Demon Slayer Failed Mitsuri

[@gallenberger1]

NO SPOILERS for what's to come in the movies are allowed. Hashira links below. What do you think of Mitsuri? Tengen: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZCoXqGmpbRgd9ksi=x9Wr8PUGaOlEzW6E Rengoku: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3jNloZqpJmXapIsi=U7X2XJl6w3UyOOBe

[@notboyanthem]

My new favorite

[@KisanSaha-gl3rn]

Demon slayer failed Gyokko

[@Thatxperson-a]

First, I thought that it shows us how not every character needs to have a traumatic backstory but still, she could have moremoments. Like A LOT of relatable moments if we look at her past. It makes me frustrated and upset about it. (Eng is not my first language!)

[@Papereat3r]

Mitsuri def is the best design,she is the love hashira yet she has a lustful outside;her outfit,her scenes with tanjiro ect.

[@newcomerkhfan3489]

This is me personally but I think the contrast is what makes her so lovable. She didn't really like being seen as strong as it turned away guys from marrying her. Along with her massive appetite.

[@lomk3656]

Mitsuri is my favorite hashira. I like how this shows exactly why she stands out but also how little to work with she's been given compared to the others

[@mr.rifayatul]

if you are woman its ok but if you are man then.........💀

[@chandra6905]

Mine too❤

[@Funnyds44]

Me too

[@williamwhite1036]

Mine too

[@Nezuko-chan6373]

I always noticed, the manga had so much more, it explained and included more on her personality and what happened outside of the series

[@gallenberger1]

Wish it translated over to the anime

[@averageanimefan519]

Reminds me of when the Mikasa scenes from AOT got changed from manga to anime. Removing the interesting and character growth movements away.

[@engineerofthemachine]

I never noticed this before, but you’re absolutely correct. On the surface she’s primed to be one of the most interesting characters in the series, but they never go any further than the surface. It would be interesting to peek inside the creator’s notebook to see if there’s anything in there about her. 🤔

[@gallenberger1]

@@engineerofthemachine I'm sure it's full of great stuff. Hopefully the movies let her shine

[@natalimoina]

They go very deep lmao what?

[@ody9931]

Her character is a ditzy love struck teenager. She's as deep as a puddle and is only there for fan service. Why do u think she is the only one wearing a skimpy outfit?

[@carloskingdomh]

no he isnt

[@tee-p6f]

theres more in the volumes, side story, and databooks. theres a really good moment in rengokus story of her starting out as his student and she couldnt train with him because she was so hungry. also her and rengoku go on a mission and see a child whose mom is standing by. she is criticized for her hair by the mom and the fact she is using a katana but then the child makes fun of rengokus hair calling it weird and he jokes saying that he must have ate too much fried shrimp and it cuts to the flashback of her fiance but then rengoku reassures her looks dont matter. never noticed both designs are similar in that their hair color is weird.

[@sakura_flower7]

ive not only noticed this in Demon slayer but other animes, when a theres a female character thats strong/powerful their looks and assets are the main focus instead. Because they also seen to have seductive personality

[@gallenberger1]

Yeah, it happens a lot. You can make that work, FT does it well, but most of the time it's done poorly.

[@OneUpAnnie]

Shout-out to Mereoleona for breaking the mold lol

[@gallenberger1]

@OneUpAnnie 💯

[@notboyanthem]

Damn. I simultaneously like her more and also am more frustrated by how she's been treated 😂

[@lovelyy_mitsuri]

i love mitsuri a whole ton. she’s my favorite character EVER, and i’ve never loved a character as much as her. you don’t know how much it irritates me to see people looking at her for just being a fan service character, when she is actually SO MUCH MORE. i appreciate you so much for making this video, and giving my girl’s character the recognition she deserves! mitsuri had SO much potential, it’s so sad to see her done this way. i wish we could have seen her development more, i wish we could have seen her shine more, i wish we got more screen time of her. i want to see her character more and more. justice for mitsuri :( i actually love her so much bro, like it’s beyond words 😭🫶

[@gallenberger1]

Her potential was honestly insane, shame it's been a letdown of a great character

[@carloskingdomh]

thats basically any character female being attractive like orihime but again her having fanservice doesnt mean she is just that and that people doesnt know she is a great character besides how attractive she is

[@chandra6905]

My too❤

[@Trixiestar0]

incorrect, she's both a fanservice character and is important to the plot because the creator is a guy that's why mitsuri's uniform looks inappropriate

[@Trixiestar0]

good thing studio ghibli doesn't do that with their female characters

[@fanzzzz3589]

She’s one of my favorite hashiras and I knew they had always missed an opportunity with her, but you really cleared it up and yes it really does suck I really do hope they add some stuff in the movies for her as they did that in the hashira training arc but for others

[@gallenberger1]

@@fanzzzz3589 Glad I could clear it up! She's way cooler than I originally thought

[@fanzzzz3589]

@@gallenberger1 yea actually, also me I forgot to subscribe 😔

[@gallenberger1]

@fanzzzz3589 Plenty of time to remember 🤣

[@fanzzzz3589]

@@gallenberger1 lol dw I subscribed right after I realized

[@gallenberger1]

@fanzzzz3589 Let's goooo 😏

[@AnimeAthletics]

Great video, you’re right they could’ve highlighted the fact that she had such a loving family and that’s how she herself can give so much, not only that but she could be the reason the others work so well together, almost like the glue that binds them

[@gallenberger1]

@@AnimeAthletics That's a great point. Being the glue would be a great role

[@Diamondr11Blue]

They did

[@jefflong5831]

Never thought of it this way before. Good points

[@gallenberger1]

There's so much cool stuff about her

[@lindadesposito3771]

@@gallenberger1I have found her mildly annoying and one-note. This made me look at her with new eyes. Thank you.

[@gallenberger1]

@lindadesposito3771 That's awesome! Glad to hear it

[@Chaoshadow-SA2]

He said he doesn't like Mitsuri! Get him! I'm just kidding, i haven't read the manga, but i can agree. She felt really underutilized

[@gallenberger1]

Funny thing is I actually like her a lot. She's great, but they don't really focus on why. Also haven't read the manga so hopefully we get more in the movies

[@Chaoshadow-SA2]

​@gallenberger1 Honestly, I hope she doesn't wind up a casualty in the final arc like Rengoku was, really bummed me out when he didn't make it out of the mugen train arc

[@gallenberger1]

@Chaoshadow-SA2 Same

[@Shinobulover5000]

I agree with many points on this video. I do think that she’s a good character. I love her positivity, empathy, and her optimism. I think her character as a whole is very refreshing. The other demon slayers joined the corps out of resentment towards demons after losing their loved ones. Mitsuri, on the other hand, joined in order to help others while also being herself. Unlike the other hashira, she has dreams and not just goals. Her entire character focuses on love and positivity, and I really enjoy how her character arc is about learning to love herself. She learns to embrace her “flaws” that were never even flaws in the first place. As much as I love this kindhearted girl, it pains me to see how underutilized she was. She was definitely the most crucial character in s3 because she literally held off Zohakuten(Hantengu’s most powerful form) until sunrise. Tanjiro stated that Mitsuri was their only hope, and I agree. However, she literally had ONE episode to herself. 3 episode titles mentioned Muichiro, and Mitsuri had ONE episode. Not gonna spoil anything, but I also feel she was criminally underutilized in the final arc. She definitely helped out and saved the others a lot for sure, but compared to the other hashira, her role was notably less significant. As a manga reader, her writing was definitely better than some other hashira, but when it comes to utilization, she was done dirty.

