Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie: Mugen Jou-hen Episode 1 Discussion

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@zodemacom there really is no other competition

Jul 18, 1:21 PM

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zodemacom said:
Movie of the Year.

nah csm gonna take it

Doubt that. Because that CSM arc wasn’t that big compared to infinity castle

Jul 18, 1:23 PM

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robertino129 said:
@Confused_100 asinine? Wrong. It's vastly more believable than people downvoting it just to get other shows one spot up on the rankings. Basic psychology clearly says that people have to care about something in order to make a swift action. As such, caring about the anime and being angry that they can't see it is VASTLY more likely than people that "hate it for no reason' coming to downvote it on release day.

Doesn't make sense? The only thing that doesn't make sense are people like you rejecting reality. Good games that release with poor login servers - and thus people can't play them reliably - have been proven to receive more negative reviews than less good games that can be played without issue on launch day, regardless if they're free to play or not.

Well known? Only by you. It's exactly where it deserves, a very popular action show (#5) ranked top 200 with 8.43 at 3 million people. The metrics speak for themselves.

We've all heard this spiel before, when people were crying about all the redo of a healer haters. Turns out there are more people crying about haters than there were are actual haters underrating the show.

Bro at this point either trolling or not self aware that he just admitted it has hate for its popularity lol. Even the mention of redo healer says that. Have fun.

Jul 18, 3:36 PM

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@Isagi_Kevichi I agree, it looked insanely good! But this was also seeing the first time seeing an anime in a cinema (IMAX), so it might just be that.

I'm not sure on how to feel about the end of the Akaza fight, but my Japanese abilities are also still very limited, so I couldn't grasp everything that was happening.

The hardest part about watching Demon Slayer in Japan is the lack of subs 😔. But good thing Demon Slayer doesn't have a really complex story with difficult words, so you can understand most of what they're saying. There were still some words here and there that I didn't understand so I'll have to rewatch this when it releases in my home country of Ireland. The part that confused me the most was Tanjiro's flashback where his dad explained to him how to lock in.

Jul 18, 4:58 PM

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Damn people downvoting it like crazy even though it hasn't released in their country yet. The Japanese are going absolutely crazy for the movie and they are considering this the best in the franchise. It's already breaking records.
I even saw the Akaza vs Giyu leak and it was absolutely gorgeous. Can't wait for it to release on 14th August in my country.

If you enjoyed the time you wasted, then its not a waste of time.

Jul 18, 6:43 PM

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Damn people downvoting it like crazy even though it hasn't released in their country yet. The Japanese are going absolutely crazy for the movie and they are considering this the best in the franchise. It's already breaking records.
I even saw the Akaza vs Giyu leak and it was absolutely gorgeous. Can't wait for it to release on 14th August in my country.

@FZREMAKE I don't even know why MAL decided to open this now, considering the majority of MAL users aren't Japanese. I honestly thought this'll wait till the movie come abroad next month

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Jul 18, 9:41 PM

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@FZREMAKE I don't even know why MAL decided to open this now, considering the majority of MAL users aren't Japanese. I honestly thought this'll wait till the movie come abroad next month

@Tyrecty The movie is officially released so it makes sense to open the reviews but it is what it is. Popular anime gets hate. The most popular anime gets even more hate.

If you enjoyed the time you wasted, then its not a waste of time.

Jul 18, 9:59 PM

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Damn people downvoting it like crazy even though it hasn't released in their country yet. The Japanese are going absolutely crazy for the movie and they are considering this the best in the franchise. It's already breaking records.
I even saw the Akaza vs Giyu leak and it was absolutely gorgeous. Can't wait for it to release on 14th August in my country.

@FZREMAKE this is something that bothers me, people who usually do this then look up their profile, its either their fav mang/anime are evangelion, vagabond, berserk, monster, or any type of seinen shows. i mean sure therye great but don't get me wrong because i watched these before and some of them are my favorite, but i don't get why they hate a simple story then keep comparing them on other shows.

is it not hard to enjoy something without comparing? how toxic anime community become

like idk man i like umineko or something, those are not type of shounen series lol i don't get these childish people.

