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EP 1Tanjiro discovers his family slaughtered by demons and his sister Nezuko has turned into one.
Apr 6, 2019Set in Japan during the Taisho era between 1912 and 1926, Tanjiro Kamado resides in the mountains. After selling coal in town, he returns home to find his family murdered by demons. His younger sister Nezuko is the sole survivor of the massacre. Tanjiro descends the mountain during a blizzard to rescue her. Upon reaching her, Nezuko suddenly growls and attacks her brother. This event marks the beginning of their journey as Tanjiro attempts to save his sister despite her transformation into a demon. The narrative establishes the tragic circumstances that drive the protagonist's actions and the central conflict involving his family's fate and his sister's condition.
EP 2Tanjiro meets Sakonji Urokodaki after surviving a demon encounter on Mt. Sagiri
Apr 13, 2019Tanjiro and Nezuko encounter a demon in a temple near Mt. Sagiri. Tanjiro restrains the creature but hesitates to kill it, leaving it to burn in sunlight. He then meets Sakonji Urokodaki, who criticizes his weak resolve and warns about the consequences if Nezuko harms a human. After Nezuko rests, Urokodaki tests Tanjiro by having him climb and descend the dangerous, trap-filled mountain. Tanjiro succeeds in this trial. Remembering a letter from Giyu asking him to train Tanjiro, Urokodaki accepts the boy as his student. This encounter marks the beginning of Tanjiro's formal training under Urokodaki's guidance to become a Demon Slayer.
EP 3Tanjiro trains with Urokodaki and faces spiritual challenges from Sabito and Makomo before the Final Selection.
Apr 20, 2019For one year, Tanjiro trains under Urokodaki, mastering Water Style swordsmanship while his sister Nezuko sleeps for six months. Urokodaki tasks Tanjiro with slicing a boulder to qualify for the Final Selection, the path to joining the Demon Slayers Corps. After six months of failure, Tanjiro is attacked by Sabito, a masked figure who defeats him despite Tanjiro’s real sword. Upon waking, Tanjiro meets Makomo, who teaches him Total Concentration Breathing to enhance his strength. She reveals she and Sabito were orphans raised by Urokodaki. Sabito continues to defeat Tanjiro in sparring matches until, after another six months, Tanjiro finally strikes him with a real sword. The siblings smile and vanish. Tanjiro discovers his blade has actually split the boulder, proving his readiness.
EP 4Tanjiro departs for the Final Selection on Mt. Fujikasane with Urokodaki's guidance and protection.
Apr 27, 2019Two years after Nezuko's transformation, Tanjiro leaves for the Final Selection while she remains with Urokodaki. Before departing, Urokodaki warns Tanjiro that older demons gain new powers and provides a fox mask with a protective spell. Tanjiro mentions Sabito and Makomo, surprising Urokodaki. Upon arriving at Mt. Fujikasane, Tanjiro meets other applicants and learns they must survive seven days without wisteria. He defeats two demons using a Nichirin sword. Later, he saves an applicant from a massive demon who has been trapped for years. The demon reveals he has eaten at least fifty applicants and recognizes Tanjiro as Urokodaki's fourteenth victim. Enraged by the demon's mention of Sabito and Makomo, Tanjiro attacks. Despite the demon's claim that his neck is unbreakable, Tanjiro successfully severs it.
EP 5Tanjiro Survives Final Selection and Receives His First Demon Hunter Mission
May 4, 2019After the demon dissolves and Urokodaki’s victims depart, Tanjiro survives the Final Selection alongside three others. The twins identify them as Mizunoto, the lowest rank, and assign Kaugai crows for communication. Tanjiro prevents an angry applicant from harming the twins. He returns to Urokodaki, finding Nezuko awake after a year and a half of slumber. Urokodaki believes she is recovering strength by sleeping rather than eating humans. Fifteen days later, swordsmith Haganezuka delivers Tanjiro’s new sword, which turns black upon being drawn, a rare occurrence. A Kaugai crow arrives with orders for Tanjiro to travel northwest to a town where young girls have been vanishing. He must kill the responsible demon, marking his first official assignment as a Demon Hunter.
