Kimetsu no Yaiba

@67 chapters read:
Disappointed. Really wanted to like this manga as i was drawn in immediately by it's cool style. Have you seen the cover of the first volume? That shit is lovely. Unfortunately, beautiful art does not salvage a rushed and predictable narrative.

Art:
Visually, definitely some CLAMP influence, especially in the intricacy and detail of character design. A plus for me, definitely a departure from a more traditional and (dare i say masculine) approach to shone character design.
The problem with this art, which I especially felt at the beginning of the series, was that it aestheticized violence/fights to the point where...they didn't seem dangerous anymore. Stakes seemed lower when two 'cute' characters fought each other.

Characters:
Characters are fun but nothing new. Tremendously aided, again, by the fact that they all have rad af character designs. The only reason why i kept reading past the ~40chapter mark was because of the introduction of a large group of new, powerful characters. Too bad the author doesn't take the chance to explore personality and motivation in any concrete, meaningful way.

Story:
No world building. Story is pretty formulaic and goes from feeling aimless in the first 10 or so chapters to a rushed formulaic shonen narrative.

SPOILERS.... sort of???


I wanted to like this series so much, i truly did, but the flaws within this story is so sad and exigent.

The beginning of the story is written so well, and when first reading I was ready to embark on this adventure. I was ready to follow Tanjirou on this path to cure his sister. It wasn't until after the first Upper Moon death arc that I realized the flaws.

The biggest flaws I think Kimetsu no Yaiba has:
1) The spacing of the story
2) Actually showing a character's personality and giving them proper presentation in the story

After the arc with Uzui, I just felt extremely rushed. I thought there would be more time in between each of the Upper Moon's deaths, but instead, five Upper Moons died in one arc??? And with minimal casualties??
It just felt like the creator was tired, and just wanted an end quicker than what was originally intended.

I think that's also why the characters personalities and backstories all suffer. Genuinely did not care about a majority of the cast, and I think it's because I wasn't given enough time with them or wasn't shown the characters traits. Half of pillars..... who? I don't even know who they are.
Instead of just showing a character, we get really shitty flashbacks, which I think are supposed to invoke sympathy? I'm not really sure, but I found myself feeling nothing for these character because I didn't know them.

I also hate that the main characters also seemed to suffer from the rush. After the Entertainment District arc, you hardly see Zenitsu or Inosuke again before the end, but in the spider arc it makes the reader feel that these three would continue to be a recurring team. There's one part in the manga, that Tanjirou is in a coma for a month, and in that time Zenitsu was still doing bounties. Instead of showing what Zenitsu does or creating a mini arc of that, we get to read about Tanjiou..... who has been asleep for a month. I wanted to see these three grow and become stronger demon slayers, but what we got was just Tanjirou training or magically becoming stronger in the middle of a fight.

There's such a disconnect, at least for me, with a lot of the characters, more specifically, the pillars. I feel like I know who half of them are, and I really care about them, as much as a reader can, but the other half were introduced right before their death. I just....

The potential Kimetsu no Yaiba had, and the high expectations I had given it..... In all, I do think the story, although not really unique, was still entertaining. And yes, though it's technically not over, it does seem to be coming to an end soon, I do feel like this story would have thrived with another good fifty to hundred chapters.

In the end, this is just my opinion, I'm sure others found the writing choices perfectly fine. After seeing so much praise for this series, and even finding myself wanting to make excuses, I just couldn't sit silently anymore.

(Sorry if I didn't explain myself well and also for the countless typos and grammatical errors I'm sure this thing is riddled with.)

Taking the mainstream audience by a storm, Kimetsu no Yaiba pulls its influence from its shounen predecessors to create a riveting tale set in feudal Japan of a brother fighting to the ends of the earth against demons in order to find a way to restore his sister who has also turned into a demon. The significance and importance of familial bonds do not extend only to the main characters Tanjiro and Nezuko Kamado, but to a diverse side cast as well. Gotouge sets up dramatic arcs that are filled with action and tension, keeping many readers like myself heavily drawn in. The art style greatly compliments with the dark aesthetic the story takes place in, periodically juxtaposed with a very cute, charming doodle quality in lighter moments.

Kimetsu no Yaiba unfortunately leaves more to be desired in many aspects of its storytelling, pacing, and character development. While I adore and find the character designs Goutoge has created very charming, the potential of characters and their and personalities usually fall short. The main problem behind this is the sputtered pacing. Kimetsu no Yaiba does a great job establishing end goals and objectives, but fails to successfully create the payoff and development towards said goal. The development of certain characters can thus feel somewhat jarring with the lack of coherency. I found in many instances I was frustrated with deaths of significant characters in the story rather than feeling grief as one would usually feel. I'll try to not to spoil any particular characters, but several were underdeveloped in the time of their death, thus rendering their conclusion in the "meeting in the afterlife" sort of shallow.

One thing I'd also like to mention is the "meeting in the afterlife" motif that is recurrent throughout the manga. While I did initially find it very emotional and touching for the first couple of characters, it eventually became redundant. I don't like the notion of a character's conflict or arc being resolved in the "afterlife" that we frequently see throughout the manga when characters die. Death shouldn't absolve problems or conflicts. I feel if we got to see these characters live and make peace with these things, it would have been more emotionally resonant. This motif thus makes character arcs feel too conclusive and isolated from a seamless, holistic story.

Aside from these flaws, holistically Kimetsu no Yaiba is still a fun and entertaining read. Unfortunately these flaws also simultaneously leaves me wondering how the story would play out differently if things were changed. It leaves a weird conflicting feeling in me I can't really describe. I really love several of the pillars, but I feel the story sometimes does a disservice to their development in many ways. I'd still love to see how things conclude, knowing we may very well be in the final stretch/last arc of the series. Tanjiro's unfaltering resolve and motivation is very admirable to see in a very dark and bleak world. It gives the reader's hope that maybe even despite these impossibilities, there's an undying will of the heart that gives us hope.

This review will contain spoilers!!

If you are easily triggered. Then please turn away from this review since I will not be holding anything back at all. I've said my piece about the first season of Demon Slayer anime. It was rough around the edges but land and sea above the awful of a mess known as the manga depiction. No hard feelings to anyone who enjoyed this crap. I mean, I was one of you as well for a very short period. Then I woke up and saw that Demon Slayer is not the least bit deserving of all the hype and fame it's getting from a writing standpoint. After reading blindingly, ignoring my own feelings and letting the viewpoints of another affect my judgments and way of thinking. Just utterly throwing my own feelings in a circle of a pile of confusion, not trying to understand my genuine beliefs. I was able to come to terms with my actual views once I shut everything else out. I am not mad at the author, and quite happy they are selling millions on their work. But I can't say the same about the community. I am disappointed even if I do understand why Demon Slayer blew up as it did. We enjoy what we enjoy, and everyone is different. There's nothing wrong with that at all. Not to mention, it helped the manga community get more readers and prestige, and that's a big plus, no doubt.