7.25 score for inf castle is insane

Jul 18, 10:57 PM

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Tyrecty said:
@FZREMAKE I don't even know why MAL decided to open this now, considering the majority of MAL users aren't Japanese. I honestly thought this'll wait till the movie come abroad next month

Anyone can start the thread, that's nothing MAL does. I just wanted to see what others that have already seen it think about it, that's why I opened the thread.

Jul 19, 5:08 AM

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the camrips are about to drop but dont know about the fansubs though and ive seen most of the parts of it on x aka twitter like the akaza vs tanjiro and giyu

amazing movie but terrible production considering it has 50 animation directors for just one movie lol ufotable did overwork their whole studio for this one

Jul 19, 6:56 AM

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Saw it yesterday, it was great. Bit janky going back and forth with fight scenes and backstories but the animation and sound were phenomenal. This is a discussion thread and people are complaining about spoilers for some reason so won’t say much else, but look forward to it. Banger!

Jul 19, 3:18 PM

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the camrips are about to drop but dont know about the fansubs though and ive seen most of the parts of it on x aka twitter like the akaza vs tanjiro and giyu

amazing movie but terrible production considering it has 50 animation directors for just one movie lol ufotable did overwork their whole studio for this one

@deg I mean this is a big movie, so of course they'll go all out. It's not overwork as long as they paid their workers suitably(here's to hoping they did)

Jul 19, 3:20 PM

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Saw it yesterday, it was great. Bit janky going back and forth with fight scenes and backstories but the animation and sound were phenomenal. This is a discussion thread and people are complaining about spoilers for some reason so won’t say much else, but look forward to it. Banger!

@roodisbored watched the movie too and I def don't think it's janky anyhow. The right mindset to have is that you're experiencing a story being told and not mindless action. The backstories add a lot of flavor to the fights for me, and they're backstories I've been dieing to know

Jul 19, 8:21 PM

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Hashira VS Uper Moon and muzan

Jul 19, 10:00 PM

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@deg I mean this is a big movie, so of course they'll go all out. It's not overwork as long as they paid their workers suitably(here's to hoping they did)

@Tyrecty this is ad job role and the more ad workers on an anime project the more troubled the production is its different if its key animator role that you need a lot of that

ad role aka animation directors job is to correct drawing errors to make them onmodel or less offmodel with the character designs so if you need more ad people then you need a lot of drawing corrections

full staff list https://keyframe-staff-list.com/staff/demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-infinity-castle-the-movie-chapter-1-akaza-returns

anyway full camrip is out now

Jul 19, 10:02 PM

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Watched it at Sunshine City Ikebukuro IMAX yesterday. God the animation and the sound effects were godlike. Akaza fight is definitely the highlight of the movie. The movie slows down a little at the second half but it was worth it. I still think it definitely would have been better if this released as a TV series. A little boring a third of the movie being flashbacks. Still ufotable always delivers quality.

「Self Aware Cringy Weeb」

Jul 19, 11:37 PM

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they made my beloved shinobu death more emotional in the anime kanao is so angry too and im sad again also that means doma will die in later movies

the major villain death on this movie is akaza only

Jul 20, 1:55 AM

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*I generated this English comment using machine translation from Japanese.

The last movie (Mugen Train) was very hard for me to watch until the end because of the characters (especially Tanjiro) saying everything they thought and what was happening in front of them. It's the same in the original manga, but when I read it in the manga, it doesn't bother me, but when it comes to the lines in the anime, it just sucks.

In this movie, it was good until Zen-itsu × Kaigaku and Shinobu × Doma, but when it came to the main battle, Akaza, the flow of the movie became slow. In particular, I thought Akaza's past should be played more casually instead of taking so much time.

Also, there were some gags in the beginning (which were also in line with the original manga), but every time this happens, the tension of the story plummets, and since this is the final battle, there's no need for gags. This is also a typical example of how it doesn't bother me much in the original manga, but it becomes a big noise in the anime, so I hope the production team will deeply think about getting rid of it in the second chapter.

