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DEMON UNDERTAKER!!!! | DEMON SLAYER - EPISODE 20 | New Anime Fan! | REACTION
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Lower moons are nothing infront of Hashira's and then Upper moons are even stronger than Hashira's
After Mushoku Tensei, this has been my favorite anime reaction from you! I'm extremely hyped for every episode!
Not last episode, 2 more ._.
@GOTGames @ the rui[LM5] is weakest to lower moon 4 and super weakest to lower moon 1.
so it goes like this
LM6
Shinobu is the embodiment of "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"
She is a freaking wasp! a bee dies when it stings, she literally poison to death and sometimes not even with a single sting..a devil.
Muhammad Ali would be proud
But Shinobu is lack of strength, she have only speed
@@fateheraclesillya527 in rpg game she would be a support/healer type
@@RaidenShogun_CookingChannel normally, support won't able to kill enemy like this, I don't think the normal support can debuff enemy to death
Gyu making rui look like a joke just shows how strong the hashiras are there no joke 😅
And how far are lower moons to higher
What was even more surprising was the difference between lower moon vs upper moon
Even though he was one of the weakest 12, he was still notably above other demons. And yet Rui just walked through him like nothing. So yeah. I focus more on how OP Rui is.
😳
@@marianoporta3257 the rui is weakest to lower moon 4 and super weakest to lower moon 1.
so it goes like this
LM6
tomioka giyu is the only one who can use the eleventh form of the water breathing since he was the one who created it with relentless training, its basically a defensive technique in which you move your sword so fast defending multiple attacks one by one that it feels like still water, hence named Dead Calm, it matches his personality too.😐
It matches his personality too is crazy
Damn 🤯
Luke after Giyu decapitates Rui: "That's one of the 12!"
Me: "Yeah, and THAT is one of the Hashira."
Also, I get goosebumps every time i see that 11th form scene.
Lower moons just weaklings. Hashiras weaklings against Upper moons)
@@Vadim666I well the ones before the current ones were XD. the current hashiras are more on par or stronger than the upper moons. as shown in future arcs
@@jdogzerosilverblade299I don’t think any of them were stronger, but I would agree that some were on par. The difference that these Hashira have over ones before them are Tanjiro and crew. Without them, those arcs would’ve ended differently.
@@SergioBonilla1 the stone hashira could body a lot of the upper moons even without the mark. dude is just built different.
@@jdogzerosilverblade299 Not when it comes to the upper 3 tho and also with not most of them without the mark
An interesting thing to point out is that Tanjiro identifies people through smell, and at least by the logic of this anime, people of different strengths have different smells. So when Tanjiro first smelled Giyu when he came to the rescue, and Tanjiro's first guess was Zenitsu instead, it's a hint of how strong Zenitsu actually is if he wasn't acting like a coward.
👀👀👀
idk man, i think tanjiro just guessing
@@whitefox1428 maybe, we’d never know xd
But I think it’s fun to think it that way
I read a comment a while ago; someone said he mistook Giyu for Zenitsu because both of them have a "Sad scent" or something. Like Tanjiro smells their sadness. Idk.
@@dre4snow that’s an interesting theory as well
That dude's name is Murata!!! a very normal guy compared to...everyone else, but strong (or lucky) enough to survive what most people wouldn't, so cheers to that guy with the amazing black hair.
The strongest demon in history vs the strongest npc of today
Wisteria is the flowers that Demon's hate that drives them away, thats what she used to make the poison.
I loved how the moment Shinobu's question of, "Sweet young girl, how many people have you killed?" left her lips, you knew exactly (based on your expression) how that conversation was going to go. Beautiful. I also enjoyed how quickly you nailed that Shinobu's just a wee bit psychotic. Shinobu is my favorite of all the girls in Demon Slayer, as a side note.
