Kimetsu no Yaiba

Strap yourself in for a rollercoaster of clichés, repetitive fights, and enough yelling to shatter glass. Demon Slayer is a show that throws every shounen trope in the blender, hits puree, and hopes you'll call it a smoothie. Tanjiro, our protagonist, is about as original as a white t-shirt. Whining about his dead family and spouting generic lines about never giving up gets old faster than expired milk. Nezuko, his demon sister, is basically a silent prop with a kawaii box strapped to her back. The supporting cast is a mixed bag of annoying archetypes: the loud boar-head dude, the sleepy drool-fest, and the brooding emo with a tragic backstory. Don't expect any character development beyond power-ups and bigger swords. The plot? Paper thin. Demon slayers fight demons. Tanjiro cries about his family. Repeat. Rinse. Lather. The fights, while visually flashy, are all variations of the same dance: Tanjiro dodges, Nezuko gets captured, Tanjiro unleashes some flashy CGI move, demon explodes in a shower of purple goo. Rinse. Lather. Repeat. The animation, admittedly, is pretty slick. But even the most stunning visuals can't distract from the repetitive story, predictable plot twists, and characters so flat they could be used as pizza boxes. The soundtrack is forgettable, except for the opening theme that gets stuck in your head like a bad earworm. Demon Slayer is like a cheap buffet: it looks appealing at first, but after a few bites, you're left feeling greasy and unsatisfied. If you're looking for a shounen anime with genuine innovation, complex characters, and a story that doesn't rehash the same tired tropes, steer clear of this one. You'll thank me later. Bonus The humor is forced and cringeworthy, like watching your grandpa try to do TikTok dances. The pacing is all over the place, with long, boring stretches punctuated by rushed fight scenes. The ending is predictable and unsatisfying, leaving you wondering if you wasted your time watching the whole thing. Overall: Demon Slayer is a flashy, soulless slog through tired tropes and predictable plotlines. The characters are one-dimensional caricatures, the animation is mediocre at best, and the music will make you want to rip your ears off. Unless you enjoy melodrama, repetitive battles, and enough crying to fill a slayer's sake gourd, steer clear of this demon-infested disaster.

Ugly CGI, bland villains, bland one-dimensional characters, bland story/plot, braindead fights that are decided by Le Strong anime attack, and horrendously loud unfunny anime funnies with characters screeching at each other. So the story sucks, the characters suck, the action sucks, the visuals suck and the humor sucks. I really don't know how this blew up. It is the definition of painfully mid to the fullest extent. The only fight that had some sort of smart outplay and tension was the very first encounter in the forest. The stakes were high, and the matter was urgent, plus Tanjirou thinking fast on how to use the Axt right was pretty cool. Anything beyond that point is wasted potential. I have to admit one thing that really stands out here is the character designs, they are incredible. Seriously, even a rock has twice the amount of character design you'll find anywhere else. It is one of the very few anime where it is hard to spot the main character with all these unique looking designs. So yeah, overall the ultimate Normie anime, maybe thats why its so popular 🤔

*very minor spoilers* Love it or hate it demon slayer is surely of the best animangas out there. The anime community has seen a large discourse surrounding demon slayer on one side we see people claiming animation carries on another we see people falling in love with the characters and stories and when i look at it demon slayer has outstanding writing. tanjiro is a character who's life is completely forced to turned upside down by pure coincidence and is left alone with noone but his demon sister many of you know the story already so there is no need to give a further explanation on it but many will claim this is a very generic or basic story which i highly have to disagree too because this does not take the basic shonen formula many other shows take such as wanting to be the best or strongest etc; story When i hear people talking about the story and how they don't like it i think they are getting confused on what they are trying to say because for story demon slayer is very easy to understand and straight foward there is no waiting for 3 seasons to make some progression there is no keeping up with timelines or getting confused by so called complexity of a story that is not the case in demon slayer the story is very easy and simple and just cause is easy to understand by no means does it make it bad in fact it actually makes it good because it is something everyone can understand and enjoy the story is a solid 9-10/10 story progression the story progression is something very nice in demon slayer in times it can be slow but im really of fan of that because you get the feel of how hard the journey to becoming a demon slayer for tanjro was it took him quite along time to be prepared to fight demons and even then it was still hard over all the story progresses nicely as tanjiro encounter stronger demons and meets new people who have all suffered in the world they live in the over all flow of demon slayer is extraordinary 8-9/10 protagonist tanjiro is a beautiful protagonist and his ideals are something so well suited for the story. One instance in particular that i really like about his character is how his ideals are confronted and the thing is tanjiro has hope that his ideals will come through and we see this when he makes the deal to kill himself if nezuko ever kills a human but its not just this tanjiro's ideal can exist with others that aren't as similar for example most of the hashira hate demons and don't sympathize with them but thats ok because wether or not tanjiro or the hashira and other demon slayers sympathize witht he demons they will still make sure to kill them tanjiro's kindness is just a bonus he was able to receive by having a demon sister which makes his ideals nice to look at.10/10 side characters all the side characters are very unique and i like that about demon slayer not just the slayers themselves but the demons too pretty much about everyone in demon slayer has a back story and like that alot because the backstories are all very different with some similarities of course however the backstories are really nice because it helps create the notion that everyone came from somewhere for example my favorite demon being rui was someone who just wanted to have a family because he thought his human family didn't love him even tho they did , regardless of their acceptance to his fragile body he felt he still needed a healthy one but it turned out bad and created his life to spiral downwards the backstories really help humanize the characters and add a lot of relatability to the story with real life implication of course someone irl isn't going to become some human eating monster but the need to be better is something very prevalent but even further the thought of needing to be better regardless of wether you are accepted or not is a nice story to represent and this is true for about 99% of demon slayer characters. the characters are by far my favorite part of demon slayer as they are very touching and its emotional impact is something amazing the comedy from characters like inosuke and zenitsu always feels right and necessary to lighten up the mood before a tragedy 10+/10 enjoyment this was so amazing to watch i feel like i could watch it over a million times and never get bored of it in fact i've watched it 3 times already 10+/10 animation the animation you already know is phenomenal by no means does this carry demon slayer at all but it is a nice bonus for such a masterpiece 10/10 ost again its beautiful and such a bonus for a masterpiece 10/10 tl;dr demon slayer excels at characters which is why this is so good on par with many bonuses like good animation and ost and will surely become a classic in decades to come

Demon Slayer is considered to be one of the best anime out there currently, and I personally find that statement to be true. Obviously it doesn't compare to things such as Naruto or One Piece, but it hooks you in from the beginning just as easily. Let's talk story.. I personally love following the plot of Demon Slayer (I even went out and bought the manga to continue following Tanjiro and his companions). While the story isn't exactly top notch, it's a solid 7/10. "The show has a bad plot, carried by art." is a statement I hear quite a bit; I find that statement to be heavily untrue. The plot following Tanjiro and his need for revenge against Muzan is good overall, and you can see how it makes Tanjiro develop as a character. From an art perspective, this anime is absolutely phenomenal. The visuals are absolutely amazing; from the snow falling, to the blood splashing. Everything about this art is absolutely amazing, I have 0 complaints. Sound from the OST would be an 8/10 from me, but the voice acting (sub) carried it to a 10. I can feel the emotion in every scream, cry, laugh etc. I haven't felt emotion like that in many shows, and this one gave me that amazing feeling. Enjoyment is more of a personal thing, but I gave it a 10/10 as I was hooked the entire time. I never felt a truly dull moment. Overall this is a 9/10. It has its flaws, but every anime does. It's definitely worth a watch, as I feel this anime will genuinely be the next HUGE thing.

