Kimetsu no Yaiba

(This is my seconde review, and the first one was really cringe, so please be gentle :) ) Demon Slayer is not overrated. I gotta admit, I didn't have such high expectations when I started watching Demon Slayer (plus I didn't read the manga). Honestly, I was kinda scared to the idea that this could be like, I don't know, a basic ecchi (I was fully aware of the Nezuko fanbase, guys she's like 15) or just a sequence of too many arcs, not really linked to each other. I was wrong, and I am going to tell you why : Story : 8 A young man, who wants to cure his demon sister, and occasionally slaughtering every single other demons in his area (yeah, it looks like a certain type of ad, and I don't freaking care). As simple as it looks, it is surprisingly good. Like I said before, each arcs have its own background, its own characters (even if Tanjiro remains the MC), its own particularity. Moreover these arcs remain connected, in one way or another. The story becomes more complex, and it makes the anime pretty decent on this point. Art : 10 I'm going to be really quick and unoriginal about the art : it's absolutely stunning. Demon Slayer has the best art I have ever seen in an anime, especially during the fights scenes. Watch it, and you'll understand. Sound : 9 I want to be honest with you, usually I don't pay attention to sound effects or music, because I find it very basic in most of the cases. But damn, that's not how it worked here. The soundtracks in Demon Slayer are completely different from the modern music we can hear in another anime ; we feel, like, an ancient Japan atmosphere (the story is happening during the 1910's). Another time, our anime stands out from the rest, for the better. Character : 9 I think there are 2 things that define a good anime character : first, how far can it go without being annoying, and then, of course, its development. What can I say except that almost every character has an unique development ??? The further you go, the harder it becomes to say who is the best girl and who is the best boy. If I had one advice to give you, think carefully before judging anyone. Enjoyment : 10 You enjoyed the first episode ? Congratulations, you'll enjoy the rest. Just like me ! Overall : 9 After such a favourable review, it seems evident that I consider Demon Slayer as a really, really good anime. Thanks for reading !

Demon Slayer is the most overhyped piece of garbage to have ever been created , it does absolutely new , it is just recycling the generic shonen garbage formula. The only reason and I MEAN THE ONLY REASON why people dickride this series so much is because of the animation and if i'm being completely honest it isn't even all that great. Safe to say that this series has the most toxic fanbase , they have the mental capacity of a fucking peanut , giving undeserved hype to trash episodes The story is predictable and corny , it follows a boy who wants to turn his sister back into a human even though she is a demon she still retains her human personality thanks to the power of plot and if things couldn't get any worse a DEMON SLAYER let her go and told her brother to go to a man that will train him to become a demon slayer , like this whole story is so forced and contrived , Nothing makes sense Tanjiro isn't even a swordsman , he's just a guy who carries a sword , whenever he's in a fight there is no strategy or skill required to win , he just spams his random ass breathing powers The side characters also are just bland and one-dimensional , there is nothing complex about them , they're just there to fill up space The fact that a series that does absolutely nothing or unique receives so much hype really shows the decay of the anime community , the toxic demographic of this series constantly look for ways to suck it off by comparing it to trash series like MHA , Black Clover , Boruto etc just makes no sense . That's like comparing a pile of shit to a pile of shit with a cherry on top

