Thread 282964186

What makes Tanjiro the best modern anime protagonist?

he's a good person

>shounentrash
>best
LOL no.

>>282964342
not everyone watches moeshit and yuritrash garbage, retard. grow up already, and even old people likes kny

post the deku luffy screencap

>>282964375
The old people just like the mild seizures and epilepsy they get from the flashing colors and lights. I guess the kids and retards like it too. Its like an opiate.

>>282964547
it's a show that anyone can enjoy, except pseudo-elitists like you

>>282964186 (OP)
Unlike most protagonists, he mourns his opponents AFTER he kills them.
Sure he feels bad for them, but their head is rolling in the gutter first.

>>282964186 (OP)
That's Kaiji actually.
Wait
Is Kaiji modern, or something earlier? Wasn't it 2011?
Yeah it's Kaiji.

>>282964692
he isn't a modern protagonist

>>282964186 (OP)
Shonen protagonist? Yeah.
ALL modern anime? Hell no.

>>282964186 (OP)
This guy is basically modern age Kenshiro.
He is a good guy and very compassionate,but is never castrated by the story by showing him pulling the bullshits deku has pulled or getting completely demolished like Denji in part 2 or Eren from chapter 121 onward.
His kindness is not baseless either, since his background gaves a huge justification for why he act in some ways (being the mature brother among a huge family of kids, and the sole one bringing any money since the mother and the older sister has to work for said kids while their father died flew years before) and the wjole thing being kickstarted by him refusing to let got the only family he has left makes his kindness hearned and very realistic.
And still he gets crazy moment, he is allowed to get angry and sometimes pull crazy hardcore stuff instead of preaching moralfagness at each corner, like when he broke Genya ‘s arm when he was being a jackass and later headbutted his brother Sanemi despite him being stronger and superior to him, or stopped Uzui, or killed Hantengu and Gyutarou.

The best part is also how, in the end, he is not even the chosen one. He is not the secret descendants of a god nor the strongest good guy in the story , actually by the end he is still weaker than Sanemi and Himejima, let alone never reaching the height of Yoriichi… and even then him not being the descendant of yoriichi is also a plot point that ties to the themes of the story and makes him part of the huge cast and not the single important member of it.

To summarize a little, is not that he is a super new kind of protagonist.
He is actually quite an old one, but in a current time where too many authors try to hard with being subversive and than failing spectacularly, to the point this old kind of protagonist has returned as a novelty.
And the flew little subversions Goutoge pulled gave enough of a fresh air to elevate him.

>>282964186 (OP)
chad

>>282964186 (OP)
The mid off.
Denji clears this stale bread protagonist.

>>282965607
denji is an edgy ass gooner. tanjiro is like a saint in front of him

>>282964186 (OP)
No real competition.

>>282964186 (OP)
He would have been based if he never let the blonde bitch fuck his sister and kept her himself.

>>282966149
this didn't happen. explain

>>282964186 (OP)
He immediately hits the homerun in terms of relatability. out of ''proactvity / relatability / capability'' he hits most of these things early on, but without making him match the strengths and experience of the pillars right away.

His empathy for his sister makes things difficult for them initially, which can be seen as a kind of restriction or limitation, as the pillars dont trust a demon to retain their humanity.
This creates conflicts of interests, ect.

>>282965144
tanjiro is far better than kenshiro

>>282967046
truth

>>282964674
Kinda funny how by introducing just one single trait like that, makes him feel more fresh than contemporary protagonists.

MIZU NO KOKYUU, SHICHI NO KATA
SHIZUKU HAMONZUKI!
IKEEEEEEEEEE

KnY fans are unbelievably shallow. Are they mostly kids? Shinobu is much deeper than Tanjiro on a thematic and symbolic level, to the point that it’s OBVIOUS to me that she was the original main character before the Shounen Jump editors hacked KnY down to the current grade of shounen slop for retards. But it lies STRAIGHT over the heads of fans.

>>282965802
Better person / better protagonist
>>282965607
Part 1 Denji? Sure
Part 2 Denji? Ehhhhhhhhhhh

>>282964186 (OP)
He feels more than a millimeter deep emotionally. For example in Mugen Train after Rengoku gets killed his ranting at Akaza is something you don't expect him to do when he's normally a stoic big brother. But his frustration feels so understandable and relatable that it works. Same thing when he finally has an emotional crack after final selection when he's kept it together going all the way back to the murder of this family. Most mangaka don't have enough emotional sense to create moments like that.

That's why Demon Slayer has that golden age Pixar sense of being a tier better than pure commercial pandering shonenshit the way like Ratatouille or The Incredibles is just better than Illumination.

