Demon Slayer Movie Review & Fight Breakdown (Mugen Train)
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie: Mugen Train is kind of a big deal. Like, top grossing movie of 2020 big. But does it live up to the hype? And most importantly, do the fights?
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First 5 minutes of Mugen Train: who is this strange shouting man Last 5 minutes of Mugen Train: *sobbing* I will name my first born child after this strange shouting man
did you not watch the first season? we all knew who that shouting man (I'm assuming you're referencing Rengoku) was. He was a character in season 1.
@@WinedandDined27 its a joke plus in season 1 we really diden't know anything about him
@@edvin8581 did you like your own comment? haha. And I know it was a joke, no freaking kidding, haha, but a joke has to have a basis in reality to make sense. Hence my question. If the OP hadn't seen season 1 then it makes sense. but if you had seen season 1 then you knew his name, his powers, his title, what side he was on, his ranking, and what he did. That's a lot to know about him as a character. I might not know the entire life story of my coworker, but I don't ask myself "who is this person?" every time I see them, bc I at least know enough about them to know who they are, haha.
First born: Kyojuro Second : Renguko Third born: Flame- Hashira
@@WinedandDined27overthinking this dude. It's a joke
Gonpachiro: Inosuke, the train is a demon! Inosuke: I fucking knew it!
He knows everything, he is just unsure
This movie taught me that Inosuke is the leader of the trio because he knows that fricken train was a enemy before the protagonist found out. Boars are very wise and good leaders🐗
Jokes aside, he called it a creature before it became a creature O_O
@@kwebvin9939 it was always a creature, it just hadn’t revealed itself to be one yet.
@@Vgamer311 Oh, you're right.
Tanjiro: "Oh man I'm sure glad we stopped the demon train and everybody made it out of this movie okay!" Rengoku: "Hey, who left all this animation budget over here?"
Rengoku: *Dies*
Where can 9 watch it
@@thespoopyghost4729 netflix
@@cobalt_op no you cant
Its divided into 7 episodes
Just want to point out: during Rengoku and Akaza's fight, both of their musical leitmotivs are playing off of each other. One becomes the center of the music, then the other wrestles back control, until, during the fight's peak both tracks synchronize in an amazing crescendo of strings and emotion. Really awesome stuff
🔥
God I fucking love when pieces of media do that with running theme music.
The music was something else... Like it hit so hard! To when Tanjiro was screaming it made it so much more impactful, emotional, and powerful.
I never caught that actually I was too distracted with the visuals of the fights but every now and then I'd hear the music
Now i have to watch this movie again. Great catch!!
“Akaza isnt really a nuanced, or strongly motivated villain” *YET*
With his entrance and his theme and nature, I already find him one of the coolest characters in the show
@@nefarious8278 you'll love him later, trust me.
My thoughts EXACTLY!
Came here looking for this comment
All the people saying this or something similar have got me SO PUMPED to see how this anime develops in the next seasons. Although I will now avoid all these comment sections like the plague to avoid spoilers.
Going into this movie, I didn't like Rengoku. Like, at all. His character did not jive with me. Coming out of it.... I was bawling my eyes out at the beauty and tragedy of the whole thing. Demon Slayer keeps doing that to me...
How can you feel sad about someone you never got to build a connection with?
Going into this movie, I thought Rengoku was ... fine. His character didn't really jive with me, but he didn't rub me the wrong way either. Coming out of it .... he was fine. He still didn't jive with me, and he still didn't rub me the wrong way. Final verdict: That was definitely a character that existed.
@@Draconic_Incenerator I felt the connection build in the movie? With all the flashbacks? The movie itself is what made me change my mind about him, and then going back and re watching season 1 I feel like I understand his motivations more and retroactively like him a lot more as a character.
@@Draconic_Incenerator same I thought he was cool but we literally go no time to get attached to him idk how people can cry over someone we barely know
@@itme2002 Because everyone is different when it comes to growing attached to fictional characters. Personally, I only need to relate to a character once, on a fundamental level to grow attached. In this case, his love for his dying mother and wanting to make her proud, and his absolute childish happiness at seeing her spirit before passing himself. I, as an individual, relate heavily to that sort of character, and therefore I am capable of mourning his tragedy. Point is, everyone is different. Not just in relating to fictional characters, but also when it comes to taking in a fictional story. Some people need longer, others don't need any time at all. That's just the way humans work.
Still love that he gets Tanjiro’s name wrong all the time in relation to Inosuke also getting his name wrong
Cracked me up
He will get it right ...
I also love that the only time he pronounced it correctly was when he was talking about Tanjiro's dream
And yet he reuploaded his video because of punctuation in the title.
