Audience reviews
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Halcyon13
Mugen Ressha-hen easily possesses some of the worst storytelling mechanics anime has to offer, and the film itself is something of a trainwreck; no pun intended. The first act's inability to develop a sense of urgency derails the entire screenplay's direction and eventually its emotional impact. Sotozaki's oppressive approach to exposition, in addition to the overuse of gag expressions, doesn't serve as an inciting set-up for what's to come. Tanjiro's narration single-handedly ruins suspense, repetitive, and a massive plod in the middle of action sequences. In Enmu's final bit of inner monologue, he recognizes the slayers' skills, one instance of overdramatic dialogue. A derivative cast certainly contributes to forgettable experiences, although they are very much in character. Their person…
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This? This is the biggest film in Japan of all time? We're expected to care about Rengoku, someone that was just introduced in the last 5 episodes of the 26 total episodes in Season 1, who didn't have much screen time or relevance to begin with. His only noteworthy feature is that he's one of the strongest good guys, and even then we're told that that's just how he was born, i.e. the writers wrote him to be OP from the start. Nezuko, the source of Tanjiro's main motivation (to change her back into a human), who we've been following since the beginning is made almost entirely irrelevant in favor of this random guy. Seriously, even Inosuke has more presence in this movie than she does. Well apparently, one boring, pointless movie and a random OP villain appearance at the end is enough to mak…
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Time is money, they say. There's a bunch of interesting things to do in our free time. Choose wisely, they also say. This time, I will be writing about two unwise choices. Mine to watch Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen and, the most important one, ufotable's choice to waste their effort on this movie.
Ufotable is undoubtedly one of the best animation studios out there. When it comes to animation and OST, Mugen Train was a blast. There were some insane fights with amazing soundtrack. Voice acting was decent too. But all of this was a given. After making movies like the Heaven's Feel trilogy and other spectacular works, ufotable has proven their incredible skill in creating breathtaking fights and sceneries. Unfortulately, there are some people like me, who want a good story or good chara…
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I won't bother with a super long review. TLDR below.
I am a simple man.
I watched Demon Slayer movie.
I liked how it rolled.
So I enjoyed it and give it my praise.
It is easy to go out of your way and poke where Demon Slayer's flaws and faults are and then use that to explode upon a cynical opinion of the series as a whole. And well, that is justifiable to some extent. Though it should be noted, who is Demon Slayer for? Is it for those seeking the most elegant of stories, the acme of literature? Or is it for those who simply seek none other than hype content full of vibrant imagery? Any sane person would agree it is for the latter. Considering the demographic this is targetted at, and the stereotypical mindset of that demographic. It would be to no surprise that Demon Slayer is a simpl…
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Animation
God tier Ufotable animation with a few horrible cgi scenes- not enough to detract from the incredible animation though.
Sound
Yuki Kajiura is a goddess. In my opinion, the soundtrack in the movie is even better than the soundtrack for season one.
Characters
This is my main problem with this movie. I thought that coming out of the first season that the characters would develop in the upcoming movie. Nope. Every last character in this is tropey, bland, and just poorly made characters. Tanjiro has no drive to him, not even the stereotypical shonen "I fight for my friends". I think he’s best summed up when that person goes into Tanjiro’s mind and looked around and was like “whoa. there is literally nothing here.” Rengoku was an awful character with no personality. He was put up…
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This is my first anime review, so bear with me here. There are some slight spoilers, so please be warned.
Before I even begin to get into the meat and potatoes of this review, I just want to give my opinion on what should have been done. Simply put, this should not have been a stand alone movie. This should have been part of a second season. It did not have the strength in any category besides art and sound to thrive around other amazing movies that have come out in recent years.
Excitement does not even begin to describe the anticipation I felt going into this movie. After watching the original series and being very satisfied, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, the highest selling Japanese movie in the box office ever, should have been a mind-blowing experience, filled with great story, breatht…
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Well... to start off: Absolute god tier animation. I might say this is the best anime movie I have yet to witness. It's a modern-age animated film that has trumped Ghibli's beautiful and subtle storytelling. Phenomenal job to ufotable and the rest of the animation-based companies that worked on this. Amazing soundtrack as well! I have no words for how many times my ears felt immersed in each scene of the IMAX theater I was in. Anywho... EVERYONE go watch it now!!!!!!!!! 10/10. Ten out of ten. Should be infinity out of ten. See what I did there? Okay I'll stop now.
