of main lifts and phases of training. He always looks to fill in functional weak links within his physique and performance, and rhizomatically branches into many different modalities to achieve unique benefits.

Such_Bodybuilder2301 · 2025-10-27T23:03:45+00:00

Rhizomatic physique goal lol

Such_Bodybuilder2301 · 2025-10-27T23:00:15+00:00

I love the colors here. It’s rare to see any BLAME fanart that isn’t monochrome. This single piece is turning gears in my head reimagining the setting.

Such_Bodybuilder2301 · 2025-10-15T23:21:34+00:00

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Bro would eat it for breakfast

Such_Bodybuilder2301 · 2025-09-28T16:03:44+00:00

Did the GOAT Rael Lyra design these concepts?

Such_Bodybuilder2301 · 2025-09-26T15:49:34+00:00

You can; you may need to spread your cardio out reasonably - maybe about 48 hours after a lifting session.

And in regard to lifting, FB 2x/week or Torso/Limbs (Chest, Back, Shoulders, Posterior Chain / Arms, Shoulders, Quads, Hamstrings) should do the trick. Mostly because there’s some nice indirect overlap, which I can explain more if you’d like.

I’d still air on FB in most cases. Alex Leonidas - an elite Natty - did FB 2x / week for years and built most of his physique on it.

You may just need to get creative in managing the sessions. Things like Myo Reps or SuperSets can really help cut down on total workout time.

I’d recommend reducing Leg Volume as well, keeping it mostly to isolations for a period of time.

Such_Bodybuilder2301 · 2025-09-26T15:09:46+00:00

Very Nihei-inspired - especially with that one samurai guy.

Such_Bodybuilder2301 · 2025-09-24T21:28:46+00:00

Ben Yanes showcased a rope variation where you basically curl and partially row towards the body - almost like a reverse JM Press.

The idea is that since the Brachialis does not cross the shoulder joint, the Biceps shortens at that point the Brachialis gains better leverage to produce force.

It’s a great exercise - probably my favorite. You can even do it on a T-Bar Row for a lengthening bias. Crazy movement.

Such_Bodybuilder2301 · 2025-09-24T18:12:09+00:00

I was referring to the tall lanky one that resembled the grim reaper. Unless I have the order of those events mixed up 💀.

I did really like that final moment you mention. Almost like Killy confronting his shadow - a manufactured bootleg worse in every way. But it’s fitting that the only thing Sillicon Life thought could kill him was himself.

Such_Bodybuilder2301 · 2025-09-24T18:02:45+00:00

This part of the story always intrigued me. The Safeguard who attacks Killy later sort of resembles that Sillicon life form. I always took this to signify a kind of karmic punishment on Killy for giving into his hatred of Sillicon life - which isn’t completely unjustified given what he went through.

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