EP 6Tanjiro tracks a liquid demon in town while Kazumi seeks his missing fiancée Satoko.
May 11, 2019Tanjiro carries Nezuko in a box to a town where girls are disappearing. He meets Kazumi, whose fiancée Satoko vanished. Kazumi shows Tanjiro the last location, and Tanjiro tracks the demon’s scent. Kazumi recalls being beaten by Satoko’s parents, who suspected him. He realizes Tanjiro is a Demon Slayer. At night, a liquid demon abducts a girl by moving underground. Tanjiro stabs the ground, wounding the demon and rescuing the girl. The demon emerges, using Blood Demon Art to split into three beings with high regeneration. Tanjiro is overwhelmed. Nezuko exits her box to help. Urokodaki reveals the surviving demon is Kibutsuji Muzan, over a thousand years old. He is the progenitor of all demons and the one who attacked the Kamado household. He possesses the special blood needed to turn humans into demons and may know how to restore Nezuko to humanity.
EP 7Tanjiro battles demons in a black swamp and encounters Kibutsuji in Tokyo
May 18, 2019Tanjiro leaves Nezuko to protect Kazumi and a human girl, entering a black hole to fight two demons. His Water Style creates a whirlpool that kills them, while Nezuko defeats the third demon until Tanjiro intervenes. He interrogates the demon about Kibutsuji Muzan, but the terrified creature attacks and dies. After Nezuko sleeps, Tanjiro returns her to her box. Kazumi is initially angry but apologizes after receiving Satoko's hairpin. Tanjiro vows to defeat Kibutsuji and receives directions to Asakusa, Tokyo from a Kasugai crow. Overwhelmed by the city, he rests in a park and follows Kibutsuji's scent. He spots Kibutsuji pretending to be a father with a human girl and mother. To distract Tanjiro, Kibutsuji cuts a passerby's neck, turning him into a demon.
EP 8Tanjiro meets Tamayo and Yushiro while Kibutsuji’s demons attack their location
May 25, 2019Kibutsuji bites his wife and escapes with his family, leaving Tanjiro restrained by police. Tamayo blinds the officers to help Tanjiro, revealing she and Yushiro are demons who refuse to eat humans. They take Tanjiro to their home, where Tamayo treats the bitten woman. She explains she removed Kibutsuji’s curse two hundred years ago, allowing her and Yushiro to survive on minimal blood. Tamayo asks to study Nezuko’s unique blood to find a cure for demons and requests samples from other powerful demons. Tanjiro agrees to assist. Meanwhile, Kibutsuji orders two demons, Susamaru and Yahaba, to retrieve Tanjiro’s head. Susamaru attacks with temari balls while Yahaba uses his palm eyes, and the pair assault the house where Tamayo and Tanjiro are located.
EP 9Tanjiro and Nezuko battle the demon duo Susamaru and Yahaba in a fierce confrontation.
Jun 1, 2019Susamaru and Yahaba reveal themselves as members of the Twelve Kizuki, targeting Tanjiro. Susamaru attacks with multiple temari balls, while Yahaba uses telekinesis to control their trajectories via arrows. Nezuko rescues a human woman and joins the fight, distracting Yahaba and weakening the temari. Tanjiro, aided by Yushiro’s Blood Art, initially struggles to see the invisible arrows. The siblings coordinate attacks, with Nezuko and Tamayo engaging Susamaru while Tanjiro focuses on Yahaba. Despite losing a leg, Nezuko helps create openings. Tanjiro eventually masters the Whirlpool technique to deflect the arrows without touching them, allowing him to decapitate Yahaba. Susamaru regrows her arms and creates more temari, but the demons shift their attention to Tamayo, whom they recognize as a fugitive.
EP 10Tanjiro survives Yahaba while Nezuko defeats Susamaru with Tamayo's aid.
