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Demon Slayer Entertainment District Arc episode 11 review: Show’s finale is emotional but not the best

The episode gives the perfect tribute to Daki and Gyutaro. It is why Tanjiro is such a beloved personality.

3.0/5
Shaheen Irani
Feb 14, 2022
Demon Slayer Entertainment District Arc episode 11 review: Show’s finale is emotional but not the best

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba

Story:

Tanjiro and his team face the after-effects of killing Daki and Gyutaro. Their backstory is also revealed in order to take the series forward.

Review:

The Entertainment District Arc has come to an end. While the finale is befitting emotionally, the action that completes the Demon Slayer franchise is missing in the episode, and thus, it is not the best finale of the series so far. If given a choice, we would rather consider Episode 10 as the grand finale.

The 11th episode begins with a huge promise as Nezuko wakes up from her sleep. She plays a major role in this episode.

Zenitsu's mad self is back. After his bravery, his character's going back to what is considered normal for him is a much-welcomed change.

Inosuke is equally a delight to watch. Meanwhile, Tengen Uzui's wives take up screen space for no good reason. Makio and Hima, in particular, are a headache to deal with.

Gyutaro's back story is explored in the season. You get to see how and why he became a demon in the first place.

The episode tries to make you empathize with the demon, and you even do so to an extent. You also get to know just how close Daki and Gyutaro have been throughout life and even after it. (PS: Daki isn't even her real name, and the story behind her real name is revealed through Gyutaro's back story).

Upper Rank Six Doma is introduced to the series. He was eventually overtaken by Daki and Gyutaro, who shared the rank.

The episode gives the perfect tribute to Daki and Gyutaro. It is why Tanjiro is such a beloved personality.

Obanai Iguro makes an entry, hinting that his role will be next after Tengen Uzui's retirement. As always, he leaves a scary impression, but there is a moment you probably didn't expect from him.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki leaves a huge hint about Muzan, which is sure to raise eyebrows. This new information is sure to make you impatient to find out more about the lead antagonist of the series.

Akaza, who killed Kyojuro, is back, and this time, he is in the Infinity castle. Unfortunately, though, the viewers just get a brief glimpse of him and the castle.

The last scene of the series is not grand but perfectly matches Tanjiro's personality. It is something that can be forgiven after the team has achieved a huge feat.

Verdict:

Entertainment District Arc's final episode is an emotional journey. While the show is known for its awesome VFX, do not expect much of it in this episode because, here, it is all about paying tributes and celebrating victories, Tanjiro style. While not the best episode or finale, this episode isn't completely disappointing either.