The shounen genre has seen a great deal of evolution in the past decade. For the last 10 years, shounen writers have strove to make their series the next big thing, and many have succeeded in different ways. The shounen genre stays true to its common tropes of heroism, hype battles, and, of course, what I like to call “dick-measuring contests”, because it always seems like there is a competition between characters to see who is the strongest and the main protagonist usually has full-fledged ambition to become the strongest. Whenever there’s an extremely powerful character at one point, another even more powerful guy comes along. There’s always that need for writers to break the limitations of their most formidable characters, usually to extend the life of the series. Anime like DBZ and Naruto are pinpoint perfect examples of that. People say that this genre is mainly aimed at the teen and young adult demographic, but to be completely honest, I believe that this genre has gone far beyond that point. I’m 22 years old, and I still enjoy shounens depending on what they have to offer. Yes, I always expect the common tropes that come with the territory, but what I’ve been seeing lately is the fact that most modern shounens always include something unique, fresh, or exciting in order to gain your interest and hold it until you’re finished watching. You had the anime Hunter x Hunter, which drove itself on its masterful character development and writing. My Hero Academia drove itself on straightforwardness, including its fast pace, spectacular action, and positive ambition. Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood drove itself on emotional impact and flawless character development. Attack on Titan drove itself on intensity and subversion of expectations. The shounen genre is virtually no longer something that should be aimed at a specific age demographic, because nearly every shounen has that something that sets it apart from others, giving them their own identities that can attract a multitude of anime fans regardless of age. Kimetsu no Yaiba was an anime that was destined for popularity simply because it’s a shounen, and anyone who has first heard of the anime from the get-go drew their attention to one word: ufotable. This studio most notably known for their contribution to the Fate series, namely Fate/Stay Night UBW and Fate/Zero. Ufotable was praised for their animation and visual design in both installments, and even though Fate is a series that I don’t see being talked about often, ufotable still made a name for themselves through it in which that recognition would work its way into Kimetsu no Yaiba. I went into the anime with zero expectations except for the fact that I knew it was from ufotable. In fact, before I started watching, I had no idea that it was a shounen anime. I practically figured it out 2 episodes in. Like any shounen, the premise of Kimetsu no Yaiba is simple. The anime takes place in a world that’s ravaged by demons (not demon spirits, but basically just humans turned into monsters with special abilities) that feed on human flesh. The story follows a young boy named Tanjiro, who finds his entire family and village killed by demons, with his sister, Nezuko, surviving the onslaught but has turned into a demon herself. Seeing that Nezuko can somehow resist the urge to eat humans, Tanjiro goes on a journey to become a demon slayer and hopefully find a cure to turn Nezuko human again. Remember when I said that I figured out that this anime was a shounen 2 episodes in? Everything about the beginning of this anime was a dead giveaway. Right off the bat, we have a protagonist who is ambitious to train himself to become stronger in order to accomplish a specific goal. This should be the trademark trope for the entire shounen genre, but because of it, I was afraid that I would end up turning away from the anime. Yes, this is a shounen anime. I watched the whole thing, and I can honestly say that the story itself is nothing new. There’s nothing unique about what the anime does with its characters that separates it from other shounens. If there’s nothing unique with the story or characters, then why do I obviously have an extremely positive opinion towards it, to the point where I just slap a 10 on it? Directing, novelty, and pacing. Remember when I mentioned how shounens have something that drives their stories and gives them their own identities in turn? The things that drive Kimetsu no Yaiba are its directing, novelty, and pacing. I have many reasons to slap 10s on certain anime, and I’ve done so with quite a few. Even when I know of their flaws, if the aspects that drive their stories are impactful enough to raise my level of excitement and interest to the point of blowing me away, then you get my vote, whether it’s an 8, 9, or 10. They’re different levels of enjoyability, but those numbers are all highly positive. With Kimetsu no Yaiba, I was expecting the anime to only get worse, but I was seeing the opposite. Every episode, it just kept getting more and more exciting to watch. Let me explain how it handles its 3 aspects: Directing: An example of a shounen anime that has very good directing is My Hero Academia. While its shounen tropes and flaws are obvious to the eye, the directing is what makes it so fun to watch. The writer of the anime knew exactly what it was: a superhero anime, and was bent on keeping it that way by making it uplifting and heroic. In the case of Kimetsu no Yaiba, the impact value from its directing revolves around beauty in a treacherous world-build. This anime is violent and menacing, yet it is still one of the most gorgeous and attractive anime I’ve seen. One of the best examples of how beauty is implemented in its story is through the villains of the series. The demons aren’t evil just to be so, which is how they are made out to be at first, but later down the line, you realize that they are all sheep who slave away under a single person. They’re evil because they have no choice but to be so, and the way the anime directs every villain’s backstories and hardships generates sympathy for each of them. Almost every villain death is shown in highly artistic fashions, in both explosive (i.e. Zenitsu’s kills) and slow, tranquil (i.e. Tanjiro giving a soft death to the spider girl) manners. These critical moments left a huge impact on me, because I rarely see anime present violence in a way that can be seen as beautiful rather than simply brutal and harsh. The way the anime is directed through its treacherous world-build immersed me further into the ride. It made me care more about the characters like they were real people, and this is considering the shounen tropes. Yet, the next two aspects also apply to the directing: Pacing: This anime is extremely well-paced in nearly every aspect. There is no part of this that is rushed or tedious, and pacing is something that many shounens have an extremely hard time getting right. This is another thing that the first season of MHA did so well. If it was going to be an anime about superheroes, the focus of it was directed more towards its action than trying to conjure up a deep and complex story (which is also something I think an anime like Sword Art Online struggles at doing). MHA had a focus and it stuck with it, which is what Kimetsu no Yaiba also does well in a similar fashion. This anime is focused mainly on its artistic drive through the treachery and dangers of its world. It builds itself on intensity and keeping the viewer excited and hungry for more action. Action sequences are very well-placed throughout the anime to the point where it rarely slows down, because even in its slow moments, I was always hyped to see more action and more beauty. Novelty: The animation, the music, the action choreography… they’re all spectacular. The pacing in the fights are excellent. They are all extremely tense and fast-paced, and every single one did better than the last. It seem…

a month or two before i officially started the anime i read the manga since one of my friends had suggested it to me. i was in the er reading this manga and this is the first time i had ever read anything by the author Gotōge (only to come to find out this is their first work) i fell in love with the story itself fairly quickly, i am a family person so i quickly fell in love with tanjiro with doing everything he could to help his sister so she could become human again. after catching up to the point where the anime ended i binge-watched the entire season in a couple of days, and ufotable did animation beautifully and did each scene justice (except a few) but I will say this. had it not been for the breath sword skill animations(and nezuko), I doubt this anime would have had so much hype. yes this animation is incredibly beautiful but let's be honest, had it not been for the extremely amazing animated action scenes, I doubt most people would've continued it. who'd want to see simple demon-slaying with just cutting and moving here and there while shouting,"Breath of Water!"? and let's be honest nezuko is the "it" waifu for 2019 at the moment, had it not also have been for nezuko's adorable desgin i doubt people would've continued it. don't get me wrong she's absolutely adorable and i love the cute caring nature she has but, there is such a thing as overhype, even though she gets much more to her in the manga, it's her simple "hmphs!" that has everyone watching, and it's like??There is more to a character you know? but the anime community loves their waifu wars anyways those things aside i do highly suggest this anime(the manga more so than the anime) it's got a good story, good animation, and good characters. it knows how to make you laugh and cry!

