Kimetsu no Yaiba

To be honest, I don't understand what this show is going for.

It was a well executed show at first. Then when the main character recieves his weapon, everything changes. The seriousness built up around the main character, the atmospheric vibe, is all destroyed by some of these "comedic" moments. As someone who enjoys Black Clover, with Asta screaming at the top of his lungs in nearly every episode, as someone whose favourite character in MHA is Bakugou, and as someone who loves One Punch Man's Speed-o'-sound Sonic, these shows just absolutely NAIL that type of character. These shows are more light hearted in nature, which ... makes them fit in.

The sword forger guy is just silly, and his "jokes" and the reactions to them are out of place. No attempt to give the humour any meaning or context, or make the humour fit appropriately within the calm setting the anime has set up to this point. But it gets worse. When we later on meet a doctor, her companion is also annoying. But it gets worse. When we once again encounter Zenitsu and Inosuke the show takes a turn in the worst way possible.

I understand that we are meant to feel sympathy for the demons but it's done in a poorly executed manner. They build them up as ruthless, kill them off, and then while they're dying they have a ten minute long flashback about how their traumatic childhood forced them to want to eat people in exchange for being strong. Not only does that not make sense, it actively undermines the satisfaction of killing off the villain.

Now, villains don't have to be black and white, like Hisoka from Hunter x Hunter. He is crafted as a likeable character as well as a fierce villain. They are given a personality. Zenitsus gimmick would be interesting for a demon, but for him to have it and do the same thing in every episode gets old. After the first 2 times he does it.

As for the pacing, it's really really inconsistent. In the beginning of the show it appeared though it would have a fast but steady pacing. Nope. Some fights span 5 seconds, other span 2 episodes. Sometimes we spend half an episode watching a dead demons back story, which completely removes the tension. If you wanted that backstory, introduce it when you introduce the villain not after he dies. When the "bad guy" is dead I don't want to watch his entire traumatic childhood. If these stories were told before they die, maybe I would actually feel something for them WHEN they die. That being said Tanjiros reactions to their deaths are always bittersweet and well executed.

Pacing when it comes to the "funny" bits is also wierd. 5 minutes of Zenitsu saying the same thing over and over again is NOT funny. I mean, if new things happened, if the characters said different things each time in new ways, or if there was a dialogue between them I wouldn't mind. But it's just Zenitsu monologuing the same couple of lines for 5 minutes. I skipped it every single time. Inosuke had this problem in the beginning as well but got better as the show progressed. I hoped it would do this for every character but it refuses to.

Something else it refuses for its characters are words. Yes. Often, characters do not respond when spoken to. And sometimes characters don't listen to what's being said. And it made me hate almost every demon slayer. This is how Inosuke was introduced. Hot tempered, refuses to listen, even though he talks, while Zenitsu in the same scene, refuses to talk. Tanjiro refuses to talk as well. Tanjiro later refuses to talk to the Hashira. Like, I'm sorry, but building up story moments and refusing to build an understanding between MAIN CHARACTERS but then doing it for VILLAINS is infuriating. Basically the only character you like is Tanjiro, because he's the least stupid and not evil.

...with all that being said there are certainly qualities in this anime, though it is not related to the characters or the pacing. The story is mostly good. The fights are beautiful and exhilirating. It's what I enjoyed about it, and I endured the other aspects to hopefully find new, more redeemable qualities, and it got slightly better after reaching rock bottom.

The Art is mostly beautiful... however, why do no female characters have pupils? Why don't the demons have them? How do they see? Half the characters have lifeless eyes and it doesn't help to make them feel more alive. There is an overuse of the 3D models as well. They look worse and very distinct from the drawn characters and its breaking the immersion to needlessly switch back and forth in scenes when they just .... STAND STILL! One thing to do it in fights to allow better camera movements, but when they are standing still talking.

I will watch the next season, but I want it to be better than this one. I want it to be good and I believe it can be better. A lot of talent and effort was put into this.

EDIT: Because I think I may have been unfair to the series in a variety of ways, I vow to rewatch this sooner or later. When I do, this review will get updated.

A typical but watchable shonen mostly carried by some great animation and music. Nothing particularly new or creative about this world, this story, these characters. Most of the characters are under-established, quite generic and aren't really that interesting beyond their design, Backstories whenever featured feel sluggish and forgettable. I wasn't able to connect with a lot of the emotion in this anime, mainly because of how blunt it can be in it's execution, with extremely theatrical and unnatural dialogue. The humorous scenes are also a hit or miss but it did have it's moments and offered some good laughs along the way. One thing I ... really liked though were the villains, not as characters but I felt most of them had very interesting and especially creative powers, which worked very well with some great animation and choreography for it's action sequences. Despite all its flaws however, it still does manage to be just about entertaining enough for me to allot twenty minutes of my time every week for it, and wouldn't mind it getting renewed for another season, in fact I think it has potential, even if it unlikely will, to break it's generic shell. Also a shout out to the OP and ED, great songs complimented by great visuals.

