I mean transition of between manga and anime in a good adaptation should be very smooth. Hell CSM and SxF literally are 1:1 adaptations as example of it. The problem with Novels ends up being out of what is out their the % that is worth reading is small. Stuff like 86, Emminence, Danmachi, MT, etc you will hear about. You might as well wait to hear what is actually good before trying.
While with manga there is so much out there you can access on the internet. Unless a series is niche odds are a translator group is working on it or its on Manga +. Vast of majority of manga are available within 1-2 weeks when its chapters comes out. Hell the last CSM chapter got leaked a week early and they fan translated that shyt
. Basically with manga I can test out what is out there without needing to make an investment.
With novels you really won't get an idea unless you read the web novel since those are rough drafts for these Light novels.
I love how Juggernaut is still feared like he was in his introduction. As far as survival tension stuff this season has been phenomenal. We all knew Bell was coming out of this season alive even without knowing a new arc was coming. Ryu def felt like she had death flags on her, but after Bell went back for her she is def safe.
Even with knowing all of this the tension is still there once they saw Juggernaut again. I am curious on how they will end cause there is no way they should be reunited with the B Squad. I guess they end up at whatever resting spot to recoup next episode and S5 starts with them starting their journey to get out of the dungeon and most likely learn more fukked up shyt about the dungeon.
BSD similar to Vinland is just wonderfully written. Both of these shows take the time to focus on the entire cast. And even characters like Askeladd and Mori-Sensei where even tho you might hate them, they are written so well that you just gotta appreciate them. Obviously from an action stand point Demon Slayer and JJK are gonna bring the heat no question about it. But when well written series has the action, animation and plot along with it, you don't get much better then that.