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Cast and Crew

Hiro Shimono

Natsuki Hanae

Tanjiro Kamado

Aleks Le

Zenitsu Agatsuma

Doug Erholtz

Kasugai Crow

Brook Chalmers

Sakonji Urokodaki

Saori Hayami

Shinobu Kocho

Takumi Yamazaki

Kasugai Crow

Greg Chun

Muzan Kibutsuji

Kouki Uchiyama

Rui

Billy Kametz

Rui

Matthew Mercer

Kagaya Ubuyashiki

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Kagaya Ubuyashiki

Toshihiko Seki

Muzan Kibutsuji

Kira Buckland

Additional Voices

Kirk Thornton

Additional Voices

Miho Okasaki

Teruko

Yuri Ehara

Aoi Kanzaki

Makoto Furukawa

Kakushi

Michael Johnston

Shoichi

Grace Lu

Teruko

Laura Post

Tamayo

Brandon Winckler

Kiyoshi

Satoshi Hino

Kyojuro Rengoku

Reina Ueda

Kanao Tsuyuri

Shunichi Toki

Kiyoshi

Mikako Komatsu

Susamaru

Ayumi Mano

Sumi Nakahara

Ryan Bartley

Makomo

Edward Bosco

Additional Voices

Kirsten Day

Kibutsuji's wife

Jessica DiCicco

Shigeru Kamado

Crispin Freeman

Gyomei Himejima

Max Mittelman

Sabito

Alejandro Saab

Additional Voices

Yûko Minaguchi

Rei Kibutsuji

Katsuyuki Konishi

Tengen Uzui

Kengo Kawanishi

Muichiro Tokito

Mitsuo Iwata

Udon shop owner

Ryohei Kimura

Swamp Demon

Takehito Koyasu

Hand Demon

Kenichi Suzumura

Obanai Iguro

Tomokazu Seki

Sanemi Shinazugawa

Yumiri Hanamori

White-haired girl

Ari Ozawa

White-haired girl

Christine Marie Cabanos

Black-haired guide

John DeMita

Zenitsu's teacher

Lucien Dodge

Kazumi

Kellen Goff

Spider Demon

Kyle Hebert

Kanamori

Mela Lee

White-haired guide

Landon McDonald

Additional Voices

Michelle Ruff

Additional Voices

Kaiji Tang

Sanemi Shinazugawa

Nobuhiko Okamoto

Genya Shinazugawa

Misako Tomioka

Tokie

You Taichi

Takeo Kamado

Konomi Kohara

Hanako Kamado

Mamiko Noto

Inosuke's Mother

Masaki Terasoma

Saburo

Wataru Takagi

Kasugai Crow

Jun Fukushima

1 episode, 2019

Natsuko Kuwatani

Rui's Mother

Aki Toyosaki

Hand Demon

Makoto Koichi

Hand Demon's brother

Shinnosuke Tachibana

Rui's Father

Yoshihisa Kawahara

1 episode, 2019

Chikahiro Kobayashi

1 episode, 2019

Taiten Kusunoki

Lower Moon Two

Ayaka Shimizu

Kakushi

Kana Ueda

Lower Moon Four

Bryce Papenbrook

Inosuke Hashibira

Johnny Yong Bosch

Giyu Tomioka

Takahiro Sakurai

Giyu Tomioka

Erika Harlacher

Shinobu Kocho

Reba Buhr

Aoi Kanzaki

Manaka Iwami

Chuntaro

Jennie Kwan

Additional Voices

Derek Stephen Prince

Kakushi

Hisako Tojo

Kakushi

Xanthe Huynh

Additional Voices

Kimberly Woods

Naho Takada

Mitsuhiro Ichiki

Shoichi

Nanami Yamashita

Kiyo Terauchi

Allegra Clark

Spider Demon

Brianna Knickerbocker

Kanao Tsuyuri

Erica Lindbeck

Spider Demon

Mark Whitten

Kyojuro Rengoku

Maaya Sakamoto

Tamayo

Daiki Yamashita

Yushiro

Jun Fukuyama

Yahaba

Namikawa Daisuke

Haganezuka

Ami Koshimizu

Mother Spider Demon

Ikuko Tani

Hisa

Yuuki Kuwahara

Naho Takada

Steve Blum

Kyogai

Ray Chase

Tengen Uzui

Robbie Daymond

Haganezuka

Dorothy Elias-Fahn

Kie Kamado

Kyle McCarley

Yushiro

Xander Mobus

Yahaba

Sarah Anne Williams

Susamaru

Ai Kakuma

Makomo

Kaede Hondo

Shigeru Kamado

Shigeru Chiba

Jigoro Kuwajima

Houko Kuwashima

Kie Kamado

Shiori Izawa

Kanata Ubuyashiki

Kana Hanazawa

Mitsuri Kanroji

Tetsu Inada

Father Spider Demon

Tomokazu Sugita

Gyomei Himejima

Griffin Burns

Muichiro Tokito

Sean Chiplock

Demon in the bog

Ben Diskin

Additional Voices

Jake Eberle

Additional Voices

Barbara Goodson

Grandmother

Bridget Hoffman

Kanae Kocho

Alan Lee

Additional Voices

Zeno Robinson

Additional Voices

Steve Staley

Additional Voices

Frank Todaro

Noodle stand shopkeeper

Hikaru Midorikawa

Temple Demon

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Kaigaku

Kayano Ai

Kanae Kocho

Satomi Sato

Tanjiro Kamado

Hana Sato

1 episode, 2019

Saeko Akiho

1 episode, 2019

Satoshi Tsuruoka

1 episode, 2019

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Kasugai Crow

Eiji Takemoto

Kozo Kanamori

Taito Ban

1 episode, 2019

Tarusuke Shingaki

1 episode, 2019

Daisuke Hirakawa

Lower Moon One

Mitsuki Nakae

1 episode, 2019

Hiromichi Tezuka

1 episode, 2019

Shinnosuke Ogami

1 episode, 2019

Philece Sampler

Rokuta

Rikiya Koyama

Shinjuro Rengoku

Akira Ishida

Akaza

Jun'ya Enoki

Senjuro Rengoku

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