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鬼滅の刃 マンガペディア公式

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大正時代、日が暮れると現れる人喰い鬼に家族を殺された竈門炭治郎は、鬼の血を浴びて人喰い鬼と化した妹の竈門禰豆子を人間に戻す方法を模索する。やがて鬼殺隊の一員として、人々を守る活動に従事する事となった炭治郎が、鬼と対峙し、成長していく姿を描いたダークファンタジー漫画。吾峠呼世晴の初連載作品。



正式名称

鬼滅の刃

ふりがな

きめつのやいば

作者

吾峠 呼世晴

ジャンル

ダークファンタジー

レーベル

ジャンプコミックス(集英社)



あらすじ

禰豆子が鬼になった

炭を売る少年、竈門炭治郎は、母親と五人の弟妹と共に山中で慎ましく暮らしている。大家族のぬくもりの中で炭治郎は、貧しくても日々の生活に幸福を感じていた。雪の降るある日、炭治郎は山を下りて町に炭を売りに行く。持ち前の嗅覚の鋭さと気配りに長（た）けていることから、町の住人にもかわいがられて頼りにされている炭治郎は、その日も町民たちにいつものように雑用を頼まれ、あっという間に日が暮れてしまう。山の麓に住む三郎の家に泊めてもらうことにした炭治郎は、日が暮れると鬼が出て危ないと怯（おび）える三郎の言葉に半信半疑だった。翌朝、帰宅した炭治郎は惨殺された家族の姿に呆然（ぼうぜん）とする。妹の竈門禰豆子の身体がまだ温かいことに気づいた炭治郎は、禰豆子を背負って下山を試みる。医者に見せれば助かるかもしれないと急ぎ足になる炭治郎の背中で、目を覚ました禰豆子が炭治郎に牙をむく。なんと、禰豆子は人を喰う鬼になってしまったのだ。絶望する炭治郎の前に鬼殺隊の一人である冨岡義勇が現れる。鬼と互角に闘える力を持つ義勇は禰豆子を殺そうとするが、炭治郎が命懸けでそれを止める。義勇に暴行される炭治郎を守ろうと立ちはだかった禰豆子に、人の心が残っていると感じた義勇は禰豆子を生かすことを決める。 



修行の日々を経て鬼殺隊入隊へ

冨岡義勇は、竈門禰豆子は傷口に鬼の血を浴びたことから鬼になったのだと語り、禰豆子を人間に戻す方法を知っているのは鬼だけしかいないという。禰豆子を人間に戻したいとの思いから竈門炭治郎は義勇を説き伏せ、彼の口利きで鬼殺隊入隊に向けて動き出す。鬼殺隊の剣士を育てる鱗滝左近次のもとで厳しい修行に身を投じることになった炭治郎は、空気の薄い山頂での修行に明け暮れる。そして1年後、炭治郎は左近次に自分の背丈よりも大きな岩を斬るという試験を課される。難題に苦しむ炭治郎だが、左近次に教わった呼吸法を完全に自分のものとし、岩を斬ることに成功する。鬼殺隊入隊の最終選別に参加する資格を得た炭治郎は、鬼殺隊の最終選別が行われる藤襲山に向かった。選抜試験の最中、炭治郎は左近次を目の敵にする大型の異形の鬼と出会う。かつて人間だったその鬼は、左近次に捕らわれたことをいまだに恨んでいる様子だった。左近次に教わった技で応戦する炭治郎は、苦戦するも、無事に大型の異形の鬼を倒す。藤襲山に入ってから7日後、合計8体の鬼を倒して最終選別を生き延びた炭治郎は、みごと鬼殺隊入隊の資格を得るが、挑戦者20人中、生き延びた者がたった四人であることに戸惑う。残りの挑戦者はすべて鬼に喰われたのだと知ると、炭治郎は改めて鬼への怒りをあらわにするのだった。その後、日輪刀と隊服を得た炭治郎は、鬼殺隊の一員として鬼が現れたという東京府に向かうことになった。 



鬼界の支配者・鬼舞辻無惨の手がかりを追って

 東京府にやって来た竈門炭治郎は、鬼界の中心的人物、鬼舞辻無惨の手がかりを得る。無惨はこの世に1体しかいない、人間を鬼に変える血を持つ鬼で、竈門禰豆子を鬼にした炭治郎の仇（かたき）だった。持ち前の超嗅覚で無惨を見つけ出した炭治郎は、人間の家族を持ち、当たり前のように人間界で暮らしている無惨の姿に驚愕（きょうがく）する。無惨は殺気立つ炭治郎から逃れるために通りすがりの男性を鬼へと変えて炭治郎を襲わせ、自らは姿をくらます。苦戦する炭治郎だったが、鬼でありながら医者として人を助け、鬼を人間に戻す治療薬を研究している珠世に助けられる。禰豆子を人間に戻すために珠世の研究に協力することにした炭治郎は、無惨に特別に濃い血を与えられた直属の配下集団「十二鬼月」の鬼たちの血を採取してくるよう珠世に依頼される。ちょうどそこに、無惨に遣わされた十二鬼月の矢琶羽と朱紗丸が現れる。二人と対峙（たいじ）した炭治郎は血を採取する好機を狙うが、苦戦の末に倒した矢琶羽と朱紗丸には眼球の彫りが確認できなかった。彼らは十二鬼月ではなかったのだ。深手を負った炭治郎はまだ見ぬ十二鬼月の強さを想像し、思いを巡らせつつも珠世に別れを告げて先へ進むことにする。 



善逸と伊之助

 鱗滝左近次に人を守るよう暗示をかけられた竈門禰豆子を連れた竈門炭治郎は、道中、鬼殺隊同期の我妻善逸と再会する。鬼の強さに弱音を吐き続ける善逸の意気地なさを叱咤（しった）しつつ、炭治郎は、善逸と共に鼓を使った血鬼術で人々を襲う鬼、響凱の退治に向かうことになる。屋敷のすべてが響凱の術に支配されているうえに、先の闘いで深手を負っていた炭治郎は苦戦するが、恐怖と不安が頂点に達して失神した善逸の剣技が光り、みごと響凱を討ち果たすことに成功する。善逸はふだんは臆病なのだが、眠ることで本来の力を発揮することができる特殊体質の持ち主だった。だが、一息つく間もなく猪（いのしし）の皮をかぶった二刀流の剣士が攻撃を仕掛けてくる。その剣士の持つ刀が、鬼殺隊士の証（あかし）の日輪刀であることに気づいた炭治郎が詳しく事情を聞いたところ、猪の皮をかぶった剣士は炭治郎と同時期に最終選別を生き残った鬼殺隊の同期であることが判明。剣士は嘴平伊之助と名乗り、その喧嘩（けんか）っ早さから炭治郎と善逸に反発しながらも、指令で行動を共にすることになった。



