This. He basically threw whatever he could and got lucky Nezuko blood bombed that shitty kid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
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This. He basically threw whatever he could and got lucky Nezuko blood bombed that shitty kid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
I don't think Tanjiro thought anything at all.Quote:
As a last ditch effort anything goes, but there's no good reason for Tanjiro to think Fire dancing should give him heightened destructive powers, if that thought went through his mind at all.
The scene was portrayed as him almost admitting defeat and accepting death. He had his life flash before his eye, that mosaic scene, out of *everything* that was shown there in that mosaic - his water breathing training, the ghost-children near his teachers house in the hills, the grandmother telling him about demons, the fights he already had etc. etc. etc. - he remembered his father, a man so frail he could barely stand or work (probably, by the looks of it). Yet with his breathing, he was able to overcome an obstacle that would've been *impossible* to do under normal circumstances, especially for him.
That's exactly what happened here too. He remembered the dance, the breathing, his frail father during a very strong moment and the way to overcome an obstacle that would otherwise be impossible to overcome or achieve feats that would otherwise seem impossible to achieve. - that's why he used it, most likely intuitively. I really doubt any of this was evaluated properly or even calculated.
He just... "remembered"
Episode 20:
Theyre too op, dont like it at all. If the guy can finish one of the 12 this easily, whats stopping him from easy victory? :/ And the breathing is dumb. I can see how breathing relates to sword slashes. But he just stood there and the threads kept bouncing off his skin. So breathing gives you a shield? Uhuh ....
The flashback was boring, nobody needed that. It was obvious from the beginnung why a demon would create family members.
Lastly, I hate the whole "cute girl acting cute, but is actually a capable killer".
Uh.....Okay.
Gonna agree with this. If this high ranking slayer was more even with one of the 12, then it'd be fine. But he won instantly and effortlessly.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFauli
Well, Tanjiro already defeated and killed an ex-moon.
And Water-expert dude (Giyu?) has eleven forms, while Tanjiro's trainer only knew 10, or rather - there were no more than 10 before he created the 11th form. So he is basically the boss of the water style.
If he weren't that strong, this show would be stupid and get boring soon, considering that Tanjiro only trained for like 3 years or so, while the others did for a decade...or decades, yet he already managed to defeat someone who Muzan thought worthy to give a special title at some point
You might also want to consider that out of the twelve active ones that exist, the only Moon-tier demons we've seen are all in the lower half, and an expelled Lower 6 and the current Lower 5.
The lost kid ripped one of the drums out of the ex-Lower 6, so Tanjiro and team had a much easier time than they could have.
I imagine that the Upper six are exponentially stronger, since they can handle more and more of Muzan's blood. Muzan can also make an endless number of newbie demons, and apparently even at a moment's notice. It takes years of training to bring up a demon slayer, and who the hell knows how long it takes to replace a hashira if one of them dies.
The demon slayers probably have no chance against Muzan directly as it stands, because it only take a single cut from him to convert an attacker into one of his spawn.
I find it hilarious that this typical shounen story is being criticized for being... well, a typical shounen story.
Don't worry guys, the other enemies ranked above this white kid are going to be way stronger and (more than) a match for the elites. How do I know? Because this is a typical shounen story.
LOL.
It's almost like no one has ever watched any anime here before.
Even in the context of "this is shounen anime" it doesn't work.
The Twelve are basically this series' version of the Akatsuki. Or the Espada.
This would be like if one of the Jounins or Squad Captains just appeared and one-shot an Akatsuki or an Espada.
In Naruto or Bleach, those encounters would have still been FIGHTS. Because otherwise, the whole group loses it's entire sense of menace.
They aren't Jounins though, they are Hashiras. That's basically Hokage Rank ... unless each breath style has multiple "pillars" (hashira) - which I doubt because the name simply wouldn't fit and they are not even mentioned in the 10 ranks when the puppets spoke about the hierachy after the trial.
