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I liked the more casual/slice-of-life vibes of the first couple episodes, but once it got into the action it felt way too slow or just not interesting enough until the last couple episodes. I'm fine with backstory interjected into fight scenes (though Demon Slayer does do this a lot and not particularly gracefully), but it just felt like stuff took forever to happen. The Mist Hashira was stuck in a water vase for like 3 episodes which just felt like way too long for nothing to be happening. This slow feeling was also not helped by the numerous repetitive recaps. I get that this is meant to be viewed weekly and not back to back like I watched it, but I really don't think we need to repeat what just happened last episode at the beginning of the next episode every time. They also did this with the mid-episode cutaway card and at that point it's just way too much. Last season it felt like every episode went super fast in a good way because there was so much stuff happening and it was all really fun to watch, but this season it felt like every episode was over super fast in a bad way where it left me feeling like nothing happened.
Now onto what I did like; Once again the demon powers are really cool and fun to watch when shit is actually happening. The characters in this arc were pretty fun, and I especially loved (pun intended) Mitsuri, the Love Hashira. Obviously she's very cute, but I also really like her kind, cheerful vibe (props to the VA). Her sword and fighting style were really cool to see animated and the song that played during her fight with Upper Moon 4 felt very Magical Girl which compliments her perfectly.
Overall this wasn't the best season of Demon Slayer ever and I do hope they address the pacing issues in the next season, but I still enjoyed it. I hope whatever comes next isn't rushed because I'm more than willing to wait for something of a higher quality.
