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It follows teenage Tanjiro Kamado, who strives to become a Demon Slayer after his family was slaughtered and his younger sister, Nezuko, is turned into a demon. The series' first season premiered in April 2019, having aired on Tokyo MX and other networks, while from the second season onwards it has aired on Fuji TV.
Early sketches of Nezuko and Tanjiro. Tanjiro Kamado originates from Koyoharu Gotouge's ideas involving a one-shot with Japanese motifs. Tatsuhiko Katayama, their editor, was worried about the one-shot crusade being too dark for the young demographic and asked Gotouge if they could write another type of the main character who would be "brighter". [3]
Despite being repeatedly dismissed, Tanjiro persists. Eventually, Giyu explains his refusal to accept he is a Hashira; as a child, he trained with and befriended a similarly-aged boy, Sabito . During Final Selection, despite Sabito defeating nearly every demon present, he was the only one killed, leaving Giyu, who was unable to kill any demons ...
Following an encounter with Giyu Tomioka, the Water Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, Tanjiro is sent to train with Giyu's former instructor Sakonji Urokodaki in becoming a Demon Slayer and begins his quest to help Nezuko turn into a human again. Two years later, Tanjiro learns the "Water Breathing" style and takes part in a formidable exam.
Tanjiro laments it has cost Nezuko's life but she is revealed to be alive, is no longer burning and has started speaking again after her bamboo mouthpiece slips off. Through Hantengu's memories, demon king Muzan Kibutsuji learns Nezuko is immune to sunlight and realizes that his goal to become immortal will be fulfilled if he devours Nezuko. In ...
Zenitsu pushes Tanjiro off a roof to save him from Daki's obi slashes, after which Gyutaro arrives to mock Tanjiro for his inability to save his friends and protect his demonic younger sister, Nezuko. Gyutaro attempts to persuade Tanjiro to turn into a demon but Tanjiro head-butts him, secretly stabbing the demon with a poisoned kunai. Gyutaro ...
Tanjiro takes Kyogai's blood with a vial and gives it to Tamayo's cat. Taking the siblings outside, he finds Zenitsu, who was thrown outside the mansion earlier, being kicked by the rogue Demon Slayer for protecting Nezuko. He reveals he had known all along Tanjiro had been carrying a demon but chose to believe he had a good reason.
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. Viz Media published the first three chapters of the series in its digital magazine Weekly Shonen Jump as part of the "Jump Start" program, but did not pick the series up for continued ...