[0:00] Hey, welcome back to Screen Crush. I'm
[0:01] Ryan Ary and this is The Demon Slayer:
[0:03] The Infinity Castle Broken Down and
[0:05] explained. Now, we're not going to go
[0:06] into too much on the manga after this
[0:08] movie's events, but spoilers for
[0:10] Infinity Castle are ahead. So, let's
[0:12] dive in. First of all, this movie is
[0:14] officially titled Demon Slayer Kametsu
[0:16] Noa: The Movie Infinity Castle Part One,
[0:19] Akaza Returns. So, it's only the first
[0:21] part in a trilogy that serves as a
[0:23] finale to the series. Technically, the
[0:25] Infinity Castle arc is the pen ultimate
[0:27] arc in the series. The final being the
[0:29] Sunrise Countdown arc, although we're
[0:31] still unsure. Most likely, this trilogy
[0:33] released in theaters will encompass both
[0:35] arcs and fully conclude the Demon Slayer
[0:37] series. Now, Infinity Castle continues
[0:39] many plot lines that were sprinkled
[0:41] throughout the show since season 1. In
[0:43] the anime, these plot lines were either
[0:45] really vague or barely touched upon, so
[0:47] honestly, it could be pretty confusing
[0:49] going into the movie full throttle. So,
[0:51] let's start with the Ubayashiki family.
[0:53] The movie begins with the Demon Slayers
[0:55] falling through the Infinity Castle. all
[0:57] the hashira more and Kaiga Ubayashiki,
[0:59] the previous master of the core. The
[1:01] master finally came face tof face with
[1:03] man at the end of the last arc, which by
[1:05] the way we covered completely in our
[1:06] recap video. You should watch it. It's
[1:08] very good. He explains the Ubayashiki
[1:10] curse that arose from having a demon
[1:12] born from the family.
[1:13] >> A demon has recently emerged from your
[1:15] family's bloodline. Commit yourselves
[1:18] from here on out to eliminating that
[1:20] manifestation. Even after centuries of
[1:22] marrying the daughters of priests,
[1:24] anybody with the name Ubayashiki doesn't
[1:26] live past age 30. The only thing that
[1:28] will save them is defeating Muzan.
[1:30] Finally turning the tide in this fight,
[1:32] the Ubayashiki family makes a drastic
[1:34] move.
[1:37] Kagaya, his wife Ammane, and two of
[1:40] their daughters agree to sacrifice
[1:41] themselves in order to trap man for the
[1:43] demon slayers. Now, this leaves us
[1:45] thinking the Ubayashiki family is no
[1:47] more. But as we see in Infinity Castle,
[1:50] there are three still living children,
[1:52] Kira, Kuina, and Kaneta. The three kids
[1:55] map out the Infinity Castle, aiding the
[1:57] rest of the Demon Slayers and trying to
[1:58] predict where man is hiding. At the
[2:00] forefront is Kira. He's one of five kids
[2:03] and the only son of Kagaya and Amane.
[2:05] With Kagaya's passing, he is the next
[2:07] master of the Demon Slayer Corps. Now,
[2:09] we've actually seen Kira before back in
[2:11] season 1 during Final Selection.
[2:13] >> You've come to enter the Demon Slayer
[2:15] Cor's final selection. At that time, he
[2:18] dressed more feminine. Now, this is most
[2:20] likely because dressing as a girl would
[2:21] have helped disguise his identity as the
[2:23] potential next heir of the core and lead
[2:25] to fewer demon attacks on the Ubayashiki
[2:28] family. Teaming up with the benevolent
[2:29] demons, the Ubayashiki siblings use
[2:31] Yushiro's blood art on the communication
[2:33] crows to locate all the slayers and
[2:35] remaining demons. So, this leads us
[2:37] straight into the fight with Doma.
[2:39] >> I see.
[2:40] >> Back in the Entertainment District arc,
[2:41] we saw Doma as the previous upper rank
[2:44] six, giving blood to Guutaro and Daky.
