Reviews

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 9 by Koyoharu Gotouge

aftab_khan's review against another edition

5.0

Really excited to see where this arc goes !
Loving the story so much !

wylanslcve's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

tengen may not be my favourite hashira but oh my gosh I've never wanted to be a man's fourth wife more than I do now, but I'm also a massive simp for his wives so it's a pretty big win.

honestly, this entire volume was so much fun! I know the beginning of this arc is pretty slow, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. tanjiro continues to exude non-toxic masculinity in the best possible way, he really is the best boy. and I love what they did with zenitsu in this volume - I just wish we had more moments where he overcomes his anxiety and cowardice like the ones we get here, to really make his character development more explicit and feel like actual development rather than a handful of isolated incidents. and inosuke being simultaneously the one who can best pass as a woman (he has very feminine features) but also the worst one (he can't speak in falsetto to save his life) is hilarious to me for no good reason. I want to ram his head through the wall.

the next volume is going to be an emotional rollercoaster, so I'll try my best to prepare for that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicide, Grief, and Medical trauma

galaxytesh's review

5.0

4.5/5 stars. peak incoming and i can't wait

kendra_sehl's review

fast-paced

5.0

bubblegumm2427's review

4.25

I love the rats that Tengen trained. Also, Inosuke is so pretty and he’s getting more and more thoughtful. Love uis character development. 

zara22_'s review

adventurous dark fast-paced

3.0

assassin175's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

chelsealouise07's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

the_herrand_castle's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.5

bee_94's review

adventurous tense

5.0