When Asa said, “I don’t know what’s right” in the latest chapter (150), I felt like I might’ve nailed something about her. My love for Asa has always come from this: she feels like a psychopath who lacks moral intuition. Don’t get it twisted—us “psychos” aren’t born as master manipulators tearing through the world. That’s forced out of us, okay? Not having moral intuition is tough. Normal people can instinctively judge right from wrong and vibe with others’ moral consensus (even if that consensus is flawed). Psychos like us? We can’t. When faced with moral dilemmas, we’re stuck relying on rigid rules and shaky logic, always second-guessing if our “calculated” answer is wrong.
That’s why Asa’s so rigid in her actions. She’s not truly interested in others but craves their approval and acceptance from the group (you get that feeling of needing someone to “check your answers,” right?). When judging others or herself morally, she’s always looking for evidence. You ask why she doesn’t just follow her heart and ditch right-or-wrong? Sure, she could… but she’s still a high schooler. Even psychos need time to grow. Normal people following their heart might do something bold and righteous, or at worst make harmless mistakes and bond over shared mischief. But a psycho following their heart? They might get arrested for gleefully eating ginger pork every day or something. To avoid punishment, we clumsily try to guess the group’s consensus on good and bad, which makes us seem more obsessed with right and wrong than normal people.
Some folks think Asa’s got a moral purity streak because of these moments. I might be wrong, but hear me out: she’s not passing moral judgment—she’s just annoyed by these situations. A world that follows clear logic and fixed rules is easiest for her to understand and control. But when she runs into something that breaks the rules yet is widely accepted? Total meltdown. “Ugh, I can’t deal with this, this question’s too damn hard—can we shoot the person who made it?!” That’s not moral judgment like Yuko’s vibe: “Bullying is wrong, you messed up, you deserve punishment.” That’s why Yuko reacted harder to the meat-in-Asa’s-shoes incident than Asa did, even drawing the Justice Devil. “Justice” isn’t the same as “right.” Justice involves some lofty motive; “right” just means “not screwing up.”
Asa the psycho might lack moral intuition across the board, but her interactions with Yuko show she’s not emotionally stunted. She can return kindness and love in her own way, even if it looks different. Despite their opposite outward behaviors, she and Denji might be cut from the same cloth. Denji’s got barely any moral intuition either, but he’s not ashamed of it and doesn’t even notice or pretend to have it (which makes him more likable). His harsher life (pre- and post-Chainsaw Man) meant his thin moral sense never really hurt him.
I’m so hyped for more Asa and Denji interactions. I hope Asa learns from Denji to just let go and be a freer, more laid-back psycho. |
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Post time 2025-10-14 01:00:57