那田蜘蛛山での闘い

那田蜘蛛山に鬼が出たため応援に向かうことになった竈門炭治郎たちは、そこで仲間同士で斬り合う鬼殺隊の面々を目撃する。彼らが鬼に蜘蛛の糸であやつられて殺し合いをさせられていることに気づいた炭治郎と嘴平伊之助は共闘し、女性型の鬼を倒す。一方、一人遅れて那田蜘蛛山に入山した我妻善逸は、人面蜘蛛に嚙まれて傷口から入った毒で蜘蛛にされようとしていた。体に異変を起こしてついに失神した善逸は、眠ったことで戦闘能力が解放されて周囲の鬼たちを蹴散らすことに成功する。そして、山の奥へと進む炭治郎と伊之助の前に男性型の鬼が現れた。男性型の鬼は驚異的な強さで炭治郎たちを追い詰め、炭治郎は遠くに放り投げられ、伊之助と離れ離れになってしまう。伊之助の身を案じる炭治郎は、落下した先で蜘蛛の糸をあやつる鬼、累と出会い、彼が那田蜘蛛山に棲（す）む鬼たちの実質的な頭領であり、十二鬼月の一人であることを知る。炭治郎は襲って来た累に竈門禰豆子と共に立ち向かうが、さすがは十二鬼月だけあり一筋縄ではいかない。追い詰められた二人が殺害されようとしたところに冨岡義勇が応援に駆け付け、みごとに累を滅するのだった。 



 禰豆子、鬼殺隊公認の鬼となる

 冨岡義勇は竈門炭治郎と引き離されたあとに、男性型の鬼との闘いに苦戦していた嘴平伊之助をも助けていた。義勇が鬼殺隊の実力者である柱の称号に値する強さを持つことを肌で感じる炭次郎だが、塵と化す前、人間だった頃を思い出して深い悲しみに包まれる累に寄り添う炭治郎は、鬼に同情するなと言う義勇に反発する。そこへ、義勇と同じく鬼殺隊柱である胡蝶しのぶが乱入して来る。どんな事情があろうと鬼は滅されるべきだと主張するしのぶを前に、竈門禰豆子の身が危険にさらされることを予感した義勇は炭治郎と禰豆子をかばい、しのぶと対峙する。義勇としのぶが闘っているスキに逃げ出した炭治郎と禰豆子だが、追って来たしのぶの弟子、栗花落カナヲに捕らわれてしまう。鬼である禰豆子を断罪すべきだと主張する鬼殺隊柱たちの前に連れられた炭治郎は、鬼殺隊柱の面々と共に鬼殺隊当主の産屋敷輝哉と対面する。炭治郎は、輝哉に禰豆子が人喰い鬼に落ちたら、鱗滝左近次と義勇が切腹する覚悟であることを知らされて涙する。かくして左近次と義勇の命懸けの訴えにより、禰豆子は鬼殺隊公認の鬼として炭治郎と共に行動することを許されたのだった。 



無限列車での闘い

那田蜘蛛山での累との戦闘で満身創痍（そうい）になった竈門炭治郎や我妻善逸、嘴平伊之助は、胡蝶しのぶに徹底した治療と鍛練を受けさせてもらう。鬼殺隊柱たちの強さの秘密が全集中の呼吸にあることを突き止めた炭治郎たちは、鍛練を重ねて全集中の呼吸を進化させることに成功。新たな力を身につけた炭治郎たちは、鬼殺隊柱の煉獄杏寿郎を追って町中を走る汽車、無限列車に乗り込むことになった。車内で合流した杏寿郎は、無限列車に乗った鬼殺隊の面々が次々と消息を絶っているため調査にきたのだと語る。警戒する一同だが、魘夢の術にはまり、まんまと眠らされてしまう。鬼舞辻無惨に血を分けられてパワーアップした眠り鬼、魘夢は、心の弱い人間たちに、甘美な夢を見せてやることと引き換えに、眠りに落ちた炭治郎たちの夢に入り込んで彼らの精神を破壊するように命じた。まだ家族が鬼に殺されていない、平和だった過去を夢に見た炭治郎は永遠に夢の中に滞在したいとさえ思ったが、現実世界からの竈門禰豆子の呼びかけに気づき、後ろ髪をひかれながら現実に立ち戻る。魘夢と対峙した炭治郎だが、魘夢は炭治郎たちが眠っているうちに自らの肉体を捨て去り無限列車と融合していた。車内の人間200人余りを人質にした魘夢との闘いは熾烈を極めるが、炭治郎はついに先頭車両で魘夢の頸（くび）を見つけ、その頸を斬ることに成功する。  



煉獄杏寿郎の遺志を継いで

無限列車の暴走を止めた竈門炭治郎だが、突如現れた十二鬼月の一人、猗窩座に襲いかかられる。炭治郎たちの前に現れた猗窩座の狙いは、鬼殺隊柱として魘夢に人質にされた200人もの人間を完璧に守り抜いた煉獄杏寿郎を鬼にスカウトすることだった。鬼になり、さらに修行して自らの永遠にして最高の好敵手になって欲しいという猗窩座の誘いを断った杏寿郎は、猗窩座との死闘の末、致命傷を負い死去する。長いあいだ顔ぶれの変わらなかった鬼殺隊柱の訃報に動揺する炭治郎たちは、杏寿郎の遺言どおりに、いつか鬼殺隊柱になることを目標にこれまで以上に鍛練に励むのだった。ある日、炭治郎は杏寿郎の家族への遺言を伝えるために、代々鬼殺隊柱として人々を守って来た杏寿郎の実家を訪れることにした。炭治郎はそこで、元鬼殺隊柱である杏寿郎の父親から、自身の家系が全集中の呼吸の中ではじまりの呼吸とされる日の呼吸の使い手の家系であることを知らされる。半信半疑ながらも自らのルーツを知り、これまで以上のプレッシャーを感じるようになった炭治郎は、4か月後、修行拠点である蝶屋敷に現れた鬼殺隊柱の一人、宇髄天元に連れられ、鬼の棲（す）む吉原遊郭に潜入することとなった。  



吉原遊郭への潜入調査

宇髄天元が吉原遊郭への潜入を決めた理由は、自らの三人の妻がそこで消息を絶ったからだった。それぞれ遊女になりすまして花街に溶け込む竈門炭治郎、我妻善逸、嘴平伊之助は、十二鬼月の一人、堕姫が花魁（おいらん）に扮して花街で人をさらっていることを突きとめる。炭治郎は、親切にしてくれた花魁、鯉夏が堕姫に襲われる現場に遭遇して堕姫と対峙するが、まるで歯が立たない。戦闘の中で、本能で水の呼吸よりもヒノカミ神楽の方が自身に合っていると悟った炭治郎は、体温をあげてヒノカミ神楽を扱いやすい状態に己を追い込んでいく。一方、堕姫が鬼だと見破ったために自身の妻たちがさらわれたことを知った天元は、彼女たちを助けるべく地中深くにある堕姫の食糧貯蔵庫に突撃する。偶然食糧貯蔵庫にたどり着き、その場所の番人、蚯蚓帯と闘っていた伊之助、妻のまきを、須磨と合流を果たした天元は蚯蚓帯と対峙するが、蚯蚓帯は堕姫の危機を察知して彼女の加勢をすべくその場から去っていった。地上に戻った天元は炭治郎と合流を果たすが、傷ついた炭治郎に代わって堕姫と闘う竈門禰豆子の迫力ある姿に目を見張る。禰豆子は十二鬼月並みの回復力と戦闘能力を発揮し、堕姫を追い詰めていたのだった。