[@gallenberger1]

@@Shinobulover5000 It's unfortunate so many of us are on the same page

[@L00LB]

Extra content like The Story of Water and Flame and chapter 3 of One Winged Butterfly, Mitsuri Kanroji's Secret, did a lot for me to understand and appreciate her more. They don't solve the issues from the series, but I am glad she was expanded upon.

[@gallenberger1]

Good to know!

[@Spirit0mbYT]

Although I love Mitsuri your points were well said!! Especially when you brought up the Rengoku and Tengen moment. Imagine if she had Rengokus words and a vision of him while she fought Hantengu!! It would've been so sweet 😭

[@gallenberger1]

@Spirit0mbYT Not only that...it would've made perfect sense to do

[@carloskingdomh]

none of his points were right

[@Kizumeh]

I totally agree about the rengoku thing. I have the corps records book and I read the manga, so I knew from the start that Kyojuro trained Mitsuri. AND from how he was made to have an impact on Season 2, I was honestly rooting for Season 3, because that was where I expected Mitsuri's connection to him to be put into showcase. But somehow, he was shown as an impactful person for Tanjiro and Muichiro, and yet not his own tsuguko. And most people skip the end credits too, even AFTER the last episode. I understand they wanted to shed light on their deceased hashira before the finale, but to exclude him from his own tsuguko's story is too much, even if the infinity castle arc may have shown parts of it too

[@gallenberger1]

@Kizumeh Yeah, that was a huge missed opportunity to explore who she was and why

[@Kizumeh]

@ Especially when you think about how many people might’ve missed that post credits scene, and still be unaware of Kyojuro and Mitsuri’s bond

[@gallenberger1]

@Kizumeh Probably most people tbh

[@selfologyy]

I don't like how she has to show so much of herself physically like the character design conveys we dont have to take her seriously compared to other hashira that get to dress normally....i rly like her character though

[@gallenberger1]

For sure. They don't even give us the reason for her attire in the anime, so it's basically played off strictly as a fan service gag

[@Diamondr11Blue]

Oh pls. Sanemi😂

[@gerardoantoniozerpachacin6580]

Mitsuri is the funniest and kindest of all the Hashiras, her backstory maybe it's not as painful as the other ones, but it's still great, that he wants to find people that can appreciate her as her true self, one of the reasons Demon Slayer is my favorite anime it's because they give an interesting and good backstories to all the important characters and the Upper Moons and Mitsuri is not the exception.💖💖💖💖

[@gallenberger1]

I wish they gave her more focus on that. She's great

[@overlordprincess8291]

They did explore Mitsuri character and had own growth. Which happen outside manga but spin-off stories. In Kyojuro Rengoku Gaiden does explored that Mitsuri in terms of relationships with Rengoku and how it impacted her growth. Their scenes where her insecurities and self-reflection where she create her love breathing during first mission. It good stories and does justice that given ideas she is in anime. Please check out.

[@gallenberger1]

@@overlordprincess8291 Yeah I'm strictly talking the anime

[@GabsGee]

Matsuri is such a good character I could cry. So relatable. She is basically a bubbly female rengoku. I wish their relationship was explored more

[@gallenberger1]

That would've add so much to her character

[@novaliak4m4r1]

I’ve been trying to say the same thing for Mitsuri, she’s one of my favourite characters of all time and I have a rlly big attachment to her. I’m always trying to dig deeper into her character, it genuinely lifted my mood so much hearing someone finally praise her for her skills and acknowledge her inexperience in a positive way, instead of constantly downplaying her and labelling her as “dumb and weak”. Imo, if the series had more time and if Mitsuri had more time, she had the potential to be at least one of the top 5 hashiras if we got to see more of her fighting and personality growth

[@gallenberger1]

@@novaliak4m4r1 Glad you're with me

[@Gehanaln]

They will should have more explored her backstory because it’s the most relatable backstory from all the hashiras

[@gallenberger1]

It really is, and you can make it different by not focusing on tragedy but more on insecurity

[@AlexSpy3DS]

Aw man, Mitsuri had potential! So cute, yet so powerful... Surely she's more than just fan service, right \:( She deserves better!!!

[@gallenberger1]

@@AlexSpy3DS Her potential was ridiculous

[@carloskingdomh]

ehhh yes she is more than that, thats a fact

[@blahblah-ji9ze]

She's a very powerful Hashira holding off the most powerful form of upper 4 from midnight to sunrise. All of Hentengu's most powerful attacks were a piece of cake for her, if it was the real body the fight would be over quick. I personally wish she had her own victory moment in the end of the fight with memories of Rengoku instead of giving up and needing saving.

[@gallenberger1]

@@blahblah-ji9ze Agreed

[@cocogoat2131]

Why exactly would she need to have some deep, fleshed out backstory, though? I find it refreshing that she's actually pretty normal. No dark backstory. She didn't become a demon slayer for revenge, or because of trauma. She's just really strong, and thought "why not?" after failing her engagement.

[@gallenberger1]

@cocogoat2131 It's not a lack of dark backstory, it's a lack of emphasis on who and why she is who she is

[@johnnywick2460]

@@gallenberger1 he says he finds it impressive that she doesn't have the typical "my family was killed by demons backstory"

[@gallenberger1]

@@johnnywick2460 It would be impressive to me too...if they fleshed it out

[@boomboom433]

i think they should added more to how she was treated based on how her looks and how strong she is outside of her marriage in a traditional society… because she’s just so attractive it don’t even make sense

[@johnnywick2460]

@@boomboom433 that's a good idea

[@danriley3770]

Nah okay they also did Mitsuri dirty by her huge lack of screen time in the Swordsmith village arc. Like we barely get to see her fight against Zohakuten. Low key kinda pissed because of how clean the animation of Tengen vs Gyutaro was. Would’ve loved to see something like it but we got robbed. I was just asking for like 5 more minutes of the fight.

[@gallenberger1]

@@danriley3770 I hear ya

[@marspIanet]

mitsuri is my fav character, but i can agree she was never developed more, and was always behind the other hashiras in a development level... great video!

