Demon Slayer and Good Character Design
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2019
- Character Design is the way in which an author communicates things about their characters purely through visuals.
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This video is anime-only-friendly and only "spoils" the designs of the Hashira and the personality of one of them.
Thanks
Would be interested to hear your opinions on other character from the series...Please and thank you
Fire dudes eye brows are wack
what initially got me hooked on demon slayer was the visual design, from characters to sword styles
I always love it when a manga artist goes out their way to give characters unique eyes to avoid the same face syndrome, same thing like kohei does
@@i.i368 personally, I like how goofy the characters look during non serious moments, the faces the mangaka gives,them are always a treat
@@firestylefireballjutsu2792 the faces in comedic scenes in manga are Hilarious
Haikyuu has a kinda simple style too, but the character designs are so powerful that you end up recognizing any of the characters just by looking at their eyes. I mean, just look at Bokuto
@@i.i368 Considering they have to do one chapter a week, it would make sense for the author to prioritize certain scenes over others. I think manga in general has spoiled us a lot cause there's so much manga with breathtakingly gorgeous art out there that we forget how time-intensive and straining it can be...I rather Gotouge take care of their health and live a long, healthy life creating enjoyable stories like KnY :)
Personally I find that KnY's strength is its character writing! The dialogue, interactions and motivations etc seem very realistic, even with the more eccentric characters you get a sense that there's a lot more to them that is immediately obvious. I also love how it feels like every character has a life outside of Tanjiro's POV...Ok rant over lol
DivineZeref The art is fine, it looks normal quality for the non serious scenes? You don’t need extremely detailed art all the damn time. You have to understand she does 1 chapter a week and she’s the only person who’s drawing them. If she had other artists helping her that would be a different story, that would just mean they are being lazy but there’s not. You’re pushing your expectations too high.
Inosuke’s design is beyond unique and he’s my spirit animal.
It always feels strange when he doesn't have his mask. Hes not Inosuke without that boar head
Your spirit animal is a boar?
Same here
I come to demon slayer just watching him I wonder what's that 🐗
He looks like he’s wearing his spirit animal 😂❤️
when you talk about rangoku's eyes...i just wanna say in the manga he has much more gentler expression, since he is an literal older brother and a older bro for the short moment for tanjirou as well
😈I love his aggresion
i gotta say he dies way too fast
Rengoku reminds me of those festive chinese dragons and i don't see anyone pointing that out
bruh true
Asian dragons are also revered and a sign of good fortune, too, unlike Western dragons. :)
that's rlly cute... i love him so much :(
sorry rengoku stan alert: i miss him so much, im cryn. swaddles him in a big fluffy blanket. my littol fire bby
all these times, I've been calling him a shrimp.. 🍤
He also an owl
This was neat. You should do a follow-up with an example of bad/ineffective character design that doesn't communicate what the character is all about or even contradicts what they're about, but not in a clearly intentional manner
oh hey soda, how’s sonia doing?
@@deviltriggers shes with gundham dont ask him
That will be interesting
"Flame Breathing" must never be referred to as "Fire Breathing"
Yes
The funny thing is that in Japanese they bring up the fact that "hi" means fire but it can also be the pronunciation of the kanji for sun. But when referring to the "en" which is flames, it becomes something more distinguishable.
Yea becuase there are two meanings of *'hi'* in japanese
Hi - Fire
Hi - Sun
That's why both hinokami kagura and hi no khokyo are similar
They used FLAME i.e Hono no Khokyu(I think that's how it's pronounced) insted of FIRE i.e HINO Khokyu
Out of All the Hashiras Rengoku's Design caught my attention Immediately
I was like "This man lookin Fierce like a Lion!"
I can't wait to see this man in action in the Train Arc Movie!
👀
You're not gonna regret it!
mhm yep cant wait...haha...
I had exactly the same reaction!
"I can't wait to see this man in action in the Train Arc Movie!"
Manga readers: *sweats profusely*
"Good job, have a banana!"
After Polpo, I think NOT
Also eccentric doesn't have an X in it, my guy. Still awesome vid, A+
*"IS THAT A JOJO REFERENCE?!!!?!???!!"*
*woman, but I'd like to think so. Thank you very much
Nia Purdue rip polpo
*_y o u r e l i t t h e l i g h t e r d i d n ' t y o u_*
I've noticed how much more confident you've sounded in your most recent videos. It's a good improvement. Keep it up!
