The Demon Slayer movie! Apparently the best anime movie of
all time for japan! So what's up guys Foxen here. The Demon Slayer movie just
came out here in Japan. Also funny how the theaters here in
Tokyo just happened to bring back full capacity for this opening weekend.
Japan freaking loves Demon Slayer but is it worth the hype? Let's go ahead
and jump into my non-spoiler review so go ahead and Demon Slayer that like
for the adorable Nezuko! Head-pat the bell and let's dive into this!
To kick this off the Demon Slayer movie is unsurprisingly
canon. If you have seen the Demon Slayer anime the movie starts off with Tanjiro
and friends literally like five seconds after the previous episode.
Time to board the Demon Slayer train to find the next Demon gym.
By the title of the movie Demon Slayer Mugen train wait Mugen train?
Weirdly they didn't translate that into infinity train.
huh? Either way like the name suggests you're going to be spending most of this
movie on this long long train ride and yes this movie
does feel like this extended trip if you catch my drift. I am anime only
for Demon Slayer or technically I was before going into
this movie. This Train Arc covers 16 chapters. Anyway getting into the
positives for the characters Tanjiro if you love Tanjiro if you want to just
give him a tug then you're gonna go gaga over how much there is of him here
this movie heavily focuses on Tanjiro by a huge margin
i'm not gonna get into the actual details but one of the things i did like
about danger was him reflecting back on his siblings and family that got killed
in episode one you do get a glimpse of this in the trailer
and i'll put it out there it has been a while since i've seen the anime that's
another huge positive for Tanjiro let's just say he does get pretty resourceful
in important battles. Inosuke for the movie they definitely
play him mostly and very strongly for comedy here he even has a scene towards
the end that's supposed to be sad but also
funny at the same time somehow they managed to blend it too
Zenitsu you know how much i hated how loudly they kept on making this guy
for this movie i felt like ufotable took the complaint to heart since you do see
Zenitsu screaming his ass off but this time it's noticeably more torn down
really a huge plus i felt this actually allowed the rest of his character to
shine through Nezuko Nezuko is well Nezuko back to being
the adorable imouto doggy character. Honestly they
actually found a way to make her even more adorable here
and i know how is that even possible you're gonna have to watch to see for
yourself. Right after watching this i wanted to
buy a figure Rengoku the Flame Hashira apart from Tanjiro the next more screen
time goes to this flaming dude he briefly did get to see him introduced
in the tv anime but this movie actually feels like his Demon Slayer debut.
Really anything that you could describe as god tier you give it to this guy.
Now flipping it over to the negatives quickly. Tanjiro nothing really directly
for him but i hope you love him since you're
gonna get him a ton which really wasn't an issue for me although
in certain parts of the movie it feels like they just handicapped him
on purpose. Inosuke it is sad to say but it feels like he's only in this movie
for the comedy role don't expect much else.
Zenitsu and Nezuko likewise for both of these don't expect much
honestly you might be able to cut both of them without noticing this movie
definitely needed a lot more Nezuko Rengoku so they really tried to
establish his character and build them up through flashbacks but honestly
anything story-wise surrounding him felt flat for me he could have either used a
lot more screen time or really just fleshing him out before this actual
movie trying to be fair to him there has been
a special one-shot release manga for him this is for like the first half a
million people going on opening day to see the Demon Slayer movie
so there's that and then for the actual villain notice that i waited till this
section to get to him you've seen the 12th moon in the trailer but really
anything surrounding this character is pretty forgettable
practically any of the demons in the anime were much more memorable even the
first one. This one felt phoned in this isn't even
getting into what seemingly feels like a convoluted plot to take out
Tanjiro and friends and let me just get to it you might be sensing part of my
frustration for this Demon Slayer movie being real with you this is why i was
kind of dragging my feet to start this review honestly for most of this
movie it felt like it was somewhere in the middle for me
it felt like an average episode after think about it for a day
i think i figured out the underlying issue this is supposed to be a Demon Slayer
anime movie but that's where it ultimately fails this doesn't feel like
a movie at all and just being fair to the source
material the source for this mini arc was not crafted to be on that level.
As a movie it ultimately ends up feeling lukewarm. For the actual story going on
it feels like really nothing got resolved instead it
mostly felt like a setup for bigger future events to come which
should be around the corner with season 2.
The supposed movie instead feels like what should be six or so episodes
combined together and i honestly wouldn't be surprised if
that was originally planned. This Demon Slayer movie being called a movie
is really being mislabeled it feels much more what would be a theater OVA
anyone seen the Rezero OVA or the goblin Slayer OVA special
yeah similar feeling to those in fact i actually felt like i was dozing off for
chunks of it and though some of you asked on Twitter.