Hippity hippity Demon Slayer lacks titties, and I'm fine with that. It's been ages since the day Kimetsu no Yaiba exploded, and people worldwide got blown away by what this anime can offer. After finally having the time to catch up to observe what made its potential bloom, I can say this anime deserves the recognition it deserves. Plot-wise, it's nothing revolutionary nor narrates complex writing of any sort, but rather, it simply tells the story of our protagonist, Tanjiro, in his typical Shonen adventure to seek answers and revenge for his family that got annihilated by some Demon ('tis not a spoiler though, it's literally the summary so don't fret ). It follows the same formula for almost all anime belonging to the shonen genre, but like many good shonen anime's out there, they executed it well, seriously. There's a starting point, a wise old man, grinding arc, existential crisis arc, death of friends arc, and of course, the unbeatable plot armor that continues to shield our beloved shonen protagonists from the misery they ought to face in their journey. And while it sticks to that cliche formula, they've carried it out well that I've no grudge against them, because it's that good. I've got nothing to say for the soundtracks except it made my ears cum to the banger OP that I guess to anyone reading this, probably heard. But it's not only the opening that deserves the grace it receives, but I'd like to point out the fitting scores that captures the overall tone of the scene, thus brought me for a much more immersive experience. Though I guess what made my view on the soundtracks much more on the positive side is that the scores DURING the fight scenes are truly incredible, I unconsciously left my jaw-dropping for a moment there. The animators however, unlike many generic anime's out there, simply didn't hold their crotches and instead focused on drawing every little detail and movement while animating each frame. I caught up late on this anime but I can still say the visuals are magnificent enough to make its popularity rise above the heavens and attract new preys to this bizarre anime community. Knowing the studio behind this is Ufotable, you can clear any anxieties regarding lazy animation of any sort, as they're known to throw away budget like there's no tomorrow. But I guess what I truly liked about Demon Slayer is that its approach to villains, is new to my perspective. Instead of just continuing the episode after defeating a villain to proceed to the next arc, Demon Slayer merely reveals each demon's background, some having unique and impactful history, and some are mediocre enough for me to forget, but when the meaningful lore shows, goddamn it hits right in the feels. And I like it; I like how the villains, even with cruel desires, have a past of their own to explain their present actions. This approach, for me personally, is what made Demon Slayer a good anime for me, even with all the flaws and generic bullshit the author proceeded to insert. I usually sympathize with the villains I see as long as they have a meaningful and relevant background to justify their actions, and Demon Slayer somehow captured my sympathy with their villains. Fanservice is uhmmm...few or close to none. The only fanservice you get is from our protagonist's little sister, and that's terribly adorable alright. I did find myself smirking from the noises (no lewd intention ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ) the little sister makes, but hey, she's really cute ya know. So anyways, I see that many diehard anime fans shit on this anime for being overrated and lacking in aspects many underappreciated anime's have, and I don't give the slightest damn about that and you shouldn't too. It's really not an anime with deep storytelling nor life-changing wisdom to teach you, but if you're a casual anime watcher like me or even a newbie in the field of anime, then feel free to give this a try and have your virginity taken by Demon Slayer as you begin your journey to explore many more anime's out there in the future.

A true masterpiece of recent years. This series has a quality that I have rarely seen in anime. Simply outstanding. The story hooks you from chapter 1 and makes you want to see more when it's over. For me, almost all the chapters were very short to see and left me with a great feeling to discover what will happen in the next one. The structure of the chapters is very well maintained so that not a single dialogue or scene becomes tedious or difficult to visualize. The animation is incredible, taking care of everything in detail, which greatly increases the value of the visual experience. It's amazing how they manage to make the water areas, the trees, the mountains, the sky, look like real life recordings. Incredible CGI work, and also without abusing it, since the fights and action scenes in the foreground are 100% drawn. The animation, therefore, is very clear and develops in a very natural way. It is undoubtedly the highlight of this anime, along with obviously its plot. The soundtrack is also very successful, managing to put you in tension when necessary and relax when the "storm" is over. The characters are very charismatic and in my opinion there is not a single one that is useless. Each and every one of them fulfills their role perfectly, which makes it a very good quality adaptation. To sum up, a 100% recommended series. Seeing it has been, worth the redundancy, a great experience.

Out of the top 50 anime on MAL, 2 animes just defies all logic to me because I think they don't belong anywhere near there, one of those anime is Demon Slayer. For the short justification for my rating: sleeper, only a few episodes are enjoyable and characters that are so uninteresting and unlikable. Story: 3 One of the biggest points affecting my overall score is the story. Demon Slayer does not bring anything special to the table regarding the story, if anything the story starts with an extremely generic start and it continues extremely below average storytelling. Art: 9 Sound: 9 Characters :3 Demon slayer offers one of the worst set of characters. The main trio, being one of the most uninteresting trio, including Tanjiro, Zenitsu and Inosuke. Out of the three, none of them would be in my top 100. The only respectable character raising this category is Muzan who actually has an interesting background and good character depth. Enjoyment: 5 Despite bashing hard on it, I did not absolutely hate it at the time of watching, it was OK. Overall: 4