6/10

What a waste of potential!

Story:4
So the plot is quite unique, sure, but why is the execution horrible? While using a fairly unique plot for a mainstream shounen, it all goes down the drain with the repetitive formula of "crow comes, tells Tanjiro where to go, Tanjiro kills the demon, crow comes, tells him where to go, kills the demon" and it goes on in this cycle.How can you say that the demons have been there for 5000 years and then go on to show the damn leader of the demons in the 7th episode. Demons since 5000 years would only mean that the demons ... are widespread and quite self-explanatory about the world but the author really decided to mess that up and gave by showing that the leader of the demons is in the same region/state/land as Tanjiro and that all the other 12 of the higher level demons are in the same state etc as Tanjiro as well it just doesn't add up. It's a big mess of a world building. This was such a waste of a unique plot that the author could come up with. For me PERSONALLY these kind of series heavily depend on the world building and the author wanted to I guess break that norm? Even the "best" part of the series had flaws although very much enjoyable, think about it? how was Tanjiro about to slice Rui's neck with a broken sword when just a minute before that his sword got sliced by his string.....STRINGS

Art: 10
Outstanding art no doubt about that. The animation in terms of movements doesn't come on the same level as Mob Psycho but the water from the sword and the flames and all those stuffs are unique and satisfying af

Sound: 9
Amazing opening and a top class ost in the 19th episode. Tbh I enjoyed the Tanjiro vs Rui more because of the ost rather than the animation.

Character: 4
uh, ok. Tanjiro and Nezuko have a magnificent bond and their dynamics are fantastic. I only had a single problem with Tanjiro and that was empathy for the demons. The same demons that were ruthlessly slaughtering humans for who knows how many years and you're right there before them feeling for the .....demons? I do however appreciate the authors abilities to be able to get the feelings through to the viewers but this was just wasted by using it with the wrong characters and the wrong time why? why did Zenitsu have to be there? why did Inosuke have to be there? what's the point of them here? they're literally earrape. Zenitsu was definitely cool when he was asleep nut it's all overshadowed by his appalling comedy. Now demon slayer fans defend these two by saying they're comic relief but there's a place and time for that. Their fellow demon slayers just got slaughtered by the demons and Zenitsu is panicking doing his horrific comedy and there's Inosuke doing the Luffy's name pronunciation but failing with it. And the way he does it, the way they both do their comedy is just contradictory to its "dark fantasy" world.

Enjoyment: 5
Now this might've been up to a 7 if the series didn't waste time in the ast 4-5 episodes. I also didn't enjoy the world building and a few inconsistenciesbut this could've been overlooked. It were Zenitsu and Inosuke who were the real buzz killers . There really wasn't any need for them to be added along with a passionate character like Tanjiro honestly. I enjoyed the fight scenes and the ost quite a lot.

Overall: 6.4
"Fair" is what it gets. Animation sound fights and the bond of Tanjiro and Nezuko keeps it on a safe 6 i guess. If anyone is considering watching it, then go ahead, you will enjoy it when the movie is about to come out because of hype and animation. It's a massive hit despite of its flaws so it won't be bad to check it out. If you're into fight scenes you can check it out. I personally recommend it for people to check out how to use an good OST with good animation. But if you're looking for something of a dark-fantasy, then stay away from this, I repeat, stay away!

I have to admit, this anime has very good and extraordinary visuals and animation. However, it has a story that I think is less interesting.

I find it strange because almost all of the characters have tragic pasts. And too many sad flashbacks, no matter if it's the demon slayer or the demon. As if I felt forced to sympathize with them.

But even so, I recommend this anime for people who are new or want to try watching anime, because the story of this anime is quite simple and easy to understand. Even though the story is quite cliche for me, it's still good to ... watch 👍

Demon Slayer does a lot of things really well, and others not so much. It has great animation, great soundtrack, great voice acting, and great character designs. But everything else is just meh.

