Chainsaw Man Chapter 220: The collapse of Michigan and the rise of Yoru's madness

With Chainsaw Man Chapter 220, Fujimoto has proved that no other mangaka can deliver chaotic madness like he does. In this week's chapter, the story dives right into the battle against Yoru and Pochita, and the stakes are at their highest. The chapter was only 15 pages, but within that space, we saw brutal action and a humongous twist that no one could have seen coming: The fall of the U.S state of Michigan.

The Chainsaw Man Chapter 220 started with Yoru attacking Pochita by continuously firing bullets in a desperate attempt to defeat the Chainsaw Man. As in the previous chapter, he had devoured her sister, the Death Devil. But as expected, Pochita is on a whole different level as he dodges each attack before they even have a chance to land. Swiftly, he kicks her, but Yoru does not want to back down.

She then summons the Moray Eel Devil, but Pochita does not give her an opening as Pochita’s blades instantly obliterate the devil. This battle in Chainsaw Man Chapter 220 is proof of the difference in their power level. Yoru, the War Devil, has fallen despite her attempts to win this fight. She continues her monologue about bonds, humanity, and power, and how she is no longer alone.

Yoru claims that ever since arriving on Earth, she’s learned the value of bonds, though in her twisted interpretation, they are tools to exploit, not cherish. She sees humanity’s capacity for connection as both “stupid” and “sublime,” deciding that war, by nature, grows stronger when it involves others. It’s a sharp thematic mirror to Chainsaw Man’s central motif: The tension between loneliness and companionship.

“Michigan Sword” and the collapse of a state

After Yoru gives her speech about bonds, she pulls a diabolical move, and it is Chainsaw Man Chapter 220's most jaw-dropping moment. She is shown to be standing with her arrogance at an all-time high and calls forth what she names the “Michigan Sword”, a weapon forged from the belief that she owns the entire American state of Michigan.

The following sequence shows us how Fujimoto never hesitates to show an entire state collapsing into itself at 11:23 a.m. The creator has now also included geopolitical absurdity with apocalyptic spectacle. Those who have read Chainsaw Man Chapter 220 have given their opinion on social media, as they could not believe how the creator has shown an attack of such magnitude. Yoru’s delusions of ownership now extend beyond individuals and nations to entire landmasses. War, in Fujimoto’s vision, has literally become planetary.

The mirror of humanity

What makes Chainsaw Man Chapter 220 particularly compelling is how it parallels Yoru’s warped ideology with Pochita’s quiet defiance. While Yoru believes power lies in controlling others, Pochita embodies the opposite: Solitary, burdened, and yet resolute.

Her statement that “Pochita has no bonds to abuse” exposes her misunderstanding: His strength isn’t in domination, but in the purity of his connection to Denji. And the collapse of Michigan state in this chapter is both literal and metaphorical. It is a symbol of what happens when humanity’s capacity for unity becomes corrupted by the instinct to dominate.

Chainsaw Man Chapter 220: The beginning of the end?

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Many readers believe that the series could be approaching its conclusion. The escalating scale of destruction, the return of Fumiko Mifune’s narration, and the thematic closing of Yoru’s arc all point toward a massive finale. Although nothing has been confirmed yet, one thing is for sure that Fujimoto is building his story into a large-scale and extremely violent event.

From Yoru’s crumbling ideals to the literal disintegration of Michigan, Chainsaw Man Chapter 220 is at its most unhinged and ambitious. And if this chapter is any indication, the war for the soul of the world has only just begun.

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