Also loved that he always called zenitsu the boy in yellow
Love that he says "unlike the filler spinoff movies that most shounen franchises get" while the subtitles show "unlike the filler spinoff movies that dragonball and my hero academia get"
Dragonball doesn't do that anymore tho 😂😂 Naruto is a prime offender if any
The last dragon ball movie they did wasnt. I didn't watch the last my hero movie because bitchkuguo was in it.
@@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881 tfw bakugo is the best character lmao
@@KingOfHalla todoroki imo
@@MultiKool13 Infinite Tsukofiller
Mother’s basement: “Akaza isnt really a nuanced, or strongly motivated villain” Me: laughs (and cries) in manga reader
Right
"But why? Why do you want to be strong?"
still not very nuanced :D to put it in the last arc and 90% in the last scene of the fight... very shounen style yeah, but that doesnt valid it
@@abdulscharifi8398 It's also how KnY does things. You learn about the Demon's human past as they are about to die, or are dying. The human past that as much as they try to push it down and forget it still effects their actions. Also complaining it's the last arc is kind of weak since the last arc is fucking massive, including 4 Upper Moon fights(all as relevant as previous major fights) and the fight with Michael Jackson.
There’s a lot to look forward to with his character down the line. I can only imagine how epic his next fight is going to be when it’s animated.
I think we can appreciate that this film broke so many box office records, just because of how good it was. The hype definitely paid off.
Bruh I legit see you in every other comment section
@@busdriverin4345 Yeah he also has other versions with a full mustache and just a tiny mustache.I don't even know if they're three accounts used by the same person or seperate ones
Your job must be "Commenting on every youtube comment section" or something lol.
Funny because this isn't even one of the most popular of all time like dragon ball yet it made more money than super broly
Why do I see you in every comment section
Tanjiro getting angry at demons is always straight up chilling "THERES NO WAY THEY'D EVER SAY THAT! NOT EVER! NOT MY FAMILY! DON'T YOU DARE... INSULT... MY FAMILY!" "DON'T YOU DARE RUN! YOU COWARD!"
One thing that demon slayer excels at is keeping an established power balance. So many Shonen anime introduce an MC that starts weak, but wins every battle, surpasses all other characters, and eventually is proved to be the best of them all. Particularly frustrating is when a new side character gets introduced as “the strongest”, and then easily gets overtaken by the protagonist to force some sort of tangible “growth” that is entirely unearned. Demon slayer is fantastic at giving Tanjiro his moments, but it never lets you forget that he’s a kid. The Hashira are introduced as the strongest and the best that the demon slayer corps have, and that distinction is clear right up to the very end. Tanjiro’s perceived victory over Rui, and then Giyuu’s subsequent rescue is exactly that. And then here with Tanjiros victory followed by Rengoku’s protection of him and all the other passengers. Tanjiro still grows and learns new skills, his fights are emotional and hype as hell, but the Hashira are the ones that almost always do the heavy lifting. And really that’s how it should be. *EDIT* SPOILER WARNING : SOMEONE IN THE REPLIES TO THIS COMMENT DROPPED A PRETTY HUGE SPOILER. So you know. Don't proceed unless you've already read Demon slayer or you don't care about spoilers.
Agreed. Important point
Love this 💯 I was just talking about how I love the way Tanjiro’s strength is written. It’s clear that his training wasn’t a waste of time like a lot of shonen characters. Its established that he’s very strong, smart, and determined but it isn’t blown out of proportion because he’s the MC. He truly is talented and strong but not to a ridiculous degree. There’s room for real growth and not just introducing a “rival” to make him better. Can’t wait for the rest of the show
What, you mean you don’t want to see an obnoxious child ninja who can barely throw a punch become a god who can create a thousand clones, destroy a planet and create nukes with his bare hands? But whyyyyy?! Goku was a monkey boy who punched real good and now he’s…. I honestly don’t even know anymore… lmao I gave up ages ago. Power scaling is so absurd. I think MHA does a pretty great job because there are always real consequences and they’re at a literal school learning to get stronger. We see powerful heroes and we never really surpass that level established, and the story is only happening because the strongest guy around… isn’t… anymore. We get a taste of how powerful super hero’s can really be, but start from the bottom and work our way up slowly. It isn’t perfect and has some cliche moments, but it has some of the best power scaling out there IMO.
"His training wasn't a waste of time" -fails to kill Rui with water breathing, uses sun breathing to break out of the thread cage
@@jerichosombilon5169 he's only just started his job and how did u forget about the other demons?
