Demon Slayer is OVERRATED
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- Yeah I said it. In this video I breakdown the anime and manga and explain why I personally think the hype for this series is wildly overblown.
I am sorry for how horrible this video looks. It was a nightmare uploading this at all.
It should be noted that the manga did not do well in Japan until the anime. It was considered to be meh among japanese.
Where did u find Japanese people said meh huh ur lying
Yeah however that audience is different than the audience that it appealed to
before its anime adaptation, demon slayer had a solid place in shonen jump, solid sales. where does your info comes from ?
@@kinoo4496 the series was doing just fine before anime, some people just like to compare pre-anime and post-anime manga sales just to put down a series and say it blew up cus the anime had great animation?....Funny bc it's not like Naruto doesn't have great animation(in a lot of fight scenes the animation is just stellar) but is inconsistent the same goes for a bunch of other series it's just that with DS the quality is more consistent. What people fail to recognise is that any anime production of the manga series boosts the manga sales regardless of production quality most of the times, at least to some degree. Now people might say the boost is so much higher in DS bc of the quality of the production but I really don't think that's the case, we'll see in the future, other battle shounen or I might even say WSJ titles like JJK and CSM are now getting the same treatment in terms of their anime production, let's wait and see if the boosts really get them to 150 million copies in circulation lol. The funny thing is that people just like to point it out about DS cus it's 150 million copies in circulation. One thing worth noting is that as western audiences or just outside of Japan, most of the times we are introduced to a series not as manga but anime, ofc now with most manga being on. the internet and most people actively using it, it may not be the case
Ofc...
The art quality is bad and there is 25% comedy.
Imagine if berserk had this good animation but sadly this is reality
That would be a dream come true. Berserk deserves it so much.
@@sirsurgenor yeah your right but im still happy cuz we getting two new chapters on the 24th
I would like it to be made by the team that made the berserskin demon slayer eh demon Slayer is an overrated anime for me, but I don't have any criticism of the animation quality
Berserk cant have this kind of animation its impossible. Its way to detailed, for it to have Animation like this it would need to lose all of its details and great art work.
İt will be even better, berserk's manga art is far superior than the demon slayer's manga art. İf only a studio can adapt its beautifully drawn panels into a proper anime adaptation which is not 3D and with perfect voice actings, a fitting soundtrack.
Demon slayer in my opinion is still good, but many people praise it as if it’s the greatest anime of all time, which I just don’t think is the case
Apart from animation, tell me anything that is good about it. There is nothing
No way it is good you are tripping 💀💀💀
In my country, this anime series was quite popular at first, but after some young people commented that Kimetsu no yabai is a legendary anime and far surpasses other shounen anime such as One piece, Naruto, Bleach, Dragon Ball, Fullmetall alchemist , ...
Since then, this anime has had a dizzying increase in anti-fans
@@vagabondtracks2598 Soundtrack,pacing, fight scenes, all characters gets a momments to shine and visual that's pretty much it, but i do find the story generic, lacking and sometimes nonsensical
I remembered being soooo disappointed when I watched its episode 1. The story was too rushed. Literally, when he saw his family got murdered, in just a snap, he moved on and focused on Nezuko. It was so weird for me 😂 ("this is what all those youngsters are hyping about?" 😳)
If the series slowed down, took its time to develop characters it would be alot better. They didnt have to kill off the lower moons like that, they could have had the characters build up and fight them. Tanjiro goes from struggling with Lower 5 Rui, to slapping Lower One Enmu after a few weeks in bed then a tiny bit of training....
My point exactly. That kind of growth THAT fast is extremely frustrating.
Facts
That is the exact problem i had with the hashira when they were introduced all of them felt like they were just there we didnt know anything about them just what breathing they had and that was it and for some of them their designs aint even that good while rengoku tengen mitsuri gyomei and giyu were cool and interesting i immediately wanted to know more about them while muichiro sanemi iguro and shinobu are very boring and generic also muzan we know basically nothing about him except that he wants to conquer the sun tho thats not always a bad thing for a character who is supossed to just be an obstacle to get to the final boss they dont need much development maybe a sad backstory like rui but when we know almost nothing about the big bad it makes him way less threatening.
@@suadmaluc8971during season 1 you weren’t supposed to know much
@tongsandoval1818 maybe just 1 or 2 would’ve been fine.
Okay, read a bit of the manga and watched a bit of Season 2 here....I found Tanjiro and his inner monologue during every fight to be exhaustingly annoying. Sure, it highlights the desperation and the struggle as he is practically a rookie along with the 2 stooges. But, to have him go: "I am not good enough!" Or "I am not compatible with XYZ Technique" got really grating as an audience. Like come on! there is a limit of how much self deprecation I take as someone who has confidence issues.
Honestly. One of my biggest issues with anime in general, and Tanjiro does it a LOT!
@@sirsurgenor Many people finds his struggles to use the hinokami kagura techniques endearing and to overcome his struggles inspirational...I find Tanjiro to be an idiot for not actually sitting down and study his family's techniques or better yet: MIMIC WHAT HIS FATHER WAS DOING FROM MEMORY! Ugh.
@@eueeudud2509 ikr
Incorrect, take Sakura Haruno, that character possess the most bigger confidence issues and self depreciation ever.
Every single line- I’m still weak, no it’s not enough I’m still weak etc.