That anime adaptation from Ufotable was a blessing and with it trending like mad everywhere. Curious newcomers, countless other individuals in the anime community, ate that shit up like it was cake. It's no doubt hard to differentiate the taste when you've not eaten or, in this case, read or watched something genuinely worth your attention because it's simply great. I am willing to bet any numbers of shounen such as Black Clover, which is like far better than Demon Slayer and deserves some actual attention. If that shit got a proper adaptation putting a strong emphasis on the production value and even making sure the experience in the anime flows smoothly like running river. It would totally blow up and sell like hotcakes. That goes for shit like Fairy Tail as well. Black Clover for one possesses most of the same elements as Demon Slayer. But the execution is far clearer and much more concise and decisive. At least it was when I read it. I need to get back on that. I will throw this out there. Noelle is a greatly written character with flaws and everything nice. She is properly written tsundere to boot. For me, that's a big fat cherry on top. Asta feels real and is not void of emotions or a sense of danger and all that.

The reason I think Demon Slayer doesn't deserve any of the fame it's getting from a writing standpoint - it's a mess with no lick of direction, genuineness in it's established themes and character drama. The impact feels so lackluster, and the deaths don't even affect my emotions a bit. It's so dull to read, and the pacing has no sense of balance or satisfaction. The cuts to events feel forced, half-assed. It's merely just damn random and is not running in paths without needless hindrances or broken roads. Even after all that, there's so much more I want to say and get off my chest. I would admit that Demon Slayer had the potential and elements to turn out as a decent shounen. If the author was not in a hurry or Weekly Shounen Jump didn't rush them to finish the story. I don't know if they were forced or not, but it has already happened many times. I don't want to open that can of utter worms, but it's obvious which shounen I am referencing, among others.

As for Demon Slayer, nothing about the story interested me whatsoever. Most of the characters were just happened to be a means to an end. But it had a good cast of characters with distinct enough personalities. Shinobu was like such a best girl, and for me, it is far more interesting than Kanao. She had this simple sense of complexity by putting on a facade behind her face when she is actually angry about lots of things. It's such a shame she was killed before her character's potential got fully utilized. Kanao is adorable and charming, but unlike Shinobu, which at least got somewhat fleshed out, Kanao's change was jarring and didn't sit well with me. At least it seems like Tanjiro and her got together. So that's good and gave me at least some sense of comfort. But they seriously did my girl Shinobu so damn nasty. Inousuke was by far the only interesting character out of the main trio. But just like more or less anyone else, his growth was sloppy and not well executed. I wanna say that each of the Hashiras deserved more build-up than they got.

Sadly, we only got something resembling a jittery backstory, and many were interesting, no doubt. Still, you could see that the author was in a rush to get back to the action. I think my favorite has to be Iguro's, which was seriously messed up. The way they tore his mouth to match that nightmare was a bit awkward and just a bit too much? But I definitely wanted him to bath in happiness after going through that tragic and scarring event. Also, that snake lady is damn nightmare-fuel. In just that one panel, she was much scarier than Muzan. I am not getting a wink of sleep tonight. I actually felt the chemistry between Iguro and Mitsuri. Sadly, once again, their relationship was not as sufficiently fleshed out or built-up like I wanted it to be. But it was by far my favorite ship. So unlike most characters. I felt their death but then that ending happened and my suffering was for nothing.

So let's talk about the big bad of Demon Slayer. Muzan so insufferable as a villain, and I cared little how the whole fight with him went. It was going places way too quickly. I didn't get enough time to absorb how much of a threat Muzan was since he was zig-zagging around places chopping up demon slayers left and right. But it didn't carry any weight or impact. It was obviously forced down upon us to make us feel frightened of Muzan. But I was like okay all the time. I have said it before that death is a pretty severe double-edged sword that can bite you in the back if one doesn't know how to use it well. This story throws that at us literally all the times like it's a tool to make the vibe heavy and tell you that the stakes are high. Anyone can drop dead, but it's pointless if you know it's going to happen, and when you barely have an emotional bond with the cast, it's not going to affect you. Plus, once it's used and the character dies.

We don't get time to process what just happened before we simply start moving to other things. It doesn't help either Muzan feels just like a joke with many loose screws in his already small brain. "I am like a natural disaster, so you shouldn't care if someone died" or something like that. I was seriously laughing out loud when those words came out of that freak's mouth. That's just a taste, so prepare to get your brain-cells eaten by Muzan stupidity. If you decide to read it. To make Muzan truly scary, the author should've given him common sense and some level of intelligence. Simply, flaunting your powers around will only work for so long. Just for like the first time, when you know nothing about said individual. This goes for many things. But in this case, a villain's appearance is not the only thing matters to make you respect or admire them. There are ideals, personality, and of course, flaws, and more. Not to the point, it's all over the place. Those things need to bounce off well with each other and not straight out devour each other.

What the hell happened to my boi Azaka? He was the best and the most entertaining villain in Demon Slayer. Too bad the guy's name, I don't even remember killed him, and I couldn't care less about him. Since he was just in that one arc and hardly felt well-established. We'll see how the anime does his introduction and all that. I already hear the angry mob consisting of the Demon Slayer out there. Azaka was the best among all the demons and had the biggest amount of potential. I would've liked to see him be replaced with Tanjiro as a main, to be honest. Now Muzan death scene was the most hilarious shit I have seen ever. There was a meme of how Muzan turned into a baby. I completely burst out in laughter. That shit was honestly GOLD. Then when he was such a manipulative jerk trying to control Tanjiro but it didn't work. So Muzan resorted to begging him and probably crying inside. That was good entertainment. We've waited a long time for Nezuko to turn to human, but man was that whole scene so bland and like whatever. I didn't feel any emotions coming out from that panel at all. Can we talk about how Giyuu and Tanjiro basically became the best bros? Still, it was never established with security or ingenuity in mind? It came from the left-field, just like most of the directions in this story.

Finally, I want to just say that regardless of all the death scenes that came from literally nowhere. Simply reincarnating them makes the situation much worse than it already is. Yes, those who died are not really alive, but calling it simply reincarnation and coincidence is not the best thing to say. It makes the already shaky story filled to the brim with all kinds of issues just crumble to utter pieces. Let's not get started on how Tanjiro time and time again. Became stronger without any clues that didn't feel wishy-washy, besides the obvious things like his hair and that mark on his head. The power system is really simple but effective and might be awkwardly written, but it does the job. That said, many of the characters' execution and how they went from zero-to-hundred was cheap and ineffective. I realized I have been simply focused on the character aspect, but the world-building was not there either. We don't even know many if any of the locations name. It all just seems so damn insignificant. One more thing I want to bring up is the author, Koyoharu, who uses tell and show at the same time. Most annoyingly, so it makes reading through Demon Slayer boring and lame. Since we already are seeing much of the things that are happening in the drawings, so we don't need to go all bananas about the details. Just a light touch be more than enough.

