DEMON SLAERY

DEMON SLAYER

BY ISHUMA24

WHAT is DEMON SLAYER

鬼滅の刃Demon Slayer AKA Kimetsu no Yaiba () is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Koyoharu

Gotouge. It follows teenage Tanjiro Kamado, who strives to become a demon slayer after his family was slaughtered

and his younger sister Nezuko turned into a demon. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly

Shōnen Jump from February 2016 to May 2020, with its chapters collected in twenty-three tankōbon volumes. It has

been published in English by Viz Media and simultaneously published by Shueisha on their Manga Plus platform.

A twenty-six-episode anime television series adaptation produced by Ufotable aired in Japan from April to

September 2019. A sequel film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train, was released in October

2020 and became the highest-grossing anime film and Japanese film of all time. A second season of the anime series

readapting the "Mugen Train" arc seen in the film in seven episodes and covering the "Entertainment District" arc

from the manga in eleven episodes, aired from October 2021 to February 2022. A third season covering the

"Swordsmith Village" arc has been announced.

As of February 2021, the manga had over 150 million copies in circulation, including digital versions, making it
the ninth best-selling manga series of all time. Also, it was the best-selling manga in 2019 and 2020. Both the
manga and its anime adaptation have received critical acclaim. The anime series has received numerous awards

and is considered one of the best anime of the 2010s. In 2020, the Demon Slayer franchise generated an
estimated annual sales revenue of ¥1 trillion ($8.75 billion), becoming one of the highest-grossing media

franchises of all time.

CHARACTER PROFILES

KAMABOKO SQUAD

TANJIRO KAMADO竈門 炭次郎Tanjiro Kamado (
) is a fictional character

and the main protagonist in Koyoharu Gotouge's

manga Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Tanjiro is a

teenager who goes on a quest to restore the

humanity of his sister, Nezuko, who was turned into

a demon after his family was killed by Muzan

Kibutsuji following an attack that resulted in the

death of his other relatives. After an encounter with

Giyu Tomioka, a demon slayer, Tanjiro is recruited by

Giyu to also become a demon slayer to help his sister

turn human again and avenge his family.

NEZUKO KAMADO
竈門 禰豆子Nezuko Kamado (
) is a fictional character in Koyoharu

Gotouge's manga Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Nezuko and her

older brother Tanjiro Kamado are the sole survivors of an incident

where they lost their entire family to demons, with Nezuko being

transformed into a demon, but still surprisingly showing signs of

human emotion and thought. After an encounter with Giyu Tomioka, a

demon slayer, Tanjiro begins his quest to help his sister turn into a

human again and avenge the death of his family.

Nezuko's character was created to make Tanjiro a more innovative
character due to her identity being of a demon. Initial critical

response to Nezuko was positive due to how unconventional it was
for the narrative to have her kind of character as a demon as well as

how she displays more powers to fight across the series. She has
also been a popular character within the Demon Slayer fanbase

ZENITSU AGATSUMA
An extremely cowardly boy who was forced to join the Demon Slayer Corps at
我妻 善逸around the same time as Tanjiro to pay for his debts, Zenitsu Agatsuma (
雷の呼吸trained in the "Thunder Breathing" ( )

) style by the former Thunder Hashira,

but was only able to learn the first technique, and because of this he often belittles

himself, despite the fact that he is talented. He joins up with Tanjiro on a mission

and since then, he has tagged along with him, partially out of his infatuation with

Nezuko, but also due to recognizing how honest and kind he is. His cowardly

personality initially hinders him and he is only able to fight when he is unconscious

or asleep, but he later learns to push his fears aside and take action when needed,

to the point of developing a new, exclusive thunder technique. Zenitsu's sword is

colored gold. He has a heightened sense of hearing which allows him to distinguish a

person's true character by the sound of their heartbeat and track demons.

INOSUKE HASHIBIRA

A young boy who was raised by his mother Kotoha Hashibira for a short time until she was murdered by the

Upper Moon Two, Doma of the Twelve Kizuki. After she sacrificed herself to save his life, he was raised by wild
嘴平 伊之助boars and then taught to read and write by an old man. Inosuke Hashibira (
獣の呼吸called "Beast Breathing" ( ) uses a self-taught style

), along with two serrated swords in battle. When he gets new swords, he

purposely makes them serrated to match his preference and fighting style (much to the swordsmith's anger).

