Summary
Ever since it made its way onto screens in 2018,Demon Slayerquickly became one of the biggest anime series in recent memory. The franchise has garnered millions of fans from across the globe due to its jaw-dropping animation, incredible action, relatable characters, and overall incredible design for both the heroes and the villains of the story. With each subsequent season, the quality of the series only seems to be getting better in each aspect!
In the same fashion, season 5 ofDemon Slayeris set to be the best of them all! Though the season itself is to be split across 3 feature-length films, it is stillgoing to cover the Infinity Castle arc, the final arc of the series that fans largely agree to be the best out of them all. Filled with shining character moments and even better fights than the seasons that came before, let’s take a look at why the next season ofDemon Slayerwill likely be the best one yet.
Total Length
65 Chapters
In the very last episode of season 4ofDemon Slayer,Muzan finally makes his appearanceat the Demon Slayer HQ after finally confirming its location with the help of Nakime. Here, the series shows his slow and ominous walk to the exact location of his rival, Kagaya Ubuyashiki, as he seeks to destroy the Ubuyashiki family once and for all so they may never interfere with his quest for eternal life ever again. When he finally reaches Kagaya, they have alittle talk about the nature of demons and humansand the relationship that they share.
Just as Muzan is about to kill him,Kagaya sacrifices himselfand most of his family by blowing up the Ubuyashiki Estate, gravely injuring the Demon King. However, this mostly exists as a ploy tokeep Muzan distractedso that Tamayo injects him with a poison that will slowly turn him back into a human and so that Hashira can converge upon his location to finish him off. Just asall the Hashirajump in to kill him, Muzan opens his Infinity Castle, dropping them all down into the most dangerous place on Earth.
The Humans vs. The Demons
The Infinity Castle Arc Holds The Best Fights In The Series
Just as the entire Demon Slayer Corps is dropped into the Infinity Castle, members are spread across it at random, where many groups are left to deal with the threat of the demons on their own. However, the main characters of the series arepitted against the remaining Upper Moonsin many battles that promise to be some of the greatest fights that will ever be shown in all modern anime.
One of these battles is when Shinobu, Kanao, and Inosuke eventually find their way to the room of Upper Moon 2, Doma. This is an incredibly intense and grueling fightagainst an apathetic demon who surprisingly has connections to each of these characters, as he was the one who killed Shinobu and Kanao’s older sister, Kanae, as well as Inosuke’s mother. The spectacle of this battle is beautiful to witness, as the visually stunning Breathing Styles of the Slayers go up against Doma’s beautiful but deadly Ice Manipulation abilities.
Don’t cry even if you have regrets! No matter how pathetic or humiliated you feel, you still have to go on living!
Moreover, Tanjiro and Giyu find themselves fighting against Akaza, the Upper Moon 3 who had killed Rengoku during the Mugen Train arc. This is a brilliant fight to witness, as it shows the strengths of the 2 Slayers against theunmatched fighting prowess of Akaza. The battle ends in a very unexpected way after the series shows one of themost heartbreaking and emotional backstoriesin all of modern anime.
However, no other Upper Moon Demon justifies their ranking within the hierarchy quite like Upper Moon 1, Kokushibo, as he takes on thestrongest Hashira in the entire Demon Slayer Corpsat once. The visuals of this battle are perhaps the most stunning of them all, as it sees theinterplay of various Breathing Stylesas well as the vicious strength of perhaps the second-strongest swordsman of all time. Despite it being the most action-packed and visually impressive fight of them all, it still carries a ton of emotional weight and surprises.
Incredible Animation And Spectacle
Infinity Castle Is The Most Visually Stunning Arc
More than any of theDemon Slayerseasons before it, the Infinity Castle arc holds the potential to showcase the limits of Ufotable’s beautiful animation! This is because the fights in this arc are some of the most jaw-dropping to behold,with the Breathing Styles of the Slayersand the Blood Demon Arts of the demons being dialed up to 11 and used in ways that fans of the series have never seen before.
Those who regretted their own actions, I would never trample over them. Because demons were once human too. Just like me, they were human too.
These abilities are different from the ones that the series has shown before due to the level of fighting that this arc holds. From Kokushibo’s swordsmanship to Akaza’s unparalleled hand-to-hand combat style, the demons in the Infinity Castle are far stronger than even thetoughest demons of the past seasons, which leads to the Slayers themselves awakening the strongest techniques of their respective Breathing Styles to compensate for this, making for some of the best fights in recent memory.
Beautiful Character Moments
Heroes And Villains Shine In This Arc
Many detractors of the series say that the story ofDemon Slayeritself isn’t very good and that it is carried by beautiful animation. However, manycharacter moments in the Infinity Castle arcare surely an answer to such naysayers, as both heroes and villains get moments that put their entire character arcs into perspective and make them far more relatable than they may have seemed at first.
An example of such an instance is Akaza. When fans were first introduced to him, he fought Rengoku right after the Mugen Train incident and killed him, drawing the ire of many that has stayed since then. However,Akaza’s fight against Giyu and Tanjiro ends in a very unexpected way,with a backstory that perfectly shows how this flawed character ended up the way that he did. Though there is no justification for his actions, the Infinity Castle arc shows Akaza as more human than a demon, making him the favorite character for many fans of the series.
Hakuji, that’s enough.
This isn’t only true for him. Many heroes who may have appeared to be very unlikeable in their first appearances have their personalities expanded upon to see why they ended up as they did. Evenother demons who have been murderous monstersfor much of their lives are humanized in many ways that show how a single thing can lead someone down the wrong path in life.
The emotional weight of all these moments is made even greater when fans remember that the Infinity Castle arc is the final one in a series that millions have fallen in love with, so this marks the last time that they will ever get to see these characters. Although this is a fairly lengthy arc, it serves as the perfect way to say goodbye to one of the best series in all of modern anime.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaibacan be streamed onAmazon PrimeandNetflix.
Demon Slayer
Based on Koyoharu Gotouge’s shonen manga, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is an action anime set in Japan during the early 20th century. Seeking revenge for the murder of his family while also looking to save his sister, Tanjiro joins the Demon Slayer Corps as they attempt to eradicate Demons led by Muzan.
