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| Damn, Tanjiro swung his sword like a champ. One of his most epic moments yet this season. He and Tengen really took the fight against the demons. Seriously, they also made Tengen look really good this episode imo against Tengen. Based ufotable and their animation quality. |
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| Nezuko said more than two words... we've been blessed. Well, the situation got even worse in this episode with Daki and Gyutaro. The boys were down for good and the only one who was facing Gyutaro was Tanjiro. But, seeing them all fighting together against Daki and Gyutaro was relieving. Lots of painful moments in this episode that felt painful physically for some reason. LOL. Anyway, another great episode. And, the rumors of the last episode being 45 mins. (~2 episodes) could be true. We'll have to wait and see. But, my god, that animation was beyond anything in Season 1 or anything that happened in Mugen Train movie, beyond fucking incredible. A gem of an episode. Wow... I've no words to describe how beautiful this episode was. Also, that cliffhanger. Ufotable, I kneel. You beautiful people. Edit: Confirmed 45 mins. |
Pre_YumFeb 6, 2022 6:49 AM
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 Holy shit omg what an epic episode. The situation seemed quite awful and desperate for everyone, especially for Tanjirou. But as expected from Tanjirou, he just doesn’t like giving up. The kunai was a very smart move The teamwork, the animation, the soundtrack, the quality, the intensity. This episode was something else. Ufotable did it again. Wow. Jesus christ they went overboard for this one lol. Beautiful ending as well. I loved how the cliffhanger was handled. Next episode 45 minutes!  |
XenocrisiFeb 6, 2022 7:55 AM
| Damn Gyutaro this episode, he was just all over Tanjiro until he took out the most lethal weapon of his, that headbutt. But for real though, that whole conversation was just too intense. And so was Zenitsu’s attack on Daki. But man again the animation, complete goosebumps. Ufotable just out matching themselves with each passing episode. You just can’t witness something like this every other day. And finally Gyutaro and Daki being beheaded… finally. But it still isn’t the end, crazy cliffhanger. 5/5 episode. |
| What an episode, holy shit. |
| Holy. Fucking. Shit. I am absolutely fucking speechless. Season 2 episode 6 was great and all, but if there's any episode that can dethrone S1 ep19, it's this one. I can't believe what I just watched. Tanjiro's determination, GOD SPEED ZENITSU THE MOTHERFUCKING BOY, the GOAT Tengen's action scenes as he fought Gyutaro again, the double decapitation, and that bittersweet ending to the episode as the credits rolled.....absolute perfection. I refuse to believe mere humans are animating this show. Ufotable has to have some kind of cheat or hack going on there's no way that what they do, time and time again, with such consistency, should even be humanly possible. Amazing episode. |
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thebrentinator24 said: Holy. Fucking. Shit. I am absolutely fucking speechless. Season 2 episode 6 was great and all, but if there's any episode that can dethrone S1 ep19, it's this one. I can't believe what I just watched. Tanjiro's determination, GOD SPEED ZENITSU THE MOTHERFUCKING BOY, the GOAT Tengen's action scenes as he fought Gyutaro again, the double decapitation, and that bittersweet ending to the episode as the credits rolled.....absolute perfection. I refuse to believe mere humans are animating this show. Ufotable has to have some kind of cheat or hack going on there's no way that what they do, time and time again, with such consistency, should even be humanly possible. Amazing episode. It already dethroned it tbh. |
Serpentinite said: thebrentinator24 said: Holy. Fucking. Shit. I am absolutely fucking speechless. Season 2 episode 6 was great and all, but if there's any episode that can dethrone S1 ep19, it's this one. I can't believe what I just watched. Tanjiro's determination, GOD SPEED ZENITSU THE MOTHERFUCKING BOY, the GOAT Tengen's action scenes as he fought Gyutaro again, the double decapitation, and that bittersweet ending to the episode as the credits rolled.....absolute perfection. I refuse to believe mere humans are animating this show. Ufotable has to have some kind of cheat or hack going on there's no way that what they do, time and time again, with such consistency, should even be humanly possible. Amazing episode. It already dethroned it tbh. Oh I definitely agree with you, this episode has blown anything before it out of the water. |
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| Like seriously, Ufotable does it again with the sakugas. Kudos to ufotable and staff. |
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| Fire episode, oh my god! |
| Flamboyant! This episode is a masterpiece. Sasuga ufotable. |
真姫ちゃん！ 何が好き？ トマト よりも あ･な･た♡  |
| Just amazing and epic!!! Probably the best episode this season so far. Kind of curious what happened in the last scene. |