Hi all my friends, we find ourselves for a new review and - / WALL / I want to remind you that I write very rarely reviews, so necessarily my style and my development will not be of an irreproachable quality, do not expect some Edgar Allan Poe-esque novel When I heard about Kimetsu no Yaiba for the first time, I was rather intrigued, and happy, because I was still watching Dororo and I realy liked that atmosphere of ancient Japan with samurai and demons As for many seasonal anime, I inquired to the bare minimum, if at all, so as not to spoil me anything. Did I regret it? No. But enough of procrastination, let's go directly to the review. Story : 8/10 If we look more closely, the story of Kimetsu no Yaiba is not really special, or unique. It is rather banal. But good, refreshing and very pleasant to follow. If it does not shine by its complexity, its denouements or its depth, it remains very appreciable. I never found myself pointing at scripting mistakes, inconsistencies or even pacing issues. Well, I must say that I am very good public. I let myself be carried away by the story of Kimetsu no Yaiba, and it was a particularly pleasant trip. Art : 10/10 One of the big highlights of this anime. There is so much to say ... First, the setting is often very pretty, the anime is mostly in rural areas which allows to show beautiful landscapes, often detailed and wild. The more urban atmosphere is very surprising, because we are talking here of Japan from the beginning of the 20th century, a Japan that enters modernity but still deeply rooted in its traditions and its rurality. The contrast between the countryside and the city is bluffing. The animation during the fights is impeccable, nothing to say on it. Of course, we immediately think of episode 19, but each fight of this anime was beautifully animated. The visual of the breath attacks is particularly beautiful. Finally, of course, let's talk about the CGI. As I already said in another review, I am VERY sensitive to the CGI in animes, and in almost all cases, I find it ugly and it lowers my enjoyment. Kimetsu no Yaiba is one of the few animes where this is not the case. The CGI is MAGNIFICENT. Not just "passable" or "ok", it's really beautiful. In addition, it gives rise to spectacular scenes, such as the fight against arrow and balloon demons, or more recently in the Inception-like maze of Muzan. Soundtrack: 10/10 The other strong point of this anime. First of all, I love the opening, it's one of my favorites all anime included. The ending is also very beautiful, these are points that are really important for me in an anime. But what about the OST ? This is one of the best I have ever heard ! The association of Western orchestral music with traditional Japanese music gave me eargasms. The music is brilliantly used throughout the anime, and contribute enormously to the creation of all this special atmosphere that continuously emanates from KnY. Characters: 9/10 That we agree: KnY characters do not have a complexity out of the ordinary, as is the case for some anime. Yet, I appreciate them (all) enormously. Demons often have an interesting backstory that helps the viewer to sympathize with them, without going into melodramatic Naruto-like backstories. The pillars also have an interesting personality and story. For now, we have only been able to see Shinobu's, but having read the manga and without spoil, I can simply say that the other pillars are mostly extremely nice and their stories well built too. The same goes for other secondary characters, who show admirable feelings, and who never fall into the generic and cliché behaviors. Tanjiro, the protagonist, is incredibly pleasant. We have an intelligent MC, who is reasonable in his judgment and decisions, and who ... is just incredibly human. It is very rare to see a shonen protagonist who shows compassion, a virtue that is essential for a human being. This compassion (which is not naivety, beware of that) makes Tanjiro very pleasant and attracts all the sympathy from the viewer. In contrary to what some people feel, I really appreciate the character of Zenitsu. Yes, he screams a lot, yes, he is noisy. I totally understand that it can annoy a lot of people. But ... that's not my case! I appreciate his role as a comic relief. The same goes for Inosuke, who, in addition, has an interesting development as he spends time with Tanjiro and Zenitsu. Reject it or not, but Inosuke is the best waifu. And, of course, let's finish with the best: Nezuko. I have rarely seen such a lovely and at the same time as useful character. It would have been easy to create a cute but plug-and-play character, who just does some cute stuff. But this is not the case of Nezuko, who in addition to being cute, will go and beats up the mouths of the bad guys. She is already the source of many memes on the Internet, and she deserves it totally. Praise Nezuko. I also want to add that I love the relationship she has with her big brother. It's Japan, so it would have been hardly surprising to have hints sometimes misplaced about the brother-sister relationship. But it is not the case here. It is truly a pure and touching fraternal relationship as we see little. Overall appreciation: 10/10 Kimetsu no Yaiba quickly became one of my favorite anime. Oh yes, nothing more. I did not get bored for a second, and I was frustrated at the end of each episode because there was nothing next. Waiting a week each time was frustrating, and every episode delighted me. This anime really touched me, and I can not wait to see the next arc of the Ghost Train ! (although I have already read the manga!) I also want to add my personal opinion on a subject: that of the fandom. I find it strange that when you belong to a certain community, it necessarily forces you to disagree with other communities. Everyone's opinion is purely personal and relatively subjective. If someone tells me he does not like KnY, I'll be surprised, I'll try to find out why, but I will not force them to like this anime because I love it. If someone does not agree with you, do not attack them by saying they are wrong. Do not denigrate them because they does not have the same tastes as you. The same goes for rivalries and "wars" between communities: loving an anime does not prevent you from loving another, a "rival" anime. If I like an anime, it's because of what it makes me feel. The emotions I feel watching it, its characters, its story, its music. But not what people or communities could dictate to me. Of course, listening to advice and opinions is always something positive, but it's up to me and only me to judge what I should like or not. [French version/Version française] Salut à tous, les amis, on se retrouve pour une nouvelle review et -/MUR/ Je tiens à rappeler que je n'écris que très rarement de reviews, donc forcément mon style et mon développement ne seront pas d'une qualité irréprochable, ne vous attendez pas à du Edgar Allan Poe Quand j'ai entendu parler de Kimetsu no Yaiba la première fois, j'étais plutôt intrigué, et content, car j'étais encore en plein visionnage de Dororo et cette atmosphère de Japon ancien et de démons me plaisait énormément Comme pour beaucoup d'animes saisonniers, je me suis renseigné au strict minimum, voire pas du tout, afin de ne rien me gâcher. Est-ce que je l'ai regretté ? Aucunement. Mais trève de tergiversations, passons directement à la review. Histoire : 8/10 Si l'on y regarde de plus près, l'histoire de Kimetsu no Yaiba n'a rien de vraiment spécial, ou unique. Elle est plutôt banale. Mais bonne, rafraîchissante et très agréable à suivre. Si elle ne brille pas par sa complexité, ses dénouements ou sa profondeur, elle reste très appréciable. Je ne me suis jamais retrouvé à pointer du doigt des erreurs scénaristiques, des incohérences ou même des problèmes de rythme. Bon, il faut dire que je suis très bon public. Je me suis laissé porter par l'histoire de Kimetsu no Yaiba, et…

