There is an extraordinary overuse of monologues. The dialogue in Demon Slayer is very VERY bloated. However for me, and lots of people i've interacted with, these moments come off as emotionally manipulative and forced. Their backstories are admittedly somewhat sad and heartbreaking and I am sure that these moments do make many viewers feel for the characters, and thats great.

Because, before the backstory, i saw the 2 villains as one-note, blank slate villains which will surely die by the end of the season. It comes off as if they are forcing us to feel sad for characters that we would otherwise not care about. The 2 new antagonists have a somewhat endearing sibling relationship, but we are spoon-fed their backstory just as they are about to die. While fans may find them to be funny and great comic relief, I am certainly not one of them. Most of their dialogue and personality revolve around this one trait that they have. Inosuke is aggressive, hot-headed and short-tempered, while Zenitsu is a simp. Zenitsu and Inosuke on the other hand, represent running gags that the show has. He is a nice guy at heart, and easy to get behind which makes for a likeable protagonist, but not necessarily the most interesting to watch. He never fails to see the good in even the worst of demons. Tanjiro, probably the most interesting character, is an altruistic, selfless empath. Now onto the less amazing parts of Demon Slayer.ĭemon Slayer's character writing is very polarising. The Aimer OP and ED, while they are very nice songs to listen to, do not really fit the dark, gritty tone that the show was trying to adopt, especially towards the latter half of the season, but i dont think this means a lot in the grand scheme of things so i wont dwell too long on it. It hits when it matters, nothing much else to say about it. It compliments the animation and the fights well. The score is by the renowned Yuki Kajiura, and its decent. While Demon Slayer may not be Ufotable's best work (that goes to Heaven's Feel in my opinion), it does not change the fact that it is still undeniably one of the most well-animated shows in the medium. When people talk about or hype up Demon Slayer, this is the first thing that comes to mind. It goes without saying that Demon Slayer's fight scenes look spectacular, i dont think i need to spend much time praising the visuals or its It introduces us to the new Sound Hashira, and also new villains, in the form of a pair of brother-sister demons. 'Demon Slayer is carried by its animation'Ī common take that haters of this show love to spew, but how true is it actually?ĭemon Slayer S2 picks up immediately where the movie leaves off with the main trio and now the sound hashira going to the 'entertainment district' to kill a demon residing there.

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