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| I thought Zenitsu's GodSpeed would be this episode's highlight but then Uzui came back. Holy shiitake mushrooms! After the almost-tragic ending of the previous episode, we have Gyuutarou taunting Tanjiro, as a fellow elder brother, insulting him for his weakness and inability to protect his sister. He deserved what Tanjiro did to him next by secretly stabbing him with one of those poisoned knives. I quite liked that method of getting an upper-hand over Gyuutarou instead of relying on flashy sword skills. Zenitsu's God Speed and Uzui's fight were even better than the previous episodes. Their heads rolling and coming to a rest near each other was quite fitting for the bro-sis duo. But well, there wasn't a happily-ever-after this episode. Another near-tragic ending. Did they escape? Or perhaps they were rescued? Can't wait to find out nest episode; that's for sure. For some reason, I can't seem to get Tanjiro's bent fingers out of my mind. I have been scarred. |
RioFSFeb 6, 2022 8:43 AM
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| The action in the second half of the episode looked good and again, better than the animation in episode 19 but the animation and sakuga itself didn't blow me away this week in particular and standing out in a special manner from other weeks barring the explosion at the end. The Tengen-Gyutaro action was fast-paced and looked great with the lighting and not much monologues slowing it down so that was cool at least with the movie feel, but other than the flashiness and sakuga involved, there wasn't much going for this fight and the episode to keep me invested in it. Episode 19 from Season 1 at least had better music and more character-driven moments going for it, even if the writing there wasn't extraordinary either. Here it looked cooler with all-out action everywhere but it didn't blow me away much with it and emotionally didn't engage me at all either. Wasn't a massive fan of the flames in general for the backgrounds, it looks too digital to me. Idk what to say about this episode, it's not a terrible episode by any means but it felt a little underwhelming to me. Probably how I feel with this season, it looks movie-level with the digital effects used for action with some solid mix of cinematography used but there's nothing else really going for it. One more episode at least is remaining for this season, and I will give ufotable praise for animating it with high standards consistently for a TV anime with a movie presence to it. |
| God damn. What an ending. |
| One of the best episodes for sure in demon slayer. Enjoyed it |
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| Ufotable has taken the Shounen template and taken it to the next level visually. Mindblowing animation. |
FarabeufFeb 6, 2022 8:30 AM
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| Ho-ly shit... My jaw dropped on this episode, and they ended it with cliffhanger bro!! Cant FUCKKKIIN wait for the next episode! |
| All hope is lost for Tanjiro: Uzui, Inosuke, Zenitsu, his own sister Nezuko...he's quite the self-inflictor of trouble. And when all it takes is his dream of the past with Nezuko's pep talk, it's reason enough to try again. But damn, Gyutaro's talking-down of the Demon Slayers is enough to make one fear of his/her own life, and Tanjiro certainly felt that with his heart and bones crushed to the very inner depths of his soul. And all it took is the iconic headbutt and the poison-infused Kunai to reinvigorate that, along with Zenitsu keeping Daki busy while Tanjiro tries his best to behead Gyutaro. Quite literally an awakening moment for Uzui to come back alive and face-off against Gyutaro, and this already surpasses whatever Ufotable has done with Season 1 and the Mugen Train equivalent. Tanjiro literally went Plus Ultra and beyond with finally being able to behead Gyutaro while Inosuke and Zenitsu carried the same with Daki. BUT, this isn't the end...and the hour-long finale next week (translated to ~48 mins ish) will prove yet again the cruciality and popularity of Demon Slayer as a whole. This episode WAS LITERALLY SAKUGA-FEST ALL AT ONCE. Bravo, Ufotable, BRAVO. Mod Edit: Removed quote of deleted post. |
anime-primeFeb 6, 2022 9:06 AM
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| LETSGOO !!!! this animation is just beyond top-notch!!! this is insane !!! |
| That was easily the best episode ive ever seen in recent years, the visual, voice acting, animation, direction and overall presentation is godly, even better than the infamous episode 19. It's crazy that after episode 9, many people thinks that ufotable is running out of 'gas' because the sakuga in episode 9 was weaker than EP6 and EP8, but yet again ufotable exceeds all expectations with its godly sakuga in episode 10. |
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| Damn, this fight for me tops even Saber Alter vs. Berserker which I held regard as the Best Animated Fight of all time. Ufotable continuing to outdo themselves. They don't have any competition except themselves. |
