Makima is 168 cm tall. Her screen presence feels larger because scenes often draw attention toward her control of an exchange, not because the character needs unusual physical scale.

Who voices Makima in English?

Suzie Yeung voices Makima in English. The performance keeps her measured authority intact, so the dub remains a strong way to experience the character.

Who voices Makima in Japanese?

Tomori Kusunoki voices Makima in Japanese. Her restrained delivery suits scenes where courtesy and pressure occupy the same line.

When does Makima first appear?

Start with the main entry identified by the Start Here marker in the watch section. It provides the intended first encounter with Makima, and no episode lookup is needed before watching.

Where can I legally watch Makima's story?

The watch section on this page lists the legal services available for each entry and marks the best starting point. Availability is separated there so you can choose a service without having character discussion turn into a platform inventory.

Is Makima worth watching for?

Yes, especially if you enjoy characters who make dialogue feel as tense as action. She turns authority into an atmosphere, and the experience becomes richer when you pay attention to your own changing trust in her.

Makima

Chainsaw Man universe

Watching Makima is an exercise in noticing how quickly composure can become pressure. She rarely needs the surrounding story to announce her authority; the unease comes from how naturally everyone else seems to accept it. As a devil hunter, she belongs in a dangerous setting, yet her most arresting quality is the sense that every conversation has already been arranged to favor her. I understand the fascination, but the usual hype undersells the discomfort. Makima is compelling because the show makes attention from her feel flattering for a moment, then asks you to sit with why that response came so easily.

By Mika Tanabe

Appearance

At 168 cm, Makima has a grounded physical presence rather than an exaggerated one. The direction can place her in an ordinary exchange and still make the frame feel claimed by her. That effect matters when watching her: you start reading distance, posture and silence as carefully as dialogue. Nothing about her needs to become visually frantic for tension to gather. Her appearance supports the same controlled impression as her role, giving other characters room to react while she remains the fixed point of the scene.

Personality

Makima's calm is not soothing. It feels deliberate, with warmth delivered in amounts precise enough to keep another person listening. She can make professional authority sound personal, which is why her scenes have such an odd emotional pull. The viewer is invited to enjoy her confidence while also checking the cost of surrendering judgment to it. Tomori Kusunoki gives the Japanese performance a careful steadiness, and Suzie Yeung preserves that controlled quality in English. Neither reading needs loud menace to make Makima imposing. My favorite part of watching her is the mental recalibration she causes: a pleasant exchange can leave a sharper aftertaste than an open confrontation.

Makima’s Story

Spoiler-free introduction

Makima enters the story with the authority of a devil hunter and the social certainty of someone accustomed to being obeyed. Early material establishes her through effect rather than explanation. Watch how a room changes when she takes charge, and how quickly professional instructions can acquire emotional weight. This is enough to understand her initial function without chasing answers the series has not yet earned. She gives the opening stretch a peculiar tension because trust and caution arrive at the same time. New viewers should resist reducing her to either a reassuring superior or an obvious threat. The pleasure is in holding both reactions while the story decides how much context to provide.

Spoilers beyond the early story

Later material makes Makima's connection to the Four Horsemen impossible to treat as decorative background. It changes the scale at which her earlier authority can be understood, and it gives familiar conversations a colder logic on reflection. Her leadership of Tokyo Special Division 4 also becomes more interesting when viewed as a method of arranging people, not simply directing work. I would avoid reading her as a puzzle whose value disappears once an answer is available. The stronger reading is emotional: the story keeps testing how much control an audience will excuse when it arrives with competence and attention. That is why revisiting her scenes can be so productive. The words have not changed, but the viewer's willingness to take comfort in them has.

Watch Makima’s Story

Begin with the entry marked Start Here in the watch section. Makima benefits from being encountered in the order the story presents her, before later context starts competing with your first impression. Choose whichever listed legal service suits you; the performance is effective in Japanese and English, so language preference should decide the version rather than anxiety about missing the intended mood.

Start here: Chainsaw Man (2022) — on Crunchyroll, Disney Plus, Hulu, Netflix

Chainsaw ManMain · 2022
Crunchyroll, Disney Plus, Hulu, Netflix
Chainsaw Man: Reze ArcSupporting · 2025
Crunchyroll

Questions

How tall is Makima?: Makima is 168 cm tall. Her screen presence feels larger because scenes often draw attention toward her control of an exchange, not because the character needs unusual physical scale.
Who voices Makima in English?: Suzie Yeung voices Makima in English. The performance keeps her measured authority intact, so the dub remains a strong way to experience the character.
Who voices Makima in Japanese?: Tomori Kusunoki voices Makima in Japanese. Her restrained delivery suits scenes where courtesy and pressure occupy the same line.
When does Makima first appear?: Start with the main entry identified by the Start Here marker in the watch section. It provides the intended first encounter with Makima, and no episode lookup is needed before watching.
Where can I legally watch Makima's story?: The watch section on this page lists the legal services available for each entry and marks the best starting point. Availability is separated there so you can choose a service without having character discussion turn into a platform inventory.
Is Makima worth watching for?: Yes, especially if you enjoy characters who make dialogue feel as tense as action. She turns authority into an atmosphere, and the experience becomes richer when you pay attention to your own changing trust in her.