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May 6, 12:39 PM
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Szabesz said:
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book 1 = ep 1
book 2 = ep 2-6
book 3 = ep 6-end of cour
book 4 = likely all of 2nd cour
book 5-7 = about 1 cour
book 8-10 = about 1 cour
book 11-14 = can only guess
Here it is more detailed
https://myanimelist.net/forum/?goto=post&topicid=2210397&id=72646921

Thanks for the info man!
May 6, 1:40 PM
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Best storytelling so far in 2025
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me encanta este tipo de anime
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damn, that plot twist was really unexpected!
May 6, 5:16 PM

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@ShiroAlex Perish the thought, but Jinya's soul mate is Suzune, their ending being tragic instead of romantic.
@leonardobarba I'm not sure they could be called soul mates, at least romantically.
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I've said since the beginning that I've been initially and then continuously shocked by how high quality the writing is in this series when prior to the season just based on the title and a passing vague impression from the description in the synopsis and the poster, I expected it to be another of more of a not very thought out and low effort, generic, throwaway-esque series which perhaps would be worth watching or not. But regardless of whether I continued with it or not, I definitely didn't expect anything of this level from it.

Also the anime which has most hearkened back to Inuyasha out of anything I've watched for the past few years (even though apart from being historical fantasies - albeit set in different eras, dramas, and having demons, they're not all that similar on paper, but the feeling this one gives rise to and seems to play on of themes of wounds of loss and missed opportunities across decades and centuries of time and people set about on separate, even opposite and adversarial paths due to a twist of fate and basic failures of communication and misunderstanding, is very in line with it). So that's worth something and actually counts for a lot.

I've also said previously that I don't expect them to rely on or hope that they don't feel they have to rely on twist endings as all will inevitably not be equal and match or outdo their predecessors in strength and quality and that can be a writing trap too where the story feels the need to bend and weave and contort itself into a pretzel just to serve the purpose of delivering a shock twist ending for the audience. But so far it's just been handled so deftly and smoothly as a natural part of the story that for the time being even that one minor concern or complaint rings rather hollow and may prove groundless or needless.
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I liked it, very cool
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A masterpiece episode in a great series.
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Swords and demons. Heart's desire and sharp turns in the path.
I wonder how the heart-rending tragedy of the opening episode will resolve.
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How the author manage to do this. Man its so amazing, every 2 weeks we will this kind of plot twist. This anime worth waiting for. I just realized that if author makes this plot twist every week, maybe my theory about Jinya is possible. Maybe he will be The Demon God not his sister.
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Damn, that was really good. Like everyone else, the twist in this one caught me by surprise. I had no idea it was going to play out the way it did. A beautiful episode, indeed.
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The mc have no direction or a clear goal he just walk and kill demons which is different from the beginning
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The mc have no direction or a clear goal he just walk and kill demons which is different from the beginning
@Villen_lover

It is what I am liking about thi so far.

Similar to Mushishi in some regards although alittle more bloody.
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damn! :O those two had me going the whole time! :O just left me gap mouthed like a bass in the boat! :O all of these scenes in all these episodes i thought the waitress was getting sweet on Jinta and flirting with an older man as a young lady just starting to work her first job...

the little vignettes with Jinta and his foster-sister, now older and near the age for marriage have been cute too!
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It's absurd that Jinya managed to identify the soba place owner but not his daughter.
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They nailed it with these 2
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I reall love how this anime connects all the characters together x3
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The best plot I've ever seen
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Visually, the episode looks great — the animation quality and direction are impressive. However, I found the episode frustrating.

We’re six episodes in, and there’s still no clear understanding of the demons. Are they good or bad? What exactly are their powers or rules in this world? The lack of clarity makes it hard to invest in the stakes.

Emotionally, the characters feel inconsistent. It’s like the anime is trying to force emotion out of the viewer with backstories and tragic moments, but it doesn’t feel earned. There's little buildup or connection with the characters, so the sadness feels hollow rather than moving.

