User blog comment:Kakarots/Kimetsu anime discussion./@comment-39066944-20190408051048

Short Review! (Spoilers for the first ep, obvs) (fyi, I haven't read the manga) (tl;dr below)

So, Demon Slayer, after watching the first ep, I am very confident in this show becoming one of the main prominent shows this season. I'll tackle each point in my opinions, feel free to reply to this comment with your opinions as well!

Animation- Of course, coming from UFOTABLE, the animation is pretty damn slick. The art style is also very appealing and overall smooth. The use of CGI in this first ep is a bit off, but it is very manageable. The prior sentences were just for the anime, but from what I've seen in the OP at the end of the EP, I am expecting somewhat a lot, but this is UFOTABLE, so they'll probably pull it off. I love how they referenced The Great Waver of Kanagawa in Tanjiro's sword in the OP, great cultural reference.

Audio- OST fits in very well and sets the mood in a lot of scenes. I also love the foreshadowing music in the first few minutes of the ep where Tanjiro is heading to the village with his charcoal products. The OP's music is also pretty good, but not as great some of the OP's from MHA or Jojo's Bizarre Adventures, but it certainly is up there.

Story- PRAISE BE! The very first minutes of the ep perfectly tensed me out and kept me anticipating as ti how Tanjiro got into said situation of carrying his now "demonified" little sister. The way the anime sets up Tanjiro's family's unfortunate death is a bit semi-cliche as it is very similar to many anime where they make the protagonist, at first, have a perfect life or a good one in general, then proceed to destroy it in a matter of minutes. This at least does set up the beginning of Tanjiro's journey to becoming (I'm assuming here) the Demon Slayer.

tl;dr- Watch it, its good pretty great animation, OST, imo, is in between average and outstanding, animation is very smooth and well made cuz UFOTABLE