Trust me, the 12 Kizuki have their titles for a reason. Rui had a lot going against him here; even though he was able to trick Tanjiro, I firmly believe he was weakened by the attacks from him and Nezuko. On top of that, we saw that he gave his blood to the members of his family to change their appearances, but it's not explicitly stated that this had no effect on Rui's strength. It's quite likely that he was already weakened quite a bit from how much blood he shared.
That being said, you'll get a better sense of the power difference of the Kizuki later on, so I won't share anything else on them here. Great reaction! I hope you'll enjoy the rest just as much. ^.^
when rui stood up after tanjiro chopped his head off my jaw dropped especially after ep 19 ending it felt so unfair 😭
but this shows that even if tanjiro unlocks “protagonist powers” it doesn’t matter until he knows how to use said powers
this was honestly a smart decision bc after that giyuu came in and chopped rui’s head and in that moment, the power difference between tanjiro and a hashira-level demon slayer has been established 🔥🔥
Its also a punishment for the way Tanjiro dealt with the demon - he was willing to trade 1 for 1 which is not right so he was punished for it.
I think if the creator knew they were going to animate E19 that well, she’d have kept it that way lol.
Hashira can take out the lower six of the Twelve as we saw here. Lower ones are nothing compared to the upper six. Giyu had no issues taking this guy out. But the hashira always wait until the last second to arrive. We almost lost Inosuke and Tanjiro - and Zenitsu- because these hashira take so long 😂
Literally obanai with tengen😭
Tanjiro wouldn't stand a chance against Rui even at full strength if Rui were serious. His sudden switch to Hinokami Kagura did suprise Rui though enough to make him take his own head meaning that he thought Tanjiro would be able to cut it off.
Which shows just how strong the hashira are and the difference in strength with Giyu killing him instantly.
Giyu created Water Breathing Eleventh Form: Dead Calm himself and is the only one who can use it. It's a defensive technique where Giyu ceases all movements and enters a state of calm to deflect incoming attacks very quickly making it seem like still water.
Rui is lower rank 5 the second weakest but he would have been stronger if he hadn't shared blood with the other demons to create his "family" the rest of his backstory gets telled in the next episode.
There’s no real proof that he weakened himself, but maybe.
@@yozarian86 if mean Rui weaken him self to make family, it's true if he didn't care family and cares in strengthen himself to climb in ranking he will be the top three lower moon, but he didn't care the ranking, he only make family again and again, that share his power to all family member
@@fateheraclesillya527 yeah this and even if Rui were higher rank still no match for Giyu
@@shockhorn81 yeah, if said the demon who can match with Hashira should be atleast the upper moon, not the lower one
The fact that the characters are well written is a huge reason why these anime are so good
lmao how are demon slayer's characters well written
Id argue the character writing is weak in this anime .
I think you guys might be getting character writing and character development mixed up
Only good thing about this show is animation xD even japanese people say so.
-Manga reader here, and that final is sh1t-
Damn I don’t know why I didn’t expect haters to respond to this comment, why were you even watching this video if you hate demon slayer so much
There is definitely a reason why they are Hashira & see some of Giyu's strength &abilities is pretty awesome as we witness the 11th form! 😄But you gotta give props to Tanjiro considering how injured he was when fighting one of the 12 at the state he was in he did quite well for himself as well thanks to Nezuko's help too. Shinobu is quite scary with how she presents herself & makes for an interesting character that I'm sure we will get to know more about. I totally get what you mean about loving her, Luke! I really love this episode though you really get an understanding of who all of demons that became a apart of this "Family". It really is kind of sad to think about what they all went thru. This series does a good job to make you feel for these demons that they aren't just some random demon, but have actual personality and characters to them.
Good thing season 2 isn't just a feature length movie cut into episodes... :)
At least it's not as bad as the most recent movie that literally shows nothing except a quick recap of the end of S3 and like 15 minutes of new content xd
@@shblade5984I know it didn't feel that way but it was actually a 40 Minute episode as well as 40 Minutes of the Season 3 finale
@@shblade5984There’s only been one actual movie, not counting the next arc. The other two theater screenings were previews of the upcoming season. I saw the first preview, then decided I didn’t need to see the second.
