The Entire Story of Demon Slayer! (Retrospective Analysis of Kimetsu No Yaiba) | AxelBeats!
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Kimetsu No Yaiba: Demon Slayer is a story that has impacted modern anime and manga in many ways, quickly becoming one of the best selling series of all time. Follow Axel Beats as he does a walkthrough of all Demon Slayer arcs in this epic retrospective video essay. SUBSCRIBE & BECOME A MEMBER ➤ bit.ly/subaxelbeats
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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:20 Surfshark AD
1:26 Introduction Continued
3:36 Gotouge's History
10:13 Demon Slayer Origins
18:52 Writing Demon Slayer: Chapter 1v
42:20 Final Selection Arc
1:10:04 Kidnapper's Bog
1:15:41 Asakusa
1:36:18 Tsuzumi Mansion
1:58:31 Mt Natagumo
2:34:56 Rehabilitation
2:54:21 Mugen Train
3:25:24 Entertainment District
4:17:58 Swordsmith Village
5:14:07 Hashira Training Arc
5:31:10 Infinity Castle Kaigaku
5:39:40 Infinity Castle Akaza
5:55:36 Infinity Castle Doma
6:05:29 Infinity Castle Kokushibo
6:47:30:19 Sunrise Countdown
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In this video Axel Beats, creator of the One Piece: The Modern Odyssey (A Literary Analysis Video Essay) does a chapter walkthrough of the Kimetsu No Yaiba (Japanese) or Demon Slayer (English Dub) manga and anime series. AxelBeats retrospectively reviews the manga Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge, which was later published by Viz Media in English and adapted into a popular anime by Ufotable and Crunchyroll. The story takes place in Taishō era Japan, where a secret society, known as the Demon Slayer Corps, has been waging a secret war against demons for centuries. The story follows Tanjiro Kamado, a kind-hearted and intelligent boy living with his family in the mountains. However, everything changes when he comes home one day to discover his family was attacked and slaughtered by demons. Tanjiro and his sister Nezuko were the sole survivors and Nezuko is transformed into a demon. After an encounter with Giyū Tomioka, the Water Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, Tanjiro is recruited and trains under Sakonji Urokodaki to become a Demon Slayer. In this video, Axel explores the arcs Final Selection Arc (Adapated into Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Season 1), Kidnapper's Bog, Asakusa, Tsuzumi Mansion, Mt. Natagumo, Rehabilitation, Mugen Train (Adapated into a movie), the Entertainment District Arc (Adapated into Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Season 2), the Swordsmith Village Arc (adapted into Demon Slayer Season 3). No stone is left unturned as we explore all of the lore, theories, and analysis of Kimetsu No Yaiba: Demon Slayer in this high definition historical retrospective and video essay. Whether you watch Demon Slayer sub or dub, you’ll find something to love! - Krátké a kreslené filmy
Can we just appreciate for a minute how this man made a 6 hour long, comprehensive One Piece analysis and somehow followed it up with an even longer video? Absolute machine! Amazing work my dude 👌🔥
Especially with a MMUCH smaller story
You mean 7 hours
@@AkrammfkNo, 5 hours, 58 minutes and 17 seconds. Or rounding up to 6 hours
@divinefox4306 a less boring one😊
@@goodbye6676 yeah I don't like OP that much or really old shonen at all they are all too drawn out
I just wanna point out that making videos this long DOES NOT appeal to CZcams algorithm. That’s how you know this guy is genuine about his take. I may not watch the whole thing in one go but I certainly do appreciate the authenticity. Thank you for being genuine Axel.
I'm glad you appreciate the effort aha
Im at work for 10 hrs so i appreciate it it being this long fuck the algorithm lol thank you sir
Demon Slayer is the textbook definition of faithfully adapting and surpassing the original source material. Which all adaptations should aim to be instead of just serving as advertisement of the source material.
I guess its pretty easy to surpass the source material if its just a mediocre manga with below average drawings and story.
utter facts bro. the anime CARRIES with its animation@@w.s6124
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@@w.s6124and really bad fight choreography. Demon Slayer might be the manga with the worst visual manga fights in Jump.
I know I'm in the minority, but I've always loved the final fight. I've seen a lot of hard-won final battles, but the sheer sustained effort it takes to kill Muzan was very fun to read. It really feels like an unending slog in the best way. And every slayer is so consumed by united spite that it really feels like the full weight of fate and karma is baring down on Muzan, even if he spends most of the fight winning. Tamayo is the key to this, as her words to Muzan are so cold and snarky that it shows through her just how much everyone hates and reviles this man and his actions. He goes out as a big baby getting kicked to death by everyone he traumatized and that just hits different for me.
the reason why many people find muzan fight boring its because they had to wait for the next chapter to release but if you read it one go its actually not pretty bad.
