Review of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc

Spoiler free review. Short version: Really good arc, but there where some dangerous precedents that where set that might very well ruin the magic of the show if they continue. Story 7/10: The story is honestly not that good. It's not bad by any stretch, but this season, much more so than season 1, got by on hype and fights. One thing I will say though is that there where some questionable usages of first a time skip during training, and then flashbacks to what they did during training during fights to show that "oh yeah they learnt this, just fyi, and they are going to useit now." There where also some really power-of-friendship-y moments that I will not go into due to spoiler reasons, but I did have problems with.

Art 10/10: One of the best looking shows, if not THE best looking show, of 2021. Great choreography, great backgrounds, great art. It's honestly impressive how they blend CGI and 2D without it getting janky.

Sound 10/10: Outstanding OST and great voice acting.

Character 7/10: There was some character development, but not much happened over all. The new characters where a mixed bag, I really liked some of them, while some just felt like padding.

Enjoyment 9/10: Art and Sound goes a long way to cover the above mentioned flaws in the heat of the moment.

Overall 8/10: Setting hype aside, I can't really give the show 9/10 or 10/10.