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I have only read Part 1 (loved it) and forgot when the series took place
when does part 1 take place ,I have read part 1 entirely ,just don't spoil me on part 2
Alternate universe 1990s.
yea I remember that which is why I am confused ,in this universe the USSR still exists (idk how I forgot damn)
Chainsaw Man starts circa 1997 but history has been warped by several factors, implicitly due to
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Chainsaw Man erasing the history and memory of Nazis, atomic weaponry, AIDS, and other important historical featuresthough at the same time it takes place even in a very different universe than ours even beyond Devils because of elements that
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Chainsaw Man also erased that have seemingly cosmic importance, like "Four possible conclusions other than death at the end of living beings’ lifespans," which suggests the base state of the universe was a much more bizarre fantasy situation that Chainsaw Man dragged down to the lower fantasy of Devils and Hell being the only fantasy elements (a distinction that only exists on a meta-textual level, of course) before averting the reality of that world by also eating a bunch of real things.thanks