There’s not much depth that’s added to this fight as Tokito continues to drown as his Mist Breathing techniques fall short to break him free from Gyokko’s aquatic prison. This conversation may have been more effective if it was had earlier in the season during the height of Genya and Nezuko’s violence.ĭemon Slayer continues to return to Muichiro Tokito’s fight against Gyokko in a manner that’s almost comical. It’s compelling food for thought, but in this specific situation the Hashira are not more culpable than Muzan Kibutsuji’s demons, so Tanjiro isn’t struck by any unexpected pangs of guilt. The first half of “Awful Villain” gets consumed with Hantengu’s metamorphosis into his stronger fused form, Zohakuten, while the second act concentrates on the grander philosophical debate over villainy that Zohakuten poses to Tanjiro. We’ll see how Demon Slayer wraps all of this up but a four-on-one demon showdown seemed exciting enough without yet another complication. However, this does reek of standard battle shonen shenanigans where a villain suddenly reveals another transformation that represents their full power, for real this time. Zohakuten has an excellent design that also results in some of the episode’s most magnetic moments where Tanjiro races down sprawling snake-like dragons with precise aerial choreography. Tanjiro is unable to execute Hantengu’s puniest form because his stronger state has absorbed three of his clones to become his strongest state, Zohakuten. ![]() The conclusion of “Aren’t You Going to Become a Hashira?” teased a battle breakthrough for the Hashira, which makes it frustrating that “Awful Villain” is another case of two steps forward, one step back.
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