>>282964186 (OP)
>best modern shonenshit protagonist

He's decent for a genre for retarded children.

>>282970330
>posts character from a game for retarded children

>>282970330
seethe more yuritrash and moeshit enjoyer

his 12 year old fans who cant write or read thinking he is.

>>282964186 (OP)
the competition is REALLY weak

>>282964186 (OP)
He's so much better than Dequeer and Blackedsta. Plus he's handsome :3

>>282964186 (OP)
>family oriented
>responsible
>good friend
>has emotions but is not a pushover
>may feel sad for his enemies but still kills them anyway

>>282965144
I feel like Tanjiro is more like Seiya than Kenshiro.

>>282964186 (OP)
Do people like his design? I've never watched his series but I don't really care for it.

>>282964186 (OP)
He appeals to women

>>282970731
seethe more, midrenfag

>>282964186 (OP)
yes

>>282964186 (OP)
Deku is everything Tanjiro is but simply more realistic and better written.

Fun fact. Douma is the genderbent combination of all three Kocho sisters. His eyes are actually the colors of the Kocho’s butterfly hairpins, the butterfly representing the soul in Japanese mythology. He has Kanae’s outer personality (airheaded, positive, kind), Shinobu’s veiled and vicious mind, and Kanao’s emotionless heart. His design is after a ladybug, which in folklore is called a heavenly insect, and special ladybugs with 7 spots is said to carry the 7 Sorrows of Buddhism on behalf of other people in order to guide them to happiness. The Song of the Ladybug is about 7 siblings who lose their parents. There are 7 butterfly siblings in total in KnY (Kochos + Aoi and the three other kids). Now count the number of splotches on Douma’s head and shoulders. The three Kochos represent the three overall sections of the 7 Sorrows: the anguish of seeking a goal (Shinobu), the anguish of maintaining what has been won (Kanae) and the anguish of the fear of losing what was won (Kanao). Douma and the Kochos is a deep figurative story of the Kocho sisters dealing with EACH OTHER’s issues.

It goes even deeper than that too but just know that Douma as a character is really the male version of the three sisters.

>>282964186 (OP)
He has no personality beyond being nice, no interesting backstory, no compelling motivations beyond the generic save my sister plotline done a million times before. Much like his series, he's a boring fuck created by a woman who played it safe and was fixated on creating characters you like first before actually writing characters in fear of offending their underage audience (understandably so). His morals are never questioned, and he is never challenged. Even similar character archetypes like Tanjiro had their belief set tested all the time, like Allen Walker and Iruma.

A good character is one whose morality is defined by both his moral principles and willingness to break them. A moralfag can be good if done right, like in Rurouni Kenshin and Trigun, or in the case of Western animation, Mark Grayson from Invincible. Kenshin, Vasy and Mark are all good examples of moralfags done right because they're not comfort characters like Tanjiro is, they're meant to make you feel uncomfortable because they're tragic idealists inhabited in a world that doesn't care about their feelings. Kenshin, Vash and Mark are good characters because they're written in a personal truth and hold onto what they believe in despite the fact they can't ever hope to attain them and thus are forced to break their own codes of morals an in order to attain them and they have to pay the price for their convictions. Tanjiro has nothing to pay, because works within his favor. He's no better than Naruto, Luffy or Deku who gets have their cakes and eat them too.
>>282964674
He gets no brownie points for killing demons. If he actually killed another human, I might turn an eye but as it stands all of his adversaries are demons.

>>282964674
... unless they are humans

>>282964225
My theater lost it when he yelled at Akaza who didn't know he was behind him. He also reminded Akaza of who would have been his father in law, who rescued him from the streets.

>>282976238
It's weird that every anime only reacts to that scene the same way. In the manga I was 100% certain that the reason Tanjiro called out was because he's in the selfless state and it's something beyond common sense. I don't remember people thinking it was slapstick comedy during the serialization. It was a little humorous because Giyuu reacted like a normal person and called him an idiot, but it was ultimately because Tanjiro was doing something beyond normal fighting.

Something about the anime primes 99% of people seeing it for the first time to take that as a full blown vaudeville punchline. Probably the same reason every anime only was sure that Muzan blew up the Ubayashikis even though it's nonsensical and the music during the slomo sequence was obviously heroic

>>282976814
People like idiot heroes as long as they don't embarrass but impress and still win, that's basically Goku's entire schtick.

>>282975702
Man drove to madness and submission by an evil demon promising him to see his dead family again =/= bulling asshole that like to molest other kids because he is an asshole.
Tanjiro would’ve headbutted bakugo or broke his arm if he even dared to pull something similar under his watch, just like he did to both Genya and Sanemi

>>282975702
That's not the same at all

>>282970933
>I feel like Tanjiro is more like Seiya than Kenshiro.
no

>>282964186 (OP)
literally who?

