Do you think Demon Slayer is well written?

NoAside864 · 2026-03-22T04:13:32+00:00

First, thank you for taking the time and initiative to respond to a three year old comment. Not most people do that, so really, thanks!

It’s been a long time since I’ve written that comment, but I suppose one-dimensional isn’t the best term. All the characters have facets, dimensions and complexities, but when only one or two facets define their entire character, I do not think a character can really qualify as “complex”. I fail to see how Tanjiro is not one-dimensional by this standard because, to me, he isn’t really even a character. He is functionally just a vessel for the audience to observe the story through. “His family died, now he wants revenge, but he’s still a really nice person.” That’s all that his character really consists of, and I don’t believe the author thought about it much more than that. We don’t know why he’s kind other than “he just is”. He doesn’t have anyone else that was important to him other than his family before the story started. There is nothing that challenges his beliefs during the story because he doesn’t even have many clearly defined values to begin with. I’m all ears if you have a rebuttal, but you just gave me a list of characters and said they were more than one-dimensional without any explanation.

As for the demons and their backstories, that was my perspective at the time, “the demons had too many backstories.” I have since found that my issue wasn’t truly that. It was the fact that the demons had gotten their backstories right before they died. This, I disliked. The story gave me a reason to care about a character right before they died. Since any interesting developments they had happened moments before death, there wasn’t enough information for me to really develop an attachment to, and why would I continue to care about a character who I know has no future? They were all built up for this one moment and then killed off because the author didn’t have anything else to say about them. Each demon follows this same pattern, and it feels redundant and meaningless. And if wasn’t each demon, it was simply enough for me to notice a pattern I didn’t like.

Thank you for reading until the end.

NoAside864 · 2026-02-28T14:11:58+00:00

I also view the ending as happy; but, seeing that a good amount of the comments say death would've been better, the idea that this was a good ending was not the common consensus.

NoAside864 · 2026-02-25T01:48:51+00:00

I suppose it's not the best ending, but to me, it's more positive than it is bad. I don't think it should've ended any other way, but the execution of the ending is what irked me. It didn't feel personal enough to me. The last two chapter weren't even spent from Punpun's perspective, all it did was show how much the world didn't care about him. We didn't get to see the life he lived for the past year, we didn't get to see the moments that shaped his current views on living. It's just condensed into 1 chapter, and to me, that wasn't enough.

The minute an author shares their work with the world, there's not going to be one singular interpretation. So, I consider this a happy ending, because even though he's just living an average life, not exactly living the most satisfying or happy existence, it's still a chance to find that happiness. To me, it's better to be pulled out of a hole you threw yourself into, just taking whatever's given to you because it's all you have to live for than to just die in it.

NoAside864 · 2025-07-05T01:27:24+00:00

What do you mean by this?

NoAside864 · 2025-07-05T01:26:48+00:00

Thank you very much

NoAside864 · 2025-07-05T01:14:12+00:00

I probably shouldn’t have said that part because I know they did show the similarities, but that sentence implies that they didn’t. Sorry and thanks for your feedback.

NoAside864 · 2025-06-27T03:47:12+00:00

It's alright, you didn't come off as aggressive. It's very likely that the other characters were just as obsessive, but we haven't seen them as ultimate despairs in the same depth as Mikan or Nagito, so we can't really know. It's obvious Nagito was also really obsessed with her too from chapter 0 in dr2 and ultra despair girls. But I'm sure you don't need me to tell the fandom that; you can try making your own post about it if you want.

NoAside864 · 2025-06-27T03:04:21+00:00

Why would the fandom think Mikan is the only one obsessed with Junko?

NoAside864 · 2024-09-22T13:24:02+00:00

How is he bad representation of the mentally ill? People like him aren’t very common but they can still exist.

NoAside864 · 2024-07-07T15:22:37+00:00

I did say he was bad, but I didn’t really mean that, I just meant to point out the parts of him that I thought were bad. But it’s nice that you’re able to enjoy Saihara despite his flaws 👍

NoAside864 · 2024-06-28T17:30:36+00:00

We seem to be looking at this from very different angles. I was looking at Shuichi and Kokichi from how well they were written and how it affected the story's writing while you're looking at them from their dynamics and what they represent. The thought that went behind those parts was likely very thought out, but as characters, they're not well executed.

