Mugen Train’s success as a viewing for both Demon Slayer devotees and virgins is also due to the streamlined nature of the movie’s plot. The major conflict is that Tanjiro and his demon slayer team board a suspicious locomotive where a slew of people have gone missing from alleged demon activity. That’s it. It’s not a lot to break down and it allows the movie to celebrate its action sequences and how to bring them to life in the most exciting way. The animation and fight choreography are undoubtedly the most exciting aspects of Mugen Train, but that doesn’t mean that other areas like characterization are totally shallow. It’s style over substance, but not in a way that robs the characters of depth.
Mugen Train doesn’t waste any time. It quickly identifies Enmu, the Lower Demon Moon member that wreaks havoc on the train, as well as Rengoku, the Flame Hashira that’s supposed to aid Tanjiro on this mission. Mugen Train really becomes more of a story for Rengoku than anyone else. He shares the spotlight with Tanjiro, but Rengoku has more to both lose and gain through all of this. Rengoku was previously introduced in the anime, but Mugen Train is his real showcase and origin story. This focus on Rengoku doesn’t come across as jarring and Tanjiro’s growth is able to compliment Rengoku’s mission in a way where their purposes diverge. There is even a huge Agatha Christie-esque twist around the central premise, but it applies such an exaggerated anime slant to the staple.
Rengoku’s excitable, gung ho energy basically powers the movie and keeps everyone moving forward. Mugen Train is very well-paced at under two hours and it feels like it constantly has action on the screen. Enmu is also a genuinely terrifying villain that feels a cut above what’s seen in the anime. He utilizes a disembodied talking hand to do his grunt work that feels like a more disturbing version of a Jujutsu Kaisen set piece. Demon Slayer has always been more of an action series than a horror showcase, but it’s appreciated that Mugen Train experiments with these darker visuals and ideas.
On this note, Enmu has a Freddy Krueger-like quality that forces the heroes into surreal dreamscapes. This aesthetic allows for justified “flashbacks” as characters spend time in idealized versions of their lives with relics of the past. It works as a believable way to juxtapose Tanjiro’s old self with what he’s become and if he’s willing to continue to move forward even if it means that he also moves further away from the version of himself that left home. The nature of these dreams also allows the settings for these fights to become much larger and more creative than the narrow hallway of a locomotive, even though they’re still contained to the vehicle.
The actual battles with Enmu are what everyone will be talking about afterwards. Ufotable has only become a more accomplished animation studio, but the climax of Mugen Train’s main battles easily trumps the anime’s most thrilling showdowns. The flame and water displays from Tanjiro and Rengoku look gorgeous, but there are so many precise details that make these fights feel special. Rengoku and Tanjiro do much of the heavy lifting, but the entire cast get moments where they’re allowed to kick ass, even Nezuko. There’s even a very Junji Ito and Akira quality to the level of bleak grossness that these demon slayers face in the movie.
These fight sequences incorporate many CG elements, which is something that could sometimes be awkward in the anime series. Mugen Train rises above this previous hurdle and there’s a sublime seamless blend of 2D animation with 3D assets and compositing. It even feels like there’s subtle rotoscoping in scenes of nature where certain environments and backgrounds look borderline real. This is also present with the movie’s titular train, which also acts as such a big spectacle.
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