That woman literally transformed the word WEAK her personal trauma…
True! And I don't know if it's just me, but when he screams, I find it grating.
Zenitsu still tops the screaming part, though he is bearable in the manga.
To be honest, Natsuki Hanae did better as Toritsuka and in the Youth Isn't So Cruel OP in Saiki K.!
I like demon slayer but it has its problems
Muzan's primary attack is no different from daki's if you think about it.(Sharp tentacle like things slashing stuff)
Idk why people like nezuko so much,she is just ok.Almost all the time she is nothing but a plot device,whenever Tanjiro is in trouble she wakes up and saves him.
No rules regarding the breathing techniques being established.I am not sure what is and is not possible with certain forms.For example:can giyu just spam his 11th form all the time.If not why so?is it a stamina problem?I doubt it is as we saw tanjiro spamming all the sun breathing forms while heavily weakened.
Nezuko not being controlled by muzan never being explained.Why didn't muzan ever wonder about this one demon being able to break free.Shouldn't he be capturing her instead of killing her in order to look into it?They did give a reason for tamayo's escape from muzan control but not for nezuko.
Nakime is pretty OP.I mean she could open a door under every hashira and put them through a near infinite fall.And nothign about the infinity castle was ever mentioned. Like is it located somewhere or is it some sort of separate dimension.And it could even seemingly transport people in and out of nowhere.
Tanjiro's inner monologue is just so repeatitive.
Muzan using black blood demon art once and then forgetting it was a thing.
Kambako team is just like little pets guided by tanjiro.
nezuko is only liked for her appearance. her character is nice design wise but she literally has nothing going for her otherwise.
Just for the f*cking visuals.
Muzan's blood demon art isn't only like daki's, remember the shockwave attacks
I have seen people saying it is better than One Piece and AOT just because it sold more than them per volume.
Sold per volume isn't really in indicator for beeing good. Its just an indicator for beeing liked or popular.
The only thing Demon Slayer does better than One Piece or SnK is the animation. And this isn't even really true for the most time. One Piece has nowadays good animation scence aswell and SnK has his lack in using CGI, some of the animated fights are the best i have ever seen. Demon Slayer has his uniqueness in Animation... thats all. Not even the Character are likeable, but generic with 0 intention to make them likeable because of multiple traits.
One Piece has the single best Worldbuilding in Anime. And this is not just an Opinion because i like One Piece its simply a fact. But One Piece has over 1000 episodes to do such great. But many episodes doesn't mean the worldbuilding is great. DragonBall or Naruto has a very poorly worldbuilding.
And what does Worldbuilding mean? Not a big world, but that the world is alife. You could pick any character in One Piece and you would see there Story and it would be great. Everyone has his own Dreams in One Piece. Without Naruto or Goku the world does nothing.
Attack on Titan has a great worldbuilding, too. But the 2 main sides are Paradise and Marley and you know close to nothing about the Rest.
But Shingeki no kyojin has one of the greates Plots in Anime and the amount of foreshadowing is enormous and the Character are believable. The amount of times i got shocked in this Anime with reveals is high. And if you rewatch the Anime multiple times like i did. I watched season 1, with the start i watched season 1 again and saw details along that season that lead to the end of season 1. Than i watched season 2, and with the start of season 3 i watched 1 and 2 again and same with season 4 again. The amount of times i was thinking, wait... you could have known all of this before the reveal is just great and nothing comes out of nowhere, it feals very realistic to believe that the events happen there, like they do.
One Piece, SnK and My Hero Academia shows us how to make every character likeable, even the Villians. There is no Villian who is just simply evil. Stain is one of my favourite Anime Villians. He is killing Heroes who just want to play Heroes or are hate driven, like Tenya. He is crippling Heroes which are lacking a good reason to become Hero(Tenyas brother) and he supports Heros, who are there to help other at all cost and don't run away. At the same, even as a Villian he hates other Villians that don't have a Motive. He is only for a few episodes in the Story and still one of the ebst villians.
Now Demon Slayer has nothing of all that mentioned, what about the Animation? Even in the Animation there is an Anime that does it better most of the times and this is Jujutsu Kaisen. And what does Jujutsu Kaisen also have? A great cast of Charakter, a good story and really awesome fightscenes.
t:dr;
One Piece has the single best Wordbuilding.
Snk one of the greates Storys and Plots.
Boku no Hero Academia one of the best main cast and main villians.
Demon Slayer has neat(unique) Animation.
Jujutsu Kaisen has much better Animation and Story than Demon Slayer.
I watched over 100 Animes and Demon Slayer is maybe at the edge of my TOP 50, while the other mentioned are all within my Top 10.
@@93Litze ds does what my hero does with his villains, i mean there's no one become a villain for the sake to be villain expect of muzan and maybe other 1 one 2 but the rest as akaza, gyutaro rui have their backstories and their reasons
I do agree ds doesn't have that depth in the stroy as aot or the world building as one piece but no way u said jjk has better animation
Maybe the animation of jjk is similar with season 1 of ds but it's not close to the movie or season 2, the only one that i can think about it that are similar are fate's movies and the reason is because it's the same studio and they're movies
O betta😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The villains' powers are just....fast.... that's it. And yet everybody says that the villains and characters could stomp any other anime character. They aren't that powerful and once you realize that it's just fast punching, it gets mundane.