It's also not really the same, because Akatsuki are a group of super special individuals.
We don't know how special the moons are as it's already shown that Muzan basically demotes and promotes whenever he sees fit and it's probably only related on how much blood or how many humans they've eaten.
And on top of that, if the Yellow Flash or Madara would've fought most of the crew, with the exception of maybe Pain (or Tobi), it wouldn't have been much of a fight either, if a fight at all - the powercurve in those longer anime's is rather absurd anyway and changes whenever for the most random reason.
But that is not all, we saw Rui's vision and it was already blurry as hell, so he might've been exhausted.
All we know is that they are more powerful than normal demons "on the street", yet we have no information about the difference in power inside the group itself.
It's probably similar to the Arrow and Ball demons that were kinda special? They did follow Muzan's direct orders yet even somone with the lowest rank inside the Corps (Tanjiro) was able to defeat them.
From what we've seen so far, I think it's wrong to see the Twelve as a group similar to Akatsuki.
We don't know how many of the "Twelve" have been defeated in the last 300 years, we don't even know how quickly they are replaced, we can only guess that it doesn't take long because otherwise Muzan wouldn't demote them just because they couldn't grow further.
As far as I understood it, they aren't the "Twelve Moons" because they are the strongest demons on the planet, they are the "Twelve Moons" because Muzan gave them some of his blood (as his blood seems to transform the cells of the individual recieving it) or an ample amount of human bodies to eat - making them stronger than they originally were... and they might work under Muzan's direct orders due to this, while most of the other demons do not.
That's why Tanjiro has to hunt them for the cure to Nezuko's transformation because after all they have the blood of Muzan inside of them I guess(?)
Yeah, which is why Naruto never had Minato fight any of those characters. Because it would have completely undermined the group as antagonists to be feared, just like this show just did.Quote:
Originally Posted by KrayZ33
Yet it undermined the strength of the good guys to the point were you would question yourself what chuunin or jounin are even worth.
It's pointless to have fancy titles and them telling you "oh Elite Ninjas are super powerful" - yet they can barely throw a kunai and get defeated by the enemy in a single swing. (see great Ninja War at the end of the series)
So at most, it's just the other way around.
Considering Muzan can create new demons at will, it doesn't really help that you have such powerful Demon Slayers in the corps if they can't catch Muzan himself. The demons are still able to create havoc and kill lower ranked members with ease - reducing the numbers of veterans in the process to the point where one might not even get "another" Hashira since the students keep on dying during their hunts. Demons seem to live on forever, humans do not, they have to retire (and we've already seen a retired demon slayer).
This scene basically showed me that the "Hokage" of Kimetsu no Yaiba are actually doing things instead of sitting at home being "the strongest ninja of the village". Yet at the same time it's rather obvious that they are the exception in terms of power
Agreed. Naruto btw. DID a bad job when Sasuke beat Deidara. It undermined the, up to that point, overwhelming aura pf Akatsuki. Before you had Kakuzu and Hidan beat in a tough battle, requiring many top heroes, one even dying. Sakura had the help of the person who creates puppets to defeat Sasori. It made kinda sense. And then Sasuke pwned an Akatsuki, made him even feel scared :/Quote:
Originally Posted by DarthEnderX
Kimetsu now has very distorted "power levels". We can, ofx, speculate that this was the weakest of the 12, but the way he was beaten effortlessly was simply too crass imo. And he probably didnt even need his 11 breathing, he was superior in speed, strength alone.
Honestly, my favorable guess is that both these slayers are human-demon hybrids. Maybe drunk some demon blood, but kept it to a level thats not fatal. Would be a more satisfying explanation than "well. Duh, they just underwent harsher training"
Muzan took two fairly new demons, pumped them up with a little of his blood, and told them they were Twelve Moons, when they 100% weren't. He lied to them. Their only purpose was to hunt Tanjiro and Tamayo because he had just encountered them both on the street.Quote:
Originally Posted by KrayZ33
That's how quickly he can make new demons that can give trained and experienced slayers trouble.
