Demon Slayer: The Biggest Differences Between Season 2 & the Manga
The 2nd season of Demon Slayer just recently concluded with a bang. The season, Entertainment District Arc, was met with incredible reception, reaching rank 20 on the popular anime-ranking website MyAnimeList. Despite its renown, many viewers have not read the original manga. This raises the question, what did anime-only watchers miss out on?
Demon Slayer first became a household name among anime fans when it aired back in 2019. After episode 19 of the first season broke the internet, it seemed unlikely for the series to follow it up in the second season. Nevertheless, Studio Ufotable once again astonished the fan base with its breathtaking adaption of Demon Slayer’s fights due to the incredible animation. However, how faithful was Ufotable’s adaptation to the manga, and what changes did they make?
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In fact, the anime is incredibly faithful to the manga and leaves almost nothing out. The only thing omitted is some small information blurbs used for narration in the manga. Because there is no narrator in Demon Slayer, these dialogue boxes usually have to be cut. However, the show manages to keep most of the information by turning it into dialogue. For instance, the buff mice in episode 4 had a panel explaining their origin as Tengen’s familiars. In the show, this information is given to us by Inosuke’s dialogue.
Unfortunately, not all the narration dialogue is able to make its way into the show. One tidbit of information that was lost was regarding Tengen’s swords. Within the manga, it states “These swords have an unbelievable explosive strength. Nobody knows how they work, for those who have received a blow from them have never survived.” Even though
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