Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is one major ride of a series. I was first introduced to this series after watching Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kyoudai no Kizuna, and right after walking out the theatre, I had to continue the story, and began immediately reading this. And wow, this story really took me on a ride, especially since I'm not a big fan of historical settings.

From the start, we're greeted by a young Kamado Tanjirou. His introduction into the series was mesmorising. In one chapter, we see a kid wanting to help his family to dealing with loss. This growth does continue throughout the series though.

As we go on, we see that Tanjirou learns and actually grows as a character. He gets stronger and refines himself into one hell of a man. It's wonderful seeing him actually grow, and this character development alone was wonderful, even without factoring other characters.

Tanjirou's desire for saving his sister from demons is never lost, even in the hopelessness, and along the way, he starts to see the wider world of not just himself, but with others. The trials and tribulations that Tanjirou, Inosuke and Zenitsu go on during this series is wonderful, with the story not shying itself from going very dark really quickly. I definitely did shed some tears within the series; there's some losses that can never be forgotten. This story is phenomenal, with shifts between humans and demons, as well as the themes of family and camaraderie really shining through. There are plenty of laughs, cries, intense scenes, and relaxing parts, and it's all well paced. Nothing felt forced or rushed for the most part.

I say for the most part as the ending did make me go: "What?". I wasn't too sure about it, but after a re-read of that chapter, it did make me happy. Sometimes, the characters and stories seemed to be a bit meh, but for the most part, it was basically a great ride.

The artwork here is brilliant. Gotouge-sensei really knows what their doing, with a wonderful spread of serious designs, as well as some more funny designs. It's brilliantly drawn. And the rare colour pages made the story pop even more, and gave me a better immersion into the series.

Overall, this Kimetsu no Yaiba was wonderfully made. Though the ending and some of the story could have been better, I don't regret reading this at all. I felt this was brilliantly done, with an amazing story, excellent characters with real character development, wonderful art, and an amazing setting. Would I recommend this? Yes. Would I read this again? Definitely.