[@gallenberger1]

Thank you! I think for people like us who really like Mitsuri, we can see the potential she has and some of the great elements to her character...they simply weren't fleshed out

[@natalimoina]

Definitely not the truth

[@Mari-downthestairs-l9j]

one thing I hate is her clothes I have no problem with reviling clothes that`s the author right to do or not but the thing is that while her clothes are supposed to empathise how she is now comfortable with her true self but no matter how you look at it it`s obvious fan service from the scenes of her body even in fights which wasn`t done with any other female character to the fact that Mitsuri herself was not only fooled to wear the uniform by a disgusting man who made that uniform but was also uncomfortable with it till she finally become normal to wear it once Obonai gave her the socks not to mention that with her supposed to be motivation which is finding a husband when her character could have easily had a much better studied and moral based motivation because with her motivation and her uniform no atter how much you like her (she`s one of my top 10 btw) sometimes you can`t help but feel like she is downright risking her life in fighting demons and wearing such a uniform for men i swear to god her outfit and motivation it would've been okay for her to wear such clothes if it had an actual reason (even if it`s something as small as personal preference from her) and if it wasn`t so focused on and sexualized all the time as well as i would have been okay with finding a husband as a priority for her if it wasn`t the main motivation and made fun of it by making her seem like a simp for every single man on the show even Muchiro when most scenes would have suited her character better if it were her just admiring them instead of full on crushing on them

[@Funnyds44]

Shes my favorite not for fan service but because I really relate to her character and back story of feeling unloved and unaccepted for being yourself

[@gallenberger1]

@@Funnyds44 That's cool to hear

[@Funnyds44]

@gallenberger1 kinda a depressing reason lol and I really loved the video

[@gallenberger1]

@Funnyds44 All reasons are valid! Thanks for watching

[@KotikKelTuzada]

She and Iguro should have a ton of characterisation either in the movies or after them, cause they closely related and have a huge role in the final fight.

[@ChiwisP3.on.240hz]

Mitsuri is the most reliable Character in all demon slayer, the most human. The author says that her muscle density were 8 TIMES more DENSE than the normal HUMAN, that makes her By paper the most physically strong human ever. The author said that he was terrible with flame breathing… but guess what; she with only 6 months using flame breathing passes the final selection, then by 18-19 became a hashiras with less than 2 two years of training, while all the others had more than 5 ys of training💀 Mitsuri love breathing should be legitimately way stronger than flame, since she uses the bases of flame breathing, but adding her immense strength, soft woman muscles, her extreme flexibility, her incredible thin, flexible, long and difficult sword with THE MOST UNIQUE AND EASY THE MOST Agile and powerful fighting style. Her breathing is just so broken that the author didn’t let her use her breathing ones she stopped holding back agains zohakuten. She got incredibly nerf agains nakime and muzan 💀💀 She passed from dogwalking the 4Upper alone in base/mark, to dont being even able to scratch nakime, and gets worse… she was always distracted even though MUZAN was infront of her 💀 Despite We never saw one single time her mark after she unlocks it agains zohakuten right after tank a fatal attack 💀 Conclusion: most nerf hashiras, used just to make the others shine and look stronger than the natural genius of Mitsuri who was blessed just like yorichi and gymei with Way super human strength and flexibility.

[@deandredukes95]

This should be a good one!

[@gallenberger1]

@deandredukes95 Hopefully it was!

[@Netherwolf6100]

Honestly thought when she was introduced that she was gonna be the love interest for Tanjiro. They operate on a similar wavelength, both are extremely kind and loving on Nezuko, both very strong and capable but very gentle and caring people. Then Kanao was reintroduced and I was like "Oh right, the dead faced girl" and... she ended up with Tanjiro with Mitsuri ending up with Obani, who I don't care for. Yeah I know his backstory, still don't care since the only time we see the two interact is when they're... ya know, endgame...😬

[@The_space_frog57]

Well that ship wouldn't work anyway sense mitsuri is 19 and tanjiro is 15-16(I'm pretty sure) Though they do have similarities that makes me think of them having a sibling relationship

[@Netherwolf6100]

@The_space_frog57 They're 3 years apart and at the time, 14 was the legal age for an adult in Japan. It works. By all rights, they would have went to high school together

[@The_space_frog57]

@@Netherwolf6100 I'm not talking about then I'm talking about now, Tanjiro is still considered a minor so I would be fround upon(not trying to argue rho just stating my opinion 🫶)

[@Netherwolf6100]

@@The_space_frog57 That's the thing... you started an argument. Also you're trying to take your current beliefs and force them onto another country and another time period that's different from your own. And sadly, while I can appreciate that you acknowledge its your opinion, I prefer to stick with actual facts, even if those facts make you uncomfortable.

[@natalimoina]

That's not even true

[@TayKJ]

Man if you think that’s bad, it’s nothing compared to the manga (Spoiler incoming) She is basically sidelined the entire final arc. Toyed with by the new UPM4 and completely taken out of the fight by Muzan, all for the sake of some of Obanai’s character development and backstory. She gets one moment against Muzan at the last second, before getting hit again and eventually dying from blood loss. It’s so tragic how lowly invested her character is compared to the other Hashira. Little to no contribution in the final two arcs, hit by 2 attacks and dying. One of the most unique characters in the cast. Helping people not out of anger, vengeance, or past encounter with demons, but simply out the goodness of her heart. The metaphorical ray of sunshine among Demon Slayers Corp completely shut out in the end. I hope the movies do her more justice than the manga

[@thesunlightpearl8263]

YUP and honestly I am a little disappointed how they treated her and a lot of the other female characters of the series. Not every Hashira needs a tragic backstory but Mitsuri’s feels unfinished in a way that the other’s don’t. She never had her big moment as you pointed out

[@The_space_frog57]

Mitsuri is absolutely one of my favorite characters in demon slayer and I feel like they could've done so much more with her!

[@gallenberger1]

@@The_space_frog57 We're on the same page

[@confusedfrog294]

Thanks for this video, it voiced a lot of my own thoughts better than I could. Mitsuri is tied with Muichiro for my favorite hashira, and Demon Slayer is one of my favorite anime so I wish it gave her more respect. From what I heard she does get more of a spotlight in the infinity castle arc, but I haven’t finished the manga yet so we’ll see!

[@gallenberger1]

@confusedfrog294 Make sure you stick around for next weeks video 😏 have a feeling you'll enjoy it

[@confusedfrog294]

@gallenberger1 Ooo good to know! I’ll be there for it. 👍

[@ronny_ron2168]

Definitely need more of these demon slayer deep dives!

[@gallenberger1]

@@ronny_ron2168 Check back next week after you finish the other two

[@ronny_ron2168]

@ 👍🏾

[@Unlucky_Cloveer]

I kinda hoped that during her training with tanjiro, she would have done some of Rengoku training that she learned and showed it to tanjiro to show how tough it was, not only giving tanjiro her own training but also Rengoku's as well.