At this point, I want more substance — clearer world-building, better emotional pacing, and character depth that feels earned instead of rushed.
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Damn twas some serious detective conan content. So cool how it all came full circle. Tho da fack the old man trying to save a demon child lol

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Visually, the episode looks great — the animation quality and direction are impressive. However, I found the episode frustrating.

We’re six episodes in, and there’s still no clear understanding of the demons. Are they good or bad? What exactly are their powers or rules in this world? The lack of clarity makes it hard to invest in the stakes.

Emotionally, the characters feel inconsistent. It’s like the anime is trying to force emotion out of the viewer with backstories and tragic moments, but it doesn’t feel earned. There's little buildup or connection with the characters, so the sadness feels hollow rather than moving.

At this point, I want more substance — clearer world-building, better emotional pacing, and character depth that feels earned instead of rushed.
@Ahmed_Alanany
Demons in general can't be called neither good nor bad, it differs individually, like for people
There are 3 major ways a demon can be born:
- through regular childbirth, if at least one of the parents is a demon (for example Suzune)
- a human experiencing a rush of extreme sadness, guilt, grief, anger, jealousy, desire, etc can also turn them into a demon (for example Ofuu or Hatsu)
- or an emotion itself can take physical form (for example Natsu)
Demons have an unresting drive to fulfill their purpose, and they can't defy or change that nature
They live for about a thousand years
They also can't lie
There are two types of demons: normal and superior
- normal demons don't possess any special abilities, but they have more strenght than an average human
- superior demons are not called superior because they are necessarily stronger than normal demons, but because each one of them has a unique ability, usually linked to why or how they turned into a demon (like Ofuu's Garden of Happiness), most of them gain these powers after a hundred years, but there are exceptions who get their's sooner (like Hatsu)
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Ahmed_Alanany said:
We’re six episodes in, and there’s still no clear understanding of the demons. Are they good or bad? What exactly are their powers or rules in this world? The lack of clarity makes it hard to invest in the stakes.

Emotionally, the characters feel inconsistent. It’s like the anime is trying to force emotion out of the viewer with backstories and tragic moments, but it doesn’t feel earned. There's little buildup or connection with the characters, so the sadness feels hollow rather than moving.

At this point, I want more substance — clearer world-building, better emotional pacing, and character depth that feels earned instead of rushed.


On one hand I understand where you're coming from - This is one of my favorite series of the season and I find the writing in it to be some of the best, if not the best, of the season. But I typically dislike when series detour into introducing many side characters and their backstories for episodic stories and short-lived arcs.

But on the other hand, this hasn't been all that episodic, just judging based on what's been released up to this point. The soba shop owner and Ofuu who first appeared very much like throwaway side characters we'd go through and be done with in an episode or two have become major recurring characters by this point. Natsu from the second episode already returned. Jinya is the main character we're following and Shirayuki is deceased, but we can surely expect to see characters like his sister and probably his father (especially because of the Natsu connection) and the old village chief and/or his son in Kadono again in the long run.

And right now everything transpiring anyway can be said to exist on two levels: What's actually happening to the characters directly and how it's affecting Jinya internally on his quest. So it's the case that even if you don't care specifically about supporting/side characters like the soba shop duo of Ofuu and her adopted father, you may care about the implications of what individual cases and their nuances and outcomes mean for Jinya in the long-term and his thought processes and emotional state, how what he sees and does along the way may shape and change his goals.

I guess my point is that you say we're six episodes in as if there should be greatly extensive and rich character depth and connection with the characters by this point, but I would turn that around to say....we're six episodes in. When I think of series which have that depth and foster powerful connections with the characters and their struggles and journey, it sure as hell wasn't as early as six episodes in that all that was established and I actually felt that way in most cases. For shorter series it took past the middle or even toward the end of the series. And for longer ones (of 50, 100, 200, etc. episodes) it was still probably over a dozen or dozens of episodes before I feel that I really felt what you're describing was accomplished. Seems like more of a long-term end goal.
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Damn, that was one heck of a twist with Sadanaga and Ofuu. I've only just started watching this anime, but the story has me extremely intrigued.