吉原遊郭での闘い

凄（すさ）まじい怒気のままに猛攻を続ける竈門禰豆子は、ついに堕姫を地に沈めた。宇髄天元が頸を落として堕姫にとどめを刺すが、満身創痍の禰豆子は闘いの興奮冷めやらぬまま付近の人間に襲いかかる。十二鬼月並みの戦闘能力と引き換えに人の心を失った禰豆子が人を喰うのを防止し、眠りに落ちるまで戦線離脱して見届けた竈門炭治郎は、頸が落ちても死ななかった堕姫の中から現れた妓夫太郎の姿におののく。妓夫太郎は堕姫よりも強力な邪気を持つ鬼で、毒を使って天元を追い詰めていく。闘いの最中、妓夫太郎と堕姫を倒すには2体同時に頸を斬らねばならないことに気づいた天元だが、人間であった頃から絆（きずな）の深い兄妹である妓夫太郎と堕姫の連携した戦闘力に苦戦を強いられる。やがて、なんとか堕姫の頸を斬ることに成功した嘴平伊之助だが、追って来た妓夫太郎に致命傷を負わされる。瀕死の伊之助から堕姫の頸を取り戻した妓夫太郎だが、藤の花の毒を使ったクナイで闘う天元の妻･雛鶴の機転により、再生能力を一時的に奪われて炭治郎に頸を落とされた。頸だけの状態になった妓夫太郎と堕姫は力を失い、朝陽を浴びて共に朽ちていった。今回の死闘で深手を負った天元は鬼殺隊柱を引退することになったが、十二鬼月を倒した炭治郎、我妻善逸、伊之助は鬼殺隊柱と産屋敷輝哉の注目を浴び、悲願である鬼舞辻無惨討伐の期待を一身に背負うこととなった。



刀鍛冶の里で得た能力

吉原遊郭での堕姫、妓夫太郎との死闘で瀕死（ひんし）状態に陥り意識不明となっていた竈門炭治郎は、闘いから2か月経（た）ちようやく目を覚ました。本調子に戻るまでのあいだ、炭治郎は刀鍛冶の里にいる鋼鐵塚蛍に会いに行くことにした。先の闘いでは蛍に打ってもらった日輪刀を刃毀（はこぼ）れさせてしまったため、彼を立腹させてしまう。そのため、直接訪ねて新しく日輪刀を打ってもらおうと考えたのだ。そして刀鍛冶の里に到着した炭治郎は、里の長である鉄地河原鉄珍に蛍は行方不明だと告げられる。里の者たちが蛍を探すあいだ、里内にある温泉で休むよう言われた炭治郎は、偶然にも鬼殺隊柱の甘露寺蜜璃と遭遇。蜜璃は炭治郎に、里内に隠された、強くなるための秘密の武器を探してみるよう助言して去って行く。炭治郎が秘密の武器を探している最中、鬼殺隊柱の時透無一郎が里の刀鍛冶見習いの子供、小鉄から戦闘用絡繰人形、縁壱零式の鍵を奪い、勝手に訓練を開始する場面に遭遇。老朽化の進んでいた縁壱零式は壊れながらも、なんとか持ち直し、小鉄の計らいで炭治郎への過酷な戦闘訓練が開始されることになった。三途（さんず）の川を渡りかけた炭治郎だが、厳しい訓練の結果に動作予知能力を習得し、匂いで相手が次に狙って来る場所がわかるようになった。



襲われた刀鍛冶の里

縁壱零式との戦闘訓練のおかげで新たな能力に目覚めた竈門炭治郎は、小鉄と共に縁壱零式の中から出てきた刀に注目する。刀は錆（さ）びていたが、そこへ山籠もり修行から帰還した鋼鐵塚蛍が現れ、特別な研磨術で刀を生き返らせてくれるという。研磨に合わせて刀鍛冶の里への滞在期間を延ばした炭治郎だが、里が十二鬼月の玉壺と半狗天の襲撃を受ける。半天狗と闘っていた炭治郎と竈門禰豆子、時透無一郎は、分断した半天狗の中から現れた新たな4体の分身体、積怒、可楽、哀絶、空喜に苦戦する。偶然居合わせた炭治郎の同期の不死川玄弥も参戦し、闘いは鍛冶職人たちをも巻き込み激化していく。やがて翼を持ち、空を自在に飛ぶことができる空喜の攻撃により窮地に立たされた炭治郎は、禰豆子の血鬼術が自身の日輪刀を焼き、炎をまとった爆血刀へと変化したことに驚愕する。爆血刀のおかげでヒノカミ神楽をうまく使いこなし、炭治郎は空喜の動きを止めることができたのだった。一方、可楽の扇で遠くへ吹き飛ばされた無一郎は、鬼に襲われていた小鉄と鉄穴森鋼蔵を助けた。あばら家に籠って炭治郎たちの日輪刀の研磨に集中する蛍を守るべく、無一郎は襲いかかって来た玉壺と闘うことを決める。



刀鍛冶の里での闘い

玉壺と闘う時透無一郎は、小鉄と鉄穴森鋼蔵をかばい毒を食らってしまう。全身に痺（しび）れが回り、ついに玉壺の術で水獄鉢に閉じ込められた無一郎は死を覚悟したが、非力な小鉄に命懸けで助け出されたことで奮起する。鋼蔵に打ってもらった新しい刀で闘い抜き、みごと玉壺の頸を斬り落とした。半天狗の分身たちの攻撃に苦戦する竈門炭治郎だが、竈門禰豆子と不死川玄弥との共闘により徐々に半天狗を追い詰めていく。追い詰められた半天狗はさらに強力な分身体である憎珀天を生み出してくるが、刀鍛冶の里が十二鬼月に襲撃されていることに気づいた甘露寺蜜璃が、応援に駆けつけてくれたことで闘いは優勢に転じる。攻撃力の高い憎珀天の相手を蜜璃に任せて、半天狗の本体を倒そうと試みる炭治郎だが、野ねずみほどの大きさに縮んで逃げ回る半天狗を捕まえるのは至難の業だった。やっと半天狗の本体を捕まえた炭治郎はその頸を斬ることに成功するが、うっかり闘いに夢中になり日差しを遮るもののない平原で朝を迎えてしまう。鬼は太陽の光に弱く、朝日を浴びた禰豆子は骨も残さず焼け消えてしまうと思われたが、なんと禰豆子は平然と立ち尽くし、炭治郎に微笑みかけたのだった。



産屋敷輝哉の命懸けの計略

竈門禰豆子は鬼でありながら、日中も外を出歩けるようになった。禰豆子が人間に戻りかけているのか、鬼として進化しているのかが明らかになっていないため竈門炭治郎は思い悩むが、鬼舞辻無惨が太陽を克服した禰豆子を放っておくわけがない。今後激化するはずの鬼との闘いに備えて鬼殺隊は強化訓練を開始し、鬼殺隊柱の面々に稽古をつけてもらう柱稽古も行い、隊士一人一人の能力向上に努めるようになった。その強化訓練で、炭治郎は着実に鬼殺隊柱たちの強さの極意を吸収していく。炭治郎たち鬼殺隊の面々が稽古に励む中、病床に就き余命いくばくもない産屋敷輝哉の前に無惨が姿を現す。無惨の目的は鬼殺隊の当主を務めている、憎い輝哉を亡き者にすることだった。輝哉は放っておいても病で死ぬが、無惨は自らの手で殺すことを願い輝哉のもとを訪れたのだ。輝哉は無惨のその思考を読み、あらかじめ協力を依頼していた珠世と悲鳴嶼行冥に無惨討伐の悲願を託し自爆する。爆発の余波で負傷した無惨に珠世や行冥と共に、爆発を見て駆けつけた鬼殺隊柱の面々と炭治郎たちが一斉に襲いかかる。