@booo8042 i think its also because muzan is pretty boring. Multiple demons are much more interesting compared to him. But maybe it's just me
@@nerdError0XFnah you’re right, Muzan ain’t as fleshed out or appealing as the top 3 upper moons, but he’s kinda overhated too, in my personal view, he serves his role in the story quite well (being the central foil to tanjiro/yoriichi; as the force of nature type of antagonist like kars or dio from jojos - one who believe he’s the sole ultimate life form/being as opposed to people who show humility and believe they are born into the world for a reason or purpose)
@@booo8042 I read week by week and still liked it.
I couldn't agree more with this. Plus, I love how the final fight against Muzan actually involves every member of the cast (from the main trio, to the remaining Hashira, to even the Kakushi), rather than just being a one-on-one fight between him and Tanjiro.
Tamayo did mention it in season 3 about nezuko remaining in a child like state, my theory is having a child like mind wouldn't express the idea of killing and feeding on others more of innocence, being meek, less dangerous more controllable, and that was contrasted when she transformed into her original form in season 2 as an adult who would purpossfulyl do evil things, shows lack of control as an adult, her innocence faded and her intelligence increased, so that she knew that she needed to feed. I don't know if i put over this point properly so sorry for the confusion
You know damn well I'm gonna watch this in its entirety
I put this in my watch list the second I saw this in my recommendations
@@strawberwy-rk4yhSame
Gonna be honest I think Tanjiro isn’t as plain as everyone makes him out to be, yes, he is kind but he is also shown to genuinely hate people, yet still pities them. In a world so cruel, watching someone who goes through so much shit yet remains so kind. In a world full of hate and death, he stays himself - cares and loves no matter what. He doesn’t see people in black and white, he understands the greys of people. He understands no one is pure good or pure evil. Even Muzan.
Regardless of his sympathy and kindness, he’s still stubborn, brash, doesn’t think things through. Can struggle with his own emotions, loves far too much. And, gets angry. A lot. Tanjiro is willing to understand and sympathise with everyone, doesn’t give up on people. Is constantly parallel to the two uppermoon siblings, a path he and his sister could have gone through.
He’s so interesting to me and still my favourite character.
Yeah, that's why people don't like him, he was just made to suck up to the reader and never has any real opportunity for growth. He feels angry but never takes out his anger, he breaks down but the next moment he's fine. It genuinely feels like tanjiro is the same start to finish. I can see why you like him though, that's pretty much what he was made to do although i dont think he was that interesting.
@@blufiyaWho’s your fave MC then?
@@HawaiiYou88 Luffy, he'snot an overly nice mc who was made to suck up to readers and just wants to have fun with his friends and be the pirate king unlike tanjiro thats just nice because he is.
@@blufiya he doesnt hage.. ok
@@blufiya he isnt. 😭
anyway
as someone who's never watched or read demon slayer, I have no reason to be crying over rengoku's death and his father's reaction and yet. here i am. emotionally fragile.
It hits hard every time
Watch it than
just saying rengoku wanted tanjiro and nezuko to be executed
@@is0james83 yes, we all saw. That isn't contradictory to his character so idk what your point is?
@@AxelBeats it kinda is
Because when rengoku met tanjiro on the train he did a complete 180 and he was avery nice
Although in their first meeting he wanted him dead
He is just suddenly nice?
I’ll be frank. Demon Slayer is one of my favorite story’s told. I love the simplistic storytelling gotouge went for, and I love how successful this series is
Agreed, story doesn’t need to have deep philosophical messages or crazy twists. Sometimes we just want to see characters we can laugh and cry with grow and fight evil.
Agreed, story doesn’t need to have deep philosophical messages or crazy twists. Sometimes we just want to see characters we can laugh and cry with grow and fight evil.
same!!! it never gets old for me. I love the characters and rereading it feels like seeing my old friends
You like whatever the current fad is. Got it
@@JD-mz1rl And? It got popular for a reason. Stay mad
Demon slayer will always be a special story for me! I just can’t help but feel invested in Tanjiro’s story! It’s simple, but effective and well executed!