Kimetsu no Yaiba or rather Demon Slayer is a shounen about a boy named Tanjiro who seeks to turn his demon sister Nezuko back into a human by reaching the source of the demons. Muzan Kibetsuji. Story (8): This may sound like a typical shounen by the plot synopsis, but throughout the season it expands and gets better by each episode and by the end of it, you'll be begging for more episodes. The plot us unique, "a boy wants to save his sister and avenge his deceased family by killing the source of his sisters demonhood/families murderer in hope to make her human again. It works well and it's an engaging plot. Art (10): I mean honestly, this shows art/animation direction are absolutely breathtaking. All characters are vibrant and full of color. Each characters moveset boisters stunning detail and animation that will cause your jaw to drop. Same can be said for the demons blood arts. Landscapes and backgrounds range from being full of life with a happy mood to being dark and evil feeling. It adds so much tension in the right moments and it knows when to lighten things up depending on the atmosphere. Ufotable knows what they all doing. Sound (10): The sound design is incredible as well. From the sound of swords coming out of there sheathes, too the sound of the instruments used within the anime. It adds a whole new depth to some scenes, especially near the end of episode 19, which is an amazing episode. Character (9): Our main cast of protagonists are Tanjiro, Zenitsu and Inosuke are all so different from one another. Tanjiro is just a normal boy who isn't overpowered and he knows that, he's very human, selfless and will do whatever it takes to save his sister and defeat any demon that threatens them. Zenitsu is an odd ball for sure with his split personalities. Most of the time he is scared of everything in the most hilarious way, he gets easily jealous when girls talk to Tanjiro and sometimes when a demon is in his way, his mood completely shifts and he becomes a powerful demon slayer, a side no one knows about, even himself. Inosuke is a competition freak. Everything revolves around him. He loves being loud and will fight too the bitter end and hates feeling inferior to others. Nezuko harbors the look of a demon but the heart of a human and she will not attack humans. She will fight for her brother Tanjiro at the right moments. In my opinion the best arc in this season is the Demon Family arc with Lower Rank 5 Kizuki Demon Rui. Amazing. Much more can be said about a few of the Hashiras including Shinobu and Giyuu but you need to watch this show. Enjoyment/Overall: (9): To me this show felt like a breath of fresh air with Ufotable at the helm. It makes me even more excited knowing there is a movie releasing next year to continue the story, (Infinity Train Arc) and maybe season 2 will release in 2021. If you love a shounen with lots of action, character building, cool and interesting demons as foes for our protagonists, with a great engaging plot, give this anime a go. I absolutely recommend it. The stories only just begun.

- The story is average like your generall action/monster hunting anime with a theme about family bonding and etc. Nothing outstanding. - The art style is fine. Except for episode 19's Epic fight scene. -The sound is again fine. -Characters. In my opinion, the main characters are boring. None of them stand out to me. Tanjiro is just another average protagonist that wants to protect everyone, and get his sister to turn back into a human. Inosuke is a hot-headed person that tries to be cool and all but can be genuine to people around him. Zenitsu is one of those annoying protagonists that happens to be super powerful. (Again, very mediocre). Finally, Nezuko is the main protagonist sister that happens to be very cute to grab the viewer's attention whenever she is on screen. AND She is a badass. -My enjoyment before episode 19 was fine. I didn't like it or hate it. When Episode 19 came out, I thought I was starting to like the show. The episode had incredible music, art, fight scene and message behind it. However, after episode 19, the anime sucked (for me at least). From episode 20 to 26, all we got is a bunch of pillars and the main characters' training/recovering from episode 19 fights. It was so cheap. None of the pillars got significant screen time from those episodes. The anime even spent a whole episode on Tanjiro and Pillars talking/fighting (barely fighting) in front of Pillars's mansion! What a waste of money. - My point is that this anime does not deserve the praise its been getting. If you like this anime, good for you. If you hate it or don't like it and you think this anime is overhyped, I agree with you.

What would you do, when only you and your younger sister survives a demon attack? But the rest of your family murdered by a man-eating demon? Ever since the death of his father, Tanjiro has taken it upon himself to support his family the best way he can. But one-day when Tanjiro arriving back home. He meets with his worst nightmare, his whole family has been murdered. And the only survivor is his younger sister, Nezuko. but something is wrong with her and she starts attacking her older brother. It turns out she is a man-eating Demon, which is only consumed by rage and hatred. When Tanjiro is close to meet with his end, and about to eaten by his own sister. An unknown swordsman arrives and tries to save him from the man-eating Demon. But Tanjiro succeded in dodging the attack which was going to kill his sister. The swordman later came to realize that the man-eating demon, Nezuko. Still had a small sense of humanity in her when she tried to save her from attacking him, and let her live. What follows after this fight made Tanjios live change forever. He got a tip from the swordsman, to seek out an old man named Sakonji Urokodaki. Who lives at the foot of Mt.Sagiri. With that tip and with hope. After that day, with that tip and with hope. Tanjiro, Swears to avenge his family and fins a way to turn his younger sister, Nezuko back into a human again. Not knowing what danger awaits him on his journey. #AnimeReviews

