Tell me the truth. How many reviews have you read or listened to on social media on Demon Slayer's first closing trilogy film?
The answer will be "tante" or perhaps even "too many".
I must therefore give you a valid reason to read this review... and the truth is that perhaps a valid reason is not there except that of being able to reimmerge, once again, in a magical atmosphere that, during the projection of the film, kidnapped us and made travel travel for 155 min, in cinemas all over the world.
Yes because for me this film was a journey, with several stages I will try to tell you.
The starting point of this trip is certainly the purely technical feeling you had during your viewing, the classic review you probably expected to find.
If you're here for this I'll be happy with you right away, but know that the other stages of my journey explore more interesting facets in my opinion.
First stop: wow effect!
Directed by Haruo Sotozaki and produced by the study Ufotable, already known for visual excellence in previous films and seasons, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba โ The Castle of Infinity released in Japan in July 2025, it arrived in Italian theatres from September 11, both dubbed in Italian and in original language with subtitles. The film has destroyed every recessed record in the land of the Rising Sun and not only.
The duration, as already anticipated before, is 155 minutes, even if you do not have the feeling of being seated for so long.
As you could expect from Ufotable, the film is extremely careful in graphic rendering: the fighting scenes, the effects and settings of the castle are all made in detail and have a really surprising surrender that leaves the viewer with an open mouth.
The clashes are definitely the flagship, a mix of visual and metric effects ( accelerations and slowdowns) in a succession of actions, exceptionally animated.
Itโs not all just action though, thereโs room for the classic flashbacks and more emotional moments showing the vulnerability of the characters, their past, their pain. These moments help to give weight to the clashes, not only to make them spectacular but also significant.
The film confirms fan expectations, being the beginning of the grand finale, many narrative lines come together, come out some questions, and threat of Muzan is more concrete than ever.
It's all so beautiful that the flaws pass in the second floor. From the structural point of view it is deceptive. It's like feeling of seeing not a movie but a series of anime episodes. The separation between a first part much more devoted to action and a second part that develops in a long flashback is too clear, despite both having equal importance for the purpose of the plot.
Despite this it is a powerful work that acts as a convincing opening to the climax of the saga. It offers entertainment, drama and fighting as you expect from Demon Slayer, and for fans it is an exciting experience. Even for those who are not an integral part of fandom, the high technical level and narrative commitment make it a film that is worth seeing on the big screen.
Second stage: none of us is Tanjiro
Finished the film I felt a sense of void, probably also given the awareness that I will have to wait 2 years to see the continuous. Back at home though, a bit like you are here to read this review, turning on social, I came across a series of other video reviews, please me as my feeling between pros and cons matched with most of the opinions heard.
Suddenly, however, he arrived, I can't tell you the name because initially I listened distractively to his video and then move on between the meanders of the Per Te of TikTok. Some of his words, however, remained and echoed in my head. He had an interesting vision of the film, he did not analyze it technically (or perhaps I do not remember) but the most important aspect on which he dwelt was that feeling of empathy that most viewers tried against Akaza, The Third Crescent Moonduring the narration of his story. And of this vision I have a sentence left in my head: "We empathize with Akaza because the truth is that none of us is Tanjiro".
After this sentence, I didn't let him finish and I went on. He almost bothered me, but he certainly opened my eyes on a possible truth.
If you ask any soul lover to give you an honest opinion about Demon Slayer, you will probably answer: Visively it is a show, but the plot is little deep and very simple.
What if it wasn't? !
If the meaning of the plot was so deep that it was not understood to the bottom?
Third stage: the consciousness of the infinite
Let's call, the one that follows is just my theory, I didn't have any way to verify it or to understand if someone else on the face of the earth had my own feeling.
Starting from that phrase that turned me into the head, I focused on analyzing the various characters and the evolution of a plot that suddenly led us to empathize with something that until then we simply saw as evil.
The first thing I've analyzed is that Castle of Infinity from which the film is titled, then I passed under examination the characteristics of the various demons and I said:
but is it not that that place so deep, complicated and "infinite" represents our conscience and the clashes of Tanjiro and companions against the Crescent Huns strengthen the inner struggles that each of us faces with their own demons?
I do not want to spoiler, but if you analyze the characteristics of the personalities of the Crescent Lights present in the film and those already known in the anime come out of interesting elements, even more if compared to the characteristics that also present the personalities of the various pillars.
Rabbi, Envy, Love, Pain, Fear, Revenge, Vanity, etc. They are all elements present in both factions, which are confronted within our "Infinity consciousness" and which often lead us to be better or worse people based on the way we ourselves choose to undertake.
Maybe it's just my fantasy, or maybe it's really true "No one of us is Tanjiro"
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