About the muzan actually conquering the sun, i think it would just be more difficult to believe he could even be defeated. His ONLY weakness was the sun. The blades at this point werent doing anything even after he was nerfed to the ground. The spider lily being so specific to be found during the daytime was just there to say he could never actually conquer that weakness of the sun. Also personally i like that he was so strong that they needed literally everything the slayers got to defeat him. Everything with the every living hashira at that point having the mark and also using the red blade, and that drug that even allowed them to actually have a wining chance. He was a demon for 1000+ year's, any lesser showing of his power would just be underwhelming to me
One sign of Demon Slayer’s brilliance is that it doesn’t need the 3 episode rule. What makes Demon Slayer so good and so accessible is the writing. Just watch how quickly you feel for these characters in the first chapter. Stories don’t have to be complex to be excellent. Many great writers have taken simple plots and made them into masterpieces thru brilliant execution of writing and storytelling. And in the anime medium Demon Slayer executes it’s storytelling and writing in an as well as any competitor. I think of Tanjiro’s visit to the village. As he leaves home he talks about how happy his family is. And that when times of happiness end, it’s almost always in blood. Some pretty blunt foreshadowing. But after he leaves for home he is stopped by a man who lives at the outskirts of town. He tells Tanjiro to stay with him for the night because that’s when the demon’s come out. More foreshadowing. So we’re not surprised when Tanjiro gets home to see his family slaughtered. But we are surprised to see his sister turned into a demon. And we’re even more surprised when she protects him from the demon slayer. His kindness, his love for her, in spite of her turn, has turned her into a demon with compassion. His love created her love. And her love ended up saving her. I would call this brilliant and even complex. And it’s enough to hook any viewer at episode 1. So yeah it doesn’t need the 3 episode rule, because if you aren’t yearning to see more by episode 1 you must be dead inside. Or at least pretty cinical.
Demon Slayer may be a simple story but god damn does it tell that story well. Never have I balled in tears so much while reading a manga. As a massive demon slayer fan I can agree it’s not some kind of new masterpiece but it’s a story that honed its blade to the upmost sharpness. They didn’t practice 1000 different new ways to tell a story, they practiced the same story plot 1000 times to nail it right
Beautifully said.
Exactly. People always criticize it for being simple, but that isn’t a *bad* thing. In fact, the simplicity benefits it, because more “average” and casual anime watchers and people outside the anime circle would be able to follow and understand it more. It does it’s story very well. The only major gripe I have with the story is the basic and bland MC. I REALLY dislike Tanjiro, but the side characters make up for it by a long shot, the Hashira are my favorite of the entire “powerful top ranked good guy group” troupes in shonen (i.e the Kages in Naruto and the Gotei 13 from Bleach, I haven’t watched Bleach yet so that might not be it lol)
@@pillowcaseeereasonable and fair assessment, I also agree w the part that the hashira and also the upper moons (particularly the top 3) are the main selling points/highlights of the manga, not necessarily tanjiro or his gang either. But they also have their moments at times, I don’t particularly dislike them either.
i really like demonslayer but i think its just too short so the story suffers a bit
It definitely practiced the same story, but it definitely did not nail it right.
3:45:45 I do get why people get a bit uncomfortable with Nezuko's change but it's not really an unrealistic change.
First, Nezuko isn't an actual toddler, she is actually 14(12 when turned).
Nezuko doesn't just shrink herself she changes age to match the size(maybe it somehow saves energy or is mentally easier on her).
It stands to reason that when making herself bigger she may also age herself as it could not only give her the power boost but also a mental boost.
As for her... endowments in her older form. Her clothes don't change with her.
While most of those clothes are made to grow with the kid a bit and only drag a bit in her little form, a grown woman can't wear the clothes of a child without some wardrobe malfunctions!
Edit to say: I typed that before your views were said and we agree alot but I'm still leaving it because my point on the clothes is still valid.
I could've sworn she was 12 in the beginning of the series, and after Tanjiro went to go train for 2 years, she would obviously be 14.
Shinobu = best character on the show. Definitely agree! 💪The scene with her and Tanjiro on the roof is cemented in my mind. In fact, all the sibling relationships on the show are really compelling, even the ones with demons like Gyutaro and Daki.
Yep, and her motivations why she helps them and accpts nezuko, and how she gets that final nd the mix of her being her men and petty and really caring and calculating. Agree she is the best.
Kokushibo clears
@@Prinxce3_cap. He’s a good character but that’s cause he’s the only character that’s actually has a clear goal and motivation
Just finished watching it, easily my favourite demon slayer video on CZcams. Despite the fact I've read this great series many times, I thank you for letting me go on this journey once again.
Now go watch 1/7th of this video by Captain Mack (has 1M views) and realize it’s not actually that good, has quite a lot of plot holes, and the writing has much convenience. I always wondered why no one’s talks about the manga and he kinda explains why.
