Genshin Impact Players Recreate Demon Slayer Season 2 Opening

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Genshin Impact is filled with a colorful cast of characters that many gamers enjoy collecting and optimizing. Some players have even drawn parallels between some of the game's most famous characters and the casts of other franchises. Now, one fan has created an intricate parody of the third Demon Slayer anime opening using Genshin Impact characters.

Demon Slayer is one of the best recent shonen anime and fans of the series may notice some aesthetic similarities to the anime-inspired world of Genshin Impact. However,Demon Slayer presents viewers with a much darker story where beloved characters can and often do die. It may be easy to understand why fans would want to create a tribute to the series using characters more likely to survive until the end of their tale.

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Redditor musicguygenshin recently shared a video parodying Demon Slayer's third opening, featuring the song «Zankyou Zanka» by Aimer. The opening in question plays before Demon Slayer's Entertainment District arc, which takes the main characters undercover in the titular entertainment district on the search for Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui's missing wives. The original video combines visual symbolism with beautifully choreographed action to create a striking mood. Although musicguygenshin's recreation is slightly limited by the need to use Genshin Impact footage, it's also an enchanting watch.

In the video, a cover of «Zankyou Zanka» is played on the Windsong Lyre, with the notes appearing at the bottom of the screen throughout. The result is a lilting instrumental cover of the song that adds to the overall surreal magic of the parody. According to musicguygenshin, they used Diluc and Kazuha to fill the role of Tanjiro