Gotta say, after completing this anime, you've gotta be questionably mad to drop this show. This anime definitely goes onto my list of one of my top anime ever. While I won't spoil the plot of this anime in this review, I will assume that you have at least read a blurb for this anime. If you are completely blind to this series and don't even want to know the premise, I'll caution you to avoid this review. Kimetsu no Yaiba is a shounen anime that explores a world set in Taisho era Japan festering with demons that antagonize humanity and the eponymous demon slayers who deal with them. Our protagonist is Tanjiro Kamido, a young boy who finds himself introduced to the demon slaying life after being faced with tragedy. Accompanying him is his younger sister, Nezuko Kamido, who is gravely affected by the tragedy when she is transformed into a demon. Following this, the two begin a journey in order to find a cure to reverse Nezuko's transformation. Now, I know the premise is a bit mediocre but this anime makes up for it with its interesting characters and captivating animation. (STORY & CHARACTERS) While the background for the siblings isn't quite unique, their personalities are compelling enough to keep me invested in them. Tanjiro is is our brave, and empathetic protagonist that is willing to combat the fearsome demons, but is also capable of showing compassion for his enemies. Fortunately, Tanjiro's compassion doesn't extend quite as far as most shonen protagonists', so it isn't grating. Meanwhile, Nezuko's condition relegates her to a mute character, but this anime still finds a way to keep her interesting with her demonstrative face in addition to the expressive voice acting (in the sub at least). The primary villain, while still an enigma, is still compelling and intimidating based on the few scenes we're given. As with any anime, the two main characters encounter and befriend allies that manage to remain distinct from one another, yet still a bit unoriginal if I have to be honest. Despite this, I've found myself quickly enjoying them as well. (ANIMATION & SOUNDTRACK) The best part of this anime for me has to be its interesting animation and mesmerizing soundtrack. This anime has quite a distinct art style that will definitely make it one to remember especially when compared to the other anime series that have been introduced this year. Each character design is unique, making it easy to distinguish characters from one another. The fight scenes are where the animation stands out the most for me. The art compliments the fighting style of each characters as it makes use of bold lines and attractive colors, somewhat reminiscent of Japanese ukiyo-ye. The music fits well with each environment we are introduced to in this anime and has yet to disappoint. If you're into action anime with a bold, sword-wielding protagonist, you'll probably like this anime. If you're looking for a well-animated series with an memorable moments, you'll probably like this anime as well. Anyone may find this anime enjoyable as long as they remain patient. You may find the first two episodes a bit slow (I didn't, but apparently some people did), but I recommend you try to continue. You likely won't regret it!

spoiler warning for the weak minded Just about anyone who has had any interest in the action and adventure genre may have come across the monomyth aka the hero’s journey. A term popularized by Joseph Campbell about a common narrative template that has been used through many ages and cultures of stories about heroes and adventures. While it has been argued that the monomyth and it’s details are considered too broad and general that it can fit the description of almost every story. It didn’t stop people from accepting the idea of the hero’s journey and integrating them into their own works. In some way the popularized use of the hero’s journey in modern writing helped retroactively legitimize the hero’s journey, if it hadn’t been already. Now comes Demon Slayer which is the latest to follow the template of the hero’s journey and does it to a t. Demon Slayer doesn’t wear the hero’s journey on its sleeve but more so is the sleeve itself. By just grabbing an image from any search engine about the hero’s journey will provide a good road map of where the show will go. As the show follows a young man named Tanjirou living a normal in the woods with his family. However one day when he returns home he finds his family slaughtered and the only survivor being her sister, Nezuko, who became a demon. Despite being a demon she still retains some of her humanity that stops her from attacking her brother, and it’s that humanity that gives Tanjirou hope that he can cure his sister which becomes his call to adventure. He is given supernatural aid by a man who is in the Demon Slayer corps who is initially met with hostility as he tries to kill Nezuko, but then relents due to Tanjirou’s perseverance and gives them a chance by directing them to a man who can help them. As they go to meet the man they are faced with a moment where Tanjirou refuses the call, because in order to continue the adventure he must become a demon slayer. This becomes a problem due to Tanjirou’s nature as he finds it difficult to kill another being, even if they are a demon, nonetheless he decides to join for his sister's sake. The man they were meant to meet becomes the mentor figure for Tanjirou and puts him through many trials and training in order to prepare him for his adventure. With the Selection exam finally allowing him to cross the threshold and become a demon slayer, allowing him to journey deeper into the supernatural world. And that’s all the narrow examination i’m going to do as the point has hopefully been made, which leads to the grander narrative. Despite following the classic hero’s journey story, Demon slayer is still a Shounen Manga and like most shounen manga it is long running. Demon Slayer is in the more moderately long side when compared to other manga in it's demographic, and it's only halfway through the first triple digit of chapters. With such a long form of storytelling in order to not stagnate to long on a certain point in the journey, stories such as these tend to do repeat certain points of the journey again in a different form or adding new parts that they didn’t use before. It makes the journey less of a complete circle but more so arcs of varying degrees. Story arcs that have as well been a main aspect of many long formed series especially in shounen series. Demon slayer for the most part has two major arcs. The first one stretching from episodes 1 through 10, and the second arc for the remainder of the season with a bit of the 3 arc at the tail end. While having story arcs aren’t a bad thing in capable hands, they sometimes tend to feel disjointed with the tiniest threads connecting them together or worse, being detours and a waste of time if they offer nothing of substance. Demon Slayer does fall into one of these categories, but luckily it’s more the former than the latter. Thanks to the magical bird of plot convenience taking them not only from one arc to the next, but also from one location to the next. With each one conveniently being more tied to the plot then the next. Anything else about the story is standard action shounen fare with a couple of hiccups. It has an evil group/organization with a x group of members that are fought in more or less ascending orders, It has a group of well trained warriors who help the protagonist along the way, and so on and so forth. None of it helps or hinder the show, which is something I can't say for the characters. Tanjirou basically carries this show for most of the season. He serves as a good main protagonist for the show and is better than most shounen oriented protagonists in general. He still shares traits with many of them by being a bit loud and hot headed, but it doesn’t come as annoying due to it not being his defining characteristic. The same goes for his intelligence as he isn’t portrayed as too smart where he over analyzes everything but he isn’t dumb back of rocks either. What defines him the most is his level of compassion towards others, even his enemy. He’s still able to fight and kill demons like any slayer but that doesn’t stop him from feeling sorry about them, which is usually missed by other slayers. Tanjirou certainly isn’t a complex, nuanced, or even iconic character, but what he does have makes him endearing. His sister Nezuko however could have used better treatment for her character. Anything that could have made her interesting is neutered. Dialogue? Put a bamboo in it. Personality and internal conflict? Hypnosis. Screen time? In the box she goes. It’s truly a shame especially in the moments when the show tries to reinforce this idea of their sibling bond, but their lack of having much character dynamic holds back those moments that could have had a lot of impact. Then there is Inosuke and Zenitsu two other demon slayers that the main character meets along the way. Inosuke is a belligerent bi-shounen boar boy and is the more tolerable of the main duo mostly due to the fact that he gets some development. Going from a loud very aggressive person who does things by himself, to being less aggressive and is willing to help out with others. He also doesn’t scream as much, but i guess that’s due to the fact that someone squeezed his neck once really hard. Zenitsu on the other hand is harder to warm up to. He is a coward but that’s not the problem but more so what branches off of it. 1st is that Zenitsu’s coward personality serves as much of the comedy for the show as he is sort of a comedic relief character but it’s less funny and more annoying. 2nd is that he doesn’t develop much as a character or at least it’s aligned with the fact that his development is inside him the whole time and he has to go to sleep to unlock it. As for the other characters. It’s hard to say. The other demon slayers that have any relevance are the pillars, the veteran warriors, who are like the captains and commanders you would see in other shows. They are the most tropey of all the characters but that’s mostly on their character designs and limited screen time and dialogue. The demons also get little characterization, only a tragic backstory to make them somewhat sympathetic. The only one that gets a bit more than the rest is the final antagonist of the season, but it’s really not much. Demon slayer also boasts great production value all around. The soundtrack is great and it accompanies the show very well. Sporting both orchestral and traditional Japanese music that range from the slow and sad, to the loud and triumphant. And at times both intertwine to create a beautiful symphony. There’s also the choral singing that brings a mysterious and supernatural feeling to the show. Not to mention the mention the abundant use wind instrument music that along with the singing compliment the show which focuses on the character having breathing control in order to fight properly. Of course some tracks do fall to the wayside,but it doesn’t detract from how great it is overall.The art for the show is really good with striki…