This series was especially conflicting for me, it has probably the best animation we'll ever see, but on the other hand, the show is unbearable most of the times. [Very Mild spoilers, considerably none] I've had to drag myself every single time to finish an episode, and as much as I'd like myself to enjoy this show. It's just God awful in every other factor apart from animation. First, starting with the good elements: The Animation, done by UFOTable, is beyond God-tier. Every frame of this show is wallpaper worthy. The bold art style and the CGI fits in perfectly with my taste and is done by the most talented people in animation. The atmosphere and the music go wonderfully with the theme of the show. Before this, I'd consider with just those factors alone, that a series would be worth every minute. But, and here it comes, this show is hot flaming garbage. I am somebody that enjoys mindless Shonen, even the acclaimed shitty/mediocre ones. Naruto, Dragonball, etc. Even if they're cliched to death, at least they bring something interesting to the table character/plot-wise. This show, on the other hand, adds absolutely nothing. It makes things worse. This show is a step down from a shitty shonen linear story formula. Which is very hard to do. Awful comedy, cringe-inducing characters, and the worst pacing I've ever witnessed. It was honestly the hardest thing to watch. It's sad, and all in all just plain stupid. The show is dumbed down to a point where there's nothing left. Watch any episode and you'll realize 90% of it is filler. In a 25 minute episode, almost all of it is spent on unnecessary monologues, life stories, and flashbacks. The fights, which I have to agree, are the pinnacle of Animation as of now, last at the most for 2 minutes. Even, in these 2 minutes the characters most of the time ruin it with offhand "jokes" and monologues. Just how much BS can you tact on a 26 episode series? It's painfully obvious the show is nothing more than it's animation. The characters in this show are the definition of annoying and uninspired. Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke are the main characters. They're also the most annoying. Especially Zenitsu. His specialty is that he sleeps in the middle of his fights? sent off as a joke? Yes, a great idea. Even the side characters apart from a few are very linear and uninteresting. The demons hardly have any impact on the story. The character development is non-existent after the first 3 episodes. Honestly, If I were to go on, It'd take me a few days to finish this. I'd also spoil a lot, so I am going to leave it here. All in all, I feel like the community for the show has 2 sides. They either enjoy it or absolutely hate it for the writing. Like me. This show is very much overrated, but it's understandable why. I just wouldn't, in any state of mind give this show anything above 5/10. Would be an insult to every other show rated lower. If you're considering watching this. Don't. Just go watch the fight scenes on youtube and read the summary of the story. The same thing either way. For this, this show is gold-plated dogshit. Tl;dr [Story] - 4/10 - Generic, almost no substance [Pacing] - 1/10 - Just bad. Really, really bad [Art] - 10/10 - Probably the best Animation on any show, ever. [Sound] - 9/10 - Every atmospheric and fits in perfectly with the theme [Characters] - 2/10 - Dreadful, uninspired, and annoying [Enjoyment] - 3/10 - Had to drag myself to finish it. [Overall] - 5/10 - The animation saved it from 2/10. this show is utter garbage in every other element.

Listen. Do NOT listen to the hate people have about this show. It became extremely mainstream and thus it’s super edgelord and hipster to hate on it unfairly. It definitely is not everyone’s cup of tea I shall admit but there is a lot that it does right. I personally adore this show, but I will give it a fair assessment for anyone who reads this. Story: To me this is the one area where I feel complaints are valid. It’s definitely set up in the shounen structure. Kid has tragedy, becomes strong and trains to beat ultimate bad guy. The breadth of depth to this show does get lost. This goes mostly into character development, which I’ll touch later, and is vastly misunderstood and underrated imo. The story is part historical, and part fantasy obviously. It feels a bit like the chimera ant arc in HxH meets Rurouni Kenshin. Not quite but that will give you a general gist of it. The sword fighting techniques used against the demons and their powers feel different to each and every character and gives some depth to battle, and really employs strategy not found as often in this genre. There is some good world building and hidden plot threads to chew through once more seasons come. If you can handle shounen and like sword fighting and not crazy like blasts, and some slow pacing at the beginning, then you will enjoy this show. Sound: fantastic OST. This is personal preference but honestly the intro and most of the sound overall is pretty well done. The intro always got me pumped and the voice acting in the sub was fantastic. Art: does this even need to be stated? Have you seen fate/stay? It’s unfotable. They are God’s among men with their animation quality and both the battle scene that had this show trending worldwide and the last episode especially stood out. Characters: This is the part I hate criticized the most. Zenitsu, thunder wimp, whatever you want to call him gets especially hated on. For the anime only people, they see the character as a total pain to listen to. They actually seem to hate him, but all his bad qualities are there to show his development which is to come in the story further down the road. Same with the “pig headed” inosuke (pun intended). Best girl Nezuko clearly has character growth throughout the first season even if she does play second fiddle to the MC. The hashiras all have individual personalities which haven’t been explored yet, but most of the supporting cast really gets some TLC to have growth, even if there wasn’t enough time to do so in season one. A lot of the demons get fleshed out back stories. Although considering the time of these flashbacks a brief amount of character growth is obtained but clearly they are still demons who have murderer and consumed humans Let’s get to the real meat and potatoes. Let’s talk MC. A lot of complaints and I say they are a little warranted is the lack of growth for the MC. This is not at all true. After his family is attacked, killed and turned into demons which kicks off this story he is steadily improving. A weak child unable to protect and now vowing to do whatever to save his sister. His growth is in that department and a bit less emotional. This is not a bad thing at all. Let me explain. Our MC Tanjiro is pretty different from most shounen characters. He doesn’t like to fight. He doesn’t believe in a magic power of friendship. He simply is doing what he must to protect his sister. He fights for his sister and his love for her and his family takes root. This leads to growth between their dynamic and leads to both of them getting tougher mentally and physically. That said there are characteristics of Tanjiro that is so vastly different from other characters, specially in this show. Tanjiro is not afraid to strike and demon down. He is however gentle as a breeze. He is calming and soothing and feels pity and sorrow for the horror a lot of the demons went through to get there. He is kind and nice and isn’t your over the top white knight, even if he is constantly seen helping. He is just gentle and is unswaying in his personality. So much of his growth is set to be physically improving, learning the secrets of his father, and growing his bonds with his sisters and friends so he has motivation to work harder. He really has some shining moments coming even if currently they haven’t aired much of his personal growth in season 1. Conclusion: I cannot convince you to like the story or setting. Some people don’t like shounen and don’t like fantasy action. After reading the manga to current I can honestly say I loved the story, for the story. I enjoyed the character development and the seriousness of the manga. If you watch shounen and can handle the story then just know everything else is pretty much too their. The animation, and the sound are among the best there is and I don’t thing anyone can straight faced disagree with that. If character growth is super important to you, than at least watch the movie and or season 2 whenever it comes out before you write off the characters. This is an enjoyable show and regardless of how much people hype it up over “influencers” tweeting about it, or the people hating it for the sole purpose of it being too mainstream or the fact that it’s too popular, I will say plain and simple it’s great. Unless unfotable screws it up ( yeah right) this will almost certainly be a classic, this will land on the top shounen of all time list once it’s said and done. There is too much to love about this show and personally I cannot wait to see things really kick off in the coming seasons.

