Chainsaw Man Mimics Kill la Kill Thanks to New Weapon

Chainsaw Man has kicked off Asa and Yoru’s first real fight against a surprising devil threat, and the newest chapter of the series has revealed that the strongest weapon at their disposal is pretty reminiscent of the same kind of fighting style seen in the massively popular anime series, Kill la Kill. Studio Trigger has recently celebrated their tenth anniversary, and things all began with its first original anime series a decade ago. This introduced fans to Ryuko Matoi, whose main weapon was actually the uniform she wore and when not in use could often end up fully nuder as a result.  

As Asa and Yoru have started their fight with Yuko’s new Justice Devil transformation, things got off to a rough start with the previous chapter of the series. Yoru was struggling against an opponent that could read even the War Devil’s mind, and thus Asa decided to step in herself and try to get through to her friend. When this doesn’t work, she’s forced to fight as well and unleashes her own weapon using the War Devil’s power. It ends up being the surprisingly strong “Super Strong Uniform Sword” made out of her school uniform. 

What is Asa Mitaka’s Strongest Weapon? 

Chapter 108 of Chainsaw Man sees Asa deciding to fight Yuko in full and thus Yoru explains that to use her power, she needs to touch something that belongs to herself and call its name. Touching her school uniform, she calls out for the “Super Strong Uniform Sword” which rips her uniform off her body to become a sword. When Yuko knocks it away thinking it’s going to be very week, it ends up being stronger and sharper than expected as Yuko’s devil body completely gets diced into pieces. 

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Asa reveals that it’s the uniform her mother gave her before her passing, and that’s likely why it’s so strong. But it also means that Asa is left fighting without clothes much like the way Kill la Kill’s Ryuko Matoi found herself doing during that series as she used the power of her own school uniform. It’s completely different situations, of course, but it’s fun to see that the core idea has carried on to a new action series. 

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