@MFauli:
No. The Hashira are just those demon slayers who have survived this long and trained to such extreme lengths to the point that they are actually consistently useful. They're the upper ranks of the slayers. They're all human. Tanjiro would have smelled something if Tomioka wasn't. Urokodaki was one too, same thing, Tanjiro would have noticed.
The regular ones survive the night on the mountain, maybe kill some new and weak demons, and they're in.
Yeah, and if I want there to be any tension in the series, the good guys seeming too week is infinitely preferable to the bad guys seeming that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by KrayZ33
But the bad guy nearly killed MC and for once, a much stronger ally came to the rescue.
You make it sound as if there is no longer any danger, but that's absolutely not the case.
This is the powerline
Weaker-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Stronger
----Regular Demons-----Tanjiro --------Rui/(some)Moons-------------Giyu/(------)Muzan(------)
nothing else. Doesn't look like a problem to me.
But ... Tanjiro already has a fully traunes body. How do you train to go fromm there to effortlessly killing a higher demon?
There is no such thing as a "fully" trained protagonist (and also a lot of characters) in shounen anime.
I think the one thing we can all agree on is that a demon slayer's power isn't determined by their rank, but by the distinctiveness of their kimono.
what do you mean?Quote:
Originally Posted by MFauli
Zenitsu has perfected the first form - can't do any of the others, yet it looks like he has that form down to it's fullest, probably to a level of a master even.
Tanjiro can do most/all 10 forms of his style (he was just shown a new one, the 11ths) but didn't "master" any of it. He just found a new way to enhance those with his Kagura style too.
There are plenty of ways for them to improve.
He trained for 2 years, what do you think will happen over the next 10 to 20? He'd obviously advance and train these techniques to their fullest potential. And that's where Giyu is currently at or at least the direction he is going to.
How old is Tanjiro again? Was it mentioned somewhere? He is no older than 17.
This kind of discussion is where my passion lies...
Shounen power scaling... truly a mysterious art that is required to harmonize with the tone, scope, and theme of a shounen for it to dare step into the pantheon of great shounen anime.
As I see it, there are four important factors in long for conflict/battle driven manga to present interesting progression and conflict: Properly paced strength scaling, Revelation of Scope, power interactions, and poignant power revelations.
Being long form stories, shounen has a very real 'power ceiling' that, once passed, just becomes boring, ala DragonBall. If the numbers just keep increasing but the basic 'gameplay' doesn't change, fights stagnate with simply bigger explosions. Kimetsu is somewhat average in this department, as recent shounen have moved away from flat numeric systems to represent power and typically favor more general rankings based systems. The hashira are understandably impressive, but revealing their prowess this early sets a soft limiter on how impressive the other nine ranks can be while maintaining continuity. The same goes for the other 12 high class demons, however they are easier to retrofit into being stronger or weaker as needed by the story conceits thus far. This creates some burden on the author if they plan to explore the other ranks, as viewers (especially young WSJ readers) are ill equipped to tell apart a very nuanced differentiation of power levels like this, meaning more exposition will be necessary down the line.
This battle also served to set some scope. This is actually the most difficult one to get wrong (which is why I am the most harsh critically of Fairy Tale - because it screwed this up royally) among shounens. Giving the audience a taste of coming distractions and where the hero is headed is great for re-invigorating hype; especially earlier in a series. Again though, the author played his big cards very early, and while this can work (Mihawk in One Piece), it still created a storytelling burden where future characters will likely be compared to the heights of what we have experienced, and that reduces their potential impact on the audience. We've seen the best, so what else could impress us aside from the final villain? From what I hear, Bleach suffered from this as well. Did the author do this as a desperation move to preserve rankings in WSJ, or are they planning on a shorter tale that doesn't need to 'save' high rank character reveals until later? They are a precious limited resource to a WSJ mangaka, so I expect it is more the former...
