#esp given some of the food/cooking stuff that comes up in other parts of csm

[offbeateurobeatmiku]

Y'know one detail I love about Kobeni's design is how the knife she uses isn't even a combat knife, it's just a cooking knife. Specifically, it looks like a santoku which is a relatively common type of Japanese chef's knife (reference images below for both mang and anime tho it's defo more obviously a santoku based on the blade shape in the anime).

It's a neat detail cuz it kinda shows she might be so broke she cant even afford a dedicated knife for devil hunting (or can only afford a cheap kitchen knife for it) or that if public safety is buying her equipment they clearly haven't spent much on it (hinting that as a relatively new recruit they might see her as somewhat disposable).

#there is also the possibility it's related to her devil contact but idk i like the she's poor and/or seen as disposable explanation better #it's also entirely possible Fujimoto just used a kithen knofe as a reference for drawing and didn't think anyone would notice or care #but it's fun to analyse regardless #esp given some of the food/cooking stuff that comes up in other parts of csm #knife tw #kobeni #kobeni chainsaw man #kobeni csm #chainsaw man #csm #kobeni higashiyama