*This is a spoiler free review*
When Kamado Tanjiro's family is slaughtered by demons and his little sister is turned into one, he must find a way to cure her by joining the Demon Slayer Corps, whose sole mission is to slay demons.
First off, the animation is superb. 10/10. It is what pulled me into this anime in the first place. The masterful colours contrasted with the surrounding darkness captivates you.
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And yes, there will be a lot of darkness because the demos come out only at night. So while you may need to crank up your brightness from time to time, the animation alone makes it one of the best anime of 2019. Hats off to Ufotable. But the other aspects… they're kind of meh.
Although the show is a typical shounen, I really liked that the author made the protagonist sensitive. Typically, shounen heroes are all wild, eternally hungry and overall stupid, so this was a welcome change for me. But as for the other characters, they are all fairly standard, and I was not surprised at most of the developments. If you've been watching anime for some time, you'll be able to predict the characters' personalities too. There's the typical woman chasing simp, the always-ready-to-fight wild guy, the quiet but awkward strong guy, and so on. But all of this standing, I will have to appreciate the design of the characters. All demons feel different, have different powers and generally make you feel excited for the battle that is about to go down. But the battles themselves are… meh. While they are beautifully animated, on the second watch, you realise that the pizzaz is only cursory and that there is not much substance to it. The fights happen in typical shounen fashion, with the characters busting out a new move or remembering the precious bond with their siblings. The latter doesn't happen too frequently, thank god. But what I think they really missed out on was the horror aspect.
The demon reveals itself. The chilly background music sets in as Tanjiro grabs his sword, a bead of sweat running down his forehead.
And then the battle music starts, ruining the buildup. As they have already included some gore in the form of blood, and some designs of the demons are horrific, i think that a horror theme would've been more suiting, rather than the light comedy they went for. The comedy, though, is rather hit-or-miss. It is mainly based on character quirks, and becomes stale after a while.
Where the story shines through is when the stories of the demons are told. As Tanjiro puts it, "They are a troubled existence!" and tries to put them at peace with themselves. This would've been the best part of the anime, if not for the amount of sadness forced down our throats. The fact that I bingewatched it might have something to do with this, but it felt like we were constantly listening to sad stories and it became grating after a while. It's like they are forcing you to feel bad for the demon and that felt suffocating. Story: 6/10
Another thing I really liked about the anime was the background music. The themes suit the characters and the occasion very well and really manages to amp up the feeling of battle. They are a mixture of Japanese and Western music, and the music styles blend together really well. Hats off to the music directors. I also really enjoyed the opening, it just felt right and the ending song was quite good as well, but I don't think I heard it more than twice as I was eager to move onto the next episode. One of the episodes has a different ending, which is more traditional, and is really good. Music: 9/10
The pacing of the story is good, but the initial slow burning nature of the anime may deter people from watching more than the first 4-5 episodes which are training and stuff-which I personally enjoy-but most people don't. The real meat of the story begins after that.
Overall, it is a solid shounen anime, with extraordinary animation, some good moments and overall okay-ish story. People who have recently started watching anime will enjoy it a lot more than the people who have been watching for some time. I just hope that the upcoming movie and new seasons amp up the story factor as well as the worldbuilding, which I felt was lackluster in this season.
Oct 4, 2020
Kimetsu no Yaiba
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*This is a spoiler free review*
When Kamado Tanjiro's family is slaughtered by demons and his little sister is turned into one, he must find a way to cure her by joining the Demon Slayer Corps, whose sole mission is to slay demons. First off, the animation is superb. 10/10. It is what pulled me into this anime in the first place. The masterful colours contrasted with the surrounding darkness captivates you. ... 
Dec 3, 2015
Meitantei Conan
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Ah...Detective Conan..one of the longest running anime series...
I was browsing through anime episodes when I encountered this anime in some 700-s episodes. I thought "How the hell can something be running for 700 episodes and still be going strong??"(One Piece had not reached 700 episodes then and I didn't know about Sazae -san) When I watched the first episode, I knew why. It's one of the most logic-applying anime out there. Sure, I've watched Death Note, but Detective Conan does not have any supernatural beings or things. Also, Conan/Shinichi solves most of the cases on the scene itself. But enough. On the story now. Shinichi Kudo ... |