I don't like drawing most of the time, either. The action is rough, and I can't properly see what's happening. I mentioned already that emotions don't get conveyed properly through facial expressions or behavior most of the time. There are rare occasions when we get some good eye-candy with details in the background and character art. It's not in the slightest the best artwork I have seen. But the author can draw once they put their mind to it. So I wonder if the author truly enjoyed writing Demon Slayer? I sadly didn't enjoy it as much as I thought initially. It was all over the place, no sense of anything, and that final chapter was terrible. It simply focused on a new batch of characters and went nowhere with that. I would've liked to see some silver of world-building with how the world became after the demons were killed with details. Maybe see the public reaction to the events and properly tie all the damn loose ends. Being how the characters went from this to that and so forth. Btw, I think Nezoku lost something when she returned back to human. Did she seriously marry Zenitsu? Overall, Demon Slayer is probably the worst shounen I have read in recent memories, if not ever so far. I enjoyed bits and pieces of the beginning. It had the potential to become slightly more. If only the author wasn't set by being satisfied by mere cheap thrills that last barley a few moments.

This review will have SPOILERS, mostly regarding the last chapter. No specific deaths will be mentioned, although I do mention the state of the protagonist by the end of everything. I'll mark the spoilers, in case. I've got mixed feelings about pretty much everything. I'll be breaking this down to the aspects. Note: I've watched the anime, and honestly, after this manga? I have faith in ufo. Please stir it back into the right direction. At least they can somehow end it beautifully, I hope.

Story?
Now, the story to me, started off with such a good concept. Kid's sister gets turned into a demon. Might be impossible, but let's go find a cure and slay the master demon? Sounds basic, but fun. I thought that there'd be so many possible routes they could take this story to. Halfway through, what if our protagonist becomes a demon? What if the master demon wasn't actually the source of everything? What's up with those blue flowers? Hell, what if the protagonist dies in the boss fight? And Nezuko was the "demon slayer" all along? How will the story go on? How will the characters react to this? What now? How do we move forward? So many possibilities. Except none of that happened.

I liked some arcs, I appreciated the way they introduced the world. Some individual side stories were even quite interesting. But when you look at it overall? We come from point A, and get to point B. To some, this is good. But for me, this is way too simple. Kid's sister gets turned into a demon. Fight the side quest demons. Fight the top demon. You're done. No huge plot twists. No game changers. Plain and simple. Overall, the story just felt half-baked. It felt like something was supposed to happen, but we suddenly had to cut it off at 205 chapters.

*spoilers*
And though I loved the overall concept, what irked me the most was the timeskip at the very end. It made sense-- seeing all the ancestors throughout the story by means of flashbacks, of course our current cast would become ancestors one day too, right? So, to me, the timeskip did make sense. But what I didn't like was the way they executed it.

*spoilers*
It felt like a fever dream. I teared up for some. Everyone does get their happy ending in some way, but it felt rushed. Bam, here's a child from these two. Bam, Inosuke gets married with a chick that didn't really matter in the story. Bam, all of them are reincarnated. Bam, here's a descendant. Another descendant. Another one. Another one with their ancestor's physical abilities. Heck, have another descendant.

Again, it made sense. But it was rushed, up in your face, and felt lacking.

Art?
It does some things right. It's stylized, personal, and unique. The characters are most of the time drawn as "chibis", which I've never really seen before. But the problem with this is that they stay like that during boss fights. It's quite hard to take things seriously when you've got badass characters shedding blood when looking like a 12 year old with huge eyes. I've seen the cover. Wouldn't hurt to put some effort into the serious scenes, no? This is, at least, fixed by the anime.

Characters?
Oh, boy. Here's my biggest problem with KNY. I loved a lot of the backstories of some characters. I feel like some were quite fleshed out. I even cried for some. I enjoyed Tanjiro's personality. I loved how he wasn't special from the get-go, and he actually had to spend time learning. I loved his kindness. He was kind, not naive. Often, shounen protagonists are marked off as simply too kind = too naive, but there was something about Tanjiro that was truly unique. So you could say that the way they establish characters was good. What wasn't, was the way they developed. In the former half of the manga, some of the characters' endings were beautifully done. Their development pulled through and their morals were passed down onto the main cast. But in the latter half? It felt like a rinse and repeat.

The characters assigned to the latter half were extremely rushed. Here they are. Here's their backstory. Here's a fight. And now, they've developed. They've changed for the better. They've gotten their justice. Instead of gradual, everything is dropped on you: the exposition, the rising action, and the climax, all in 3 chapters per character.

Although some people did not enjoy the continuous cycle of a demon antagonist being killed and given a backstory afterwards, I actually enjoyed this bit. Some demons made me question my morals to an extent. Some of the defeats were actually sad.

For the main cast. All I have to say was that they were completely covered in plot armor. During the final boss fight that stretched for how many chapters, I started to develop some different opinions. I wanted Tanjiro to die. Because it made sense. So many pillars that were supposedly "strong" had died. Tanjiro, a newbie compared to them, was still alive somehow. So, I thought that it was just right in order to balance the chain of power: Tanjiro has to die. The strongest ones are gone, and Tanjiro could leave his legacy and protect everyone by sacrificing himself during the final blow.

Don't worry, he doesn't die. He just needs a breather. A little bit of time to recharge that sudden power he got from his flashback of an ancestor's past. Then he's back on track. No big deal. He's just been a demon slayer for, what, 2 years?

*spoilers*
Oh? He turns into a demon? I have to admit, I was excited at this point. My thoughts were running: What if he turns into a demon, and his friends need to kill him for the sake of humanity? What if Tanjiro regains a bit of consciousness and tells them to kill him? And they actually do? That would be an amazing way to end things. Some writers don't have the guts to kill of their main characters, but if this happens with KNY, this may just be it's point of salvation. I'm willing to ignore all the other mistakes if they just do this one thing that balances it all.

But no, they don't. He somehow gets over it. The plot armor sure is shiny.

Enjoyment?
The humor was, simply put, not humorous. The antics made me smile sometimes, but it wasn't deadly funny. Zenitsu is the stereotyped perverted character, and I did not at all enjoy the humor that came from his attitude. It was plain uncomfortable for me. The only other stuff I considered as enjoyment were the fights. But, halfway through the whole thing, the fights fell flat. Maybe I finally started looking at the art style different, or maybe it was the author. No substantial lesson is given at the endings of these later fights. The unique situations vanish. Punch, kick, slash-- fall down on the ground, channel your inner ancestor, and suddenly learn a new move. Punch, kick, someone highly skilled dies, and then the villain loses.