I used to like demon slayer a lot until he pointed out very apparent flaws (and even more in the comments). Hoped by watching 1/2 of this video glaze it would make me see differently but it hasn’t.
@@JesusKnocks. Bringing up Captain Mack's trash DS analysis isn't gonna change nothing. Zero things he actually said are plot holes. He also mentions in the comments how he misremembered stuff in his OWN analysis. He rambles on about Tanjiro not realizing the bad side of humanity when he literally does. Half of the vid is also just patreon and unnecessary Zenitsu when he acts weird not even 10% of the entire series. His backstory argument was mid too, overall pretty garbage video.
@@tengouk Completely agree, I remember watching that around when it came out, there wasn't any concrete problems laid out, just opinions or 'plotholes' that are easily explainable
First time listener. Man… you’ve done an amazing job!
KNY is one of my favorite manga/anime, standing alongside stories like Fullmetal Alchemist and Attack on Titan for me. I was even able to get my dad into anime by showing the show to him!
I really appreciated the depth in which you covered the material. 7 hours… what a ton of work!
You know I think a lot of the people saying demon slayer is boring don’t like that a dark story can have a happy ending, or that it can have themes of love, family, and empathy, things that are traditionally found in more “happy” stories.
Like, empathetic characters and themes aren’t boring. In fact I think it’s infinitely more interesting to choose empathy and kindness and love over revenge, because I’ve found revenge is the easy option, and that is one thing that will forever make me love this series. That it’s characters aren’t not afraid to chose kindness even when it’s hard but also that kindness and empathy aren’t always the right choice in any given situation.
Nah bro, it’s just poorly written. Get Oda to use the same concepts and people would have no complaints
Really hope this gets more views. The amount of effort this probably took is nothing but commendable. Not a massive demon slayer fan but it was one of my first anime and watching this has given me a greater appreciation for it. Leaving a comment and like for algorithm sake :)
Tanjiro is so selfless, he's so simple it allows the supporting cast to shine sometimes more than himself
That's not a good thing lmfao
@@erobberobbing4424 why not?
@@erobberobbing4424i mean Golden wind protag is also that. And many people liked it. I don't see any problem
@@strawberwy-rk4yh because tanjiro gets the most screen time of any character yet he is nearly at the bottom in terms of intriguing charcter design and motivations
@@slyfurgospel2749 I think bucciarati and mista are more interesting, but at least its not every character no diffing giorno. The rest of part 5 heavily underutilized Trish and Fugo and kind of abbachio imo
I just finished watching your video in several sittings and I wanted to take a moment to thank you for this wonderful piece of contend. I rarely see someone putting that much effort into creating CZcams content and I rarely see videos being that elaborate - I mean, your video is packed with information from start to finish and it never bored me for a single second.
Thank you SO MUCH!!!
Rengoku Dream is actually his memory ue is just relivung what has already happened in the way of how his Characteristics works. And that is amazing detail not just for the story but for the personality of Rengoku as well.
no one but you could have this kind of dedication lmao!!! it's gonna take me forever to watch all of this
that's ok, it took me forever to make it, so that's a fair trade aha
Okay, going to stop at 6:08:50 because this is around where I am in the manga (starting Volume 20), and I want to finish it and not be spoiled, so I'll watch the rest when I finish. But I want to commend the masterful effort on this video, Axel! You've clearly put in a lot of work and research. 💯
i like how youtube is recommending me really long videos to help me with focusing on work.
i literally watched a 5 hour metal gear review.
just one thing: Tanjiro is DEFINITELY a chosen one. it's not from a prophecy or something, but a chosen one. his family has the strongest breathing that he learns by... nothing, he just knows - or because his father danced when he was a child -, he has the mark superpower, and they didn't kill a moon whatever for 100 years until he appeared, his sister is the special demon who can walk on the sun and live by sleeping, not eating humans... he has all the strongest characteristics of the universe without do nothing to earn or deserve it. you know, A CHOSEN ONE.
I disagree with this for the most part. I wouldn't say his father or grandfather were chosen ones based on them knowing the breathing style - and of the known users, tanjiro is the worst at it; with his body being unsuited for the form even if he CAN technically use it.
He has the mark, but he wasn't born with it - unlike his father who was.
They didn't kill a moon until he appeared, however HE only kills one of of them. Rui is killed by Giyu, Akaza Takes his own life, and even Muzan is just burnt out. The only one tanjiro actually takes out is hantengu, and that's only after HUGE help from Genya, Nezuko, and Mitsuri. He basically got the last hit in, but it wasn't like he was the be-all-end-all in the fight.