Jul 20, 4:38 AM

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animation and fights are good but its 80% flashback and monologue which kills the immersion in the battle

Jul 20, 5:03 AM

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animation and fights are good but its 80% flashback and monologue which kills the immersion in the battle

@sora7777 I guess if you watched the camrip you wouldn't be bothered about anything else besides the fights, becuz you don't know what they are saying. But the anime is trying to tell a story lol, and not dumping aimless fights

Jul 20, 5:28 AM

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@sora7777 I guess if you watched the camrip you wouldn't be bothered about anything else besides the fights, becuz you don't know what they are saying. But the anime is trying to tell a story lol, and not dumping aimless fights

@Tyrecty I watched it in the cinema in Japan. I know what they are all saying and I know their backstory now after watching it but its just too long especially Akaza. Not trying to say its bad but I just didnt really like it .Thats all .

Jul 20, 6:14 AM

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From the movie pamphlet, it seems that this movie is a key milestone for Ufotable in term of transitioning from traditional drawing to digital animation and passing down knowledge and skills from veteran animators to junior animators. As a result, I believe we will witness more visual masterpiece from Ufotable after the era of Kimetsu no Yaiba.
https://x.com/UfotableShots/status/1946840887754916035

Jul 20, 6:34 AM

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@Tyrecty I watched it in the cinema in Japan. I know what they are all saying and I know their backstory now after watching it but its just too long especially Akaza. Not trying to say its bad but I just didnt really like it .Thats all .

@sora7777
The manga version is shorter

Jul 20, 8:53 AM

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*I generated this English comment using machine translation from Japanese.

The last movie (Mugen Train) was very hard for me to watch until the end because of the characters (especially Tanjiro) saying everything they thought and what was happening in front of them. It's the same in the original manga, but when I read it in the manga, it doesn't bother me, but when it comes to the lines in the anime, it just sucks.

In this movie, it was good until Zen-itsu × Kaigaku and Shinobu × Doma, but when it came to the main battle, Akaza, the flow of the movie became slow. In particular, I thought Akaza's past should be played more casually instead of taking so much time.

Also, there were some gags in the beginning (which were also in line with the original manga), but every time this happens, the tension of the story plummets, and since this is the final battle, there's no need for gags. This is also a typical example of how it doesn't bother me much in the original manga, but it becomes a big noise in the anime, so I hope the production team will deeply think about getting rid of it in the second chapter.

@ebcdic-ascii

From a Japanese perspective, it is considered better to occasionally incorporate elements of comedy to ease tension appropriately.

I feel that there is still a cultural gap between Japanese and foreigners.

Jul 20, 4:36 PM

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Thanks to whoever provided the camrips ... good movie

While some people hated the flashbacks ... I think they are good and I like how these flashbacks are in the middle of the fight

Will rewatch it as soon as we get the blurays

People who don't want to get spoiled shouldn't be here honestly ... this thread is made to discuss the movie so we don't need to use "spoilers" unless we are mentioning something that wasn't showed in the movie

As usual the fights are unique and fun ... it is sad that Shinobu lost like that

Kanao will be the one who revenge her but I think someone else will join her ... Either a hashira or Inosuke since he hasn't done anything yet.

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Saw it yesterday, it was great. Bit janky going back and forth with fight scenes and backstories but the animation and sound were phenomenal. This is a discussion thread and people are complaining about spoilers for some reason so won’t say much else, but look forward to it. Banger!

@roodisbored Say whatever you want ... it is their fault of they got spoiled

I found leaks on Youtube and people were crying ... you literally clicked on a leaked video what did you expect, a K-pop song?

Personally I enjoyed the backstories because during a fight you have all these thoughts and emotions ... so backstories are expected.

If I want to enjoy the fight alone I get get the blueray later remove all flashbacks

Also backstories are better than jokes in the middle of a serious fight -- like what gintama did in the final arc

Jul 20, 7:01 PM

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@Tyrecty The movie is officially released so it makes sense to open the reviews but it is what it is. Popular anime gets hate. The most popular anime gets even more hate.

@FZREMAKE It gets hate only because Demon Slayer is banal and flat and everyone is only here for the animation not for the work itself... obviously the more popular it becomes the more people recognize the low quality, unlike other anime like AOT where it doesn't get this hate...

Jul 20, 7:04 PM

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@FZREMAKE this is something that bothers me, people who usually do this then look up their profile, its either their fav mang/anime are evangelion, vagabond, berserk, monster, or any type of seinen shows. i mean sure therye great but don't get me wrong because i watched these before and some of them are my favorite, but i don't get why they hate a simple story then keep comparing them on other shows.

is it not hard to enjoy something without comparing? how toxic anime community become

like idk man i like umineko or something, those are not type of shounen series lol i don't get these childish people.