[2:46] Maybe you'll be a 12 kizaki like me.
[2:49] >> Rising to upper rank two, Doma has shown
[2:51] his prowess at killing.
[2:52] >> Has there ever been a time I didn't meet
[2:54] your expectations, my lord?
[2:56] >> And an airy tieress much to the chagrin
[2:58] of the rest of the upper ranks.
[3:02] >> And man himself,
[3:03] >> keep your wretched eyeballs. I have no
[3:06] need for them.
[3:07] >> His status as a cult leader was also
[3:08] nodded to at the beginning of the
[3:10] swordsmith village arc.
[3:11] >> Your disciples have just arrived. But we
[3:13] dive deeper into his backstory in the
[3:15] Infinity Castle. Born to leaders of the
[3:17] Eternal Paradise faith, baby Doma was
[3:19] made into the cult's figurehead.
[3:21] Disciples would ask the child leader for
[3:23] advice and blessings on money, love, and
[3:25] other life struggles. Due to his apathy
[3:27] and confusion for human emotions, Doma
[3:29] found these pleasor and delusional. When
[3:31] he turned 20, man offered him blood, and
[3:33] Doma became a little freak who liked
[3:35] eating people. His new mission in the
[3:37] cult was to eat his disciples, convinced
[3:39] that it would help them end their
[3:40] suffering and enter paradise. Now, this
[3:43] is what he tells Shaneobu before killing
[3:44] her and absorbing her into his body.
[3:51] >> No, I'm still sad. It didn't work.
[3:53] >> Shobu's apprentice, Kana, makes it just
[3:55] in time before seeing her mentor give a
[3:57] final signal and perish, leaving Kana to
[4:00] face off against Doma. Now, this is an
[4:02] interesting matchup for several reasons.
[4:04] Not only is it because of the symbolism
[4:05] of a girl avenging her adopted sisters
[4:08] against a demon who primarily feeds on
[4:10] women, but it's also their experience
[4:11] with emotion or lack thereof. Both Doma
[4:14] and Kau have lived apathetic lifestyles.
[4:17] Like we saw in season 1, Kana grew up in
[4:19] an abusive household and repressed her
[4:21] emotions to the point of dissociating as
[4:23] a defensive mechanism.
[4:25] >> But then one day,
[4:27] I heard a snapping sound and I never
[4:30] knew pain again. She was unable to make
[4:32] decisions by herself until she met the
[4:34] Coocho sisters.
[4:36] >> Next time you're on your own, flip this
[4:38] coin to help you make a choice.
[4:39] >> Similar to the Comedo siblings, Kana
[4:42] could have become a demon just like Doma
[4:44] if things had worked out just a little
[4:45] differently. The key difference leading
[4:46] to their diverging paths are, like the
[4:48] previous master said, the sense of
[4:50] entitlement and human will. Even as a
[4:52] kid, Doma had the world at his feet and
[4:54] believed everyone to be dim-witted
[4:56] because of their hope for a better life.
[4:58] Aside from man, he always had a
[5:00] condescending heir when speaking to
[5:02] anyone. Conal, on the other hand, came
[5:04] from nothing, not even a name.
[5:06] >> She doesn't have a name. All right. She
[5:08] never got one.
[5:09] >> It was through her time with the Coach
[5:11] siblings, the butterfly girls, and
[5:12] Toniro, that she slowly began to gain
[5:15] back her will and passion.
[5:18] >> Tonerro is asleep, so please be quiet.
[5:21] You need to hang on tight. A lot of what
[5:23] makes up these upper ranked demons are a
[5:24] sense of entitlement or the idea of
[5:27] unearned power without consequences.
[5:29] This is especially true to the next
[5:31] demon we see, Kaaku, the new upper Moon
[5:33] 6. Now, we first saw Kaaku in season 1
[5:36] during Zenitzu's backstory.
[5:38] >> Any effort spent on you is an absolute
[5:40] waste of time.