Jun 8, 2019Yahaba attacks Tanjiro as he disintegrates, forcing the boy to endure heavy blows before dying. Exhausted, Tanjiro crawls to Nezuko, who fights Susamaru using strength sharpened by Tamayo’s medicine. Susamaru summons six temari, but Tamayo reveals Kibutsuji’s cowardly programming that makes demons kill each other. Enraged, Susamaru utters his name, triggering a curse that crushes her with giant arms. Tamayo notes they were not Twelve Kizuki due to lacking numbered eyeballs and takes Susamaru’s blood. Tanjiro returns to the basement, where Nezuko hugs Tamayo and pets Yushiro, viewing them as humans. Tamayo cries and thanks her. The demons plan to flee due to proximity to Kibutsuji. A crow directs Tanjiro southeast, where he encounters Agatsuma Zenitsu, a fellow Final Selection survivor, begging a woman to marry him.
EP 11Tanjiro and Zenitsu enter the shifting Tsuzumi Mansion to confront a demon controlling the house.
Jun 15, 2019Tanjiro rescues a girl from Zenitsu, who confesses his cowardice and debt-fueled entry into demon slaying. Guided by Tanjiro’s crow, they locate a mansion where Zenitsu’s acute hearing detects frightened children claiming a demon resides inside. After a man is ejected from the house and dies, Tanjiro persuades Zenitsu to enter while leaving Nezuko with the siblings for protection. Inside, the house’s layout shifts, separating Teruko with Tanjiro and Shoichi with Zenitsu. Shoichi criticizes Zenitsu’s fear as he searches for an exit. A boar-headed man passes by before the demon, who controls the house via a body-mounted tsuzumi drum, attacks Tanjiro. The demon reveals his prey was stolen, then flips the room’s orientation. Suddenly, the boar-headed man reappears, wielding chipped Nichirin swords.
EP 12Inosuke attacks Tanjiro while Zenitsu unknowingly defeats a demon during sleep
Jun 22, 2019Inosuke Hashibira fights the tsuzumi demon Kyogai but is separated from Tanjiro when the shifting rooms knock him out. He attacks Tanjiro, claiming his swords are designed to shred flesh, before falling into another room. Meanwhile, Zenitsu travels with Shoichi, who is frightened by Zenitsu’s cowardice. A scream attracts a second demon, causing Zenitsu to faint, only to wake up and realize he has killed it using Thunder Form while asleep. Inosuke effortlessly defeats a third demon using Beast Form. Kyogai seeks to consume Kiyoshi, a human with rare marechi blood, to regain his status among the Twelve Moons after being stripped of his number by Kibutsuji. Tanjiro reunites Kiyoshi with his sister Teruko. Learning that Kiyoshi’s drum movements shift the rooms, Tanjiro instructs the siblings to keep moving while he confronts Kyogai. Despite broken bones, Tanjiro analyzes the drum mechanics to counter the demon’s attacks, vowing never to give up.
EP 13Tanjiro defeats Kyogai and confronts a rogue slayer protecting Nezuko's box
Jun 29, 2019Enraged by Tanjiro's refusal to surrender, Kyogai attacks erratically while recalling his past as a mocked drum composer. Despite his injuries, Tanjiro maintains Water Breathing, decapitating the demon. As Kyogai fades, he weeps upon hearing Tanjiro acknowledge his art, even though he is condemned for his murders. Tanjiro collects Kyogai's blood in a vial and entrusts it to Tamayo's cat. Outside, he finds Zenitsu being kicked by a rogue Demon Slayer who had been guarding Nezuko's box. The rogue reveals he knew about the demon but believed Tanjiro's kindness justified it. Tanjiro defends Zenitsu and engages the swordsman in combat.
EP 14The House with the Wisteria Family Crest
Jul 6, 2019Tanjiro and Inosuke clash violently, revealing Inosuke’s human appearance after a headbutt. Following the burial of victims, a Kasugai crow guides the group to a wisteria-crested manor for recovery. There, they receive care for their injuries, including broken ribs. Inosuke reveals he joined the Demon Corps after hearing about the Final Selection from a defeated Slayer. When Zenitsu questions Tanjiro traveling with a demon, Nezuko emerges from her box, stunning Zenitsu with her beauty. He mistakenly assumes Tanjiro joined the slayers solely to possess a cute demon companion, leading to a chaotic chase. Inosuke, overwhelmed by the drama, falls asleep while the others recover.