*Contains minor spoilers* Summary: I've read the whole manga after finishing season 1 and can't wait for the rest of the series to be animated. The emotion that the author is trying to express in this story was perfectly delineated and the character development throughout the series is amazing. What makes this amazing is that the series won't be dragged on forever and actually comes to an end. The ending could've been better but I'm 100% satisfied with the battles. The art is over the top but there's too much yelling in the anime however that's how it is so I'm not so particular in that. There's almost no unlikable characters, all of the characters are so lovable, even the ones you thought you hated at the start. At the beginning, getting to know the demon's backstory's got repetitive but then it was still worth knowing because of how it lead up to me hating Muzan even more haha but that's just a personal opinion of mine. Full Review: Demon Slayer is such a masterpiece for those who like to be emotionally invested to a Shounen anime. The first noticable thing about this show is that the CGI sometimes looks unbelievably realistic such as the foregrounds, backgrounds, skyviews, the moon, the sun, the trees and more. Camera movements and character movements are also top-notch and the details are excellent. The plot is simple and easy to understand. It's a typical shounen where our protagonist starts out as a weak character, gets trained to become the strongest character ever to avenge their lost ones, etc. But the great thing about this anime is that (knowing from the manga) it won't be stretched out for so long that watchers will get sick and tired of it (I wouldn't have). For those who prefer animes that are long, but not *too* long, this anime will be for you. The character developement in this show is too much. Too much goodness, that is. If you're open minded, you may find yourself liking all of the characters for several different reasons because these characters just capture your heart. Whether it's for their personalities, their backstories, their looks, there seems to always be a reason to like a character in this show. You might even find your favourite character to be a demon. The one and only person I dislike is Muzan but that's just because maybe I'm not open-minded enough to bring myself to like him and one other demon (I will not mention due to spoilers) but there are sooo many respectable, lovable characters in this series and makes the show worth watching. All of KNY's soundtracks are utter masterpieces. The music they use in different scenes really really puts you in the mood. They remind me of Lord of the Rings soundtracks because of how beautiful they sound. The emotional weight they bring about is remarkable. The reason why I'm bringing it down one score for "sound" is because of the yelling in the show. In my opinion, it gets annoying because sometimes the yelling becomes overused which "over expresses" the situation but honestly, it's not that big of a deal. It's what Demon Slayer is known for.

This is how you make the best out of a mediocre genre. Shounen is known for its predictable overblown action, generic this generic that. But this show takes those generic action scenes and fucking CAAAHPLOYIES it to the moon. Every action scene is engaging, enjoying every second until its conclusion. Pair that with the stunning illustrations and sound design and you got yourself peak action scenes. I've seen how people say the story and characters are nothing special to note about but I would disagree and say that while yes they aren't the best, but they certainly are not generic. The only characters I could agree with being generic is ramen boy and boar bog even then I would say they play the best generic roll ive seen as there are sprinkles of uniqueness in their backstory or mental situation. Which makes them compelling and goes past the stereotypes you see in other animes. The story is honestly a fresh take to me, and the encounters they face along the way and believable and charming. Is that training arc was everything you could ever want a training arc to be. The development of character and body mixed with the motivation to compel and IMPROVE! To my mind there really isn't any negatives other than at times the cgi looking wonky and that there was minor moments that fell flat. but otherwise flawless anime in my eyes. Based Face Expressions/10

Demon Slayer is a visual treat with beautiful sound to back it up. The story is basically a venn diagram of Naruto, Bleach, Shaman King, Tokyo Ghoul, and Inuyasha. A decent distillation of the good stuff with tolerable trope-creep and superior pacing. Except for Zenitsu - he's an unbearable looney toon and hopefully they tone that guy down in future seasons. Should YOU watch it? The first five episodes are top notch in all dimensions. The world is built beautifully, the key characters engage us, the tone is set to mature and mysterious, future directions are tantalizing. Everything stews together perfectly and starts to smell amazing. Beautiful artwork, compelling themes, lovely sound, great animation - and a zero-to-hero training arc that is as good as they can get, I suppose. But in the fifth episode a clear shift in direction put me on the fence... Behind the first door, the show may live up to the promise of the first five episodes and I would be happy I kept watching. Behind the second, the forgettable shonen formula wrings all the special sauce out of the manga, which I don't ever plan to read, and serves us the rest with a sprinkle of badass fight scenes to entice us into consuming trash. Thankfully it lived up to my hopes many times and only lapsed into garbage territory breifly in ways that don't matter that much. The Gotei-9 for example were absurdly lame, but they're only on screen long enough to screw up half an episode. The fight scenes were VERY badass, and spread in a thick layer across the entire season rather than sprinkled with a cherry on top of episode 19. While our main character is a bit of a wet blanket and his crew as useful as urinal cakes, between Nezuko and the bad guys it works out. My take is that you will not be disappointed with the quality of the first five episodes, and will see in that time exactly what the show has to offer. Can't go wrong up to that point. Demon Slayer feels just a bit unique, and to me it's greatest strength is the atmospheric art + sound + animation combo that really breathes life into the demonic abilities of opponents and makes a spectacle of the fight against them. Add to this the flashback sequences we get that humanize the demons, and we've definitely got a deeper battle-shonen here than most.

Kimetsu no Yaiba/Demon Slayer: I loved it! PLEASE NOTE: I'm not new to the shounen scene at all, however I do tend to prefer things like romance and comedy, so I'm about 90% qualified to leave a review. Keep that in mind! Story: 9 - Cause it was kinda generic. Never seen before...but also generic. But did I like it? Hell yeah! Only one point off because I'm not gonna be a hypocrite. Art: 10 - Great lighting aesthetic, and the colors managed to be so dark yet VIBRANT! Sound: 10 - I watched with a surround sound system, and oh boy, that was bone chilling!!! Character: 9 - Point off for "GeNeRiCnEsS" with some of the characters (you're gonna hear that a lot). I understand that shounen sees that their fans like the "with the power of [insert something, preferably friends, family, or strength], I will become very overpowered!!!" and kinda milk it for that reason, but like I said earlier, I'm missing 10% of "qualified", so I'll sorta let it slide... Enjoyment: 10 - I had a blast watching this series. Sure, there are a few flaws, but overall, it was so fun to watch. I also give this a 10 because of how much/often I had to force myself to watch it: never! I didn't have to force a second of watching! Overall: 9 - I liked this series a lot because of the clear amount of creativity and effort put in, but it did have things that made me take a point off. Watch this series if you like shounen, action, fighting, and bright colors. Don't watch if you like no plot/story, slow and easygoing, and something TOTALLY new. I will also say that this anime should not be your first; it will set your expectations kind of high.

