chainsaw man op stuff

this shot

where makima feeds denji... something

that's not just a snail

it is specifically a snail infected by the parasite Leucochloridium paradoxum

a real parasite that infects the eye stalks of snails

with the objective of getting eaten by birds so it can parasite them

to that end it not just makes the eyestalk more conspicuous

but also manipulates the behavior of the host snail

guiding them towards well-lit spaces, making them move around more, and sending them to higher vegetation

so that birds are more likely to notice and eat them

the OP is fucking phenomenal, really. my personal favorite thing is that aki is the character who most consistently looks directly into the camera, which doesn't seem significant until you remember that his powers are the ones that fuck with paneling and perspective the most in the manga