One full power spirit gun from yusuke would kill any demon 1 hit
I'll be honest: I'm not interested in DSY. To me, it's just another typical shonen anime made only popular because newcomer anime fans (though not limited to them) think it's the greatest due to the animation and other factors. I can give it for the animation, but I feel there are others better and more interesting than this in my opinion. The characters don't look compelling to me.
If anyone likes DSY, fine, but they got to understand that there are other animes or series better than DSY (or any other popular shonen series) and DSY isn't the greatest anime of all. And don't get mad at people criticizing it and not liking it.
Watching Demon Slayer’s god-level animation and thinking to myself “Why did they had to spend such animation on Demon Slayer when there are so many other better, deserving manga to animate?” I’m still waiting for a high-quality Berserk anime that doesn’t use CGI!
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Exactly. It’s a waste in my opinion
Bro i dont want a Berserk adaptation it will look weird, same for Vagabound.
Bro really, Ufotable should have had Animated Berserk and Vagabond and put their everything into these two Anime like they are doing with Demon Slayer. Honestly, Demon Slayer not not worth of such Animation, Money and Time.
'Tis but a dream, dear struggler 😔
Every point you made is fax
Biggest one for me was when season 1 ended and I read the manga, I was waiting weekly for those chapters and honestly it wasn't that great. Had me reading it just so I can finish the plot. Defo enjoying the show big time, but its undeniably carried so hard by animation and music
Same! I just read it for the sake of finishing what I started to watch/read.
My problems with kny:
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Zenitsu is a fricking p3do. Nezuko is basically STILL 12, she behaves younger after the transformation, the three girls that helped Tanjiro train hos breathing are 8 and he simps for them.
Tanjiro has no development at all
The show looks like it's about befriending your enemies and learning about a way to stop the fighting but the only ones we see do this are Nezuko and the two demons that helped them in season 1, Tanjiro never actually learns their backstories, the only ones he figured out probably has awful pasts were the two girls from spider fam and the drum house dude
Nezuko is the main female character and yet she mostly doesn't speak and just comes to save the day sometimes. Pokemon from the anime are more than that and have their own episodes and yet a girl who was once human didn't.
Main characters have like 3 character traits (example: coward, simp, sleep walker) and that's it. That's the character. Just that.
What about the awful world building and the repetitive plot.
@@Gogogio49 I can live through that honestly
The funny thing about this was an anime that got me into the medium as a whole and I was quite in disbelief w the criticism of the show due to my limited taste at that time. Upon me expanding my taste onto other shows outside of just shounen (or any other genre), it had made me relized how fundamentally flawed this story from a basic writing standpoint and it blows my mind how a mediocre story could become a million dollar IP just because of its visuals alone. Nothing about what it does for the writing or the characters, or even the plot itself. It ultimately speaks to what the vast majority values in media and Demon Slayer is just one of those shows that proves just because a thing is popular that doesn't necessarily mean its good. And this is coming from a former fan of the series.
if there was atleast 1 episode dedicated to tanjiros family the story would have more weight. plus the pacings kinda bad
Couldn't agree more. Pacing is one of my biggest issues with the series.
Yeah. We didn't get to learn anything about his family to truly get invested in them and be shaken when they were all murdered.
I remembered being soooo disappointed when I watched its episode 1. The story was too rushed. Literally, when he saw his family got murdered, in just a snap, he moved on and focused on Nezuko. It was so weird for me 😂
I also read the manga after the season 1 and got more disappointed 😑 poor writing and storyline, the story was rushed that you would end up having a lot of questions despite of reading the manga, the funny scenes were 🥱😑, the supporting characters were not given enough exposures and no character development at all.
I became more curious why the author made the story that way. Then I saw a lot of articles saying that the author needed to move to another country and was facing some family issues.
It could have been improved. It got me wondering why the youngsters had been hyping this anime. I even asked my friends who has never watched anime before. I showed them preview of One Piece anime and Demon Slayer. They chose Demon Slayer because of its good animation. Oh, so there really are people who watch movies/series because of its animation and never cared of the storyline 🤔
A sane person that understands that the Show is carried by animation.
There's a lot of BS in this show that you need to be able to mentally sweep under the rug if you wish to have a decent experience with it.
But if you have any kind of rational mind who asks questions then you most likely won't be happy with it.
I won't get into it because this video is old, but the power scaling and character development is completely out of wack and nonsensical, just to name a few.
Very true.
Even if the anime fully adapts the manga, I have no doubt people will still praise it and call it a masterpiece. The reason why I think this is because Demon Slayer, is a mainstream anime, meaning lots of people who don't typically watch anime, will watch this and think it's the best thing ever, simply because of like you said, the animation, music, voice acting, etc. In addition, it's also because they haven't seen anything better to compare it to.
When I was younger I read a lot of books but got really into manga, and then anime over the most recent few years, and I don't find myself enjoying animes and mangas with a boring storyline. The fights are pretty good but I don't count the fights as 80% of my reviews for stories. I like stories that have good character development and great comedy and would put the fights as having a 40% impact on my review of animes.
Even though I’m a huge fan of demon slayer I agree with this video
I appreciate that
This is my problem with anime fans these days, they think that good Animation automatically means good story when it's completely WRONG, in animated shows with over arching story no matter how good the animation to would mean nothing without a good story to complete it, the animation is supposed to tell story in a visual format, not to overshadowed it but to complete it, no matter how good the animation is in the long run its not worth sacrificing the story.
