Makima Death

And finally in Chainsaw Man is the fall of Makima. The Chainsaw Man devoured her; one part of him which was called Pochita. As part of the hero, Denji's, system of vengeance this happened. Denji was absorbed by Pochita and let himself be eaten out of her attacking range. Once within his sights, he took the chance to put that old serpent out forever.

Why do not you grab my heart and tear it out! Makima, that no-good strong queen nobody can see eye-to-eye with from manga works such as Chainsaw Man. This Year, she cooked her goose Thanks to splendid calculation and trenchant observation; but even to the coldblooded viewer, it was like seeing an old friend fall by road accident aside from being itself tragic in kind. That was how great a character she was, so multi-layered that the novel becomes even more irresistible. Whether they loved her or hated her, her emigration introduced a huge turning point into 'Chainsaw Man'. But then who knows what fate holds, I wonder?

The finale of 'Chainsaw Man' still gives me goosebumps. I won't dodge it: Makima is killed by Denji — it's deliberate, brutal, and framed as the only way to end her control. She wasn't just one person; she had been using control to manipulate people and bodies as if they were puppets, so a straightforward assassination wouldn't have worked. Denji forces a situation where he destroys the body that actually houses her power, and the manga shows that destruction as final in that moment.

That said, 'final' in this series is never simple. The story later toys with the idea that devils and concepts can re-emerge in new forms, and you'll find a later character who reads like a thematic or literal rebirth of the Control Devil. Even so, the Makima we knew — her goals, her relationship with Denji, her manipulative persona — is ended in a painfully tidy way. I felt relieved and sad at once, like closing a toxic chapter but knowing the ghost of it might show up again in a different skin.

Makima is definitively killed in the climax of 'Chainsaw Man' Part 1 — Denji ends up taking her out. That moment is brutal and heartbreakingly effective: the control she wielded over people, especially Denji, is the core of the tragedy and the eventual catharsis. It isn't a tease or a cliffhanger where she walks off to scheme another day; the story choices there feel final and deliberate. I still feel the punch when I reread those chapters, because Fujimoto uses that death to break the toxic cycle Makima embodied and to force Denji into a painful kind of freedom.

That said, the series doesn't pretend her influence vanishes. In later chapters there are echoes — a new child connected to the Control Devil appears, and the narrative plays with reincarnation, copies, and the idea that devils are concepts that can return in different guises. So she doesn't come back as the exact same person running the show, but the essence of what she represented reemerges, reshaped. For me, that makes the ending both heartbreaking and narratively clever; death feels meaningful but the thematic shadow lingers, which I actually appreciate.

I got chills the first time I flipped back through the final chapters of 'Chainsaw Man' after watching the anime — not because anything huge was changed, but because the way the scene lands is so different when it's moving and voiced.

In terms of the plot, Makima's fate is the same: the manga shows the culmination of her manipulation and Denji's desperate, grim choice to stop her, and the anime follows that arc faithfully. What changes is delivery. The manga lays out Fujimoto's beats with stark paneling, unsettling quiet, and sudden violence; the anime layers sound design, color choices, timing, and vocal performances on top of those beats, which alters the emotional weight. Small things matter: a held shot, a musical sting, an actor's inflection — they can turn a chilling whisper into outright horror or make a moment feel heartbreakingly human.

So if you ask whether she dies differently, I'd say the facts don't change, but the experience does. I loved both versions for different reasons — the manga's raw subtlety and the anime's theatrical punch — and each made me rethink that ending afterward.

No, Maki Zenin does not die in Jujutsu Kaisen. Despite suffering devastating injuries during the Shibuya Incident, she survives and later plays a crucial role in reshaping the power dynamics of the sorcerer world.

Shibuya Incident: Maki's Critical Injury
During the intense Shibuya Incident arc, Maki joins the battle against the special-grade cursed spirit Dagon alongside Nanami, Naobito, and Megumi. Although Toji Fushiguro’s sudden appearance helps eliminate Dagon, the aftermath turns tragic. Jogo, another powerful curse, attacks the group with a fatal burst of flames. Maki is gravely injured—burned and left unconscious.

