This season would be best categorized as beginning slow and becoming fantastic towards the end. Don’t get me wrong, just because the second half of the season is fantastic, doesn’t mean the slower first half was in any way building up to its triumphs.
---THE FIRST HALF---
It’s just meaninglessly boring. I don’t honestly believe anyone who has watched this season can remember anything slightly memorable happening in the first 5 episodes, besides meeting another Hashira. Regarding the new Hashira and his 3 weed-smoking girlfriends, they are an enjoyable addition to the series. It's leagues better than the last Hashira we saw, whose only character traits were being a fire boy and shouting "Delicious" an annoying number of times.
---THE SECOND HALF---
The villains of this season are the best the series has seen so far. The way they interact, and fill each other’s weaknesses, as well as the concept of a sibling bond between demons, is fresh and fun. When the second demon arrived out of nowhere adding a whole new level of tension, and danger late in the season, forcing the demon slayers to up their game, is really when this series is shining at it’s best. Not to mention the animation towards the end, whoo-ee, I never knew colors could pop so much! Another plus to this season is the evolution the characters undergo after their training, having NOTICEABLY improved power, but more importantly; having a clear path for each character (except maybe inosuke) to further improve their power still. The only nitpick I have with the second half of the season is that too much time was spent with the female demon. Her power is straight-forward, and doesn’t add much by itself.
---OVERALL---
A fantastic addition to the series, dragged down by a lackluster first half. In spite of this, the second half knocks it out of the park, with the best villains in the series yet, along with exciting, and competent, power development.