Agreed I'd rather a show with mediorce animation with good writing over icing on a shit cake
Similar too video games where developers sacrifice balanced gameplay just for the sake of graphics
Can agree! Like, I'd rather rewatch Monster than rewatch Demon Slayer tbh!
It's true that it took me a while to get used to Monster's art style. The only ones I liked were Tenma, Anna, Johann, Runge, and Dieter. The series is 70+ episodes, but the characters were all fleshed out nicely and none of the main cast were left behind in terms of characterization. The main story and side stories were heartfelt too!
Whereas in Demon Slayer, the art style and animation is pretty. That's it. The story kinda bombed especially that I've read it up to the end.
Really though, each series have their good and bad points and that's what makes them stand out.
But my question is how tanjiro can tank a wind attack from hantengu's clone, while that same attack can level buildings
I really would like it more if KNY was longer like old shounens since it's kinda rushed.
also Opening Thread thing was gone because Tanjiro got a better way of fighting against enemies after his training with Yoriichi Type Zero
i was confused as why he never used it again but looking back at some chapters did help
I'm torn with this because one thing I wasn't too keen on with older shounen anime was how some of them could go on for what seemed like forever like Naruto, Bleach, and especially One Piece, I didn't really like it back then and I don't have the patience for it now but it's true that longer anime can help flesh things out more.
The show still went to shit! Why are you people supporting it. I swear the fans of this show are even worse then AOT fans.
I agree with everything you’re saying but my only disagreement is that I think Akaza had the best/most emotional backstory out of the demons. It was the only time I got emotional while reading the manga
Akaza has a really fucking sad story. It’s cool watching his previous encounters once learning more about him.
Imho Zuko, Dr. Doofenschmirtz, and Megamind are the only story arcs in animation worth studying.
Same!!
Naruto is sadder I cried so much
@@jakeozone8839 I’ve never seen Naruto but I could imagine it has a lot better characters than demon slayer
Oh thank god, after seeing so many TH-camrs and ppl I follow singing KNY praises, when it just didnt click for me no matter how many times I reread or re watched the show, I thought I was going crazy lol 😂
Yeah I know. Like it’s fine. Animation and music are great, as is the voice talent. It’s just the story is pretty whatever.
"Demon slayer is the BEST ANIME EVER"
Berserk: HO HO
It's better than the 1997 adaptation, stop coping lol. The CGI one was Ex-Arm level and the 1997 was ok at best.
@@okuigokublackWTF are you talking about?
@@Gogogio49 Calm down buster. Berserk 1997 is good but it's not close to replicating Miura's art. In terms of animation, Demon Slayer is better.
Of course as a manga and story, Berserk is so much better than Demon Slayer that it's not even comparable.
@@okuigokublack Okay.
I've read the manga the story for me range between okay and good. I watch the anime for animation to study from since I'm an animation in college. The animation honestly carries the show
Thank you, it's so hard explaining to people that DS's story's lack of substance is overshadowed by it's visual appeal. I was so disappointed when I watched S1 and the movie, it's just so surface level.
Watched episode 10 and i'm just sitting there like...this is cool but why bother setting limitations for your protagonist if he's just going to conveniently somehow "push past it" when he always narrates how wounded or tired he is.
Thank you! That is exactly the point I was going for in this video. There is a reason I mentioned this fight might sway some anime viewers. Glad you agree :)
@@sirsurgenor Yea I had a whole debate with some friends about demon slayer being overrated, I still like it but i try very hard to enjoy it like they do and I just can’t because the characters, plot and power scaling doesn’t work.
Zenitsu still has no character, Insouke has changed and is nicer now bc of tanjiro and hes my favorite of the trio but they allude to his life in the mountains but don’t show it for some reason.
Tanjiro is a very basic main character with traits that are fine but nothing unique about him he’s basically the chosen one. His family is whats to make me feel for him yet they had 2 minutes of screen time, I know nothing about them and as such I dont care. Nezuko is ok shes kind of a plot convenience but their relationship as brother and sister is nice.
When they do training arcs they need to be more intentional on what their capabilities are and what their limits are so it stays grounded. Tanjiro gets battered, cut etc and somehow he keeps getting power ups out of no where which zones me out.
Now somehow apparently he got his slayer mark when the dude literally said 2 seconds ago he couldn’t swing or hold his sword. If he didn’t have 3 power ups within one long fight this wouldn’t be a problem bc every mc has a power up moment. But it happens so much that I feel nothing.
ZShot basically agree with everything you said. Sadly Zenitsu doesn’t get much character development at all. Most of it seemingly is gonna happen off screen. But luckily for you, we do get more of Inusoke’s backstory later on near the story’s end at least.
@@sirsurgenor Good bc inosuke is the best character besides some hashira.
LOL what?!?!?!? OHHHH you mean like every single shonen protagonist ever?!? gimme a break hater
Lets be honest kimetsu and mha were carried by the anime. Nobody was reading the manga before the anime. Modern weebs just care about good animation and dont care about the story/plot/characters/etc anymore. Put the likes of kingdom/one piece/hxh/berserk/fma or any other S tier manga in this animation and nobody would probably watch kimetsu and mha rn.
I agree MHA is extremely improved by the anime department but you can't really compare the 2. MHA has believable characters, a fleshed out story and character development.
MHA’s manga was big before the anime came out, and I really enjoyed it as a manga only myself.