Can we take a second to appreciate Tanjiro’s VA I watched it in Japanese and even though I don’t speak Japanese I could feel every ounce of emotion in every word he said. Truly an amazing performance!
Same on the dub side as well
HE NEEDS A REWARD! The moments he cried and screamed made something within me break and I too started balling my eyes out. Like, I literally felt his pain through those shouts. And just... it's so good-
his name is Hanae Natsuki
I watched a different anime with the same VA as the MC (Masamune-Kun's Revenge), and let me tell you, it was very distracting having the voice of Tanjiro talking about typical high school revenge plot shenanigans.
@@MrFunTuber123 dude plays the most tragic roles, first we have tanjirou, next we insert kaneki, then after that we have arima as well. All of them voiced by Natsuki Hanae
When I watched this Movie a Thunderstorm popped off hard during the final fight and damn if that didn't heighten the mood.
4D cinema
Guy: _Wants to kill Tanjiro_ Tanjiro: _Is nice to him_ Guy: Damn it, you're filling me with *emotions*!
Lmao
Talk no jutsu
@@mrwhammer It's far superior to Talk no Jutsu. In the movie the guy literally just sees Tanjiro's empty fuckin head guide the guy up to where he needs to go to kill Tanjiro. Not a word spoken.
@@GlacialScion apparently you havent seen kakashi vs obito
@@mrwhammer It was a joke about Tanjiro not even needing to talk. Not a direct comparison of "power". Lol.
I was lucky enough to see this in the theater and let me tell you, it was absolutely breathtaking on a big screen. I'm not even super huge on Demon Slayer, I like it fine, but like the show the movie is just so good at cutting to the core of blood-pumping shonen action. The final battle especially had me on the edge of my seat and I was kind of sad when it finally ended. On that note, the fact that this was rated R is kind of hilarious to me since it really is no more intense than, like Geoff said, a standard blockbuster or even the show itself. In line to pick up my ticket the lady specifically pointed out "Mortal Kombat to the left and Demon Slayer to the right" and I just couldn't help but think how odd that sentence really was.
I feel like the story gets demon slayer to a 6/10, the animation makes it a 12/10
It's rated R because the MPAA hates, and I mean dispises, dismemberment. They let it fly if you can't see the cut or its mostly hidden (like how End Game handled it), but you can't really do that with this film, especially in the final fight. I agree it shouldn't be rated R. It's not particularly gruesome or gross as some rated R films when it comes to blood and guts. But the MPAA will continue to be the MPAA as long as Karens exist.
"The laws of shonen escalation" is the phrase of the month, so true.
(Enmu dies) Me: "Wow, that was insane, totally worth the ticket price" Movie: "Ok, warm up is over, time to do this for real" Me: "Wait, what!?"
Honestly, the moment Akaza appeared was when the movie really 'started'.
MB: Akaza isn't really a nuanced or strongly motivated villain... Akaza fans/Manga readers in the comment section: And I took that personally.
I took that EVEN MORE personally
I take that extremely personally.
We anime only watchers took this seriously
69 likes confirmed XD
"R-rated." Bruh, I took my 10 year old brother to see it. The cinema was packed with little kids. You're telling me they gave this an R?
have you seen the movie?
I thought so too. tbh most demon slayer watchers I met are under 15.
Fr it's barely even pg13 in Japan. The west probably saw that theres blood in it and immediately upped the rating
@@kybalerton2608 Yep, the amount of violence depicted on screen is a big factor for ratings in the US.
This movie to be Rated R is a freaking lie, in Japan, it's literally PG-13
Man I said this before, but it really sucks that this got snubbed at the Oscars. Like, it’s not the best animated movie of all time, but come on, the competition was super slim in this year’s animated category, this should have at least gotten a nomination.
Sorry you're wrong films like boss baby and Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon. Are just too good and deserved the nomination more.
Blame Hollywood nepotism/nationalism
Don't you think Shaun the Sheep deserved the nomination more? Sometimes you can only shake your head when you waht gets nominated and what not.
I completely disagree lmao idek what else was in that category but I'm not surprised demon slayer didn't win I didn't like the movie at all
The Oscars and other awards shows generally pick dramas over anything else, which is why you get the same type of movies that are nominated. They tend to do a better job of showing off emotions and thus are considered as better acted. The one thing that Demon Slayer definitely does well are its action sequences. Unfortunately, there isn't a category for that last I checked.
I know its supposed to be an emotional moment, but the only thing I could think of during that moment.... *spoilers* . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . Tanjiro, he just ran off with your fucking sword.
Me outwardly: that was a fucking amazing throw My inner thoughts: oh his blacksmith is gonna be PISSED since he only just got that repaired a few days ago.
