Anime fried Chicken back once again with another Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba chapter review.
I hope you all had a great week and ready to dive into some manga greatness. This week's
chapter answers questions we have been asking for a while about the Breath of the Sun user
from times way back, and also has loads of juicy exposition. If you like my chapter reviews
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Heres’ how we’re going to roll:
One, What the heck happened in chapter 173, a recp.
Two, Plot and Story discussion for this week's chapter
Three, Art Highlights Four, Predictions for next week's chapter.
On to the RECAP.
Last week’s chapter was absolute carnage. It was practically all battle pages from the
first panel to the last. Kokushibo was styling on these kids showing just how proficient
he is with the sword, total concentration and techniques. May I add going up to form
SIXTEEN, SIXTEEN!
Himejima the stone pillar awakened his eyes, yes he’s still blind, but he was able to
reach supreme territory, the see through world, able to read his opponents intentions and
movements like a book. It’s the Kimetsu no yaiba version of the base Sharingan.
Sanemi the wind pillar presses on with attacks, and Himejima manages to land a devastating
blow, taking out kokushibos entire shoulder. Tokitou the Mist pillar is able to get in
close and pin Kokushibo in place with a strike piercing Kokushibos abdomen, he is Locked
in place.
Genya uses his kirby like power to consume demon parts, attain a power boost, manifested
in the form of an upgraded gun. The gun having similar markings to Kokushibo’s appearance,
so we’re sure it’s going to pack a punch. He takes aim and shoots.
Was it effective, let’s see how it plays out in Chapter 174
STORY AND PLOT
Starting us off in chapter 174, Genya’s bullets are deflected as they make contact
with kokushibo’s blade, HOWEVER, they seem to swerve in the air and as if they were magnetised
to Kokushibo’s body, they find their mark and sink into the upper demon moon one’s
arm. Maybe as they’re formed from Kokushibo’s cells, they’re drawn to return to their
origin.
And then the next panel blew me away, really didn’t expect this but I have a few theories.
An entire tree sprouts growing throughout Kokushibo’s body. He is ROOTED (ha) in place,
and cannot move an inch. NOW this could be Genya’s Demon Art, although he didn’t
call out the Demon Art name like most demons do. It’s kinda apt for his character as
it was printed in a data book that Genya’s hobby is Japanese horticulture, snipping Bonsai
Trees.
I’m wondering if this could be a wisteria tree and may be aiding in the paralysing effect
on Kokushibo?
Or maybe it’s just this happening…
It also looks like a branch is growing through Tokitou’s back, but the author didn’t
draw much attention to it, so maybe its not the case.
Moving swiftly on, next we have Sanemi and Himejima moving in for the kill, with Kokushibo
only now realising that the tide of battle has turned and he is mortal / immortal? Danger.
And with this new found fear, time flashes back to the last time he had felt this sensation
of dread and imminent death.
We find Kokushibo face to face with the Breath of the Sun user from the Sengoku era, Yoriichi
Tsugikuni. The Demon Slayer strong enough to almost kill Muzan. Also confirmed to be
Kokushibo’s, Previously Michikatsu Tugikuni’s, little brother.
With great sadness Yoriichi swallows that he must cut down Kokushibo, and does so with
lightning speed, almost taking off Kokushibo’s head. As the 80 year old demon slayer turns
for his next attack, his limit is reach and his life expires, and he dies on his feet.
Ironic, that Kokushibo became a demon to transcend humanity, yet he was manhandled by his brother,
a human, and even now his life may end at the hand of one of his descendents. Kokushibo
struggling against the natural order of the world and seemingly, losing.
Art Highlights
For this week's Art Highlights
There are two panels for me in particular. First up would be the tree sprouting image,
loads of great detail in there. And the next would be this panel with Yoriichi being such
an imposing badass and dwarfing Kokushibos presence. There isn’t anything astonishing
about the drawing technique for this panel, I just really like the framing, with swirling
effect drawing all attention to The breath of the sun user, and shining a light on his
stature through clever use of perspective. He just looks like he is about to dominate
the fight that's about to ensue, which is exactly what happens in the leading panels.
Predictions
This is a tough one to call. A flashback chapter is usually pretty clear cut that someone is
about to die. We know Tokitou is on death's door with the sheer amount of blood loss through
the last couple of chapters. Surely there's no way he can be saved. I would like to see
Himejima get taken out, as it would reinforce just how strong Kokushibo is and the necessity
for casualties just to take him down. And I mean, the pillar of stone does have the
mark, and is over the age of 25 so it’s inevitable, right?
Another prediction I would like to see come to light, would be Tanjiro ignoring the orders
from the ubuyashiki kid, and instead of going straight to Muzan, diverting and finishing
off Upper Demon Moon 1 Kokushibo. Now hear me out, considering how it looks to be that
Tanjiro’s ancestor Sumiyoshi, was taught or tied into Yoiirichi the SunBro, it would
be fitting for Tanjiro to close the story, as the techniques were
passed down to him through time.
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