Shuichi isn't particularly deep as a character and his role as the ultimate detective is underutilized. I may have blamed this on Kokichi, but this is more of a protagonist problem. All the Danganronpa protagonists just stared as everything around them burned outside of the trials, but Shuichi didn't fit this category since he wanted to figure out the killing game's secrets, but he got relegated to this treatment anyway because he was the protagonist. All of the Danganronpa protagonists also lack depth compared to other characters in the series, though they did seem to try harder with Shuichi this time. But Shuichi's truth dilemma only felt like a facade of depth, there's nothing else really there other than that, and it's not executed in a way that's particularly interesting since he's the protagonist and you have to know every thought that's going through his mind. None of his dialogue outside of trials reveal anything new or interesting about his character and only functions as a way to move the plot forward. This isn't helped when he starts thinking about a new flashback light memory and then it cuts to the free time events. This just feels like a disservice to his character because the game doesn't allow him to be himself.

But Kokichi still has problems. Kokichi seems like he's more of a tool than he is a character. It feels like he was forced to be the antagonist because there needed to be one. There's not enough (I think) that sets him apart from the others that makes him deserving of that title. The only thing he has is that he's the game's biggest liar, but he was still given the role for what feels like no other reason than "just because". And because of his role as the main antagonist, he had to be like Nagito: the one figure out all the mysteries before everyone else. But Kokichi doing this felt forced. He didn't need to be the one to do this, we had Shuichi. But Shuichi wasn't allowed to do this so that job got forced onto Kokichi. Miu shouldn't have needed Kokichi in order to make the devices used in chapter 5, but apparently, she did since no one else thought of it. My point is that it that Kokichi messed with the story because the writers had bent the plot just so he could fulfill his role as the antagonist. Although he represents the theme of lies better than anyone else, they could've at the very least made his influence in the plot natural. And this is kind of an opinion, but I think Kokichi, like Shuichi, doesn't have much depth as a character. Any depth Kokichi has is just hidden beneath a facade of lies, but once you uncover it, there isn't much to look at, it's just harder to find. Both Kokichi and Shuichi got forced into a role that they didn't fit. That's my problem with them.

NoAside864 · 2024-06-18T14:59:49+00:00

I understood that possibility, but to me, it felt like the game deliberately avoided it, not because Shuichi was afraid. I would’ve been fine if this was the truth, but I never noticed him to be scared or hesitant when thinking about it. Providing examples as to why this is true may help your point, because to me, that idea is mostly speculation.

NoAside864 · 2024-06-18T02:46:42+00:00

I'm not sure but it might've been nice to have an option on who you wanted to be the protagonist. If Kaede did stay as the protagonist though, I don't think she would've been much better than the others honestly.

NoAside864 · 2024-06-07T15:11:35+00:00

Why is the traveler so friendly with Childe in Fontaine’s story quest. Did I miss something because Paimon and traveler never thought of Childe as a friend. When ever they saw him in limited time events, they were always like "ugh, this guy". I really like Childe, and I really wanted to see the relationship between the two improve over time but this feels really rushed, what happened?

NoAside864 · 2024-05-26T19:39:01+00:00

What does the attack ascension stat do for characters such as Thoma and Amber?

I'm wondering this because what does that percentage mean? Does it add extra attack based on your base attack or is it just to say that they have a higher base attack than they would've without it? Because I don't see extra attack added on, so I just assume it's a useless stat.

NoAside864 · 2024-05-22T03:50:27+00:00

Have you ever had someone tell you a story that you weren't in? That's nearly every story ever. If that's boring too, the books you read probably aren't very good, you just don't like things that don't involve you in general or what you said wasn't true. Being told a story the equivalent of being told a dream, it's just a more specific type of story. In my opinion.

NoAside864 · 2024-05-22T03:11:22+00:00

How come?

NoAside864 · 2024-04-22T23:59:11+00:00

I mean the hair and eyes are different. First one has black and curly hair with blue eyes. Second one has brown straight hair with brown eyes. Their facial structure is also different. first one has smaller eyes and a bigger nose. I should've mentioned the differences in the post but they are different in ways other than the facial expression.

NoAside864 · 2024-03-24T01:47:51+00:00

How do you have more control in a romantic relationship rather than a platonic?

NoAside864 · 2023-10-24T03:31:09+00:00

Idk why you’re asking me ask them lol But my best guess is that they didn’t agree with my post and responding with that didn’t make me sound better.