It's basically just a bunch of fights. One fight after another, with some training routines in the middle. And the fights, while animated really well, are definitely not the best. They all feel very one-sided for the main characters, despite them initially having a disadvantage. And that's because the demons don't really change. They repeatedly use the same boring attacks and get angry when Tanjirou or whoever dodges them. Some demons have really ... interesting abilities, and yet you never see them use them to their full potential. All the main characters do is swing their swords, but the demons have actual abilities that could be used to make fights more interesting. Sadly, this isn't the case. Each fight is about the main characters overcoming the initial obstacle posed by the given demon's ability. While the main characters get boosts of confidence and power, the demons simply stay static. There is never a question of whether the demon will win. There is literally a fight where a demon stands 100% still and slaps some drums on his body. Thrilling. Whereas, the fights in Naruto for example are interesting because each side constantly finds new ways to attack their foe, by using their ability in a new way or by using different strategies. Furthermore, the demons are incredibly repetitive. To a point where it's a formula. Demon Slayer actually has the audacity to go in depth into each demon's backstory, but at the same time give each demon the most generic personality and motives. Every time Tanjirou kills a demon, the demon cries because apparently being killed by a nice guy is fulfilling. "Oh, he didn't step on my writing. I can die in peace now!". Or "Oh, he loves his sister. How beautiful". The demons either get frustrated when Tanjirou doesn't instantly die or are cocky all the way till the end. But the worst part about this is that we get a heartfelt and depressing backstory for each and every single demon, but we don't get so much as a mildly different personality or motive. It's like the audience is supposed to feel bad for a villain introduced five seconds ago who has 0 substance. For a show that is purely fighting demons, it would be nice to have a bit of variation. Many demons have a specific and aesthetically-pleasing character design that makes it look like they're either a main character or the final boss, which makes it even more disappointing when it turns out they just feel like eating humans.

Finally, there's also a lack of attention to detail. It feels like all the effort's been put into the fights and none whatsoever into things actually making sense. The writer does not care about the world, the characters, the lore, and especially logic. There are often times where the reasoning behind something is unclear, or purely contradictory. Despite all this, it was enjoyable and overall quite high-quality (in terms of the anime adaptation).

This, my friends, is the best Touhou anime I've never seen!

But ok, jokes aside, this anime is more beautiful than I've expected. No amount of trailers will give it enough justice in that regard.
I love the thick lines, so it's very much up my alley. The animation is simply outstanding. A lot of interesting decisions, like, for example, sometimes it goes first-person for extra immersion. You get used to CGI very fast. It has fantastic, original effects, beautiful intermissions, really creepy demon designs and characters that look unique.
There is blood and gore, which is good. Limbs fly around quite often and blood sprays even more ... so. Characters don't mind though, they just brush it off without as much as a scream and keep fighting. Oh well... that's just genre conventions.
Some things, however, are censored. Which is weird. Because sometimes censorship is there and sometimes isn't. I just don't know how they decided what warrants it. That said, when it's there, it's still stylish.
So, visually, this anime is absolutely amazing, one of the best I've ever seen, no doubt.

The composer is Yuki Kajiura, so... to no one's surprise, the soundtrack will give you goosebumps because of how breathtakingly atmospheric it is. Nothing else to add here. Masterpiece.

The episodes are a little empty. It's like nothing has happened yet, and it already ended. And that ending is often abrupt, with no cliffhanger or a defined ending scene. I would honestly go crazy if I was watching it as an ongoing instead of binging.
Besides, at this point I'm so used to great anime that don't waste time on typical "previously on..." scenes that just the fact that they were present in Kimetsu no Yaiba was disheartening. I was just sitting there thinking "why did you just waste two and a half minutes?"

Now to the juicy part, story and dialogues.

Oh boy...
They were so poor, I'm not sure words I want to use to describe them will be approved by moderators.
And I really can't explain how infuriatingly dumb they are without going into spoilers, but let's just say I can rant about them for hours and it will get heated, because I hate them THAT much.
I'll give you one example. One dialogue without context, so it's not much of a spoiler, but if you don't want even that much, just skip the next paragraph.

So, one character asks another what year it is. Assuming that he has lost count of time at this point. He didn't get the answer besides the fact that the era has changed (meaning it is a different emperor on the throne now). No dates. Not way of knowing how many emperors have changed. Nothing. And so, literally in the next line he starts saying: "I will never forget that day, 47 years ago..."
Seriously? SERIOUSLY? I mean, come on, this is an extremely amateurish mistake.

There is a lot of exposition and not of a fun variety, just stupid. Explanations like "this sword is made of special metal", "this clothing is made of special cloth", "this mask is protected by special charms" - this all sounds like a kindergartner wrote the story.

There are just too many things like this. Writing in this anime is offensively stupid.