Overall?
I'll be honest. If none of the second half fell as flat as it did, I'd be giving this a solid 10.

Overall, KNY did a lot of things right. In the first half, I thoroughly enjoyed everything. I shed every tear for characters I loved, I felt excitement in every new arc. But it all falls apart when the story becomes completely predictable, the characters become bland and empty and way too OP, and the whole thing ends on an unbelievable note.

Inosuke, honey, I'm so sorry they did this to you.

Without a doubt one of the most famous "new gen" manga in the acclaimed Shonen Jump, a shonen that the last year dethroned one Piece for a few moments with the title of best selled manga... well then, how good is the manga?

The story centers on Tanjiro, a normal young man who, going out to find firewood, he notices that there is a great snowfall, so he decides to return home the next day, the surprise is that when tanjiro returns home his whole family is dead except for her sister (Nezuko) who was turned into a demon, there she will begin her journey to try to make her human again.


The story is very simple, something expected for a shonen, but what if we analyze the bases of the story is something that can really branch into an interesting story.
But here is a problem, one that will mark the manga throughout its development, the approach of ideas is quite competent, despite the fact that in the early stages of the plot the narration is quite regular (or sometimes directly bad) the problem is the pacing of the manga

The beginning of the story feels very rushed, just seeing how the events are triggered at the beginning one realizes Tanjiro's rapid reaction, something that misleads a lot, let's take something into account, the scenario was worked throughout the first chapter, the character was characterized in a way in which one would notice his feelings and his lifestyle, so when the real important moment arrives is that precise moment which feels more empty and rushed, a start that he wanted seems shocking he succeeded , but he did not cope with it in a very remarkable way, the only moment in which we see a human reaction from is when Tanjiro starts crying in the moment he sees that Nezuko attacks him.

Not only that, Tanjiro and Giyuu's thoughts quite ruin the moment, when Tanjiro throws his ax at him and Giyuu dodges it, they put us in the mind of Giyuu who literally repeats the same situation in his head, thus serving as a lousy narration and A shameless way of explaining a situation that was explained alone and without the intervention of a narrator or someone else's voice, which in itself makes the manga redundant, is only when that shot ends that the manga really puts us in Giyuu's perspective. Yes, I am being tough and specific, I know, but I do this precisely to denote how at the beginning (emphasis on what it is at the beginning) the mangaka does not know how to combine the narration with the thoughts of the characters, creating bland moments like the one I just mentioned, that's something that will get better, but that mediocre narration will continue until the Rengoku saga (or the infinite train).

That would conclude with the analysis of the introduction of the manga. As this is my first review of a "long" shonen manga, I would like to delve into the sagas, but first I want to cover everything else.

The characters and designs In Kimetsu are something to emphasize, not only the designs are characteristic, the characters themselves as well.
Of the secondary characters the ones that stand out the most are Inosuke and Zenitsu. Zenitsu can easily be considered a deus ex machina at the beginning of the manga, his lightning strike literally one shot's his first 2 enemies, thus taking away much of the weight off the fighting, but outside of that Zenitsu is competent, in fact he fulfills his role, the demon hunters are presented as bold people, the elite in terms of human capacity, but quickly Zenitsu breaks that scheme and idea, he is a character created to contrast the protagonists who appear not to be afraid, his design helps a lot in that since Zenitsu by far seems the least formidable and has a characteristic color that will generate more personality to her design.

The development of Zenitsu is presented very little by little, he really evolves very little outside the final arc, when he saves Nezuko multiple times is an example of that, his characterization makes his eagerness to protect Nezuko his greatest interventions and pinch of evolution of the character, in the early his dialogue is really not ingenious, his characteristic dialogue is simply when he says to Tanjiro "I protected the box because you said that it was something more important than your own life", something that hints at Zenitsu's desire to protect people, so it is a feature that we get pretty quickly in the manga, but its peak moment is, without a doubt, its combat against Kaigaku (upper moon 6 of replacement just in case), that combat is the end of everything worked in Zenitsu, not only the approach and concept of the combat is incredible, the execution is also incredible, we observed near the beginning of the manga his flash backs, which showed his relationship with his master, but in his fight against Kaigaku we see the true facets of Zenitsu, his reaction to seeing his old partner turned demon is natural, it was the only time we saw Zenitsu angry only to later see him sad when he realized the loss of his " family ", his dialogue in that fight is phenomenal, we really empathized with Zenitsu when he saw how dissapointed he was, the feeling was very well expressed and his final metaphor about the box of happiness gives him an extra touch, Zenitsu is not afraid of the fight he really want to face her enemy for the first time, a decision that is implicitly explained very well.
Now and the interesting thing ... was that Zenitsu pose an ass pull or something? I would answer no, let's remember that the biggest Zenitsu workouts before the final saga were focused on the legs (the rock exercise) and that also, his attack in itself is very similar to Tanjiro's, so he had a source of inspiration, they also put an exclusive panel to show how Zenitsu adjusts his foot to make a new attack, from that moment it is clear that Zenitsu has a new attack, but if it were not, let's suppose what an ass pull is then ... is that really bad if we compare it to all the good that scene did?
Yes, his analysis was long, but he deserved it, the only counter to Zenitsu is that his comic relief does not help much, sometimes he manages to laugh, but mostly he does not, his serious moments are the best and he is possibly the best character developed from the manga and I wanted to explain why.

Now I will cover Inosuke and Kanao, who have a very similar evolution, since both characters are recognizable for hiding their emotions, this works more with Kanao, let's take into account the impact that their relationship with Tanjiro had when they trained, a natural relationship and what reflected how both characters would take a course throughout the manga, Kanao changed, yes, she changed a lot and that's why we see how she shows her emotions in her combat against Douma is spectacular, we see how Kanao shows anger against the murderer of her teacher (which gives the final step to the relationship between Kanao and Shinobu), Kanao's dialogue is very shocking and that is written like this to generate a contrast between the old Kanao and the current one (his most characteristic dialogue is when he asks Douma why he was born) his final scene with Shinobu and Kanae also shows the appreciation that he came to develop in people, Although this is evident from before, at the moment that Tanjiro recovers after his combat against the upper moon 6, so this last scene is not artificial, since it is an expected reaction if we take into account the precise dialogue he had with Tanjiro. before.
The bad thing is that his combat was decided with an ass pull, at first almost Kanao looks like a Mary Sue, but that is fixed when we see Kanao humanized, he is a worked character, but it does not reach the Zenitsu caliber in my opinion.