Rengoku's design is honestly godly. The moment you see his character, you instantly know he's badass in a unique and non-cringy way. When he opens his mouth, it just confirms it more.
Your description of Rengoku is so good, I wish you would have done all of them, but I understand that's a lot to record. Great vid
I hope he turns it into a series
Then you ask the artist if these choices were intentional
Artist: "Nah, I just wanted to make him look cool."
you must have done tons of draft versions and shed blood sweat and tears before you made this great design
Artist: I actually only drew this in the late night while i was half awake
Nerdy weabo: explains how the females character design shows her character despite being always half or almost naked
Manga author: nah I just like to draw breast and tiddies
@@bongcloudopening5404 thats me 😔 tiddies are just fun to draw
@@nutanddash8552
XD btw the joke is referencing a vid form prozd its hilarious btw
If you take Sanemi, the Wind Pillar, he shares some of the same character design traits as Rengoku: wide eyes complemented with a smile and spiky hair. However, the way Sanemi's eyes were drawn give him a completely vicious and maniac look that is complemented with the lack of eyebrows and the big grin he has. Besides, his hair passes the impression of aggression and chaos. Similar traits in two characters that have completely different meanings and communicate different traits to each one of them. It's genius, really. Gotouge really exceeded themselves with the designs
I am simple young woman. I see Demon Slayer. I click. 👏👏👏
I am a simple old man. I see simple young men and women, I like.
@@cqllel5186 spoiler alert 😂😂😂
@@cqllel5186 You took pleasure from that, isn't it? At least write an spoiler warning.
@Cqllel Not his entire family and I won’t say more than that
@Cqllel Yo this guy managed to summarise every major manga spoiler in one comment damn
It's so good that I couldn't even predict who will die and who will not.
Well done Gotouge Sensei
Spoilers Bakugo dies
@@kingv-raptor840 sad we couldn't see him after Nighteye dies
Seriously! I still can't believe who's gone down so far, or that we're going to have to deal with yet more before things are over.
Manga greatness
That “visual” and “medium” made me come through my ears
I'm a simple girl: I see sunny boi, I click
🔥
fire but ok
rvril nonono you misunderstood. He's not the sun pillar, he literally is *the sun*
Nanocado no he's just the flame pillar nigga
@@rvril ye i think what they meant by sun is bright like a sun.
Demon Slayer probably has my favourite character designs in all of shonen, and is the only thing I have seen so far that can top Bleach in terms of raw coolness.
same. They all look cool and beautiful
One piece characters are glorious and horrifying
@@thatlonelygiraffeinc.6989 mr 3 lookin kinda drippy
@@thatlonelygiraffeinc.6989 except that he doesn’t know how to draw women for some reason. Women have far more different noticeable body types compared to men, but in One Piece they all look the same
Same
Can’t have a Shounen without unique and vibrant characters.
They put so much effort in that even minor characters or background characters look so unique!
But can we talk about the hashira, oh my God...
These designs are BEYOND GREAT!
They're so different and colorful, very creative and almost iconic
Even the male and female eyes look different!
This is the opposite of something like Sword Art Online!!!
yea thats cool and all, but the only thing that matters is nezuko holding the bamboo shoot with her mouth
5:38 I always saw the deviation from Part 1 designs in Naruto as a sort of children losing their innocence and having to conform more to the grown up world which requires more standard uniforms. I think it fits within the themes of the anime.... or you could go with the real life reason that Kishimoto just wanted easier to draw designs cause weekly manga are death on an artists hands :P
That is definetly an interesting interpretation and one I haven't heard before!
Yeah, I heard that his hardest character to draw was Sasuke, especially when he has his Chunin uniform
Charles_ZX It also makes sense since all the Jounin pretty much dress the same and same goes for the Chuunin.
Like I understand people liking the gen 1 designs but in cannon. They are all effectively military and should dress appropriately once they stop being Genin
IMO this is the accurate way to see it
We were already all familiarized with their OG designs, so the point about their personalities and uniqueness was already made. Most characters were already recognizable by force of habit.
At this late of a story it's ok to make them more uniform. He indeed seemed to portray more the current situation and current mental states since the characters were already established.
I would actually really enjoy a video where you just analyze all their designs!
I remember lookin right at Rengoku and went
"That ones my favorite."