>>282978510
Why not? Seiya and Tanjiro both look more vulnerable than chad Kenshiro, who was inspired by a chad era Mel Gibson movie. And both Seiya and Tanjiro are underdogs often in their own series.

>>282975102
What a bastard. Burn in hell forever.

>>282964186 (OP)
He's not an edgelord, not a fujobait (100% straight) kind and not a complete idiot.

>>282976814
……it’s because it’s Shounen Jump slop and the main character can’t fight unfair. A sneak attack is only possible if the audience knows full well that it won’t land. KnY is only unusual in that it tries to make this basic Shounen moral rule into a character trait we’re supposed to be enthralled by…and it WORKS because third-worlders are THAT easy to manipulate.

Like could you IMAGINE Ichigo, or Luffy, or Goku for example setting up a sneak attack? The very idea would be gross to them. But it’s worthy of comment ONLY with Tanjiro because KnY manipulates retards into thinking this is some kind of noteworthy character trait, like, just fuck off.

>>282979070
The reason it works is because Tanjiro wakes him up about the reason he's misguided. Akaza tried to abandon his past when it's the better part of him. His waifu even came back to his rescue.

>>282964186 (OP)
He's like Superman minus the man of steel. He's kind and inspires others to be better

>>282964186 (OP)
His series ended, and he won in his manga so hard his descendants and reincarnations keep winning.

>>282978212
>>282978224
so a random 14 year old bully is way more evil than a guy that stabbed and wanted to kill a kid, by your logic

>>282964186 (OP)
He helped to re-open the power of love within him.

>>282979271
That was the least interesting part to me. Just a boring emotional beat for a dead girlfriend who was, in fact, still dead.

THIS was the interesting panel. Muzan visually representing his link to Akaza and also the level of force he was putting into the link via the popping veins in his arm. A frantic last-ditch exertion of effort to cut through Akaza’s mental turmoil and SAVE HIS MAN. He didn’t shout or order, he appealed to Akaza’s core motivation and boosted his morale to keep living (he actually says "are you finished? No, right?". But this of course FLIES straight over the heads of most because it has to be shounen slop with a giant flashback about he luvs his dead girlfriend, and not his 150 years of battles against the strongest warriors, his clashes with Koku, his clash with Rengoku, his many obstacles he overcame to reach the top, doesn’t think about the things he still has to do, and so on. NONE of it matters, the last 150 years didn’t exist, just his dead girlfriend from a different life.

>>282964186 (OP)
He kind of just wins by default since the other options are either a cuck (Deku) or a nothing character (Yuji).

>>282979477
So you hate waffles?

>>282979477
Yes. Kids can be cruel assholes and screaming to another kid that he must die just because he is weak and powerless is evil.
The guy mindraped by the evil demon at least is completely broken both in his mind and spirit, while bakugo was a complete shit head for most of his life without a single reason to be so beside his shitty ego.
Tangerine would’ve kicked his butt in submission unlike decuck

>>282980434
well anyway, the point of that picture is to show that both tanjiro and deku are selfless and act pretty much the same in that regard. they say the same thing in the last sentence
>Tangerine would’ve kicked his butt in submission unlike decuck
Nope because in that story he wouldnt be as powerful as Bakugo. If he tried he would have gotten clapped. Assuming he was born quirkless too

>>282964186 (OP)
When he damn near killed Giyu with an axe, gave Inosuke a concussion, broke Genya's arm and looked at Zenitsu like this, I knew he was a winner.

>>282980545
Tanjiro practically has a quirk in universe, he would have one in MHA too and give Bakugo the Genya treatment.

I heard a writer at a talk who once said that audiences don't actually like flawed characters. What they like is characters trying to improve themselves. Tanjiro's got that in spades.

>>282980590
He was trying to scare off Giyu, even the concept of killing someone who’s not a demon (fundamentally evil) is alien to him and even doing just that much is, to him, an act of extreme violence born out of desperation to save Nezuko. His clashes with Inosuke, besides being ludicrously impossible for him to win, was strictly in the realm of non-lethality, and clearly did not intent and lasting harm to Genya (although the narrative often likes to cheat with him because of his ability) and comedic comments with Zenitsu aren’t even worth discussing.

He’s shounen 101 shounen MC slop characterization. Just more on the classic side and no fake edginess.

>>282980764
That writer is correct.

>>282980842
That last sentence is exactly why I like him

>>282964186 (OP)
He's not a push over.