Jinya realising she wasn't joking about calling him a child was pretty hilarious too, he's still very young by demon standards.
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That was beautiful. I couldn't stop grinning when they revealed the first twist. I was waiting for Sadanaga to tell us how he met a woman and then had his daughter but that's the little girl who he 'saved'.
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Visually, the episode looks great — the animation quality and direction are impressive. However, I found the episode frustrating.

We’re six episodes in, and there’s still no clear understanding of the demons. Are they good or bad? What exactly are their powers or rules in this world? The lack of clarity makes it hard to invest in the stakes.

Emotionally, the characters feel inconsistent. It’s like the anime is trying to force emotion out of the viewer with backstories and tragic moments, but it doesn’t feel earned. There's little buildup or connection with the characters, so the sadness feels hollow rather than moving.

At this point, I want more substance — clearer world-building, better emotional pacing, and character depth that feels earned instead of rushed.
Ahmed_Alanany said:
Are they good or bad?


Get that American mindset out of your mind. Stop thinking in terms of black and white/good and evil. Life is grey, this show depicts that.
May 8, 7:42 PM
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my friend it's not their morals I am talking about. I am talking about what demons are?

in Episode one the big demon said they are born for a certain purpose and they must fulfill it. but now a little girl was born for no reason.

also they said demons eat humans. but now they don't have to. also how they evolve and have the weird powers is not clear.

in demon slayer for example. the demons were very clear. they were changed by muzan, they have to eat people, they evolve by eating humans. I was sad when these demons died and knew their backstory than here.
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WatchTillTandava said:
Ahmed_Alanany said:
We’re six episodes in, and there’s still no clear understanding of the demons. Are they good or bad? What exactly are their powers or rules in this world? The lack of clarity makes it hard to invest in the stakes.

Emotionally, the characters feel inconsistent. It’s like the anime is trying to force emotion out of the viewer with backstories and tragic moments, but it doesn’t feel earned. There's little buildup or connection with the characters, so the sadness feels hollow rather than moving.

At this point, I want more substance — clearer world-building, better emotional pacing, and character depth that feels earned instead of rushed.


On one hand I understand where you're coming from - This is one of my favorite series of the season and I find the writing in it to be some of the best, if not the best, of the season. But I typically dislike when series detour into introducing many side characters and their backstories for episodic stories and short-lived arcs.

But on the other hand, this hasn't been all that episodic, just judging based on what's been released up to this point. The soba shop owner and Ofuu who first appeared very much like throwaway side characters we'd go through and be done with in an episode or two have become major recurring characters by this point. Natsu from the second episode already returned. Jinya is the main character we're following and Shirayuki is deceased, but we can surely expect to see characters like his sister and probably his father (especially because of the Natsu connection) and the old village chief and/or his son in Kadono again in the long run.

And right now everything transpiring anyway can be said to exist on two levels: What's actually happening to the characters directly and how it's affecting Jinya internally on his quest. So it's the case that even if you don't care specifically about supporting/side characters like the soba shop duo of Ofuu and her adopted father, you may care about the implications of what individual cases and their nuances and outcomes mean for Jinya in the long-term and his thought processes and emotional state, how what he sees and does along the way may shape and change his goals.

I guess my point is that you say we're six episodes in as if there should be greatly extensive and rich character depth and connection with the characters by this point, but I would turn that around to say....we're six episodes in. When I think of series which have that depth and foster powerful connections with the characters and their struggles and journey, it sure as hell wasn't as early as six episodes in that all that was established and I actually felt that way in most cases. For shorter series it took past the middle or even toward the end of the series. And for longer ones (of 50, 100, 200, etc. episodes) it was still probably over a dozen or dozens of episodes before I feel that I really felt what you're describing was accomplished. Seems like more of a long-term end goal.