Haganezuka will remember that
@@Triforce_of_Doom Same lol. All I could think was "how much must the blacksmiths hate him now since he literally JUST got a new sword."
Ik right
oh, the show knows, his blacksmith is gonna be so pissed that he lost the sword he JUST got back
My favourite part about the anime is that the protagonists use the four classical Elements; Water, Fire, Lightning, and Boar.
Meta-WHEEEZE METAL XD
The movie was basically: Oh no a strong-looking demon! But wait its dead Oh no Enmu _But wait he's dead_ *OH NO AKAZA*
*But wait he is still alive
@@piyushjain8100 *HE STILL ALIVE!!?!!*
@@rhoaias7404 no shit sherlock
Someone take this man's thesaurus away cuz his literary game has become too strong. 🤣
I didn't think Umbrage was an actual word lol
@@TraucerDaUrbania It is. Look it up.
This movie so was beautiful. Nothing felt rushed and characters were good as in the anime. People are pretty stupid for thinking this series is carried solely on animation. Rengoku is the goat and the fact that he lost is SO unique to me. Tanjiro didn't even save the day here.
"People are pretty stupid for thinking this series is carried solely on animation." If you _actually_ paid attention to people's criticisms, you would know that "carried by animation" does not mean "the story is shit." Most people who criticize it acknowledge its value... which is why people say that it is carried. The story isn't bad per se, but it isn't ground-breaking or amazing. Even in this review, he said that the movie would be a "B movie" were it not for its high production values. Though the fact you see Rengoku losing and Tanjiro not being the hero as unique means that you really don't read enough light novels or manga. To you, it is unique. To people who consume this type of medium frequently, it is yet another moment (though that's not to say that it wasn't cool as hell).
@@123christianac why should it be amazing? It can't. Have you seen other shounen. At least it tries. Also dumbass I never said the story was shit. I never said tanjiro wasn't the hero but it doesn't even focus on him more in the manga. It focuses more on the hashira. How is it "yet another moment". Tell me ONE time you have seen the side character lose in a movie like this
@@nuttyboy915 In a movie, none since I barely watch anime movies due to them taking forever to localize. (That and they are not canon half the time) In shounen, in general, all the fucking time. Naruto and Dragon Ball are the first that come to mind. Side characters losing and/or dying is not uncommon. Side characters getting a spotlight is also not uncommon. Also, your first points sound like you think shounen can't be amazing and that this story "tries." Seriously, do you not watch enough shounen or read enough stories?
@@123christianac rengoku only had his time to shine in THIS movie. They don't die like him. Not everyone had dragon balls
@@nuttyboy915 Actually I'm pretty sure you can call of many more characters who only had one or two episodes to shine like he did. There's the actual general plot point/trope of characters sacrificing themselves to heavily damage an antagonist after all. With many of these also sometimes falling under characters who haven't had much time to shine before that.
OGs know this isn't the first time this video was uploaded.
Private gang
I had the luck of having the video already opened in a tab, so I watched it even when it had already been taken down. First time I had such luck and with such an awesome video.
@@Alacaelum Yep, Same here
I watched it too, then tried to look at comments before I saw it was removed. Do we know why it was re-uploaded?
@@Greendogblue he'd said he was unhappy with the way he'd pronounced something and had to do some last minute editing
While watching the film, I couldn’t help but read a message from the creators of the movie to its audience in a time where many people are struggling with abruptly losing loved ones to an unstoppable, vicious, force of nature… to not dream too much of the past and focus on the future and the gratitude for what we DO have, whether it’s our lives or our family or our memories. Thinking about COVID as I watched Tanjiro plead with Rengoku at the end of his heroic life is what brought me to tears at the end; that despite everything we’ve all lost, we must move forward as best we can, if only to honor the path we’ve taken. Great vid, man.
“Akaza isn’t the most nuanced or interesting” *nervous manga laughter*
While I totally agree, in the scope of a contained movie, he really is pretty simple.
@@flavoredchin Why be an idiot and complain about something like that when he had limited screen time then?
@@flavoredchin yeah lol but that’s a weird way to describe a character that literally has only been just introduced and was set up to play a larger role later on
@@armbaria I'm not complaining. I like him even in the movie, it's just that I can make a minor critique without devaluing his entire character.
@@armbaria „complain about something“ he just accurately described the guy as he is presented in the movie. Nobody‘s clairvoyant enough to know what will happen to the character later. I mean, when you first read the Train arc chapters, did you think Akaza was particularly interesting?
I knew fire guy for very less time but his fight really feel like crying when he died
Thanks for spoilering that...
