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Episode Kimetsu no Yaiba - Episode 6 discussion Spoiler

Kimetsu no Yaiba, episode 6

Alternative names: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

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Episode Link Score Episode Link Score
1 Link 8.97 21 Link 9.21
2 Link 9.05 22 Link 8.91
3 Link 9.0 23 Link 8.89
4 Link 9.48 24 Link 9.03
5 Link 8.93 25 Link 8.97
6 Link 9.01 26 Link
7 Link 9.14
8 Link 9.03
9 Link 8.84
10 Link 8.71
11 Link 7.92
12 Link 8.84
13 Link 8.24
14 Link 7.94
15 Link 7.95
16 Link 9.39
17 Link 9.45
18 Link 9.49
19 Link 9.93
20 Link 9.01

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u/bananeeek https://myanimelist.net/profile/bananek May 11 '19

There it is! Nezuko's trademark kick!

I loved how Urokodaki sent off Tanjirou but I was a bit skeptical when I heard about the hypnosis stuff. I'd be happier if Nezuko did all of that of her own.

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u/sjk9000 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JK9000 May 11 '19

I'm not sure why they added in the hypnosis angle. I guess they're trying to justify "why isn't Nezuko a crazy man-eater like all the other demons", but we already saw Nezuko resisting the urge to eat and fighting off demons back in episode 2. So if she's already capable of this, all the hypnosis thing does is remove agency from her character without any upside.

It's not too big a deal but I hope it leads somewhere better.

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u/Fablihakhan May 11 '19

Because she will definitely be around lots of love humans who are not her family. The reason Nezuko controlled herself was because of her love for her family and brother. She protected him in ep 1 and again in ep 2 by not giving in.

But her control towards other humans might be weak since her feelings for them are not that strong. So hypnotizing her to see all humans as her family doesn’t take away the fact that Nezuko’s strong will is due to her love for family.

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u/VioletPark May 12 '19

I'm recalling ep 2 and it's interesting that she was doing her best to not eat the corpses (which suggests she is against eating humans, period), but what tipped the scale was Tanjirou being in danger. I think she has the potential to completely control herself but it's still early and the hypnosis is like training wheels in a bycicle.