The power interactions were a mixed bag. On the one hand, modern shounen has largely attempted to sidestep generic 'strength' in determining battles and has taken a page from Jojo in having more clever application of powers deciding battles versus 'strength versus strength'. The split I would guess to be around 50/50. That was largely missing from this battle tactically, but represented fairly well in the animation and choreography, so I don't have any real complaints. Series like Shoukugeki no Souma are entirely built on this, as well as most sports shounen. My Hero Academia also emphasizes this, as well as HxH, and arguably the best (early) portions of Naruto.
The power reveal and relation is the only strong criticism I have for this fight. Like I said, the foreshadowing was paltry (mid-fight flashback) and the power up felt unnecessary, especially since he was saved by the Hashira anyway. It was flashy and exciting, but it didn't have the emotional impact that the best kinds of battles do. For a demonstration of this done right, I would suggest the original Dempsey Roll reveal in Hajime no Ippo. To be fair, Kimetsu didn't have (or take) the time to build this up as much before springing it on us.
Some of these 'compromises' might be due to the compacted format this show has been produced in. UFOtable isn't a long running show producer, so they may be trying to cram in as much source material as possible into its run, showcasing instead its beautiful animation. Still a solid watch, though.
Hm, I wouldnt complain about Tanjiro being saved by the hashira guy, even after getting a power up. It was meant to evoke desperation, like "omg, the hero gave it his all, but even that wasnt enough!". Worked for me.
Btw thats why HXH remains the best shounem. Even now the manga has no issues with power ceilings and recelations, because abilities are set up in such clever fashion that one steong character can never be sure Theres not gonna be some freak ability with another character. Also Dark Continent could introduce a whole new power system, but thats more my personal hope.
I would have been okay with it if A. he hadn't won effortlessly, or B. Tanjiro had actually noticeably wounded the demon first, and the other guy was basically just finishing the guy off because Tanjiro couldn't.
It's hard to animate effort when their best move is Dead Calm unless they dish out lots of movement.
Interestingly, Shinobu's poison should only work if she manages to pierce someone, which isn't always easy according to our present fight. So she can kill those who she can already cut in the first place. That last point goes for everyone, but the different is that those who train to increase their power can improve upon that. Having better poison doesn't, unless it reduces the demon's skin integrity.
The biggest crock of bullshit wasn't anything the demon slayers were doing. It was that Rui somehow managed cut off his own head first.
- He shouldn't have known that Nezuko was going to attack him, or could.
- Both Nezuko and Tanjiro were burning away his threads like crazy.
- The attacks and the power behind them took him completely by surprise.
So how did he manage to both form new threads amidst all that fire consuming them, near his head when his arms were well below his neck, and do it despite the fact that Tanjiro's demon slaying blade was already halfway in his neck?
Plot armor, that's how. For a shitty, obnoxious villain character that had long overstayed his welcome.
His strings are weird in that they are supposedly attached to his hands but appear from everywhere.
This is basically an anime trope whenever a character uses strings. They can basically control each strand at will.
You know, even if you say that's possible... Rui did then go and say that his neck was tougher than any string he makes so... yeah.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryll
Episode 21
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Chibi Nezuko ftw!
I do like the tempo of this series in terms of rapidly switching from dramatics to comedy. It feels like a very natural way that tension gets broken. Abruptly and without warning.
It's almost certainly some trope, but I like the distinction that Tanjiro is determined when it comes to slaying them, but he also pities them once the job is done. I feel like what will have him stand out from the other slayers over time, isn't any of the powerful strikes, but maybe more towards the one he used on the Mother spider. She surrendered, and he was able to switch to the form where her suffering was ended peacefully.
Maybe a "warm hearth fire" gentle rain form?