Humor... well... let's just say, it's the same as the rest of the writing. Stupid. And if in the first few episodes it looks kinda cute, later it just becomes annoying. At one point I just started skipping their comedic routine to get back to the main story, because I understood that if I struggled through one more scene like that I just won't be able to finish this anime. It's really that bad.

The characters are one-dimensional and don't go beyond one personality quirk.
Tanjiro, the protagonist, is weirdly enough the best of the bunch. He is not your typical shonen hero. He doesn't scream, doesn't rush and he's very kind. But it's not a stupid type of kindness that stands between him and his mission. It doesn't look phony at all, but instead creates some of the most emotional moments in the series. I also love the way he talks to kids. He manages to make child characters way less annoying than they usually are.
Nezuko... exists. And that makes internet happy. I mean... it makes me happy too. But doesn't make her a good character at all. She has about zero development. But she's undeniably cute. Also, please, put something soft into her box, I just don't want to think how much it hurts inside with all the running, jumping, spinning, swimming that Tanjiro does.
The antagonist is... described by one of the characters the best - he is a coward. And, to be honest, he is quite pathetic. Which makes watching him a really dull experience.
Shinobu is great. I need way more battles with her. I want to know if there are any to be expected from season 2, because this could be the deciding factor in whether I'll watch it or not. She's just that cool.
And then Zenitsu happened. And... I'll be honest, I almost dropped this anime the moment he opened his mouth. His level of annoyance is at the level of the worst One-Piece characters. And I'm saying this as a person who actually enjoys One-Piece. Stupid, loud, whiny comedic relief.
Sure, he has his moments. In fact, I'll go as far as to say he has some of the most epic moments in this anime. But they are way too few to tolerate him all the other time. Which is a shame because he was the character I was most looking forward to the moment I saw his design.
Finally, while I mostly found Inosuke annoying, I just have to give props to his voice actor. He was so good with all the screaming I couldn't believe when I saw his name. It's the same guy who voiced protagonists of Sword Art Online and Danmachi. Like... holy hell... I'm impressed, I would've never guessed it was him. Bravo! I think I found my new favorite male voice actor.

In the end, Kimetsu no Yaiba is an empty show in a gorgeous wrapper. Because of that wrapper and the main idea behind the show, I managed to watch it to the end (of the first season). But at one point it became such a painful experience because of the whole stupidity of dialogues and story, that I couldn't recommend it to anyone else in good faith.
The writer's skill was so poor that it didn't just become an average show with some plot holes and tropes you can forgive. It actively worked against everything this show was doing right. You can see that she (writer) had amazing ideas, but lacked the talent to put them together. These ideas - points A, B, C in the story - are marvelous. But everything between is just atrocious. Sometimes you're watching a moment of unmatched beauty, both visually and emotionally, and are thinking - there it is, fantastic, gorgeous, breathtaking! And everything in that moment of silent visual storytelling is clear without words... but then the moment keeps dragging, they add words: start talking about exposition, backstory, put a completely unnecessary comment from the heroes. And all you can do is sit there and think: "No, please, stop, not now, it was so perfect"... But alas, the moment is gone.
And this is what ruined Kimetsu no Yaiba for me. And I'm just upset that such a potential was ruined. By lack of talent or just lack of experience - it doesn't matter.
The writing quality killed this anime.

My opinion:
Kimetsu is an anime half there and half here, the story is very weak, some consider it a masterpiece, but the plot is super weak, superficial characters, I can't like that Nezuko man, she's super useless. Cliché story, annoying characters. Now the animation is splendid.
This anime is not a masterpiece.

Synopsis:
Ever since the death of his father, the burden of supporting the family has fallen upon Tanjirou Kamado's shoulders. Though living impoverished on a remote mountain, the Kamado family are able to enjoy a relatively peaceful and happy life. One day, Tanjirou decides to go down to the local village to make a little money ... selling charcoal. On his way back, night falls, forcing Tanjirou to take shelter in the house of a strange man, who warns him of the existence of flesh-eating demons that lurk in the woods at night.

When he finally arrives back home the next day, he is met with a horrifying sight—his whole family has been slaughtered. Worse still, the sole survivor is his sister Nezuko, who has been turned into a bloodthirsty demon. Consumed by rage and hatred, Tanjirou swears to avenge his family and stay by his only remaining sibling. Alongside the mysterious group calling themselves the Demon Slayer Corps, Tanjirou will do whatever it takes to slay the demons and protect the remnants of his beloved sister's humanity.

Generic, overrated anime that is ranked higher than better shows it does not deserve such high ratings IMO, let's go.

First, the story is average at best with demons killing humans yet our idiot MC doesn't believe it's true. Also every great story needs a great villain and this has none of that, all cliche big bad demons just because. So many generic moments too when MC does something in the story you expect him to do, so predictable and poorly written you can tell what's gonna happen where's the fun in that.