ZENITSU STOP MOPING AND FUCK MY SISTER ALREADY

>>282980545
Absolutely not. Tanjiro woudn't be friends with Bakugo and act like his doormat.

>>282979477
I didn't say that

>>282981775
Tanjiro doesn't have much left to live and he has to make sure his sister is taken care off. Also he needs to focus on Kanao and make babies

>>282975556
I get your point but why are idealists who are forced to compromise on/abandon their ideals considered the gold standard of that character archetype? It's a sentiment I've seen rolled around in this website and others that seems overly cynical and reactionary to the types that, as you say, aren't challenged. And to that end, it seems oddly specific since the villains ultimately don't get challenged on their beliefs either. They just die, or get defeated, but they don't have a character present a legitimate challenge

>>282978714
seiya looks like a femboy.

>>282979477
The devil you know. It's the exact same stuff as the phenomenon people here experience when people on other sites don't like endeavor for going nuts and being a shit dad and poor husband. But of course 4chan doesn't ever hate characters who did shitty things more than a villain, so it's a them problem

>>282964186 (OP)
He's not a good protagonist. He's a perfect Mary Sue. Tanjiro just experiences some trauma but he immediately defaults to perfect kindness and compassion but not wrestling with his trauma. He's just sweet by default and I think he even got the nickname "Mommy" in the Corps. That's what makes him boring. He has no arc.

Real human beings aren't saints and trauma produces flaws. Characters are compelling when they struggle against those flaws. Tanjiro doesn't struggle, he's just a cinnamon roll too pure for this world. That's what makes him boring unlike Ed Elric who loses his mom, gets his brother mutilated but he's still compassionate. He's also arrogant, impatient, and haunted by guilt. Calling it “edgy” tells me exactly where you’re coming from. This strawman that all of Tanjiro’s fans pull whenever his perfect character is questioned. He's the same age as every other battle shounen protag, and he has a similar tragic backstory to many of them (Ed especially) yet he's somehow a perfect mini adult relied on by actual adults in his life, and much more mature than other shounen protags. But he's totally not a Mary Sue. All the others are just immature brats, I guess. God forbid a kid should act like a kid, or a flesh and blood person with insecurities and flaws. Grave of the Fireflies? Garbage movie for spoiled manchildren.

>>282980545
> Nope because in that story he wouldnt be as powerful as Bakugo

He wasn’t as powerful as Sanemi neither…actually even peak Tangerine is still not Sanemi level!

And yet, when he would’ve jobbed to Lower moon 5, he still headbutted sanemi and insulted him in front of the other pillars.

Even quirkless, the guy would’ve stood against Bakugo and attempted to kick his butt in submission

>>282964186 (OP)
the competition

>>282964186 (OP)
>What makes Tanjiro the best modern anime protagonist
he cries a lot like a beta and thats relatable

>handsome
>ripped
>high emotional intelligence
>talented
>extroverted
>befriends everyone
>gets the girl without even trying
Its because its not a self insert otaku loser but rather a female fantasy which is based, both male and female characters should appeal to their respective opposite sex, ugly/disabled people deserve no representation in fantasy fiction unless they are the bad guy

>>282975702
With the way hell works in the demon slayer canon, thats actually a very appropriate thought
>>282979477
How would you feel if you hadn't eaten breakfast this morning?

>>282983117
I strongly believe that Shinobu was supposed to be the main character of the original KnY concept before the Shounen Jump editors got involved. Why? Because she actually has character depth and compelling development arc to follow that based in Buddhist principals and folklore. Tanjiro seems like an extremely basic-bitch shounen protag who doesn’t even have the flare of fake edginess of other shallow protagonists. If the manga had even the slightest interest in testing such an archetype, even just a LITTLE bit of deconstruction, there could at least be some narrative value in him — but it refuses to give us even THAT much. “Look guys best boy tangerine is such a cutey he’d never do anything bad….!!!!” Fuck off, boring and who cares. Maybe the Shounen Jump editors are right and they need appeal to women and little kids but I don’t have to like it.

>>282982229
Idealists who are tested, broken, or forced to bend are generally considered better characters not cause it’s cool to watch someone lose their values, but because that process creates tension between belief and reality.

If a character believes in peace, and is forced to kill that's drama.
If a character believes in justice, and watches injustice prevail that's complexity.
If a character holds onto ideals in a world that punishes them for it and either bends or breaks we watch something human happen.

An untested idealist is boring. A tested one is more interesting cause they become a mirror. What would (You) do if your belief cost you everything?