MHA is alot better then Demid Slayer. You are probably being influenced by it's toxic fandom.
alternate title: Demon Slayer is MID
We couldn't get a remake of Flame of recca but this over hyped and generic garbage gets put on a pedestal??? Man of man. The world we live in.
What about Berserk and please tell me so much about this serie you are talking about.
Same I watched it shortly after it came out and I was never really invested as some people were I have no idea why it just didn’t click.
Thats why gotoge hides her face
Urokodaki is a totally WASTED character. He seems important at the beginning but then he does literally nothing.
A great idea would be to make demon slayer way longer (at least 40 Manga volumes).
Upper moons just arrive, fight, background, dies. Akaza is the only upper moon that was not 100% wasted.
Demon slayer should have been longer.
Still a good show
I completely agree. Urokodaki should have been in the final fight. Would have been impactful, even of obvious if he showed up and sacraficed himself or something. Then he would have soooome kind of use. And agree with um's being wasted. Even upper ones fight was wasted
There was absolutely no character development not even between the canon ships (the only one with some development is zenitsu and nezuko). Also nezuko becomes fucking god and she’s just too op.
Also the last chapter when demon tanjiro was a thing kinda sucked, tbh if tanjiro died it would have been a better ending
I like demon slayer but I agree with some of what you said . Especially muzan is a disappointment most upper moons had more character than him and also his choice of giving his power to tanjiro is portraited like character development but nothing had been discussed about it beforehand
I swear why do you fellas overhyped this shat. Without Ufotable amazing animation then this show would be bottom of the barrel.
I would assume that the reason Nezuko wasn’t featured in the final battle was because Muzan’s cells would just rip her apart from the inside (as he is her progenitor). He hadn’t done this before then because she wasn’t a threat and because she was his key to conquering the sun. That would all change if she proved to be a valuable asset against him in the fight.
Also, Tanjiro moves beyond the opening thread in the ‘Swordsmith Village arc” when training against Yoriichi Zeroshiki. He learns to use his smell to predict attacks before they happen, and it is stated that this is faster than the opening thread. Hence why the opening thread is never mentioned again.
Well no one cares
THIS IS WHY I HATE DEMON SLAYER LIKE CMON MAN
Tell me what rank is Kiba or Asuma in Shippuden and then tell me what rank is Tanjiro or Inosuke at any point in the series. What does a sword being red or blue do to a breath user's abilities. Were does the corps get money to fund its operations if it's not recognized by the government, and why wouldn't the government recognize them to begin with? Worldbuilding is trash in demon slayer.
I finally got around to watching Demon Slayer and I have just finished the Mugen Train movie/arc and I'm now getting ready to watch season 2 but overall I agree with what you said in this video. I will give Demon Slayer the same things you did, it does have awesome character designs, a good soundtrack, and some top notch animation (minus some CGI parts, I think they can go a bit overboard with it at times) but the writing is definitely mediocre at best to lackluster at worst. It's not the worst but it's definitely not great neither and I agree that it's annoying when people prop this anime up as the"best anime of all time".
In my experience the only people I see who say this tend to be much younger than me. For context I am currently in my early 30s and have been watching anime since I was 11 so as you can imagine I have been exposed to quite a lot of anime in my time, not as much as some diehard anime fans but I have more than enough under my belt to notice when something that captivates and pulls me in versus something that doesn't. Demon Slayer definitely pulled me in with the strong art style it has going for it but upon watching, I've just been left feeling indifferent towards it.
I won't lie, I'm not all that into shounen anime these days because for the most part they all play out the same and I have a past of already watching the classics like Dragon Ball Z, Yu Yu Hakusho, Trigun, Rurouni Kenshin, Inuyasha, Slayers, One Piece, Naruto, Fullmetal Alchemist, Bleach, Black Butler, and Death Note and some lesser popular ones like Zatch Bell, Rave Master, and MAR and when i got into my mid 20s, I was just so exhausted by the genre and all the usual cliches that they tend to have. And at that point it was why I couldn't bother getting into other shounen anime that I hadn't seen like Fairy Tail, Black Clover, and Seven Deadly Sins because they just felt like the same rehashed characters and stories that I had seen already a ton of times and I just didn't have the patience to get through them.
With Demon Slayer, aside from the beautiful art style that intrigued my interest, I picked it up this year because I hadn't watched any newer shounen annime (that I haven't already seen) in quite awhile and I was thinking that maybe it would be different since everyone I came across was raving about it. So I watch season 1 and I notice that I felt unsatisfied because of how the characters were written. Tanjiro on the surface was a nice change of pace from the usual loud-mouthed, cocky, "I'm obsessed with fighting & food" type protagonists that we get in the genre but unfortunately that's where it ends because once you actually watch, Tanjiro is a boring character with no real interests or compelling depth. He has pseudo depth at best. Yeah we get he's really empathetic and that's good to a degree but like what more can you say about him? What are his hobbies? What are his interests? These questions don't get answers and it's what makes him so bland and one-dimensional and I suppose that's fine for the genre but it's not gonna really be all that interesting to an anime watcher who's already watched a ton of shounen for years to even decades. And the other characters don't fair any better and play their stereotype too straight like annoying Zenitsu and Inosuke.
And yeah the ass pulls that the show has is unimaginably cheap. At this time I haven't gotten through season 2 yet but the Rui fight already showed what kinda crap this anime will go on to do.