I still hate Rui though. Don't give a shit what his sob story was.
The Hashira interaction was hilarious.
The Butterfly Hashira is super smug. Reminds me of Shinoa, not only due to her being voiced by the same person (I assume)
Bitch was overconfident. If Hated Dood wanted to, he could've offed or injured her gravely in an instant, like she had been trying to do to him.
And why didn't Tanjiro explain that his sister wasn't a threat? Fumbling over your words at such critical times is so cringey. Didn't he think he might ever need to explain that he is carrying around a demon to his allies and at least somewhat prepare for it?
Sure, she might not believe you, but trying to explain is sure a hell of a lot better than "You're technically not incorrect that she's a demon!"
Also, we wasted half an episode over some random brat who no one cares about...
I know he was distracted, but Tanjiro forgot to get a blood sample.
That really annoyed me. HOW MANY.CHANCES LIKE THAT DO YOU GET??? ��Quote:
Originally Posted by DarthEnderX
That aside, good episode. Nezuko might be the best imouto ever. I was so scared for her when she shrunk but was still hunted.
Next episode should be fun.
On a sidenote: Im enjoying this anime more than Vinland Saga. Didnt expect that.
Right now I'm mostly looking forward to how they handle his sword situation.
I'll be disappointed if they just keep giving him more disposable swords.
Gigguk seems to agree with you.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFauli
I like how both he and Mother's Basement both put out videos this week talking about how episode 19 exploded this series's popularity. :p
What else can they do? It's not the sword's fault. Even the training boulder could have wrecked your sword if you were shit.Quote:
Originally Posted by DEX
Have we seen the special ability of Tanjiro's black sword?
Nope. Tanjiro asked if black was bad when he first got it, and Tengu just said "not necessarily". I don't remember anything significant since then.
Maybe black has self-repair ability plus "it becomes stronger together with its users mind" ��*♀️
Blades are as strong as each person's technique. That much has been established.
Even Shinobu's blade doesn't "break" despite her lacking physical strength.
That, or higher ranking slayers get higher quality blades.
i love the anime community:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fODiiyM0n9E
It's super cute that she doesn't just shrink, but turns into a little kid.
Try not to make it creepy. I know you people.
Hey, its only Shinta who youve gotta watch out for ��*♀️Quote:
Originally Posted by DarthEnderX
Creepy eyes!
Episode 22
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I have no idea how Nezuko's hypnosis is going to make her react exactly, but I hope she sure as fuck bitchslaps that guy. Fuck that was a blood-boiling episode.
Ffs, these Hashira are no more human than an average demon, fuck them.
How good was Master though?
"Yes, there's no guarantee she won't kill people."
"But there's no guarantee she will."
"Facts are, she hasn't eaten in 2 years and there are 3 people vouching for her. You'll have to put up a better argument if you're opposing this."
Damn dude.
I thought it was funny that Giyu was in the Seppuku list despite barely recognising Tanjiro.
Wouldn't that get her immediately killed?Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
Not if she gets a bs power upgrade that makes her stronger out of nowhere - which I'd fully support.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarthEnderX
My guess is her reaction is to blast past the guy torturing her and try to protect Tanjiro, only to stop at the edge where the sun is.
If she gets a powerup that lets her beat all the Hashiras, then the series is over.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFauli
That episode was lovely,
Mitsuri, the Love Hashira, had so many scenes that made me laugh.
From the scene were she couldn't help but laugh at the headbutt scene, to the point where she was being pushed to the ground by accident from the Sound Hashira.
I'd go even further and say she wouldn't stop, but I'm not sure if she'd instantly combust then.Quote:
My guess is her reaction is to blast past the guy torturing her and try to protect Tanjiro, only to stop at the edge where the sun is.
That would certainly proof her dedication to protect and set it above everything else, even human blood/food.
From what I understood, that lower moon guy Rui tortured his sisters or mother by exposing them to sunlight.