[@gallenberger1]

That would've been such a simple way to give their interaction more meaning. Can't believe they threw that opportunity away

[@PigossiWhisky17]

It was impossible for Mitsuri to know that Zohakuten was not the main body, she had never met him before. It was Tanjiro's fault, because he knew and only said to her when it was too late.

[@gallenberger1]

@@PigossiWhisky17 Muichiro figured out Gyokko and the fish almost immediately though

[@blahblah-ji9ze]

@@gallenberger1 The fish were too weak to be even be considered so it was pretty obvious for him. Zohakuten and his dragons the size of 6 story building would suggest to a lot of people that is the main body of an upper rank. Even Tanjiro didn't know until he saw Zohakuten cover up the main body while he was attacking Mitsuri.

[@lowrider993]

There is a spinoff manga where she helps rengoku defeat an lower twelve and gain hashira status

[@gallenberger1]

Oh nice!

[@ody9931]

So Tanjiro defeating the 1st upper moon in over a century (which changes the whole course of the plot and story line) is irrelevant. Meaning the characters would never have found the motivation and u can eliminate the entire hashira training arc (a result of the meeting over the defeat of an upper moon). Muzan wins 👀

[@lowrider993]

@ody9931 they were motivated because Tanjiro met Muzan, also when did he defeat upper 12? I will admit, I made a mistake, the oni was the lower 2 Hairo, i meant to say kizuki 12 earlier not upper, my bad, I fixed it now.

[@ody9931]

@@lowrider993 bro Ubiyushiki (I'm sure I spelled that wrong 😂) started crying when he found out, his line was something like "everything will change now" because an upper rank demon hadn't been defeated in over 100 years. Rui (lower 12) defeat was a big deal and he wasn't even an upper moon

[@lowrider993]

@ody9931 right but u said Tanjiro defeated an upper 12, that's what I was asking, unless u made a mistake like me and meant Rui. In my heart that was Tanjiro's win but the kill goes to Giyu technically, still our main trio should be Hashira by the end.

[@1ZenitsuandAkanefan]

I love Mitsuri Kanroji, so much she is adorable and sweet and she caring and compassionate too and she so different from the other Hashira she so silly and cute but i agree with your points expectation of they don't explore the her failure of Flame Breathing they explored it in the Rengoku Garden but if you ask me not enough

[@gallenberger1]

@1ZenitsuandAkanefan Hopefully we get more in the movies. She could be so much more impactful

[@theoluwafamily3657]

I wish they actually developed her more, because of this everyone makes Mitsuri about her bewbs. Its annoying and the anime does this also. She is a good character, but never enough potential in her

[@gallenberger1]

I think her potential was huge, and they didn't maximize it.

[@natalimoina]

She's developed a ton, bunch of stinky anime fans are just gooners

[@gsnakes8990]

I really like Mitsuri, but if only they gave her a good uniform, because ngl while the character herself is not fan service her uniform 100% is

[@gallenberger1]

@gsnakes8990 I'd prefer more backstory but I hear you

[@gsnakes8990]

@@gallenberger1 yeah same, her backstory is here but it's garbage compared to all the other with no exceptions

[@gallenberger1]

@gsnakes8990 She needed more fleshing out

[@kamisaperson]

i love mitsuri and it’s sad to admit BUT ALL OF THIS IS SO TRUE I DONT KNOW WHY THEY DID HER SO DIRTY

[@lunaatyy3168]

One of if not the most underrated hashira, i fear.

[@gallenberger1]

Definitely

[@Mitsurifan-qo5ez]

I agree so much. She's such a good character and they should show her more. I still remember waiting for a whole week because I thought the end credits of Muichiro's episode meant that she would get an entire episode too. It's quite stupid when you think that Tengen got a full episode and he's not even a Hashira. Sorry to the Tengen fans, but he got a full season. I think the problem is that the screentime on the Swordsmith Village arc is too panned to Muichiro than Mitsuri. And I really didn't appreciate her introduction scene. Like, who thinks to introduce a character like THAT?! I don't even know her and I'm already seeing her b**bs (censored in case KZbin hides the comment). I really think Flame Story should have gotten animated, at least as an OVA, because it shows how she developed her style, which is important to show, and also more Rengoku, second best Hashira in my opinion after Mitsuri. Mitsuri Kanroji's Secret is good too, it's where she asks herself if her trauma is "enough" once she learns what the others have gone through. Basically what I'm saying is that to learn about her, you have to read the side stories. OH, I forgot to add I'm also annoyed that there was apparently an extra few minutes of the Hashira Training movie about Mitsuri that they added after a bit of time, like, 2 weeks after the first screening I think. Well my country decided to be the first country that wasn't Japan to show it and since they added the extra scene after screenings ended in my country, I DIDN'T SEE IT. And when I searched for this extra scene, I couldn't find it. MITSURI LOST MEDIA EXISTS, PEOPLE. That's how bad it is. I'm pretty sure no one has read this comment to the end and if you do, wow, you made it to the bottom! I'm happy you did. Can you tell I'm obsessed with Mitsuri? I was going to go on a tangent again but I won't. And... That's the end of this comment.

[@gallenberger1]

@@Mitsurifan-qo5ez I understand your frustration

[@Diamondr11Blue]

No its not

[@celestialangel6149]

Wait until the final fight. She’s still not given enough, but when she says “that’s enough “ and rips an arm off bare handed had me shook

[@powerdinosaur2232]

For the part where you say Mitsuri doesn’t go through any arcs or anything through her story, I think from what I remember it was about accepting failure maybe? During the episodes she seemed reaaallly afraid of giving up even though she wanted to badly. And I think most of this was that she placed her value in her success. Also I thought it was said that she joined the Hashira to find somewhere to belong where she wouldn’t be judged and ALSO pick up a lover along the way. This would explain why she places so much in her success. Because it might make her feel unworthy of many things or make her feel like she doesn’t belong with the Hashira. But at the end, she finds out that she’s where she needs to be and she’s valued so much by everyone. I might be wrong, but that’s what I remember getting from her story.

[@gallenberger1]

@@powerdinosaur2232 She does have one of wanting acceptance, except she already moved past her biggest issues before we meet her

[@tee-p6f]

kny is a gag manga and you notice it uses gag characters on the ones who seem like they would so i believe thats why. she's the only hashira to do this so thats pretty unique in itself, but i still understand the criticism and it's fair. id like to see her and even more hashiras backstory with the other members and their mentors. rengoku left an impact on the rest of the series since his death and i hate how it didn't effect her the most. i wish we had some retrospect on what she thinks about him and how that could impact her. she's young and emotional so i expected her to care alot.

[@iiiunixo]

I also feel like we were robbed of Mitsuri and Obanai scenes. We only ever got the scene where he gave her socks and that tiny scene of them (manga spoilers) when they first met (which btw was like only 1 chapter page pretty sure) and then holding each other. I love the ship but they should’ve showed us more of how close they are :(

[@ieatbutterflies-v5z]

I love Mitsuri, though she’s my least favorite from the hashiras that doesn’t mean I hate her! I adore this cutie. But from the start I just KNEW she was there for the fan service and it makes me sad since I really adore her My favorites are Shinobu, Muichiro and Gifu btw

[@gallenberger1]

@ieatbutterflies-v5z Her massive potential hasn't been utilized

[@ieatbutterflies-v5z]

@ Yeah! She’s amazing and more than just a hot/cute girl!