@@graendread1704 sorry bro
@@graendread1704 Why'd you even in the comments, bruh.
@@taodivinity1556 my guy said ty for the spoilers. M8 why u in thr comments
@@graendread1704 spoiler alert. Flame guy lovers hate me
The animation was breathtaking, when I first saw the train I thought we were in the wrong movie theater because it looks so realistic.
Tanjiro losing his temper in this fight is a direct comparison to when he lost it against Rui, show just how much he’s grown
>As villians go, Akaza isn't the most nuanced or interesting. Wew boy. He hasn't read the manga, has he?
Welcome home, my love...
Ofc he hasn't. Everyone is pointing this out but Akaza simply based on the movie isn't that deep. It's a fair comment
@Trashthlete Popular opinion, I do. There. Our opinions cancel out.
Zenitsu was underutilized. Everyone else had a big climactic payoff to their caricatures, but Zenitsu, who's entire premise involves being badass when unconscious, didn't get to be badass against the one demon who's entire schtick was to put people to sleep.
I think that's because Zenitsu got a whole bunch of time dedicated to his solo spider fight just one arc ago, so it didn't make sense pacing wise give him the spotlight again after he had just left it. inosuke needed some time to shine after his stint in spider mountain.
Season 2 bud. Youll see :)
Really? I'd call him overutilized, honestly.
@@badlydrawnjolteon646 ;> fellow manga reader
@@badlydrawnjolteon646 are we getting the infinity castle arc in season 2???
If I were to guess, the R-rating was probably that one scene with Tanjiro in the snow
In Japan, it's literally PG-13
@@frederickgrandison3609 Yeah so? Different countries have different rating standards. I'm just guessing at why the US rated it R.
@@Dom380 It was a lie
"Demon baddies aren't quite as interesting or multifaceted as those we met in the last season" You're going to eat you words. And when you do, we all expect a livestream of you solving a sudoku.
😂😂✅✅✅✅
Replying to raise this comment
*cackles in manga reader*
No, he wouldn't. Literally, the only good "Baddie" in the manga (and show) is Akaza. The rest of the enemies are fucking carboards, including BBEG in face of Muzan
Plus, the Lower 1 was really not flushed out at all. We know he has a murder boner and that's about it. I was surprised when they gave him the standard slow drawn-out disintegration death when the point of those is usually to focus on the tragedy of the demon's backstory, and with him it was just frustration at not getting to become more powerful.
I come back to the scene where Rengoku says "set your heart ablaze" very often. It's just... so beautifull and inspirationnal. As for you review, it is nothing out of ordinary. It's literally a review, but the fact that I keep listening to your videos is do to the rich vocabulary. Love your work and keep YOUR heart ablaze through this pandemic
I absolutely was drawn into Mugen Train. You're right, it was just a long episode of Demon Slayer, but my goodness, it was a grand episode. I'm really hoping ufotable doesn't drop the ball with season 2 this Autumn and the overall quality of the visuals and choreography remains top notch!
It's what Ufotable is known for, if the Fate series is any indication, it will only get better
@@MultiKool13 Agreed. They always seem to be improving somehow. I watched heaven's feel 3 shortly after this movie and for me it had the most stunning anime battle I have ever witnessed. It is a real shame people are pushed away by thinking fate is hard to get into.
@@lava1846 well, when you see how many different series there are it can be hard to get into, but when you find out you only need to watch 3 of them it's a lot easier to digest 😂😂
@@MultiKool13 can you name the three. I tried getting into it but dropped it because I wasn’t sure which one to watch.
@@NeoExDeoxys in order: (Optional) Fate/Stay Night: It's a shit adaptation by Studio Dean, but it's the only anime adaptation of the Fate Route that everything branches off from so take that for what you will (the VN is a better adaptation if you care about the Fate Route at all) Unlimited Blade Works or Zero ( Zero and ubw spoil each other, that’s unavoidable. However having the conclusion spoiled from ubw or the suspense cut from zero is an option u can make. Choose as u please) Then Heaven's Feel last
"only true anime fighting legends like mumen rider" What a hero
Demon slayer as a whole is an example of a show that does nothing new, or at least not much, but executes so perfectly on the tropes and tools of its genre that it's still really, really good.
The scene when rengoku’s mom came- that really made me tear up
Any time I think of Mugen Train, I hear Homura, and I cry RENGOKUUU!!😭
Rengoku is a true dad
Genuinely love that even Tanjirou had his hero moment of just YEETING his sword right through Akaza
Aight we get it people Akaza has more coming for his character. MB's reviewing Akaza in the context of the movie ( He's right. )
"Akaza isn't the most nuanced or interesting" Manga readers: Hold my tears
I can hold them for u❤
to bad they can't make a the promised neverland goldy pond movie.