三人で挙げた白星

竈門炭治郎や鬼殺隊柱に集中攻撃を受けた鬼舞辻無惨は、一行を自らの根城、無限城に移動させる。無限城の中はからくり屋敷のように複雑な造りで、かつ天地がごちゃまぜになったような不思議な空間になっていた。散り散りになった炭治郎たちは、各自無惨の気配を探して屋敷内を駆け回る。偶然にも姉の胡蝶カナエを殺した仇である十二鬼月の童磨と出会った胡蝶しのぶは童磨に闘いを挑むが、殺され喰われてしまう。しのぶを追ってきた弟子の栗花落カナヲが続いて童磨と対峙するが、広範囲に攻撃する技を多数持つ童磨相手には防御するのが精一杯で、攻撃に転じるスキがない。そんな中、嘴平伊之助が乱入して来る。世話になったしのぶが殺され、さらには母親の琴葉も童磨に殺されていたことを知り、伊之助も怒りをあらわにして、カナヲと共に童磨を倒すべく奮闘する。十二鬼月の中でも2番目の実力者である童磨を倒すのは一筋縄ではいかなかったが、時間が経つにつれて生前しのぶが全身に巡らせていた藤の花の毒が、しのぶを喰った童磨にも効き始め、童磨は徐々に体力を奪われていく。そして、伊之助とカナヲ二人がかりで童磨の頸を落とし、みごと童磨を打ち破るのだった。



黒死牟との闘い

黒死牟と遭遇した時透無一郎は、自らが人間だった時の黒死牟の末裔（まつえい）だと知り動揺する。鬼になる前の黒死牟は、なんと継国縁壱の双子の兄だったのだ。十二鬼月のリーダーとして破格の強さを持つ黒死牟は、人間だった時に習得した月の呼吸を使った攻撃で、無一郎は手も足も出ない。無一郎が刀で刺されて身動きできなくなったところで不死川実弥と不死川玄弥が応援に駆けつける。実弥の稀血で黒死牟を酔わせたがそれでも歯が立たず、鬼殺隊柱のメンバーの中で最強の悲鳴嶼行冥も参戦。行冥と実弥で黒死牟とやり合い、闘いは拮抗（きっこう）する。その間、深手を負わされた玄弥は床に落ちていた黒死牟の髪の毛と、黒死牟の愛刀の折れた刃先を食べることでパワーアップを試みる。鬼舞辻無惨の濃い血を与えられていた黒死牟の一部を吸収したことで、一時的に血鬼術を扱えるようになった玄弥が黒死牟を追い詰め、闘いは一気に優勢に転じた。四人で総攻撃をかけて黒死牟を倒すことに成功。追い詰められた黒死牟の最後の一撃で無一郎と玄弥が死亡してしまうが、行冥と実弥は涙をこらえて先へ進む。その頃、無惨は鬼殺隊柱の到着を待たずに闘いを挑んできた鬼殺隊士たちを食い、体力回復し瀕死の珠世にとどめを刺した。



炭治郎の成長

無限城で、我妻善逸は鬼となったかつての兄弟子、獪岳と対峙する。祖父のように慕っていた元鬼殺隊柱の一人である桑島慈悟郎を裏切って鬼になった獪岳を改心させようと試みる善逸だが、自分を高く評価してくれた鬼界に染まってしまった獪岳は説得に応じなかった。壱の型しか使えず、それを極めて今日まで生き延びてきた善逸だが、獪岳の本意を知って袂（たもと）を分かつ決意をし、自らの編み出した漆の型を発動して獪岳を打ち破る。一方、煉獄杏寿郎を殺した憎き仇、猗窩座と遭遇した竈門炭治郎は、緻密に技を練り上げて応戦し、猗窩座と完璧に渡り合う。その闘いを見た冨岡義勇は、炭治郎が鬼殺隊柱に匹敵する実力を持つことに気づくのだった。猗窩座と炭治郎･義勇の闘いは拮抗していたが、やがて炭治郎の人間としての清々しさに触れた猗窩座は、自らが人間だった頃に世話になった慶蔵と恋雪を思い出す。人間だった頃の良心を取り戻した猗窩座は、自身の弱さを認めて朽ち果てるのだった。そして、猗窩座を打ち破り先へ進む炭治郎と義勇は、ついに鬼舞辻無惨のもとに到達する。そこには無限城に攻め込んで来た鬼殺隊の面々を喰らい、完全復活どころかパワーアップした無惨がいた。



総攻撃で無惨を倒せ

鬼舞辻無惨と対峙した竈門炭治郎と冨岡義勇は、無惨の圧倒的な強さに苦戦していた。そんな中、半天狗に代わって十二鬼月入りした鳴女と闘っていたはずの甘露寺蜜璃と伊黒小芭内が助太刀に現れる。珠世が殺されて奮起した愈史郎が、鳴女の視覚を乗っ取って蜜璃と小芭内の動向を無惨に知られないように情報操作してくれたのだった。愈史郎の能力で無惨に気づかれることなく生き残った鬼殺隊柱全員で総攻撃をかけようと作戦を立てたが、無惨は手ごわく、闘いが熾烈（しれつ）を極める中、結局無限城が瓦解し全員地上へと吹き飛ばされてしまう。闘いの場が市街地に移り困惑する炭治郎たちだが、夜明けまであと1時間半のあいだ、絶対に無惨を地上から逃してはならない。激しい攻防戦の最中、無惨の攻撃を受けた炭治郎に異変が起こる。なんと炭治郎は無惨に攻撃を受けた際、同時に無惨の血を大量に注入されていたのだ。瀕死の状態に陥った炭治郎は、混濁する意識下で継国縁壱の姿を見る。それは自らの祖先の竈門炭吉の記憶だった。



ヒノカミ神楽を正しく知る

記憶の中の竈門炭吉を通して、竈門炭治郎は継国縁壱と鬼舞辻無惨の因縁を知る。幼少期から剣技に秀でた縁壱は、臨月の妻とおなかの中の子供を鬼に殺されたことをきっかけに鬼狩りとなって無惨と巡り会い、死闘を繰り広げることになったのだ。炭治郎が倒れたあとも、無惨と鬼殺隊柱の激しい攻防戦は続いていた。無限城での闘いを生き抜いた悲鳴嶼行冥、甘露寺蜜璃、伊黒小芭内、冨岡義勇は無惨の攻撃を受け、同時に注入された無惨の血で弱り始めたが、珠世が生前完成させていた血清のおかげで無惨による身体の内側からの細胞破壊を一時的に食い止めることに成功。さらに嘴平伊之助、我妻善逸、栗花落カナヲも応援に駆けつけて事態は好転し始める。無惨の攻撃に倒れていた炭治郎も愈史郎の懸命な看護のおかげで一命を取り留め、無事に意識を取り戻した。目覚めた炭治郎は、かつて無惨を窮地に追いやったヒノカミ神楽の13個目の型を始動しようと試みる。炭治郎は、記憶の中の炭吉が縁壱から学んだ呼吸を見ていたため、ある法則に気づいたのだ。



鬼舞辻無惨との最後の闘い

竈門炭治郎は身体を自在に変化させながら襲って来る鬼舞辻無惨の攻撃をかわしながら、ヒノカミ神楽の型を順番に舞い始める。壱の型から順に舞い、12番目の型まで舞い終わることで技が円環を成して13個目の型になるのだ。炭治郎の技に翻弄されながら、無惨は自身の再生能力が衰え始めたことに気づく。珠世を喰った無惨の細胞には、珠世と胡蝶しのぶが共同で開発した薬が複数巡り始めており、一つ目は無惨を人間に戻す薬で、二つ目はそれが叶（かな）わないのならば無惨を老いさせる効力を持つ薬だった。老いていく自身を呪いつつ、夜明けまで間がないと悟った無惨は陽を遮れる場所への逃亡を図る。しかし無惨は、珠世を喰らったせいで身体を分裂することもできず、さらに細胞破壊の効果を持つ薬が効き始める。夜が明け始めて、焦った無惨は近くにいた炭治郎を自分の思いのすべてを託して鬼へと変貌させる。