Even if killing a moon DID mark him as a chosen one, does that make Zenitsu, Giyu, Inosuke, etc chosen ones? I'd agree with the idea of a chosen generation, but not a chosen "one".
His sister being special doesn't really reflect on him? I wouldn't say kokushibo was a chosen one because yoriichi was. Nor would i say he has the strongest characteristics. He isn't the fastest by a long shot, he isn't the strongest - gyomei is, he isn't the most talented - muichiro is -. He's just above average at everything and a master of nothing.
The only chosen character in the series is Yoriichi, everyone else is just varying levels of lucky and talented.
@@AxelBeats I don't disagree with you, we are just talking about slightly different things. you are talking about the chosen one inside the story, I'm saying "chosen one" as the trope, how the story of that world is affected by a guy that just born that way (not saying he did nothing, but some power-ups appeared from nowhere at very convenient timing).
like you said, other characters have some of the same characteristics, but he is the only one that has ALL the characteristics.
imagine the same story of Demon Slayer but with a prophecy saying that the game will turn against the demons when a boy with a mark on his face that takes care of a benevolent demon appears... almost anything else in the story would have to change to Tanjiro be the chosen one.
you and you're team is amazing 6 hours to 7-hour videos back to back. mad respect for you and you're team
I'll let everyone know they are appreciated! Thanks for the kind words
I appreciate the hard work, diligence and dedication you put into this project. It’s shines through in many aspects.
I think the emphasis on Demon Slayer’s other characters is part of what makes it such an amazing anime and manga. It’s not afraid to let it’s side characters outshine the main cast at times and it lets all the characters have their moments, giving every single one of them time to be in the spotlight.
except it wasted most of them. lol
This is...what...this is literally the opposite of what happens.
Like, Demon Slayer has an insanely small cast, a small world and nothing can be achieved without the main character who is the catalyst for everything happening in the story.
@@aerrowqueing I know right? The glazing is mental
@@aerrowqueing we call that: Main character syndrome.
The world revolves around MC rather then MC just living in it
Yeah, and I think that is a totally fine approach for a shonen story. Yes, I like HxH precisely because it is not like that at all, but I don't think it's wrong to make your main character...the main character. But Demon Slayer is, especially for shonen who often have large casts and tons of characters, one of the worst when it comes to side characters.
Jujutsu Kaisen, One Piece, Black Clover, even Fairy Tail do this much better, for example. And I am not saying these are better shows, but still. wtf.
Holy crap, this the longest video you've done yet. I've two hours in this and this is already a great in-depth analysis on Demon Slayer. I've enjoyed the series. Great job as usual.
I’ve missed him so much 😭😭😭 let me grab my snacks and sit down for this
I got to say Axel you always make an analysis that gives me a better look at a series and what makes it better then I thought on first viewing. I loved the part that gave us a look at the author and their past works and how they reached their current series it was really cool that gave me a nice look at the authors story telling, I hope to see more of that in video essays. It is awesome how this video came out to be a seven hour long, your analysis are always a delight to watch and understand. Thanks for this video Axel~!!!!
Great vid man, always wanted a full manga analysis for DS especially for the last 3 arcs. I'm watching it entirely just to support you because i know it took a lot of work and time!
Massive respect to you, Axel, for this video. The amount of effort you put into these is evident and should be a guide to others who wish to do similar videos.
I agree with you on all points of this video except one, which was really just an opinion, but I think Tanjiro is an interesting character. He’s this sort of unassuming, not special “chosen one” who doesn’t have any special skills, talents or power from birth or whatnot; what makes him interesting is that he struggles to become who is and maintains a kindness and gentleness despite everything.
He literally is a special "chosen one". He has this supreme breathing style that was passed down by his family, the first in literal centuries. He and his family are these descendents who manage to perfectly be demons that are immune to sun, the first in literal centuries. He has a slayer mark that makes him super powerful, the first in literal centuries, and empowers his allies just by proximity, the first in literal centuries. He is the first in centuries to encounter Muzan and be targeted, simply because of his earrings which represent essentially a prophesied "chosen one" gift from the strongest person ever in the past. Ever since he shows up, he is integral to defeating members of the Twelve Moons for the first time in centuries.
Literally none of the plot has anything to do with his character or his struggle. If Tanjiro was really rude and mean-spirited, the plot could operate exactly the same. His special skills and talents from birth are this weird thing where he can smell demons perfectly, and the breathing style that is innate to him from his father who watched Yoriichi and this genetic mutation that allows his family to be sunproof demons.
