Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen

An anime that I avoided for a very long time. I knew it existed, I even knew most of the things from there and I really didn't understand why it had such a hype. The main problem for me was that it was absolutely everywhere = spoilers, and that my friend was constantly talking about it in connection with her ex (I hated her ex and I felt sorry that it was connected to her, because it's from my sister's fav anime and she kept trying to convince me to watch it. Unsuccessfully...). Anyway, this year my sister started talking about the Demon Slayer movie, ... that she wanted to go see it with me, to which I told her why not, it's an anime (I love them), but that I wouldn't know anything about it, so she simply summarized it for me. Last week, however, I thought I could at least watch the first episode, no matter what, and in the end, I watched the entire anime by the end of the week, and today I watched the latest movie, which left a hole in me and I don't want to wait so long for the next movies, watafak, I don't understand how you guys could stand it, you have my admiration. I honestly don't even know where to start, because from the first episode of the first season I was hooked and I watched it over and over again and couldn't stop. The characters, the effects, the sounds, the songs, I'm not surprised that it had such hype and I'm really annoyed that I didn't watch it sooner. This anime deserves a lot more recognition than it has so far and the latest movie is amazing. Seriously amazing and the tiring wait was really worth it

If we put aside the super sexualization of ALL women.
The ridiculous, bad, and old-fashioned depiction of All women appearing in this season.
The ultra over the top sexualization of the main villain. (Don't get me wrong, a little here and there is okay, it's target demographic is clear, but you know, it rest credibility to the overall product and became even annoying).
The lack of plot, and the nonsensical of the premise.
The eternal main fight that goes on for more than half of the episodes. Tje bad pacing of the script and the constant cuts when the action reaches its climax.
Zenitsu ... and his insufferable personality. The screaming for no reason. And many other little nuances.

And we are left with impeccable action sequences. Monumental production values.
Fantastic main villains in every way (until they nerf one of them and she becomes insufferable).
The background of those villains.
Absolutely perfect main combat (until they drag it out longer than it should be).
Tanjiro, Inosuke and this time also Nezuko (obviating the super sexualization of her character). A great Pillar, Tengen (just forgetting his over the top personality and annoying sexism specially in the first episodes).

We would get a pretty solid season that would have been perfect if we took out all the bad stuff (which is absurd to begins with and very easy to spot and known that shouldn't be there).
And either, that the season lasted only seven episodes (like the previous one) or that it had a story to tell to fill the eleven episodes that make it up.
But that isn't the case and it is what it is, so overall a 7 (should be a 6, but I do really like the villain(s) and their backstory even when it is predictable... so I gave it an extra point, but it is a 6+ to be fair).

Like many reviews shared here, Kimetsu no Yaiba is heavily carried by its aesthetics and overall animation. Beyond that, what we see is an empty shell of characters—soulless, shallow, and incredibly, painfully boring. The story is completely forgettable and lacks any kind of charm. Instead of watching this anime, you're better off just checking out the fight scenes, plain and simple. Don’t waste your time—invest it in something with more substance.

Additionally, it all feels like it was designed to impress on a superficial level: flashy colors, epic music, dramatic yelling... but everything comes off as artificial, like a product made to generate hype without any ... real concern for what it's actually telling. There are moments where it tries to be emotional, but there's no proper buildup to justify them—so they neither move nor impact. In short, it’s a pretty shell with nothing inside, carried solely by its visual wrapping.