[@Dshe3pia]

I’ve always loved Mitsuri, she’s one of my favorites but there’s just so much more to her character that could be done or show.. I’ve always found her more interesting especially after reading Chapter 3 of the One Winged Butterfly; Kanroji Mitsuri’s Secret and Rengokus KNY gaiden side story

[@gallenberger1]

@@Dshe3pia Might have to check that out

[@Dshe3pia]

@ super late reply! My apologies, but yeah you should def check it out

[@traviswright2648]

They took out her best statement as well. She had the fastest attacks of all the Pillars. That included all previous pillars dead and alive. Tengen and Rengoku.

[@gallenberger1]

smh, it keeps getting worse

[@honeybloopers2816]

8:22 “One half,” is not what I’d call it. While it wasn’t the main body, basically all of Hantengu’s power is in the the ‘Hatred Clone’. The likely reason it was a stalemate was the fact you basically need at least two people to fight him.

[@gallenberger1]

@@honeybloopers2816 That's fair

[@mcreemuffins]

All the characters beyond season 2 suffered heavily, especially the Uppermoons and Muzan. This is because of family issues with the mangaka, they had to wrap it up quickly and the story suffered a lot because of it.

[@gallenberger1]

That's unfortunate

[@a.a.m.g3312]

W vid,👊🏾 I'm excited for the Manga!!

[@gallenberger1]

Demon Slayer or mine 🤣

[@raulg2985]

I agree with everything but the last comment about she not fulfilling her role. The battle with that demon went all the way til morning. The demon regenerates and does not get tired and can't be killed, no matter how many fatal blow you connect. Every single damage she takes is increasingly taxing AND she gets tired. I think not recognizing that is undermining the enemy and her.

[@gallenberger1]

@raulg2985 I see what you're saying. It's a good feat but in comparison to what the others did, it feels less impressive

[@Joeias]

Great point I’m so happy that people are now starting to see that mitsuri is more than just fan service. (But zohakuten is the strongest version of upper moon 4 tho she was impressive in that fight) tho i understand this is not the main point of the video

[@gallenberger1]

@@Joeias She's great, wish they highlighted it more

[@NlsnBckr08]

That’s lowkey why I always struggled that much to care for her in the slightest. She’s just.. so overlooked and the rare times she actually gets the spotlight they never really try anything meaningful with her

[@gallenberger1]

@@NlsnBckr08 You're spot on. Exactly how I feel

[@natalimoina]

That's simply not true

[@Crispino.o]

I agree with everything other than the part u said she didn't shine during the fight, she was the main reason they won against upper 4 and she carried the fight without her they where never going to win

[@gallenberger1]

While that is true, without Tanjiro she would've died too.

[@Crispino.o]

​@@gallenberger1well u could also say the same thing for tengen

[@gallenberger1]

@@Crispino.o You could, and inherently it's not much different. But the way it's presented is, that's the issue. Tengen is assisting Gyutaro's demise, while Mitsuri gets eaten by Zohakuten when Hantengu dies.

[@mirveno]

LEGIT WANTED TO SAY ALL OF THIS BUT THEN PEOPLE WOULD GET MAD, THIS VIDEO IS SO TRUE!!!!

[@gallenberger1]

@mirveno 💯

[@iiiunixo]

I looove Mitsuri and her character but I do def agree that the show is rlly contrasting her looks instead of her backstory and character. The scene where we got the full body wasn’t rlly all that needed, and also following after that when she was running and the camera zoomed in on her chest. Just makes me a bit sad and I only found out about Mitsuri being rengokus.. tsukugo? )Forgive me I forgot how it’s spelt/what the word is) only after a bit. I don’t remember exactly how I figured it out but I wish we could’ve (as explained in the video) seen more scenes of her and rengoku when they were training and her making her own breathing style. I feel like the Mitsuri in the show should be her only after a few weeks/maybe months after she became a hashira (not sure if that’s cannon but again it’s never explained) so that would kinda make sense bc (manga spoilers) it would make more sense why she didn’t participate all that much in defeating Muzan in the manga.

[@Bromeliadsss]

Aweee she gets the little dots under her eyes from her dad

[@gallenberger1]

Wish I knew that

[@Smdjrjj]

It did 1000% she one of the strongest but they pay her no real respect and gave her little screen time not even a couple episodes to her self

[@davo560]

Glad Mitsuri is getting more recognition she's my 3rd favorite hashira after Muichiro and Rengoku.

[@gallenberger1]

@@davo560 Make sure you come back in a few days then!

[@davo560]

@@gallenberger1 Got it 👍

[@Nessu1041]

YESSS FINALLY SOMEONE APPRICIATES MITSURIII

[@gallenberger1]

Sure do!

[@jaieregilmore971]

Mitsuri is one of my favorite hashira and best girl in demon slayer she definitely reminds me of Belmonts using whips to fight creatures of the nights in Castlevania.

[@gallenberger1]

Hadn't thought of that comparison

[@jaieregilmore971]

@ Yeah the demons are pretty much Vampires and Muzan is just an uninterested Dracula. Misturi would definitely fit well with Belmont Clan with her sword whip and now that I think about can see a lot of Castlevania references in anime like demon slayer and Jojo.

[@akhandtripathipyz9888]

Mitsuri deserves more screentime for sure I hope Rengoku gaiden (spinoff manga) gets animated

[@gallenberger1]

@@akhandtripathipyz9888 That would be cool

[@danielnsaka2982]

Someone finally points it out😭 I love the character but there was so much more that could have been done with her. I was so hyped up when she was revealed alongside Muichiro in the key visuals for the Swordsmith Village Arc in 2022, I was honestly let down. Then during the Hashira Training Arc, I was interested in seeing how her training would go. What part of flexibility training would she do? Would she also teach strength training for stronger muscles? Balance and muscle coordination? Nah, like you said, she only gets one minute of happy rainbow chats and snacks with Tanjiro. I had such high hopes too.😞

[@gallenberger1]

I literally timed it too, 60 seconds even. It's crazy.

[@danielnsaka2982]

@gallenberger1 Talk about a crazy coincidence, you're right, that's crazy😂

[@natalimoina]

Ufotable fault

[@carloskingdomh]

point what out?

