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adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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:
Yes
the reason why it took me so long to get through this is because 1) uni was being an absolute pain and 2) this emotionally wrecked me so terribly that I needed to take a break for a while.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
This is crazy.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Death of parent
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Grief, Murder
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse
➸ Trigger warnings for physical child abuse, blood and gore depiction including eye trauma and the depiction of dead bodies, body horror, grief depiction, major character death (on-page), death of a boyfriend from illness recounted, death of a brother, murder of a pregnant wife recounted, murder, sword violence, building collapse, and animal death (crow).
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
brutal, blood-soaked, emotional, and heartfelt, vol. 21 of kimetsu no yaiba has both non-stop action and heartwrenching moments, rending both the plot and characters important in equal measures. if there's any volume of the series that deserves 5 stars, this one's as good as any.
there's crucial plot development here w/ muzan's calamitous and grisly revival, the end of the infinity fortress setting, [redacted]'s horrible injury, and a very important backstory. and while the gore, mass deaths, and sacrifices are taken to another level, none of it feels gratuitous as it stays true to the brutal reality thats been set up the whole series.
the highlight for me, however, is the characters and their relationship w/ one another esp in regards to the running theme of family - so very poignant and stirring they can be (my tears are def proof of that). the brotherly relationships of both muichiro and genya after their respective [redacted], nezuko's awakening are great examples, but yoriichi and his devastating backstory are what truly elevate vol. 21 to 5 stars; he's def one of the most memorable, tragic, and endearing characters ive ever read.
sh!t's gonna go even more haywire from here on out, and i cant believe there's only 2 volumes left goddamn.
there's crucial plot development here w/ muzan's calamitous and grisly revival, the end of the infinity fortress setting, [redacted]'s horrible injury, and a very important backstory. and while the gore, mass deaths, and sacrifices are taken to another level, none of it feels gratuitous as it stays true to the brutal reality thats been set up the whole series.
the highlight for me, however, is the characters and their relationship w/ one another esp in regards to the running theme of family - so very poignant and stirring they can be (my tears are def proof of that). the brotherly relationships of both muichiro and genya after their respective [redacted], nezuko's awakening are great examples, but yoriichi and his devastating backstory are what truly elevate vol. 21 to 5 stars; he's def one of the most memorable, tragic, and endearing characters ive ever read.
sh!t's gonna go even more haywire from here on out, and i cant believe there's only 2 volumes left goddamn.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, Murder
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Pregnancy