Demon Slayer Hashira Training Arc – Ep 3 Review
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After spending an patiently exhausting amount of time stalking and cheering Water Hashira Giyu Tomioka in Episode 2 of Demon Slayer’s Hashira Training Arc, Tanjiro Kamado is now ready to take on his next challenge – training under his seniors to take on Muzan Kibutsuji.
Titled “Fully Recovered Tanjiro Joins the Hashira Training!”, episode three of Demon Slayer Hashira Arc begins with junior demon slayers undergoing harsh training under retired sound Hashira Tengen Uzui. Fans will remember the flamboyant Uzui from the Entertainment District arc, where he helped Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke fight upper-rank demons in Yoshiwara. In the current timeline, he has retired to live a peaceful life with his wives but steps up to help the Slayer Corps prepare for their impending war with Muzan Kibutsuji.
As in the manga, the animators have updated Tengen Uzui’s style and appearance post the grave injuries he suffered from battling Gyutaro. He no longer sports his flashy headband and wears his hair loose, with a jeweled eye patch covering his eye, his appearance is a dignified departure from his earlier muscly playboy look, with a yukata covering his ripped arms. It’s fun to see his interactions with Tanjiro in this episode, with the latter giving the training his all, despite just having recovered from near-death injuries. Even though the episode is slightly slow, it’s peppered with comedic moments, most of which hinge on how the younger slayers feel like they are dying due to Uzui’s training, while he constantly berates them for having no spirit, style, or strength.
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Most of the episode focuses on the Hashira training; however, the middle of the episode briefly shifts to a meeting between Sanemi Shinazugawa and Obanai Iguro, the two Hashiras who had briefly seen Muzan Kibutsuji‘s Infinity Castle in the opening episode of this season, although they aren’t sure what it was. The rest of the time is spent on Tengen Uzui’s stamina training, with an interesting friendly face-off between him and Tanjiro.
The animators should have put more effort into the character illustrations of the junior demon slayers, as they all look very similar. Overall, this is an entertaining episode, and even though it doesn’t feature any demons, it does hint at a potential high-ranking monster lurking around the corner to ambush the young trainees. The climax promises viewers even harsher training in the next episode and reunites Tanjiro with yet another Hashira he fought alongside against top-ranking demons.
You can stream the series on Netflix, CrunchyRoll and JioCinema.
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