Now that I thought about it, I just hope that ONE thing doesn't happen: Suddenly killing off Muchirou just for the shock effect.
I can kinda see it happen, after building him up, giving him a win against a supposedly super strong upper-demon. And then: Bam, off with his head, here comes the next upper-demon who is REALLY strong.
Hope it doesn't happen, though ...
"She's the only non-loli girl in the show, your honor!" will be my defense in court
@netflight - Muichiro was lying to himself or to the enemy when he said he was not taking it seriously. He considered he was already dead a few times, and he totally would've died if it weren't for external help. He was just bragging/cocky at the end (the killing blow) because he unlocked a bunch of unexpected powerups. Then he realized his actions took a toll on his body and he cannot fight anymore.
Peace.
Fish demon was pretty awful and boring. If this were a fight against a random no-name demon, I would have believed it. At no point did I go through the usual grotesque feeling/despair that strong demons usually have in this show.
The splitting-demon however is interesting, odd and unique - and the power reveal was properly done imo.
Worth noting - there was no background story for the demons this time around either, not that I would've wanted to hear it from the fish guy.
Last edited by KrayZ33; Tue, 06-06-2023 at 02:17 AM.
Only demons Tanjiro kills get backstories, because he's the only one that cares.Originally Posted by KrayZ33
LOL, facts!Only demons Tanjiro kills get backstories, because he's the only one that cares.
The problem with Muichiro's fight was that it didn't feel like he was the strong one - it just felt like Vase was weak. The backstory conveyed that:
-he was a nice guy,
- that he was a descendant,
- and that he could chop up a demon with no training (and with no memory to show us how it was done).
- trained like mad due to his vengence.
The physical feats here were that:
- he escaped the water prison (though unimpressive since he got help),
- that he could dodge every attack afterwards
- cut 10'000 fish or whatever it was
- disappear with his mist attack and cut Vase's neck.
The impressiveness of the speed or technique hasn't really been conveyed through the anime/story. It's partly due to the fact that we're so used to seeing quick flurry of attacks in general that cutting up all these fish doesn't register as being impressive. It's another "amazingly quick sword", but seemingly nothing we haven't seen before. Logically yes, Muichiro's actions-per-minute was higher than anyone else's, but it didn't feel that way. Contrast this to every time Zenitsu busts out his move. He only does a few slashes, but it's amazing whenever he does it.
Muichiro's got a "oh, that's it?" response from me watching him. Maybe it's the lack of hype music or impressive visual effects. Kanroji got the hype music.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
This one got a "sympathetic" flashback! xDOnly demons Tanjiro kills get backstories, because he's the only one that cares.
I didn't quite like that Tanjiro's eardrums healed between last ep and this ep. That lack of continuity bothered me. Meanwhile, I did to back to check if Kanroji did in fact not have long socks during some flashback scenes, and indeed she did not.
- I guess I'll wait for the uncensored bluray-version. It was hilarious to what lengths the producers went to not show Kanroji's panties. So many unnatural angles, only to hide her panties. Come on, we're all human, what's so bad about showing panties when they physically should be visible? Nobody's demanding Aika-levels of panty shots ...To be fair, she was much more attractive in this episode than in any doujinshi that I had bothered to pay attention to. They even gave her the battle-damaged treatment and ripped her top button. The whole energy/VA/Poses/Music does it for me. Yuki Kajiura songs do that.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Episode 10:
- yeah, sure, let's stuff this supposedly dramatic final fight with "funny" reaction faces. WTF ...
- I guess I'll wait for the uncensored bluray-version. It was hilarious to what lengths the producers went to not show Kanroji's panties. So many unnatural angles, only to hide her panties. Come on, we're all human, what's so bad about showing panties when they physically should be visible? Nobody's demanding Aika-levels of panty shots ...
"She's the only non-loli girl in the show, your honor!" will be my defense in court
jfc man. Just google Kanroji hentai.
I think Tanjiro used his breathing techniques to heal himself, including his eardrums, at least to a usable state. I think all of them kinda have to have been doing that to survive the damage they keep taking.
Peace.
At the very least, that mechanic existing gives them a baseline healing factor we can use to keep fights more interesting and longer.
I'm glad they took a step away from having Kanroji's backstory be another forced tearjerker. Enough tragedy for now. She can just be a super strong, super cute kid who wants to put her full potential to use. It's refreshing that not every road to corps enrollment has to be paved by the blood of innocents and the breaking of humanity.
Next week's supposedly gonna be a 70 minute finale... I hope it wraps this one up quick and shifts into the next arc for most of it, because it looks like the death blow is nearby and dragging this fight out longer wouldn't do it any favors.