 I wasted all my time in rewatching to the point of my rewatch total is higher than my overall anime total lmao |
| You know I never expected ufotable to hold THIS LEVEL FOR 6 STRAIGHT EPISODES WHAT THE FUCK?? |
| 死だけが確実 |
| This was THE best Demon Slayer fight until now. That was one of the best fight scene animations I've seen across any anime until now. Just how high are Ufotables standards?? The slayer mark moment was pure hype. Not to mention Zenitsu using god speed was just fricking amazing. I'm just super grateful to see KNY ep10 and AOT S4P2 ep5. Both these episodes had sheer hype moments and were thoroughly enjoyable. |
DeonXFeb 6, 2022 8:51 AM
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| Tanjiro :- dying due to the poison Nezuko:- Let me tell you a story how our mother fought a boar with a headbutt |
| Ooookay, Ufotable done it AGAIN. Just how high can they place the standards? Today's animation is just unbeatable, for real. |
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| Incredible fucking episode. I think we might have a little foreshadowing as well when Tanjiro says "If I become a demon I hope someone in the Demon Slayer Corps beheads me" Felt like that was a major flag right there. A lot of flashbacks of Nezuko in this episode helping Tanjiro through it. Man this dude is smart and I love Tanjiro more and more each episode. He might be my favorite Shonen Protag. Inosuke coming back baby! LET'S GO!!! Zenitsu is pretty goated as well. Damn though Uzui losing his arm and eye though...thats pretty damn rough. Tanjiro getting impaled in the jaw as well...curious how they will overcome this. Damn man that ENDING |
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| wow, who would have thought that none of them died when he claimed they did!!! Tanjiro has been "beyond his limits" for like 8 episodes. How, now, does he gain the power to slash his neck, but not any other time? |
| Incredible episode, that was insane, I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. The action sequences were crazy, the only fault I can ever find is that maybe they spent too much time on monologues in the middle of the battle but it was epic nonetheless and emotionally charged. This the kind of stuff I love. You can really see the arrogance come off from Gyuutarou as he taunts Tanjiro but his plan to get the poisoned Kunai while pretending to run away was great, that's some inspiring determination right there. I knew Uzui was faking it and I knew he'd be back when Tanjiro had to go on the defensive. That final sequence with Uzui + Tanjiro and Zenitsu + Inosuke beheading both heads at the same time was fantastic. That explosion at the end caught me completely off guard though, did Gyuutarou just self destruct his body knowing he was done for or something? Seems ominous but nevertheless I'm looking forward to the conclusion of this arc. |
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| That sure looked great. And as exciting as those action scenes are, I feel this whole fight is taking a bit too long. It doesn't help that Gyuu-whatshisname is annyoing as hell with all his talking. At least Daki is nice (in more ways than one) I guess. |
stelios said: The episode looked amazing, but made no sense. Tanjiro has been on the grasp of death for the past 3 episodes now and yet he keeps getting deader and stronger! Inosuke can move his heart while being stabbed at Upper Moon levels of speed. Oh yeah, and poison immunity because reasons. stelios said: The episode looked amazing, but made no sense. Tanjiro has been on the grasp of death for the past 3 episodes now and yet he keeps getting deader and stronger! Inosuke can move his heart while being stabbed at Upper Moon levels of speed. Oh yeah, and poison immunity because reasons. That's exactly what I'm saying. Animation can only do so much, it can't hide any poor plot developments. |
| Weaving in a interaction with Nezuko as a way to slap Tanjiro back into focus was a nice move while also giving Akarin some lines as well. Still back in the present with the odds so skewered against them things sure looked bleak. The head butt stab combo sure proved effective as did Zenitsu's lightning fast counterattack. But it was Tengen's explosive re entry into the fight that was the most dramatic. His fight with Gyutaro was simply beautiful. Inosuke really went to extreme lengths to survive this time huh. Shifting his internals has to be a skill unique only to him. But in the end their combined efforts finally allowed them to decap them. Still despite that hellish struggle looks like things aren't quite over yet. Have to say though once this battle is over this whole area has to be rebuilt because its been completely wrecked. Overall an brilliant ep that was filled to the brim with action and tension that showed in all of its glory Tanjiro and co's last ditch assault on Gyutaro and Daki. Really curious as to who is coming though. Looking forward to seeing next week's ep. |
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