He is brash and prone to reacting violently, and while he appears dim, he has proven himself in battle time

after time. He is extremely muscular and rugged, which contrasts with his oddly effeminate face, which he

normally hides under a boar's head mask. This mask was made from the head of his deceased boar mother,

and he wears it in memory of her. When Inosuke first meets Tanjiro, he treats him as an enemy, but they

quickly become friends as they fight together. He often challenges Tanjiro to competitions that are accepted in

good spirit. He took the test at the same time as Tanjiro and Zenitsu and was the first to clear it. Inosuke's

swords are colored blue-grey. He has a heightened sense of touch, being able to locate enemies by feeling the

vibrations in the air.

KANAO TSUYURI
栗花落 カナヲKanao Tsuyuri () is a Demon Slayer who joins at the same time as Tanjiro, Zenitsu and Genya.

She is the protegé of Shinobu Kochō, the current Insect Hashira, and is being trained as a Tsuguko, or

successor to the Hashira - however, it does not necessarily mean that she is an Insect Hashira nor has the
花の呼吸same "breathing technique" as Shinobu. She uses the "Flower Breathing" (
) style and is a highly-

skilled fighter, but has difficulty functioning without being directly told what to do. She grew up in a poor,

abusive household and was sold as a slave, leading her to shut off her emotions as a way to cope. Even

after being rescued and taken in by Shinobu and Kanae, she would never do anything unless ordered, so

Kanae gave her a coin to flip which she could use whenever she had trouble making decisions. She relies

heavily on her coin flipping to make decisions until Tanjiro becomes friendly with her, which convinces her

to use the coin less often and stick to her intuition. It is also implied that she may have feelings for Tanjiro,

to the point of risking her life to help save him when he was turned into a demon. Later in the series, it has

been shown that she and Tanjiro had descendants, thus confirming her romantic relationship with Tanjiro.

Kanao's sword is colored pink and her heightened sense of sight allows her to easily dodge enemy attacks,

but she strains herself by overusing this ability during her fight with Doma, to the point of becoming blind

in one eye. She is later revealed to have married Tanjiro, having two great-great-grandsons named Kanata

Kamado and Sumihiko Kamado between them.

GENYA SHINAZUGAWA
不死川 玄弥A Demon Slayer who joins at the same time as Tanjiro Kamado and Zenitsu Agatsuma. Genya
Shinazugawa ( ) is a harsh and foul-mouthed individual obsessed with nothing beyond demon

killing. His personality later changes after he fights beside Tanjiro to save the Hidden Swordsmith

Village. Unlike most other Demon Slayers, he is unable to use Breaths or most sword fighting styles.

Instead, he eats parts of the demons he fights, and through his special digestive system, he temporarily

gains demonic powers. His powers can be greater depending on the strength and the amount of the

demon he devourers. When he devours part of a demon, he is also susceptible to a demon's weaknesses.

He also carries a gun that shoots specialized bullets that are made of the same material as the Demon

Slayers' Nichirin blades. He is the younger brother of Sanemi Shinazugawa, the current Wind Hashira,

who always avoids him, unaware that his older brother wants him to have a normal life. Genya is

mortally wounded while assisting the Hashira against Kokushibo, reconciling with his brother before

passing away.

HASHIRAS

GIYU TOMIOKA
冨岡 義勇Giyū Tomioka () The current Water Hashira he is the first Demon Slayer that

Tanjiro comes across. He initially tries to kill Nezuko but reconsiders after seeing her

protect an unconscious Tanjiro as he sends them to his mentor Urokodaki in the hopes

that Tanjiro could succeed him and possibly cure Nezuko. He does not think of himself as a

true Hashira, despite mastering Water Breathing as he considered his fellow apprentice

Sabito, who died saving other Demon Slayers-in-training, more suited for the role. He has

developed an additional technique for Water Breathing, which he alone knows. He loses

an arm during the final battle against Muzan but survives after the demon is destroyed.

SHINOBU KOCHO
胡蝶Shinobu Kochō ( ) The current Insect Hashira. She is rather coolheaded and always has a smile on her

face, no matter what situation she is put in. She enjoys teasing others, mostly annoying Giyu Tomioka,

about how no one likes him. Behind her cheerful facade, she harbors a deep rage toward all demons for

taking the lives of many of her loved ones, including her older sister by the Upper Two Doma. But Nezuko

becomes an exception after learning more about her. Unlike the other Hashira, she does not have the

strength to behead them, using instead a small, thin sword with only a cutting edge on the tip to kill

demons by inoculating them with a wisteria-based poison she developed. Shinobu sacrifices herself to

defeat Doma, having consumed massive doses of wisteria so Doma would be poisoned the moment he

devoured her with Kanao and Inosuke finishing him off. Before to her death, she also helped Tamayo with

developing the cure for Nezuko's demon condition and a mix of poisons used on Muzan to greatly weaken

