The Adopted Ignorance of Quanxi 

What i find ironic is that even though Quanxi told Denji how ignorance is bliss in that it helps you ignore the things you would morally feel wrong about it clears your mind. But in Denjis case his ignorance is what costed him everything. If he hadnt been so ignorant he possibly could see the signs that something wasnt right with Makima.

This might be a tad stupid but I've always liked to think that Cosmo beating Santa Claus is somehow referencing 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' where Christmas and Santa himself is overtaken by Halloween

Quanxi is based af, gets shit done, has a whole fiend harem, and doesn't give a shit.

I wonder how the hell Fujimoto managed to put a scene like Quanxi's introduction in a freaking Shonen magazine

"Design-wise, Quanxi's devil form is fucking rad" I love the scientific accuracy in this description

I loved Quanxi's beheading scene but Halloween is so stupidly OP its hilarious

I've always headcanoned Quanxi is the "Predator/Hunter devil", representing the fear of predators and being hunted by dangerous animals or people, and using crossbows and arrows was a popular weapon to hunting animals.

I cant believe Quanxi gets to have FOUR weed smoking girlfriends

She’s definitely one of the coolest characters

In the Chinese( mandarin) translation, Quanxi’s name is written in two ways, the official one being 光星, light and star, while in the fan one, 光熙, light and shine! Most people in the fandom calls her the second one ! Just a fun fact of the day

I just remembered and noticed that makima can hold her liquor is because she has a hacked control over her tolerance, it was also a flag that she was not human because of how much she drank, its cool that she challenged them knowing they had no chance, its ironic that it probably wasnt the liquor influencing them, it was her, just a random thought.

Don’t know if you’ll even see this Meti but I just wanna say adopting your style of character analysis has legitimately helped me in academic pursuits and just analyzing characters I like in general. Keep up the good work.

Given the surrounding context of Quianxi and her other fiends, Pingtsi might be a devil of gossip/misinformation/rumors/broken confidentiality/etc. Even if the little facts she shared aren't lies and rumors, they're shared in a similar way to how information could be leaked through casual conversations. It's pretty vague, but I can see how it would be something humans would worry about and fear enough to result in a devil being born of it, especially with modern era making it so much easier to spread knowledge and misinformation.

I think there is a second meaning to the advice Quanxi gives Kashibe and why he chose to follow it. Because by remaining ignorant of Makima and by not looking at her obliterating his former buddy, he can maintain an ignorance that will keep him from fearing Makima, giving him a chance against her. Ignorance is bliss, because it also represents a life without fear. Kashi seems to maintain a level of disinterest psychologically despite being motivated to hunt down and exterminate devils, I think this is his tactic to ensure he does not empower any devil he confronts with his own fear.

Tbh, either quanxi got haughty over the years with being the best of the best or she was ready for retirement if she started thinking ignorance is bliss for a devil hunter. She's such a badass that any external knowledge just became painful or a hindrance, so she developed a cold demeanor over the years, focused on honing her skills, so she wouldn't have to think. I think her polyamory lies in falling in love with parts of herself she's lost in her profession. The suture devil--her wounded, vulnerable side Cosmos devil--thirst for knowledge Pingtzi--her talkative side Dragon devil Long--her passionate side And she falls in love with other women that remind her of her origins and how she used to be. They provide her with senses of familiarity before she started devil hunting and early on in her career. Even though she's such a badass in her profession, I consider her a victim of burnout and it shows how insidious burnout is. The burnout didn't affect her work, but it along with her experiences may have affected her spirit. She literally turned herself into a weapon, a machine, so she wouldn't have to think about aspects she doesn't want to. It also shows that trauma and ptsd doesn't always look like anger, sadness, fear, nightmares, etc. Sometimes, they become a mix of hard and hallow like Quinxi. Her PTSD may even explain why she prefers the company of fiends or at least finds it easier to connect with them, but we're moving into territory where it would take a while for me to explain. I find her a tragic character and she foreshadows tragedy for devil hunters long in their profession. Crossbow devil is fitting. It's a deadly weapon and it's easy to operate so it is fitting and representative of Quanxi who doesn't like to think too much. I'd also like to point out that in her devil form, she is reminiscent of a porcupine which is reflective back to her PTSD and the effort to shield her mind.

