I don't think I mentioned how I got into Demon Slayer. I remember a friend group started watching it around the time when the anime released for the first time. They recommended it to me because of the beautiful animation.
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I think I started watching it beginning of 2021. For context, I had some family members pass away during the COVID-19 pandemic. So you can imagine how hard it hit me at the beginning where Tanjiro loses his own family. I kept crying and crying, but continued to watch it.
Honestly, it was also catharic in a weird way? I suppose you could say it helped me feel my grief, but also the show itself engaged me with its story so I just kept watching it.
I actually did not make fanart back then, I just enjoyed the S1 anime and that was it. And later the Mugen Train movie.
And well, I like his design too (pompadour&mohawk boi, and demon boy...). And his personality (rough but also soft). And I only started liking Sanemi bc of Genya. I actually really disliked Sanemi in S1 bahahaha! Now I like him bc they are brothers and bc of their/his backstory 😭💜💚 and his design.
If you love Sanemi, if you read the manga you will love him even more, his development is brutal.
(Although I don't know what happened to Genya in the manga, there is no such thing.
Honestly, I need to reread the manga haha. But also I'd love to read the light novel that has some story about him too!
(Me neither, I only know of happy Genya)
(You can imagine how hard their tragedy hits me too. Oh, the grief! And not just because of Genya, but the line of tragedies Sanemi experiences with his family, friends and coworkers too)
I only feel it a shame that Genya himself and his abilities and relationship with his brother wasn't expanded on further in the story by the mangaka. It had potential. But oh well, fandom will do its thing to satisfy that need, opportunity for creativity.
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I actually did not make fanart back then, I just enjoyed the S1 anime and that was it. And later the Mugen Train movie.
I didn't think anything special about Genya at all, until the Hashira Training Arc basically. When he showed his character growth.
(Although I don't know what happened to Genya in the manga, there is no such thing.
(Me neither, I only know of happy Genya)