There's literally no argument that you can say for Tanjiro "oh he struggled to work with Sun Breathing, it took a big toll on his body" that isn't reflected in Naruto's struggle with Kurama, or Deku's struggle with his power's toll on his body, or Ichigo's inner world struggle with his Hollow version. If you think those characters are chosen ones, then so is Tanjiro. If you don't think Tanjiro is a chosen one, then none of them are either.
Throughout the story, if you replace every instance of "the slayer with the Hanafunda Earrings" with "The Chosen One", you get literally a prophecy story beat for beat.
@@tompsonhsuthank you for saying this, I don’t like being a party pooper destroying everyone in these comments happiness but this comment was too ridiculous
Tanjiro's empathy is one of the things I love the most about his character. He is never afraid of being vulnerable and let people in. That's how he gets Inosuke to become his friend.
I also love Netsuko, she is so cute and childlike. I don't like how sexualized most figurines of her are...
Demon Slayer is not a perfect series but it’s perfect to me. Thank you for this video 👏
I do agree with what you said about Muzan. A lot of people say that Muzan downfall was his arrogance but he clearly wasn't arrogant enough in my opinion.
It's the mismatched vibe that throws it off for me. Like either have BDE or don't, pick a lane lol
Yknow its extremely hard to find someone who actually gets and understands demon slayers writing as a whole and people just assume everything is jusy plain and boring and not executed well but not you, ive also read the series 3 times and just appreciate the story way more everytime, i really do appreciate this video and the effort, demon slayer is very overhated in most communites even tho its extremely popular, and i know the series isn't perfect but what nobody else says this will always be in my top 5 animanga of all time, it fits my taste in what i love in a story which is realism and humanism, realistic aspects in a story just draws me in everytime but non-theless i appreciate you a lot, you have earned my follow and like keep up the great work man ❤❤
So. I have finally finished the video after watching it part for part over the last couple of days while studying for my exams and it left me blown away. Thanks for your time and effort in writing that beautiful skript. Please keep going! I am glad to have stumbled upon your whole channel! Thanks again!
I really hope this blows up for the amount of effort has been put into this my god
I am genuinely so happy to see another long video essay thank you for your hard work 🙏
You know it's a good video when you're 5 hrs in and a family member hears "discount Harry potter" and just starts laughing. I didn't even know they were listening this whole time.
Yes! I’m so excited! I started watching demon slayer last year and after Inuyasha being my favorite anime for years, (granted my anime library isn’t that big) and it’s become my new favorite anime series. Thank you for putting all of the hard work into making this video!
haha, so that's why it was taking a while! thanks for it, I love long podcasts to listen to while doing chores
I've just finished the video and I don't know if it's your storytelling or the story itself but I cried multiple times watching this. During akaza's backstory (specifically his fiance forgiving him and going to hell with him), kanao's backstory and her relationship with her sister, the end, and so many other moments. And now I am off to watch the anime. I tried it before and quit after episode 3. I thought watching this would curb my curiosity without me having to sit through the whole animanga but now all I want is to sit down and experience this story in real time. I especially want to know more about mitsuri and how she is a "love hashira" despite there not being a love breathing style. She reminds me of ty lee from avatar the last airbender!
ah ,mitsuris love breathing is actually a twist of fire breathing from rengoku because she was unfit for fire breathing
Muzan the Michael Jackson of that area, he’s the reason why suits are popular in Japan. Also welcome back bro.😺
Actually insane.. I put this in the background while I worked on my own comic. Solid video man!!
Dude the amount of detail u put into this. Thank you for making a video on the most miraculous anime ever ❤
7 hour video I watched throughout a week, this video was so brilliantly done. I am in hopes you will continue your hard work and for you to be rewarded as such.
with the kokushibo fight theres also the link of purple being the colour of corruption which could be why the breath of the moon has purple effects in the colour editions as its essentially a corruption of everything that breathing styles were meant for sam with his outfit and them destroying the kimono could also represent them making progress in defeating the corruption as well as the bit you mentioned with removing his nobility, video was amazing really enjoyed it
I love these long form content and you did such an amazing job of breaking down the story. The only thing I'd like to add is Muzan is made as a simple villain to compliment the simple story. He's done all those, what we think is intrinsically dumb decisions, is an example of his ego. He doesn't do it himself because he believes he's above doing the dirty work that his underlings could do as he's busy with what's actually important. But time and time again its proven that his biggest enemy was always himself. He was the one that made him weak to the sun is because he made the decision to kill the doctor.