スピンオフ

漫画

本作『鬼滅の刃』のスピンオフ作品に平野稜二の『鬼滅の刃外伝』がある。『鬼滅の刃外伝』には鬼殺隊柱の冨岡義勇と煉獄杏寿郎をそれぞれ主人公にした二つの物語が収録されている。義勇のエピソードは、竈門炭治郎の家族が鬼舞辻無惨に惨殺され、義勇は鬼になった竈門禰豆子が人間を襲わないことを信じて見逃した直後の物語。杏寿郎のエピソードは、杏寿郎がまだ父親の鬼殺隊柱の地位を継ぐ前の物語となっている。





メディア化

テレビアニメ

本作『鬼滅の刃』のテレビアニメ版第1期『鬼滅の刃立志編』が2019年4月から9月にかけて、第2期『鬼滅の刃無限列車編』が2021年10月から11月にかけて、それぞれ全国フジテレビ系列、TOKYOMX、BS11、群馬テレビ、とちぎテレビにて放送された。第3期『鬼滅の刃遊郭編』が2021年12月から放送開始している。『鬼滅の刃無限列車編』は、劇場版アニメ『劇場版「鬼滅の刃」無限列車編』の爆発的人気を受けて『鬼滅の刃遊郭編』の放送開始前に急遽（きゅうきょ）劇場版アニメをテレビシリーズとして再構成したものである。制作会社とシリーズ構成はユーフォ―テーブル有限会社が担当し、監督は外崎春雄が務めている。キャストは、竈門炭治郎を花江夏樹、竈門禰豆子を鬼頭明里、我妻善逸を下野紘、嘴平伊之助を松岡禎丞がシリーズを通して演じている。



劇場版アニメ

2020年10月16日から、本作『鬼滅の刃』を原作とした劇場版アニメ『劇場版「鬼滅の刃」無限列車編』が公開された。TVアニメ『鬼滅の刃立志編』の続編に位置付けられており、原作コミックス第7巻から第8巻までの物語を映像化している。制作会社と脚本はTVアニメと同じくユーフォ―テーブル有限会社が担当し、監督は外崎春雄が務めている。キャストはTVアニメ同様、竈門炭治郎を花江夏樹、竈門禰豆子を鬼頭明里、我妻善逸を下野紘、嘴平伊之助を松岡禎丞が演じている。



オーケストラコンサート

TVアニメ版『鬼滅の刃』のオーケストラコンサートの第1弾が2020年11月に東京国際フォーラムで開催された。サブタイトルは「鬼滅の奏(かなで)」で、第2弾の無限列車編は2021年9月にパシフィコ横浜国立大ホールにて開催された。第1弾、第2弾共に指揮を務めたのは栗田博文で、演奏は東京フィルハーモニー交響楽団が行った。第1弾のボーカルは中川奈美、片桐舞子が担当し、笛は坂本圭、ピアノはCHIAKi、ドラムは長谷部徹、ベースは酒井太、ギターは宍倉聖悟、キーボードは安部潤が担当した。第2弾のボーカルは中川奈美が担当し、笛は坂本圭、ドラムは坂本暁良、ベースは酒井太、ギターは塚田剛、ピアノは野間美希、キーボードは村松充昭、合唱はVoces Tokyoが担当した。本コンサートは、TVアニメ版「鬼滅の刃」の物語をオーケストラによる生演奏とスクリーンに映し出されるアニメ映像と共に追体験できるスペシャルコンサートであり、コンサートと並行して第1弾では2020年11月15日夜公演の内容が動画で生配信され、第2弾では2021年9月5日夜公演の内容が全国各地の映画館でライブビューイングも行われた。 





 





登場人物・キャラクター

 竈門 炭治郎 (かまど たんじろう)

炭売りの家系の家に生まれた少年。嗅覚が非常に優れており、人と鬼の匂いの違いをも感知する。またその優れた嗅覚で、人の匂いを嗅ぎ分けて追跡したり、人の手で仕掛けられた罠（わな）を察知することもできる。長男のためにしっかりしており、次男の竹雄と共に力仕事をはじめ家の手伝いをよくしていた。兄弟はほかに、長女の竈門禰豆子、次女の花子、三男の茂、四男の六太がおり、父親の死後は弟妹たちの面倒を見て父親代わりとなった。生真面目ながら頭の固い頑固者で、別の意味での石頭は敵を倒すこともできるほどの強靭さを誇る。鬼に家族を殺されたうえに、一人生き残った禰豆子が鬼となったことに絶望するものの、禰豆子の中に残る人の心に気づき、彼女を救うべく鱗滝左近次のもとで修業して鬼殺隊に入隊した。水の呼吸を得意とするが、のちに竈門炭治郎自身が日の呼吸の家系であることを知り、二つの呼吸を融合した戦法を編み出していく。所持する日輪刀の刀身は黒色だったが、禰豆子の血鬼術の炎で赤い本来の色を取り戻した。鬼舞辻無惨との最終決戦ではヒノカミ神楽を使いこなして無惨を追い詰め、鬼殺隊の面々とついに無惨討伐の悲願を遂げる。平和な世の中が訪れたあとは、栗花落カナヲと結婚して子孫を残す。



 竈門 禰豆子 (かまど ねずこ)

竈門炭治郎の妹。いつも弟の六太を背負って母親の手伝いをしている心優しい娘。激しく吹雪く夜に鬼舞辻無惨に襲われて瀕死の状態であるところを炭治郎に発見された。傷口から無惨の血が入ったために鬼となった。鬼になった当初、炭治郎を襲った際に冨岡義勇にとどめを刺されそうになるが、残っていた人の心で炭治郎をかばったため、義勇に断罪するのを躊躇（ちゅうちょ）させて生き延びることができた。鬼と化したあとは、人を襲わないように口に竹筒を猿ぐつわ代わりに嚙まされている。また鬼の特性で太陽を恐れ、たとえ洞窟の中でも少しでも日差しが入って来たら穴を掘り、中に隠れてしまう。炭治郎が鬼殺隊に入隊したあとは、日中は非常に軽い霧雲杉の木箱に入れられ背負われて移動するようになる。鬼だが、人の血肉を摂取する代わりに睡眠で体力を回復している。やがて鱗滝左近次の暗示で人間が家族に見えるようになり、彼らを守るために鬼と闘うようになる。炎を発する血鬼術を扱い、その炎は体内の毒を浄化したり、炭治郎の刀を黒色から本来の赤色へと変化させることができる。



 三郎 (さぶろう)

竈門炭治郎の棲む山の麓に住んでいる、年老いた男性。家族を亡くして以来独り暮らしをしており、日が暮れると鬼が出るといって怯えるが、一方で鬼殺隊が鬼を斬ってやっつけてくれるという話を熱心に信じている。炭治郎の家族が惨殺された日、三郎が炭治郎を家に泊めたおかげで、炭治郎は生き延びた。



 冨岡 義勇 (とみおか ぎゆう)

