Basic Story :- Kamado Tanjirou, a Japanese mountain kid, is the eldest of five children of his family. After the death of his father, he has taken over to be the money earner of the family. In a winter day when he went to the town on the foot of the mountain to sell charcoal, his family was attacked by demons, killing all of them, and turning the oldest daughter, Nezuko into a demon herself. Nezuko turned out to be a different among other demons, as she stood to protect her brother while fighting a Demon Slayer, Giyuu. Later Giyuu offers Tanjirou to become one of Demon Slayer Corps' members seeing his ability. He sends him for training to Urokodaki, a former Hashira of Demon Slayer Corps and the water breathe user. Urokodaki, assures Tanjirou that there must be a way to turn Nezuko back into a human, for which they did need to defeat Kibutsuji Muzan, the first demon and the only one who can turn humans into demons(or that was speculated till then). Can Tanjirou, along with the other Demon Slayers defeat Muzan and turn Nezuko back into a human?
Characters :- Apart from Tanjirou and Nezuko, Hashibara Inosuke and Agatsuma Zenitsu were also quite important characters. Tanjirou started off as a one dimensional shönen protagonist, but by the end of the series had received enough character development to give justice to the Manga. Even though Nezuko didn't have much to say for the majority of the Manga, her actions made her character one of, if not THE best character in the series. Zenitsu, who originally started as a comedy gig became one of the most badass by the end of the series. Inosuke was a wild character with a sad back story, which was revealed late in the Manga and actually hit hard, but in my opinion his character could be used a bit more, or at least have a good solo moment.
The Demon Slayers, Kanao, Murata and Genya had their times of shining as well. Kanao even had one of the most important roles twice in the series, in the Sunrise Countdown Arc. Genya also had couple of character defining moments in Swordsmith village Arc and Sunrise Countdown Arc respectively.
The Harshiras, Tomoika Giyuu(Water), Kanroji Mitsuri(Love), Kochou Shinobu(Insect), Uzui Tengen(Sound), Rengoku Kyojiro(Flame), Himejima Gomei(Stone), Shinazugawa Sanemi(Wind), Tokito Muichiro(Mist) and Iguro Obanai(Serpent). Each of the Hashiras had their own arc, where they shine, with Giyuu, Shinobu, Himejima, Sanemi and Muichiro getting deuteragonastic treatment.
The rest of the characters include the Ubuyashiki family, which runs the Demon Slayer Corps; Tamayo, the fugitive demon and Yushiro, a demon created by her(also only demon not to be created by Muzan); Various flashbacks of the Kamado family and their ancestors; The Twelve Demon Moons; The Swordsmiths; The Butterfly House residents; Flashback of the former Thunder Hashira, Kuwajima Jigoro and Flower Hashira, Kochou Kanae; Urokodaki and rest of the Demon Slayers and fellow Demons.
Tamayo and Yushiro
Art Style :- Shönen Jump already has a great reputation for producing great mangas, Death Note and Naruto to name a couple. Kimetsu No Yaiba is no exception. Gotōge Koyoharu, the mangaka of the series has drawn the characters pretty well, the style is quite similar to Ishida Sui's Tokyo Ghoul. All in all the art style is great.
Final Thoughts and Anime Expectations :- The Manga is pretty cool, and almost flawless in terms of characterisation. Every character, that might look one dimensional redeems itself in a given arc. Ufotable has done justice to the Manga and the future looks pretty bright. If not messed up like Tokyo Ghoul; Kimetsu No Yaiba could very well find a spot in Top animes of the Decade. If you are into Mangas or just rather into Books, Kimetsu No Yaiba is a treat.
Ratings :- 8.25/10
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