He also killed the other person who knew where the blue spider lily was. In a Sengoku secret comic panel, Tanjirou hints that his mother once showed him a place with beautiful blue flowers. So, lol not only did he not kill Tanjirou because he didn't think humans were worth it, he killed the doctor who could've saved him and massacred the family that knew where it was. He's epitome of narcissism blinding you to the answers to your journey.
Absolutely loving this channel, so much work dedication and love for fiction, Great work once again!
I do appreciate in depth stuff like this. Thank you much
took me 5 days of watching this, but I finally finished this video. I like the character analysis and the references to the actual japanese folklore of some of the characters, I didn't know they were allegories for stuff in the manga and thats sick to me. I definitely agree with you on the muzan fight. The fight imo was good and I didnt have a problem with the baby thing, but the plotholes of muzan never just killing everyone himself always put me off a little. I def think a kars situation from jojos p2 would have suited it much better, where finding the blue spider lily would have given him those ridiculous powers. I also wish that the spin off of the characters in the future would have gone on a bit longer, I always struggle to let series go, and that for me would have been a much more satisfying end. Thanks for making this video, cool beans.
Even though I’ve already read the whole manga the way you edited the last moments of this video made me cry 😭 Thank you so much for a wonderful video!
HOW IS THIS VIDEO SO LONG??? Man this is going to be a treat
I had started reading the manga after seeing the anime first, so I've been reading it while listening to the sound track of the anime and it's perfect, gives an amazing feel. It helps you imagine each fight as a living painting and it's amazing
I just finished watching. Staying up way later than I should. You have an amazing talent and a gift. Thank you for sharing it with us. Love what you are doing. Please keep it up!!❤❤❤
Ok back because I reached the ending.. I became so chocked up at the end. Thank you. This was beautiful . The work you did on this is noticed!
I love listening to this during my 9 hour work shifts. Keep it up!
The swordsmith village arc is my favorite Arc ever in the series.
I appreciate this especially considering there's so much negativity surrounding Demon Slayer as a whole. Demon Slayer holds a special place in my heart and means a lot to me and seeing all the hate and negativity it receives on social media upsets me. I'm glad that I was able to find something positive on it. I understand critiquing things but sometimes it's overwhelming to see when it's just purely negative critiques and no postivity.
Tried to be balanced
I love Demon Slayer! It, if not the 1st, would be one of the top 5 best anime in the world!
I just finished the manga few days ago and came running to CZcams when i found this video. I love this analysis it opened my eyes to things I haven’t noticed. Thank you for your great effort! Going to watch the one piece one right now hehe
Thank you for all the time and effort you put into this. What a retrospective.
Incredible!!!
I found this series to be a simple well made story, elevated to greatness by the anime.
Thank you for this video and all your hard work!!
Demonslayer doesn't really do anything new or inventive with it's story, but what it does it does really efficiently and well
I think one of the things it does well and is pretty unique to me is Tanjiro does sympathise with the demons but that doesn’t stop him killing them.
What an absolutely beautiful and thoughtful analysis of the property!!! Calling your efforts “amazing” would be a wild understatement. What I can convey is that I’m so impressed with your thoroughness that I’m on my second full listen through. I love this franchise, and you, have done it complete masterful justice.
Great work!! Enjoyed the video a lot :)
Love the video and keep up the great work
Anytime someone says demon slayer is bad, I'm sending them this video. This is insanely detailed, thought out, and extremely digestible for even those who don't usually look deeper into art.
There is a video where it explains some of the problems with it at the same time tho
Demon slayer isn't a perfect series and there are plenty of things for people to dislike; there is also a lot of enjoyable things. Not everyone has to like everything
I think a channel that is really good at pointing out what Demon Slayer does right is Japanimation Station, who admittedly are Demon Slayer fanboys, but they really show what Demon Slayer does really well and rebuttal a lot of the bad criticisms I see everywhere. They point out that there’s a lot of details that make it more creative than a lot of other Shonen.
@@thomasffrench3639thanks, ima have to check them out 👍
It's fun, I love rereading it. Structurally, it's very poor, character wise its terrible.
I'm on my 5th rereading, so clearly, there is something special about this jis manga, but let's not delude ourselves and say this is a great manga. It's a fun manga.
I hope she writes better work in the future. Ayo
Wow I cant believe that I actually finished fully watching this. I loved it. Demon Slayer story is even more amazing after fully getting to know it here. Though it does have some plotholes, it makes you attached to characters, like genya and his death. man you warned this sub from me. I hope to see you make more videos like this soon! I am eager to see what Koyoharu Gotouge comes up with next, no matter what I look forward to it.
the effort and depth put into this video is ABSURD. it took me a few days to fully finish this and just. wow.
it's really hard to find out this kind of video in CZcams. especially when it comes to anime deep analysis.i hope you do more videos like this. lots of love from India 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Iam currently watching the video❤❤
I haven't finished reading the Kimetsu manga and am currently waiting for the anime to finish before watching this, but the One Piece video was amazing that I have to come back to this.