Kenshin is a good character cause he wants to never kill again but he keeps being thrown into situations where his ideals are a liability and he has to ask, "can I protect people without violating what I believe?" Vash is also good cause he vows to never kill anyone but he ends up being the cause of suffering because of his pacifism. Mark from Invincible is raised as a hero but learns the world is a lie. He still chooses his ideals but pays a brutal price.
>And to that end, it seems oddly specific since the villains ultimately don't get challenged on their beliefs either.
Cause villains exist to challenge the protag's worldview, not necessarily to have their own challenged. When written well, villains force the hero into a moral corner. Even if they're not redeemed, they still serve a narrative function beyond boss fight.

Zuko from Avatar starts as a villain, and was challenged. But he's the exception that proves the rule. In KnY, the demons mostly get a postmortem sob story, cry a bit, and evaporate. Their backstory literally doesn't matter and that's something only the audience witnesses, not the good guys. It has no effect on the plot. I don't even know why the author adds them anyway.

>>282964186 (OP)
that's not Tokio Kurohara

>>282967046
Disagree, Ken is a very battle worn character and his journey, although not marred by challenges in the same way as modern shounen where they're always the underdog, is very well-done up until what's essentially the true ending Vs. Raoh, who himself is one of WSJ's best villains. The only main flaw I feel is that there's not much focus on what he does in downtime, but for his kind of manga that isn't really necessary.
Tanjiro aping the justicefag + sadness over what was or what could've been is a plus that makes him more interesting than a swathe of modern protagonists though. I always have problems believing the Deku-tier "the villain needs to be saved too!"
When Goku does it at least (in most cases), it's because Toriyama wrote him as selfish by nature, instead of some nonsense "i'd be just as bad as him" kind of deal.
I think what's coolest is that Kenshiro's grief over the wasteful bloodshed of the wasteland actually made it so his character built up to realizing the ultimate technique and powerup in the end. Shame the new anime will be dogshit so it won't look as cool as it could.

>>282964186 (OP)
Yuji is cooler.

>>282987094
Yuji may as well not exist.

>>282987094
i read all of jjk and can't remember a single interesting/intriguing scene where yuji did something he intended to do. nigga just b punching and then sidelined for a sequel where he's dead.

>>282964186 (OP)
He tells demons to go to hell

>>282975702
You know, what surprises me is that Deku never really seemed to 'flex' his powers or got even with Bakugo. You'd think there'd be a lot of resentment there; In a Korean series I fully expect him to start slapping the other dude around with his now-superior abilities.

>>282964186 (OP)
he's actually very nice and doesnt feel forced

>>282988013
Deku is like a battered housewife
I'm under the impression the author got bullied by someone like Bakugo but the author internalized it and heroworshipped him

>>282985177
Extremely well put. I don't hate Tanjiro, but I don't like how people peddle this idea he's an extremely well written character when he's just serviceable.

OR....how about...

That he is the easiest for the most audience to have a parasocial relationship with, because he could do no wrong.

They have no clue how to acknowledge that we may analyze them to some degree but at the end of the day, they are fictional characters that we are supposed to watch and derive entertainment from and not some life-changing experience that transcends into reality that the characters are supposed to be a vehicle for, contrary to the beliefs they vehemently fight for.

>>282988013
He didn't have to dunk on Bakugo, in my opinion. He just needed to stop worshipping him. But I guess Horikoshi thinks it's the ulitmate show of brotherhood or something.

>>282987690
Is demon hunting/healing the biggest genre right now?

Tanjiro would be insufferable if I was a demon. It’d be like, I’m just here living my life, not a big eater, taking care not to cause trouble, just trying to be safe and improve my situation, etc. Then some Corps brat pulls up on me. I sigh internally and think to myself “please not this shit again”. I try to be non-threatening and attempt to engage him in a discussion to see if we can work out a compromise, avoid a fight so we can both move on with our lives for another night— “I WON’T ORIIIIIIVE YOUUUUU!!!!!! :( :( :( :(“

>>282980842
>He was trying to scare off Giyu
he literally threw the axe while giyu was distracted, he 100% intended for it to land

i like gon as an mc much more

>>282988554
>I don't like how people peddle this idea he's an extremely well written character
Because he is

>>282984480
>I strongly believe that Shinobu was supposed to be the main character of the original KnY concept
Actually, it was snake boy

>>282989625
>i like gon as an mc much more
He is an incomplete character

>>282989358
Hantengu pls

>>282964186 (OP)
There are a lot of good reasons story and character wise but I think the most important one is that he isn't cringe. Think about this from the perspective of someone who doesn't watch anime, you show them Tanjiro and they don't think it's more weird japanese shit, they are like "oh I see ok"

>>282990439
No, he's not.