Demon Slayer, the biggest hit of the new anime that came out in 2019. Story: Classic shounen, it's simple and straight forward, so no plot twists or anything tbh, therefore it's quite predictable, but still, the narration is well paced. Art: Hey come on, it's ufotable, 9/10 is even an understatement to the fantasic animation that the staff has produced. The blend of 3D and 2D fight scenes are just perfect, it's just on another tier compare to other anime series out there. The water breathing really gives you that ukiyoe kind of feeling, and it's been executed perfectly Sound & music: Still, outstanding sound effects, you can literally feel the different breathing techniques The op Gurenge by LiSA was amazing, the song from episode 19 Kamado Tanjiro no Uta was amazing, the ed was good, totally satisfied Character: Characters have their depth, even the demons have good background stories, everything justifies their actions. I think the construction of Tanjiro's character was good, he is yasashi, but he is not a sanctimonious dude, unlike some other characters who let the evil survive because the villans will be rEfOrMeD so, well done Enjoyment: Easy 10/10 for me, I was totally sinked into the story, but keep in mind, the enjoyment is based on personal experience. So overall, a 10/10 for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

This might contain some spoilers, I’ve always had a bad habit to procrastinate doing many things, but I solely believe that this habit, in particular, is what enables me to enjoy a piece of content to the best of its capacity. And the highly acclaimed title Kimetsu no Yaiba – Demon Slayer (it’s better-known counterpart) is no exception. I knew it was great, having watched snippets of its epic scenes on YouTube I was convinced that this would be one of the better series to close out the decade of 2010-2020. But it was only after starting to set aside the time to binge the series did I understand why the popularity of this anime is so tremendous. Just like Shingeki no Kyojin, its popularity is justified. Simply being, SNK was great due to its originality and world-building. KNY (Kimetsu no Yaiba) shines in its amazing cast of characters and their backgrounds where the entirety of the narrative revolves around the characters which they feature. Both with a different focus and yet they’re both great masterpieces in their own right. Some might say that the writing for this anime is poorly done, but to be fair if you’re able to see things from the author’s point of view or perhaps obtain a workaround on viewing things from a perspective other than your own. Maybe then you could understand why this anime is such a masterpiece. Now let’s get started with an actual review of this great anime known as Demon Slayer. As a writer, how would you know if you’ve made an impression on your audience, at the very first episode no less? That’s right, you start by kicking them straight in feels, playing everything out as a happy go lucky type of setting just to be thrown into the shit moments after. Don’t get me wrong, this isn’t the recipe for success but the way the author made the setting complemented the theme so well that it felt second nature to the series as a whole. The first episode alone is enough to send shivers down your spine because of its implicit and no-nonsense approach. The foreshadowing and tease from the extras was merely the start of what the audience can expect.”The great calm before a mighty storm” and the writer delivered this marvellously. But every story has to start somewhere and the writer wasted no time planting a convenient yet effective method, the main character and his family but what can the writer do to ensure that the protagonists continue their journey relentlessly? That’s right, by instating a purpose and a raison d’etre to ensure that there is an end goal to meet alongside the expectation of something more or rather to the light at the end of the tunnel. Now to begin, the main theme of this show is actually familial warmth and the bonds we share as individuals living together. Whether we like it or not, we cannot choose nor can we change how other people act but we can change ourselves for the better. Be it love for oneself or love for another, the author is able to pen down her thoughts rather effectively and trigger the tender heartstrings of her audiences well. And make no mistake, this isn’t your typical Nakama Power nonsense. People often joke about how Naruto uses Talk no Jutsu (it has become a full-fledged meme at this point) well guess what, the Main Character in this series exploits the power of his mind to overcome the many obstacles ahead. Maybe the author herself understands that everything within us as humans are only limited by ourselves. The mind is a very powerful tool and what limits us is our very own thoughts and expectations, when we remove what we could potentially accomplish or cannot do we are setting an expectation over an intended result. But this is different when we just ignore our limiters to attempt something rather than just thinking. This itself is a dangerous thought but the results may at times surprise you. This is interesting because of how real this actually is. If the people in our current era forsake the thought of what if I fail and ignore the cannot’s and just focus on the do’s we’d get far more results and greater successes. That is quite frankly how our Main Character is able to push forward even when the odds are stacked so ridiculously against him. The bonds that he shares are just that much stronger than the forces opposing him. The human mind is able to overcome the most impossible of odds when faced with a life and death situation. Our desperate attempts to stay alive is the depiction of the last vestiges of our existence, it is what causes strange phenomenons to take form which again highlights our greatest attribute as human beings. “Our ability to adapt.” Humans are weak, that is why we band together to form communities. It is an undeniable fact as shown through our history. It is essential for our survival, in this show the demon counterparts are the representation of strength the direct opposite of weakness. Which is why they seek to work alone and be solitary. (This is further explored on in potential seasons/manga) (but we will not touch on that here) The genius in Kyoharu Goutoge’s narrative is that she is able to create characters with relatable stories and backgrounds which in turn causes the audience to sympathise and empathise with. In turn, it also depicts that everyone has a lot in life, and not all are blessed that is why we humans are ‘Unequal’. When we are born, we just have to accept what we are given and live with it. Do not complain that the rules are unfair because nothing in this world is. And Kyoharu’s writing will ease this concept into the very depths of your mind as you watch the series moving forward. From the very first episode, everything is thrown into a spiral and thus our Protagonist begins on his arduous journey in a venture of something that is quite possibly impossible. The story alone is very touching and heart-wrenching, it is almost as if the writer herself has been part of such tragedies and or rather is exposed/made known to them. She is able to find a purpose to reason and justify why bad things happen, a factor, a situation, everything in constant, one final outcome. Everything happens for a reason but why do things turn out differently when the same situation is pitted amongst others? Because every individual is different, we all have our own problems and we face them differently. This show does a damn good job in depicting this. The story starts out in a very fluid way, every episode covers important aspects for the plot to progress. For how dark this show actually is, the writer incorporates light-humour to offset the extreme negative feelings brought about by the show as it moves forward. One of the main highlights of why Kimetsu no Yaiba is such a masterpiece is that the writer has an absurd cast of characters and for her to come up with background stories for almost every one of them is mindblowing. Every villain in the series has a background story, not sure if this was the writer’s intention to justify why people do bad things. But everyone has to start somewhere and bad things can happen to anyone. It is more of how we cope with them moving forward. Kyoharu utilises the transition between her narrative well, from action into recovery and into world-building. I would say that this is a recipe for success, given that the series never felt boring even for a second. It was extremely engaging, not to mention hilarious given the side characters interactions depicted a touch of humanity in a world where demons roam it helps to have these short bits of comedy to keep things light. It refreshes the audience’s mood for what is to come next. I am unable to delve much into the story without spoiling it but the narrative is written in such a way that people behave in such a way that they do is mainly due to the circumstances that they are in. We do not choose to be where we are but we can choose to become who we want to be. The art in this anime is simply mind-boggling, it felt as though they had the budget to create another season of …