I'm actually okay with this method of testing. These people have never seen or even heard of anything like Nezuko. The very concept of a tame demon is absurd to them, so words or promises don't mean anything. They need to see actual proof.
That said, once the proof is presented, Tanjiro should have the right to punish the white haired dude for all the violence hefted on his sister for the sake of the test, ideally with the same method. Stuff the guy in a box and stab that box the same number of times.
Tanjiro also gets to hit the snake dood one time on the back and sit on him for a few minutes.
I feel like the "test to see if she'll eat me" doesn't work very well if she's still gagged. Even if she WAS going to bite you, she can't.
Episode 23
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OMG. Angry Nezuko made my day. That was just about as satisfying as if she bitchslapped.. perhaps even more so because she didn't give in to him at all.
The Master is suspicious as fuck.
I hate all of the hashiras except the first two that were introduced, and only because bug girl is cute.
Tomioka is breathtaking, pun intended.
Actually looking forward to Inosuke's development from here on. For him the entire thing was a massive wake up call that he wasn't as strong as he thought he was. Sure our main boy will most likely train a bit under Giyu since they had the same master but I am curious who will take Inosuke under his/her wing. If such a thing will happen at all.
I still find it an amusing trope when the pinnacle of a craft in Anime complain that the "new generation" or lesser members of that trade (almost entirely combat arts, as anime would have it) are indicative of a drop in baseline quality. Like, they are so far removed from mortal constraints that their lament is the weakness of others. It's haughty as all get-out, but I still smile when I see it. It is actually a better indicator for me that these people are beyond what most are capable of, in a weird way.
At least Tanjiro demanded justice he could never have for Nezuko getting hurt. He's borderline sis-con sometimes with his protectiveness.
I'm looking forward to the day Tanjiro becomes stronger than white haired dood and headbutts him as many times as Nezuko was stabbed. Headbutts because they aren't against the rules.
I'm interested in the Love Hashira. She's super happy and positive about everything. She seems like she might actually be the most in line with Tanjiro's attitude to forgive the demons after he kills them, but hopefully we find out.
Was Inosuke even shown to have used any Breathing techniques yet? I don't remember them. I know he has his super sense like Tanjiro and Zenitsu, but I don't remember any Breathing techniques from him.
No way dude. That chick is yandere as shit, I just know it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryllharu
Inosuke uses the Beast Breathing techniques.
If I remember correctly, that style has several forms. His sonar was the 7th.
But she was okay with Tanjiro protecting her demon sister unlike some of the other cunts.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarthEnderX
Interestingly, from what I can see - all it takes to be a Hashira is to kill a Top 12 demon. There are no set number of pillars, and there's no guarantee that each Breath school gets represented. Like... there's no Lightning user there for example.
Seriously, if it wasn't for the last scene, I'd say he's the bad guy in disguise. Maybe his twin brother? Who knows.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarthEnderX
I agree about looking forward to Innosuke's growth. Brute force used to be his *thing*, but that completely shattered. He will need to find a new forte.
Also I'm starting to fall for Shinobu (bug girl). But I also hate her for her extreme pragmatism from earlier episodes. I guess some s/m would be fine 🤷*♀️
At this point it should be pretty much a guarantee they're looking to doing a second series on this right? It's like we're now entering the meat of the story.
Episode 24:
I gotta say it: I think this anime is on its way to earn its seat next to the big shounen series. This training episode was interesting and fun, and we even learned other characters better to know.
Zenitsu's scenes had me laugh out loud xD The other two almost dying from the training, then he jumps in and enjoys it like heaven :D
Is the anime continuing or is 25/26 the end?
As far as I know it's currently planned for 26 episodes. I have heard no news of any greenlit sequels.
I'm actually hoping that the other two are doing their own secret training by sulking off as well. Well.. mostly Inosuke anyway. It's not really in character for Zenitsu to train unless it's either life/death or girls.
