Demon Slayer movie was really meh outside of visuals

Just watched it *today and all it was, was basically 3 long drawn out fights with constant exposition and characters stating their ideals and beliefs over and over again and talking about how their attacks did damage or how the demon survived their attacks.

The last fight was unbearable that Tanjiro was fighting because the demon had literally a half hour long exposition flashback of his childhood and how he turned into a demon, and this is all in the middle of the final climatic fight of the movie.

And most of the supporting and side characters were barely in the movie or hardly got any screentime. I mean I know these last 3 movies are just the last arc of the manga written in movie form but I don't think this was a good idea outside of animation and well the millions they made off it.

Why do Gen-Z kids like this so much? I heard praise for this for months but outside of animation which I agree was spectacular it was 2 hours and 35 minutes of pure pacing issues and zero plot.

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SaintAlunes2025-12-31 22:53

I feel like that's demon slayer as a whole tbh.

TheDopplegamer2025-12-31 22:54

I dont really go gaga for DS like a lot of younger anime fans, but there's nothing wrong with having a fun "turn off your brain" visual spectacle for nearly 2 and a half hours

*edit I remember when it was airing, and everyone just thought it was a standard, run of the mill, but we'll executed Shounen. But then episode 19 happened and suddenly everyone and their momma was a fan

verbalintercourse4202025-12-31 22:55

Gonna watch it tonight

Dindyme2025-12-31 22:55

Flashing lights and movement. Tjings are happening. Whats happening is not important because you dont think about it.

Hiiro_XoXo2025-12-31 22:55

I agree. Movie was ok. Didn’t hate it. Didn’t love it. Thought it was a bit meh. Visuals were nice

Momotaro62025-12-31 22:55

That's pretty much a lot of recent anime. Not necessarily bad just popular ones tend to be a bit thin on story and more visually focused. Just an opinion.

CherryAnnaBlue2025-12-31 23:06

Is there an exception that is the opposite of this and is more story focused?

That-Departure-73182025-12-31 23:44

Chainsaw Man has action and the characters are much more interesting. The movie which came out this year was great.

nochancesman2026-01-01 04:55

The kicker is that it's great both visually and thematically. The only downside of that is that the fanbase has a significant portion that ignore its themes and message because they only came for the visuals.

theguaranaboy2026-01-01 20:18

The CSM Reze Arc movie is great because it felt like a movie and made like one with an opening, hook and sink conclusion. It could be a standalone even if you haven't seen CSM.

DS was fun but IMHO pacing was terrible and felt like a bunch of episodes stitched together and only carried by the animation, sound and feels.

In one hand, I hate that the production committees want to rake in the money by pushing for movies instead of TV.

In the other, I dont think the Reze Arc could have been done any better as a standalone TV season.

Momotaro62026-01-01 05:56

Pluto. That had an awesome story. Quite short though.

beer_curmudgeon2025-12-31 22:58

So.... anime.

SolitaryMan3052025-12-31 22:58

No one asked

thenordianmap2025-12-31 22:59

It doesn't change the fact that by itself its above "meh", because animation is an essential part of an anime.

Bkos-mosX2025-12-31 23:00

The last arc of Demon Slayer has the exact same structure as all other arcs.

So the flashbacks and constant talking shouldn't be a surprise anymore.

TDOS_Pudding2025-12-31 23:02

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FetchFrosh2025-12-31 23:13

> Showing the villain’s backstory/motivations = bad

Just on its own I don't think most people have a problem with this, but I think a lot of people eventually get a bit tired of Demon Slayer repeating the exact same formula of showing the villain's backstory as they're about to die. Not that this is a hard rule or anything, but I think that having that context before the fight can really do a lot to elevate the drama of the scene. The Zenitsu fight in the movie was one that I think worked *really* well because throughout we understand the significance of it. It's one of the few to really do that in the series, and I can imagine it being a lot flatter if it only explained who this dude was right at the end.