[5:41] >> Ever so brash and cruel, Kyaku would
[5:43] admonish Zenitsu for being so outwardly
[5:46] cowardly and resent the fact that their
[5:47] thunderbreathing master deemed them both
[5:49] to be his successors. Despite Zenitu not
[5:52] being able to complete all the breathing
[5:54] techniques, but as much as he boasted
[5:56] about his strength, Kagaku was
[5:57] internally extremely spineless and
[5:59] selfish. In the letter from the Hashira
[6:01] training arc, Zenitzu finds out that
[6:03] their thunderb breathing master
[6:04] committed sepeku due to his students
[6:06] choice to become a demon. When offered
[6:07] blood from Upper Mood 1, Kaiaku
[6:09] immediately bowed to his strength,
[6:11] turning back on humanity to save his own
[6:13] skin. Now, this shouldn't be news to us
[6:15] because we have seen him act in this
[6:17] self-s serving way before. In the
[6:18] Hashira training arc, during Guiome's
[6:20] backstory, we actually see Kyaku as one
[6:22] of the children in his orphanage. After
[6:24] being caught stealing from the temple,
[6:26] Kyaku runs into a demon and surprise
[6:28] surprise, offers up the other orphans
[6:30] and Guiome to save his own skin. So,
[6:32] this leads to a massacre at the temple
[6:34] and Guiam, falsely imprisoned for
[6:36] murder.
[6:36] >> But these are children we're talking
[6:38] about. All they can do is think of
[6:40] themselves.
[6:41] >> Zenitsu and Kyaku's face off really
[6:43] demonstrates the inverse nature of these
[6:45] two characters. Kyaku's outward
[6:47] arrogance and audacity masks his frail
[6:50] principles and timid heart. While
[6:51] Zenitsu's notable cowardice doesn't
[6:53] overpower his perseverance and loyalty
[6:55] to his loved ones, until he became a
[6:57] demon, Zenitzu always regarded Kigaku as
[7:00] an older brother, no matter how cruel he
[7:02] was to him.
[7:03] >> Good for nothing. Any effort spent on
[7:05] you is an absolute waste of time.
[7:07] >> Zenitzu defeats Upper Moon 6 with a new
[7:09] thunder breathing technique, bringing
[7:11] pride to his teacher. Yiro administers
[7:13] first aid to Zenitu. Now, you'll notice
[7:15] that he's now dawning a demon slayer
[7:17] uniform. Yhiro is still the only demon
[7:20] to be created by Lady Tamio and has no
[7:22] ill intention. To maintain his safety,
[7:24] he now blends in with the rest of the
[7:26] core, hiding his demon status and
[7:28] prioritizing healing the rest of the
[7:29] core members. So, this leads to the next
[7:31] major upper rank fight. Now, like the
[7:34] title suggests, this movie mainly
[7:35] focuses on the return of Aza and his
[7:37] rivalry with Tano. For a quick
[7:39] refresher, Aaza was the upper ranked
[7:41] demon who showed up at the end of the
[7:42] Mugan Train arc. His last fight with
[7:44] Reng Goku was when the other flame
[7:46] Hashira denied his offer to be a demon
[7:48] and made his final stand. This urges
[7:50] Tano to call out his fear of the sun and
[7:53] demon slayers. After being bered by
[7:55] Muzan, Akaza pummel the sword Tano shot
[7:58] at his neck and vows to make him pay.
[8:00] >> I'm going to save her tearing you limb
[8:02] from limb.
[8:02] >> While reuniting with Taniro and beating
[8:04] Guillu, the water hashira, Akaza
[8:06] suggests Guillu to become a demon.
[8:08] Making the same offer that he did to Ren
[8:10] Goku. Obviously denying this offer, the
[8:12] three prepare for a showdown. Now, while
[8:14] fighting, we can see just how much of
[8:16] Ring Goku's spirit is reflected in Tano,
[8:18] becoming a mirror of Akaz's previous
[8:20] fight with the flame Hashira.
[8:22] >> It is the duty of those born strong to
[8:24] help those who may be less fortunate.