Demon Slayer is an agonizing snore-fest, and I'm genuinely surprised it received such high praise. The story itself is boilerplate. The main character witnesses his family murdered by a demon, and becomes a demon slayer to enact revenge; additionally, his sister is the only survivor and turns into a demon herself, and he vows to return her humanity. It's an interesting premise that shounen fans would feel comfortable pursuing. But obnoxious, one-dimensional characters overwhelm any engaging plot — in particular, one named Zenitsu. You meet this character around the sixth episode and, without exaggeration, he becomes the most insufferable people in any show that I've watched. The central gimmick is that he's a coward, and he uses all of his screen-time to remind you of this. When Zenitsu isn't sobbing uncontrollably about his fear of demons, he's harassing women to marry him. The dichotomy between that and his unrelenting cowardice creates one of the most paper-thin characters I've seen. It's so overpowering that a couple episodes with him becomes the ultimate litmus test in whether you want to continue the show. But the cardboard characters don't end there. The protagonist, Tanjiro, is about as cookie-cutter as they come. He's the moral compass of the show; compassionate, understanding, et cetera; but you're reminded of this every single episode. Like the writers were afraid you would forget that Tanjiro is the good guy. This reminder comes from exposition-dumping. It could be minutes-long dialogue about protecting his sister no matter the cost, or monologues where he just describes the events you just watched. Tanjiro becomes more an encyclopedia rather than a meaningful character with depth and development. Now, credit where it's due. Demon Slayer is a visually-stunning anime with a great budget. The combat sequences are really engaging and brutal, which makes for some good episodes. But ultimately, I feel it's spoiled by everything else. Even by shounen standards, I don't feel Demon Slayer brings anything to table that another shounen couldn't. If you're interested, watch about ten episodes. You'll get a decent understanding of the formula, as well as the mainstay characters. If you're still enjoying from that point, keep going! There's more of that ahead. If you aren't, I'm afraid it doesn't get much better and I'd recommend checking out other shows.

It's not my kind of genre I'm used to, but it's good. I love the art and it's kinda fun and chill to watch it. A story about a boy who lost his whole family except his sister as she has become a demon. Story - 9/10 - The story itself is exciting and funny. I love the combats (except the gore, but still it's fine). And the way the story is showing how he becomes a demon slayer. His progress, hard work and motivation. Also, the connection between him and his sister Nezuko is cute. Art - 10/10 - I love the art really. The clothes, eyes, colours... everything is beautiful. I can't say a bad word about the art. (Except some scenes or things are showed so weirdly, but I guess these animes have this kind of art sometimes in some scenes). Sound - 8/10 - Nothing big, but it's more than enough, The intro and outro are nice and the BGMs during fights or usual scenes are not loud or interesting enough to listen to them, but they are good. Character - 8/10 - I can't say much due to spoilers, but I love the main character with his sister, although there are a few other main characters that are destroying my brain cells. Enjoyment - 8/10 - As I said, this anime is a chilly thing you can watch with some combats and interesting story. I wasn't totally overwhelmed by how good it was, but it was more than decent. Over - 9/10 - I have enjoyed this anime and I'm looking forward to seeing the film. I wouldn't watch it again as I think it would be boring, but the first anime of this genre that I'm watching and it's good.

Well, admittedly I actually struggled considerably even getting myself to watch this series. The impression I had was that of an overhyped, relatively generic shounen- devoid of the elegant nuance I usually seek from anime and manga. I was of course incorrect in that assessment and I believe that to be emblematic of how this community can sometimes spur people towards judging something on things it isn't attempting to even do. Demon Slayer is just a lot of fun. Though, its lighthearted tone fluttering throughout most moments never really got in the way of some timeless thematic representations of various aspects of the human condition for me personally. It's all balanced super well. Grave situations/emotions gives way to outlandish comedy rather quickly and at times even takes place closely together- it just sort of always refreshingly worked for me. Koyoharu Gotouge (the mangaka) wisely included quite a few characters with experiences rife with elemental characteristics of different types of people and how events in life can affect them; I considerably enjoyed realizing the author understands many different types of people well enough to include so many believable characters and reactions from them. When one character says to another, "I guess..the voice in your heart is really tiny" or " Hey, that doesn't matter. Since you helped me out, you're part of me now. And I'm carrying all of your emotions onto the battlefield with me!" surrounded by the context that makes those lines relevant, they serve as examples of how a writer can voluminously imbue authentic reminders of certain things we as people could do well to reflect on for awhile, all in a few short lines or so..well, that to me is valuable in art. I could go on about the great animation, and how I as a 28 year old graduate student enjoyed the reprieve of comedy others might disparage as childish or unrefined, or how Nezuko is adorable and Chuntaro is best girl- but none of that or the other things I don't have much more time to mention seem necessary for me to elucidate my main point. Demon Slayer does what it tries to do entrancingly well from where I was sitting. Sure, there're things I could draw attention to which weren't all that perfect in my assessment- but what's of critical importance here is I genuinely don't think any of it got in the way of me being enthralled with watching a show I was almost positive would've been underwhelming. Lotta fun and looking forward to the movie premiering in the US and reading the manga past the anime. But really Chuntaro is precious