鬼殺隊に所属している男性。鬼殺隊柱の一人で、通り名は「水柱」。家族を鬼に殺されて13歳で天涯孤独の身となった。殺された家族の中には翌日祝言を挙げる予定だった姉もおり、鬼への激しい憎悪を抱いている。鬼殺隊入隊を志願し、同じく鬼に身内を殺された同い年の錆兎となかよくなり、共に藤襲山での最終選別に挑んだ。その際、鬼に重傷を負わされ命の危機に瀕したが、優秀な錆兎に守られ助けられたおかげで7日間生き延び、鬼を斬ることなく鬼殺隊に入隊することが叶った。同期の受験者を守って一人犠牲になった錆兎への罪悪感から自分を責め続けており、自分に鬼殺隊柱を名乗る資格はないと思っている。竈門炭治郎との初対面時、鬼を斬るのが冨岡義勇自身の仕事だと語り、鬼と化した竈門禰豆子の首をはねようとしたが、禰豆子と炭治郎の絆を知り禰豆子を生かすことを決める。禰豆子が殺されそうになった際に丸腰で挑んできた炭治郎の度胸を買い、鬼殺隊の剣士を育てる役割を担う鱗滝左近次に紹介文をしたため、炭治郎が鬼殺隊に所属するきっかけを作った。さらには左近次と連名で、禰豆子が人喰い鬼に落ちた時に切腹する意思を示し、鬼殺隊柱の面々と産屋敷輝哉に禰豆子を炭治郎と共に行動させることを納得させた。水の呼吸を得意としており、その技術の高さは義勇自身で独自の技を編み出せるほどである。羽織の着方が独特のため、嘴平伊之助に「半半羽織」と呼ばれている。好きな食べ物は鮭大根である。



 鱗滝 左近次 (うろこだき さこんじ)

狭霧山の麓に住んでいる老齢の男性。かつて鬼殺隊柱の一人だった。水の呼吸の使い手で、鬼殺隊を引退したあとも育手として剣士を育て続けている。竈門炭治郎同様、非常に鼻が利くが、物理的な意味以外にも嗅覚で相手の感情の機微までをも感じ取る細やかな神経の持ち主。つね日頃から天狗（てんぐ）の面で顔を隠しており、足音を立てずに高速で駆ける。炭治郎の最大の弱点は、鬼にすら同情する優しさを持つために、判断力が欠けるところだと考えている。もう子供が死ぬのを見たくないと、炭治郎が鬼殺隊の入隊試験に向かうことに難色を示すが、鱗滝左近次自らが課した、大岩を斬る試験をクリアした炭治郎の覚悟を前に観念し、狐（きつね）を模した厄除（やくよけ）の面を渡して最終選別へと送り出した。炭治郎が鬼殺隊士になったあとも、重大な局面で竈門禰豆子を預かるなど陰ながらサポートしている。



 錆兎 (さびと)

右頰に傷のある狐の面をかぶった少年。享年13歳。宍（しし）色の髪で、面の下の素顔にも面と同じ位置に同じ傷がある。身内を鬼に殺されて天涯孤独の身となり、鬼殺隊入隊を志して鱗滝左近次のもとから藤襲山での最終選別に臨んだ。試験に共に挑んだ冨岡義勇とは同年齢、同じ境遇ということもあり特になかよくしていた。正義感が強く、剣技も群を抜いて秀でていたために、同期の受験者を守って独り鬼に喰われて命を落とした。非常に男気にあふれ、「男ならば弱音を吐くな」が口癖だった。竈門炭治郎が左近次に大岩を斬る試練を与えられて試行錯誤して半年経った頃に、突然炭治郎の前に現れた。左近次の試験である大岩を斬る課題を達成しており、真剣を構える炭治郎を木刀で完膚なきまで叩（たた）きのめした実力者。錆兎自身を育ててくれた左近次の実力を讃え、非常に尊敬している。その正体は鬼殺隊の最終選別で大型の異形の鬼に喰われて亡くなった子供であり、炭治郎が大岩を斬れるようになると消えてしまった。



 真菰 (まこも)

右頰に二つの花が描かれた狐の面をかぶった少女。花柄が好きで、面は顔から外して斜めにかぶっている事も多い。錆兎といつもいっしょにおり、非力だが非常にすばしっこい。錆兎に打ちのめされたあと意識を取り戻した竈門炭治郎に、無駄な動きや闘い方の癖などを教え、炭治郎の成長を助けた。錆兎と共に孤児だったところを鱗滝左近次に拾われて育てられたため、左近次に非常に感謝しており、大好きであると公言している。 その正体は、鬼殺隊の最終選別で大型の異形の鬼に喰われて亡くなった子供であり、炭治郎が大岩を斬れるようになると消えてしまった。



 大型の異形の鬼 (おおがたのいぎょうのおに)

鬼殺隊の入隊資格を得るために藤襲山を訪れた竈門炭治郎の前に現れた鬼。人型ではなく、長く太い腕を何本も生やしている。明治時代から存在している大型の鬼で、炭治郎に指摘されるまで、大正時代になった事を知らなかった。鱗滝左近次に47年前に捕らえられた事から、左近次を非常に憎んでいる。そのため、左近次が最終選別に向かわせる者に贈る狐の面をつけた鬼殺隊入隊志願者を目の敵にしており、彼らを喰っては、殺した人数を数えている。 これまでに、左近次の弟子を13人喰っており、最終選別に訪れた子供は50人ほど食べたと豪語する。非常に再生能力が高く、腕を斬ってもすぐに生えてきてしまう。頸の守りが非常に強固で、錆兎の刃が折れるほどだが、全集中の呼吸を駆使した炭治郎により、滅された。 かつては人間だったが、鬼となり、大事な兄を咬み殺した事で完全に人の心を忘れ去り、人喰い鬼となった。



 鋼鐵塚 蛍 (はがねづか ほたる)

鬼殺隊に所属する男性。入隊者の刀を打つ鍛冶職人をしている。ふだんは刀鍛冶の里に住んでおり、鉄地河原鉄珍が名付け親である。年齢は37歳で、つねにひょっとこの面をかぶっている。目深にかぶった笠からは多くの風鈴をぶら下げており、人の話をまったく聞かずに対面した相手を置いてけぼりにして一方的に話し続ける悪癖がある。竈門炭治郎の日輪刀を打ち、それを届けに来た際、炭治郎の髪と目が赤味がかっているのを見て、火仕事をするうえで縁起がいいと言って喜んだ。年の割に言動が幼く、口より先に手が出る。自分自身の作った刀に非常に愛着を持っているため、渡した人間が刀を傷つけたり失くしたりすると、刃物を持って襲いかかるなど激しい怒りをあらわにする。その行いが仇（あだ）となり、鍛冶の依頼が減っているが、今日に至るまで変わらず依頼し続けてくれる炭治郎には感謝しており、彼のためになりたいと山籠もりして修行し、筋骨隆々の身体と高い鍛冶技術を手に入れた。弱点は脇で、くすぐられると笑いが止まらなくなって何もできなくなる。好物はみたらし団子で、毎日食べても飽きないほど。



 和巳 (かずみ)

北西の町に住む男性。婚約者の里子がさらわれてしまい、やつれるほど心配していたところを竈門炭治郎に声を掛けられた。炭治郎と共に異能の鬼と対峙するが、里子が絶命している事を知り、呆然自失状態となった。里子を失って生きる希望もなくしたが、同じように大事な者を殺された炭治郎に励まされ、立ち直った。



 里子 (さとこ)