Me: *pushing a shopping cart filled with paper, clothes, body spray and unpopped popcorn*
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rengoku is like a really proud lion and his character design reminds me of those long chinese dragons that people go under during festivals. i think other people noticed that too. i dont know why but he also reminds me of those red packets that u can get, good fortune, pride, and gung-ho-ness
and also in the trailer for infinite train or something, the way that he stood up so tall and straight also gave off the 'im very prideful' vibe
ALSO U CAN READ THE KIMETSU NO YAIBA MANGA ON MANGADEX
probably one of my favorite things about kny as an anime (since i haven't read the manga yet) is the character designs, specifically the pillars. pretty much your analysis of rengoku is spot on and that's why i love the designs of the characters. it's a bit too on the nose, but for a visual medium, it's PERFECT. nothing wrong with being on the nose if it does a great job of communicating what needs to be communicated.
"As I said, I need to set things on fire."
"Set your heart ablaze."
😭
#GetRengokuOffTheTrain
Don’t do this to me 😔
"i will fulfill my duties, i wont let anybody here Die!" *cries*
Martina Zunic I like your profile. A man of culture I see.
I see my best boi Rengoku I click
*still crying in a dark corner from the infinity train arc
just wait till the movie comes out .... hope it comes out in cinema where i live so nobody can see me cry again in there
Cries in Aniki.
UwaAaa ( ≧Д≦)
Just my two cents, but Rengokus hair also reminds me of a lion's mane, and whilst lions are seen as fierce and strong predators, they are also associated with kindheartedness and honour (which is why it's often a symbol of royalty). I haven't watched the show yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if some of this was relevant to his character.
Bleach is also a great example of good character design. In fact many find similarities between Kimetsu and Bleach in terms of their design structures.
Resurrection
Segunda Etapa
I WOULD TOTALLY BUY A CROSSOVER GAME
Nope inuyasha is the right word
I've been having a very bad time having cartoon and anime youtuvers talk about characterization, but calling it character design and I was so afraid it was going to happen with this video again, seriously thanks so much for actually talking about character design and actually making a fun video about it!
I feel like most of the Hashira fit into Beyblade, I don't know why but everytime I see them I just think "ah, Beyblade villains".
It's probably all the crazy hairs, beyblade has a lot of them, and then there's the modified uniform they all wear, which can be mistaken for Gakuran that in turn makes them look like school-age people, much like how a beyblade villain would
Good grief now I can’t unsee
Most people: oh my God what a cool character design.
Oceaniz: *KOWALSKI ANALYSIS*
This was a DAMN good video.
I'd seriously watch a video of you going through the character design of every Pillar!
Most people don't realize, but chara design is one of the reasons why we can kinda of spot wich villain will have a redemption arc or wich good guy is actually a bit shady. Visual clues are powerful.
4:09 lol i keep getting reminded how much of a unit the stone piller is XD
He is massive, but that shot there isnt properly scaled. For example, Uzui (on the far left) is way shorter and smaller than he should be, while giyuu and shinobu are too far in the foreground and look bigger than they actually are.
Simo Hayha well he didn't exactly need to scale them properly now,didn't he?Anyway,kinda spoiler alert I guess?All pillars are one hella amazing bunch.Iguro is still a mystery though.
@@MangaFreak775 yeah, in wide shots in the anime where the pillars are all next to each other, shinobu looks smol and actually made me laugh so i immediately knew the vids group shot isn't to scale. (idk about the manga since i haven't read it yet)
When I first saw him in the manga he gave me this warm but also wild big brother feeling. I love him so much 😭😭😭
Umaii
Same ಥ_ಥ
This was fantastic. I demand you do it for every single hashira.
now i want every single one of them being analysed like this
Demon Slayer is such a well-constructed shounin. I just love it.
Yep
Suleymen Amanzholtegi what makes you this anime generic and cliched? (I’m not attacking you btw I’m just curious about your point of view)
@Suleymen Amanzholtegi You could say that about every series, the character in your pfp (Meruem) Is a monster that becomes more human as time goes by, I've seen this so many times before too.
Agreed
@Suleymen Amanzholtegi 😂
Goku wants to become strongest
Deku wants to be a hero
Asta wants to be a wizard king
Luffy wants to be a pirate king
And there is tanjiro who wants peace life and wants her sister treatment that's what you called generic
Idk about everyone else, but one thing I felt when I looked at Rengoku was "Spirit animal = Lion". The hair really gives me the impression of a Lion's mane and Lions, lions whom usually represent traits like majesty, strength, courage, justice from what I gathered from a quick google search.
