Kagurabachi is No Longer a Meme

[@zacurrya9485]

As long as they introduce a good villain with good motivations this could easily become one of the best

[@Darth_Bateman]

So the villain is definitely going to develop. Sojo, the current wielder of Cloud Gouger is a scholar and a fan of the 7 blades, enough to study the very philosophy and mindset of their creator. He was under the assumption that Chihoros dad , their creator was a bloodthirsty warmonger , the fact that he was actually a kind and just man freaked him out to the point where he questioned everything he knew about him. But the thing is, the swords have three base abilities that are insane. What we just found out is that the wielder can basically manifest their own abilities that reflect their fighting spirit. Chihiro being weakened decided to do a death by a thousand cuts. Since he can’t do one powerful slash, he made hundreds of small ones. That is NOT one of his blades base abilities. So what I’m seeing for Kagurabachi is Sojo being something like Mahito, a developed villain that we want dead.

[@minupakumarasinghe3446]

Sojo isn't super deep rn, but I'd say he's solid. Relishes in evil, has a connection to the MC because of their opposite views on his dad and the swords and they also have kinda opposite personalities.

[@Darth_Bateman]

@@minupakumarasinghe3446 Maybe Sojo's view of him shows there were sides of his father Chihiro wasn't aware of.

[@RIP_ZYZZ1738]

@@thehangingfilmsWell spoken=not normal?

[@ri_c_e]

@@RIP_ZYZZ1738 hes saying why didn't he comment instead of replying, because both of these are good comments that could open up discussion

[@Flamme-Sanabi]

My favorite askect so far is, that Chihiro is vulnerable and kinda feels like a person.

[@bacongod5759]

I feel like he purposefully hides his feelings pretty much

[@Flamme-Sanabi]

From others, yes, but the reader does know.@@bacongod5759

[@Kevinthundergod5567]

hes pretty empathetic actually

[@abdirizakm9426]

The pacing of the story is superb like there isn’t a moment where I’m bored yet. Ch 15 is the best one by far. Subtle world building and character development on par with wheel of time. Sheesh.

[@ri_c_e]

Maybe we'll get more and more personality behind chihiro. Hes always been stonedface seemingly but we haven't seen too much and he could develop more personality with age.

[@Aedlmonrl]

​@@ri_c_e he lost his dad at such an age, he'd probably wish to make a strong face and fight on but it's definitely a facade since he's genuinely kind to char

[@uranus256]

"a melting pot of troupes from recent shounen like demon slayer" Are we preteneding that demon slayer isn't just a bunch of teopes from other shounen as well?

[@devb.2822]

We're not pretending, cause it's not

[@reign1594]

​@devb.2822 It really is. Family died, and mc gets flashbacks to win every fight. D tier show

[@methatswho6299]

​@@reign1594 it's not bad, just more generic. what makes demon slayer simple is exactly what made it easily enjoyable and popular in the first place

[@MILDMONSTER1234]

@@devb.2822 look up D Gray Man then. Half the shit in that story from the 00s is in demon slayer

[@star-rock6466]

​​@@reign1594 people are so quick on hating anything that isn't like more than a 8/10, it's insane. Generic doesn't always mean it's bad, because smt isn't more than like a 7/10 doesn't mean it's terible. If that was the case, then more than half of shonens would be shit, since they also use a bunch of shonen tropes (the MC parents are non existent, the edgy rival, the pervert, the villain mastermind, etc...)

[@rennenb]

I like the theme that’s been showing up of people being “cursed” for being born and it’s better to kept in secrecy and how these characters out looks are

[@Darth_Bateman]

Like Chihiros father and his ability to make man slaying weapons.

[@bacongod5759]

@@Darth_Batemanthese weapons are the equivalent to something like nukes if they could stop a war 😦

[@NuwandaLunaDragon]

chapter 15 was INSANE, some mangas never have a chapter like that

[@JG124_]

It is genuinely so fucking good. Can't wait for chapter 17

[@dayrocket7372]

Peakurabachi getting the respect it deserves

[@ZayThe3rd]

fr

[@GoodNewzzz]

It hasn't deserved anything yet bruh we literally only seen the cover art until recently

[@dayrocket7372]

@@GoodNewzzz you clearly haven't been reading godkurabachi as long as I have otherwise you'd understand the true complexities of the goldfish when bachi said it's kagura time I cried and it made me realize the meaning of life

[@ZayThe3rd]

bro it's always a hater that got to ruin every if you don't like it then don't read it you wouldn't want someone saying something about the thing you like also you clearly didn't read it judged it on it's art@@GoodNewzzz

[@thescarecrow897]

@@dayrocket7372 stop with this cringe meme its not funny

[@maoulegna]

I wasnt aware about how much the first chapter meme went hard but their recurring presence are why i started the series. The first chapter was ok, but by ch.3 i saw the potential. Indeed what consolidated my appreciation for the series is Sojo. It's so rare to see a competent villain.

