Chainsaw Man Quotes

"This is the contract. Give me your body, and in return, I'll show you my dreams."

Pochita's contract with the dying Denji in episode 1, after the Zombie Devil kills him. Pochita becomes Denji's heart and gives up its own existence so Denji can live a normal life.

"Do you want to be my dog, or die as a devil?"

Makima's offer to Denji in the first episode, moments after he becomes Chainsaw Man. Her calm control in this scene establishes her as the most dangerous character in the series.

"Bread with jam. A girl. And a normal life. That's all I want."

Denji's pathetically small dreams, listed while crushed by yakuza debt in episode 1. The series repeatedly asks whether even these modest wishes are within reach for someone like him.

"Denji... show me your dreams."

Pochita's last words inside Denji's dream as he becomes his heart, in the first episode. The condition of their contract is that Denji lives a normal life so Pochita can see it.

"Bang."

Makima executing the yakuza assassins from a distance in the Katana Man arc, using sacrificed prisoners and a finger-gun gesture. It is the first real glimpse of how dangerous she is.

"Woof."

Denji's answer when Makima offers him a choice between being killed as a devil or living as her dog. He accepts the leash without hesitation, foreshadowing how Makima controls him for the whole first arc.

"I'm gonna be the greatest devil hunter there ever was! And you can call me 'Great Lord Power'!"

Power's boast when she and Denji are partnered under Aki in episode 3, referring to herself in her usual grandiose way. Her loud, selfish humor makes her the fan-favorite of Public Safety's Division 4.

"I've got a dream. I want to touch a boob."

Denji's answer when Makima asks what he wants out of life, after a childhood spent paying off yakuza debt. His dreams are small because nobody ever let him have any.

"Whoever Chainsaw Man eats gets erased from existence."

Makima's later explanation of why Chainsaw Man is feared even by devils. It reveals her true fascination with Denji is not with him but with the hero Pochita once was.

"I'm gonna win the Nobel Prize!"

Power's boast after Denji accidentally impresses her with a random remark, instantly convincing herself she is a genius. The Blood Fiend's ego is the show's most reliable comic engine.

"Everyone's crying, but I can't. I don't feel a thing."

Denji after the Public Safety funeral following Himeno's death, wondering why he cannot mourn like everyone else. Makima tells him it is fine, and that he can hold onto the hatred instead.

"I'm going to kill the Gun Devil. That's all I have left."

Aki's reason for joining Public Safety, told to Denji after their fight. The Gun Devil killed his family when he was a boy, and revenge is the only future he allows himself.

"Devils are born with a name. The scarier the name, the more powerful the devil."

Aki explains the rule of devil power to Denji while introducing him to Public Safety work. It sets up the terror of the Gun Devil and the reveal of Makima's own name later in the story.

"The best devil hunters are the ones who have a few screws loose."

Kishibe's introduction as he starts training Denji and Power by trying to kill them every day. The strongest hunter in Public Safety believes only crazy people survive the job.

"Give Meowy back!"

Power's demand to the Bat Devil, after she offered Denji to it to get her cat back and then regretted it. Meowy is the first thing the Blood Fiend ever cared about.

"Kon."

Aki's summoning word for the Fox Devil, who bites monsters in half in exchange for a piece of him each time. It is the first time Denji sees how contracts with devils really work.