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Let's start with the negative first. The film itself lasts almost 2 hours, and there are 2 villains. One of them is useless, and seriously because not only does that one villain have no role but the whole part with him is completely unnecessary and in no way contributes to the development of the story. In addition, too much time was wasted here to suggest that the things that happen to the main characters are used for their character development, which did not happen. There’s also the classic problem of many shonen stories, and that’s bad writing of villains and by that I mean both, and especially the initial villain who’s only there to be a punching bag. The next problem is related to the last third of the film, first of all there is an attempt to draw some so-called philosophy that is no…
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I'm not a big fan of the Kimetsu no Yaiba, but my friends are.
For the story, it is somehow repeated in many movies and games, like FF8 or JOJO part5. some characters are overrated, I don't really like how the show Tanjiro's mind as the purest thing on earth. I didn't like his character, to begin with, each time he has to cry or over-react in the events. It's only my opinion.
But, I have to be fair and say that the graphics in the movie was amazing. The movie was a great production and I don't regret watching the movie.
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When i first saw the news, saying this movie has surpassed Spirited Away and became the no 1 top grossing film in japan, i just couldn't believe it.
As a manga reader, i didn't remember that this part of the story was worthy of being the top. But then, i decided to watch it today, and well as you can see from my score, it blew my mind.
Kimetsu no Yaiba has done it again. Even though this is a sequel of an anime series, it still manage to overthrow the no 1 spot, which was an original anime movie (not related to any series) and they surely did not fail to deliver the expectations that people gave.
Story wise, it continues exactly where the series end, and from what i remembered before watching the movie, this part of the story is one of the most important ones, and i must say it again, U…
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SO I just watched this anime yesterday with subtitles, and I must say this movie far exceeded my expectations by a big margin, and kudos to ufotable for making such a masterpiece, and Honestly in my opinion they took it to the next level on this one, most of you guys remember ep19 of the original anime series, but I swear they took it they the whole new level, where I can't imagine how will they make something more better than this, this is the pinnacle of the animtions style, quality, and good story execution, they literally made a simple arc in the manga a masterpiece, I trust me I want to nitpick on this movie, about the flaws in it, but the bad thing is that I can't any flaw in this movie, it does everything that it is supposed to do, even better than you can ever expect, UFOTABLE is g…
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Finally, this movie was released in my country (in Asia) since last weekend, and surprisingly, almost all the reaction/review for it are very positive from both fan and non-fan/just casual movie goers.
Many people who are not into anime much (to be honest, anime movies often don't do well in my country box office) still really like it after watching.
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My reviews:
_Visual and sound: no need to talk more. 10/10.
_Content: Good meanings and messages which can resonate well with the audience. Reasonable framed. Handle sittuations properly. No random asspull power-up. There is time to focus on each character to develop and emphasize their role, leave the impression on audience. The producer team knows how to choose the starting point and end point so that audience in general ca…
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Overrated, Overrated ,Overrated. I kept hearing this and tbh I had no expectations of demon slayer movie. But.. I was wronge.
One of the most important things about a story for me is how it impacts you.. And it did just that for me atleast. Rengoku s philosphy and ideal did hit me personally on how everyone tries hard to live with challenges and everything. And by the end of it all we need support of others to live our lives because being a human is all about having humanity and by losing this humanity a person becomes a demon in reality as well and how death basically gives meaning to life and how without it, we cannot appreciate the little struggles we have in our daily lives.. Tbh I was inclined to do this review out of sheer frustration due to the hate ds gets
But I guess its true tha…
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The story starts from where the anime left, the mugen train. As a part of the main story this movie fully illustrates its main theme which revolves around the train. As a sequel to the anime its great that the story shifts to new characters, also introducing new elements like dream, awesome techniques etc. Its also refreshing to see the Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke develop in strength and capabilities. The art was excellent, detailing every bits, all the scenes and lighting takes the audience into the movie, which is a great experience. Most of all, the emotions and encouragement it shares is absolutely mind blowing and gives strength to all the hearts of audience. It teaches us that we need to strive hard for our goals to be fulfilled, and to have a meaningful life which will lead to our suc…
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i watched the movie today. I feel it was one of the best shonen anime movie i have ever watched.