Imagine having both the cosmos devil and the future devil abilities at once, your life would literally become the phrase "just as planned"

Love this video, I also find it really interesting how Quanxi - despite her cold demeanor - is one of the few character empathetic towards devils and fiends. Most people seem to view them as tools or trash, but her going on a mission to secure basic rights and an education for her girlfriends really does feel like she changed over time from simply hunting devils, to caring for a select few

I'm impressed by the dedication of this guy to find words that start with Q to perfectly describe Quanxi.

Quanxi has a few similarities with a Bloodborne character, Gehrman, the First Hunter. Apart from their names, he’s also a powerful character who believes in blissful ignorance. One of the first things he says when you encounter him is; “You're sure to be in a fine haze about now, but don't think too hard about all of this. Just go out and kill a few beasts. It's for your own good. You know, it's just what hunters do!” Cosmo representing cosmic horror and insanity inducing knowledge relates to big parts of Bloodborne’s story too. I wonder if Fujimoto has ever played Bloodborne and if these minor similarities are entirely coincidental or not.

Fujimoto truly said "polyamorous lesbian rights"

Still waiting for that “the perfection of Kobeni’s car” video

Sometimes I legitimately miss the days when I was more ignorant. So I can see where she’s coming from

I love how Chainsaw Man just looks super cool and awesome on the surface but you can actually dig beneath the surface about all these deep themes about knowledge and happiness and all kinds of stuff. Fujimoto is really something else.

Denji attempted to act in ignorance but only lost the few things he understood and loved by doing so.

quanxi's title might have 3 meanings, actually 1st is the first "devil hunter", first in the profession 2nd is the first "devil" hunter, utilizing devils while being a hunter, the 2nd presented meaning in the video 3rd is the "first devil" hunter, she has hunted the first devil to exist and succeeded, which could be a massive achievement

Question: Are all the hybrids actually dead or were they just controlled by Makima? Because Reze was impaled and Quan'Xi decapitated, yes, but we've seen them take far greater amounts of damage and be fine after that. Makima needed to prove to herself that she was superior to them by defeating them, but after that could she summon them even after death or did she need to keep them alive for this to work? To sum that up, can we expect to see a comeback of Reze, Quan'Xi and Katana Man in part 2 or they were just "talking corpses" controlled by Makima and now that she's gone they're gone for good?

There's also something to be said of Quanxi's connection to Journey to the West. Most obviously is how her name connects to the Bodhisattva Quanyin, which she shares the Quan- part of their names, as well as the x-y in the english translation of their names. The letters x and y are generally seen as opposites in math, which represents how Quanxi is an ignorant slave to the cycles of life and death, while Quanyin has literally achieved enlightenment. There's also the parallel between the Journey to the WEST, and Quanxi travelling EAST, delving deeper into her ignorance along with her "disciples." Quanxi's girlfriends also share parallels between the (technically) 4 disciples of Tripitaka, the protagonist of Journey to the West, a dragon that takes the form of a horse (heh), a carefree idiot that hides horrific power, a stoic, mysterious and completely loyal disciple associated with the color green, and a talkative paper tiger who gets everyone else in trouble with their overconfidence. I think about Quanxi way to much and I really want her to get some character development in Part 2 lol, hoped you appreciated this little essay born from a fan girl's shower thoughts.

the fact that quanxi was all about ignorance is bliss and when denji finally tries to embody that statement, and he was punished for it by the death of his new family. ignorance is bliss, but every character we see try to live that to it's extreme get punished every time. the same way the characters who kept searching for unlimited information were also punished.

If Quanxi thinks ignorance is bliss, then why did she want her girlfiends to get an education?

quanxi is such a good character, she’s cool, has a sick devil design, has a really interesting backstory in the story and in relation to kishibe and public service in general, and represents an important theme in the story. really wish we got more of her.

Quanxis name may also be a reference to a female deity and creator of worlds from Chinese mythology.

QUANXI seemed ridiculously OP, especially in the buddy stories novel, she killed 100 Kishibes with ease and high precision in under a minute. I don't get why she didn't escape with her fiends with that speed.

It’s as they say “ignorance is bliss”

Quanxi’s introduction was the most unexpected thing to see while reading

"Forgetting pain is convenient. Remembering it, agonizing. But recoving the truth is worth te suffering. And our wonderland, though damage, is safe in memory... for now." - Cheshire Cat, Alice madness returns.

God, she was SUCH a badass character 🏹

I like to call her the hunter devil. Being the first devil hunter helps, using arrows is synonymous with hunting. She has traits of a hunter, the ability not to make a sound and be invisible to its target. Plus the idea of being hunted is a much bigger fear than a crossbow or bow in and of itself with how powerful she was.

