[New][April 2019] Demon Slayer (Kimetsu no Yaiba)

So hard to find good spoiler free shots...
Really wanted to use some from the fight in ep1...

Last Seen: Episode 5

Summary: (Paraphrased from Crunchyroll and MyAnimeList)
Since ancient times, rumors have abounded of man-eating demons lurking in the woods. Because of this, the local townsfolk never venture outside at night. Legend has it that Demon Slayers also roams the night, hunting down these bloodthirsty demons...

Ever since the death of his father, Tanjirou has taken it upon himself to support his family. Although their lives may be hardened by tragedy, they've found happiness.
For young Tanjirou, these rumors will soon become his harsh reality...

First Impression: Cleverness and practicality! Not two things you see in anime often.

My Opinion: You should watch this. Right out of the gate, I'm giving this a

Recommendation,

because this show just screams quality. At first I was afraid of it being just another Shounen copy-paste pile of mediocrity, and I gave it a pass on reading the summary. Then, it got a favorable view from a reviewer I like, so I decided to pick it up and try it. Five episodes later, I wish I had waited until it was done, because now I'm chomping at the bit for the next episode.

You only need the first episode to know what you're getting. Despite the very Shounen story and setting, the characters are the driving force so far for me. Which is quite impressive considering one of them can't even talk! Most fights in your standard shounen are very...one-dimensional. I'm not sure how else to describe it, but basically there isn't a lot of thinking going on in the fight. Maybe a lot of thought was put in to making that fight, but the fights themselves are usually very straight forward. Usually with a lot of yelling and emotions... and Emotional Yelling.

Demon Slayer surprises out of the gate by having an actually clever fight right in episode one. I really really like that, but I can't say literally anything else about it without spoilers, so just give it a shot. Things are a bit quieter after that first surge, but it never disappoints after that, it's just on a slow burn. I'm really looking forward to more episodes.

I've seen a few people hyping themselves up over one of the names in the credits, "ufotable", but I've never heard of them before this so I can't comment.
Regardless, now you know, in case you do recognize that name.

[Aside]
That doesn't mean I haven't liked their stuff, just that I haven't ever tracked studios, actors, authors, or anything like that my entire life. It's a really recent development that I've started to try and occasionally check for new productions from White Fox studios, and I don't think I've even been doing that. So much for my resolve eh? I'm very much a case-by-case consumer.
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