Again big problems despite top animation
As usual for the series, this arc has no special story. Tanjiro needs a sword and therefore comes to the village of the swordsmiths. Here he meets other Demon Slayers and trains on the spot. During the training there is a little mystery and then the village is attacked by Upper Moons. The fight against them then fills most of the arc.
This arc comes with the exact same problems as the previous arcs. My biggest problem with Demon Slayer is that the plot is written very earmarked. Power ups come out of nowhere because the mangaka just needs them. Oh, Tanjiro can do the Flash Breathing. Surprise, Genya can eat devils because that's just how it is. Or Nezuko suddenly endures the sun at exactly the right moment. But before that, the author wants a dramatic scene, so that the viewer might believe that Nezuko really dies. So she burns at first, kicks Tanjiro away and then survives after all. That Nezuko doesn't really die was always clear, though, if you're honest. Just like before in the series, every relevant character has to have a sad backstory, so we get multiple flashbacks in this arc as well and it sucks. Why does everyone, really everyone have to have a sad backstory? Fortunately, they left it at the Upper Moons in this arc and didn't give them a backstory like that as well. In general, no scene hit me emotionally great. The anime just doesn't manage to make me care about the characters.
At least the animation is phenomenal in this arc as well. The only thing that bothered me were the CGI fish. Otherwise, the breathing abilities were beautifully realized. There were also cinematic camera movements and beautiful particle effects. The visuals are well above industry standard in this arc as well, so you can look forward to fun fights.
So this arc also has the same problems that the series showed before. But the visuals are very convincing. Despite everything, I had fun with the arc and look forward to more. The finale of the series will probably be a visual masterpiece.