Very similar happens with Inosuke, his fight against Douma is what drives his evolution, his mother's discovery gives us to understand 2 things, the first is that Inosuke saw Shinobu as a mother figure, which subtly explains their relationship and his understanding of things, Douma's relationship with Inosuke's mother is far-fetched, the concept is wrong and the approach does not help either, because it is very sudden and at that moment it seemed that the mangaka wanted each demon to have a relationship with one of the characters, the execution is regular, apart from the fact that it explains to us why Inosuke's mother left him that also generates a real feeling of fighting, it is the only combat where Inosuke does not fight for fame and that is noted later by the more direct dialogue than it has in the middle of the fight.
The true importance of Inosuke's flash back is what triggers it, when Tanjiro says that Inosuke's mother surely loved him is a very good scenes and the one that most impacts the character (that can also be seen when Inosuke fails to have the courage to assassinate Tanjiro), his humanization is better than Kanao's because Inosuke is a constant character, but in general they are both equally good.
I also forgot to say that possibly the design of Kanao is the most forgettable and that of Inosuke the most memorable, in addition the introduction of Inosuke is the best of the leading team, its charisma and combat style is very noticeable, it has great characterization and its relationship Tanjiro is explored throughout the manga.

Tanjiro and Nezuko are arguably the worst characters in the group and are themselves mediocre, yep, I said so.
Tanjiro is too ideolized, he has no flaws and a large part of his combats have ass pulls (although that does not take away from the good, but he fights against Rui and the upper moon 6), his evolution is noticeable little by little but In spite of that, the mangaka continues to praise Tanjiro as much as he can (but he does not reach the Meliodas level, that's the worst), his characterization breaks down to make the character as humanly perfect as possible and that disgusted me a lot, it's as if they wanted to you want the character to force and a character can not earn love like that, only a few relationships with the characters save him and the impulse that he gives to the others to evolve, so yes, I consider Tanjiro a mediocre character (which is not bad).

Nezuko seems to me a waste, the mangaka does not want to present his evolution implicitly but she does not succeed and that is because it is very obvious and redundant, he only limits himself to showing affection under the excuse that Urokodaki taught him that, in fact In and of themselves, they never explain to us why she is a special demon that resists Muzan, later we see Tamayo, yes, but she had logical grounds for why she escaped from Muzan, Nezuol, not because of her bad approach, her execution and development. she leaves a lot to be desired and also her bouts are not memorable, that's why it is a waste, the mangaka could have implicitly told us how Nezuko evolved, but we did not get even half of that, just a waifu without nothing to highlight (the design is not the Big Deal).

Outside the group the other characters work for themselves, characters like Giyuu, Uzui and Muichiro achieve a lot in the manga with their time on screen and the truth is that the mangaka wanted to work on all the pillars, but characters like Sanemi (which He admitted loving his brother out of nowhere, simply to generate something emotional), Iguro (which literally does nothing in the whole manga and is a total waste) and Himejinma (he had little screen time, just wasted).
But the worked secondary characters stand out more than the not worked precisely because of the distinctive emphasis of each character, we see the flash back of most of the characters, normally I would say that this is a mediocre way of explaining the feelings and past of a character, but Kimetsu He does it well, he knows how to place each flash back (from the train saga) because he waits for the tension of the combat to drop, presenting a characteristic dialogue of the character that then leads him to remember his passdo, it is natural and does not interrupt the He fights abruptly because the change in tone is evident in the combat and that makes him a worthy presentation, that is undoubtedly a strong point of the work, knowing how to place and present the flash backs can turn a mediocre narrative into a quite interesting one.

To speak of elements such as world construction and use of the world would be a waste of time since there is simply no, Kimetsu is a shonen focused on his own and it is made clear from the first moment, the lack of world construction does not make it bad, because that element is simply impossible to analyze here, the bad thing is that it affects the setting which makes it very convenient and poorly built, the Japanese elements help a little, but the fact that we don't even know the time in which the manga takes place It is something that displeases quite a lot and erases the clear idea of Japanese time, they did not even explain to us why the government does not know about demons, it is very unreal ... in fact and now that I see it capable it is true, worldbuilding is mediocre and is very sloppy.

Muzan is bad, very bad, but not only talking about who is evil, but what his characters suck, he is the worst antagonistic figure presented in the manga and easily the most wasted character (at least it does not reach the level of Tomura's pretentious garbage at BNHA), his personality is boring, we do not delve into his personality or past or his reason why he is the first demon, his parallelism with Oyakata was very interesting and was reflected very well in the first arches, but his final combat is horrible We only know that Muzan does not want to die, but that is reflected so much in the manga that the exposition of that ideal becomes tedious and monotonous, the character itself is not redeemable, it is a pity how the main enemy ended.

Yes, it's a shame how the main antagonistic figure ended ... but what about the secondary antagonists? And it is that part, my dear reader, which interests, possibly Kimetsu is the current shonen that best handles the use and exposure of secondary enemies, the presentation of the 12 moons is somewhat predictable, but it is fine for a shonen like Kimetsu, the open possibilities for all kinds of villains and that is exactly what we got, several types of villains, Rui highlighted and represents better than anyone the lower moons, his saga is the first of the manga that is worth seeing and was the first great challenge in the manga, the construction of his combat together with the use of flash back manage to make this combat a transcendental one.
In order not to make us boring this moons issue very boring or repetitive, the mangaka decided to end all the other moons, that scene of Muzan murdering the moons is great, not only because of how it looks but also because it presents the parallels between Muzan and Oyakata and his way of treating disciples, since both scenes clearly show us the essence of both characters, when they all kneel before Oyakata and the murder of the moons
lower.

The upper moons are very good, their stories have distinctive concepts among themselves and their personalities are also very well worked (in this section Douma stands out), I would delve into each one, but I will limit myself to saying that each panel and flash back is set so ingenious that it plunges us fully into the mind and environment of the enemy (undoubtedly the best example is Kokushibou), its combats are dynamic and its designs spectacular, the only exception is the upper moon 5 which is simply very tasteless and bland.

Now that I talked about the characters I will explain quickly my points of each arc:
The initial arc that lasted until before the Rui arc (because yes, I was not going to speak one by one).

Basically the manga at these points was mediocre, erroneous exposition of fundamental elements in combat, simplistic enemies and a very premature appearance of the antagonist, the most notable is the presentation of the breaths, a quite typical and special power system at the same time, because In artistic terms, the skills are characteristic, which is a point in favor, in addition to that this moment Tanjiro had not any power up and ass pull, Zenitsu for this moment is a deus ex Machina and the overuse of the lower moons (as a concept) makes that there is no great tension and the narration and use of flash back is bad. It is really a very bad and poor start for what will develop later
(The rating is for an idea, but is not exact)
Note: 3/10

Rui and training arc.