>>282991283
>No, he's not.
You will get it after your 30s

>>282964186 (OP)
he WAS interesting but the swordsmith village arc turned up his niceness to 11 and it was annoying as fuck to watch

>>282988013
he does, though. they literally had a fight using their quirks

>>282964186 (OP)
Dunno he's a whipped pussy like Deku, actually the same character. Naruto and Luffy are just legit stupid low iq characters with no depths but this is just a crying pussy

>>282991799
>>282964186 (OP)
Also they're completely shallow and boring, as in you know exactly whay they're gonna say in every scene, every freaking time, it's either crying, mumbling something about protecting their friends, justice, or their sister or whatever, it's never something you don't expect. It's a one off piece of cardboard. crazy how people can watch this stuff. I mean look at this fucking pussy ass face >>282964186 (OP)

>>282987094
Yujiro is literally a non character, i actually don't remember a single thing about him lol. Glad I dropped this show early. The chainsaw man (forgot his name) is a worthless dumbass, like legit brain-damaged fictional character that could never exist in the (real) world of his own manga.

siscons make the best mcs

>>282991726
And Bakugo made him his bitch.

>>282990439
Well, people keep insisting it, but on average most of they're answers boil down to him just being kind or not as annoying as some protagonists. It makes him okay, but not anything special.

>>282993228
deku was keeping pretty even with him at literally 8% of his power and was kind of overpowering him until the very end. you act like it was a 5 second bout where bakugo mogged him then ran off to fuck uraraka

>>282993243
*their

>>282993307
But he still lost and kept kissing Bakugo ass afterwards. The major chance Deku had to humble him, and he blew it. That's why I hold it against him.

>>282993333
they still aired out their biggest problems in that fight and it's where the whole reconciliation stuff started. there was resentment on both sides, it got somewhat cleared up, and continues to improve over the course of the manga. if you want just a straight up revenge story where deku ends up putting him in the hospital and ntring him then like you said, you can go read a garbage manhwa instead

>>282993307
I mean I fully expected Deku to beat him to a pulp, and then the two to have a new mutual respect for each other. You know, a kind of "Okay, now we've established you're my bitch, we can finally have good, plain talk" thing.
I did not expect Deku to fumble the ball.

Akaza was defeated by a tree.

>>282964186 (OP)
Tanjiro

>>282993398
I'm not the guy who made that post, I just wanted Deku to more consistently stand up to Bakugo and realize he's not shit. We just got more of Deku worshipping him until Bakugo just threw in the towel because he felt bored of humiliating him.

>>282964186 (OP)
Because he's a classic hero. He was put in a shitty situation that he didn't ask for, and he's presented as a symbol of moral idealism, compassion, and loyalty, but even so, he doesn't try to justify bad actions or malevolent characters (like Deku, for example). All of that, added to the fact that he's quite competent but still not disgustingly OP within his universe, makes him someone the public can root for. Tanjiro is an excellent protagonist for those who are just starting to watch anime, or a breath of fresh air for those who have been watching anime for a long time and are bored of the typical “subversions”, who have become the norm rather than the exception.

In fact, considering how well classic Superman did overall, indicates that modern audiences are tired of subversion pf "le evil Superman" in general and want something more "classic" and "genuine". Demon Slayer is unironically doing so well because it came out in the perfect time.

Is demon slayer actually good or is it just hoodweebs, wiggers and jeets hyping it up? I watched season 1 years ago and thought the fights were cool, the premise was simple enough and it wasn't really bad or anything but I stopped watching after that. Is it anything more than some retarded normalfag show? "on God bro that shit was fire as fuck, gonna keep it 100 with you but tanjiro's THE GOAT, Absolute CINEMA".

>>282994221
it's flashy colors aura watch and forget on netflix while yelling yooooo, No staying power or cultural relevence since it's basically naruto or any other shonen

>>282994221
No it's bottom of the barrel anime produced for low IQ retards that need to get their dopamine receptors fried from the light show battles.

>>282994221
Very high quality entry anime. I recommend it if you haven't seen more than 10 animes in your life. You won't enjoy it as much if you have.

>>282994236
>No staying power or cultural relevence
it outsold the entire american comics industry on its own
it's the biggest box office for a foreign movie in the states
i had two middle-aged japanese teachers who would wear kimetsu merch to class
you are seriously coping

>>282994292
It's crazy how everyone in my work is talking about it.

>>282994236
>>282994257
>>282994267
I think I'm around 400 shows watched on my excel sheet I haven't updated on 2 years. The shonen I've enjoyed the most so in years has been kagurabachi (almost entirely for the panel art) and kinda Tougen Anki (not for the plot lol).

>>282994314
Considering you watched consumed that much anime I highly doubt you will like KnY beyond just ufotable going all out to animate some of the fight scenes.

