Demon Slayer – Episode 26: New Mission – Season Finale

I’ve been impressed by the visuals of Demon Slayer on repeated instances at this point, but for the season finale it really seemed like the studio wanted to go out with a bang. That, this is the longest stint of the show without any action in it, so we need to end with some kind of high octane thrill ride.

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Demon Slayer – Episode 25: Tsuguko, Kanao Tsuyuri

Apologies for the lateness of this one, changes to my work patterns have made finding times to write a little more difficult these past few weeks.

The mini-training arc continues, and Tanjrio ruins the sleep schedule of three young girls in order to do it. It’s a good thing they’re falling over one another to help him out. This might be the slowest pace episode of the entire series so far, which mostly deals with telling the backstory of Shinobu’s apprentice; Kanao.

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Fire Force – Episode 11: Formation of Special Fire Force Company 8/The Mightyest Hikeshi

Somewhere along the way, Fire Force seemed to drastically veer away from one of the aspects of the show that most drew me to it when I first started watching it. During my initial “3 Episode Rule” post, I spoke about Fire force’s more macabre tone and how it dealt with the horrors of people turning into monsters at random and the pain and respect the main characters paid to those they were dispatching, as well as those who were left behind.

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