I only finished this a month after it ended, so I understand I'm very late to the party. Nevertheless, although I don't write reviews, I felt strangely compelled to write one for this. It appears baffling to me that many have passed Kimetsu no Yaiba off as a show with insipid writing and poor characters, with phenomenal animation as its only saving grace. Beyond the bloodshed, Kimetsu no Yaiba is a story of morality. Throughout the story, we see a recurring motif of empathy, often through the actions of Tanjiro, our protagonist. It is the Taisho era, Japan. Tanjiro and his family dwell rurally in the mountain, selling coal and wood to make ends meet. For reasons untold, the family live sequestered from others, save for other eccentric dwellers and a small village by the foot of the mountain. They are impoverished. Life is weary and full of graft, and yet, they are happy. Tanjiro is presented concretely — a person of impeccable rectitude, benevolent to a fault; he works industriously as the breadwinner of his family (despite his young age) and supports his mother in raising his younger siblings. He does favours for everyone in the village freely, and splits hairs over the most minor transactions, insisting on paying even if what he has is meager. He is liked by everyone, and disliked by no one. But happiness is transient, and disaster strikes when Tanjiro descends the mountain one day and fails to return in time. He survives only with the aid of Giyuu, a demon slayer, who berates him for his obsequiousness and helplessness. The encounter is seminal: it impresses on Tanjiro the need for strength and Giyuu the chance for something different. Giyuu is cynical, jaded. It is clear that he has seen too much in his vocation as a demon slayer, but he recommends Tanjiro to his former teacher, trusting his instinct. '...the first human every demon kills is itself.' So enters Tanjiro, demon slayer with sword in hand and demon in tow. His very existence is paradoxical, but curiously, this antinomy allows Tanjiro to empathise with even the worst demons. Far more than pity, Tanjiro dignifies them in their final moments of quietus. He humanises them. '...they're not hideous monsters at all. Demons are hopeless creatures. They are tragic creatures!' Even shambling monstrosities who have committed deplorable atrocities seem to be no exception. When they are first presented, they appear reprehensible, and the furthest thing from a human. But as the fight progresses, tinctures of the whole picture are revealed. As the demons regain a hazy sense of human lucidity before their death, the curtains are dropped and the full picture is laid bare. A raddled writer. A confused child. The desire for human warmth, the abnegation, the stinging regret. A human connection. Make no mistake, Tanjiro understands that these demons cannot be forgiven for their deeds. When it comes down to it, he is perfectly willing to unsheathe his steel. The duality of his character is well-articulated and fleshed out. Kimetsu no Yaiba was nothing short of a masterpiece. The art, animation and music elevated it to meteoric heights, but the real coping stone, to me, was the characters and the way they were developed. Moral themes and comedy are deftly interwoven into the story alongside passionate action scenes. Ufotable never fails to deliver. You will enjoy this.