>>282994314
>The shonen I've enjoyed the most so in years has been kagurabachi
Then you will probably like it. KnY is like the IQ curve meme, it's mostly enjoyed by total newbies or seasoned anime watchers.

>>282994292
Low iq flip flop wearing argument.
Sale don't mean anything when it won't be remembered or referenced by anyone in 10 years. JoJo will still be referenced in 40 years along other good, cultural icons while Demon Hunter (or whatever its called) will be remembered for....yeah lol.

>>282994314
This is a shill thread, don't listen to the retards here. It's genuine slop for people who have watched less than 50 anime.

>>282994355
It will absolutely be more remembered than Chainsaw man, MHA or JJK. Specially considering the manga ended a while ago and the movie still broke records after records and revolutionized the anime movie industry.

>>282994374
>>282994236
>>282994257
>>282994267
Are we still pushing this idea that KnY is only enjoyed by normalfags and otaku hate it?

>>282994407
How is it wrong? I know 0 genuine otaku who like Demon Slayer. It's 99% normalfags or children/teens with maybe .1% of that being some otaku. This applies to most shonenslop.

>>282994407
I've seen over 200 series easily and I liked it a lot, it's not like in my top 10 favorite of all times but I can completely understand why it's so popular.

>>282994457
>200
You shouldn't even be posting on /a/ with that little desu.

>>282994311
my sisters are preppy as shit and they think anime is for weirdos and even they went to see the movie
my mom picked it up the other day along with komi-san and the ranma 1/2 remake my mom is a huge nerd wth
>>282994355
please learn proper english before calling anybody else low iq

>>282994486
I've probably been lurking here longer than you.

>>282994097
>who have become the norm rather than the exception.
I kinda have my contentions with this notion. Because, A.), It's not like there wasn't also a plethora of mainstream characters that weren't typical role models and B), I think the amount of protagonists trying to be "subversive" hasn't risen all that much either. If you go back ten years, the good hearted MCs that have a clean record were still in style.

>>282994506
If you have been lurking here before election tourists and you're still at 200 anime than you really need to stop wasting time on /a/ and watch more anime.

>>282994520
i've been watching anime since 1994-ish and i don't think i've watched over 200 lol

>>282994529
How? I know genuine zoomers with double that at this point???

>>282994520
I wish I could watch more anime like I used to. Now a days every show looks the same and I barely give anything a chance anymore since I have little time for myself because of work.

>>282994520
200 anime is a lot of anime to most people, what I see most /a/nons consider to be otaku is absurd, most nips don't even watch as much anime as what's expected here.

>>282994603
Honestly sounds like you aren't interested in the medium anymore.
>>282994628
Expecting the bare minimum of 400-500 anime watched before posting here isn't much. If you started watching anime ins 2015 that's 40-50 anime a year and when you consider how much slop nomalfags on Netflix consume or how much time people now spend doomsrolling social media, it really REALLY isn't much.

>>282994662
>Expecting the bare minimum of 400-500 anime watched before posting here isn't much.
When did the bar went that high? Lurking for 2 years and more than 200 animes used to be the norm.

>>282994690
It's what I see most anons here tend to post as the minimum at least, I didn't set it and it did used to be a lot lower. It's mostly because of time and covidweebs. When you consider this things it's pretty reasonable desu.

>>282994718
Nah, fuck that. It takes me like a week to finish a 12 episode series. I know gate keeping is important but this is just too much for anyone who isn't a complete hikikomori.

>>282994662
>400-500 anime
The depressing part about this is that all the shonen general normalfags could be at this by now with how much time they spend spamming their slop.

>>282994771
I don't know what to tell you anon, it's not even really hikki level anymore. Anons that have been frequent and avid anime fans since 2008 should easily be at 500+ by now without even neeting. Hikki tier is like 800+ at this point.

>>282994798
Well looks like I'm a fucking normalfag then. Fuck my shit of senpai.

>>282994820
If you've been lurking that long I wouldn't call you a normalfag but when I say 200 anime is very little nowadays I'm not being condescending I'm just saying what the average hardcore otaku is in 2025. I know a few nips on IRC that don't catalog their anime at all and are at around a 1000+ at this point (retarded yes but plenty of them exist nowadays).

>>282994846
I feel like anons with 1000+ anime are wasting their time, there's no way that 1000+ are worth watching.

>>282994872
There is absolutely 1000 anime and beyond worth watching, if you like a lot of different genres and just watch most seasonals every year it's not that hard to comprehend.

>>282994662
400 anime should be stickied as the minimum before posting with proof that jannies look through until your IP is whitelisted, it would rape the COVID weebs.