Anyway this comment is long enough lol. To me Demon Slayer is just all style but not much substance. It's not the worst but it's not the best. I feel that at most it is a good beginner anime and for a seasoned anime watcher if you can shut your brain off and try to just ride with it and not get too frustrated with the lackluster writing, it is okay but nothing more. I'm gonna finish it just to say I did but I totally can see why the more seasoned anime fans were not impressed by it once they got passed the beautiful art and animation and I feel the same way.
Yeah, prolly is. I haven’t finished the video yet, but everyone I see clips of it, it looks so mid.
I understand why some people might say this anime shouldn't be considered one of the best animes out there... But I think to say it's overrated is really unfair, especially if you know some details from the manga.
What makes this anime special, besides the animation, is the fact that like Tanjiro, you didn't know anything about this world. Any information you had is very little. So this show appeals to your sense of curiosity in order to get you hooked in. Another thing that makes it special is that this show seems to handle the "Anyone can make destiny." better than other shows. Because in this case it's true. What he does, many others can do as well. Better even. And his son technique ? Anyone can learn it as well, as long as they have access to the knowledge. Yorichi could have met any other family, and Muzan would have hunted them down instead of the Kamados.
And there is constant risk. Every time they use their techniques, the protagonists risk breaking their bodies beyond repair. It's not just the demons that threaten them. They are a danger to themselves as well. You never know when one of them might reach their physical limit. They have to make sure they don't reach it, not just because they have to keep up with the demons, but because they are their own worst enemies as well
All and all, while I think this show could have been better had it focused more on its horror elements, it's still pretty enjoyable and you can take something out of it. You just have to keep an open mind.
Though I do agree they should do more things with Nezuko. Girl is very cute and helpful, yet the creators don't seem to understand she can be so much more. I think I even know how her character could have been more developed.
Lmao. You have never really touched a Berserk manga in your life have You???
Not even gonna watch the video. All Ima say is that Demon slayer is trying to be a simple story built off emotion and action. Which it accomplishes both. The ending was great showing a great message that recontextualizes the plot/deaths as a whole. It’s a simple story that is fleshed out well they could’ve done more of course but they didn’t want too n it’s her first manga so I’m fine it. Demon Slayer is good simple as that. I of course realize the anime is wayyy better then the manga n I think that’s fine.
If its trying to be built off emotion it failed by making the main characters mission to turn his sister human. Yea its an emotionally heavy concept but because its the main characters only surviving family member you have a pretty good idea that she wont die. And thats even more hammered in by how the family is only on screen for 2 minutes 30 seconds MAX before they die. My point is, the emotional weight to the main characters journey is not there when all it takes some thinking to realize how bad the writing is.
Can you seriously ask to be considered an honest interlocutor when you start with "yeah I'm not gonna watch the video"? Come on.
LMFAO!!! Just say you watch that Shit show for the animation. Because the writing is simple and brain dead.
as someone who grew up in the 2000s, watching battle shounen-esque 2000s and early 2010s anime like Bleach, FMA and FMAB, Naruto, Blue Dragon, HxH(2011), Fairy Tail, 7DS, Busou Renkin, Nura, Twin Star Exorcists, Mushibugyo(never really got into Soul Eater), and now the newer ones like MHA, Demon Slayer, JJK, Mob Psycho 100(haven't watched BC and Fire Force) I must say Demon Slayer is truly special, not in the sense that it is revolutionary or anything like that but bc it just does so many things better than most battle shounen. Now I must admit FMAB and HxH and are really great, and FMAB especially is such a different type of shounen with some really great character writing(but not as good as AnJ imo) and HxH was always my fav even when anime like Naruto, Bleach and Fairy Tail were really popular. Now I haven't really read a lot of manga, only around 40(currently running series included), I have to say, even then DS is one of my fav ever as both manga and series(animanga).
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Honestly, I can forgive Uzui surviving, it's not that big of a deal for me, since I've seen other characters do similar things like slowing down heart rates to prevent poison or to fake a death, etc, in other media, but as crazy as that battle was, when Inosuke popped out of nowhere and started talking about how he "rearranged his heart" that took me straight out of the fight for a bit, I was like "Nah, get the f*ck outta here, ain't no f*cking way!"
Fr like literally almost all the entertainment district arc in anime is a fight....
I love demon slayer but you have a point with a lot of stuff the Manga got me tripping
The manga is mediocre, entertaining in the first 6 tankos. I abandoned it in volume 14
Finally the good take
Honestly the best thing I can say about demon slayer is that I’m just having fun watching it.
Fun likable characters and exaggerated long fight scenes.
It’s a very nice contrast with Attack on Titan. The animation, music, and fun characters absolutely trample attack on Titan but Attack on Titan squishes it in story line and themes.
Disclaimer I much prefer Attack on Titan.
Disagree, Aot's music is far better than what demon slayer has ever produced. Only thing it has over aot is animation that too not far, since Wit's 3 seasons of Aot have phenomenal animation with better direction and camera works
Nice points! I also think DS got the ball rolling with the character designs and flashy movie-quality animation.
I wonder if Ufotable can keep that up considering there's still more chapters to cover. Can you imagine if DS was animated by another studio, like the one that handled that particular season of 7 Deadly Sins or the one for Record of Ragnarok?