The characters are dull and boring as hell to watch it's like ... watching paint dry with the way Tanjiro our MC interacts with others always like a teacher's pet. The MC trains, gets strong and uses technique never seen before and wins against demons he really shouldn't alone. So believable right.

Enjoyment - Not even one episode that's completely enjoyable especially the first 5 episodes, every episode I'm checking the watch hoping for it to end. Generic anime doesn't mean it's bad but this anime is. For example: Hero Academia is actually enjoyable and fun to watch since you're invested in the characters, Demon slayer fails at that spectacularly with stupid jokes and characters that don't matter.

Animation - Great, without it nobody would hold it to such a high level but it's a pity that other great anime with good stories suffer from animation budget yet this
gets great animation.

Overall -
Animation is great for action scenes being incredibly beautiful but it's all style and no substance as there are other great shounen anime that has both.

Edit- actually just watched it during my holiday in TV and well, it's not bad even though the tropes and cliches are there it's fine. Maybe I was too harsh before lol definitely had low expectation, but it's fine and enjoyable so far

As Faulkner once said, the only thing worth writing about is the human heart in conflict with itself. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba does not follow this advice for storytelling.

Ufotable's latest adaption is based on Koyoharu Gotouge's manga. The story follows a young boy, Tanjirou, who retains empathy for the monsters that massacred his family. This deconstruction of the self-righteous hero archetype throws questions at the audience about morality like "is it right to seek revenge?" But if you are expecting a Nietzschean treatment of good and evil - or any kind of emotional maturity for that matter - then Demon Slayer is not the ... show for you. Spoilers ahead.

The story attempts to subvert the typical shonen cliches in its protagonist. Tanjirou displays a conscience, which is a surprisingly rare quality in an anime protagonist. The problem is the story remains driven by physical rather than psychological obstacles. This absence of internal conflict means Tanjirou's way of thinking is never challenged. Getting stronger to fight the bad guy of the week is the only thing that matters which, of course, ironically reverts the show back to the same generic shonen tropes it tries to escape from by making its protagonist different. In the end, Tanjirou becomes another boring, one-dimensional shonen hero, rather than a morally conflicted, realistic character who must balance his desire for revenge and pacifism.

Everyone loves heroes but they still have to be relatable on some level. Their heroism has to feel earned. No one really cared about Superman until DC writers developed Clark Kent, making him fallible and human. We never get that with Tanjirou. After the prologue, a way to empathise with him might have been to examine the psychological effects of tragedy. Demon Slayer could have been about the theme of forgiveness. But Tanjirou is never in danger of becoming like the monsters he fights, so it doesn't feel meaningful when he chooses not to kill them. There's no catharsis or meaningful moment when he is forced to kill either, it just sort of happens.

There is so much wasted potential here. The premise of a reluctant hero pushed to his mental limits, along with the Taisho-era setting are not utilised. As far as I can tell, the only discernible reason for Nezuko's existence is to cheer Tanjirou on like a cute mascot. I kept waiting for the siblings' relationship to be explored in more than just head pats and chibi-Nezuko moments. Early on, we are introduced to a potentially interesting plot point in her condition. For a moment, the stakes were raised. I wondered what would happen if she loses control? What kind of guilt would Tanjirou feel in that situation, if mercy to his sister led to the death of innocents? What kind of difficult choices would he have to make? I was emotionally torn by the idea. But then, like everything else in Demon Slayer, Nezuko's problem magically solved itself, preventing the characters from having to make any decision at all. She just goes to sleep for a bit, and now she's a good demon.

Since my problems mainly lie with the story, I guess I wouldn't recommend the manga either. Conclusion: The most overrated show of 2019.

demon slayer reminds me of my hero academia in blandness.

i can’t pinpoint the reason why I feel so irritated by the 3rd season. the animation was quite beautiful, I grew very fond of the characters but somehow those characters never tend to move forwards in their personal strengths. Tanjiro saved the day, Nezuko got one useful scene, another Hashira appeared and got overwhelmed by a demon.

The first season was really good, second one got repetitive and the third one was just a mix of both. However I do like the characters and will continue to support this anime. Yet it’s just nothing new.

Demon slayer is an anime considered a masterpiece by many watchers of this anime, but in reality the story of demon slayer is very simple. So, why it is one of the most popular animes?

