Let me start this off by saying this is my opinion, as well as my first review, I'm not at all experienced in reviewing things however my opinion on Demon Slayer is definitely one important to me that I'd like to share. I have Demon Slayer as a 5/10, but there are many issues I have with not the anime, but the community that surrounds it, which doesn't effect my score. I'll start with the actual anime and my final word on Demon Slayer will be my opinion on the majority of people who watch it. This will spoil the first few episodes and some
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Story: 4/10
Demon Slayer's story is as decent (or indecent) as the hentai you watched last night. We start off with our protagonist, Tanjiro Kamado, who's family is hard working and happy. He goes to town to get some work done and when he gets home he finds his entire family has been massacred by demons. After that, he discovers his sister is alive yet has been turned into a demon. He decides to set out on a journey with her to fight the leader of the demons to turn his sister back to a human. That sounds unique, right? Well, while the premise might seem even slightly bearable, it soon turns into any other cliche monster of the week anime, and brings in demons every few episodes for our protagonists to fight for an episode or two. Soon Tanjiro finds some friends to travel with and the story progresses on as it has for the entire 26 episode run, kill demons, recover and train, kill demons, recover and train, and so on. It really isn't too special after the first few episodes in terms of story, and very rarely gets exciting. It literally spends its last like 5 episodes of footage comprising exclusively of the crew recovering. Who wants to spend almost 2 hours of their life watching that?
Art: 10/10
Ufotable as usual has graced Demon Slayer with a top of the line adaptation, with their beautiful and vibrant animation that really puts itself out there. The fluidity of the fights and the bold character designs are a highlight of the story and is definitely one of the only good things this anime has going for it, and one of the only things that deserves the praise its been getting.
Sound: 10/10
Just like the art, the sound really is amazing. The opening is great, the ending is great, the soundtrack is great. The OST really brings out even more feeling and excitement for certain fights, especially when Tanjiro is fighting Rui. Kamado Tanjirou no Uta was the perfect song to play during Tanjiro's likely triumph over Rui, and really brought out both emotion and excitement from me.
Character: 3/10
The characters in Demon Slayer are repetitive and disgustingly bland and predictable. Tanjiro is your usual Shounen protagonist, he's powerful and has an optimistic personality and won't stop fighting for the people he believes in, but that's it. Inosuke and Zenitsu aren't really different, they each have a few traits that become super repetitive and predictable that it almost becomes annoying. Inosuke's thing is not to listen to anyone and to basically be a total meathead that does what he wants. Zenitsu's thing is being the usual crybaby that has exceptional power in a fight, but what's unique about that? He can only access that power when he's asleep. And Nezuko doesn't really have anything to her, she just helps out in some fights and makes the entire community squeal because of how cute she is. To me, Zenitsu is the only character I even slightly enjoy seeing on screen.
Enjoyment: 6/10
This show is fairly enjoyable, although it has more flaws than my ability to score anime, it was enough to keep me coming back every week to watch a new episode. Some parts got me really pumped up and some got me really sad, it's very good at bringing out emotions and I personally think that's one of its only good traits, though a very good one to have.
Before my overall grade, let me say something about MOST Demon Slayer fans and its community. It's not as good as they say it is. I like Demon Slayer, I like Demon Slayer a lot, it was really fun to watch, and I really did enjoy it. However, most fans of the show are unbearable, saying it's "anime of the decade" or "the best anime ever", but it really isn't that. They say everything is perfect about it, but it really isn't that. They say it's a completely unique show that really stands out, but it really isn't that. They say everyone should watch it because everyone will like it, but not everyone will. The bottom line is, I do have a lot of issues regarding the show's community and it's critically overrated. This is only my opinion, and that's all.
Now, Overall: 5/10
Demon Slayer is the very meaning of the word mediocre. Though I enjoyed a fair amount of it, I was really only immersed in it due to Ufotable's exceptional animation and art. However, the soundtrack was just as good as the animation, and most of the time the dreadful characters and completely abysmal story take the anime to a new low. Take this review as a grain of salt, as it's my first review, and is slightly driven by my feelings towards the community. But dismissing everything else, Demon Slayer is a pretty OK anime at best and has no business near the best of 2019. But, ask it to someone who's only watched Naruto and 8 episodes of that corny love drama that aired last year and they'll probably tell you Demon Slayer is one of the greatest anime of all time.
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Jan 5, 2020
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Let me start this off by saying this is my opinion, as well as my first review, I'm not at all experienced in reviewing things however my opinion on Demon Slayer is definitely one important to me that I'd like to share. I have Demon Slayer as a 5/10, but there are many issues I have with not the anime, but the community that surrounds it, which doesn't effect my score. I'll start with the actual anime and my final word on Demon Slayer will be my opinion on the majority of people who watch it. This will spoil the first few episodes and some
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