So, I did go and see the other two Demon Slayer movies at the cinema. I really enjoyed both of them, so when I realised there was a third movie coming out at the cinema, I was immediately interested in seeing this movie.

Very similar to the second movie, this one started right in the middle of the action, with Tanjiro and Nezuko pursuing a demon that seemed to have been threatening the village Tanjiro had reached in the second film. I was a bit confused about what was going on, but it was really easy to care about Tanjiro and what he was trying to do. In the second movie, I really liked seeing more of Zenitsu and his abilities, and while he didn’t really appear much in this film, I liked that the advice he gave helped Tanjiro to focus his energy, despite being wounded and fatigued.

In the previous movies, it was made very clear that Tanjiro’s main goal in joining the demon slayers is to save his sister and make Nezuko human again. For that reason, the scene where Nezuko forces Tanjiro away from protecting her to protect the villagers, is particularly heart-wrenching. After all, it’s made extremely clear that demons can’t survive in daylight, and the sun burns Nezuko’s skin even before it’s fully in the sky.

I did find the villagers weraring the masks to be extremely weird and confusing. For a bit of the film, I actually assumed the masks were their faces; which made no sense, given that every other character had ‘normal’ faces.

I liked being able to see more of the wider world of the Demon Slayers, especially when it came to seeing more of the hashira. I really liked seeing both Obanai and Sanemi (the serpent and wind hashari respectively) fighting alongside each other to rescue a human woman from a demon, as it was really good to see how their abilities worked.

I also really liked both Mitsuri and Muichiro, especially when it came to them discussing how they each came to be marked. I really enjoyed how calmly and dispassionately Muichiro discussed his marking, as opposed to how excited and over the top Mitsuri became while talking about it. I would have liked to know exactly what being marked meant, though, as the movie deliberately cuts off that explanation…so I can only assume that it’s something bad. Also, it seems that Tanjiro’s mark is permanent…while the others’ marks don’t seem to last.

On the whole, I really did enjoy this addition to the Demon Slayer franchise. I liked seeing Nezuko being able to talk, even if she is copying what others say to her and has to be taught to speak…much like a child. I’m hoping that there will be a fourth movie out in this series very soon, as I would definitely watch it!

I do think this movie doesn’t really stand on its own, so you probably have to be at least a bit familiar with the anime before watching this movie. But if you are, this is definitely worth watching!