Story: 8
For me , demon slayer has strong story for a shonen. it was very good. i did read the manga but i still felt the emotions while watching the movie.
Character 7:
The character development was pretty average. I expected more of Rengoku. But the movie has enough of Rengoku but i still wanted to know more. The others I feel it was pretty good.
Sound: 10
Sound effects were amazing. The theme was also good
Art: 10
NO WORDS!!! PEAK UFOTABLE. THE LAST 30 MINS BLEW MY MIND AWAY!!! I Feel the CGI Could have been a bit better. Rengoku has the best fight scenes. Tanjiro vs Enmu was also very good.
Enjoyment : 10
Again i loved the movie. Enjoyed it!!
Overall : 9
Demon slayer fans will love th…
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Music: Since I'm a big fan of kajiura yuki, 12/10.
Story: 7. Nothing special, but still a decent shounen. Personally don't like the comedy that kinda ruined the pacing. Other than that no special flaws or special
Characters are the usual likeable bunch. And then we have the fire pillar who's straightforward and also easily likeable. Just a swell dude basically who's also really reliable. Nothing too special but then that one scene did it for me.
Visuals: Ranging between 6-10, depending on the exact time of the movie. A mixed opinion here. The cg is weird and out of place but the drawn action sequences are pumped with budget.
Overall: has to split the movie into different parts because the 3d cgi really ruined certain parts for me.
First 100 minutes of the movie: I'll give it a 7.…
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There might be spoilers,
Being a Manga Reader I already knew what was coming and yet the movie still had me surprised at some scenes simply because of how amazingly adapted it was.
To be fair, this could have just been an add-on for the next season of Demon Slayer but I understand the need to generate hype within the narrative. AS IF IT WASN'T ALREADY POPULAR ENOUGH, this movie just helped to drive the message home that Kimetsu No Yaiba is anime of the decade, period. The release was an instant success nationwide in Japan and had insane hype for a worldwide release. Needless to say, the experience is far from disappointing because it stayed true to the intended narrative whilst including bonus complementary scenes that are not in the "MANGA" so even if you're a true manga fan you're st…
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If you didn't like the anime series, won't like this either.
Usually, I tend to be as objective as I can 'cause I can rate with a 5 or a 4 an anime and that doesn't always mean that I didn't enjoy that, it means that it's full of flaws that I can't just ignore. Nevertheless, this time my subjectivity is going to take a lot of place here, because even though its's not perfect, I love Kimetsu no Yaiba.
I want to say that even if it does sound like spoilers, the things I mention throughout the review are already presented in both trailers! So it is not spoiler.
The premise is pretty simple and retakes, of course, the last part of the anime. Since the whole adaptation is entirely loyal to the manga, I personally regard this, more than a movie, as an arc of the anime. There is no differenc…
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I am extremely lucky to have crazy ass friends that were able to get me ticket for this movie on the opening day. It was sold out in advance with huge waiting list and it was clearly visible by the TOHO Cinemas Roppogi Hills where I was pleased to see this movie. Every available seat was taken and queue was HUGE.
Now, let's have a deeper look at the movie itself, there'll be some minor spoilers but if u haven't read the manga I strongly suggest to avoid them, they'll be marked.
STORY: 7
I was never a big fan of KnY, it's pretty generic and predictable shounen, but it was fun and enjoyable, up to some point, overall manga was really disappointed at the end and final arcs were to say least, weak. But it does't change anything, we're talking about the movie which adapted Mugen Train Arc a…
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I was super lucky to be able to see this in theaters the day this came out!
Story: 6/10 The story is a continuation of the Demon Slayer Anime that ended last year in 2019, being an adaptation of the Mugen Train Arc. You may recognize the main villain or demon of this arc from the first season, well you did see him. He was the the demon who Muzan had given his blood to, the one who wanted to be tortured. It closely follows the Manga's events, showing off Rengoku using his Sun Breathing Techniques, and all the fights. It feels bloated with fights and not much else, but that's mostly the manga's fault. The movie does play out the emotional scenes quite well. Kimetsu no Yaiba was never big on the story aspect so it will be expected for the movie and any adaptations if they want to stick to t…
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