Lol, I've been asking myself why I love the designs so much. Like Zenitsu's, just love it.
Gotta love that blond raggedy Ann hair.
We all questioned the flame pillars hair at some point
This guy is like every native language class ever
"This character is eating a sandwich,but we need to find the deeper meaning of this,the bread,the meat actually holds the essence of the character"
"Good job, have a banana"
Thank you Saitama.
Justt don't put it on his leg
So by just looking at its design, completely divoided of any context within the story we have gathered thay Giyuu:
-no friends
for the longest time I referred to Rengoku as “fire chicken man” because I hadn’t met him in the anime yet and now the name has stuck in my group 😂
I just finished the anime and I have to say that the character design is *chef kiss*
that's one of the reasons why I was curious about the show, the characters are all unique, but still look like they belong in their world. I'm gonna read the manga, because this has become one of my favorite series
Agreed just look shinobu cloth desighn
Give yourself more credit. Your explanation of good design is simple and effective and I love it. Totally gonna use this vid as a reference when thinking about character design in future. Good stuff mate.
Kimetsu no Yaiba character designs are amazing.
Good job, Gotouge Koyoharu. Love your manga👌👌👌
When you've finished burning your shopping carts, can you please do a/more video/s breaking down characte design on the other Hashira/KnY characters? I mean, we can identify that stuff on our own, but hearing and seeing how you do it is just that more satisfying.
As an artist one of my favorite things to do is character design-this video hits a lot of really great points that remind me why I love character design so much. Nice job!!!
Wow the moment you started on the "Collective of Individuals" idea my brain immediately went, "Wow yea, they look like a team but still themselves. Unlike how everyone just looked ugly as hell in Naruto when the war started."
I hated that EVERY character went from looking unique and interesting to suddenly bland and the same. And characters like Guy and Kakashi who stood out because of their uniforms suddenly didn't stand out either. Everyone got the short end of the stick except Naruto and Saskue.
I am disappointed that there was no reference to Phoenix in his hair style. lmao
Phoenix is the symbol of undying.... oh wait
Showtime McGi LMHOOOOO
I'm kinda interested to see other Character Design Analysis videos on other KnY Pillars/Characters ngl.
The character designs in demon slayer are nothing short of eye candy. Everything comes together perfectly like a puzzle
7:07
But, but
In Yin and Yang, Yin- the dark side- is considered to be the passive side that keeps the masculine power of Yang- the light side if you will- in check; characters that wreak chaos would more likely be seen as white as far as that is concerned
Neither is inherently good or evil mind you
But as far as good and evil are concerned in the most cliché sense, an evil character is more likely to be characterized as white, as evil characters tend to be antagonistic, which means they often aren’t being passive
A good character would likely be viewed as a combination of both, as they protect people from the evil, yet still generally respect the group or society they serve and would exhibit passive behavior when dealing with them rather than aggressive behavior to make them fall in line
As for a dark character, naturally either a hero or villain could be a more dark than light character since as I said above, neither is inherently good or evil; additionally, it’s difficult to ascribe it to either a cliché hero or villain due to the fact that this is the passive element, making it difficult for either side to have as their dominant half, due to the fact that they generally need a masculine element to get literally anything done
Zenitsu would probably be the best example relating to Demon Slayer though, as he is almost always passive until towards the end of the first season, wanting to avoid conflict at all costs, preferring to run rather than fight if it’s not absolutely necessary for his survival
We could probably say that Zenitsu is Yin, Inosuke, with his constant picking of fights and domineering personality Yang and Tanjirou with his bravery tempered by common sense and empathy both Yin and Yang
Having said all that, assuming that Rengoku knows when to quit and recover, as well as when to talk rather than fight, he’s probably a mix of the two as well, as it would be difficult for a purely Yin Hashira to exist
Shinazugawa is a seemingly perfect example of a mostly Yang Hashira, as he only ever shows passive behavior toward the Master so far as we’ve seen
I’m sorry for expressing my autism so vehemently, I just thought you may find it interesting
Oh and if anyone more knowledgeable happens to swing by and read this and sees that I’m wrong, feel free to correct me; I’d like to learn more if I turn out to be very incorrect, though I am relatively confident that I am correct
I guess the same can be said for the Akatsuki, everyone wears the same clothes but they're still very dinstinct by their visual quirks.