@@SergioBonilla1 yeah its crazy how many people get confused and think the recap-movies are actual movies
@@SergioBonilla1 Loved it anyway. Seeing Demon Slayer in theaters was amazing. My eardrums felt like they'd burst any second. Amazing
giyu created the 11th form ‘dead calm’ (also called ‘lull’ in another translation) himself, all of the water breathing techniques resembles and mimics the flow and properties of water but ‘dead calm’ is a special one as its exclusive to giyu where the technique mimic a dead calm sea using the wielder itself by entering a serene state of complete tranquility so they will be able to react to and deflect, block or cut any atks coming to maintain the lull of the sea
they made a fighting game of demon slayer and in it this 11th form even has a variation called ‘dead calm, tidal waves’ essentially turning the defensive technique into an offensive one where the use uses the state of serene tranquility as a cover up to flash behind the opponent before unleashing a barrage of sword slashes
And this is why I *LOVE* Shinobu! 😄
Careful. This butterfly has a sting!
She's great and terrifying 😂
@@GOTGames short people are usually like that 😅
The way giyu use his 11th form it means that he moves his sword so fast that you can't even see him doing that. Is just mindblowing. Oh and of course he is a hashira, lower ranks is a piece of cake to them.
28:03 They literally did that with The Mugan Train arc. It was an actually movie released in cinema world wide then they converted to episodes and aired again on TV. Note they did add extra scenes in places on the TV episodes. The Mugan Train arc picks up right after this season.
18:12 i mentioned this in a previous episode on why there is so many similarities between vampires and demons within the series but dnt think you saw it
the demons here have many similarities with vampires in general but there is a reason for this; “demons” is just the conventional translation, despite the subtitles you mayve noticed the actual pronunciation when spoken is in fact “oni” instead and yes its “oni” as in the same word used for the race that rem and ram belonged to in rezero and 1 of the evolutions of the kijins in reincarnated as a slime (benimaru, shion, hakurou etc)
oni typically refer to the typical brutish large humanoid supernatural creature with horn and inhuman skin color like red and blue but it can also jsut be a generic term for a supernatural being at times under the category of a yokai which is liken to european’s faery in folklore and demon slayer’s demons has have many similarities in common with yokais which will be more apparent with future demons seen instead like a tsuchgumo, jorogumo, tengu, akaname, biwa-bokuboku etc (the first 2 yokai listed are spider yokais which the mother and father spider demons in rui’s family is based off of) which will all appear as demons in demon slayer, yokais is also considered beings of the night never seen in the daytime which would explain why the author decided for sunlight to be deadly to demons in demon slayer but lastly the word for vampire in japanese is kyūketsuki which when literally translated to english is “blood sucking oni” so vampires has the connotations of also simply being a type of oni in japanese which given the setting being set in the taisho era where westernization is is creeping in it wouldnt be out of place for the author to simply westernize a blood sucking oni too
Shinobu is one of my favourite Hashiras, hands down. She looks so nice and kind at first, until her words click in your head and you realise how terrifying and crazy she is😂 Likewise, I dont want this reaction series to end, this is so fun! Having Vinland Saga with its depth and heavy emotions, and then Demon Slayer with its fun epic-ness in a week is really nice, thanks for giving these shows your time and appreciation!
Tanjirou got an amazing upgrade to his power that we get to see atm, but it slaps us the fact how formidable the twelve kuzuki are, they're really built different. Also, that feeling of "Tanjiro went through all of that and still wasn't able to defeat him. Tanjiro still isn't good enough".
😳
28:18 That was HILARIOUS,
Especially since the first half of season 2 (except first episode) is literally a movie cut into parts
To clarify something. Only Muzan can make demons, but the stronger demons like the 12 can give some of their blood to other demons to make them stronger. Like Rui gave to the ones in his "family".
