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Denji's feelings towards 'Kima were never true romantic ones though.
"Fujimoto: Makima thought that what Denji had been looking for a long time was a maternal figure, so I couldn't draw it in the final episode, but it would be a little messy if I drew it. I didn't draw it, but uh, the chainsaw is a tool for cutting trees, and when I cut a chest of drawers (tree), It became a mama, and what Denji was always seeing on Makima wasn't romantic love but motherhood. I named her Makima because I wanted to make it understandable."
Asa is his first genuine romantic interest that isn't just a crush.