I usually like side character story. just till now there are no clear rules for this world.

they first said demons are born for certain purpose. now they seem to be born from strong emotions.

they showed that demons eat humans. now it seems they don't really have to.

I don't get the world so I feel that.

when you establish the world, rules and characters. you can relate to them more. for example the demons brother and sister from demon slayer, you what they are, you know the bad things they did, you know their relationship. then I saw their backstory I was really sad. but now either it the invisible man, his wife, or this kid I feel like the were interdicted just to squeeze sadness from me.u
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Szabesz said:
@Ahmed_Alanany
Demons in general can't be called neither good nor bad, it differs individually, like for people
There are 3 major ways a demon can be born:
- through regular childbirth, if at least one of the parents is a demon (for example Suzune)
- a human experiencing a rush of extreme sadness, guilt, grief, anger, jealousy, desire, etc can also turn them into a demon (for example Ofuu or Hatsu)
- or an emotion itself can take physical form (for example Natsu)
Demons have an unresting drive to fulfill their purpose, and they can't defy or change that nature
They live for about a thousand years
They also can't lie
There are two types of demons: normal and superior
- normal demons don't possess any special abilities, but they have more strenght than an average human
- superior demons are not called superior because they are necessarily stronger than normal demons, but because each one of them has a unique ability, usually linked to why or how they turned into a demon (like Ofuu's Garden of Happiness), most of them gain these powers after a hundred years, but there are exceptions who get their's sooner (like Hatsu)

thanks for the explanation. it was not that clear for me.
now a lot of things are more understandable for but a still don't feel connected to the characters. I think it's the show's rule to make. me understand and can relate with the characters
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I just love how variety this series is! The premise might sound like could be dull demon slaying story but this turned out to be more like a case based, mystery almost like a detective story or something. So far every arc never gets dull, I wonder if this series can keep the twists coming. With these so many brilliant stories, I start to worry if how Jinta's conflict with his sister will be handled in the story which we know will eventually happened or how the conclusion to the story will be handled, we haven't heard from his sister since.

anyways, even though closure was bittersweet for Miura, It was quick for me to stop feeling sad for him, after the Soba owner and Ofuu's identity reveal, we learn that they totally live their life happily. Ofuu telling Miura that his brother is wonderful person for the sacrifice he made, It totally get that she's speaking for herself.



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Yeah, that was a nice, feel-good twist reveal at the end there. :)
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Szabesz said:
@Ruthless_Lord
book 1 = ep 1
book 2 = ep 2-6
book 3 = ep 6-end of cour
book 4 = likely all of 2nd cour
book 5-7 = about 1 cour
book 8-10 = about 1 cour
book 11-14 = can only guess
Here it is more detailed
https://myanimelist.net/forum/?goto=post&topicid=2210397&id=72646921

Oh, so it's only a Season 1 ?
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Szabesz said:
@Ruthless_Lord
book 1 = ep 1
book 2 = ep 2-6
book 3 = ep 6-end of cour
book 4 = likely all of 2nd cour
book 5-7 = about 1 cour
book 8-10 = about 1 cour
book 11-14 = can only guess
Here it is more detailed
https://myanimelist.net/forum/?goto=post&topicid=2210397&id=72646921

Oh, so it's only a Season 1 ?
@JaysonNnN I don't understand the question
But let me do some corrections:
episode 7 will be also book 2 content (albeit just a side story I thought they'd skip)
and after some reevaluation, I came to the conclusion that even though book 4 is long, it can't provide an entire cour with source material, so the 2nd cour should also adapt book 5
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I thought it was a generic mid-budget samurai fantasy, but it turns out to be a very interesting and smart show that can actually surprise as a hidden gem.
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Wow, absolutely loved this episode!