@@alc4528Don't you dare compare that Fu€king sh!t to Attack on titan! >:(
my only problem is that is it rushed man why tf you would rush it like tanjiro was struggling to klil lower3 now he slaps lower1 easily in a few weeks other then that it alright i like the plot/storyline/Fight scenes/actions/animation and other etcs. the anime is not bad It alright and still good. and i still dont understand why nezuko was absent for the whole Kibutsuji muzan fight Anime overall is not really overrated.
It is fu*k overrated. Has you ever read Tokyo Ghoul or Berserk or are you as young as a 12 year old?
@@Gogogio49 Check the date the comment was posted. I'm not even interested in Anime, Manga / shonen or DS anymore. ( DS or Anime in general has overall became boring for my liking / interest. ) - i'm more into horror Indie Animation shows now:P
@@U--1 Oh. I am so sorry. I always forget to do that. :(
I feel like it’s too dark.
Spoilers btw
While I agree with most of the points I don't agree with the point of characters having change off screen or at least the example presented
You bring up zenitsu which who only really started to go into the head of battle without fear when the thunder breathing teacher (not gonna waste brain capacity) dies to kaigaku in which he was basically a Father figure and the only person who really believed in him till he meets tanjiro and inosuke.
As for the increase in fleshing out the back story of the hashira it's not really something you can go deeper in without boring the audience
Idk why minority of the community feels it is overrated but majority likes it. Like is there any other similar anime but less popular?
It’s not similar to any one particular anime, it’s just so filled to the brim with generic shonen tropes that it’s made less impactful. I have no problem with someone enjoying it though, hell, I certainly do.
Because one anime is shove down our throats by general population saying it’s the best when it’s really not. Anime’s like Vinland saga gets slept on while demon slayer wins. The funny thing is Vinland saga is less popular but ranked higher than DS
Nothing is scary, because they are making like 90% fun out of everything
Point isn't if its good or not.. its more so that there exists a large audience for this product simple as that
Why is this an ad?
Demons be like: GIVW MW UR MILICK BOI
I don’t care I’m still watching it..
So am I! It’s fun as hell to watch!
You do not give a care. Because you just watch that trash anime just for the animation and fight scenes.😂😂😂
@@sirsurgenorHa! So I guess the haters were right when they say animation carries this shows success. But Demon Slayer fans just feel the need to defend the show and try to point out there is more then just animation because it would make them look bad.🤣🤣🤣🤣
Some DS fanbois still compare this newbie anime with materpiece anime like Bleach without even watching it. They just judge with high ratings n negative comments through quora or reddits n consider DS a GOAT.
I don't even consider this anime as new gen big 3
In terms of story substance I’d definitely be inclined to agree with you when referring to new gen big 3. In terms of sheer popularity there is no way around it however. The show is pure eye candy which even I can admit is enjoyable to turn my brain off to. Also the ost is pretty awesome. But yes, I too don’t feel it holds up to the standards of previous shonen.
@@sirsurgenor Glad to hear it. Yeah I like DS. The anime is good but not in the level of OG's.
I think the true testament of potential "legacy" this anime will have is whether people will enjoy re-watching it and I have a feeling that in 5-10 years, outside of maybe the Junior High and High school kids who grew up with it, it's just not gonna have the same lasting power compared to that of anime like Fullmetal Alchemist and Bleach.
@@sirsurgenori mean, there are animes that are in 2024 but garbage.
it could have been great, if it wasnt rushed and underdeveloped, it could have been one of the greatest. it wasnt generic, jujutsu kaisen is generic, naruto is generic, the problem with this one is way worse, it was killed by its own writer.
I am sorry for how horrible this video looks. It was a nightmare uploading this at all.
EDIT: Episode 10 was amazinggg! I knew it would translate well (my points still stand though)
It’s not horrible to me it’s very nice ceasercino!
Why did i get this as an add?
I am advertising it through Google!
Let's just say it as it is Demon Slayer is a bad anime
It’s not a bad anime, it’s just very bare bones. The animation is just god tier.
@@sirsurgenor well demon slayer wouldnt be as good if wasnt for the animation yes and beserk wouldnt be one of the most beautifully illustrated manga of all time if it was drawn by a drunk ape
Reupload?
Video was taken down 3 times in a row. Had no choice.
Demon slayer is not overrated. It doesn't happen because you say.
Demon Slayer is garbage. People only watch this show due to it's animation.
I know this we all know this
My like to dislike ratio doesn’t lol. Though I guess you can’t see it.
@@sirsurgenor oh Jesus I thought this was obvious there was a TH-camr that made a short where it was demon slayer vs mha and he said people only like it because of the animation
the pronunciation is killing me
I wouldn’t call it generic. His character and the villains may be a bit one dimensional, but it adds value to the character due to the twist it puts as well. Main theme of this anime is to show how valuable life is, no matter how corrupted it may be which is to why it shows the backstory of those demons and humanizes them rather than coming, as stated before, a bit one dimension. I like this show, but wouldn’t call it the greatest anime. But in terms of new age/gen anime, it’s up there.
Unpopular opinion: in terms of writing and story, I still think fire force is superior
You don't humanize anyone by giving the same over dramatic backstory in the same points of the plot. Humanizing means to make human and these people do not make human decisions at all, so having a window of their sad sad artificially sad life written to tear jerk you isn't human... It doesn't work.
