Demon Slayer's First Episode Shows Why the Anime Is One of the Best

Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba - Tanjirou carrying a wounded Nezuko

Some anime series take a while to ease into the action, ramping up gradually before the series' most exciting, heart-racing moments occur. Other popular shonen series, like Jujutsu Kaisen and My Hero Academia, for example, model this slow escalation, taking their time before portraying serious death, violence, and gore. The same cannot be said about Demon Slayer though.

Related There's One Reason Tanjiro is Demon Slayer's Real Hero, & It's Not What Fans Think Instead of strength or courageousness, there is a very unique quality that sets Demon Slayer's hero Tanjiro apart from other shonen main characters. Lord Muzan is the main villain of Demon Slayer and the major conflicts and plot twists later in the story center around him. By introducing him so early on in the series in such a petrifying way, it was made clear that he is willing to go to any lengths to accomplish his villainous deeds. Tanjiro did not realize Muzan was responsible for the murders until way later, and once he made this connection, his rage and disgust towards the Demon King only intensified.

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