Story - 5

The plot is based in Tanjiro Kamado, a 16-year-old boy, the protagonist of the anime. A smart, kind and hard-working boy who used to live happily with his mother and 7 siblings, earning money by selling coal, just like his late father. However, one day when he returned home, he found that his family had been attacked by demons and the only survivor of the attack was his ... younger sister, nezuko, who had become a demon, but surprisingly she still showed signs of emotions and human thoughts. With the event, tanjiro decides to become a demon slayer and protect people from this happening to them, while he seeks a way to make nezuko human again.

Animation - 9

I have nothing to complain about the demon slayer animation, it's something really fantastic, one of the reasons why the anime is so famous, ufotable really took care of it.

Soundtrack - 8

I think the soundtrack matches the atmosphere of the anime a lot, it gives a suspense that matches the characters and setting of the anime. you can feel the scene, it's something really incredible.

Charachters - 4

Demon slayer characters are rather bland and characterless. Tanjiro is a typical shonen protagonist, persistent and friendly. nezuko is just cute, nothing more special. Inosuke is loud and obnoxious who just fights and tries to work things out the hard way. zenitsu is annoying, he keeps screaming the whole anime. Tomioka is a cold character and helped tanjiro with his sister, protecting them. And Shinobu, I actually like her background history, but it would be a more interesting character if she wasn't undervalued, being weak compared to the other pillars.

Overall - 6

After all I think demon slayer is a fine anime, but not as good as the fans say. Like, it was a very hyped anime so everyone started talking about it and they thought it was the perfect anime, but it's not all that they say.

all i can say. beautiful but bland.

I genuinely did not find anything interesting about Tanjiro as the protagonist. The side characters range from hilarious (Inosuke) to legitimately interesting (Nezuko) to downright annoying (Zenitsu). Those are the only saving graces for the characters as I don't remember any others, even the villains. Some have interesting design choices and I give credit for that but damn are they dull.

The animation and art style is the obvious highlight of the show. Its downright breathtaking. Its a shame a really cookie cutter show with a cast of mostly bland characters holds it back from its full potential.

Animation, art and sound in this anime are outstanding.
Same can't be said about story or characters.

Talking about characters:

1) Tanjirou - the main hero - the ultimate case of "Mary Sue". Increadibly perfect and boring character: brave, strong, good. Speaks in generic style, easily triggers by any kind of evil (his mind turnes off). Has no real weaknesses (outside from "being too good")
He trains for about two years (almost nothing from his training gots actually shown) and from zero becomes powerfull swordsman. He bravely charges into every battle while knowing nothing about his enemies, magically survives and then always pulls some sort of ... power trick to win the fight.

2) Zenitsu - secondary hero - wimpy character to the point of absurd. He is constantly afraid of everything, constantly cries about something. Also, he is INCREADIBLY LOUD, shouting different kind of nonsence. Those his traits show up all the time, making Zenitsu increadibly hard character to endure - at least for me.
He made his moves twice in entire show - and both times he was fighting, while being asleep. Fainted out of fear and then fighted... I can't even add those actions to his account. It's like his body fought, not actually Zenitsu. Sadly, body is not a character
On an upside: Zenitsu is kind and has weaknesses to overcome. Too bad those weaknesses owerwhelm him entirely

3) Inosuke - secondary hero - stupid character. Considered to be strong, yet loses to Tanjirou in the direct and simple fight. Generally, does almost nothing usefull in the entire show. Inosuke killed one demon when made his appearance - that's all. Oh, and once he used his technique too find an enemy in the forest. Now that's all.
Inosuke was like worse version of Tanjirou - he always charged into battles because of fighting lust, but actually didn't won in any.
On an upside: Inosuke was somewhat funny (bacause of his blunt attitude). Brought fun to this otherwise boring show. Yet, even in "Jester" role he seems mediocre.

4) Nezuko - can't say too much about her, for the most part of the show she was either sleeping either... standing silently, i guess. Nezuko has almost no personality. All i can say - she was kind and remained kind in this weird state of hers. She supports Tanjirou, yet shows almost no emotion to other characters. Cute. But boring.

Talking about story:

It is linear and predictable. Also, scenario repeats itself one episode after another: strong demon appears - Tanjirou charges - demon dies. Most of the quests heroes received from talking crows - crow say "do this and this" - hero does. Why they trust those crows so easily? How heroes recieve payment? Why everybody has to pass such stupid test in order to become a demon slayer? (i mean, most of contestants die, it is just ridiculous). Too many questions were left without an answer
The main villain of the show has interesting design, but only on the outside. On the inside - it is generic cruel villain, who tortures his minions for failures. He had a good opportunity to kill the main hero himself - yet he gived this task to his pawns

All in all, There were way too many holes in logic, story, worldbuilding... Characters were annoying. I couldn't fully enjoy the show, most of the things felt stupid and unreal
Art and music are great, but they don't justify poor writing.