I mean... they could
If I had to sacrifice the Demon Slayer anime for a complete TPN adaptation by Ufotable, I would do it in a heartbeat.
I realize I'm literally the only person who liked TPN and not Goldy Pond, but...eh.
@@timothymclean it’s literally better then every arc that came after it. Ofc my “opinion” but let’s be real here....
I’m not even here for the anime, I’m just here for the T R A I N S !
Ok
@@DirewolfMemento Ok
trains are great
Train is good
sounds like a waste of time but Ok
Woah, a brand new vid fresh out the oven. Nice!
That’s a neat way to describe it
Let me get this straight: You comment something that is unrelated to the fact that I have two DANGEROUSLY DASHING girlfriends? Considering that I am the unprettiest KZheadr ever, having two hot girlfriends is really incredible. Yet you did not mention that at all. I am quite disappointed, dear sa
Should've said fresh out the basement
Love how you described the moment Kyojuro held Akasa's arm and Inosuke really is a category unto himself.
Ufotable is GOATED with their movies with this movie and Heaven’s Feel
Oh come on, this movie wasn't THAT bad. Haven't seen the heaven's feel films yet, but hopefully they aren't either.
@@AzhreiVep GOAT stands for Greatest Of All Time, they're saying that ufotable is doing well
@@mal1cious_ Oh, okay then. I though tthey were calling them a smallish, smelly animal. And that just seemed rude.
@@AzhreiVep Gosh😂😂😂
@@AzhreiVep what?😂
I can't lie I strongly disagree with the sentiment that after the movie you have little to think about. Rengoku's character was extremely well written in my opinion and had me deep in thought about how amazing it is that he had the opportunity to be immortal, and still turned it down due to the values his mother instilled in him. But I guess I just cared and related to Rengoku a lot more than some
Great analysis nonetheless
Rengoku trapping the demon’s one arm in his gut with ab strength and holding the other arm as he tries to cut the demon’s head off is definitely up there as one of the most badass things I’ve ever seen. It gave me what I call hype chills
Wow very nice NEW video. NEVER seen this before. All jokes aside great vid man
Okay...I know that Akusa isn't the most interesting NOW, but he BECOMES the greatest and most tragic character written in demon slayer!
Easily. He has 3 whole ass chapters devoted solely to his backstory.
I dunno man personally I thought his flashbacks were boring and just annoying. I didn’t feel anything and why should I Litteraly everyone has sad backstories and akaza didn’t show any regret or anything. It just felt like a asspull to somehow make you care.
You..._do_ remember how he dies, right?
@@thealmightyidot4807 When you're illiterate
@@thealmightyidot4807 Tragedy can be a powerful force that either encourages people to become better for their sake and that of others, or drives them into despair and hatred. You'll note that throughout the series, the strongest characters, or at least the ones with the most potential, are like that because they've experienced traumas and suffering that ended up pushing them forward. And it's true for both demon slayers and demons. You're not expected to cry a river everytime a character has a tragic backstory, you're just being shown it because so many of the characters are driven to push themselves beyond their limits constantly, and watching that struggle would be far less engaging and meaningful without knowing about the experiences that motivate the character. It helps you to understand why the characters continue to push themselves to perform such otherworldly feats. Someone who hasn't gone through so much can't be expected to fight nearly as hard, or have nearly as much drive to succeed. These are larger-than-life characters, and they became that way because they had powerful past experiences and/or traumas that shaped them. It's just a fact of their world, and it's important to the themes of the series that it be shown and understood.
I saw this movie in theatres on opening night here in Tokyo. Theatres were as packed as they were legally allowed to be. Everyone had already read the manga, including myself, so they were talking along with the film as it was taking place. Everyone in that theatre has a bonding moment - one of the few times I didn't feel super foreign in Japan. Was good feels, man.
I was sad at the ending even though I knew how it ended. But i was not prepared for when his mom appeared and the music stopped, literally a waterfall of tears.
"2 warriors at the top of their game pushing their bodies to and past their limits"- I don't think Akaza was fighting seriously let alone limit. Rengoku was the one barely holding against him.
My own feeling was that Akaza was fighting seriously... But limiting himself just to the level slightly above Rengoku, to test him in a way, and to further drive home his point about "human weakness" and convince him to take his offer of demonhood. It was likely still a serious and challenging fight for Akaza and not one he could take lightly, but not quite "to and past his limits" challenging, if you know what I mean. Only at the very end he was truly fighting for his life, and would propably die to the sun if he was held back just a few seconds (or would actually get decapitated by Rengoku. Hell, for a second I thought Tanjiro or Inosuke will slam into the blade and help drive Rengoku's sword all the way through Akaza's neck).
