After the colorful and intense Entertainment District Arc, Swordsmith Village Arc seems weak and monotonous.
The biggest problem of the arc is the slow pace.
Demon Slayer is a very popular shonen with a large number of fans. The fourth season is coming out soon and covers the events of the Hashira Training Arc.
Season 3 is remembered for its very emotional finale, but compared to the other arcs, the Swordsmith Village Arc is the most underrated. Pacing issues are believed to be the reason for its poor reception among fans.
Tanjirou continues his journey
Swordsmith Village is one of the least popular arcs in the Demon Slayer universe. No wonder, because after the colorful and intense Entertainment District Arc, it looks weak and monotonous.
In the first few episodes, it may seem that Tanjirou's stay in the Blacksmith Village won't last long. The main character had to meet the master who forged his sword to fix a broken weapon.
Zenitsu and Inosuke do not appear in the Swordsmith Village Arc, but we are introduced to Mitsuri and Muichirou. We learn their sad backstories and become even more sympathetic to them. In addition to Hashiras and Tanjirou, another budding demon slayer, Genya Shinazugawa, visits the village.
Unlike in previous arcs, two Upper Rank demons — Hantengu and Gyokko — become villains at once. There were enough new characters, and it wasn't the easiest task to get it right.
Pace, pace, and again pace
Fans are generally not very fond of the Swordsmith Village Arc. Many say it doesn't have the same high stakes as other arcs. In the Mugen Train Arc, Rengoku dies, in the Entertainment District Arc, three main characters almost die, and Tengen is injured so badly that he has to retire.
There are no deaths in the Swordsmith Village Arc, and the only threat to the destruction of the village, which is very important to the organization of the demon slayers, is poorly realized — the demons destroy only a few buildings.
The biggest problem of the arc, however, is the slow pace of the story. In some episodes almost nothing happens, but a lot of dialog and information is repeated (for example the backstory of the main villain Muzan). The constant switching between battles created the effect of repeating events and looked a bit boring and monotonous.
Still, it's fair to say that this is not the anime's problem, but primarily the manga's, as the adaptation repeats the source material with minor changes. We can only hope that the creators will not repeat their mistakes in the upcoming season.
After the colorful and intense Entertainment District Arc, Swordsmith Village Arc seems weak and monotonous.
The biggest problem of the arc is the slow pace.
Demon Slayer is a very popular shonen with a large number of fans. The fourth season is coming out soon and covers the events of the Hashira Training Arc.
Season 3 is remembered for its very emotional finale, but compared to the other arcs, the Swordsmith Village Arc is the most underrated. Pacing issues are believed to be the reason for its poor reception among fans.
Tanjirou continues his journey
Swordsmith Village is one of the least popular arcs in the Demon Slayer universe. No wonder, because after the colorful and intense Entertainment District Arc, it looks weak and monotonous.
In the first few episodes, it may seem that Tanjirou's stay in the Blacksmith Village won't last long. The main character had to meet the master who forged his sword to fix a broken weapon.
Zenitsu and Inosuke do not appear in the Swordsmith Village Arc, but we are introduced to Mitsuri and Muichirou. We learn their sad backstories and become even more sympathetic to them. In addition to Hashiras and Tanjirou, another budding demon slayer, Genya Shinazugawa, visits the village.
Unlike in previous arcs, two Upper Rank demons — Hantengu and Gyokko — become villains at once. There were enough new characters, and it wasn't the easiest task to get it right.
Pace, pace, and again pace
Fans are generally not very fond of the Swordsmith Village Arc. Many say it doesn't have the same high stakes as other arcs. In the Mugen Train Arc, Rengoku dies, in the Entertainment District Arc, three main characters almost die, and Tengen is injured so badly that he has to retire.
There are no deaths in the Swordsmith Village Arc, and the only threat to the destruction of the village, which is very important to the organization of the demon slayers, is poorly realized — the demons destroy only a few buildings.
The biggest problem of the arc, however, is the slow pace of the story. In some episodes almost nothing happens, but a lot of dialog and information is repeated (for example the backstory of the main villain Muzan). The constant switching between battles created the effect of repeating events and looked a bit boring and monotonous.
Still, it's fair to say that this is not the anime's problem, but primarily the manga's, as the adaptation repeats the source material with minor changes. We can only hope that the creators will not repeat their mistakes in the upcoming season.