[@murderman8578]

How is Sojo competent

[@skeleto46821]

@@murderman8578he’s been 5 steps ahead of the protagonists everytime. He’s not just strong and ruthless, he’s also really intelligent and tactical.

[@bacongod5759]

@@murderman8578he’s first shown to be a blood thirsty psychopath who loves to fight and then actually shown he’s tactical and somewhat smart conducting experiments on char Unlike most villains who show up and is instantly defeated within first arcs in shonen(alvida,buggy,hand demon,any hollow before soul society,zabuza,) he’s given time to breathe and do his thing which is pretty refreshing also his ideology is very interesting because he’s not exactly wrong because in a sense chihiro a dad did create the sword to stop the war which would obviously cause destruction but at the same time bring peace which is what chihiro thinks the blades purpose is for.

[@Aedlmonrl]

​@@bacongod5759 a textbook example of how to properly use good character perspective, there aren't wrong in what they think

[@bacongod5759]

@@Aedlmonrl yeah really a shame they killed Sojo I though he could have been an over arching villain throughout the story changing his views but I guess the author has other plans

[@tempoclasse2907]

I haven't read it since release but im now interested in diving into this magical world of swords and socerey , I think I will pick up when it reaches chapter 30 to see which direction the creator wants it to go considering its using many similar tropes we've seen used already.

[@Chill6063]

Nahh bro pick it up now, its cooking hard.

[@Akama1992]

Yeah. Start now and enjoy the fun.

[@jingleballs9935]

Yea just wait don’t listen to the other people. You can have more chapters to read I’m doing the same. Ain’t gonna miss anything.

[@Aigle662frileux]

@@jingleballs9935 No

[@sakamotoverge3194]

KaguraBachi just concluded a mini arc so you can read it all rn and ride the hype train with us.

[@silvertongue.242_99]

Sojo is an amazing foil to chirio and pushes his ideology to its limit. And the addition of the crazy power of the enchanted swords like cloud gouger is so broken, love that it has three elemental abilities. Can be used in many different ways 🔥 I know kagurabachi was going to be good and take off

[@thegooaath]

Kagurabachi is gettin better and better!

[@minupakumarasinghe3446]

7:20 Personally, I'd like it if Sojo gets the Kotomine Kirei treatment. Put on the back burner while other strong, flashier villains show up and are the focus, but returns for the true final battle.

[@Darth_Bateman]

I hope he is like Mahito or Sukuna, a developed villain.

[@bacongod5759]

I hope he also isn’t just killed and gets away it’s ok to have a morally dubious villain and give them time to change their perspective even when their evil(not saying they have to be forgiven)

[@bacongod5759]

@@Darth_Batemandeveloped villains are very interesting but I would also be fine if he died here in the story,also I wouldn’t say sukuna is developed at all

[@guccipucci3941]

Kagurabachi and Sakamoto days are the future

[@ΚρανίΩ]

sakamoto days is top 1 new gen

[@AndersonBrowneJr]

I honestly hope that this series catches on and hits mainstream attention the way jjk did.

[@gohkinator9000]

Went into this manga thinking it was kind of a joke because of the hype that it got (to which I still have no clue where it even started), but it's kinda established itself as a series that I think will stick around if done right from here. The concept, characters and the world-building is pretty cool albeit some people calling it "standard shonen".

[@mr_0n10n5]

Rn, the manga is like a 7.6/10 The story needs more time to pick up. I trust the story though. Its gonna cook

[@weekendweebs8630]

Kagurabachi has a lot of potential and keeps me invested every week

[@Debossssssssssss]

Great, but I need to wait till first arc ends so I can enjoy the manga without waiting for next chapters. Gotta respect the character that 🧍‍♂on buisness

[@sog3395]

Enough time has passed.

