Demon Slayer vs. Tokyo Ghoul: Which Show Is Better?

  Demon Slayer, or  Kimetsu No Yaiba  is an anime that’s on everyone’s tongue. Even during the #coronavirus pandemic and worldwide lockdown. It’s not surprising either. Last year in 2019 –  Demon Slayer won the “newtype” anime awards,  regardless of not being justified. The reason was for Nezuko’s voice actor (who never speaks). Also in 2019 –  Demon Slayer surpassed One Piece selling 200,000 MORE copies  at the time it was recorded. And Funimation called it “the best of the decade” for its animation quality. Crunchyroll named it the TOP anime  in their awards  also in 2020. The success of this anime is undeniable. Either in manga sales, anime success,  Shounen popularity  or the way news outlets HYPE it up like it’s the best Shounen of all time. And “new” anime fans who were introduced to Shounen through Kimetsu No Yaiba are the main culprits for the hype. Mostly on Twitter when it first aired. But Kimetsu No Yaiba (Demon Slayer) I...

  Demon Slayer and Tokyo Ghoul are awesome shows with loyal fanbases, but which outdoes the other? Demon Slayer  and  Tokyo Ghoul  are two incredibly different anime that exist in similar genres. They’re both supernatural anime that take place in a real-life world, showing how people in that world react to the differences presented by the supernatural elements. But that’s pretty much the place the two end, comparatively.  Demon Slayer  takes place in Taisho-era Japan, if that era involved demons and people who trained as Demon Slayers.   Tokyo Ghoul  on  the other hand, takes place in modern Japan, and deals with exactly the subject it says on the tin: with the main character living in Tokyo and dealing with being a ghoul, and interacting with other ghouls. Each series is well-loved by its fans and for good reason. But there are areas in which  Demon Slayer  is better than  Tokyo Ghoul  and others in which  Tokyo Ghou...