why is demon slayer though of as so negatively. I wanna hear your thoughts on the subject.

four words: All style, no substance

Tbh I never got why some people say the only good thing about it is the production quality, I mean yeah it's amazing obviously and definitely enhances the experience, but I wouldn't love it as much if it wasn't for the characters and the story. Plus, I really doubt animation alone can carry a series to such huge popularity, to the point where it becomes one of the best-selling comics of all time.

For me, the issue doesn't really comes from Demon Slayer itself but the "Classic Battle Shounen" sub genre
Before I explain further, I'm giving a warning, I don't want to be offensive or aggressive in this comment, I may be due to lack of communication skills, but if anyone is offended by what I'm saying, I'm sorry it wasn't my intent. Everybody is free to like whatever they like

Ok so, for me, this sub-genre tend to be kind of all the same (most of the time). When I watch Fairy Tail, Kimetsu no Yaiba, Boku no Hero Academia, One Piece, Naruto, etc, I feel like it just a reuse of the same story told in different perspective. I know the same could be use for all sub-genres, but the codes of that one tend to resonate less and therefore I kind of find them repetitives

When it comes to Kimetsu no Yaiba itself, I would say that the story and characters are pretty generic (with some character down unsupportable). Those are two points that are the key for a good story for me
The animation and music are amazing, but that's not something that will make me a story. It's icing on the cake. If I like the story/characters and the animation/OST are great, it's even better. If they aren't, it's disappointing but it won't affect much of my enjoyment.

And in the other hand, I think a lot of people hate it because it's popular and therefore automatically brings hate towards it

Every season of the show and the film has an average score of at least 83, with the highest being the film at 87. So your rating is, quite literally, the average overall.

why would i consider it mid? (i rated the first season a 6.8. 6.5 is my threshold for watchability)

• the characterization is weak and substitutes striking character design for personality a lot of the time;
• nezuko is rendered mute early on and then barely functions as an actual character, even after she proves helpful in battle;
• the one-shot demons and villains get more characterization and love from the story than people we spend far more time with (this was my problem with naruto as well);
• zenitsu grates my flesh. when he's offscreen or unconscious, i feel like i can actually breathe;
• too many dropped story threads and plot holes for my taste;
• all the basic shōnen fighting series conventions i'm already not a huge fan of. tons of internal monologue during fights? ineffectual (human) female characters? relentless repetition of certain moments (in this series, it's the backstory dump every time tanjirou sends a demon to the shadow realms)? sigh

the music, gorgeous animation, JP voice acting, worldbuilding (especially around the unique breathing arts) and production values save it from total mediocrity for me, but only just. several people i know are obsessed with this show and i still don't understand why.

Animation, seiyuus and worldbuilding are KnY strongest aspects, but it comes tumbling down with it's characters, copypasting some moments and all the dropped sub-plots. I wouldn't say KnY is mediocre, but I understand why some people think otherwise.
It's boring when a one-shot demon gets a better backstory than an upper moon, when all the sad and tragic backstory is shown only while that demon is dying or we have different demons doing almost the same (like Gyutaro/Daki being 2 holding the same rank and Hantengu dividing himself).

demon slayer is literally one of the most popular and well liked modern anime tf? the only reason it looks like its "thought of as so negatively" is because popular shows inherently have more fans AND haters.

personally i am one of the haters #kimetsunoMID #deMIDslayer

Show a demon slayer fan pretty colours and he will be entertained

People just can't comprehend the peak storytelling, characters, animation, soundtrack, and voice acting of Demon Slayer.

demon slayer has been at the top of anime for years now, and will stay at the top until the anime ends. people dont like that. the same thing happened with naruto, and aot, mha, and it will continue with demon slayer.

the person at the top always gets the most hate

I think it's a great series to get someone into anime but for veterans it's nothing exhilarating excluding many fights
I think Ufotable's animation made it what it is but other than that story and characters don't do much to enhance the series

That's because in reality it is just a very mid show when you take into account all aspects of it. The characters are very bland and their personalities are limited to one little quirk that differentiates them from the others. The backstories and motivations of pretty much every character are the same and after a couple seasons it gets bland. The formula for the progression of the story has been the same every season with them slowly working their way up the chain of command and losing Hashira along the way. Its just very predictable.

The reason why the show is regarded highly by many other people is because of the animation, and yeah, the animation is absolutely stellar. It's some of the best animation I've seen since starting anime which is really saying a lot. The problem is the substance, the show just doesn't have much of it, which is why I can't give it anything higher than a 3/5 when it comes to quality.

I'd also like to say that a rating of 8.3/10 is not mid at all. That is a very high score. A mid is 5/10.

I completely agree It's not a Masterpiece but it's definitely not mid

It's a half-decent story with a few fun characters that (as someone who has read the manga) wouldn't be nearly as famous or acclaimed without Ufotable's animation.

There's plenty of other Shonen stories that have more interesting plots and characters or include new ideas to break away from typical Shonen Jump formula or have a message/philosophy they want to get across. Plus all the great stuff that isn't Shonen.

I also think part of the backlash is that 8.3 is actually a really strong score. The Entertainment District arc at 8.7 is currently the 28th highest rated TV show on anilist and the 37th highest rated of any type of anime. Right in between Vinland Saga S1 and Attack on Titan S4 P1.

Once Demon Slayer has finished and the dust has settled we'll all have a chance to look back at it in its entirety. Either the fans will realise they overhyped it, or the detractors will realise they were being too negative. Who knows til then

The story does the most dramatic thing possible very time, even if it doesn't make sense. Giving all the demons sad backstories never made me feel anything for them and it got old fast.

Haven't seen it yet after all this time, but I think it is good even though scores may be a bit conflicting.

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if the show wrapped up after the 2nd season, I would've said that it was pretty good show

I don't think it has enough substance to sustain the anime for much longer, the 3rd season was just a copy paste of the 2nd season in a different setting and was also not as good.

For it's sake, I hope it wraps up quick (no idea how much the story has progressed)

P.S. I don't really put too much emphasis on animation so the one outstanding thing it does (popular opinion), doesn't really make the show anything special for me

DemonSlayer is like Hell's paradise but better, both only have action which is fun to watch but are complete lackluster when it comes to other aspects like characters, villains and story, but atleast it has got cool villains, so yeah, its an epic anime if you consider it from a modern shounen pov tho

Chimera Ant Arc is far from "disastrous." The beginning is a bit slow ig? But the Meruem fight is far from the best part of that arc. It's not even Meruem's best moment in that arc.

One Piece is my second favorite anime oat and even I can agree that the pacing is awful. However, I would say that most people don't watch One Piece for "epic fights." The story it tells is soooo much better than the fights. Honestly, most of the are pretty mediocre compared to a lot of shounen.

Most people skipped the filler in Naruto. Speaking as someone who didn't, the filler is still forgotten because it isn't relevant to the story. I'll give you that Naruto's popularity largely comes from its fights.

Also, I totally understand that the list of shows you made in your first comment are your opinion and I totally respect that but I have trouble agreeing with it "far surpassing" most of the shows you listed. The past decade of Shounen has been pretty strong IMO and DS is certainly part of why it's been a strong decade. but compared to the rest of the shows it is "average" -- and being average amongst very strong entries still makes it very good (at least in my opinion).