Reviews

This season captures the swordsmith village arc wonderfully, and really keeps the pace up throughout. Some episodes are double length specials and are practically movie quality all on their own. The animation and art style doesn't slouch or let up throughout. The first episode is a bit goofy, but it's well connected and I think necessary to help connect the plot together from the previous season. There's a slight tone shift, but the direction of the anime is still on the same path as all the previous seasons, and we haven't lost the spirit of the very first episode one in season one.

I'm not really sure why some of these other reviews are marking as Not Recommended, as when I read through their reviews, they seem to generally be praising the artwork and story telling for the most part. They only seem to be finding fault with some small amount of scuff that I think helps build character. Is it realistic for everyone to keep fighting despite some hefty wounds? Not really, but it's a show and the main characters are of course gonna get beat up. The point of a hero story is that the hero wins at the end of the day due to sheer will/dedication/strength/etc. If every anime went for a bad ending route just because it seemed more realistic I wouldn't bother watching any anime at all. Not everything needs to be BESERK level of pain and misery.

tl;dr A bunch of these reviewers seem to be full on copium. If you enjoyed the previous seasons, you'll enjoy this one too.