Not only are the demons that roam the night man-eaters they might also enter someone’s house. It got a bit worse as they got ready to bed down for the night. He wants Tanjirou to get inside “before the demons show up.” I was relieved when a widower stopped him and offers to let him spend the night. Tanjirou’s Sense of Smell Added Foreboding Given the first scene though, I was just generally on edge no matter what happened. I live in Canada, sun sets at 4pm half the year. I have to admit, I didn’t think that first scene was at night. It’s not often used and the potential seems really interesting. I also just like the idea of super smell as a power. I adore that the smell of bloodline was literal. I’m apprehensive last time we saw night, poor Tanjirou was carrying his dying sister! Did you have the same feeling, Irina? It’s dark by the time Tanjirou goes trudging back. Second, he has an amazing sense of smell, as he shows when he proves some poor guy didn’t break a plate - it was the cat. First, everyone likes Tanjirou because he’s so helpful. While Tanjirou is in the city, we learn two things, one of which will likely be important to the plot. PS: I’m currently making my way through The Garden of Sinners movies and I got to give the studios huge props for attention to details… How much happier would Tanjirou have been if the episode had ended here? Quite a lot… Capture from the Crunchyroll stream (courtesy Irina). In my defense, what happens soon is really terrible, and I’m procrastinating a bit… Given it’s ufotable, maybe I shouldn’t be surprised. Tanjirou Spends the Day Being Nice and Helpful That is awesome though! The non verbal storytelling here is pretty impressive so far. According to the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan, Japan first used electric power in 1878. But according to Manga Tokyo, the series takes place during the Taisho Era, which was between 19. The first time I heard the line I thought it was odd and a little silly….ĭid you notice the insane number of electrical wires overhead? Given the technology at Tanjirou’s house, I thought the series was set in the pre-electrical times. Then he introduced a saying that seemed oddly specific: “…whenever happiness is destroyed, there’s always the smell of blood.” He reflected on the transient nature of happiness. Tanjirou carried on an inner monologue as he walked down the mountain. Yes they laid it on thick but paired with the great visual storytelling, I think it worked. The establishing exposition was a touch clumsy but I’ve seen way worse. I had to rewatch that first scene because I forgot to read the subtitles – I was too immersed in the pretty pictures.Īs for the content of the flashback. It should be said that I also love the actual designs A LOT. Safe… Throughout the episode we get two more color shifts like that – and they were all great. Capture from the Crunchyroll stream (courtesy Irina).Īs soon as the flashback kicks in, everything is shifted to a slightly war neutral. The muted colors drove home the feeling of emotional desolation. Not a touch of green (and therefore warm yellow) in the atmosphere tint. Minimum context but enough to viscerally feel the desperation, pain and fear. Then we zoom out on the brother and sister. Everything is windy and white, just watching it, you felt like you could slip and fall at any moment. First decent and more importantly first person CG is used to give the viewer a disorienting sense. I’d like to talk about the visuals here for a second. In fact I called it an opening salvo in my notes because it just felt like right away, shots were fired. Are you proud of me, because I’m proud of me! The cold open (pun intended!) was glorious. Irina, did you think they laid it in a little thick, or do you think this was effective?ĭidn’t interrupt once. It was a charming, heart-warming domestic scene. Effective Scene Setting in Demon Slayer Episode 1 We even meet Nezuko, who’s a loving older sister to a baby she rocked to sleep so he wouldn’t get upset when Tanjirou went into town. Tanjirou lives in a warm, supportive, blissful home? Yeah, you know that’s not gonna last! Capture from the Crunchyroll stream (courtesy Irina).
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