I appreciate all the work you’ve put into this!! Well done!
I listen to this whole vid through my shift! Thanks a bunch 11/10
Absolute beast of a video from an absolute beast of a youtuber !
Also Kokoshibo's Master Swordmasnship Skills is really refined considering tgat he has instant regenerated he has not let the Pillars Cut hin or Wound him just surprised atracks are able to wound him.
I love this 7 hour video. Honestly. I also teared up a bit at the end so beautiful.
Thank you for the chapters. I have a hard time with long videos. But chapters are such a blessing, one of the better innovations of youtube if you ask me
Video reactors det over 100k subscribers this man deserve the double, amazing video what a guy put some respect this man is the goat.
I loved the ending of this story. I honestly think it just gets better and better as it goes along. Airtight in its action, and the development of its story, while keeping the core themes at the forefront of every major plot point. It's not trying to be Berserk, and I'm more than okay with that. Demon Slayer succeeds so well at what it sets out to do.
I loved your video. I love the series, so it was a must watch for me. I also love your channel. This anime and manga is at the top of my list with Inuyasha. One because I grew up with it and the other one cause in my simple opinion is really good.
Thank you so much, this was rhe video I didn't know I needed it.
I’m glad you made it this long, I love long videos.
DUDE! I'm a sucker for these types of video's, thank you for this. This helped me choose the fourth and final member for my four Main character team in my fanfiction, I mean out of everything this video just suddenly helped me with that, man thank you. But if you interested in what the "main four characters" are than here's a list I guess.
1. Bell Cranel (DanMachi)
2. Reimu (Touhou: Project)
3. Shirou (FATE: Grand/Order)
4. Tanjiro (Demon Slayer)
Anyways, besides the point, I just got finished with an 9 hour video about GTA Games' history, so I thought I might listen to this while working on my project. But I don't know I just wanted to share, this bit of info and thank you for the help even if it was unintended. But anyways I will be watching the video, though for the Fanfiction topic it's a W.I.P.
Appreciation comment for all the efforts that went into the video 👏👏👏👏
Much appreciated!
I just realised that this video is filtered to anyone who's interested in this anime. But you did it in such a great way that it accommodates even the people that finished the entire tale. Thank you bro. I watched it fully and even subscribed
Appreciate you
What an amazing video! this, and the series youre talking about is art (you earned yourself a new subscriber)
Good work!
Honestly I would put time away to watch long videos like this about my favorite shows anime ect
haven't watched this yet but I feel like this is gonna be a really good video already
been waiting for this, love the vids!
Yoooooo here we go again for the rewatch!
manga panel at 6:02:32 of shinobu goes so hard. My favorite fight of the entire series.
I finally finished this video and omg demon slayer is truly a masterpiece
Bruh I watched this whole video like 13 times, how does this not have 1mill views yet
Just seeing the length of this video, This man earned my sub! :)
Just thought that I should mention that despite Koyoharu Gotoge's pen name and anonymity, it was actually confirmed by Shounen Jump that the author is a woman (which makes sense as the manga industry is famously difficult for female artists and they often use pen names)! You refer to them as "him" at the beginning of your video, but I think it's important to acknowledge that they made massive and incredible achievements in an industry - and genre (shounen) - that is famously unfriendly and difficult for female authors and characters.
It was not confirmed by shonen jump that Gotouge is a woman. This is a misconception stemming from a 2019 panel at Madfest 2019 in Australia; in which translators mistakenly translated "kanojo" as "she" in one section despite the rest of the panel using gender neutral language - just as i mistakenly said "him" or any of the dozens of other grammatical slip ups in the video.
That said, i think it's important to acknowledge that if the mangaka wants to remain anonymous it isn't my place, nor is it your place, to reveal their gender to the world. Allow them their privacy.
In Japanese cultural iconography, crashing waves symbolise relentless tenacity, and what Finns might call sisu. I thought that was a neat detail in Tanjiro's first major clothing change.
Just would like to say I appreciate the dedication to this video.. you have kept me company on my work day. As I type and listen lol
Thank you for this amazing analysis. It's clear that a massive amount of effort went into this. Excellent work!
This story has given me so much peace of mind surrounding death. I will live forever through the love I have shared with others. There is nothing to fear. My ancestors believe in me and I believe in those who will come after us.