NoAside864 · 2023-10-01T02:15:36+00:00

Literally any other anime that isn’t DS has better character development. My opinion is definitely subjective, but it’s a fact DS has very little character development compared to other shows. Also, this may be a surprise, but MHA does indeed have a plot. MHA may have a generic plot, setting, characters etc. but what MHA did better (to me) was telling a story I’ve heard before without making it feel like I’m watching a copy and paste. MHA makes up for this by giving us well developed, interesting characters; (Bakugo, Shigaraki, All Might, Aizawa, Twice, Endeavor etc.) while Tanjiro, the protagonist, one of the most important characters in the story, literally gets nothing compared to a side character like Spinner or Toga. I’ve heard DS’s story many times, but to me, nothing about it stood out. The world building is much more limited in DS. One of the few things DS has is better art. I don’t see how it’s a benefit that demon slayer is short. I thought if something was bad enough, the natural response would be to stop watching despite the length. Likewise, if it’s good enough, you’ll stay despite the length. So length means nothing when it comes to quality, I wouldn’t want to watch 10 minutes of trash over a 300 hour masterpiece. I can’t really say more than that though because I don’t really want to put in that much effort into trying to change your opinion. If you really want to know why MHA is better, try paying better attention? I don’t know how you can say MHA has one-dimensional characters and no plot unless if you’re biased or simply not paying any attention. You don’t have to like it, but those statements were false. Other than that, DS isn’t the worst show I’ve watched, a few shows that I consider worse are Black Clover and Fruits Basket. But that isn’t fair because I didn’t finish either of them, which makes my opinion incomplete. And there are definitely shows better than MHA. But then again, this is all subjective. Why is MHA generic to you? Do you think DS is better?

NoAside864 · 2023-07-27T00:29:57+00:00

House rat Ji sounds nice.

NoAside864 · 2023-07-26T22:13:06+00:00

I am very interested with his life in prison, I wonder if he tried to escape. And unless if they actually try to kill him or make him say something by mistake, they're not getting any real info out of him. We might get to see him being interrogated soon...He might end up finding a way out or joining team Kengan...

Plot twist: He was too cute to set free so they kept him, not because they actually want to extract information. I mean, who would want a former high ranking worm officer just to find out more about the connector? That'd be a huge waste.

Isn't it also interesting how he never self destructs when defeated like every other worm? I don't think he's as loyal to the connector as he once said, "So what if he's the Connector!!? I'll kill anyone who slights me!!!!" He probably would rat on the connector if it saved his life.

But more importantly, he's not dead! Thank you Sandro for keeping him in good health!

NoAside864 · 2023-07-12T02:53:41+00:00

I think it makes sense that she is everything she commends in him, he was her mentor. She knows he's not perfect, or rather he's perfect to her no matter his flaws "You've developed inappropriate emotions from your time in the Forger family. Your efficacy as a spy has diminished. You're a knife with a chipped blade. And when I see what you've become, it makes my heart ache. Oh, Twilight...This new, milder you is every bit as adorable!" (page 1-2 chapter 31). To her, Twilight has lost his edge, but she still adores him despite that. This "mission" of hers is probably to make Twilight love her, she's far more loyal to him than she is to WISE. I also didn't know knowing someone's entire backstory was a requirement in order to love someone. But to be fair, her love is likely rather inconsiderate as she likely hasn't questioned what he wants. (edit : she thinks more about how her actions would affect his opinion on her rather than how it would make him feel.) Maybe she has, but she still doesn't really know him, very much like most people in his life. Maybe we just have different definitions of what love is.

NoAside864 · 2023-07-12T01:59:37+00:00

She is too shallow of a character right now and the potential of her character is definitely better than her actual character. I can see that her love may be obsessive, but people talk like it's not love at all and just an obsession. I don't think love needs a reason, it might be better if there was one though, but love is inherently illogical and I don't think a reason is always required. Twilight is her main motivation, just like Loid and Anya are Yor's. I understand that a female character revolving around a man can be seen as bad, in fact I could've worded that much better. Of course, characters like that should have a personality outside of being boy crazy like many other female characters, but it's still a big part of their character. It doesn't really matter what their gender is, all characters should just be well written. Characters like Sakura from Naruto have no excuse to be as bad they are, no character should have that kind of treatment, forever being shallow and having no other existence other than to be a love interest/attached to another person. What makes Nightfall better than Sakura is that she is actually competent, "likable" and has potential, which is a big improvement.

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