>>282964186 (OP)
He isn't

>>282964186 (OP)
I think it boils down to something pretty simple.
Tanjiro doesn't want to be the best Demon Slayer™. He doesn't glorify the Demon Slayer Corps or want to become their leader or fight the strongest demons or anything like that. He's not really ambitious or hotheaded at all. He's kind of like a Kenshin or Vash type character if they weren't obviously stronger and more experienced than everybody else. Tanjiro is kind but he's also not strong or confident enough to show mercy to anyone.
Basically he's just a normal person which weirdly makes him feel different from 90% of shounen protagonists.

>>282964674
I didn’t like how the demons all got their backstories after the deaths like in MGS4. Sucked then, sucked now.
Yes I stopped watching after season 1.

>>282994457
>it's not like in my top 10 favorite of all times
Not a true anime fan, I have 100000000 series in my top 10

Bump

>>282994292
>>282994383
Literally nobody talks about Demon Slayer outside of when it's actually airing. Otherwise it has no staying power.

>>282964186 (OP)
Weird way of saying Jashinchan-sama desuniegh.

>>282995840
>>282980434
Sundowner would make for a good demon

>>282994520
i'm at like 50 anime and have better taste than you. most anime is too garbage to bother with even 200, let alone 500

>>282997764
>>282997827
Does Tanjiro have a cool punch named after a Danish porcelain company.
Yeah didn’t think so.

>>282964186 (OP)
>Tanjiro
>best modern anime protagonist
roflmao

>>282995824
>Basically he's just a normal person which weirdly makes him feel different from 90% of shounen protagonists.

Honestly, he comes across as vapid and shallow to me. It's less of him "feeling like a normal person" and more of being a caricature meant to embody the ideals of what the new gen wants an MC to be.

>>282998393
>>282998602
Cope and Sneed Gonpachiro Kamaboko Desuniegh

>Muh Cultural Value

Is that the schizo's new cope now?

Oh, I'm currently reading the Swordsmith's Village Arc now and I can honestly say the anime actually made it worse in honesty by dragging it for too long.

What if Inosuke was the main character?

>>282999029
He's basically just Goku.

>>282999014
>>282999029
>>282999082
If some westerner did a live action parody Channing Tatum should play Inosuke à la Magic Mike.

>>282975702
i mean shonen slop has its rules and thats why its his own genre

>>282994503
>please learn proper english before calling anybody else low iq
I accept your concession, you can't prove me wrong.

>>282994520
there's not even 200 good anime out there.

>>282994221
>hoodweebs, wiggers and jeets
You’ve cracked the code. The conversation around KnY is extremely shallow and low-IQ. It’s normie if we’re talking about normies from India. Normie as is watching reaction videos on YouTube as a primary form of entertainment.

I think us oldfags have to just realize that the society and culture we grew up in has largely disappeared and his been replaced with….this. Back in the day I couldn’t even imagine anime of any kind getting this big and drawing the attention of the masses in any way. The thought would never have entered my mind. Anime was a niche hobby way below, say, classic black and white films. But we grew up failing to realize just how much demographics have shifted over time.

>>282998868
said the one coping and seething lmao

>>282964186 (OP)
Tanjiro is one of the better shonen protagonists, but maybe not anime as a whole. I think what makes him work though is not his intrinsic self, but rather the relationship he has with Nezuko and other characters. They work in tandem to make him shine brighter. I don't think he stands well too much on his own otherwise. Nezuko especially is a high point for his character, and I think for a shonen series, it's done pretty remarkably well all things considered, especially with how short the series is. Also with the way the combat and power system of the world works, it's an interesting dichotomy to have him and his sister be two sides of the overarching conflict (one being a human and the other being a demon), with strict limitations so that they can cover each other's bases.

That being said, the only issue I have with their relationship, or perhaps this is an issue with the power system, is that Nezuko seemingly has the ability to break the fourth wall despite that not being something ever hinted at in-universe. Usually in anime, there is a "camera", that is how we're able to see what is going on at all times as the audience, but Nezuko is one of the only characters actually capable of perceiving the presence of the camera. I know this because whenever there is a shot that would normally show her panties, she conveniently positions herself in such a way so that her panties are perfectly obscured so that the viewers don't see them. She doesn't prevent other characters (like Giyuu in the scene of this screenshot) from seeing then, that's not her concern. Her priority is the invisible camera that no other character can see. That's why there's an absurd amount of unusual censorship in this series, and I'm not sure why the author write it this way since fourth wall breaking is never an establish power.

I feel like this hurts Tanjiro and their relationship as a whole because it makes a lot of the stakes meaningless. Nezuko's censorship priority is nonsensical.