[8:27] >> Tano also uses Rangoku's flame guard on
[8:29] his new sword, keeping his spirit alive.
[8:32] During the fight, Tano has to reach the
[8:34] transparent world. To gain access, Tano
[8:36] remembered his father's Hinami Kagura
[8:38] dance. The Kagura was revealed to be the
[8:40] sun breathing technique in disguise.
[8:42] >> Not only is it the first one ever to be
[8:44] created, it's the most powerful one as
[8:47] well.
[8:48] >> It was demonstrated by Tonerro's father
[8:49] to be like any other breathing
[8:51] technique, having to do it thousands of
[8:53] times to get the movement down before
[8:54] doing it with ease forever. Later, we
[8:57] see Aaza's backstory. A's past is really
[8:59] notable because it shows just how much
[9:01] his perceptions were twisted after
[9:03] becoming a demon. Like many pairings in
[9:05] Demon Slayer, Ring Goku and Akaza can be
[9:08] considered as foils. One is honorable
[9:10] and believes the strong should protect
[9:12] the weak, while the other believes the
[9:13] weak should suffer for their
[9:14] inferiority. But by looking at his
[9:16] backstory, you can see how Akaza was
[9:18] once similar to Ren Goku. His incredible
[9:21] resolve to protect the ones he loves,
[9:23] even if it means getting hurt, parallels
[9:25] both Tano and the former flame Hashira's
[9:27] motives. His obsession with growing
[9:29] stronger stemmed from not being able to
[9:30] protect his loved ones and despising the
[9:33] humans who disgracefully wronged him.
[9:35] But even as a demon, he still has
[9:37] remnants of his past life, whether or
[9:39] not it was willing. You can see that his
[9:41] fiance's hair pin influenced the shape
[9:43] and designs of his compass needle
[9:44] technique, and the martial arts fighting
[9:46] style was influenced by his dojo master.
[9:49] The fight ends when Akaza realizes he
[9:51] wants an honorable death to hell and
[9:52] mutilates himself. The rest of the upper
[9:54] ranks sense his demise. Upper Moon One
[9:57] teases Aaza's last words to him, which
[9:59] we saw at the beginning of the
[10:00] Swordsmith Village arc.
[10:02] >> I understand. I'm going to kill you if
[10:04] it's the last thing I do.
[10:06] >> With the main fight of the movie wrapped
[10:07] up, we're still left with many battles
[10:09] and character matchups for the rest of
[10:11] the trilogy. The next movie will be
[10:13] focusing on Kau's battle with Doma to
[10:15] avenge her sisters and all the victims
[10:17] that he left in his wake. Enoske is
[10:19] running through the changing halls
[10:20] similar to how he did at the Susami
[10:22] mansion.
[10:23] >> Coming through. Now, we still have yet
[10:26] to see who Tokito and Guiome will go up
[10:28] against. Based on Tokito's heritage of
[10:30] sunbreathing users, a probable matchup
[10:32] would be against Upper Moon One. Given
[10:34] that he looks identical to the renowned
[10:36] swordsman, apart from the six creepy
[10:37] eyes on his face, it is very likely that
[10:39] we'll explore more of their backstory
[10:41] and family connection. We also have yet
[10:43] to see Obana and Mitsuri's battle. Given
[10:45] that we know about Obana's feelings for
[10:47] her,
[10:48] >> if they get ripped, then I'll give you a
[10:50] new pair.
[10:53] We can expect a flashy fight with them
[10:55] professing their love or you know a
[10:57] horrible death in a typical Demon Slayer
[10:59] fashion. The movie ends with the rest of
[11:01] the Demon Slayer scattered across the
[11:03] layer trying to stay alive and find
[11:04] Muzan. All of these plot lines will be
[11:06] explored next year in the second part of
[11:08] the Infinity Castle arc. So guys, that's
[11:10] the ending explained for you. Huge shout
[11:12] out to Shinity who wrote this video. You
[11:14] can find her social links below. And of
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