北西の町に住む女性。和巳の婚約者で、年齢は16歳。町に現れた異能の鬼にさらわれ、食われた。



 鬼舞辻 無惨 (きぶつじ むざん)

この世で唯一、人間を鬼に変えられる血を持つ鬼。体内に心臓を七つ、脳を五つ持つために単純に頸を斬られても死なない。1000年以上前に人間だった頃、20歳を迎える前に病で命を落とすといわれるほど体が弱かった。病床での苦しみから主治医を殺害したが、その後飲まされた試薬で鬼へと変貌したことを知った。この世で初めて鬼になった存在であるため、鬼を人間に戻す方法を知っていると思われる。鬼を統率し、また裏切りを防ぐために、配下の鬼の体内に鬼舞辻無惨自身の細胞を入れ、秘密を漏らすなどの裏切り行為に及びそうになった鬼は、体の内側から自身の細胞を使って肉体を破壊して抹殺する。また、血を分けた者の思考が読め、その位置も把握できる。ただし無惨のその呪いを外す方法も存在し、呪いから逃れて無惨自身に敵対する珠世を目の敵にして追い続けている。太陽の下で生きられない鬼の弱点を克服するために鬼を増やし、太陽を克服する特殊体質の鬼が現れるのを待っていた。東京府で人間のふりをして暮らしており、人間の妻、麗と人間の娘がいる。人間としての名は「月彦」と名乗り、「俊國」という裕福な家の少年の姿を借りていることもある。



 珠世 (たまよ)

東京府で医師として暮らす女型の鬼。愈史郎を従者のように引き連れて、愈史郎の目隠しの術で住処（すみか）を隠し鬼舞辻無惨の追手から逃れている。人を鬼にすることができるが、むやみに鬼を増やしたいという意思はなく、手を下すのは不治の病などで余命いくばくもない人間に限る。その際、鬼にしようとしている者に対して、鬼になっても生き延びたいかと尋ねるようにしている。病で命を落としかけたところを無惨に救われ鬼になったが、鬼になったせいで家族を殺してしまったことで苦しんでいる。無惨を抹殺するために鬼殺隊として鬼と対峙する竈門炭治郎に加担することを決めた。いずれは鬼を人に戻す治療法を確立したいと考えており、鬼になりながら人間を襲わずに守っている竈門禰豆子に非常に注目している。禰豆子の同意を得たうえで、本人の血液を研究のために提供させた。禰豆子に限らず多くの鬼の血を調べようと考えており、炭治郎に敵対した鬼、特に無惨の血を多く分けられている十二鬼月の血液を採って来るよう依頼する。輸血用として集めた人の血を飲むことで人を喰うことなく暮らしている。人喰いをしないため、鬼特有の異臭はしない。昔、継国縁壱の攻撃で無惨が弱った時に一時的に無惨の支配から逃れ、以来無惨の支配から逃れ続ける術を身につけたため、十二鬼月たちから逃れ者と呼ばれて、つねに命を狙われている。



 愈史郎 (ゆしろう)

珠世の付き人をしている男型の鬼。口が悪く、出会い頭に竈門禰豆子を醜女呼ばわりし、竈門炭治郎の反感を買った。珠世に鬼にされた過去があり、珠世よりも少量の血で生きることができる特別な体を持つ。本来、鬼を増やすことができるのは鬼舞辻無惨のみに限られた中、珠世の力で鬼となった唯一の元人間である。人喰いをしないため、鬼特有の異臭はしない。珠世に熱烈な好意を寄せており、彼女の言うことはなんでも聞いてしまう。目隠しの血鬼術を常用し、視覚をあやつる能力に非常に長けているため、朱紗丸に襲われた際は、炭治郎に愈史郎自身の視覚を符を通して貸して活路を開いた。無惨との決戦では、炭治郎たちのサポートをするべく、鬼殺隊の隊服を着用して鬼殺隊に紛れ込み、隊士たちの救護をして活躍した。無惨に珠世が殺されてからは、珠世の遺志を汲み、敵の視覚を乗っ取って情報操作をするなど鬼殺隊柱たちを積極的にサポートし、無惨討伐に貢献した。特殊な経緯で鬼になったため、無惨が滅びて世界から鬼が消えても生き延びており、思い出の中の珠世の絵画を描き続ける画家となり、永遠に生き続ける道を選ぶ。



 矢琶羽 (やはば)

鬼舞辻無惨の配下に就く、少年の姿をした鬼。朱紗丸と共に行動する事が多く、手のひらの目玉を開眼して敵の居場所を探る。矢印の使い手で、矢印をあやつり、風を起こしたりして仕掛けられた攻撃の向きを変える事ができる。非常に神経質で、戦闘で着物が汚れるのを嫌がるが、無駄な殺生は好まない、比較的紳士的な性格をしている。



 朱紗丸 (すさまる)

鬼舞辻無惨の配下に就く、少女の姿をした鬼。矢琶羽と共に行動する事が多い。自在にあやつれる鞠を投げつけて攻撃する。非常に好戦的な性格をしている。



 我妻 善逸 (あがつま ぜんいつ)

鬼殺隊の一人で、竈門炭治郎の同期にあたる少年。もともとは黒髪だったが、修行中に隠れていた木に雷が落ち、金髪に変わってしまった。非常に結婚にあこがれを持ち、結婚できないまま死んだらどうしようといつも怯えている。また自らの弱さを自覚しており、鬼殺隊入隊後も事あるごとに死が近づいていると怯えて、炭治郎に叱咤されている。過去、女性に騙（だま）されて借金をした際、借金の肩代わりになってくれたのが鬼殺隊柱を務める桑島慈悟郎だった。借金の肩代わりをする代わりに血の滲（にじ）むような鍛練を強いられた我妻善逸は、気づけば鬼殺隊に入隊することになってしまう。連絡用に行動を共にする鳥は鴉（からす）ではなく雀（すずめ）で、善逸は意思疎通できないが、炭治郎にはなぜか雀の言葉が理解できるようで、たまに通訳してもらうことがある。聴覚が異常に発達しているため、人の心の機微までをも音で察することができる。雷の呼吸を得意としており、恐怖のあまり失神すると、意識のないまま剣技に秀でた状態になって立ち回るという特異体質の持ち主。寝ているうちに敵を倒すため、善逸は自らの剣の腕に気づいていない。修行を重ねたが、壱の型しか使えるようにならなかった。だがその壱の型は、使い慣れているため研ぎ澄まされた強力な一撃として敵を打ち倒す。のちに鬼となった兄弟子の獪岳との戦闘で自らが編み出した漆の型で勝利する。竈門禰豆子に一目惚れしてしまい、事あるごとにアプローチを試みている。平和な世の中が訪れたあと、禰豆子と結婚して子孫を残す。



 清 (きよし)

稀血を持つ少年。響凱に襲われたところを竈門炭治郎に助けられた。てる子という妹と、正一という弟がいる。炭治郎と別れ際、炭治郎の連れている鴉に藤の花の香り袋をもらい、鬼除けとして使用する事となり、安全が確保された。



 嘴平 伊之助 (はしびら いのすけ)