[@farcusthedarkest9524]

Kagurabachi first 15ch. Over JJk firt 15ch. For sure

[@somepvpguy69]

The meme was right enough time has passed, and truly is oeak

[@Grayves_X]

The story is essentially a story about nuclear weapons, weapons that were invented to end and awful war, but terrorists want to get their hands on to cause terror and do what they want to the world. These weapons were extremely hard to create using a deadly resource that is unstable and killed and harmed people trying to learn how it's used. Chihiro is fighting to preserve the peace, the same peace (mostly) that nuclear weapons brought in, while now that the other swords have been stolen the people in the know are now scared of the danger this may cause, out right stating how dangerous two enchanted blades fighting against each other are, this mimics the US/USSR cold war and the modern raising fear over countries such as N.K gaining nukes. It's not the most original story, as many stories have been made to mimic the danger of nukes, especially in Japan, but I think it's doing it in a fun way and I've enjoyed every chapter so far

[@bacongod5759]

I think the thing with what chihiro is fighting for could be very interesting because is he fighting for peace or revenge? I know it seems obvious he’s fighting for both basically but I feel like people forget kagura bachi is a revenge story very different from most shonen mc main goals he wants to kill the people who killed his dad and most likely along with it retrieve the 6 swords to keep the peace while also keeping his father legacy in check

[@majosmajos6822]

Pepole need to accept that tropes Will Always exist and thats nőt bad

[@chrisg5219]

Ngl I don't care about the memes the latest chapters are great those double spreads are gorgeous. It really keeps getting better and better. Tired of all the manga snobs who just call everything mid.

[@ThatGuy-c5g]

2:27 I say "YEOOOWWWCH!" as well!

[@Zenith_Nulls]

finally yall putting respect on his name!

[@Grimmjowisking94]

I’ve been enjoying it so far

[@sayktheloser138]

i hope the manga flourishes

[@jokeronline702]

Great video, probably still not gonna read this

[@PuffsIsHere]

I forgot about this already😭😭😭

[@therealogdaffy]

TALLLLLLLLKKKKK I've been tryna get people hip on this gem.

[@DamnRizzz]

i’m honestly just afraid the mangaka will kill shojo off within 2 chapters 😭 i really see shojo having potential to be chihiro’s “mahito” for kagurabachi

[@agupp805]

Sliding Go/Jo in as a replacement for half is crazy💀

[@ZzigZaG00NIN]

Mouth hands always seem like they would be more inconvenient than anything lol

[@thatokperson]

Naw no way you showed Gojo when you said half! Naw that was dirty!

[@Chill6063]

Sojo? More like GOATjo.

[@taitasutomoushimasu]

It's peak.

[@enzoarayamorales7220]

This manga is the yin to morbius yang

[@chkensammich]

I don't care who the IRS sends I am not reading kagurabachi

[@ithoughtso.7016]

I told you all it was peak fiction.

[@kermiekruiser40]

Dude we neeeeed mahito’s va (I don’t know his name) for sojo

[@bacongod5759]

Somebody like chrollos va would work better imo

[@neole8546]

well rip sojo

[@morbipine]

Good

[@MAC_CUACHIN]

Cool villain is the secret to the famous animes🗿

[@sora.7973]

Well, this aged well.

[@knightesquire36]

Sojo is the GOAT

[@codycantcommunicate6826]

my main issue rn is the concept, like as the story is laid out at least in these first few chapters it seems very "villain of the week", and i could definitely see a bad future where the rest of the story is just "new bad guy with enchanted sword" etc etc until he gets all the swords

[@Flamme-Sanabi]

I doubt it could go that way since there are only 6 that he has to get, and I'm definitely excited to see how those will be gained. Like, Cloud Gouger, that the villain has, it could be gained by combat or by making him break. The second one is won in that auction, etc. There could be different ways of attaining each sword.

[@codycantcommunicate6826]

@@Flamme-Sanabi yeah but that’s a very linear and boring story imo

[@B00nater]

@@codycantcommunicate6826that’s like saying jjk has a boring story because the good guys beat the bad guys in the end. Collecting 6 swords is an objective the story is what happens between each sword.

[@codycantcommunicate6826]

@@B00nater no because jjk has had plot twists that have changed what the final goal will be, sure there is still like an overall broad goal but the world has developed around that goal now, i was just saying i think the story of kagura bachi could progress such that the goal would remain linear and never actually be influenced by the world

[@GOKU-dq6mq]

Well seems like you can shelve your worries now

[@EmmanuelMarin07]

Peak fiction. Tenoí

[@Your3rdBETRAYAL]

Any additional thoughts after the release of chapter 15?

