Would this have worked better as the beginning of Season 2?

ManWild said:
Eh. It made lots of money and that's what important

LustKamisama said:
I would disagree, demon slayer have a pretty standard shounen story where it’s not amazing but it’s ufotable production kinda raised it to its glory. IDK if you watch it in the theatre or with the leak but these two are completely different experience. Been ufotable simp for the longest time I very much enjoy the cinematic experience with the top notch animation and OST.

Piyush-At-Animes said:
Well, I don't think ufotable saw this coming. They made the film just to adjust the series. And I think movie is a better choice. I don't think entertainment arc needs a good start as its start is already good and keeps getting on better.

ScottMerica said:
As much as I liked this movie, I couldn't help but feel it was a tad underwhelming since the arc itself doesn't make for a very cinematic experience despite the length. Compared to other anime movies like the My Hero ones, which are cash-grabs to be fair, this story doesn't really give us anything climactic or worthy of the big screen, instead feeling like a long monster of the week episode with a last minute villain meant to set up future storylines. Made me think that it might've fared better as the first 4-5 episodes of Season 2, fixing the slow pacing of the first half with each part of the arc having its own episode. And as far as animation goes it would look about the same since the first season was basically movie level already, and that quality would only continue, movie budget or not. So what do you guys think?

ScottMerica said:
As much as I liked this movie, I couldn't help but feel it was a tad underwhelming since the arc itself doesn't make for a very cinematic experience despite the length. Compared to other anime movies like the My Hero ones, which are cash-grabs to be fair, this story doesn't really give us anything climactic or worthy of the big screen, instead feeling like a long monster of the week episode with a last minute villain meant to set up future storylines. Made me think that it might've fared better as the first 4-5 episodes of Season 2, fixing the slow pacing of the first half with each part of the arc having its own episode. And as far as animation goes it would look about the same since the first season was basically movie level already, and that quality would only continue, movie budget or not. So what do you guys think?

Elvarth said:
Well, with the budget of 500 million Yen plus 200 million Yen for advertisement, the revenue from the Japan market alone (39.81 billion Yen now) is enough to satisfy the greediest CEO. I believe no one had foreseen this massive success when they had planned the movie in 2019.

I hope Ufotable, Aniplex, and Shueisha will not screw up this golden opportunity by cutting corner in production or changing the original plot. If they do that, they will be the dumbest anime producing committee Japan ever has :). The Promised Neverland's season 2 is a recently typical example that Ufotable needs to avoid.

Elvarth said:
Well, with the budget of 500 million Yen plus 200 million Yen for advertisement, the revenue from the Japan market alone (39.81 billion Yen now) is enough to satisfy the greediest CEO. I believe no one had foreseen this massive success when they had planned the movie in 2019.

I hope Ufotable, Aniplex, and Shueisha will not screw up this golden opportunity by cutting corner in production or changing the original plot. If they do that, they will be the dumbest anime producing committee Japan ever has :). The Promised Neverland's season 2 is a recently typical example that Ufotable needs to avoid.