P.S. You will get Rui's backstory next episode, not really a spoiler as much as confirming an expectation.
Ah okay 💯
@@GOTGames Yeah. Rui just wanted his family and didn't care about ranking, so Muzan granted him the ability to share his power (otherwise only Muzan can do so as it was already mentioned. Also, the demons definitely had different blood demon art before meeting Rui.. if they had any in the first place. So this really is more than just enhancing other's powers) and let him be to some extend. Some might say he only remained Lower Five because he doesn't have a need to rank up. He may be even stronger than mere Lower Five, actually.
BTW Luke the voice actress for Tanjiros Mom is the same voice actress for Saber
Oh 🤯
The voice actress for the spider lady you were curious about is Ryoko Shiraishi.
She voices Jimmy Neutron 💀💀💀💀💀💀
Actually giyuus eleventh form he wasn't standing still he was moving so fast you couldn't see him and he sliced all the threads at once.
28:01 you know what, funnily enough, they actually did that with the actual demon slayer movie that continues from season 1.
so you have two ways of watching it. either full movie, or in episode format
Rui is voiced by the person that played Ant King Meruem from Hunter x Hunter btw.
Only Tanjiro can tell how many people a demon has killed because they smell putrid to him, its not how strong a demon slayer is😭
She is also the medical expert of the corps, she has seen basically anyone that got injured at some point.
She is also the one with the highest piercing/penetrating power in the corps.
I always feel so bad for this little girl who was playing role of a mother
I am a Japanese Demon Slayer fan.
I look forward to your reaction.
This anime is going to accelerate and become something you can't let go of.
Please pray that you will continue to enjoy it!
I've been watching Luke's videos going on a year now and I LOVE the rare moments when Luke FINALLY pronounces a name right 🤣🤣🤣💯💯💯
THAT was the weirdest cliffhanger.
After season 1 there is a movie - Mugen Train and you have to watch it before starting season 2, when season 2 came out they split the movie into episodes but its such a bad experience that you definetly have to watch the movie
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Isn't the first episode separate?
@@magicfibreyes watch the first episode then the movie
@@Cody-rb4de He can watch the episode for additional context after the movie
@fafaello can but why not just do it first? Gives some rengoku backstory. Then skip the movie eps until next arc
0:07 "So the laaaast episode..." That pitch, Luke. I think it cracked the glass on my monitor.
“thats one of the twelve”
and “that guy Giyu is a Hashira”
To explain the twelve Kizuki rankings. They are grouped into the upper six and the lower six. The upper six are the strongest of the twelve while the lower six are the weakest of the twelve.
Now in the upper and lower, they have rankings from 6 to 1, 6 being the weakest of that group and 1 being the strongest. So lower 6 would be the weakest kizuki and upper 1 is the strongest. And upper 6 is above lower 1. Rui is the lower 5, so he is the second weakest of the twelve Kizuki.
Also, the ex-kizuki used to be the lower 6. But he was too weak to even do that.
One thing that you were asking us in a previous episode about the power difference among the twelve kizuki is worth noting here. As you guessed already, there is a large power gap between each member, even the ones only separated by 1 rank. Rui was a lower kizuki which is not an issue for the hashira.
Hey Luke!, just a reminder after you finish this season 1, you NEED to watch the Mugen Train Arc before season 2. It's a MOVIE and a CONTINUATION for S1. This is really important scene too ❤
27:55 Funny you say that because they did exactly this with Mugen Train movie which awaits you after season 1! 😄
the first episode is anime original, so definitely watch that. Whether you choose to continue with movie or rest of 6 episodes is up to you but the movie is probably better option since they may added extra scenes but nothing influencing the plot...
Rui: UNO Reverse!
Giyu: NO, U.
demon potato is crazy XD
1. He's one of the Hashira.
2. Rui is one of the WEAKEST of the Twelve. There is a huge gap between the bottom members and the top Members.
I love the way the demons are humanized, because they *were* human. It's only natural that they would behave as such. It also gives realistic reasons that people would choose to become demons without really redeeming them.