@@wojciechkowalski8061 Yeah I agree that Akaza was truly fighting for his life at the end for the sun showing up. But He was just making Rengoku go to the "Human Limit" for convincing him to become a demon that doesn't have those. Based on his expressions during the fight I figured he was not serious. He didn't even use any blood demon art (I dont know if he has any technique) like Rui did against Giyu. It's at the end he became serious. I don't know why some people thinks Akaza was fighting for fun and he just enjoys fighting.
If Akaza wasn’t trying and had total control over the situation. He wouldn’t have almost been burned/ destroyed by the sun as they were holding him. I think rengoku gave him a run for his money.
"Akaza isn't really a nuanced, or strongly motivated villain." *chuckles* Well, you'll find out Geoff. You'll find out.
Loved the review! Hearing your thoughts is always great. I personally thought the movie was really deep and the best moment in the story so far (when it comes to the anime). The thesis to me was that the struggle of the demon slayers is a COMPLETELY unfair one. Their battle against the demons is almost downright impossible. They have human bodies that decay and no magic abilities, so they're always at a disadvantage. This is something that would lead many to despair and give up, but the demon slayers go on. It's a really powerful message that I've never seen explored this deeply in any shonen anime. Sure, many deal with overpowered villains but this is not discussed much since the power of the villains only comes to create hype or to add stakes. The movie actually deals with the psychological and philosophical implications of this fact. The most powerful demons live for hundreds of years. They don't even change, whereas we get a literal graveyard full of demon slayers in the opening. The whole film explores this idea, with Rengoku's backstory specifically focusing on how his dad reached ultimate power only to become disillusioned and discouraged, even to the point of dismissing the importance of hashiras and the demon slayer corps. (Spoilers) But the ultimate example of this is the end fight. As you've said before, in Demon Slayer, the ideas are expressed through the action and here we see Rengoku, the pinacle of human strenght, been pretty much useless in front of a high ranking demon. Sure, he's strong, but his energy is not infinite, his wounds take long to heal. in the end, he's only kind of able to turn the tables because the freaking sun comes up. The human condition is unbearable, but the fight must continue. It's all said in Tanjiro's speech at the end. Even when the fight is unfair and full of pain, we keep fighting. Of course that's something that applies to real life as well and I think that the brutality and honesty the movies uses to express that message is what makes it an espectacular work of art.
That very last moment when (spoilers, I suppose) Rengoku's mother appeared in his vision gave me instant chills.
Akaza has almost no character here but later in the manga, he made me cry with his story
And... Inosuke! this line cracked me up way more than it should have
Demon Slayer continually surprises me by playing with traditional shounen tropes and just making something very new recognizable but undeniably fresh from them. I mean, in the very first season we learn that there are 12 Demon Moons, we watch our young hero get his ass beat and settle in to watch him climb the power scale, killing the demon moons one by one. And then Muzan annihilates the lower six in about 2 minutes, cutting our time frame down dramatically and drastically the raising the stakes for the training arc the heroes are going through at the time because if Lower Five almost killed Tanjiro how are they supposed to face off with Upper One? Or how the core character trait of Tanjiro's is his empathy, a tried and true virtue of protags everywhere. Unlike his contemporaries, Tanjiro recognizes the need to kill demons and so his empathy materializes in a unique way of trying to euthanize demons as quickly and mercifully as he can. This movie definitely has my favorite one these though, Rengoku has immense Older Brother Mentor Vibes and withing minutes of talking to him you can already imagine how his teachings could help the main gang, possibly even developing and exploring the full potential of the Hinokami Kagura. That obviously won't happen now and the realization hits at just the right moment to give you an excuse to leave the room during the credits
This is one of the animes that actually makes me cry. There was even a anime that made me question my humanity because I really couldn't cry, I'd feel sad, but I couldn't cry.
Which one was it?
@@lupinajefferson6337 parasyte the maxim
Mother’s basement: “Akaza isnt really a nuanced, or strongly motivated villain” me after final season: *oh how the turn tables*
I went to watch this movie with 3 friends. Only one of us never watched Season 1 so she didn't get the full impact of emotions. She saw us cried during the scenes of Tanjiro's dream. She didn't fully understand the extent of how family is important to Tanjiro and how that dream is such a cruel act towards Tanjiro. It was really funny how all three of us tried to explain to her why we felt so emotional during those scenes. Yeah, it's better that people watched Season 1 before watching the movie.
