Category: Demon Slayer
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Demon Slayer Mugen Train (TV Arc Version): Mostly the Same
I absolutely loved the Mugen Train film. In fact, I watched it roughly six times. Five of which I was completely inebriated, but that’s beside the point. Had I realized that the film would be re-edited to fit into a televised arc, I probably would have kept myself from watching it so many times. That…
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Kibutsuji Muzan: Absolute Evil and a Dropped Ball
Demon Slayer has one of the most morally pure protagonists Shounen anime has ever seen. Tanjiro, right down to his core (quite literally, as we learned in the Mugen Train arc) is kind, selfless, and heroic. The dude shows empathy to demons who gleefully monologued about how they devoured little girls or some shit. Of…
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Zenitsu Agatsuma: Annoying or Relatable?
The cowardly comic relief is an extremely old cliché in storytelling. Almost as old as the cliché of them actually being among the strongest characters in said story. You can find plenty of examples of characters like this in anime, from the action shounens to the slice of life comedies. They’re all generally similar; loud,…
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Demon Slayer Manga: A Modern Shounen Classic?
About a year ago, I reviewed the first season of the Demon Slayer anime. While I mostly stand by it, I do wish I had been a bit more critical of it. Looking back, while I still greatly enjoy it, I can acknowledge it is a more flawed show than I let on. Still, I…
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