Animation wise the productions values are still top notch being ufotable again behind the production like previous seasons and so far from what i can recall i dont remember anyhting that might gave me the impression that has decreased on this aspect, sound also was very good maybe in certain way recycing some of the main songs keeping the same melody with some arrangements here and there but still very enjoyable and emotive no for less.
Now the duration on this instance is of only 11 episodes which might seem enough to what was all about this arc but to being honest is was only due to an kinda more poorer new cast and overall story and what i mean by that is from our two hashiras (Mitsuri Kanroji, Tokitou Muichirou) who are the ones that take most of the spot on this third season neither of them are so charismatic and weil flesh-out in comparison with Tengen Uzuion on the prequel, being Mitsuri Kanrojithe the more hollow one.
Tokito and mitsuri had their own backstories but neither of them are decent and felt pretty scarce with just one or two episodes as much, i mean we have the same treatment with tengen (and the duration of the series overall doesnt change) but even then the character itselft i feel was better handled and had more thought put into.
Another point to leave is how weak felt the new antagonists of the twelve kizuki (Hantengu and Gyokko), the fight of tokito against Gyokko could literally end up on one episode (if wasnt by such unconvincing decisions by the author on how handle the situations in between these two) and didnt even felt like a threat by itselft with tokito havent even employ all his capacity very anticlimactic and disappointing to say the least.
The same could go to Hantengu in a beginning was decent but suddenly the focus went completely to another part and basically we as the spectator dont see anything related to the fighting obviating on the entrance when appears the love pillar which as i said dont take much of screen-time soon after that with tanjiro and the rest taking the spotlight which makes for the defeating of the enemy pretty dull and as i said disappointing.
One of the negatives points that i mentioned on the second season that i saw as well this time but gladly in more less degree was the comedy in moments where didnt really need it at least were present just for around two or three episodes only, the other which i feel is more worrying is the amount of monologues there are, the character literally explain every single thing even when he is breathing i mean there is not necessity to go in detail mentioning EVERYTHING he is doing , giving me the assumption like its taking the spectator like an newborn who cant interpreter what is happening on screen which is not like we are taking about an series with such lv of intricacy on the argument (which even in those cases is not good recurring to this amount of monologues).
When we are talking about a confrontation of pillars against members of the Twelve Demon Moons we expect (at least me) something up to par like so far we experience with rengoku or tengu which sadly is not the case on this instance, dont misunderstand me there were some decent moments but in general terms didnt make justice the battles to all the premise.
RESUME
Kimetsu no yaiba Katanakaji no Sato-hen keeps committing the same mistakes in some areas like his predecessor and makes new ones from disappointing fights, poorer and more less charismatics characters, an progression pretty elongated in some moments,etc, but even still either due by the high productions lvs accompanied with an overall decent falling to mediocre experience in the conjunct of all the elements that make the series as an whole i think on the big picture at least was enjoyble but (under my opinion) the lesser good one of the three seasons.
It wasnt a bad serries but taking in account all their faluts i also wouldn't go so far to say amazing, to me was meh to mediocre, decent as much i reccomend it, but just dont make illusions.