Personally, I hate with all my being when this show tries to be lighthearted and funny... I think it's a terrible combination and ruins any momentum the series might have going for it.
This will surely end at episode 26, but I'm quite certain it'll get another season/series even if not announced yet. But as always, who knows.
Zenitsu's secret training should simply consist of 'Try to grab me. You can grab me wherever you want'. Watch him become a Hashira in no time.
It sucks that so many romantic interests have already been established. Would have loved Zenitsu X Shinobu
Who will be the MC's love interest? The Hashira or the Tsuguko?
Kanao seems to fit better in terms of being from the same generation.
But who are we kidding. Tanjiro will be a siscon through and through.
Zenitsu is the best thing about this show (I think the humor is fine).
I can't stand Zenitsu. Some of the gags with him are good, but his whole deal is "He's really annoying and won't stfu." Which means his character is...actually really annoying and he won't stfu.
I think the moments of levity are pretty critical for the series. They're deliberate breaks in the tension to bring down the direness of series as a whole. There's nothing wrong with series that go whole grim the whole way, but without the breaks, the importance of each plot segment with action or drama aren't as effective. It ends up being overwhelming, and all starts to blur. What's one dire or stressful moment in a sea of them and nothing else?
Especially when you come off of a moment like episode 19/20, and then again with the near execution of Nezuko.
You also can't maintain momentum in a series that legitimately recognizes that regular humans would need months to recover from injuries as severe as what the lead trio is receiving. The only one who can quick-heal is Nezuko.
There's a difference between having moments of levity and what Kimetsu does.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryllharu
Like.. Angry Nezuko-in-a-box?Quote:
Originally Posted by Munsu
It's not "different", it's basically the same in Fairy Tail etc.Quote:
There's a difference between having moments of levity and what Kimetsu does.
The difference is that Kimetsu goes into much darker territory, so the contrast is huge.
So basically, the swing is so huge that it starts to feel out of place.
If I remember correctly, during the drum-demon arc, there was one such scene that felt completely out of place.
They literally saw someone dying a few minutes earlier and started being silly because of something.
In other shows, you'd see the MC getting beaten into a pulp and then all of a sudden help is coming, but that one dude who helps MC is also his rival and starts making fun of him because he is so weak and they start arguing infront of the enemy etc.
It's not even remotely as dramatic as when you have flesh eating demons lurking around that brutally rip you apart for fun.
I dunno, this anime has been like that from the beginning, so ... 🤷*♀️
My only gripe is the whining from the blond dood. Sure he can whine, just dial it down by half and we're good.
Honestly, mood whiplash has never really been something that's been a problem for me.
If the seriousness is good. And the ridiculousness is good. I have no problem when they happen to be right next to each other.
A-fucking-men.Quote:
Originally Posted by shinta|hikari
The problem here, besides the annoying characters, it's like they have two different set of teams handling the content. One for the comedic portion, and one for the serious portion, both with their different styles of direction and animation, etc., and then they try to cut and paste it all up altogether.Quote:
Originally Posted by KrayZ33
It just doesn't mesh well for me. Even the scene transitions are different, to say nothing that the MC's VA just sucks balls in comedic scenarios.
Then we go through episode to multiple episode long repetitive dumb jokes. So yeah, this series can do without them.
Zenitsu being an annoying fuck doesn't help matters.
To put it another way, I'm not opposed to a series mixing seriousness and comedic potions together. I have a big problem on how this particular show is doing it. I find it bland and annoying more than "funny". It's barely amusing, and far in between at that.
Episode 25
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-The 3 little girls have names!
-Young Shinobu truly did seem angry at baseline when she isn't smugly smiling at you. She's become quite interesting now having adopted her sister's persona for the most part - including when she's actively baiting you.
Tanjiro blushing at Shinobu's proximity indicates non-siscon romance.
Did the Tsuguko girl go mute?