Here the really interesting part of the manga begins, the combats feel better formulated and the scenario is better set than before, Rui is not a great villain, but he works and is competent as he serves as the manga's first great adversary, the use of pillars It is quite curious, because we are presented with the human counterpart of the moons that would be the aforementioned pillars, their moments are transcendental and expose the differences in powers between characters, making clear the power level of the leading group quickly and clearly.
The bad thing is that Tanjiro manages to stay against Rui due to a quite convenient power up, it would be normal if we got an epic moment, but that part is relegated to nothing due to Giyuu's intervention, so they presented us with a power up in the most important battle only so that later it did not come to anything? That removes great weight from the combat itself, Zenitsu how always taking a shot at the enemy and Inosuke's combat was fine.
The part of the training only serves as a transition and to make Tanjiro more broken, we are introduced to Kanao who at first will not be a great character but later he will have great evolution.
Shinobu also ends up provoking dynamic reactions and thoughts in the characters with his appearance, but apart from that this part is simply boring, we did not get much, but as I said a while ago, it serves to present all the pillars (with a great characterization) and to show the parallelism between Oyakata and Muzan.
This arc would be 6/10

Train arc

Easily and arguably the best arc, Rengoku has charisma and shows it from the first moment, the intrusion of the lower moon 1 makes sense and does not feel rushed despite being the last one alive, we can delve deeper into the psychological of secondary characters, the Rengoku himself explains in a non-pretentious or pedantic way his vision of life and the change of tone begins part of the dialogue feels very good, from a tension plane to a more reflective one, the appearance of Akaza is striking and shocking which generates more enthusiasm for the reader to know the other enemies, Tanjiro fights just without taking anything out of his pocket, which is appreciated, the battles against both the inner moon and Akaza feel unique and great to see, the truth is that this saga fulfills many roles being the most important to expose the power of the upper moons and to make it clear to the viewer that the characters can die in the manga.
A great arc 8/10

The arc of the red light district

Another quite interesting arc to analyze, Uzui is a charismatic character, the art becomes consistent and the antagonist is interesting, everything sounds good if you see it that way, but the combat is quite disappointing, both the leading and antagonistic forces pull out sudden power ups what , they would be fine if they had given indications before, but they generate a very artificial combat and with the intention of lengthening the combat, but emotionally it works, the flashback of the upper moon 6 is interesting and very sentimental, in addition to presenting a message left Throughout all their combat, the relationship between Tanjiro's team and Uzui happens quickly but the change is noticeable and is justifiable due to the setting and environment they were in, but despite everything it feels that much of the search for the upper moon 6 is unnecessary and I branch out the search for the enemy.
Yep, despite everything I consider that the combat is mediocre, we have to take into account that this was the first higher moon to be defeated, so the combat should have been better, but it was not, although it has many salvageable things.
a 6/10

Blacksmiths Village arc
A great saga that predates us and characterizes several secondary characters, the battles seem more like the trigger for a great teamwork, the atmosphere and Muzan's attack was well reflected in the moons he sent (despite that they are the most boring) , at this moment the mangaka has full control over the use of flash back and how to position them, the combat does not feel bland, Genya manages to develop with Tanjiro very well in a very short time, but Muichirou's overwhelming victory against the upper moon 5
A short review for this arc, but quite good 7/10


the last arc

I will not lie, this saga started very well, the peak of complexity of battles, character development and their relationships with each other, there were many ass pulls in between, but the saga managed to keep you expectant and tense of what will happen, the designs The enemies and their attacks are great and the deaths are very well built, the motivations of the upper moons are varied and their flash backs are genuinely complex to be a normal shonen ... All that is destroyed once the combat against Muzan begins , the characters stupidly deconstruct themselves to force the plot, emotional moments based simply on victimization, quite boring and not very dynamic combat only to finish off with a Diabolus ex Machina that was solving by a Deus ex Machina, what a great ending ... I lied, really the end is horrible, both the time skip that is too out of place and every fight against Muzan is crap, the contrapart of this combat is the battle against Kokushibou, this battle is the pinnacle of a worked combat in this manga, a combat like this would be a great final. but I cannot ignore all the good things he did at first.
an 8/10 (it could have been a 9/10).

Now let's talk about other elements, the art itself is not very good, but it has its own style and is characteristic, something very important, the art works well with the attacks shown, but in the final saga they were simply based on launching any attack and the art did not help distinguish, but art itself is not something I would say is bad, it is considerably consistent and characteristic, character design also works well with mangaka art.

The plot triggered certain interesting elements, subsequent narrative and exposure generated that the plot was driven more and the story had a more defined direction, the use of internal focus on characters coagulates with what is presented by the plot, even if the plot is generic triggers elements that are exploited by the mangaka, but never touches elements outside the world of demons, making the world feel empty.

Oh, and by the way, I reread the ending, it is mediocre or bad directly, too many situations are forced by the sentimental factor, there is no explanation of the reincarnations and there is no sense that there is a photo of the protagonists at the end, because that breaks the whole small world of Kimetsu and also is a total nonsense that, like the whole chapter, just wants to collide with the sentimental factor.
This ending almost makes me drop the score to a 6

conclusion

The start of this manga is lousy, I will be honest, but it manages to stay afloat very effectively, it manages to appropriate elements from other shonen and shapes them in its own style in its manga, the characters are interesting and charismatic, the use of temporary anachronisms is good and The narration later is fluid and does not stagnate in monotonous thoughts, the design of scenarios and enemies is also a good thing in the manga, the bad thing is pacing, in the last arc it was combat after combat and that could get tired, but the battle against Muzan was affected by this, the entire end of the manga was damaged by the misuse of pacing, the matches have a unique essence, which helps him stand out compared to other shonen, but the matches are full of power up and ass pulls, they are still enjoyable and have many good qualities, facial expressions also cohesive well with the roles presented (emphasis on the flash back of Kokushibou), anyway, I flaunt go too ... Kimetsu is a solid product, it does not deserve the popularity that anime received, but it is a manga that I would dare to recommend, I really liked to follow this manga and it is a great example of starting with simplicity to later explore topics with your own touch, thanks for reading.

English.
I do not like to make reviews without having seen the complete product and I will do the review when the manga ends and I will give my final opinions but for now I will only dedicate to a recommendation of the current state of the work ...