As a person who watches most anime via spoilers I can say with confidence that: this was really helpful
17:01 mans gonna be eating his words when we get akaza's backstory in the anime
Yeah, that's what... most of four cours and another movie away? So, maybe someone will remember to remind him to eat his words in two to four years when we're at the end of the castle arc and about to fight for the dawn but I'm not holding my breath on that.
“Set Your Heart Ablaze!” - Rengoku
Jeff: Akaza is very simple not too much to him Me: *screams in manga reader*
this was one of my fave arcs reading the manga, and im glad it got done absolute JUSTICE with the movie
Thanks for re uploading this because I just saw the movie and wanted someone to talk about the hype action in depth for a while.
“Given up his humanity in pursuit of immortal power”. If only he knew the guy’s backstory……
Whoa, a new video! Never seen this before, no sir!
your segway to ad is soo good, so clean, it me like to halfway to see through it to see the ad
Yay I'm so glad you got the video up again!
I've never been so let down and impressed simultaously.
I'm really looking forward in some long years when the story progresses and they actually show Akaza's backstory. Spoiler: its as emotional as it gets
I was so excited for this video. Nailed it man!
Looking forward to seeing you talk about infinity train!
Currently setting my heart ablaze
I'd bet money on the reason for the R-rating is entirely due to the self-harm scenes, tasteful and more alluded to than shown as they were.
Yeah, I always assumed the R rating came from all the continuous suicide, which is understandable lol
A combination of continuous suicide, minor gore and constant body horror with a f**kload of fleshy tentacles, eyes and other crap straight out of Lovecraft/Warhammer chaos spawns. At least that's my theory.
Man that movie was awesome! Waiting for your animelee on akaza vs rengoku! oh yeah, and i'm looking for your detailed reviews on Vivy fluorite eye’s song and To Your Eternity :)
Love this video!! Now that the 2019 fruits basket is over any chance we could see something about it? Keep up the great work 👌
When it takes around a year to add subtitles in a movie based off of one of your favorite shows: *feels bad man*
Seriosly? We're not going to talk about the sub-hentai-standard CG tentacles of doom? I don't understand how the regular train is visually absolutely perfect and the flesh turned train looks like it came straight out of Silent Hill 3.
It was really off-putting for me. I could barely watch it.
PHRASING, starter XD LOVED IT
Great video sir 🤘 respect for the Chroni Trigger reference!
Can you please do a video on megalobox nomad? Nice video btw, love your channel
I’m surprised at the reviews, I really didn’t think we got enough of Flame Daddy to really emotionally invest in him. I was upset but half because he felt like a plot point and not a real character, and considering how unconnected he was to the trio even at the end, I just couldn’t get behind the feelings the movie was trying to push.
No. The dream starts when Tanjiro, Zenitsu and Inosuke go all "Big Brother!" and the animation gets weird. The demons Kyojuro fought at the start were real, you even see the first one at the end of ep 25 I believe? Enmu killed people and slayers on days before Kyojuro and the trio got there, that's why Kyojuro and them were sent there, because people kept dying. Enmu says the spell on the tickets takes time to be effective
you are so witty and articulate. I love the way you use words. You go man, you go!
WTH, I finally watch this yesterday and now a video came up today Sweet
Would you be willing to do a fight review of saber alter vs rider from fate/stay night heaven's feel 3
The virgin Demon Slayer Infinity train 😤😤 OR THE CHAD “THE MOVIE DEMON SLAYER MUGEN TRAIN” 😎😎😎
Mugen is supposed to mean dream in this context. So... Dream Train. Or... DreamBoat Express.
I finally got around to watching the review and I actually started tearing up while you were recapping the ending like goddamn. I know I'm emotional but if discussion of that scene along with the background music can get me going there is just no hope for me.
Eyyyyyy it's back up! Congrats Geoff!
I really prefer the movie format of big, important fights. It sucks to have to wait a week between episodes in the middle of a fight. Having the whole fight in one, singular film is just so much more immersive and fulfilling. Also, this way the fight can be better quality and much less rushed.
So you want nothing but fights? You have to build characters. Having nothing but fights doesn't make it a good show. You can get away with that in a movie that's based on an arc where your three main characters is already established. You can't do that with a show or it will suck.
everyone talking about chainsaw man pv meanwhile mother's basement be like : there was a movie released last year....
Great review man, I hope to be as good as you when I start reviewing anime in South Africa 👍😊
Set your heart ablaze, overcome your limits, I am the flame Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku, Ninth Form, Rengoku. Fucking Chills