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Thanjh said: As far as being generic, this show has a plot that I've already seen before part from the demon sister twist. Something bad happens (family death) that makes him want to fights the monsters, he finds a rival, he meets an old wise master, he has some training to make him one of if not the strongest newbies, we meet another newbie who's mr. angry for the sake of being angry. What you just described is the archetypal hero journey. Of course you have seen it before; this kind of story has been told in cultures around the world for millennia. It's not even a battle shounen exclusive thing. Besides, you also made some assumptions about the story. How do you know the MC will find a rival, or the mohawk guy is angry for the sake of angry?  The difference is in the way a work of fiction use this common story pattern to its advantage. As a manga reader, I think that Kimetsu no Yaiba executes shounen tropes really well and creates a compelling story out of a straightforward premise. The problem is that the early manga forgoes characterization and world building in favor of setting up the MC's hero journey and quickly pushing him across the threshold into the unknown world, probably due to the threat of cancellation. At this point we still haven't established the main cast yet. In fact, there are so many characters from the OP who haven't showed up or been introduced properly. Majority of people agree that the story quickly pick up and become much more enjoyable once more recurring characters appear. Give it time. |
Kamiyan3991 said: eso-JAR said: this CGI parts are killing me... Yeah, looks pretty bad. Pretty bad episode this week as well. It was slow paced for no reason at all. 2/5 Pretty bad? 2/5? What anime were you watching? This episode was easily the best so far imo I loved everything in this episode, mainly the ost, that was just outstanding |
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| Wait did he really say there's only demon that can turn people into demons? Cause first he said one type i.e. like one subspecies of demon, but then he followed it up with a name like that's the guy. If so that's kinda dumb cause there seemingly a shitload of demons so it seems unlikely one guy coulda made all of em. |
| fucking cliffhanger.................................. |
| this is definitely a big contender for AOTS, along with SnK. The animation and art are so great that even the CGI scenes look good. Anyways, can't believe that Nezuko fit in that box lol. |
Thanjh said: This show is the definition of mediocre and generic except for top animation. The episodes have little happening in them and then something happens at the end as a cliff hanger to be resolved in 2 minutes in the next episode. The CGI is also so unnecessary and looks ugly. Please don't try and say this show is bad when you scored Tokyo Ghoul:Re a 7. |
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-Aincrad- said: This episode was easily the best so far imo I loved everything in this episode, mainly the ost, that was just outstanding Good for you then, I guess? I disliked this episode cuz pacing was weak af. And they tend to use the same flashbacks... idk what for? Kinda waste of screen time. |
| YOOOOOOOOOOO MAH BOI Tanjirou GOIN' INNNNN!!!! DAT water fountain slash doe, DAT ANIMATION. Plus the tag team with Nezuko BRUHHHHH!. Demon tried to use shadow clones but he got REKT. Can't wait to see what happens. NEXT EPISODE HYPEEEEE!!!!!! Ufotable is da goat. 5/5 10/10 Best anime of the season...no BEST ANIME OF ALL TIME! Kamiyan3991 said: eso-JAR said: this CGI parts are killing me... Yeah, looks pretty bad. Pretty bad episode this week as well. It was slow paced for no reason at all. 2/5 Yo why u hatin' bruh? This shit is Unlimited Budget Works and it's called world-building. How are we supposed to know more about this world if old man Urodobaki doesn't spoon-feed us every ounce of information in the laziest best way possible? |
| Nezuko can’t even speak but she’s a good contender for seasonal waifu |
| Nezuko needs some custom steel ankle picks so her kicks can have the appropiate effect on the opposition. |
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FilipDespa said: xenovibe said: YOOOOOOOOOOO MAH BOI Tanjirou GOIN' INNNNN!!!! DAT water fountain slash doe, DAT ANIMATION. Plus the tag team with Nezuko BRUHHHHH!. Demon tried to use shadow clones but he got REKT. Can't wait to see what happens. NEXT EPISODE HYPEEEEE!!!!!! Ufotable is da goat. 5/5 10/10 Best anime of the season...no BEST ANIME OF ALL TIME! Yo why u hatin' bruh? This shit is Unlimited Budget Works and it's called world-building. How are we supposed to know more about this world if old man Urodobaki doesn't spoon-feed us every ounce of information in the laziest best way possible? The guy is hating on every single episode, I got used to it lol Sarcasm is too hard for you, I guess. |
| Nezuko finally going at it, cute and deadly:P Every episode has been a blast so far. |
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| Holy shit I love this lol. Already knew this was going to be good from the first episode but it might become my season favorite. Although it might be tough going against Stray Dogs. The art in this is freaking fantastic by the way. I didn't think of it much before this episode but really good job ufotable. The art isn't flashy but it's beautiful, just look at the flashback scene with the firepit and the pot. It's subtle but the lighting is so nice to look at. I didn't like the water effects at first thinking that the art was a little cheesy but its grown onto me. |
