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The thing about studio ghibli and disney is that though they are aimed at younger audiences, adults can enjoy the films all the same for the story and characters. And if you’re not one of those people that enjoy these studios you can at least appreciate the hard work that goes into the animation. With this movie I went in with high expectations as a studio ghibli fan and found this to be very generic, suddenly feeling like one of those people that can only appreciate the animation work that went into it, finding the pacing and story lacking.

Hiromasa Yonebayashi is the director of ... Mary to Majo no Hana, formerly working for studio ghibli and it shows. The animation quality and sound design isn’t lacking by any means, but to be quite honest the story was a chore to get through. Nothing about the characters was compelling or interesting and the pacing was off in many places in the film. I appreciate the work that went into this film and I will say a child will be less critical of this film as a given, it’s not aiming to be a masterpiece, but it delivers less than expected of something so closely related to studio ghibli. I hope studio Ponoc improves with it’s writing in the future.

Kimetsu no Yaiba isn't innovative by any means, but there's no need to reinvent the wheel if you already know what works. Ufotable elevated a simple story into an amazing spectacle of art design, animation, sound design, and voice acting. Kimetsu no Yaiba knows what works in the shonen formula and runs with it. The story is simple but charming in an almost nostalgic way. This anime is popular for a good reason.

One thing about Kimetsu no Yaiba is that though it's formula is familiar, it's setting brings a bit of flair that anime of the season didn't bring. The anime is set in Taisho ... era Japan, refreshing from the urban shonen settings. Tanjiro Kamado has simple goals, only wanting to turn his demon sister back into a human. He's doesn't have the obnoxious, savior complex that many shonen protagonists have. He is more subdued and it's a nice sight to see.