I am greatly surprised this show gathers such big scores. Ratings and friend's reccomendation were the reasons for me to watch Demon slayer. I became dissapointed as a result

Similar shows I actually enjoyed: My hero academia, Assasination classroom. Those are far from being perfect too, yet they had nice characters and more convincing world settings

A very typical, generic, and average anime with pretty bland and very stereotypical, trope-y, one-note characters that happen to have some very beautiful (though not mind-blowing) animation.

There are some interesting fights with some tact that were definitely enjoyable, but the characters won't shut up because they have to remind you of their singular character trait every second. That's not to say all the characters are bad, just that the main protagonists range from average to bad (although I would say they aren't worse than the average anime, in that the average anime has bad characters).

The main four characters' personalities can almost entirely be ... described as: lawful good/goodie two shoes; mute-shy girl (which also almost describes two other characters); cowardly, whiny/annoying, and obsessed with girls; and dumb, angry, loud man who tries to fight everything.

Weak characters aren't always an issue in anime, however, this one doesn't do a good job of anything that could remedy it or consistently distract you from the issue. However, I don't think that necessarily brings this anime down a lot, it very much depends on your tolerance for this kind of thing. Personally, I didn't mind it too much, aside from one of the main characters, the whiny and annoying one for the very fact that he was whiny and annoying.

The sound design is good but nothing to write home about, but it is none the less good. The OP is pretty decent.

Overall, I would say this is definitely worth a watch if you haven't seen it and have run out of things to do. It's the kind of thing you would while doing something else, though that would have you not pay as much attention to the animation which is the best part of it, and having to read subtitles would limit the things you could do while watching it.

I will first start out with a quote from a very certain person to describe this anime known as Kimetsu no Yaiba... "Demon Slayer boils down to just demon of the week"

I was hyped for Demon Slayer much like everyone else was, the animation was great, especially in that now famous episode 19, which obviously blew up, but, of course, I don't remember a damn thing about the anime other than the fights, which were obviously the most vocal. The story...if you can even call it that, is completely forgettable, hell, all I remember is just that Tanjiro needs to kill whatever demon turned ... his sister into a damn demon, I don't remember the name, but regardless.

Story 3 out of 10

As I said, the 'story' is completely forgettable, hardly anything was worth remembering, nor do I remember anything about it...so I can't really explain much of what I dislike, and I do not want to experience it again.

Art 6 out of 10

The art was actually pretty decent, it's not my favorite, but I praise it's unique sense of style, especially in the visual effects, like fire and water.

Sound 8 out of 10

Dear me, besides the fight scenes, this was my favorite part about the anime, the sound is almost perfect in some of the scenes...it's what gave me goose bumps!

Character 3 out of 10

I'm sure if you've seen the anime...you know why the character is this low...because there isn't any!

Enjoyment 7 out of 10

Kimetsu no Yaiba was a adventure to say the least, it's a very okay show, but it's not worth remembering outside of it's fight scenes, which I am sure everyone will remember.

And my final rating for Kimetsu no Yaiba is...a 5 out of 10. All in all, it's a decent show.

I've never written a review before but after watching this show I simply had to write about it somewhere.
To put it simply: you will enjoy Demon slayer if you're only looking for pretty art, good animation and great fight scenes. If you want a good story and characters you shouldn't watch this.
After seeing how hyped up the show got I had to watch it. Do I feel like my time watching it was wasted? No. But I also feel like I could've spent it watching something a lot better.
I won't talk about the art and animation because I think it's pretty clear both are fantastic. ... I am going to criticize everything I had a problem with:

1. Characters
The shows biggest flaw are it's characters. The character designs are great but that's where the good things end. They are simply flat,boring and could be described with a word or two. Tanjiro has to be one of the worst protagonists I've ever seen. He is literally too perfect. He is cares deeply for his family, he's intelligent, has empathy for everyone(even murderous demons), he's hardworking,etc. The problem is that he doesn't posses a single flaw. When it comes to other characters they aren't any better. Zenitsu is annoying and his screaming and constant crying are supposed to be funny but only a small child could possibly laugh at his antics. I refuse to acknowledge Nezuko as a character at all because she has no personality and is only there to be cute and to save Tanjiro whenever it's convenient for the plot. Inosuke is probably my favorite out of the main four. He isn't great but I found him at least a little bit entertaining compared to the others. When it comes to the main villain of the story, he is very basic. The whole show is treating it's characters like black and white. (in the sense that a character is either purely good or purely bad). The characters either have flaws or positive traits, having both simply isn't allowed. The other characters in the show, besides their visual design, are really forgettable.