I started watching this because LiSA sang the opening. Cutting to the chase: This is a simple, yet great anime. The story isn't very complex (so far) and everything is well-explained. I felt like the pace was a tiny little too fast a few times but nothing grave: one time it was because of a timeskip of two years, so all is good here. Character introductions? Made sense, nobody came in "unexpected" - that is to say, unrelated and out of space. I'm kinda missing a little more complexity here, so the story gets a 7 (good) from me. There also were a lot of funny scenes! The artstyle takes a little getting used to - they all look like kids, even if they're adults. Personally, it was a little of a downside for me because I'm a sucker for good looks. I would also say it has a good aspect to it too: it made me focus more on the storyline. Each of the characters is uniquely designed. Their facial shape may be the same, but the eyes aren't. Their eye design differs greatly from each other, if you compare. The animation? Chef's kiss, very nice with some 3d elements, very smooth. I particularly liked the Water Breathing Technique's animations. Sound 10 of 10 because Gurenge as the opening? Perfect. The OSTs were great as well, very fitting, got a vibe of past Japan. All the characters are nice, well made. Certainly not perfect but that'd be boring anyway. There is a lot of room for character development for certain characters. I liked the dumb main trio very much. They all seem a little bit of stupid but all three are different kinds of stupid. While Tanjiro is dense, Inosuke has exactly zero percent of human competences Zenitsu always seems stupid but that's because he whines so much. This trio is very dynamic. They fit each other well. Another aspect I like about them is the healthy rivalty they've got. I really enjoyed this series throughout and it's definitely worth the watch. I'll stay tuned for another update!

Story demon slayer story's pretty simple.there are demon slayer who slays demons and there are different ranks of demons and then there is the originator of the demons aka the boss level demon but what carries the show is the reason for the people to become a demon.What happened to them that they decided to hate the society this much to even become a demon and kill others and how her sister will be cured. Art style oh boy the art style is soo good on the points that it carries the show forward.An awesome job done by ufotable :] Sound i found this anime through its music.its goddam good not only the music but the sound effect is as good as the music is :} Characters i like mc of this anime.He is different he knows what has to be done, has to be done right there.He do sure understand the pain of others even of his enemy,he feel sorry for them but he knows he has to slay them he does not do this out of revenge but to free the demons and the things which happened with him does not happen to anyone else and also to turn her sister human back again ^^ As for the other character some are funny but at times they get annoying too but those moments gets balanced by some badass moments by these annoying characters :') Conclusion i like the anime for its art style ,characters,music,sound effect,and interesting backstory of poor demons and slayers i would recommend this anime for those who like the things i mentioned :")

this is my first review thank you for being indulgent first the scenario of Kimetsu no yaiba has nothing really remarkable it is in the end quite classic without big reversal of situation, nothing that makes him stand out from the lot. Tanjiro’s objective changes from that of the other classic shonen, the goal of our hero being simply to find a way to retransform his sister into a human, (the one or mainly that of the other shonen neketsu is to be the strongest). The anime regularly speaks to us because/thanks to this objective of family relations and confronts several visions of the family with that of the other characters. This is for me what makes Kimetsu no yaiba differentiates itself from other anime, personally I had never seen before a anime talked about family relations this is perhaps why it marked methe characters seem to have a very thorough development, I hope that all the characters will have the right to a development. Next the graphics of kimetsu no yaiba are very beautiful, (even if one could have thought that ufotable would have done better). The animation is just sublime, (probably one of the most animated anime I have seen). The style is quite clean a kimetsu no yaiba, (despite that this style really looks like that of other ufotable anime). The touch brought to the sword technique really make the whole beautiful (like the zenitsu lightning). The seiyuu voices are good, (I didn’t really pay attention). The sound effects are also very good there is not really anything to complain about, the most important point of kimetsu no yaiba is the OST that is just amazing, (the composer being Yuki Kajiura,) all ost are a real pleasure to listen to, (my favorite being the Zen'itsu theme). The only regret for ost is that the one that came out the most is that of the famous episode 19, which is for me far from being the best. The opening is really good (probably one of the only ones I like among those of singer Lisa, the ending is also very cool even if it is less good than the opening. The characters are interesting, some already have a good development, to see in the sequel if the others will have one as well, but I do not think that all will have a development. The chara design is really original, the most part are very colorful with colors that I rarely see in other anime (like the yellow of Zen'istu). What I like the most about this anime is really the ost, (Yuki Kajiura being probably my favorite composer it’s pretty logical). The animations are also really sublime (episode 19) the graphic quality is really beautiful, there is no personal that is zero they are all interesting, and brings all something to the anime is contributing to make Kimetsu no yaiba one of my favorite anime (shinobu <3). However the scenario is not really transcendent, of the story in itself also it is in the final quite classical, the world of kimetsu no yaiba is really cliche, (people who fight with sabres and "powers" that make (almost), that fighting really reminds me of my opinion about anime before I start looking at it. (And this image is according to it's probably in the worst that we can give to anime in my opinion). And this is probably the image that people who do not watch anime have anime To conclude Kimetsu no yaiba is not good because the scenario is good, Kimetsu has made talk of him because it is pleasant to watch the animations are probably the best that have seen him for a shonen neketsu the ost are sublime is this is what makes us go into the anime (the animation and the ost allowed me to see the most epic anime I have ever seen)