[@danielnsaka2982]

@@carloskingdomh The fact that she wasn't given enough screen time or more epic moments

[@kamulomojnr8641]

Me personally, I dont think necessarily she is worse character for not getting alot development, but I don't necessarily think it is a bad that a lot of her motivations and moments showing her growth were either left of chopping board or disregarded entirely. I think a lot of people issues with her is that she has all of what is need to be deep fleshed out character and then just falls flat. It probably had something do to with the fact that she is one of the few female characters in the show and people are highly concerned with how they are protrayed in anime. However this might just because I didn't get my hopes up, not because I thought she would bland far from it but because I normally approach all characters like that from personal standpoint, so Mitsuri just hit that sweet spot of being a character that I could get behind. I get it it's the hope that kills you and the expectations people have for her character, but I think what she brought to the table is enough to appreciate her for who she is currently. Misturi issues all stem from that fact it she seems to be in a state of limbo between being a navie rockie slayer, trying to find herself and achieving her life's purpose and being an experienced hashira, who has already found herself while being close to achieving her dreams. This where I raise counter point, in saying I think that's alright because she isn't best or the worse, she isn't really complex or too simple. She doesn’t need to be one or the other and definitely doesn’t need to fit into some box that defines her character. She can be all of that and more beacuse people in real life are neither one thing or the other (some of us might have contradictions about herself in terms of who we view oursleves and the rest of the world view us and feel like forved to conform to one thing or the other) but I believe we are collection of all the things that make us who we are. Mitsuri is who she is and I like that the narrative isn’t really trying to push her to be anything she apparently "needs to be to become a fulfilling character" because it shows that she is fine with who she is as person. Life isn’t some sort of easily predictable trajectory and that's where Mitsuri breaks the mold and has already discovered who she is and wants to be without having to follow the "I need to follow the how to be a good character blueprint" to a fault which needs tragic trauma or forced drama to kick of a character's journey and get the to the end. I don’t know why but it feels fresh to me. She isn’t rushing to complete her character journey, she doesn’t spend her time thinking about overcomplicated issues and problems and just chilling in the moment on her way through her own life. She is very passive character throughout and I think I like that you can go on very a simple journey which doesn’t need you to have a life changing moment to get you off your butt to figure out who you are and what you want. Mitsuri just is, I don't think there is anything wrong about that.

[@miguelrubin8921]

Long comment, but there are no spoilers! :) Hard agree with everything the video said about Mitsuri! Demon Slayer really dropped the ball on its female characters. In a way, it’s expected-this isn’t our first rodeo critiquing how women are written in shonen anime. But Mitsuri stands out as the most egregious example in this series. At times, I couldn’t help but feel that the author was writing Mitsuri with the same misguided intent as Zenitsu-intentionally or not. Ironically, her limited screen time might have saved her from fully devolving into the kind of parody Zenitsu became. What’s more puzzling is that the author clearly knows how to write decent female characters. Tamayo and Shinobu are good examples. While they’re not groundbreaking (nothing in Demon Slayer really is, to be honest), they’re well-characterized, have believable goals and motives, and possess unique strengths that are respected both within the story and by the author. This is where Mitsuri’s character fails. It doesn’t feel like the author respects her. The video’s point about Mitsuri’s backstory and behavior not aligning is spot on. As the Love Hashira, someone whose entire past was shaped by others’ (primarily men’s) expectations of her, her arc was perfectly set up to show her breaking free from that pressure. Yet, that potential never culminates into anything meaningful-neither for her nor for Tanjiro and the others. In typical shonen fashion, the life lessons and role models for Tanjiro are exclusively male (Rengoku, Muichiro, Giyuu). Only they are allowed to inspire his search for meaning and growth, sidelining Mitsuri and denying her the same narrative weight. (Relevant comment ends here, now for some rambling!) I vividly remember reading the Season 3 arc in the manga and learning about Mitsuri’s backstory. When I saw her backstory, and that her reason for joining the Corps was to "find a strong husband," something clicked. Structurally, it made sense: her desire to belong, to cling to an illusion of normalcy within the confines of societal expectations, was still there. At that moment, I was sure her development would involve realizing that she hadn’t truly broken free from those expectations as much as she thought she had. The story seemed primed to take her in a direction where Tanjiro, Nezuko, and Genya would help her see that her love was so much more than what others had taught her it ought to be. Her love for her new family in the Corps could’ve been enough to inspire a life full of meaning and joy! But… nothing like that ever happened. Mitsuri was never given that kind of introspection. To me, this feels like such a missed opportunity. It could’ve made her a far more compelling Hashira and companion to Tanjiro. Imagine if her journey had led her to realize that her search for a "strong husband" was futile and that true freedom came from recognizing the love and strength already surrounding her. This could’ve beautifully segued into her romance with Obanai. Oh... the irony-searching for a "strong husband" only to fall in love with someone much weaker than herself.

[@gallenberger1]

@@miguelrubin8921 It's certainly disappointing

[@marialash4925]

Me and Mitsuri can be bestfriends

[@gallenberger1]

@marialash4925 Hope that works out

[@jxhxhkzhjz8032]

If I have to be honest Mitsuri is just in general a very poorly written character and not to mention she's just very cringy and annoying and her funny moments just doesn't hit hard and the fact that when she's getting harassed by other she just accepted and doesn't reply to it, her physical comedy doesn't go off the charts she's just pretty cringy and I don't have to say that how sometimes she's just literally sexualized for no reason and she's not relevant in the story really I want to talk more about it but it will become long and I had expectations from her to be a really good character but she just disappointed me in so many regards and in general Demon Slayer's female characters are hit and miss, to me Shinobu , Kanao and Tamayo are the only well written and important female characters in demons there are there are just really poorly written or underutilized

[@gallenberger1]

If only they fleshed out any part of her

[@jxhxhkzhjz8032]

@@gallenberger1 yeah I also want that too but literally she's just so underdeveloped and really boring to me and I don't want to give you spoilers but don't expect too much from her seriously she's as really useless in the next and final arc. And can you make a detailed video on other female characters like Shinobu

[@gallenberger1]

@@jxhxhkzhjz8032 Every hashira will get a video

[@natalimoina]

This is factually wrong, you seem to have something against women honestly

[@jxhxhkzhjz8032]

@@natalimoina I have nothing against women and I am a woman myself, I just don't like poorly written character and Mitsuri is that, really most of the time she's so annoying and really useless and it's pretty much evident in the manga and anime.

[@ssluvs]

I love Mitsuri so much but she was done so dirty. I recently found out Mitsuri didn't just join the demon slayer corps just for a man but to be accepted for who she is (as stated she says asks herself if theres somewhere she could be accepted). However, this is not stated, its instead stated that she just wants a man. Her fight is also mostly off screen and other backstories (muichiro) were so long while mitsuri was a minute?? Also the crying scene after she was fighting zohakuten in my opinion wasn't needed to be written because in my opinion it made her appear as she was weak and scared (it was probably not intended but a lot of people use that scene to hate on her and downplay her) (Also i was gonna say some stuff in the manga but you said no spoilers allowed 😂 so i hope when demon slayer finishes you can speak about this topic again)

[@gallenberger1]

@@ssluvs Excellent points

[@natalimoina]

Media literacy is so dead

[@ssluvs]

@@natalimoina I can see how my comment might come off as a bit simple in its critism but I was really expressing my frustration on how Mitsuris character was handled in the story, I definitely do think there's more to her motivations than it was shown and I wish her backstory was explored more. I'm definitely engaging with the material thoughtfully and think about how the narrative choices impact characters.