EP 15Zenitsu follows Tanjiro to Mount Natagumo where demon slayers are controlled by spider threads.
Jul 13, 2019After recovering, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke travel to Mount Natagumo. Zenitsu, harboring a crush on Nezuko, reluctantly follows Tanjiro after being left behind. They encounter a wounded slayer dragged away by threads and meet Murata, who reveals ten slayers turned on each other. Meanwhile, the commander sends Hashira Tomioka Giyū and Shinobu as backup. Zenitsu finally advances, realizing Tanjiro entered the mountain. Captured slayers emerge as puppets, but Tanjiro stops Inosuke from attacking the living ones. Inosuke frees them, prompting the Spider Mother to send spiders to reattach the strings. A white-haired demon boy named Rui appears, claiming his family will live happily, while Inosuke uses Spiritual Awareness to locate the Mother.
EP 16Tanjiro and Inosuke face controlled slayers and a headless demon doll while Mother meets her end.
Jul 20, 2019Murata stays behind to delay controlled slayers, allowing Tanjiro and Inosuke to pursue Mother. They encounter a female slayer who begs for help after being forced to kill comrades. Rui warns Mother to hurry before informing Father, causing her terror. She violently manipulates the slayer’s body, breaking bones, while another injured slayer pleads for death. Tanjiro and Inosuke disable the female slayer by tangling her in branches. Mother then snaps the necks of the remaining enemies. Zenitsu searches the mountain for Nezuko. A massive headless demon doll with blade arms attacks the duo. Inosuke nearly dies until Tanjiro intervenes, and they destroy the doll together. Inosuke launches Tanjiro toward Mother. She accepts his strike to escape Father’s threats, warning him that a Twelve Moon member is on the mountain.
EP 17A subordinate of Muzan Kibutsuji is nearby after Tanjiro defeats the Mother Spider Demon
Jul 27, 2019Tanjiro defeats the Mother Spider Demon on Mt. Natagumo, discovering that a member of the Twelve Kizuki, who serves directly under Muzan Kibutsuji, is present in the area. During this encounter, he gains crucial information indicating that a specific demon, potentially capable of reversing Nezuko’s condition and restoring her humanity, is located somewhere within the surrounding forest. This revelation shifts the focus of his immediate search, as he realizes the importance of locating this particular individual to find a solution for his sister's curse while remaining aware of the heightened threat posed by Muzan’s direct subordinates in the vicinity.
EP 18Giyu and Shinobu arrive at Mount Natagumo while Tanjiro and Inosuke battle Father and Rui.
Aug 3, 2019Giyū and Shinobu reach Mount Natagumo and divide their search efforts. Tanjiro and Inosuke struggle against Father, whose tree trap repels Tanjiro. Shinobu arrives to aid the paralyzed Zenitsu. Tanjiro encounters Rui torturing the Daughter, who claims it is a family matter, angering Tanjiro. Rui kills a demon slayer with his threads. Tanjiro engages Rui, blocking attacks despite injuries. Inosuke fights Father, severing an arm before Father sheds his skin to become stronger. Inosuke’s swords break, but he stabs Father’s neck. Giyū arrives, severing Father’s arm and killing him as he regrows. Tanjiro detects Rui’s thread scent and attacks, but the thread slices his blade and approaches his face.
EP 19Water Hashira Giyu Tomioka defeats the Father Spider Demon on Mt. Natagumo
Aug 10, 2019Hashira swordsmen from the Demon Slayer Corps arrive at Mt. Natagumo. Giyu Tomioka, the Water Hashira, kills the Father Spider Demon with one strike. Inosuke admires this display of skill and challenges Giyu to a duel.