History (6/10):
I will be honest, you will not find here silly and childish ideals of dreamers in the style of bnha or some other naruto 2.0, the story is ok, it starts strong with a premise with much emphasis on family issues with Tanjiro doing the impossible by save the soul of her sister turned into Oni to make her human again, up to this point all right, the execution is decent (from this point Tanjiro is dedicated to strengthen and learn to fight to be a hunter of Oni's), in less than 100 caps his story has worked better and had better story arcs than the rest in the jump, better in thematic and the central story is still on track .. There is only two detail that bothers me and it is an asspull that was taken out in the arc of the Spider family but soon they justify it I want to believe, Also add that the first 30 chapters have a very inconsistent rhythm until rushed (And are complete dogshit), this is because the manga could be canceled if not something interesting fast, do not drop it

Characters (6/10)
The strong point of the work in general, the cast is simple but like the story is solid .. Starting with Tanjiro the protagonist is a calm, comprehensible, intelligent young man (He knows how to use his skills and tries to get out of difficulties thinking about good strategies not with power ups) and with a strong belief in the family, is not as hateful as other protagonists of the same demographic and in passing unlike other main character he is not an idealistic fool who seeks to forgive everyone and who go to the side of the good guys, instead he knows that the Onis have no remedy anymore (unlike his sister) so for the same reason he kills them but in case the demon regrets what he did then Tanjiro will stay with him until the end to have a quiet death (Good protagonist); We continue with the protagonist Nezuko, I can not say much about it, since his personality was quite abolished by becoming Oni yet you can notice how tender his personality really is but when he has to fight he does it and a lot of the best of the work is the interaction he has with his brother.
Continuing with the characters, the appellants are fine, Inosuke is great to be the muscles of the main team of the series and Zenitsu is scandalous in the good sense that gives quite a laugh; Now I want to touch a particular point and it's the villains (Los Oni's) have a lot of potential to draw story arcs with different themes for their pasts and why they ended that way from families, loss, envy, tragic love in etc .. But in if they are evil entities that like to kill people for the type of creature they are

Art (6/10).
In comparison to the HxH manga art here, if there is solidity and the character designs are totally different from each other, especially in the Oni's with the creativity that some of them have in their designs BUT the drawing in general is decent, it shows even that the author is very green in this type of works since it is her first complete serialization sometimes it is something crude and falls into the simple in the backgrounds but in general the style of the author is very interesting to draw attention and invite someone to read the work; Another question I want to touch is that the author puts a lot of work into the details in the fights, that makes them look very artistic and easy to understand where everything goes, by far is one of the strengths of the work

Enjoyment (7/10).
I really like the play, I expect good things from her, compared to other fucking shonens she has her feet on the ground and she knows her current situation to go to. The best thing about fights in the jump from afar.

Overall (6/10).
I would like give it 7 but I have my standards in question of this type of stories,if the story develops in a good way I upload the qualification



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Español.
No me gusta hacer reseñas sin haber visto el producto completo y volvere hacer la reseña cuando acabe el manga y dare mis opiniones finales pero por ahora solo dedicare a una recomendacion del estado actual de la obra...

Historia (6/10):
Sere honesto, no encontraran aquí ideales tontos e infantiles de soñadores al estilo de bnha o algun otro naruto 2.0, la historia es solida pero muy solida, arranca fuerte con una premisa con mucho enfansis en los temas de la familia con Tanjiro haciendo lo imposible por salvar el alma de su hermana convertida en Oni para volverla humana denuevo, hasta este punto todo bien, la ejecucion es decente (desde este punto Tanjiro se dedica a fortalecerse y aprender a pelear para volerse un cazador de Oni's), en menos de 100 caps ha trabajado mejor su historia y ha tenido mejores arcos argumentales que lo demas en la jump, mejores en tematica y la historia central sigue en buen camino.. Solo hay dos detalles que me molestan y es un asspull que se sacaron en el arco de las familia Araña pero pronto lo justificaran quiero creer y Tambien agregar que los primeros 30 capitulos tienen un ritmo muy inconsistente hasta rusheado, esto es debido a que pudo ser cancelado el manga si no hacia algo interesante rapido, no lo dropees


Personajes (6/10):
El punto fuerte de la obra en general, el cast es simple pero al igual que la historia es solido.. Empezando por Tanjiro el protagonista es un joven calmado, tranquilo, inteligente (Sabe utilizar sus habilidades y trata de salir de las dificultades pensando en buenas estrategias no con power ups) y con una fuerte creencia en la familia, no es odioso como otros protagonistas de la misma demografia shonen y de paso a diferencia de otros main character el no es un tonto idealista que busca perdonar a todos y que se pasen al lado de los buenos, en cambio el sabe que los Onis ya no tienen remedio ( A diferencia de su hermana) asi que por lo mismo los mata pero en el caso de que el demonio se arrepiente de lo que hizo entonces Tanjiro se quedara con el hasta el final para que tenga una muerte tranquila (Buen protagonista); Seguimos con la protagonista Nezuko, no puedo opinar mucho acerca de ella, ya que su personalidad fue bastante abolida por convertirse en Oni aun asi se puede notar lo tierna que es su personalidad en realidad pero cuando tiene que pelear lo hace y mucho de lo mejor de la obra es la interaccion que tiene con su hermano.
Siguiendo con los personajes, los recurrentes estan bien, Inosuke es genial al ser los musculos del equipo principal de la serie y Zenitsu es escandoloso en el buen sentido de que da bastante risa; Ahora quiero tocar un punto en especial y son los villanos (Los Oni's) tienen mucho potencial para sacar historias de arcos argumentales y con distintas tematicas para sus pasados y el porque acabaron de esa manera desde familias, la perdida, la envidia, el amor tragico en etc.. Pero en si son entes malvados que les gusta matar gente por el tipo de criatura que son

Arte (6/10).
En comparacion del arte mierda del manga de HxH aqui si hay solidez y los diseños de personajes son totalmente diferentes del uno al otro en especial en los Oni's con la creatividad que tienen algunos en sus diseños PERO el dibujo en general es decente, se nota aun que la autora esta muy verde en este tipo de obras ya que es su primera serializacion completa aveces es algo tosco y cae en lo simple en los fondos pero en general el estilo de la autora es muy interesante para llamar la atencion e invitar a alguien a leer la obra; Otra cuestion que quiero tocar es que la autora le pone mucho trabajo en los detalles en las peleas, eso hace que estas se vean muy artisticas y faciles de entender a donde va todo, de lejos es uno de los puntos fuertes de la obra

Enjoyment (7/10).
Me gusta mucho la obra, espero buenas cosas de ella, en comparacion con otros shonens de mierda esta tiene los pies sobre la tierra y sabe su situacion actual para donde dirigirse.. Lo mejor en cuestion de peleas en la jump de lejos, me gustaria darle 7 pero tengo mis estandares en cuestion de este tipo de historias, si la historia se desarolla de buena manera le subiria a 7

Overall (6/10)
Me gustaria darle 7 pero tengo mis estandares en cuestion de este tipo de obras, si la historia se desarolla de buena manera le subire la calificacion

Kimetsu no Yaiba is a series that is loved and hated in equal measure. The only manga to outpace One Piece, and not by a small margin. The manga received a tremendous boost from its anime adaptation by Ufotable, but even before that, its quality led it to become very popular.

