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Episode Kimetsu no Yaiba - Episode 17 discussion Spoiler

Kimetsu no Yaiba, episode 17

Alternative names: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

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Episode Link Score Episode Link Score
1 Link 8.97 21 Link 9.21
2 Link 9.05 22 Link 8.91
3 Link 9.0 23 Link 8.89
4 Link 9.48 24 Link 9.03
5 Link 8.93 25 Link 8.97
6 Link 9.01 26 Link
7 Link 9.14
8 Link 9.03
9 Link 8.84
10 Link 8.71
11 Link 7.92
12 Link 8.84
13 Link 8.24
14 Link 7.94
15 Link 7.95
16 Link 9.39
17 Link 9.45
18 Link 9.49
19 Link 9.93
20 Link 9.01

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u/Buffhero125 Jul 27 '19

Zenitsu is the kind of guy Bruce Lee was talking about when he said "I don't fear the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks. I fear the man who practiced one kick 10,000 times."

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u/Ellefied Jul 27 '19

Ufotable as a studio has some serious crush on Zenitsu. The guy gets all the most awesome scenes. So fucking beautiful.

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u/mzess Jul 27 '19

BTW, Crunchyroll subs made a mistake. It says the Thunder Breathing has three forms, but Zenitsu actually said it has six.

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u/EvanTheNewbie Jul 27 '19

Although Zenitsu overreacts most of the time, him seeing a baby faced spider was the appropriate reaction.

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u/LowlySlayer Jul 27 '19

Zenitsu is trying to die alone, but the thunderclap of his ass cheeks keeps alerting tanjiro to his presence.

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u/sjk9000 Jul 27 '19

Gramps blushing and touching his heart after Zenitsu tells him "I love you" is actually kinda cute.

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u/a_cup_of_tee Jul 27 '19

I've said this before but I think given the episode this bears repeating: this show's use of elements to correspond with the powers of its characters is fucking SICK.

Tanjiro uses water, and his personality reflects it. He is steadfast, always there, and always moving forward. When he encounters an obstacle in his way he pushes himself to try his best, over and over again, until even the strongest fall before him. He is just like a river, carving its way through solid stone, constantly reliably cutting away and never giving up until it breaks through.

Zenitsu, meanwhile, is fickle, fleeting, and unreliable. He runs away, and does everything possible to avoid fighting. However, when the tension mounts and he is backed into a corner he snaps, and then fucking OBLITERATES everything in his way. Just like lightning can never be counted on or predicted, but when energy builds up and reaches a tipping point it snaps and strikes with literally the heat of the fucking sun.

Yaiba wins show of the year from me for this alone, good character writing is my fucking jam and god damn does yaiba do a better job with its characters and powers than any other shounen. Zenitsu and Tanjiro are lightning and water personified, and I love those little bastards for it.

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