EP 20Tanjiro and Giyū defeat Rui while Shinobu kills the Daughter to save Murata
Aug 17, 2019Tanjiro collapses near Nezuko after smelling blood, realizing Rui survived decapitation by reattaching his head with threads. Enraged, Rui attempts to kill Tanjiro, but Giyū arrives to intervene. Giyū uses an unofficial eleventh form of Water Breathing to destroy Rui’s threads and behead him. Meanwhile, the Daughter, who was turned into a demon by Rui to join his fake family, encases Murata in an acid cocoon. Shinobu intervenes, offering friendship if the Daughter accepts torture for her crimes. When the Daughter refuses, Shinobu attacks with Insect Breathing. Although her sword lacks the strength to decapitate, the wisteria poison on the tip kills the Daughter instantly. Shinobu frees Murata as Tanjiro protects Nezuko. Dying, Rui reflects on his desire for familial bonds and memories he lost as a human.
EP 21Rui remembers his past and Tanjiro faces the Hashira after the battle.
Aug 24, 2019As Rui dies, he recalls his frail human life and how Kibutsuji made him a demon. He killed his parents, realizing too late their genuine love, and suppressed these memories. Tanjiro senses Rui's grief and offers comfort as the demon fades. Giyū stops Shinobu from striking Nezuko, recognizing the siblings from two years ago. He tells Tanjiro to flee while he blocks Shinobu, who warns against Corps rules. Kanao Tsuyuri kicks Tanjiro and attacks Nezuko, but Kasugai crows order everyone to stand down for custody. Inosuke reflects on his weakness, while Zenitsu and other victims are treated by the Kakushis. The sun rises, and Tanjiro awakens bound before the Hashiras.
EP 22Tanjiro Faces Trial Before the Hashira Regarding Nezuko's Demon Status
Aug 31, 2019Tanjiro stands trial before the nine Hashira for traveling with his demon sister, Nezuko. Sanemi attacks the box containing her, prompting Tanjiro to defend her and impress the pillars. The Demon Slayer Corps Master arrives, accompanied by two white-haired girls, and reviews a letter from former Water Pillar Urokodaki Sakonji. Urokodaki’s letter pledges seppuku if Nezuko harms a human, a vow Rengoku rejects as insufficient. The Master notes Nezuko has not attacked humans in two years despite starvation and allows her to stay unless the Hashira provide better arguments. The group learns Tanjiro met the reclusive Kibutsuji, the demon progenitor. Sanemi remains hostile, stabbing Nezuko twice more to test her restraint. He places the box in a house and opens it, challenging Nezuko to attack him for blood while she is wounded and salivating.
EP 23Tanjiro and Nezuko depart for Butterfly Manor after proving their worth to the Hashira.
Sep 7, 2019Tanjiro breaks free from Obanai’s restraint to reach Nezuko, who resists her instincts and proves her humanity to the Master. Sanemi halts his attack, allowing the siblings to receive orders to defeat demons. They travel to the Kocho mansion, where Tanjiro is restrained by Muichirō before being reminded of Tamayo’s existence. At the manor, Kanao and a Kocho girl guide them to the infirmary. There, Zenitsu laments his injuries while Inosuke apologizes for his weakness. Nezuko rests in her box as Tanjiro reaffirms his promise to cure her. Meanwhile, the Hashira discuss the Corps’ recruitment struggles and the declining quality of new members. The Master deduces that Kibutsuji is hiding elsewhere due to Rui’s actions and vows to defeat the progenitor.
EP 24Tanjiro and Inosuke begin rehabilitation training at Shinobu Kocho's residence
Sep 14, 2019Following their injuries, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke are taken to the residence of the Insect Hashira, Shinobu Kocho, to receive medical treatment. After a period of two weeks, Tanjiro and Inosuke commence their rehabilitation training under her care.
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- How many episodes does Kimetsu no Yaiba have?
- Kimetsu no Yaiba has 26 episodes.
- When did Kimetsu no Yaiba come out?
- Kimetsu no Yaiba came out in 2019.
- Which studio made Kimetsu no Yaiba?
- Kimetsu no Yaiba was produced by ufotable.
- Who directed Kimetsu no Yaiba?
- Kimetsu no Yaiba was directed by Haruo Sotozaki.
- Is Kimetsu no Yaiba finished?
- Current status of Kimetsu no Yaiba: Finished.