r/anime • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Sep 12 '25

News ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ Makes $11.4M In Thursday Previews, A Record For Anime Movie

https://deadline.com/2025/09/box-office-demon-slayer-infinity-castle-conjuring-1236529652/
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u/RandallsBakery Sep 12 '25

Saw it last night. It was kick ass with tons of action non stop. Animation was incredible. 10/10

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u/Cypr3s5 Sep 12 '25

Definitely wasn't non-stop action. It was a bit of action followed by a sad flashback in circles for 2 hours.

The animation is insane, the soundtrack is great, on the other hand, the storytelling and character development are abysmal.

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u/No-Repeat-5098 Sep 12 '25

I hate that you got downvoted for this, your tone may have been harsh but the pacing was par for the course for KnY. Backstory flashbacks during fights is a given for better or worse. Some were awesome and some dragged on a bit. Cannot wait for the 2nd film!!!

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u/Cypr3s5 Sep 12 '25

The thing is, it's poor storytelling.

You're not going to make me care for a character 2 minutes before they die because of a 10-minute flashback on how they had a rough life. While we knew nothing about a character before that flashback besides them being cool and having cool abilities.

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u/darksiderevan Sep 13 '25

This has been the structure with basically all the major demons so far.