Her Japanese last name 胡蝶him.(Kochō) means "butterfly"

Kyojuro Rengoku
煉獄 杏寿郎Kyojuro Rengoku () The current Flame Hashira after inheriting the title from

his father Shinjuro. He comes off cheerfully and eccentric but is pure-hearted and

honorable as his mother instills him with his moral code of protecting the weak. He is the

third strongest Hashira and was assigned to investigate the Mugen Train with Tanjiro,

Zenitsu, Inosuke and Nezuko aiding them to dispatch Enmu. After their battle with Enmu,

he meets Akaza of the Twelve Kizuki. Akaza proposes that Kyojuro turn into a demon so

they can fight for all of eternity which Kyojuro respectfully declines. Akaza ultimately

kills him off. After using his last moments to direct Tanjiro to his father, the youth had

the guard of Kyojuro's broken sword installed into his new sword in respect for the

Hashira.

Tengen Uzui

The current Sound Hashira and former shinobi. He has three wives who

work as scouts but is forced to quit the position after losing a hand and an

eye in a battle against the Upper Ranks. He reappears in the final battle

against Muzan, standing guard to protect Kiriya alongside Kyojuro's father.

Mitsuri Kanroji
甘露寺 蜜璃Mitsuri Kanroji () The current Love Hashira and a former disciple of Kyōjurō. She

has an odd personality and superhuman strength due to having denser muscles than the

average human. Her sword is made from a malleable metal that only she can properly

wield. She is super flexible. She joined the Demon Slayer Corps as she wanted a man that

would love her to be stronger than her. She especially admires the other male pillars and

would always praise them in her mind. Thus, when she was mortally wounded during the

final battle against Muzan Kibutsuji, she declared her love for Obanai Iguro, before dying

alongside him. The epilogue showed her reincarnated in the Reiwa Era and married to

Iguro as they run a restaurant together.

Muichirō Tokitō
時透 無一郎Muichirō Tokitō (
) The current Mist Hashira. He had a twin

brother who was killed by a demon when they were younger and always

blamed himself for being the only survivor until Tanjiro manages to cheer

him up. Due to the incident, he had lost some of his memory which was

restored after realizing Tanjiro Kamado had the same red eyes as his

father. He is killed in the battle against Upper One, Kokushibo, his

ancestor, and also the brother of the first user of the Sun Breathing,

Yoruichi. Eventually, he reincarnates as a baby alongside his brother.

Gyomei Himejima
悲鳴嶼 行冥Gyomei Himejima () The current Stone Hashira and considered the strongest

among them. A man of gigantic stature, Gyomei is a former monk who took care of

orphaned children. After the children are murdered by a demon and he is framed for

the crime, even though he protected them from it, he became more ruthless but still

caring. He pities Tanjiro at first due to Nezuko being a demon, but later acknowledges

him after seeing how honest he is. He is the only Hashira who does not use a sword,

fighting with a huge, chained metal ball with spikes, and an axe which he can wield with

ease due to his massive size and strength. He loses a leg in the final battle against

Muzan Kibutsuji before dying from blood loss from his wounds.

伊黑 小芭内Obanai Iguro ( Obanai Iguro
) The current Serpent Hashira who is always accompanied by his pet snake,

Kaburamaru. He was raised by his family, an all-female clan of bandits, as an offering to a serpentine

demon they worshiped, only to be rescued by Shinjuro Rengoku and joined the Slayer Corps as a

means of venting his rage over how his family was destroyed by their association with the demon.

He is infatuated with Mitsuri and gets easily jealous when she becomes close to someone else.

Despite being blinded during the final battle with Muzan Kibutsuji, he still manages to assist Tanjiro

due to his connection with Kaburamaru, who allows him to see through its eyes thanks to Yushiro's

magic scrolls. But he ends up mortally wounded and declares his love for Mitsuri Kanroji, the Love

Hashira, before dying alongside her. After his death, Kaburamaru's care is entrusted to Kanao

Tsuyuri. The epilogue showed Iguro reincarnated in the Reiwa Era and married to Mitsuri as they run

a restaurant together.

Sanemi Shinazugawa
不死川 実弥Sanemi Shinazugawa (
) The current Wind Hashira. He is the older

brother of Genya Shinazugawa and always shuns him. Despite seemingly

disliking his brother, Sanemi actually intends to have his brother quit the

Demon Slayer Corps so he can live a normal life. He is one of the two

Hashira who survive the final battle against Muzan Kibutsuji and the Upper

Ranks, the other being Giyu Tomioka. He loses two of his right-hand fingers

during his battle against Upper One, Kokushibo.

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