[@BrightElk]

I agree with almost everything you said except for one thing… I don’t really think it’s lame that she wants a husband. She’s literally the love hashira. If every single female character ONLY wanted to fall in love that would be a good point but it’s literally just the character that is all about love! A lot of women want to fall in love and even put it as a major life priority. Myself included. It’s not wrong. I hate how everyone in the internet acts like it’s wrong for women to pursue love and that we are somehow victimizing ourselves by caring about love. Love clearly isn’t this characters only trait. She’s literally a hashira. Male characters prioritize love all the time and balance it with everything else and no one bats an eyelash. Zenitsu is a perfect example. He’s literally obsessed with women and wanting to get married but no one is saying anything is wrong with him. Trying to be a perfect feminist by saying female characters who value falling in love are bad for women is just a terrible take. And a double standard. Believe it or not there are women out there who actually want to fall in love and prioritize it and that’s not a crime! It doesn’t make us bad people. We aren’t victims! We just want a beautiful romance! That all said I don’t hate you. You just kind of stepped on a nerve that’s been bothering me for awhile. 😂 It’s a pervasive issue in my opinion that love has somehow been socially criminalized for women on the internet particularly in western culture and I hate it so much. Anime and k-pop seems to be the last safe space for these types of stories for women.

[@gallenberger1]

I'll correct one part of this: I don't think her wanting a husband is lame, far from it. I think her wanting to be a hashira to find a husband is lame. There's a difference.

[@mike_lim2020]

Love Hashira getting better Screentime

[@gallenberger1]

@@mike_lim2020 Hopefully she gets more in the movies

[@mike_lim2020]

@gallenberger1 If there will be then I'll be looking forward on to it and also I'm still at Season 2 episode 6! Of demon slayer so um yeah um I have a question if you don't mind is Tanjiro in the story became a demon um IDK if it's just me because People said the Main Character become what they hate the most but Tanjiro don't Hate demon atleast, he hates Muzan in particular so do Tanjiro accepts it and one more thing Nezuko will be Cured? Can he still became a Human he have no connection to Muzan so can she turn back into a human? I doubt it but I'd be Continuing to watch the whole entirety of the anime anyways love your video man I'll be watching more of it as I progress because I don't want to get spoiled but I want to know what happened but it wouldn't change a thing because I do forgot things easily

[@snugclub]

Spot on

[@kaywaterton8452]

I love this. I actually have her mark tattooed. Love my girly pop ❤

[@gallenberger1]

Tattooed where? Same spot on the neck?

[@rainbow_k8]

I really love mitsuri! No spoilers really, but in the manga she’s the same no or less just a bit more silly :) i wish they sent more in depth for her! But even so she turned out fine! She should have gotten more screen time to follow up more character design like you said, I think you would like gaiden! It talks more about her as a character and her training with rengoku!

[@gallenberger1]

@@rainbow_k8 Gaiden?

[@rainbow_k8]

@@gallenberger1 yeah! It’s called kimetsu no yabia gaiden it’s the one with Giyuu and rengoku on the cover! :) did I spell it wrong lol

[@gallenberger1]

@@rainbow_k8 I've never heard of it tbh

[@natalimoina]

She has incredible depth

[@reii_xsq]

can you make a video of shinobu? she's so interesting honestly :O

[@gallenberger1]

@reii_xsq Yes, she's going to get a video

[@reii_xsq]

@gallenberger1 yahoo >

[@ChillingDusselgurr]

I think Demon Slayer in general has this big issue of setting up such incredibly fun characters. Like, characters that are great in design, tackle interesting concepts, set in an interesting time period where even exploring an absolute everyman would have been interesting just by how unique Japan's situation was at the time. But as great as almost all these characters are in concept, their execution fails these great concepts on so many levels. Mitsuri is an especially bad offender of that. I love the fact that her past isn't affected by demons. How she didn't experience any tragic losses, but just the "normal" struggles of a young woman at that time. For once not a traumatized 12 year old that gets sweet talked into joining the DS corps but someone who willingly joined because they want to help people and because that organization is full of people that stand out just as much as her. That's how I'm reading her character at least, idek how much of that might actually just be headcanon lol. Anyway, almost all relevant characters in DS really needed more fleshing out and in some cases the grace to not be treated like walking gags 80% of the time (namely Mitsuri, Zenitsu & Inosuke) If I had to say which characters are affected the worst though, I think it's definitely Mitsuri, Nezuko and Zenitsu. Those three have so much wasted potential that it really hurts. Imagine if Gotouge had been able to decide how mature and self aware Nezuko was supposed to be. If we had seen more of her before she became a demon. If her relationship with Zenitsu was actually taken seriously and had effort put into it instead of having been turned into an annoying joke that wasted every second of screentime it got. Imagine if Zenitsu's relationship with [redacted, sorry I only saw the pinned post after sending this lol] had been explored properly before... uhhhhh stuff happens. If his entire character hadn't been turned into a background joke for half the story. If they had actually properly explored his life before training under Jigoro, because from the little we do know it is incredibly personality-defining for him. Sigh I just... I love DS and its characters, but there's also so many things that are just.. sad, because I know they could have been so much better if the mangaka had put more thought and time into their story

[@gallenberger1]

@ChillingDusselgurr it hurts especially with Mitsuri because 1) Other hashira don't have that issue and 2) They literally named an episode for her and then did nothing with it

[@ChillingDusselgurr]

@gallenberger1 Yeah! It's such a shame because her character is so much fun. Probably also because I'm speaking as a woman here, but a likeable female character in a popular battle shounen anime who's central point is (or is supposed to be) the very real struggles of ridiculous expectations put on women? And she gets to do just as cool stuff as the guys? That's amazing! If I hadn't already been an adult even by the time the DS manga first began then you bet Mitsuri would have been my gay awakening lmao

[@gallenberger1]

@@ChillingDusselgurr 100%. The laid the groundwork for something that could've been amazing...then didn't do anything with it.

