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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 12 by Koyoharu Gotouge

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mibanez9413's review against another edition

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challenging funny informative inspiring fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

itslorei's review

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4.0

4 stars

xaracelli's review

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5.0

Tanjiro going to the swordsman village ahhhh it has my heart <3 also this manga had the cutest stills ever
ALSO HELLOOOOO GENYAAAAA

Words cannot express how happy I am to finally read this volume! I've been waiting for two months now, but it was worth it!

Following the trend of "Hashira was really one-dimensional when introduced but is interesting now," Kanroji is fucking adorable and I love her! I know it's easy to get on her case because she's a woman and only joined the Demon Slayers Corps to find a strong husband, but I really enjoy her bright and bubbly personality. Also, it's very obvious that she takes her job seriously (she's a Hashira, after all) and she has gained wisdom from her work, so she isn't some flighty, immature young woman looking to get hitched.

On the other hand, I'm conflicted about how I feel about Tokito. I get the feeling his backstory will flesh him out, but as it stands I don't like him that much. I did like his talk with Tanjiro before the demon attacked because it was the rare moment when he wasn't being an asshole, but he's definitely my least favorite Hashira so far.

Speaking of conversations, I fucking LOVE how Tanjiro is completely unfazed by Genya's hatred towards him. Also, it took Genya LITERALLY KICKING HIM OUT to get Tanjiro to leave him alone. Tanjiro is such a great person, but boy is he dense. Finally, Inosuke's reaction to Tanjiro regaining consciousness was HILARIOUS. He is a fucking wackjob but I love him anyway,

That's all I've got for now. Moving on to volume 13!

leafblade's review against another edition

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3.0

Che medio que me tiene podrida este formato de monster of the week

dembury's review

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5.0

A really strong volume all around! It felt a teeny bit sporadic, but each different aspect and plot point ended up being very interesting and tying together well. This was a nice change of pace after the chaos of the last couple volumes, too. It's also enjoyable getting more expansion of the world of the Demon Slayer Corps and getting to see the inner working of the sword smith village -I feel like their role is important, and having Tanjiro be here as he finishes up healing was a great writing move.
Finally, I badly want Nezuko and Kanroji to get more time together because they are absolutely adorable. :3 This volume is also getting extra points from me due to the Inosuke on the ceiling gag, which had me CACKLING.