I honestly want more "nature of monster hunter" videos, they are very interesting
I think this video might have gotten me to cave and finally give Demon Slayer a go
PLEASE PLEASE write out descriptions for the other hashira!! your breakdowns are so simple and easy to understand, i need more!!
You did a great job here ^^ btw in my opinion Rengoku one of the most ( beautiful ) designed character :)
You know, you said that we don't have time to analyze all the Hashira's design, but being honest i would love to watch a video of you analyzing them all, but even so i still love the video, keep up the good work 👍🏿
Yeah please
please analyze Gyoumei Himejima, he's such a simply designed character but he's so strong and actually really important for the big fights
It's honestly one of my favorite things about the series. Good video!
I love akaza and his backstory the most
Eh, I find his good though but I liked Rui's backstory more.
His design is so good
I kinda hopped on the train of 'despite everything, I really love this Akaza dude' and I can't get out
I really liked this video! Thank you for making such amazing content, hope we'll see more KNY videos in the future :)
Really nice video. I've always been interested in character design and l think this might be your funniest video
I really appreciate breakdown of character concept like this. Hope to see more!
This is gonna get a lot of views have my word
'flamboyant exorcist.' I'm definetly using that from now on
I kinda agree to an extent all the colors put into some are way too much some feel like an over design.
I like the more subtle one's in bleach more but the ones in demon slayer are unique.
Well, consider all the overly abnormal situation they are in, an eye for an eye it seems
Phenomenal analysis. Liked & subscribed!
I enjoyed this a lot I found it relaxing as you dissected one of my favorite pillars design. Wish you could do them all (and maybe other characters than the pillars) but that's a lot of work and you're busy. Thank you for making this video! It was amazing! I'll watch it again to relax probably.
(I enjoy people analysing stuff so--)
Great video. Really helping mecreate good character designs
Kimetsu No Yaiba is my absolute favorite manga AND anime. It's not perfect, ( Although I hate to admit it.. ) but it's still amazing and extremely beautiful, and entertaining. I love all of the character designs, they're all very harmonious and well thought out; as well as the colors and design aspects being very pleasing to the eyes. I won't keep gushing about it, but I definitely could for hours upon hours. Thank you for this video.
I love Demon slayer very much too. I can't wait to see the whole manga to be animated by Ufotable with beautiful OSTs
MY MANS RENGOKU WAS ON THE THUMBNAIL SO I CLICK
Me too
great video as always
also, thanks for the banana, i was hungry
I really like the way you explains!!
liking this video bc the design of kimetsu no yaiba is freaking awesome ! thanks so much :D i hope it reach a lot of people !!!
Really hope you do more videos on the designs of the hashira
This will help me so much!! Thank you!!
I’m a simple man. I see aniki, I play and like the video
When I look at Demon Slayer, the style of it is so gorgeous, I look at other Anime styles and it just doesn't compare. Like there's something about it that's so unique.
For example, the eyes. The eyes of Demon Slayer characters are ALL different; to sizes, shape and color. There's much detail to them and they sometimes have close ups in the show. There's so many designs in them I have trouble picking which ones I love. But I'd probably pick Tanjiro's, Inosuke, and Shinobu.
So many? Not really
I like the us of blue prints for the background
I loved the designs of the Hashira as soon as I saw them, thanks for giving them some attention :D
I'd love to see an analysis on Sanemi and Genya's designs :)
Great video! Very informative, actually you should analyze every pillar.
my first impression of rengoku was "he looks like a good boi"
"Writing and visuals share a space, so both need to be as efficient as possible"
Then there is Bojack Horseman's 22 minute 20 second monologue episode
Break all of em down! Tell me more!
Female mangaka always have really cool character designs. Clamp was always a big favorite when it came to that stuff.
Gotouges Gender is actually unconfirmed! Them being female has ended up being nothing but a baseless rumor, which is also why I used "they" throughout this video: we simply don't know.
Agreed inuyasha, full metal alchemist
I wouldn’t mind a short series about the pillars tbh. I found this fascinating!
Nice analysis on Rengoku.
I wish you could have talked about the rest of the Hashira, flaming shopping carts or not. T_T
In my opinion, Shinobu is the best character design
They manage to make Shinobus haori look like actual butterfly wings when she is in on mid air in the manga
I feel like Dabi from mha is like the exact opposite kind of fire user lmao
There individual design is so fucking unique