In the past 5 months, I paused from watching anime and reading manga. Kimetsu no Yaiba meme flooded my newsfeed those days and it was indeed a struggle to avoid spoilers. Thankfully, I have teaching preparation and research to distract me from renewing my full-pledged otaku status. Anyways, many weabs dub Kimetsu no Yaiba as "Anime of the Year of 2019". After watching, I would like to echo the words of a friend who said, "It's more like the 'animation' of the year.". Basing from the Fate Stay Night franchise, Ufotable has a solid track record of slugfest on-the-edge-of-your-seat animations. Ufotable studio delivers the same top-notch quality in Kimetsu no Yaiba, including the art style wherein their trademark lunar antics consume much of the screen time. 😂 The story is alright. It's not bad; it's okay. It is a typical shonen anime where the main protagonist has a protagonist trait. I mean, all throughout the episodes, Tanjiro screams to the audience "Hey guys! I have ENFJ qualities.". The female lead, Nezuko, is the lovely object in the franchise who works like a charm because it's not anime without a kawaii element. As usual, the sidekicks -- Zenitsu and Inouske -- are stupid in their own way. My favorite character, so far, is Shinobu. #YandereIsLove 😁 Towards the end of the series, following the trend of many shonen pilot seasons, Tanjiro slowly established his harem and we do hope that his keen sense of smell will not make him as dense as Ash of Pokemon or Asta of Black Clover. The demon-versus-demon-slayers universe was also clearly set up, in the end, leaving some mysteries with a cliffhanger that builds the hype of a possible next season(s). To sum up, Kimetsu no Yaiba is a lovely ride. Maybe not that great compared to many anime of higher taste, but it was indeed a perfect reentry portal for fans who took a break from watching this type of entertainment. Should I read the manga now? Nah, I don't think so. The animation is so great -- at par with AOT or Gintama -- that I want to save the surprise in video format. Surely, this is something I will recommend.

Demon slayer: kimetsu no yabai is an actual work of art, and forever will go down in anime history as being one of "the greats" the story is a typical revenge plot, MC "tanjiiro" finds his family hurt, and goes out on a revenge path to find the one who hurt them and the one who possessed his sister, along the way he finds numerous friends and allys, and of course horrifying enemies "demons" with godly powers, each one more stronger than the last the art style is absolutely stunning. It uses the perfect blend of CGI and Hand drawn animations. Not one character uses any cgi or 3d models *to my knowledge* , nor does any one use of CGI stick out horribly like a sore thumb *like most cg aspects usually do* the fight choreography is also just as stunning, seeing the liquid like flows of their swords slashing through heads,the twists and turns to avoid attacks and so on. Each demon has unique powers and fighting styles, no two demons have similarities. *except maybe the spider family* the character design is kinda typical. It has the overpowered MC, younger sister he wants to protect, lazy best friend, and super show off shmuck that thinks hes better when he clearly isnt, but it all oddly works out for this show. overall i give this show/series a perfect 10/10, maybe a 9.9, as im not a big fan of a show building up a super awesome storyline, just to say "FIND OUT IN THE MOVIE" i wish they could have progressed it more but apparently the story arc for the movie is also one of the best arcs in any shounen manga of all time, so i am also hyped for the movie TLDR; this show is a work of art, super solid art and animations, story, choreography all of it

First thing i will say thankyou is to : Mrs Koyoharu Gotouge because him we can see the wonderful story of masterpiece. And the second i very say thankyou to the studio who make this series so hype : Studio Ufotable. I very merging to watch this manga adaptation in all aspect. So i will give some review about aspect that i merging for : Story : (10) the story of KnY very very unique. All of story have continous thing and tidy plot. The story not just focus in Tanjirou as Main character, but make focus in all aspect in character (this make me feel so "wahh"). Art : (10) for art, we don't need to ask anymore, ufotable is the greates studios until now to produce the best act. they make every frame/picture so details and we know, ufotable is greatest for this case. Sound : (10) nah, in this aspect i very very like. if i can rate this through 11, i will give this aspect rate's 11 from 11 (because this rate just until 10 hehe). ths ost, opening, and ending designed very well, especially in the ost. (By the way i very like the battle ost of KnY). for the opening and ending, we dont need to ask how LiSA perform's. She always perform in 100%, so that can make the op and ed very very good. But again, the ost will make you get goosebump. Character : (10) : in this aspect too make me fall in love with KnY, because the character in this series is unique. Almos all of character in KnY have sad past. and i very like the character development like tanjirou from weak until he strong and other character. Enjoyment : (10) if you need to enjoy your self after you got tired in work, you can watch this series. this series contain has a comedy side, have a little romance, and almost the great action and adventure is very well mix in this series Overall : (10) for Overall, i rate this series 10 for sure.