2.Story
It's pretty basic and honestly that isn't a problem. I, and I'm sure a lot of people, can get down with a basic story. A lot of times it feels nostalgic watching a show with a familiar type of plot. However, because Demon slayer lacks in characters there is nothing to carry the plot well.

3.Humor
I don't even know if it can even be called that. The jokes are,again,something a child would laugh at. If a show has a 17+ label on it, it shouldn't be there only because of blood/gore/explicit content,it should also be there because you're assuming adults will watch this. So why aren't you treating your audience like adults? Both the characters personalities and humor is something that could easily be put in a children's show and that's a problem.

4.World building
Non existent. At the start of the show you probably believed that this anime took place in an era/world where currently there aren't any/many big advancements in terms of transport or modern devices. However this isn't true because there are literal big cities,trains,etc. shown later on. The problem is that we never got a proper sense of what time period this was supposed to be going on. Another problem is that somehow people who live in cities and the police are unaware of the existence of demons or refuse to acknowledge them. I don't know who thought that that sort of explanation makes any sense, because it doesn't. We know that there are demons who live in cities and honestly since demons represent such a huge threat in this world you can't possibly make me believe that none of those city folk know about them and that the police just blatantly ignores them. It's honestly ridiculous and it's a poor excuse for the reason demons weren't destroyed by now(or the majority of them).

I think that should be all. Aside from these 4 main points there are other things I have issues with such as the existence of a lot of smaller inconsistencies or plot conveniences but I won't get into them due to spoilers. In the end, if you find enjoyment in this show that's great, I found some enjoyment in it as well. However I had to acknowledge all of my issues with it. That's all.

After seeing how overly rated this series got i think I have to give my opinion. Overall I think that demon slayer is a decent show and is just your typical battle shounen that comes out. The plot has nothing special about it. It was simply Tanjiro wanting to turn his sister back to being a human and avenging his family by killing Muzan. I feel like I have seen this exact same avenging premise in multiple different anime. I believe the only reason why people love the show so much is because of how good the animation was. Another show that had great animation ... was Seven Deadly Sins and people loved the series but when the animation took a dip in season 3 everyone started to hate on it. I'm not saying that it didn't deserve the hate because it really did and I'm not saying that Demon Slayer is a bad show, I'm just saying that it got way more attention than it should have.

This is a pretty normal shounen, not unique. It quickly becomes very repetitive, with the main character facing off against a new enemy, then defeating them using some combination move we've never seen before. Not for people who want complexity or depth.

It seems really overhyped given how high it's scored.

If you're interested in art, the art is fine.

The characters are unremarkable, and I've already forgotten about them. The main character is a boy who loses his sister, and then has to fight demons. He fights bigger and bigger demons as the show goes on.

This is probably for ... 10 year olds who like to see fights.

The Narration, the story telling, the protagonist...everything is so predictable. And I wasn't able to really care about the hero because instead of dialogue they kept doing these aweful narrations and speeding up the training and storyline. The art and animation was amazing. I really wanted to like it because a lot of my online friends recommended this but I couldn't go past the 5th episode. It was like I was torturing myself. I literally was calling everything that was happening. If I wasn't, it wasn't impressive enough or impactful enough for me. The dialogue was as if it was written by me. And I ... am not a good. If you are just in it for the blood and gore, the great animation and you are new to animes...then its fine. If you want a story worth its salt and a compelling/unpredictable storytelling...look away. Might I suggest Dr. Stone instead of this Garbage...please watch that instead if you haven't already.

The anime was only good from episode 1-10 with the dark and serious mood with a little touch of thriller (which i loved)... until the following episodes got f****d up. The episodes after that began to be annoying and dragging.

Pros
1. It has good a combination of animation and use of cgi.
2. The art gives "fresh" look in the eyes of viewers.
3. Nezuko's character is cute and badass, well done.

Cons
1. It has 2 VERY ANNOYING characters: Zenitsu (noisy, crybaby, have creepy way of liking girls) and Inosuke (crazy, typical hot tempered boy)
2. This anime doesn't know its real target audience because the fight scenes are for ... matured, but the humor is for 12-year olds. Which makes it very unbearable to watch and inconsistent. (No offense)

Story is 6
Art is 10
Sound is 7
Character is 6
Enjoyment is 6
Overall is 7

PS. I based my score due to how the anime delivered the first 17 episodes. It was unbiased and I didn't put the consideration of what my tastes or preferences are. I hope they improve the later episodes though.