Outcome:
Though the anime initially leaves her fate ambiguous, the manga confirms her survival. However, she is left with significant burn scars and reduced physical ability—at least temporarily.

Mai’s Death and Maki’s Transformation
In the aftermath, Maki is taken to recuperate. During this period, she reconnects with her twin sister, Mai Zenin, who makes the ultimate sacrifice to awaken Maki’s full potential. Mai dies in a cursed realm created by their clan, giving Maki a sword and transferring her innate ability to see curses naturally—without glasses.

Key impact:
This moment marks Maki’s rebirth. Now on par with Toji Fushiguro’s physical prowess, she becomes a "monster" without cursed energy, immune to many cursed techniques.

The Fall of the Zenin Clan
Fueled by Mai’s death and years of abuse from the Zenin clan, Maki returns to the Zenin estate. In a single night, she kills every member of the clan, including her father and top-ranked sorcerers, enacting long-awaited revenge and fulfilling Mai’s dying wish.

Relationship with Yuta Okkotsu
Though some fan sources like Game Rant speculate about a future romance between Maki and Yuta Okkotsu, the manga has not explicitly confirmed a romantic relationship. What is clear is that they share deep mutual respect and concern for each other.

Summary
Maki Zenin does not die in Jujutsu Kaisen.

She survives the Shibuya Incident, albeit with major injuries.

Her sister’s death triggers her transformation into a physically unmatched sorcerer.

Maki destroys the Zenin clan in a pivotal act of revenge.

Speculations about her romance with Yuta remain unconfirmed in official canon.

In 'Chainsaw Man', Makima's character isn't what you'd typically classify as 'evil'. Sure, she has her own vision of eradicating devils and reshaping the world, often employing manipulative tactics and showing scant regard for life, especially devil hunters. Yet, she does show a gentler side towards Denji and sometimes genuinely behaves in a caring manner towards other characters too. It's the complexity and mystery surrounding her motives and actions that skew perceptions, making her seem 'evil.',

Makima's death left a weird, electric ache for me — like someone pulled the rug out from under a character I’d been both repulsed by and weirdly comforted by. The obvious reading is liberation: her fall is the moment the story rips the leash off Denji and, by extension, off a world that prizes obedience and neat, controlling hierarchies. I felt that physically as I read; it wasn't just a plot beat, it was a symbolic undoing of toxic possessiveness. She embodied a system that used love and worship as tools, and killing her felt like tearing down a gilded cage.

But it also isn't a tidy victory. Her death carries the weight of cost — the idea that freedom often arrives messy, through violence and trauma. The manga keeps nagging me with questions afterward: what replaces control when the controller is gone? Denji's liberation tastes bittersweet because the world that allowed Makima to exist still hums along. So her death feels like a rupture rather than a neat cure, and I love that Fujimoto trusted readers to sit with the discomfort. It left me thinking about how desire, authority, and the idea of being 'saved' can be weaponized — and how breaking that spell can hurt as much as it heals.

Makima kills Power in "Chainsaw Man" because Party provokes her into a confrontation out of anger, loss of her beloved symmetry. Power is killed to trigger the appearance of Chainsaw Man and ultimately achieve Makima's goal. It is sad, yet that's how the narrative goes.

That final confrontation in 'Chainsaw Man' still sits with me like a cold aftertaste. I’ll cut straight to it: Denji is the one who kills Makima — he delivers the decisive blow. But the scene isn’t a tidy one-on-one knockout; Fujimoto layers it with manipulation, clones, and psychological trickery so the victory feels earned, confusing, and bleak all at once.

What made it sting was how personal it was. Makima had been pulling Denji’s strings and rewriting what he wanted, so the act of killing her reads like both revenge and a reclaiming of his own agency. There’s also that annoying, fascinating ambiguity about which Makima actually dies: she’d been using other bodies and creating near-identical versions, so the narrative leaves you thinking about identity and whether the Control Devil’s influence truly ends.

For me, Denji’s act is the climax of the series’ themes — power, longing, and the cost of freedom. It’s messy and imperfect, and I like that: it doesn’t let you walk away whistling. I still find myself turning pages in my head when I think about it.