I'll be honest, is it the most original work? No. Is it the best thing since sliced bread like those long queues in Japanese bookstores and the constant tweets on AniTwitter lead you to believe? No. What it is, is a really really good story, though. It does the little things right and does a decent enough job of world building, character development and growth.

While there are a lot of valid criticisms of the series like a subpar villain, less than stellar climax, final arc dragged on, etc. I'll mainly focus on the things I enjoyed. KNY is shonen done right. It's got all of the tropes and cliches you've come to expect from the genre, but they're executed in textbook fashion. The power ups, power of friendship, rivalries, etc. The Mangaka does a great job of blending them into the story in a believable fashion and creating an entertaining narrative.

From start to end, the manga remains fun, funny and engaging. The characters, no matter how much or how little time they get, make an immense impact on you. You genuinely do feel attached to the cast of the series and by the end, it feels you're losing a part of you by having to say goodbye.

The art is quite unique in my opinion and the expressions on characters' faces throughout the series enhance the experience by creating humorous situations. This is most evident with Tanjirou and Zenitsu throughout the series. I did find one weakness to be when the magaka depicted fights. At times I personally found myself confused and unable to discern what was going on due to the style.

Pacing wise, I had no issues with the series up until this final arc. I felt like I was reading the same chapter for MONTHS due to the repetitive nature of some of the chapters and panels. I think once Ufotable get their hands on it it will go much smoother, but in the manga format, I would have to dock points for the final arc.

I felt the ending was satisfactory for the most part, providing closure and resolutions for beloved characters as well as leaving the door open for more content later down the line.

Overall, KNY for better or for worse, is one of the biggest series of our generation. The numbers, hype and raving reviews all are evidence of that. While it's without a doubt overrated by many, it's also overly hated in equal measure. I found it to be a fun ride throughout and despite my minor issues with the pacing and art, enjoyed every moment of the past 4 years. Kimetsu no Yaiba gets 10 Spider Lillies out of 10.

this is my first review ever so i hope i do it right


spoilers ahead








demon slayer: kimetsu no yaiba is one of the most horrid shounen i have ever read. from the anime i was really excited to start picking up the manga, thinking i would enjoy it as much as i did the anime. however as i am writing this review, you can probably see that it had the opposite effect.

the manga is very solid up until the swordsman village arc, although i definitely feel like the red light district arc was where it was at its prime. however the last arc of the manga, the final battle arc, has never made me so upset to read a manga.

lets start with what i thought was a great aspect of the series, its characters.
many characters in this series are very good. they all have different designs, abilities, stuff like that makes you think that they really did well with this. however, this series has no idea how to actually expand on these characters well, as their backstories are all presented during conflict. the flashback usage is one of the most annoying things known to man, and demon slayer does it at least 30 times.

then there is the fact that after the writer develops these characters, he kills them off, one by one. the characters feel important, well written, all of that is thrown out the fucking window because they just die after they were shown in the spotlight. mitsuri kanroji gets hit one on the side of the face and DIES? the canonically strongest character in terms of prue muscle is hit once on the SIDE OF THE FACE AND DIES. its horrendous.


kamado tanjiro is one of the worst protagonists ive ever seen. who cares if the demon you murdered was once human? who cares if they liked to stare at the sunset? that doesn't mean you can ignore the fact that they murdered and devoured human beings. the amount of times we see them being pittied is so annoying and overused, it's like stale bread.

nezuko kamado is a plot device. wowie, a cute anime girl who likes head pats, why does it matter when her personality is that of a cardboard box? why does she all of a sudden have amnesia and cant remember her time as a demon?? its all just loose ends that aren't explained. nezuko transforms and makes her blood explode once and then is discarded for the last two arcs of the series.

speaking of loose ends, let's see what else they don't explain.

tanjiro can see ghosts.

the sword system. why do they say his blade is black as if it matters?

Spells. they exist and thats all.


i feel like my hatred for this series is stemming from that final muzan fight. breaths being thrown around like garbage, characters after being developed just get injured because the author doesnt know what to do with them, muzan himself, it's all just nonsense. this manga is the worst piece of shounen ive ever layed my eyes upon.

TLDR: 3/10 don't read it, stay an anime only fan.


at least the characters are cool

Kimetsu no Yaiba suffers from fast pacing on the story while leaving the world building in awfully slow pace. The training period over very quickly without much sense of progression.

Story: 5/10
It goes with promising start, a witty protagonist that struggle to face the opponent he just can't never beat. He then saved by a strong person from 'organization' which makes him realize that he need the power that regulated by that organization to be able to fight eye level with his opponent. Classic approach, but works to pick my interest.
But from this point the story head south. The training period feels really rushed with obvious milestone that not really convince me about his progression. On the second volume he already a demon hunter that can hunt by himself, as if the only thing that needed to be the demon hunter is splitting a rock. Screams mediocrity and along with the art, it just not picking my interest anymore after the third volume.

Art: 3/10
The art is rather rough, which do not help the rushed pacing. The lack of tone makes it seemed to be losing tons of detail and the fighting scene fells dull, static and outdated.

Character: 4/10
The main character is your typical good guy protagonist: naive and want to help anyone he met. Rather boring and mediocre.
His sister's position in the story is kinda awkward. She's the last surviving member of his family that infected and need to be cured; the goal which the protagonist try to chase. But she also act like a convenient tool in the story. Despite being infected she's able to control the power and even entering hibernation mode when necessary just too make her not consuming another human being. It's just like her personality is a blank slate. Being unable to communicate verbally worsen it.
Another side character... they just forgettable

Enjoyment: 3/10
The most horrible thing about this manga is the humor. I know the author trying to insert jokes here and there since they're pretty obvious, but they're just not anywhere near funny. For example, there's one character that keeps repeating joke over and over again: he's nice to the girl he like but absolutely rude to other people. repeat. Nice to the girl, rude to others. Repeat. HEY! I GET IT! HE LIKES THE GIRL! HE LIKES NO ONE ELSE BUT THE GIRL! I GET IT! JUST STOP! Another character: Proposing marriage to every girl he see. Repeat. HEY! I GET IT. HE REALLY DESPERATE TO GET A GIRL TO THE POINT HE PROPOSE MARRIAGE AT THE FIRST MET. NO NEED TO KEEP REPEATING THAT! JUST STOP IT!
Those repetitive jokes are filling one and a half volume, and this is the point where I sick of this and drop the series.

Overall: 5/10
Despite my incompatibility, I still see potential on the series. I just personally can't stand the art, pacing, awkward battle scene and humor. The first half of the volume one able to makes me think that the series would be a 7 or 8 but over this short suffocating trip... I still give 5 instead of my own personal subjective 4 since i understand that the non-orthodox shounen approach might appealing for some people, but for me.... its enough for now.