My name is Demon Slayer. I'm one of the most hyped anime of all time but today, I've become most overhyped mess.
First off, I've no complaints regarding animation. This is demon slayer, alright. I watch this show only for that sakuga however small and I bet a 1000 that 90% people are the same. Also, I have some respect for the staff because they're really working with a poor story. So there's that. On to the opinions!
Season 1; no upper rank demon. Had a hype moment.
Season 2; one upper rank demon and a Hashira. Had a flashy hype moment that well exceeded previous season.
Season 3; 2 upper rank demons, 2 Hashiras and Muzan Jackson backstory. There wasn't a single hype moment.
Why Ufotable? Why I am asking?
See, for the amount of annoying character interactions, predictable plot, nth backstory of a demon as human or whatever crap it had thrown, I've never felt dissatisfied completing a Demon slayer season. But this season is whole another level. Because now, it not only lack hype moments, it also filled a lot of new flaws.
Tokito vs Fish Demon (Idc about its name). This is a Hashira and upper rank demon going face off. Comparing this with Uzui vs Gyuu fight, this almost feels like cheating. The fight felt just how Giyu slayed Rui from S1, unexpected and dissatisfying. For the amount of superfluous sympathy it created with his backstory, the way he just killed him made me really really disappointed. Like that's it?
And then there are these 4/5/6 demons? (I lost the count and again, idc) It's just so dull. I feel like a 10 year old crying for chocolates, but that has been the show's demographic anyway. My reaction while watching this season was anything from "idc" to "idc but oh look flashy lights". The only moment that I vaguely remember being kinda epic is the "Dragon Dance" moment, where Tanjiro slays all 4 heads. Especially, the sound effects in that moment were satisfying to ears.
And then there's Mitsuri's backstory, about her strong body or something. Like, if you compare backstories we've seen so far, in every Hashira's backstory there's at least someone being dead. And her backstory is like, "Oh my God! I'm stronger than all the guys and now they hate me", like sorry for the offense, but that's like "I'm noT lIkE thE other GirLs" backstory I've seen lol.
Excluding all that, what's with the final episode? I'm not talking about Tanjiro thunder clapping his thighs, we've seen enough asspulls already, but why the heck Nezuko' (spoIler)? If anything, the moment where Tanjiro couldn't decide was a very engaging scene and by far what truly felt like a moment for some honest character development. But then, the show throws a happy ending... I really don't know why I'm so infuriated over something with low expectations but this is not what I'm expecting.
Conclusion
Sorry if my rage spoiled your mood.
I'm dissatisfied, disappointed and I'm about to go to sleep so you could say my day's ruined, but still, I don't hate this show. That might sound like hypocrisy, but I really don't. I stopped hating fictional things for a while now, because now I'm busy hating real things. Anyway bottom line,
Animation still carried the show but the weight of a poor story is too heavy.
