Blair Loveday
Demon Slayer is a fantastic series that has gripped me from the start.
Some truly dark moments, strengthened with some beautiful style that makes it look far too cure, and then mixed with some insane animation that just looks incredible on the screen. When the Demon Slayer movie Mugen Train dropped I absolutely loved it. So now it is time to check out the series Mugen Train Arc, but wait, how does that work?
In short, this series covers the same story as the movie did.
The only real difference is that instead of a tight 90 minutes, we have over 3 hours of awesome for the story. This allows a whole lot more development and story to be squeezed in, and honestly it’s worth it. The movie kicks off with our heroes in the train, but the series kicks off with the new character Rengoku already on the train enjoying his food. The anime series kicks off with an episode where Rengoku is looking into the mysterious death and disappearances from the Mugen train, and how it winds up back in action. It’s a little thing, but adds heaps to the start of this incredible series.
If you haven’t seen either of them, well let me tell you, it’s a banger of a series. Tanjiro, Nezuko, Zenitsu, and Inosuke get on the strange Mugen train to help out Rengoku tracking down this demon. But nothing can ever be simple right? They all fall asleep and can;t wake up. That’s thanks to a freaky demon that puts people to sleep, and has sent some minions into their dreams to destroy an important part of their spirit.
At seven episodes long, it’s a relatively short series, so too much more about the plot is beyond spoiler territory.
In those seven episodes though we get to see some insight into Rengoku and his character, and through dreams we learn more about the spirits of our heroes. And the final battle is beyond awesome, and given how the battle ends Rengoku deserves that extra time we have with him. Just like the movie, the animation is gorgeous, and all the additional pieces make this well worth watching even if you have seen it.
Demon Slayer seems to just go from strength to strength. This season is no exception with stunning animation, a fantastic story, and just brimming with awesomeness. I love having this and the movie in my collection as the movie is a really succinct way to enjoy this amazing story, and this one is there for when I want to enjoy even more of the awesomeness.