Just watched a few seasons, lol, what a trash anime 😂 animation and stuff is stunning but the story? lol everything content wise is just bad, atleast if you are not a 10yo boy🙈
True. Demon Slayer is a dogshat anime and I think that so many people need to realise this truth.
MHA is better than Demon Slayer. Also Tanjiro sucks as a protagonist.
Facts
Then why do you have a Shinobu profile pic???
Tenjiro
Have a blessed day and know that Jesus loves you.
Thanks, I'm straight.
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its not overrated, if you think that then you dont need to talk about it
Shut up
@@Idontexist211 i love Demon Slayer
@@MR.DUDE1968 u mean mid slayer? How many anime have you even watched
@@Idontexist211 One Punch Man
Attack on Titan
Jojos Bizarre Adventure
Vin Land Saga
Mob Psycho
Cowboy Bebop
Trash Academia
Your lie in April
Tokyo Revenger
Simp art online (Season 1)
Record of Ragnarok
Death Note
Naruto
Fire Force
That's All
Man I have a shit taste in anime
I know
@@MR.DUDE1968 Then why kny ?I mean you can like it, it's your choice but .....
it's so funny it's like Naruto Shippuden but worse some how and I love naruto
Naruto is storywise worse and is only saved by the fact its so long.
@@aaronaaron2405 and how is it worse?
@@TheGoaterGoat naruto is a series riddled with plotholes. It's last arc pretty much destroyed everything it build up to and some decisions literally ruined the fabric of the series.
Naruto: hard work beats talent every day. BELIEVE IT.
Also Naruto: I have a giant red fox inside of me supplying me with buttloads of Chakra and if that wasn't enough I'm the direct reincarnation of the son of God.
Meanwhile Rock lee the one guy without Jutsu that actually has go work hard and emulates the message of the series becomes a mediocre clown who barely achieves anything.
@@TheGoaterGoatBlud is just an average new gen fan that has an attention spam of a goldfish.
Bruh
I think you all fail to see how emotionally driven this show is. Tanjiro's goal is not to become the strongest fighter, defeat more powerful enemies than himself, become Hokage, a Hero or the king of pirates. His only purpose in life is to heal her sister and to achieve such a feat he has to overcome obstacles in the form of demons, thus he has to become stronger and fight, his and his sister's life depend on it. It is a Shonen, let's not kid ourselves, plot armor and Zenkai boosts out of their butts is a given. Don't pretend your power fantasy filled gokus/narutos/dekus don't have troupes such as those. Animation sure is a great asset but Demon Slayer is not carried by it, it is carried by the deep human/emotional connection within their characters. Almost of backstories bring people to the brink of crying their eyes out, those scenes have the bare minimum of animation in them. No, it is not perfect, no masterpiece either, it has pacing flaws and the ending wasn't the greatest either. Most of the complaints seem to come from a place of jealousy rather than constructive criticism. Instead of thinking: ohh, this could be a stepping stone for studios to set the bar higher and adapt other works that I personally enjoy better than DS, fuck, let's make it happen; You decide to point out every single troupe from other past popular Shonen shows as if they didn't do the exact same thing.
TL;DR: Shonen got troupes, don't pretend the one you enjoy don't have them. Animation doesn't carry DS; human/emotional interaction with protagonist and other characters is what made it so popular. Animation is the cherry on top.
Not sure what you mean by jealousy to be perfectly honest. And I never said the shonen tropes were exclusive to demon slayer. Those very tropes are partly why I have never watched Dragon Ball, MHA, or Naruto. Most of the connections between characters, besides maybe Tanjro and Nezuko just don't feel complete. They feel half baked and rushed. Also. demon slayer suffers from an extremely formulaic and repetitive pace in how it's story beats are laid out.
It's perfectly fine if you disagree with me, and again, I actually really like Demon Slayer, just wanted to vent about the things that bug me about it.
@@sirsurgenor I recommend checking out dragon ball, dbz and my hero because they handle the tropes better in my opinion AND ESPECIALLY naruto which im watching right now.
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Lol. How would i care about characters that are poorly developed? Everyone says Mugen Train is good and cried out at a death scene for character that was barley in it. I don’t understand the jealousy part considering he provided actual criticism. It seems like you’re a kid that can’t handle an opinion. Firstly Naruto is written better than DS. It might be shonen but still. But let’s not compare just the typical shows. Let’s compare Demon Slayer to Attacked on titan, Vinland Saga, Steingate, FMA Brotherhood, Code Geass. DS falls flat
Tanjiro's goal is to save his sister, yes. Why? Cause they love each other, obviously. Why? Cause they shared a lot together. Such as? Name your favorite moment of Tanjiro and Nezuko before she becomes a demon. Nothing? So maybe the fact he wants to save his sister is kinda emotionally empty considering his sister is nothing more than a mcguffin? It's pretty funny you criticize other anime protagonists for wanting to be the best in something yet Tanjiro's motivation is way emptier than theirs.
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Ok so
Dude the manga is so much better than the anime
Honestly I would disagree. I think the anime breathes life into a pretty generic manga.
@@sirsurgenor wdym bruh
@@sirsurgenor ufotable didn’t even add the rengoku vs lower moon fight
@@user-jb9kr4qn7g I know, but frankly I find most of the fights in the manga hard to even follow. Losing stuff for the anime isn't great, but it allows them to make what they leave in even better.
@@user-jb9kr4qn7g Also I'm pretty sure that was a side story.