[@xX-vo2lr]

Tragically the infinity castle arc doesnt do her anymore justice. In fact the fight vs zohakuten is and angel compared to what happened in the infinty castle arc. Its sad that her character got so side lined in the series to the point where she didnt have a meaningful part anymore

[@Akashi-4-w]

Yes, they failed

[@gallenberger1]

@@Akashi-4-w They should have given her the Tengen treatment

[@natalimoina]

No

[@carloskingdomh]

no they didnt failed it

[@CameronSalazar2113]

I would say you were a little critical on your comparison because some of the character have some very impactful backgrounds with death and despair, and she doesn't, that alone is a defining factor to her, let alone not having the same kind of cause to risk your life to take out demons. I will say though them not talking more about her and the Flame Hashira is a tragedy, I totally did not connect that she was trained by him at all it totally went over my head even after watching all season to Swordsmith many times, I could get if they wanted less about the Flame Hashira with fear it would become overused, but tbh I have zero fear that would ever happen Rangoku was and will be one of the most important Hashira's to our main character for the foreseeable future. They need to think more on that idea, If she was trained by one of the more important side character to come to Demon Slayer them skipping it or glossing over it was just wrong and a total sin against the story arc of the character. 1 min in the Training arc huh that is crazy also each Hashira should have been given a whole episode or more.

[@KisanSaha-gl3rn]

Demon slayer failed Gyokko 🐟

[@gallenberger1]

@@KisanSaha-gl3rn Wait until you see what I do to him in next week's video

[@KisanSaha-gl3rn]

@gallenberger1 🙏😭

[@natalimoina]

Did not

[@KisanSaha-gl3rn]

@@natalimoina did. Gyokko's character was too rust (Manga and anime) in the anime gyokko was nerfed. If you read the Manga UM5 is clearly more powerful than UM6. In anime they nerf UM5

[@Not_Him7258]

Huh she literally is the only hashira without a tragic backstory making her different from the rest. Why do all the hashira have to have some deep motivation that stems from the dark past. Its the opposite her character is done completly fine.

[@gallenberger1]

I specifically address that exact point in the video

[@mike_lim2020]

I rewatched Demon slayer and Mitsuri is actually not just a fan service character wait wait before My comment gets deleted I'm just saying she her character is perfect she trained under Rengoku and she eats a lot lot a lot and she gave connection and life to the hashira I mean Iguro and Mitsuri she didn't choose to be that just like Shonobu did she is just that way her backstory gave a lot of explenation and it's just the swordsmith village but when it come to hashira training she didn't hold back and trained her given student she was the successor of Rengoku

[@Jonathan-b9x]

Can i ask something after mitsuri can you talk about zenitsu?i want to see your perspective and opinion on that zenitsu character

[@gallenberger1]

@Jonathan-b9x It'll be a bit but Zenitsu will get a video

[@Arnav2600]

SHE must get a boyfriend!

[@rumaristo129]

Mitsuri is just a pure fanservice character. There is nothing about her characterization that I like.

[@gallenberger1]

@@rumaristo129 That's unfortunate

[@Muichirosbiggestfan-g5p]

I don't like mitsuri and this is the perfect reason why

[@gallenberger1]

That seems to be a common sentiment. BTW make sure to check out tomorrow's vid

[@natalimoina]

You failed Mitsuri, she's one of the most well written characters in fiction.

[@gallenberger1]

I didn't say she's not well written, I said the anime doesn't highlight what makes her great

[@NathanielOSoup]

Ngl her character is actually kinda annoying. It might be her voice in the anime both sub and dub but I oddly just never liked Mitsuri

[@gallenberger1]

Probably because they never bothered to give her depth

[@NathanielOSoup]

@ that’s not really a fair argument considering that the other hashira also have little to no depth let she honest here there only really a few hashira that were given that chance to have more storylines and I would’ve rather they had it then she did since she’s far less compelling in terms of relatability and narrative to the story

[@gallenberger1]

@NathanielOSoup I do not agree the other hashira have little depth

[@NathanielOSoup]

@ I’m talking compared to the other series but I guess for demon slayer they would be “really good”

[@gallenberger1]

@@NathanielOSoup I think they are generally pretty good especially for the time allotted. None of them are in my top 5 or anything, but I do think most are handled well

[@matheusrocha1184]

I mean, she's a female character in a shonen series. That's just the expected. I know there are some exceptions, namely Gintama or Fairy Tail, but this is true in most cases.

[@gallenberger1]

That's fair. It's a little disappointing considering the other hashira didn't have that issue though.

[@matheusrocha1184]

Tbh I never cared for her as a character so this never bothered me.

[@Superimpact23]

Shinobu is a great character and she's female don't forget that

[@gallenberger1]

@matheusrocha1184 The fact that they never made you care about is kind of the problem 😭

[@matheusrocha1184]

I don't think Shinobu was really great but yeah maybe that's on me

[@Superimpact23]

That's why shinobu is best girl

[@gallenberger1]

@@Superimpact23 They are both great imo

[@stickimationsmax]

No.

[@TochiIguh]

Na mitsuri is still a good character Funny beautiful strong

[@gallenberger1]

I like her, she's still not handled well

[@TochiIguh]

@gallenberger1 In what way because all hashiras have their own personality so what were u expecting her to be serious add that demon slayer is an anime that has been able to blend comedy and action

[@gallenberger1]

@TochiIguh I mean the video covers it. She has great traits, but they don't highlight them. The other hashira get a lot more attention given to them

[@sachamarzullo]

A disrespectful way of treating Mitsuri. I hate fanservice She had a lot of potential with her abilities but this anime/manga always ends disappointing me.

[@gallenberger1]

@@sachamarzullo Her potential was ridiculous tbh

[@carloskingdomh]

she was never treated in ny bad way so you are an incel? she achieved that potential stop lying

[@preposteroussvideos]

Shebis my favorite

[@gallenberger1]

She's a great choice

[@MahiMahi-yu5jo]

The one Demon Slayer failed was Nezuko. Mitsuri is a side character. We were never meant to get far with her. Nor any of the Hashira. She gets as much screentime as anyone else. A back story, an awesome fight scene and a few interactions with Tanjiro. Just like all other Hashira. People may like her, but she's just a supporting character. This is a case of crying over a favorite

[@gallenberger1]

@@MahiMahi-yu5jo I'll push back on that because every other hashira was treated well. Only Mitsuri gets this treatment

[@MahiMahi-yu5jo]

None of the Hashira were treated well. Giyuu disappeared for more than 80% of the show. Rengoku just died on his first showing. Shinobu, Sanemi, Gyomei get their limelight only in the Infinity Castle Arc. Obanai only gets his at the very end of the series. That is way poorer than Tokito and Mitsuri who get their own arcs. The only one with more screentime than them is Uzui. So no, you are crying over a favorite SIDE character Nezuko, on the other hand, needed more time. We needed her perspective. We needed to feel her loss and her conviction. But we got none of that.

[@gallenberger1]

@@MahiMahi-yu5jo I think that's underselling Rengoku.

[@natalimoina]

Neither are failed, both are some of the best characters ever created

[@natalimoina]

​@@MahiMahi-yu5jooh wow the poor comprehension

[@Sternritter_Anthesis]

I didn't quite notice that . I don't want to be that person but it's always the female characters that are poorly written .

[@gallenberger1]

@Sternritter_Anthesis That definitely is an issue in shonen but it's really disappointing because it's not an issue for other hashira

[@Sternritter_Anthesis]

@gallenberger1 exactly , even Shinobu