**I explain elements of the plot but nothing big that really counts as a spoiler** I went into Demon Slayer with an open mind. While the animation and music is objectively good, the story itself left me in immense pain. 1– I have problems with Nezuko’s character. Nezuko, younger sister to main protagonist Tanjiro, becomes a demon in episode one. Because of this, Tanjiro sets off to turn Nezuko back into a human. This premise could work, however, at every turn, Nezuko’s lack of agency is very upsetting to me. For one, while Tanjiro sets off on his grand quest, he never once asks Nezuko if she wants to become human again. Sure, she probably wants to become human, but the way it’s presented puts Tanjiro as the person who has to speak for Nezuko. Does Nezuko want to become human again? We don’t know, Nezuko never tells us. Why can’t Nezuko be the one to make the decision? It’s her life, she’s the one who got turned into a demon, but the audience is told to accept that Tanjiro has the final say about what his sister wants. Secondly, Nezuko is heavily objectified. Not in a fan service way, but definitionally– Nezuko is treated more similar to an object than a person by both the narrative and the characters. I already mentioned her lack of autonomy in her own decision to turn back into a human, but it gets far worse than that. During the course of the rest of the story, because Nezuko is a demon, she can’t be exposed to the sun. Due to this, Tanjiro carries her around in a box. Nezuko becomes synonymous with Tanjiro’s special box– A literal object that he has to protect and that he cares very deeply for. Not a person, an object. Hello????? Excuse me?????? The lack of respect and agency given to Nezuko is beyond infuriating. The infantilization and lack of autonomy to Nezuko’s character is, in one word, chauvinistic, and frankly, I’d rather have my finger nails get torn off than be subject to watching it again. 2– Tanjiro, the special good boy. Beyond his overprotective complex about Nezuko, Tanjiro is treated as a “very special boy” by the narrative. In episode one, within the first 5 minutes, there are 31 lines of dialogue that either explicitly or implicitly hold up Tanjiro as very special and cool. Yes, I counted. I thought it’d be funny and I wanted to do all of episode one, but I gave up after five minutes because my hands hurt too much and I have better things to do with my life. I don’t have a problem when the protagonist is meant to be special in universe, but the amount that Tanjiro is touted up in the span of 5 minutes is incredible. I felt as though the only point of every line spoken was to explain, or set up another character to explain, how special and cool Tanjiro is. Everyone likes him and he has all these cool and great skills. This is bad because it’s really damn annoying, but in addition, it’s lazy writing. Instead of telling me that I’m supposed to like this guy, the writer could’ve tried writing Tanjiro doing literally anything that could make me like him. Instead, I feel as though I’ve been lectured about how much I’m supposed to like this character. Frankly, this is the perfect way to make me utterly hate Tanjiro, if for nothing more than pure spite. I don’t think that was the intended effect. 3– “Demon slayer critiques toxic masculinity!” No it does not. I wish it did, I was excited to see critique toxic masculinity, but that is not what happened. Tanjiro is trying to accomplish a goal, and other characters tell him to keep at it, even if it kills him. This is certainly a “toxic masculinity” kind of mindset, in which Tanjiro tries to push himself against his better health for an arbitrary goal. The problem is that… well, that’s all. This mindset, in the story, allows Tanjiro to achieve his goal, and that’s all. Rather than critiquing anything, Demon Slayer showcases and approves of Toxic Masculinity. The extra layer of complexity is simply not there, and anyone claiming there’s more to it is huffing massive amounts of copium. 4– Bad theming– Zenitsu addition I could very easily make fun of Zenitsu’s existence… and perhaps I should, this womanizing piece of shit! However, the problem with Zenitsu is more complex than that. I want to talk about his backstory. In it, Zenitsu is explained to be a lonely orphan child. He’s isolated, and was taken in by a retired, but respected, sword guy. This guy repeatedly physically hits Zenitsu and says some toxic things to Zenitsu, to the point where later in life Zenitsu has a trauma moment imagining his master hitting him again. It’s played mostly for comedy, and I know, I know, this a trope, but I have problems with this trope in principle. Somehow, even worse, though, is Zenitsu’s conclusion about it. He decides that, even though this person hurt him, he never left him alone. Zenitsu is literally portraying why some people stay in abusive relationships 101– someone who’s isolated and vulnerable, staying with someone toxic, because they fear no one else will stay with them, and abusers don’t leave. This message is a very toxic one and happens all the time in real life. If there was another layer of complexity in Demon Slayer, it’d be fine, but to my dismay, the story leaves the plot line as that, implicitly accepting Zenitsu’s abuse apologia as a responsible conclusion to his situation. 5– Bad theming– Spider Family Addition I don’t even know where to begin here… this arc hurt my brain. Honestly, my entire review could’ve been me whining about Rui’s character, but I’ll try to be succinct. Rui is a demon with spider powers who, towards the end of season one, is introduced as an antagonist. Rui idolizes a type of family structure– specifically, a rigid hierarchy that’s toxic. Because of his dream, Rui ropes several other demons to be part of his family, a family that’s referred to as “fake” numerous times. Additionally, it’s shown that this family Rui’s made is very abusive and bad towards each other. I thought that, since Rui was the antagonist, the point would be that Rui, when he was human, he had his “ideal family structure”, lost his memories due to trauma, and repeated his abuse onto others. Y’know, a little cycle of abuse plotline. Instead, we learn that Rui’s family did follow his ideals, and in fact, it was super epic and based and cool for that. In fact, in Rui’s backstory, we learn that when everything went wrong, it’s because Rui accepted demon powers because he didn’t want to suffer from his disability. Instead of being a neat little plotline about the cycle of abuse, Demon Slayer seems to say that Rui’s demon family he makes failed, not because of the toxic structure, but because they weren’t a “real” family, as well as saying that Rui ruined his “good” family because he wanted disability accommodations. Worse, in the story, when Rui goes up to heaven, he gets to apologize to his parents for being born… Thanks Demon Slayer, I wasn’t expecting to feel terrible today! I really didn’t expect the end conclusion to this plotline to be evil disability accommodations, but that’s what we got. God help us all. How the hell do you write a storyline that’s anti-adoption, anti-disability accommodations, and pro abuse???? In reality, despite my dramatization, I know why Demon Slayer has the problems it does. I don’t think that Koyoharu Gotouge, the writer of Demon Slayer, intended for the messages in her story to be so terrible. I think she wanted to write little plotlines and didn’t spend much thought into the implicit messages present. However, regardless of author intention, the messages in media do matter, and Demon Slayer’s messages are really terrible. Also the writing itself just isn’t that interesting or fun. The dialogue is super repetitive and bloated, the characters generic, and the world building ill-thought out and filled with plot holes… So, yeah. That’s why I don’t like Demon Slayer.

This has to be one of my favorite animes, from the characters to the story and of course, the animation is top class as LITERALLY like to point out first. Despite the typical stereotype that only the animation of the anime is good is far beyond the truth. People like to point out the fact that the story is average but sometimes an average story is all you need. The characters are all loveable (especially zenitsu) and the power system is amazing, well I mean it is breathing, but it is still nice especially the variety of the attacks. The sound is dynamic and matches the attack, emotion, and scene perfectly. I'll say that overall the anime is enjoyable if you don't like super complex animes or romcoms.

Hello, today I will be talking about anime, which has won many awards. They deserved every one of those almost. Please note that there will be a spoiler but I will notify you before, so you can just skip it if tou haven´t seen the animation yet. The anime talks about demons and demon slayers in Taisho- era. It has visually pleasing fight scenes that you can literally watch an hour straight. It also gives a pretty good insight into how life looked in japan during Taisho-era( 1912-1926). Kimetsu no Yaiba also greatly proteid beauty and the dark of a human soul, in my opinion. It really felt like they chose professionals for every department. The history side of anime was rather correct. It made me think that Ms. Koyoharu *(assuming that it was right also in the manga)* either has a historical background (either studied or is an enthusiast). Movements in anime were on point. Fighting scenes didn´t look dull thanks to that. The storyboard was played out nice even though you mostly watch fighting scenes, I didn't feel bored once. I read some other reviews and they said the content wasn't anything original. I at first thought the same but for me, I discovered something deeper from it. SPOILER AND TW!! - I cried already in the fifth episode. In the scene where Tanjiro was fighting the hand demon, I thought how the dead children represent the kids in real life who have lost to demons their lives. (mostly through horrible grownups but I also thought cancer and mental illnesses). But also the demon themselves were people who were wronged by society or had some kind of another tragic event in themselves and they didn't know to deal with it other than hurt others- therefore turning into demons. !! And like that the whole story took 360 turns for me. Yes, it was already used context but I feel like Ms. Koyoharu and the animation crew gave it whole new life. I loved the art style. It didn't look totally different, but it also didn't look like the regular style we see in most animes. Watching Kimetsu no yaiba I saw how similar water in fight scenes looked to the traditional way of portraying water in Japanese art. I felt like it added a nice touch to the historical theme. So I looked for references in other elements too, sadly other elements weren't pictured so traditionally. I also loved these patterns on their clothing!! so unique in my opinion. One thing that I didn't like was the occasional 3D animations. I'm just not a fan of 3D in anime. As for characters, I don´t agree with the best lead character award they got. I mean I loved Tanjiro, who didn't, right? The only problem is I couldn't see any minuses in his personality. He was a little perfect baby and sadly a mary sue. I haven't read the manga. Maybe there they open him up a little better but for now only minus, the main character was another Mary Sue. The same goes for Nezoko but I mean, she couldn't express herself much so I give her that. For all other characters, you could clearly see their personality, they were all fun and had pretty human traits. I know some Zenitsus and I know some Inosukes. I wish I could have known more about some characters, but I guess that I have to read the manga, and it's hard to come up with so many sad stories. Also, I have to add, all the characters were really pretty. >///< But overall I really enjoyed it. I loved how I could add my own depth to it, think along. I will surely watch this anime again and again and I recommend it to ya all. points- 9.6