I was fully rested for this i don't think i've ever found a story
that was more awfully restricted by source material
you're gonna watch this and you could tell that ufotable wanted to have the
characters do more but they were shackled by the manga source material
now let me just stress i do think the movie overall is still enjoyable but any
expectations for it seem to be sky high trust me when i say Demon Slayer is
freakingly extremely popular here in Kapan
i know that got me more hyped to see this without even me trying but let's be
honest this movie really should have never been elevated that much
what is movie level here is the animation so let's get into it ufotable
is back that god tier animation studio in the movie there's really six
action sequences two main ones four quick ones and yes i was counting in the
middle of zoning out but let me be real with you
i wasn't too impressed here part of me is comparing it to the recent Fate Heavens
Feel movie finale which looked absolutely gorgeous even if you ignore
that none of the action sequences you actually see her
are more impressive than what you saw on the regular tv animation which again let
me stress out don't get me wrong it was still great to look at for
example one of the standout flashy early scenes
was something involving the flame Hashira freaking ufotable show this in
three different angles i want to just watch
that on repeat on the flip side unfortunately the movie
does commit a huge animation scene some of which you see in the trailer all
those CG blobs i'll expand on this in the actual
spoiler section just know it's a huge negative for me
and i know i know i hate sounding so negative especially for something i
wanted to love or at least like thankfully i do
have a huge positive the final animation action sequence
really saved the movie for me if anything this movie is worth seeing
for that alone that by far earned my 20 for the movie ticket next up the music
for here it honestly felt muted compared to the anime and perhaps it was done on
purpose really just to set the mood for the train ride
the actual stand out here is actually LiSa's new song for that you're actually
gonna have to wait until the ending if anything get me feels for the movie it
was surely LiSa's new hit which is a very welcome
change in japan just know that a lot of places here
really spam the Demon Slayer opening so much it's like the new frozen for me.
Alright so let me get into something positive comparing it to the actual
manga and I'm keeping this non-spoiler. I actually got the first taste of the
Demon Slayer manga reading the corresponding chapters for the movie
this is when i realized my god the movie and anime really elevate the source
material so much. Every single scene has so much
added detail compared to the manga take note A1 pictures. Your eyes will
orgasm if you're a massive manga fan alright so getting to the billion dollar
question should you watch despite what seems like my lukewarm
experience if you love Demon Slayer and enjoy the tv Demon Slayer anime
this is a must watch i highly recommend it you're gonna get a blast out of this
movie that said i highly would not suggest
rushing out to see this in a super pac theater like i did
this Demon Slayer movie is definitely not worth becoming an infected
if i get taken out from seeing this movie i'm gonna come back as a demon
for where i personally stand right now i wouldn't even rewatch this anytime soon
i think i would only rewatch the dangerous scene and the two fights for
the animation alone right before the inevitable season 2
comes out which by the way. Unfortunately sad news they didn't even
tease you with the post credit scene by the way hopefully my review has
lowered any expectations you had of it that way when you actually get to watch
it you're gonna enjoy it much much better
at the end of the day if you're interested in the Demon Slayer story
this movie is required watching since it's canon
i mentioned Demon Slayer season 2 surprisingly that hasn't been announced
i really thought there would be an explicit teaser and some post-credit
you know Marvel style but trust me Demon Slayer season 2 is coming 100
chance this Demon Slayer movie is about to break dozens of records week after
week and that's despite the current global
situation i wasn't joking about what i mentioned about social distancing
removed in the theaters hell that just gives me PTSD flashbacks of the guy next
to me eating the entire time hell if they want
to maximize their profits just keep on milking the Demon slayer
cow by making each sequel a theater movie release so fun fact my
japanese buddy told me this movie already made 1.2
billion opening day some place to have it estimated as being the biggest
opening weekend of all time that is freaking insane how is
this possible it really feels like this Demon Slayer
movie is about to become the new weathering with you or Kimi no Na Wa
even though it's nowhere near those levels also another fun fact credit to
my buddy calculating that Demon Slayer was
playing in the theater we went to 99 times that day
i'm sure all of those super crowded so let me know are you hyped to see this?
Maybe now with better expectations after watching this or are you someone that's
already lost some of the love due to the whole
Demon Slayer backlash i'm really curious to see where you stand so post below
or just say hi i will be reading and for anyone not in japan i'm really not sure
when it'll be possible to watch this if i do see anything i'll tweet about it
alright next up getting into the quick spoiler section
this will only be talking about the 16 chapters that the movie covers. I haven't
read past it but really is there much to spoil.
If you do got a specific question ask away below the sooner the better
for the movie as a whole pretty much anything beyond stills got elevated tons
from Nezuko smashing her head to her using her demons fire to wake up Tanjiro
some of the background and scenery shots look beautiful an example is Tanjiro's
mind scene you can bet trolls are going to claim they ripped off Tokyo Ghoul for
that one of the things that actually stood
out for Tanjiro for me was him trying to wake himself up
oh yeah so slashes when he off himself you could feel those
for the actual animation sin they committed those freaking CG
blobs my god do I hate it with anime or movies in general make you fight
literal CG blobs or thick tentacles in this case
i'm really glad they didn't do this for the actual anime they even gave
Nezuko the tentacle treatment for a quick second unfortunately this is really all
that Nezuk, Inosuke and Zenitsu got to fight so
exciting for an actual weird scene you know that Zenitsu mind scene in the
manga for the actual anime movie those overgrown scissor made it seem like he
wanted to do a little snippy snip you know just off his mini titan in the
actual movie expanded scene i was like huh is that what they were
aiming for? And then for the flame Hashira
the only real thing you could claim is on god to your level for the movie
really outstanding animation after reading the manga afterwards i was even
more impressed that said his whole death and sacrifice
i wanted to feel it but i just didn't but who knows maybe this will get you i
could actually hear a lot of people in the crowd crying which included my buddy
perhaps it'll get me on the rewatch but anyway hopefully you enjoyed bonus
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