You are my new favorite person to watch when it comes to demon slayer reactions, usually most people i watch have already caught up with everything demon slayer but the fact that you are still on season 1 is cool cuz i get to feel like im experiencing it again like you😂 i get to experience your journey
Fun fact!: As stated, Muzan has multiple favorite demons, and the two lower ranked moons (well one is a former but still) that we have seen so far are both part of them.
Kyogai was favored bc Muzan thought his blood demon art was neat and possibly useful.
We assume the way Muzan showed his favor to Kyogai was by giving him multiple chances before demoting him, or maybe he even spared him by demoting him instead of just killing him.
And another way that Muzan has treated a favored demon was by letting Rui break his rules of not banding together with other demons. That and allowing Rui to share his power in the first place. Muzan is particular about the strength of his demon moons and their drive to get stronger as seen with Kyogai. But he let Rui climb down a few ranks just so Rui can make his pretend family. (Rui's original power was on par with lower 1 and 2)
UM5 being one of his favs cuz he makes the most money for muzan 🗿
tanjiro: "I shall activate my final skill to kill you!"
tomioka: "i don't like bugs..."
Next season's episodes broke the internet IMDB ratings and crashed anime sites several times. You are in for a epic ride Luke! ^_^
About their strengths, it will be explain, in the second season you'll get a better idea but all I can say is kind of exponential.
For Hashira, maybe this Twelve Moon is at a lower level so it might be easier to beat😃
the one scene were she burned alive remember me to the old movie interview with a vampire
Btw on the last episode of each season the opening and ending isn’t played
demon potato is truly the description of all time
Luke's biggest enemy is the ending 😂😂
We need a demon slayer marathon until after you finish mugen train ‼️😭😭😭
It's so hard not to spoil the show and answer questions in the comments even though I know you've probably already seen the next episode by the time I've watched this reaction.
27:47 basically the second season/first movie. The movie came out first and then they made it into the second season
when did Rui put the thread around his neck?, watch episode 19 min 14:10,, there was a sound like thread rubbing there
Behind that scary psycho feel, Shinobu is actually a very caring person, so I personally believe she may have forgiven the demon after she thinks it has atoned.
The fact that giyuu and rui (their voice actors) are brothers in another anime( haikyuu) makes it even better
I also recommend haikyuu it`s a sports anime and it`s about volleyball. It`s really good
23:28 - Shinobu said "After you're reborn, then we can be friends." And in order to be born again, you need to die first 💀
It’s literally an adaptation of a manga. It was written as chapters to begin with. Like many manga adaptations, you may get more than one chapter per episode, or you may get one chapter drawn out too long over more than one episode.
The alternate to this episode not ending at this point is to remove some of the episode or draw things out so it ended sooner.
It’s weird that shinobu says she can’t cut a demons head off. She certainly wasn’t using her full strength here, so I think she could have cut off the demon girls head if she wanted.
Next time you’ll see more with the spider demon kid. But the flowers cut you off 😂
23 seconds and no views, bro dropped off
have really been enjoying the reactions
Next ep is to blame for the best nezuko gif loop in the history anime loops!
nobody gonna talk about the demon girl's eyes look like Baymax
Poor muratata getting picked on in the after credits.
If his neck is stronger than any thread he can create how did he chop off his own head 🤔
He was just yappin out his ass probably 💀
Ahh the GOAT Muratatata has entered
I think Rui could be the strongest among the Lower Moon Demons. He was not at full strength because he shared his power to his "family"
4:20 bro just predicted yorichii 💀
Luke, the animation quality and the evilness of the cliffhangers that you are currently seeing are nothing compared to what comes later.
Also yes, the twelve moons are ranked in order of strength, and Rui was the second lowest.