I just ignore everything related to sisig and anemone.
She just hasn't decided to speak yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shinta
Unfortunately, I have no hope for TanjiroXShinobu. Shinobu seemed to care about the fire Hashira. Who I expect to be killed a la Jiraiya, after whuch Shinobu will become basically an untouchable widow.
Huh??? When did anything like that happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFauli
The one thing I saw was that Kanao's special someone is/might be Tanjiro.
But who knows if Tanjiro will be interested.
The whole episode was extremely funny,
I just loved how Beast-boy ruined his swords and the second smith went from "calm" to "what the... FUCK DUUUUUUUDE!?!??!"
She seemed slightly worried when he left to fight one of the stronger demons.Quote:
Originally Posted by KrayZ33
Innosuke ruining his sword made me go 'wtf', too. I ... don't think doing that gave the sword MORE stability 🤦*♀️
He's a protagonist in this very by-the-numbers shonen series. He's going to be completely oblivious of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by KrayZ33
I don't think stability is the point. He wants it to have a vicious toothy edge.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFauli
I WAS surprised that it was something Inosuke himself did. The chips are so evenly spaced and perfectly shaped, that I assumed he just had the sword made that way. Not chipped them out himself with a rock...he's quite the little sculptor.
The loss of stability just seemed especially dumb for someine who mostly relies on brute force.
But remember, these swords are as durable as the wielder's skill, so it's appearance or structure matters not.
Now cheese won't stick to the blade when he cuts it!
....and he can use them as swordbreakers now.
If they wouldn't have shown a sword breaking on demon skin, I'd have argued it didn't matter since they aren't going to hit metal, wood or stone with it... but since they are actually hitting stuff that is hard as metal, he has to use his superior japanese cutting abilities to not ruin the blade.
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Originally Posted by KrayZ33
That's a little unfair to Tanjiro.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarthEnderX
Kanao is very interested in him. But she flipped the coin and it went the wrong way. For now. How is he supposed to notice something that went on almost entirely in her own head?
If Tanjiro could smell girls in love the same way he smells anger, this would be a very different series.
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Well, this has been a great series so far, but I guess its hiatus time.
Little annoyed that they're seemingly turning canon arcs into movies
I'll take it.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarthEnderX
Man, Tanjiro going full Harem Protagonist and raising flags with both girls.
But yeah sucks that we won't get anything for a long ass time.
Over nothing? Sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Munsu
But I'd rather they took their time telling the story instead of trying to smush an entire arc into one movie.
Ugh, so does this mean we'll never get a proper continuation? Only movies (that are bound to be rushed/lack content)? :(
Best anime of the season, easily. Tanjiro x Kanao is best couple.
I wonder if the next fight will happen ON the train. Tanjiro should be able to smell the demon.
It's a single arc put into a movie,
I really doubt that it'll lack content or be rushed.
A movie is about 1:30 - 2h long, that's 6-10 episodes worth of content.
And the movie will probably have more budget than 6-10 episodes worth.
You might want to reduce it by 1 episode due to the movie most likely telling the story up until now so that the movie "works on it's own".
On top of that, all of it is probably going to be on a train. There is only so much you can do on it before it becomes annoying.
Hmm, I'm trying to look up how many chapters is in this next arc, but the Demon Slayer wiki's arc list ends at the spider mountain thing we just finished.
I DID notice that the manga has about 3 times as many chapters as this first season covered. So I really don't know why they didn't just keep the series going.
Anyway, I was a little disappointed at the way they killed off all the lower 6 like that. It's almost like the author was like "Oh wait, Tanjiro almost killed one last time, and I don't want him to be a Hashira anytime soon. So I better make sure all the demons that were at his level are gone." Plus, now all the demons that would have the blood he needs are way more powerful. It's like his goal posts got moved way back just as he was reaching one.
You mean kinda like how I "predicted" weeks ago how the power level was gonna end up?