May 28, 2021
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SOME MINOR SPOILERS. PLEASE WATCH AT LEAST THE FIRST FEW EPISODES BEFORE READING.
Ok, so this anime was very hyped up. I heard lots of good things about it, and only got to watching it just recently. After hearing all this praise about it, I'm just kind of confused why people like this SO much. But, there are some good parts. Let's go over what I liked, and didn't like in Demon Slayer, or Kitmetsu No Yaiba.
Story 6/10:
Wow. I do not like the story in this anime. The beginning was probably its peak in writing. A boy comes home and sees his
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family all killed by demons and his sister is a demon. That's good writing, it builds suspense! I love the backstories of the demons, although they did stop the action, but I didn't mind too much. Also, the arc with Rui and the mountain was so good! This show also has good cliffhangers in its episodes. But, other than that. The writing falls short. I don't get why we have to watch a movie to find out what happens next! Just cut out the part with Tanjiro and his friends training and we can see the final fight! Also, there is way too many random conveniences for the characters! "Oh you're hurt? Here, have this medicine this woman gave to me yesterday that we NEVER SAW." So, the story is mediocre.
Art 9/10:
This anime has some of the best art I've ever seen. Especially in the fight with Rui. Although, what's keeping this from being a 10/10 is that other than the action scenes, it kind of drops in quality. Sure its sure great and better than most anime I've seen, but when compared to the great almost 3D like animation in the action scenes, it doesn't look too good. Other than that, the art is great!
Sound 8/10:
I love the music and voice acting. The theme song is good, but the Ending song is 100 percent the best song in the show. I don't have much to say about this, but it has some good songs and music.
Character 9/10:
The characters in this are really well written! I like Tanjiro as a main character, because he's not some copy and paste shounen protaganist. The side characters are alright. Although, I'm sorry but I dislike Zenitsu a lot. I don't hate him, partly due to seeing his backstory, but other than that, he's an annoying coward. I get that that's how his character was written to be the sort of comic relief, but the relief I feel is when he's not on the screen. The funniest thing about this character happened during Final Selection where everyone had massive crows and he had this little bird. But yeah, the characters are good too.
Overall: 7/10
This was definitely one of the most overrated animes I've ever heard of. But, I can see how people can really like this show. But, for me, the story and some bad characters bring my score down to a 7/10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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