Silly me wondered, "Wait, so if he was trapped there for 20 years, how/when did he get a daughter? (adopted?)", and then Ofuu says :)

For some reason I probably didn't want to believe she was a demon too (damn, there are demons everywhere it seems).

On that note, I hope Ofuu and Jinya can one day get together. Until now I was feeling sorry for Ofuu since Jinya's immortal, but now that we know she's immortal as well, good ending is possible for both :)
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Bro this series is so good, I don't understand how it is not doing better
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Best anime this season ofc with Koubato Osanai couple. Tho novel adaption never fail me like Moribito. rather than gundam better watchs this
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Amazing plot twist at the end, I must admit.
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That was quite surprising! There was far more to those two than met the eye..
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Interesting twist, didn't see that coming. These "happy to live as humans" demons are weird though, shouldn't they stop being demons? If some unhappiness or tragedy makes you a demon shouldn't becoming happy undo it?
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This is a great episode.
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Jinya being brought to the Arimori family house on short notice, and as he suspects, it's daffodils that are the flowers preserved, which immediately gives the hunch that Sadanaga might be potentially whisked away by a demon. And as it happens, Naotsugu gets caught within the same illusion dream once he goes to his brother's room, smelling the whiffs of daffofils. What comes out of it is the story of a demonic girl in the guise of a human trying to stay alive after her village was burnt down, and the demon within her choosing to establish her own stronghold within the Arimori family, which is where both Naotsugu and Jinya find themselves within that same world. But even seeing Sadanaga occupy his time for her, in the whiffs of winter daphnes that are mistaken for daffodils in her Dreamer power, it's clear that Sadanaga didn't survive the time within her plane (where time flows faster than it is outside), and her existence, a mere nostalgia trip.

The existence of the Great Fire of Meireki (which connected with her powers) which had the young girl all trapped, ultimately, Jinya could not do anything for him. Yet, the name which she refers to Sadanaga as "Hyoma", this bit still is the leftover question that Jinya has to answer, and what Ofuu's father mentioned about the Arimori family for Jinya to connect it back to him in small pieces, he might not call himself Sadanaga anymore, but having Ofuu around is his joy, and nothing more. In the end, it's the right minds thinking alike between someone who've met demons with Ofuu being the demon girl, and the safe life they're enjoying now is the grace they choose to fulfill life to the fullest.

What a twist and turn of events, that has no demon kills. What a story, demons truly NEVER lie, they just choose to obfuscate the truth.
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me encanto, tan hermoso la vida de esa demonio
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Plot twists are crazy!
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Damn, good plot twist, I did not see it coming
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Again, really enjoying how quiet and conversation-heavy these arcs are. Not to mention mysterious and emotional.

But this didn't really make sense to me. Maybe I wasn't paying attention.

The timeline is the weirdest thing here. How much time has passed in the real world? When did Naotsugu realize his brother was missing (he just said "spring," I recall). So it's only been a few months? Is that how long he's been looking for him?

It's obviously been long enough for the older brother to live in the demon realm, leave it, buy that building, fix it up, learn how to cook soba and run the place for a little while.

And also long enough that people around town forgot about the older brother, saying things like "Naotsugu is the only heir to that household." Was there something magical going on there?

I understand the older brother aged 20 years while he was in the demon realm. Did he literally spend 20 years there, without once visiting his family? For no particular reason, as he says at the end of the episode?

Or did he just spend a few months there but simply age faster? Then why did he say something like "you can tell someone's a demon if you live with one for 20 years"?

Another question is, how did his own parents forget about the older brother? I assumed it was some demon magic, but they didn't explain that part at all.

Also, I'm still not entirely satisfied with the older brother just not telling Naotsugu the truth. Why not? What he did for the girl isn't anything to be ashamed of, exactly, even if I understand it'd be really awkward going "hey, it's me, I just got really old." And his brother is looking for him so desperately, and now he thinks he's dead.
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