I love how meti is making me become so wise through anime.

I saw her devil form as moreso The Hunter Devil. Everyone has had times where the feel like they're being watched and many people experience nightmares of being chased/hunted. Crossbow/Arrow makes a bit more sense from her design.

Always thought she is the Hunt Devil. The fear of Hunters and being hunted. Arrows are her weapon as a symbol to Arthemis. The greek goddess of the hunt.

I managed to buy the entire 1st part of chainsaw man. My favorite character is the dog. I will be getting the last volume later this year.

half of the research time for this video was trying to find a full sentence of alliteration with the letter "Q"

I didn't notice quanxi didn't age. I mean yeah she looked young, but I just thought she had some good genetics or something tbh. Denji could live a long time

It just occured to me that even tho the story just refers to the characters as just "fiends/demons" their are all litterally fucking Gods being the litteral manifestation of a concept it's no wonder being a random guy in this verse is actual hell when theres litteral gods fighting each other at a 7 eleven like a bunch of hobos

I think Pingtsi and Cosmo share a kind of duality. Like Pingtsi is constantly babbling off information but its all incoherent and useless; while Cosmo can barely communicate at all but is basically omniscient. Cosmo represents feigned ignorance with hidden knowledge, and Pingtsi represents feigned knowledge with hidden ignorance.

I hope to get a video on Kobeni, she's probably my most favorite character in Chainsaw Man next to Makima.

Well done. Quanxi was always a mysterious character. Your dissection shed a great deal of light on her thematic place in the manga.

Ignorance is bliss, but knowledge is power.

I love your theory on Halloween and Gojo. That makes a lot sense tbh

That philosophy didn’t do her any favors against Makima.

It's funny how Chinese characters in manga have their name written in Hiragana, because if the author used Kanji, readers would just pronounce it in Japanese.

"The Toxophilite Devil, becuase that is a cool word and don't lie, you didn't know it existed until I said just then." They aren't wrong

03:16 I have a feeling that eyepath bitch could be actually a certain cross between Big Boss and Sniper Wolf from Metal gear solid

Ignorance is bliss, and knowledge is power, but fulfillment lies inbetween.

Quanxi the One-eyed Chinese Badass Giga-chad lesbian QUEEN is my favorite second favorite character in chainsaw man ( first is Power)

The alliteration keeps on getting better

Days truly were simpler when we were young and didn’t know anything. But it like Meti said… eventually you WILL acquire knowledge. Once you have it, you MUST act accordingly to said knowledge, because even actively choosing to act in direct defiance against knowledge is no life worth living. Thoughts?

I would be interested in a video like this dissecting Kishibe's character. I'm terribly curious about him and how strong he actually is. When Kishibe fought Quanxi he was momentarily overwhelmed but ultimately unharmed so I really wonder how a serious fight between these two would have went. I mean there's gotta be a reason why he is called "the strongest devil hunter"... so far he hasn't really shown feats that would suggest that title but then again he never really went all out until now. I honestly can't wait to hopefully see more of him in Part 2.

im boutta finish all ur chainsa man videos, glad you made another one man. These are really intresting to see so keep on doing more

Idk why, I just really appreciate the devil survivor music in the background. If you ever do a video on that, I'd love you forever

the Chinese guan xi just means relationship, you would use it in saying "what's her relationship to you?" it doesn't really mean favour, it can be any kind of relationship, familial, romantic, friendly, working also if anyone was wondering how to pronounce her name, it would be something like chee-yuan (you an) see

Another Chainsaw Man video let's go! 0:34 Meti spittin BARS 🤣 Ohhh so Long is The Dragon Devil,thanks for making me realize Meti!

"關係" would most directly translate as "relationship", but if you were to dissect the individual characters that compose the phrase, it would mean "a interconnection of favors and matters of material relevance". BTW, she's a baller of a character. I doubt we'll see more of her but I am hopeful.

Quanxi's hybrid form reminds me of the Chu-Ko-Nu - the ancient Chinese crossbow that was known for being fast (compared to other crossbows at least)

Quanxi: Starts in the Manga doing sussy things with her Harem Attempts to kill Chainsaw Man Turns into a Badass Crossbow Half of her Harem dies but the rest absolutely rips Santa Claus to pieces Her and the rest of her Harem Dies Helps Makima (i believe) Is never mentioned again now thats based.