Demon Slayer is one of the greatest animated series I have ever watched and I recommend any fan of Shounen anime to give it a watch. It has a great plot, loveable characters, beautiful animation and an amazing soundtrack. Every episode left me hooked for the next one and many left me with my jaw dropping or laughing numerous times so I'm going to review why this was a great show and why you should watch it. Plot: Demon Slayer is set in a period of Japanese history which is often overlooked, the Taishō period. This was a period in history where Japan had very much modernised but rural and traditional lifestyle was still not uncommon which makes for a very interesting setting where we can have 20th century technology along side katanas which isn't something you see everyday. As you can guess by the name of the show, there is demons and there is demon slayers who slay them. The demon slayers themselves are unrecognised by the government and operate more in rural areas meaning a lot of people are unaware of the demons. Our main protagonist is Tanjiro Kamado, a young boy from a poor family whose whole family is murdered by a demon except for his younger sister, Nezuko. Nezuko is turned into a demon and Tanjiro joins the demon slayers in hope of finding a way to cure his sister. I won't spoil anymore of the plot since its worth a watch but thats the general idea. Characters: Compared to most Shounen anime Demon Slayer has a pretty small cast, there is four main characters and each of them do a great job of representing different aspects of the world in this story. Tanjiro is one of the greatest protagonists I have ever seen and he is a great role model as he is extremely kind and is willing to do anything for his sister and his friends. Throughout the series we see him motivate others through hard times as he has been through very hard times himself he is very understanding of others. Unlike a lot of Shounen protagonists he is not overpowered and sustains great damage in battle which have long term effects. The rest of the cast also is very representative. Nezuko shows a lot of courage and love to go against her instincts to help others, Zenitsu represents the fear of people and his view of himself as an ordinary guy against the more courageous demon slayers and the demons themselves is interesting. Inosuke shows how there is much more to just believing that you can win which overall I think is a great part of this anime, how it doesn't rely on friendship and other bullcrap and actually applies logic while still showing how values are important. The characters all have their own quirks which allow for fun moments too though some may find it obnoxious which I can understand I think the balance between humour and seriousness is done very well. The rest of the cast is enjoyable too though some may think the pillars are boring with one line personality traits though they still need to be developed next season as I also thought the same of Tomioka and Shinobu until they were developed more. Animation: This is definitely the shows strongest point and it is why it became so popular. The animation is done by ufotable which is a phenomenal studio most know for the Fate series. I'm not usually a big fan of CGI in anime but here it looks absolutely breathtaking. I've rewatched many of the fights numerous times because of how clean they are. Episode 19 and 26 in particular look phenomenal. The art style is very distinct but it doesn't look out of place at all, the backdrops and environments look beautiful. Many effects are used which I haven't seen much in anime before and it is very surprising how good they look especially for a TV series. Soundtrack: It's amazing, the opening and ending are great songs which get you hyped up for the episode and the one after especially considering the great cliffhangers this series has. The background music is beautiful too, it uses a variety of instruments which really feel like you are in that time period. The battle music, the more upbeat music, the peaceful music... it all sounds fantastic. My favourite track has to be the music from the end of episode 19, I can't help but smile when hearing it during the action. Overall for me this show is 10/10 which is not something I say often but I was really captivated by it and it hooked me early on. If you like Shounen anime you should really check it out.

For the past two seasons of anime, I've had the pleasure of watching Kimetsu no Yaiba, for me, there was never a dull moment. My first time watching the opening, and seeing the art, I thought to myself, they surely can't consistently have artistic and animation quality of that level right? Story: The show grips you immediately, places you in the shoes of Tanjiro, who lives in the mountains with his mother and siblings. He takes care of his chores to help the family survive; gathering wood, trips to town to sell and buy goods for the family, etc. One day, he returns to find his family brutally slaughtered by demons, the only one clinging to life, his sister, Nezuko, this begins their journey. While searching for a way to turn his sister back into a human, they become entrenched in the demon slayer corps, and their battle against not only the demons, but against Muzan and the twelve Kizuki as well. Art: Man, it's good. A little too good if you ask me. It leaves me questioning whether or not UFOtable can keep up this level of animation throughout the full length that this anime ends up running. I'm not very artistic, nor do I have a ton of knowledge of the techniques, but whatever technique they use for drawing the elemental breathing technique stuff, is absolutely breathtaking. It makes the fight scenes stand out from every other anime in my opinion- because it hasn't really been done before, at least not at this level of quality, as far as I know. Sound: They hit you in the mouth right off the bat with the kickass Gurenge by LiSA, and the music choices throughout the show always fit the mood, and felt incredibly cinematic. The voice acting was spot on as well, you could generally feel the emotions when they were present. Characters: Man, the cast of characters in this anime, was outstanding. Of course, you have Tanjiro and Nezuko taking the lead, but, they did such an amazing job of making every character that joined the fray have their own personality and emotions, generally from their past. You don't find many animes where they genuinely make you feel for almost every villain that's encountered along the way, but they made it happen with this. It played to the idea that "maybe demons aren't all bad" because you had moments in their deaths, where you could see the very human side of them. It was incredibly well done. Enjoyment: As someone who works weekdays, this anime made my Saturdays even more enjoyable. I was able to roll out of bad after 10am, plop on the couch, and allow myself to get lost in the story that is Kimetsu no Yaiba. I consider this a Spring anime, because of when it started, so, it easily took the cake as my favorite anime of the Spring, and that carried over into the Summer as well, although, the competition was quiet a bit higher in the summer IMO. Overall: 10/10 easy. It's uncommon when I have an anime that just gets a 10 in my mind with little to no thought behind it, and that was the case here. It just felt so obvious to me that it was a 10, with just how much I enjoyed this show. I look forward to the movie, and hopefully numerous seasons to come.