7.25 score for inf castle is insane

@Akariuz Simply because Demon Slayer didn't deserve this success... the fans are right to hate it, we're basically rewarding a banal and mediocre product that was just lucky enough to have Ufotable as a production studio... give Ufotable to any other project you listed and see how popular it will become without all this hate, lmao

Jul 20, 7:26 PM

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@FZREMAKE It gets hate only because Demon Slayer is banal and flat and everyone is only here for the animation not for the work itself... obviously the more popular it becomes the more people recognize the low quality, unlike other anime like AOT where it doesn't get this hate...

@Leon888 A flat story carried only by animation won't get you 220 million manga sold in this generation. There are plenty of anime with amazing animation but they are still not popular. I guess animation isn't the only reason.

If you enjoyed the time you wasted, then its not a waste of time.

Jul 20, 7:38 PM

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@Leon888 A flat story carried only by animation won't get you 220 million manga sold in this generation. There are plenty of anime with amazing animation but they are still not popular. I guess animation isn't the only reason.

@FZREMAKE Yes, like Twilight is one of the best-selling books in the world but everyone criticizes it... simply sometimes things happen without any logical explanation and here the only explanation is the animation that carries on demon slayer

Jul 21, 12:34 AM

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@FZREMAKE Yes, like Twilight is one of the best-selling books in the world but everyone criticizes it... simply sometimes things happen without any logical explanation and here the only explanation is the animation that carries on demon slayer

@Leon888 "Sometimes things happen without any logical explanation". That literally describes the hate for demon slayer. No logical explanation given to hate it. Not everyone criticizes it. Carried by animation is an illogical explanation indeed.

If you enjoyed the time you wasted, then its not a waste of time.

Jul 21, 1:50 AM

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Excellent movie! Another W for ufotable! Is this even possible for humans to animate?
Douma is such a bastard for eating women! Poor Shinobu! She sacrificed herself and Douma got poisoned but he still isn’t dead yet! Kanao gonna make a revenge on him!

Zenitsu is a badass and Kaigaku is a bad ass! Kaigaku has no sympathy for Zenitsu’s grandpa! It’s cool that Zenitsu beheaded that asshole!

Akaza realized that Tanjiro doesn’t like assassination! His head was growing automatically and he knew that he lost against Tanjiro! Then there was a flashback of Akaza’s story! His coach allowed him to be a couple with his daughter! She accepted it! Unfortunately,an horrible event happened! Poor Akaza can’t marry his wife! He has lost everything! Movie ends with Kokushibo’s chopping the pillars!(I don’t mean Hashira)
Kekeke

Jul 21, 8:20 AM

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this is the best f-in thing ive watched in my whole life

Jul 21, 10:27 AM

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Don't you think Muzan kind of looks like Sebastian from Black Butler?

Jul 21, 6:53 PM

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Don't you think Muzan kind of looks like Sebastian from Black Butler?

@Magicalgirl_fan not really. The only thing they have in common is hair color and sometimes eye color XD

Jul 21, 9:47 PM

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@FZREMAKE It gets hate only because Demon Slayer is banal and flat and everyone is only here for the animation not for the work itself... obviously the more popular it becomes the more people recognize the low quality, unlike other anime like AOT where it doesn't get this hate...

@Leon888 The manga broke all records even before the anime becoming popular ... it broke one piece's record

So it is not about the animation only.

https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2020/11/29/oricon-demon-slayer-destroys-manga-records-as-top-selling-manga-of-2020-one-piece-comes-in-at-3rd?srsltid=AfmBOopSF-ij50fFK29Tx4tQRDXDBDPI0-6u51ugpVqduOiIChB5f9TU

Since you mentioned AoT/SnK you are clearly delusional as the first season of AoT got one of the best animations at that time by Wit ... If AoT had bad animation no one would have watched it.

Yes animation is important for tv series and movies but it is not the only thing

ufotable has series with insane animation but they are badly rated ... why? Take a guess ...

and btw a lot of people hate AoT and for any anime you will find haters and lovers so I guess you are delusional thinking AoT didn't get this hate

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