[@funderman5758]

Very Similar dynamic between Mahito and Yuji not going to lie

[@sakamotoverge3194]

Ofc, it's peak. Duh.

[@justasinglesummon3912]

I disagree. It definetly has potential but its way too early. Right now it is decent but it needs more time and chapters to come out

[@Akama1992]

It's very early indeed to say anything about it.

[@minupakumarasinghe3446]

yeah, it's in the same place as early JJK: solid and has the potential to become great, but not guaranteed to reach that. In JJK's case, of course, it became pretty great, but to give a counter-example, I considered Monster #8 to be in that same starting point but it ended up failing to meet my expectation.

[@justasinglesummon3912]

@@minupakumarasinghe3446 true, for me jjk is an all time great. My personal favorite shonen is hunter x hunter and in my own belief and taste jjk rivals it. Even though they are different there are also a lot of similarities i enjoy in the series i watch

[@murderman8578]

​@@minupakumarasinghe3446kaiju 8 is great

[@thescarecrow897]

idk, doesnt seem anything crazy yet. Give it a year at least so we have enough material to have strong opinions about the manga

[@Gokaruto]

ENOUGH TIME HAS PASSED!!

[@tomb.524]

My problem is that the meme is so unfunny that it annoys me and turned me completely off from keep reading. Seriously, it's just the stupid fucking "morbius is good" meme all over again and it's the result of the MC looking edgy. There are so many great manga that just don't get the attention they deserve like Choujin X, Gachiakuta or Undead Unluck and out of all the manga that deserve it because they have a great story, fresh ideas and/or god tier art... THIS ONE RIGHT HERE got all the attention not because of one of these qualities but simply because the MC looks edgy. Don't get me wrong, Kagurabachi could turn out to get really good, maybe it really is already, but the fact that this is the reason it is getting popular really gives me a hard time to give it a serious chance.

[@murderman8578]

Well popularity and Mainstream attention works like that

[@engineergaming1669]

Wdym? Peakurabachi was never just a meme, it’s been out for 10 years

[@TocattaTotentanzMacabre]

I stopped listening to your voice when I heard Clavar la espada playing in the background

[@22jkm196]

1:30 manga name?

[@dark_nightwing_xl2797]

I forgot

[@GOKU-dq6mq]

Cancelled

[@aspebb]

"Iconic" is a word that's used way too loosely.

[@bobbygreen7396]

AINT NO ONE READING THIS SHIT NO MORE

[@ZayThe3rd]

opinion i respest it but it got more sales than one piece and better than mid 3 see over 100k people are reading it sooooooooooo.......@@bobbygreen7396

[@justasinglesummon3912]

True

[@RIP_ZYZZ1738]

@@bobbygreen7396D1 hating lmao 😂

[@francisyang9997]

So its Demon Slayers battle system set in the modern world 😂

[@tronosphere]

some manga readers truly need help. stop focusing on hype and just take things as they come

[@gh0rochi363]

Why was it a meme? Like why didn't people think it was going to be good?

[@gatehaus6410]

There was never a point where it was glaringly bad. Anybody pushing the narrative super hard was just being cringe.

[@AndrewK209]

People stop pretending to like this garage

[@christhechilled]

Too soon to call this good. It’s another Shonen with action and drama. For the norm, it’s fine.

[@MILDMONSTER1234]

Battle shonen has action? Crazy

[@WC_553]

it’s mediocre at best, the only reason why people give it hype is for the sole purpose of shitting on boruto and that’s fucking sad and pathetic.

[@Akama1992]

What has this to do with Boruto?

[@NuwandaLunaDragon]

first of all, Kagura bachi is pretty good and I see people enjoying it without shitting on any other manga Second, Boruto is absolutely ass and there isn't a single manga in publication worse than Boruto

[@WC_553]

@@Akama1992 when the 1st chapter came out everyone was overhyping it because it was only to make fun and insult boruto, for an example they’d say shit like “kagurabachi only has 1 chapter out and it’s still better than midruto”

[@minupakumarasinghe3446]

I honestly don't care about Boruto or dissing it, but I've followed the manga since its debut and it's pretty good imo.

[@yutikoo]

sorry but this is just a generic series

[@NuwandaLunaDragon]

*just* he says like Jujutsu kaisen wasn't a redo of every single classic trope from Naruto and Bleach. And don't get me wrong, i really like JJK, but no popular Shonen today escapes from being generic as fuck

[@tech_shield6963]

Just like jjk

[@onesiege7025]

generic is not necessarily bad