SliderGamer552025-12-31 23:02

"Just watched it *today and all it was, was basically 3 long drawn out fights with constant exposition and characters stating their ideals and beliefs over and over again and talking about how their attacks did damage or how the demon survived their attacks." I can't believe the shonen anime is a shonen anime

Guilty-Tell2025-12-31 23:05

Demon Slayer is not very deep and that goes for the whole series not just the movie. It was still a great movie, Demon Slayer is all about the animation anyway which is totally fine.

Possiblythroaway2025-12-31 23:07

Thats just the entirety of the franchise

MumrikDK2026-01-01 05:49

Well, the animated part. The manga isn't exactly impressive to look at.

Malaphice2025-12-31 23:12

The movie felt more like binge watching a bunch of episodes, I didn't enjoy that aspect of the movie but since I like Demon Slayer and I'm used to watching multiple episodes in a row it didn't bother me that much.

I did genually enjoy the final fight, his backstory, how he was defeated and the fight with Kaigaku. I usually find Zenitsu annoying but some reason I really liked him here.

That-Departure-73182025-12-31 23:42

Were the visuals even that impressive?. I only watched about 40 minutes, but all the backgrounds were boring brown walls. They didn't even try that hard to make it look interesting.

Zeldcool552026-01-10 00:50

In my opinion it's an insane animation, it feels extremely real, sometimes i even ask myself if it was a real life scene. I really liked it and the fighting was peak, it was an overall relax over other more Complex story animes

Former-Magician-48092025-12-31 23:54

I mean I liked it.

I thought it looked gorgeous I liked Akaza's backstory and enjoyed Tanjiro and Zenitsu's development and a real nice moment was Akaza acknowledging Giyu given that he had major insecurities regarding his own ability as a Hashira

krumpfwylg2026-01-01 00:13

Demon Slayer is the shonen of this generation, like Dragon Ball was the shonen of my generation, let the youngsters enjoy it !

The only issue I got with that movie, is an issue I already have with some hollywood movies : it's too long to my taste. I wish filmmakers (anime included) manage to tell a story in \~1h45m, but then I'm just an old man rambling.

BlooregardQKazoo2026-01-01 00:57

This far in, I feel like you should know what you're getting with Demon Slayer. The movie was consistent with what the show has always been.

Also, I don't feel like the community was as positive about this one as we were with Mugen Train. "Overly long but pretty" was basically the agrred upon review.

UnhappyComparison9372026-01-01 02:30

im not a manga reader so idk what happens next or want to know right now

but what i didn't like was the amount of flashbacks it had

chipzy202026-01-01 02:51

Other news… the grass is green. You are literally 4 seasons and a movie in the franchise. Tf were you expecting?

AffectionateNeat57062026-01-01 08:45

Nah I loved that about the movie, the backstories and fights were great. I haven’t seen a movie like it or at least recently of just fight scenes with backstories, so I didn’t mind it.
Plus I already know the other characters from the anime, but that’s just what I thought.

PepeTrade2026-01-02 02:21

Based on your title alone, that’s Demon Slayer since season 1.

Now it doesn’t feel like a movie, just a bunch of episodes stuck together. Ufotable is capable of elevating the animation even further for movies, Fate’s Heaven Feels is a clear exemple but it looked like a season long stitch/recap.

For most of the younger generation, they have been introduced to anime through Netflix and co. For most, it was probably their first one. They like everything flashy bc of that, which is sad. The story of the manga in itself is very flat but the visuals save it as usual.

Shinobu death was ass, because the flashback is so sudden and we’ve never been introduced to her sister or Doma killing her before. They could have built hatred for him through the years, which would have made her losing more crushing. Zenitsu same shit with the flashbacks, too sudden. Akaza even more, there was little emotion for people trying to avenge their fallen colleague and his death was dragged out like crazy. The flaws in the story are evident with this movie, he could have had blurry/very briefs flashbacks that would have made him question himself through the seasons. Even in Mugen Train it would have been a great addition. Getting thrown everything at us in a movie was not the move

Ok_Programmer_10222026-01-02 16:59

Demon slayer is a normal story with good visual and good mini stories, and the writer was able to create good villains by making you feel sad for who they were, not who they become.

Not too deep, but well made.