I think that both "information" devils represent very well Quanxi's view of the world, ignorance is a bliss, because she knows the horrors of knowledge, it can also be understood as knowledge is a curse, and that's what the Cosmos Devil represents.

Fun little tidbit about Pope Innocent II and his hatred of the crossbow: The reason the weapon was considered so hateful and dangerous was because of how quickly and easily someone could become an extremely effective combatant with it, and its effective performance against the chain mail armor of the 1100's, while bows tended to struggle at anything beyond close range. Combine that with the incredibly easy mass production of crossbows due to having a metal bow as opposed to a wooden one, and you can understand why the Pope would hate and fear them, and try to spread those feelings about them.

Dang, I never noticed a lot of the details of the Quanxi Devil form fights, since I was too depressed at that point. Thanks for this video man, very informative

Wonderful analysis!!

If you think about it, arrows have to be one of the most feared things in human history. Arrow rain was practically a death sentence and a highly efficient projectile. They say our ancestors, the Homosapians, beat out the greater Neanderthals because we worked together and used throwing spears.

Somethings are just better not known

Cant wait to see her animated

I recently finished the series, this video couldn’t have been released at the best time

I think the theme with Denji is that he was neglected this world, the world of a comfortable life and normal human relationships, thats why when he gets ito that world he wants to learn, to know hows it like to have a friend, to have a family, to have a girlfriend, he tried learning alongside Makima, but things ended up falling apart, so he decided to stop thinking by himself, Makima reveals to him that she doesnt want him to be happy or think by himself, and so he does - That is, until Pochita remembers Denji's dreams and makes him wanna follow em again, keep experiencing, keep learning the way the world works and accomplish what he truly wants. So yeah, Quanxi is kind of the opposite to Denji in that way imo

Love your work!

Quanzi's neck ruff also reminds me of the collars that livestock guardian dogs wear. (something something predator tamed to fight their wild counterparts to protect prey animals)

I love these video essay templates you create.

There is a musician called Juliana Madrid put it best “ignorance is pretty but it’s never really bliss.”

11:34 here i am I don't even know how many years later having my mind blown as I realize that the American Dragon's name, "Jake Long", is a reference to him being able to turn into a dragon. Ho. Ly. Fuck

i'e been waiting for this for so long! i love Quanxi

*MANGA SPOILERS* SHE'S BACK

I thought he was gonna say "the key to happiness is buying a copy of Shimoneta"

I know this is kinda late but the crossbow thing makes sense as in southeast Asia we don't have many guns but instead local gangs would use crossbows or pistol crossbows to some effective extent

Sometimes u need a balance in your knowledge and ignorance

I thought Halloween in Chainsaw was a The Nightmare Before Christmas reference especially given Fujimoto is a film buff. It ends up being the person can only say "Halloween" because it is the first book uploaded into the mind before the relentless torrent of information. But dang your theory is good too...

I’ve been waiting for this video.

its crazy how many inspirations are in chainsawman

Don't know how you missed that Quanxi could be the "Arrow Devil"...

I think cosmos fiend always says halloween because thats the last thing she said and was excited about before she made contract with the cosmos devil so now shes just stuck with the word

2:30 that get smoked hat is from persona? Lmao I thought Paige just deliberately found the most ironically cringe hat possible. Goddamn that’s hilarious.

*A corpse is talking*

A thing about the Cosmos Devil’s Library, is that the design might come from Kamen Rider. Specifically Kamen Rider W’s Gaia Library, which is a endless void filled with rows upon rows of bookshelves in an orderly fashion rather than the Chaotic mess of Babel.

I need an indepth explanation of Santa Clause

One of many favorite characters in the series

20:09 I really want to see a one shot or something about this character that would be so interesting

I think the second way of reading the first devil hunter is definitely the right one cause like, how could people never hunt devils before her? Unless she’s a hell of a lot older than we think.

Quanxi's pulling the knife out of her eye patch tu turn into the devil, is eerily similar to Once upon a time in Mexico character, where he has important information in his eyesocket under his eye patch. Once upon a time in mexico is part of the desperado trilogy which has pop culture references to even trigun. Please bump this comment, I want to believe so hard since I am a desperado fan aswell.

(i always just called her the arrow devil)

I said this once and I'll say it again in Chainsaw man part 2 friends become enemies and enemies become friends.

Yo your so fucking cool for using Sonic CD ost in the intro!!! Tidal Tempest good future!