I too always wonder that if the spider girl accepted the punishment she could've become another demon ally. By fear of course, but an alive ally nonetheless. Imagine the amount of visual gags we could've experienced with her dissolving everyone's clothes sometimes.
7:53 Giyu Tomioka made the 11th form himself hence, we didn't know about it.
8:50 Now that should give you an idea on how strong the hashira are.
23:31 If am being honest knowing Shinobu I don't think so. You will understand in about 3 eps.
fun fact if rui didnt share his power to create a family he could take on a hashira
I think the demon sister did only kill a small amount of humans, but because she got blood from a demon from a twelve kizuki her blood demon art got stronger
Basically to explain, the lower moons are weaker than the current Hashiras (not sure about older hashiras), but the Upper Moons are significantly stronger as they received a lot of Muzans blood, and have lived for 100's of years devouring lots more people. Basically a single upper moon is tougher than a single Hashira in almost every case, whilst lowers are weaker generally than one Hashira.
Shinobu is such a fun character and is my favorite demon slayer in the series
that just a lower ranked kizuke. and there's 6 high ranked kizuki. 12 kizuki is divided by 6 lower ranked and 6 higher ranked.
Giyu is my favorite character I love him so much I was fan girling that entire scene
Shinobu has always scared me 😂
My favorite reactor is back.
Rather than "one of the 12" it would be much better to consider the Lower 6 and Upper 6 as separate power tiers.
8:03 in the manga giyu uses dead calm against akaza (upper moon 3) it’s a defensive technique that releases 100 very high power attacks in an instant
C'mon man just explain the attack, that hasn't even been animated yet
@@shuiveri5782 👍
@@shuiveri5782 what r u trying to say
why you spoiling
@@sherlockhomeless1804 it’s not really a spoiler explaining an attack is it
I hope you can finish the whole series before the movie got released. I really want us all to be in the same spot
Shinubu is my favorite character
Giyu could actually take on a hashira , but He had most of his power distributed so he was at disadvantage.
Don't worry about the ranks, you have already learned all that will ever be done with the ranks of the Demon Slayers. The important distinction is that there are Hashira and NOT Hashira. While our main characters may be stronger than most, the ranks don't really reflect that.
The first five episodes were actually a movie 'Kimetsu no Yaiba: Sibling's Bond'
When you do the season 2 reaction... Watch episode 1 of the season then go straight into the movie. Don't watch it episode for episode, watch the movie. Makes it so much better.
I am pretty sure Tanjiro loosened the demon first for Tomioka... I mean the spider dude had not fully healed from the beheading... he did it to himself so he didn't die... but that does not mean it didn't do damage... he did get his head cut off and still had to heal that... his head probably was not fully attached yet so he wasn't fighting at a 100% anymore...
This episode just shows how good the power scaling is in Demon Slayer. Even though we saw how Tanjiro as the lowest rank slayer managed to unleash a great move against a Lower Moon, but Giyuu as the highest rank slayer (Hashira) basically overpowers Rui (and makes him look like a demon potato, as you said 😂).
Later we'll see again the power scaling dynamics when Upper Moons come into the picture ☠️
The 12 is like baby to the up moon
demons have pretty different powers and strengths, when facing the 12 it can depend a lot on the matchup but generally higher ranking are more powerful overall
Next episode has one of the best scenes. Lasts maybe 12 seconds.
"if it stays as good all the way through" it only gets better really
I always assumed the way the kizuki (the moons) are ranked, powerwise, is as orders of magnitude.
"Scrawniest" lower moon, sixth, about ten times stronger than a regular demon. Then each moon is, twice to ten times "stronger" than the previous, with Muzan around "a crapton™" stronger than the most powerful one.
Trivia 1: this show always "prepare" the viewer. In the previous episode, we see Rui cutting his "elder sister's" head with the thread. Foresight for the start of the episode? Maybe not, but, in hindisght......
Trivia 2: in italian localization lower moons are "wanin moons" and upper ones are "waxing moons"