| That "sleep hypnosis" was an awfully sudden and all too convenient plot device... And just how many flashbacks to the old man's teachings is this show gonna have to give us? I'm kinda wishing it would have just shown us more when we were actually back there if it's going to do it so frequently. It makes everything feel choppy and poorly paced when it's having to throw us around so much. Way too much of this show's writing is feeling awfully contrived, I'm hoping it gets better. I mean the show hasn't done a good job of setting up Tanjirou's and that old man's relationship either - we barely got to see any actual bits of them bonding throughout those one/two years of training, or even just talking and living together, but apparently they're really close now--which is believable of course, it was over a year, but I really don't feel too much for it since the show has pretty much completing left me out of it's development. It feels like the show wanted to get through that first part of the story quickly to get to the actual action-packed meat, but it also still wanted to keep the emotional weight of the arc and it's character development, forgetting that you cannot eat your cake and have it too... On a positive note though I'm really loving this show's soundtrack and art direction, and the animation even with it's frequent use of CGI feels very consistent. ufotable are really good at that huh. Also getting more of Nezuko is always great! Oh and those first 5 seconds took me straight back to a certain Hunter x Hunter episode lmao. |
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| A ok episode. I hoped that after the chunin exam it would become more interesting, but this mission doesn't call me. |
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| I knew their enemy is going to be the worst demon out there, lol. I didn’t think it will be the Michael Jackson guy tho. x)) |
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| So happy we have Go Shiina as a composer, between this and the last episode the OST has been great! |
| Disappointed, I'm expecting Jiraiya to teach him how to store Nezuko into a scroll....xD |
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| Tanjiro is really doing well on his first mission, I'm glad Nezuko has joined the fray. I see the old man has hypnotized her to see every human as family and demons as enemies that can't be forgiven, that really got me fired up. Too bad I'll have to wait another episode. |
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| Another great episode, slow paced yes, but thats called pacing. Not every episode can be too fast or fatigue will set in and the plot will feel too rushed, got to balance things. The OST and Animation keep astounding me, what an incredible Anime and I personally think the CGI looks fine |
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| Not a easy demon to begin with ! But I really loved when Nezuko showed up, the duo human/demon is quite unique & makes things very interesting. And the effects on Tanjiro's sword attacks are always nice, their design is really great. |
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| I knew this series was a gem when I found the manga, but god fucking damn, this anime is astounding. Just like BnHA, fantastic animation, music and VAs bring an amazing manga to a whole other level. |
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| In my opinion, this has been the best episode we have gotten thus far. On every level this episode was superb. The direction was fantastic, the soundtrack was on an entirely new level, and the teeth grinding makes me want to check into a mental institution. Nezuko was just as adorable as always, and the moment where she burst out of the box and kicked the demon's face in was fucking amazing. |
| The OST is amazing. Honestly, this anime is just getting better and better. I usually find the MC in most anime boring or annoying, but this one is perfect so far. He's got a good head on his shoulders and is very competent without being arrogant. |
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| Nezuko has an impressive kick! The teeth grinding sound hurts my ears. |
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| Man, people taking the time to talk shit about this show here are tiring. It's not like i am attached to this show or LOVE it. I don't. But honestly seeing people keep repeating like parrots the line "it's generic" without explaining WHY and HOW this affects the story is hilaroius and meh at the same time. "Cliche" is not a bad thing per se unless it affects the story, you should take some cinematography classes or improve your argumentative skills instead of repeating the same line without context over and over. |
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| That's one hell of a Doraemon's Pocket box. We meet the name of Muzan today, and apparently he might be the ONLY one who knows how to turn Nezuko back to human. Idk.. If this Muzan is supposed to be the Endgame, how could he reveal the way to turn demons back to human to our dear protagonist? Currently, it's still weak in story imo.. |
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| Yo that gritting teeth sound was not welcomed Oof my ears but my eyes on the other hand, is having a party with all the eye candies. |
| Compact Oni Imouto -> Best Imouto Another very good episode. The OST is being pure bliss to my ears. Tanjirou is having a hard time dealing with that demon but it was to be expected since it's still his first task and said demon is quite elusive to kill as well. Nezuko entering the fray was also quite exciting to see. Really looking forward to seeing her in action! |
| Hopefully they expand it next episode showing her kicking him into oblivion.lol. This anime makes me want a fighting game version of it by Arc System Works. |
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Giulia14 said: Man, people taking the time to talk shit about this show here are tiring. It's not like i am attached to this show or LOVE it. I don't. But honestly seeing people keep repeating like parrots the line "it's generic" without explaining WHY and HOW this affects the story is hilaroius and meh at the same time. "Cliche" is not a bad thing per se unless it affects the story, you should take some cinematography classes or improve your argumentative skills instead of repeating the same line without context over and over. This. Just because a story is" cliche" doesn't make it bad. All story borrowed elements form older works and refine them and create new 'cliche" from older one. Judging a story merit base on if it is " original" or not is stupid and if we do that, all stories told from the dawn of humanity are bad. |
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