Amidst all of the recent overdone superhero and nisekai tropes in the shounen genre, Kimestu no Yaiba brings us back to good ol' demon slaying, with darker themes and a story that is less fantastical; a story of revenge and mending.
Story: 8
I'll start off with what this anime does well, and that is the world-building and the art. Over the course of the show you're introduced to demons and what they are, the demon slaying corps, the sword types and breathing forms for sword techniques. Accompanying this, is some beautiful animation quality that does not take any shortcuts. Kimetsu no Yaiba is flashy and gory, and will definitely leave some very memorable fight scenes.
Character: 5
What I feel that has much less impact is the characters. Amongst all of the vibrant animation, we're left with some very flat and generic characters that have, so far, not really developed or grown out of some very annoying traits. The MC, Tanjirou, is definitely a very lovable character, with a lotta heart, and I don't have many complaints for him. But from all of the side characters, to the villains, I have really been unimpressed and even annoyed by some of them. The side characters are bound tight to uninteresting, unfunny character tropes, and the villains are equally, if not more flat.
If you look at MHA or Ping Pong the Animation, I feel that what makes a great anime, is where you are able to look at the perspective of any other character or villain as the MC, it would still be a fantastic anime. I really can't do that here. Tanjirou is honestly the only likable character for me, and as good as the art/animation is, it doesn't distract from how unenjoyable all of the character interactions are. If they're not fighting, I feel like wanting to just skip past everything else.
Overall, its a slightly above average shounen anime. But it doesn't really live up to all the hype. Outside of the animation, a fairly mediocre show.