But that guy was mean to her!
My final prediction: Kanroji will die.
Why? Because she's literally the only character I'd feel shocked and sad about dying.
"She's the only non-loli girl in the show, your honor!" will be my defense in court
I'd feel sad about her dying.
Between her and Muichiro, she'd be the only one I'd feel sad about.
But she wouldn't be the only one overall. Tengen for example would have also been sad. It doesn't look like we'll see him again though. He's retired to the good life with his 3 wives.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Episode 11 (Swordsmith Village Arc Finale)
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That was enjoyable.
The humor and tension reliever before dashing in with the sword across the field helped with making things light hearted in between tense moments.
I didn't see Nezuko's twist coming, nor Kanroji's "Oh no I'm going to die" outburst coming. The idea behind Upper 4th's power makes some sense in conjunction with his character of splitting things away from himself. The actual mechanics of it (why is drum guy the strongest and how he comes about, how many he can split etc) is still beyond me but that doesn't matter anymore.
If Muzan can share vision with his underlings then he should know where the Swordsmith village is now.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
It was an okay finale, but with an entire disappointing season before it, it could only do so much. Still, I must admit I shed a tear, funnily enough when Genya smiled, that somehow touched my heart :>
While I'm glad Nezuko is alive, there's just so much bs involved. Ohhhh, she happens to be immune to the sun, what a convenient coincidence. And what annoys me extra is that it was so unnecessary. She could have just ran into the forest to hide from the sun. Tanjiro should have been more careful and not immediately ran towards Nezuko. And the headless body was way too reslient to the sun. Too much bs.
Anyway. I hope they can nail the final season or movie or whatever they're gonna do.
My prediction for the finale:
- rematch against Kyoujuro's killer
- fire-breathing demon who looks like Tanjiro's father from behind will turn sides
- will fight Muzan together with Tanjiro
"She's the only non-loli girl in the show, your honor!" will be my defense in court
A satisfying conclusion, with an interesting development.
Muzan's motivations are perfectly clear, now that we know he's just Kars.
I wonder if Nezuko's sun immunity is at all tied to her refusal to drink human blood.
They fooled me at first with the Nezuko flashback flagging her death, and I was impressed that they could possibly kill her off... Of course it was a fake out. The random retconned powerup was fairly eye rolling and ruined a good chance for a meaningful character death, but what annoys me most in hindsight is that this immunity would have been so easy to foreshadow at all and not make this so unsatisfying. Even a small mention of her blood mutating by doctor demon would have been enough. This reeks of an unplanned story change. I've heard the ending of the manga was rushed, and maybe this development was the beginning of it.
Either way, this does serve as a good paradigm shift and thrust some more urgency on the story, now that both sides have a defined goal.
Overall though, this was easily the weakest arc yet, and hopefully a low point for the entire series, because it really felt like it was just going through the motions for most of it. I wanna be hyped for Kimetsu again.
Don't understand the complaints about Nezuko's power. Every demon's powers are different. Resistance to a weakness could easily be one of them. And it almost singlehandedly gives purpose to the rest of the series.
But then the fake out wouldn't have worked. They obviously wanted you to think Nezuko could actually die.
That should have been obvious back when they introduced a 12 person boss squad, then right afterwards, deleted 4 of them. As if the writer went "Fuck it, I'm not writing all those characters."
I'm talking about a mention even back in s1 when visiting the doctor; just a little vague forshadowing of the possiblity Nezuko's basic rules could be different to make the fake out seem less manipulative.
Every demon dies in the sun. Nezuko looks like she is dying in the sun. Surprise; it doesn't work on her! Inconsistency in core mechanics when there is no foreshadowing or attempt at it makes what could be powerful moments arbitrary and... unsatisfying. Nezuko 'dying' isn't what's important in that scene; it's that both of them thought she would die and the sacrificial choice was made anyway. Simply cutting to a perfectly fine Nezuko next scene with no groundwork is akin to a 'psyche'! Cutting heads and sunlight are the two constants. Uppers bend the head rule to help distinguish them; fine. Breaking the sun rule should not have been done so lightly is my beef. I like the focus of objective it adds to the story, but that doesn't excuse the writing from feeling sloppy.
That WAS a bit weird, that we didn't get to see the transfer from burning, to being fine. But again, I assume that was to make the fakeout land.
I would expect it was like she was all charred up, but then her burned skin would flake off and she'd be fine underneath.
At first, I thought she was just straight up cured. Till I noticed her eyes.
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