鬼殺隊の一人で、竈門炭治郎の同期にあたる少年。ふだんから猪の皮をかぶって顔を隠しているが、素顔は美少女然としており、筋骨隆々の肉体と非常にミスマッチ。二刀流の使い手で、両手に日輪刀を持っている。愛刀の刀身は、なぜか石をぶつけてぼろぼろに刃毀れしてから使いたがる。刀の色は藍鼠（あいねず）色で、我流で身につけた獣の呼吸を得意としており、非常に戦闘能力は高い。猪のように正面から敵にぶつかっていくスタイルを崩さず、つねに好戦的である。また最終選別の時は誰よりも早く藤襲山に入山し、誰よりも早く下山して、せっかちを絵に描いたような性格を披露した。鬼殺隊の一人と力比べをした末に刀を奪い、最終選別の存在を知り、最終選別の会場である藤襲山にたどり着いたという変わり種。赤ん坊の時に童磨の魔の手から逃れるために海に流されて荒山に流れ着き、野生の猪に育てられた。そのために触覚が異常に優れている。鬼殺隊入隊前は親や兄妹の存在を知らず、ほかの生き物との力比べだけを唯一の楽しみとして生きていた。非常に負けず嫌いな性格で、炭治郎や我妻善逸よりも多くの戦闘をこなそうといつも躍起になっているが、素直じゃないだけで、とても仲間思いの優しさを持つ。仲間が負傷した際は怒りをあらわにし、何度でも立ち上がって全力で敵に立ち向かう。自在に関節を外したり入れたりできる特技を活かして、新技を次々と考案するのがライフワークとなっている。非常に食いしん坊だが、つまみ食いを容認して受け入れてくれたアオイに惹かれて最終的に結婚する。



 響凱 (きょうがい)

かつて十二鬼月だった鬼。瞳には下陸という文字が刻まれている。体から生えた鼓を自在にあやつる血鬼術を使う。人けのない無人の小屋に棲みつき、鼓を打つたびに部屋を回転させて竈門炭治郎に苦戦を強いた。体から生えた複数の鼓は、鼓の位置により、部屋の回転する向きが変わる。稀血の人間を探し出して喰らい、力を蓄えて十二鬼月に返り咲くことを願っていたが、炭治郎に敗れたためその夢は絶たれた。より強大な力を得るために人間を喰い続けることができなくなり、鬼舞辻無惨に呆（あき）れられて十二鬼月の資格をはく奪された過去を持つ。人間だった時は売れない物書きをしており、書くことと鼓が趣味だった。人間だった時から誰かに認められたいという思いが強く、倒され朽ちる間際に炭治郎に優しい言葉をかけられたことを心底喜び感謝した。



 珠世の使い猫 (たまよのつかいねこ)

竈門炭治郎が鬼から採取した血を、珠世に届ける役目を負う猫。愈史郎の目隠しの術により、鳴き声をあげるまで姿が見えなくなっている。炭治郎が採血を終えると現れ、血を受け取ると再び鳴いて姿を消し、珠世のもとへと戻っていく。



 胡蝶 しのぶ (こちょう しのぶ)

鬼殺隊に所属している女性。鬼殺隊柱の一人で、通り名は「蟲柱」。愛刀は鉄地河原鉄珍に打ってもらっている。蝶のように軽やかに舞い、蟲の呼吸を得意とする。小柄で腕力がないため鬼の頸を斬ることができないが、代わりに毒を使って敵を滅するスタイルで闘う。また、刀を振るう筋力は弱いが押す力と突く力はずば抜けており、その威力は岩をも貫通するほどである。小柄な体型を活かした俊敏な動きは、水の呼吸の雫波紋突きより速いといわれている。鬼の嫌う藤の花の毒を応用して鬼を殺せる毒を生成するなど、薬学にも精通している。無限城では最愛の姉、胡蝶カナエを惨殺した十二鬼月の童磨と対峙することが叶った。童磨が女性を好んで食べることを知っていたため、童磨に食われることを前提として1年以上の月日をかけて藤の花の毒を全身に取り込み、胡蝶しのぶを喰わせることで童磨を藤の花の毒で確実に仕留めようと画策。無限城でみごとに本懐を遂げた。死の間際まで鬼に同情し続けていたカナエと竈門炭治郎を重ね合わせており、炭治郎に鬼を斬らずになかよくする方法を見つけ出して欲しいと、姉の遺志を託したこともある。



 累 (るい)

那田蜘蛛山に棲む鬼で、十二鬼月の一人。左目に「下伍」と数字が入っている。少年の姿をしており、蜘蛛の糸を自在にあやつって闘う。非情に冷たい性格をしており、母親役の鬼が父親役の鬼に虐げられるのを見て見ぬふりしたあげく、母親役の鬼に那田蜘蛛山に侵入した鬼殺隊員らを早急に殺すように強いた。那田蜘蛛山では両親と二人の兄妹と共に棲んでいるが、それは人間だった頃に家族の絆にあこがれた影響下で作った偽りの家族関係で、実際には彼らと血縁関係はない。 人間だった頃は、生まれつき体が弱く、歩くのも不自由するほどだったが、鬼舞辻無惨に丈夫さと引き換えに鬼にされてから、人喰いになった息子に嘆いた両親に無理心中を図られ、結果、両親を返り討ちにして生き延びた。 冨岡義勇により滅される刹那、生前両親を殺した事を悔い、清らかな心を思い出しながら逝った。



 母親役の鬼 (ははおややくのおに)

那田蜘蛛山に棲む鬼。女性の姿をしており、蜘蛛の糸を自在にあやつって闘う。同じ蜘蛛の糸をあやつる鬼である夫と、二人の息子と一人娘と共に那田蜘蛛山に暮らしているが、実際は家族ごっこにすぎず、家族と呼ぶ鬼達と血縁関係はない。すべて累を中心に役割分担されただけの、偽りの家族である。那田蜘蛛山では、侵入して来た鬼殺隊員らを殺す役目を担っていたが、累や夫に暴力を振るわれる毎日に怯え、楽になりたい一心で、闘いを挑んで来た竈門炭治郎に自ら頸を差し出した。



 煉獄 杏寿郎 (れんごく きょうじゅろう)

鬼殺隊に所属している男性で、鬼殺隊柱を務めている。通り名は「炎柱」で、代々鬼殺隊柱を輩出している一族の出身である。炎の呼吸を得意としており、体育会系の雰囲気を持ち、つねにはつらつとしている。母親は杏寿郎が子供の頃に病死し、もと鬼殺隊柱だった父親に鍛えられて育つ。弟の煉獄千寿郎も父親に認められるべく、鬼殺隊柱になる事を目標に修行に励んでいる。 無限列車で魘夢に人質にされた200人の人間を守り切ったあとに現れた十二鬼月の一人・猗窩座と死闘の末、致命傷を負わされて死亡した。



 煉獄 千寿郎 (れんごく せんじゅろう)

煉獄杏寿郎の弟。実家は代々炎柱として鬼殺隊の活動に貢献しており、父親は元鬼殺隊柱の一人で、兄は現役の鬼殺隊柱という豪華な家庭環境に身を置いている。父親に認められたくて、兄に続いて鬼殺隊柱になることを目標に修行に励んでいたが、煉獄千寿郎自身の日輪刀の色がどれだけ修行しても変わらないことから、自分には鬼殺隊に入る素質がないのだと思い悩んでいた。鬼舞辻無惨率いる鬼の強さに心が折れた父親が、強さを求めて修行することに消極的になっていくのを見るのがつらく、塞ぎこんだ際に杏寿郎の訃報を受けた。杏寿郎の遺言を届けてくれた竈門炭治郎との出会いをきっかけに潔く剣士の道をあきらめ、鬼殺隊をサポートするべく、父親が破いた歴代炎柱の書の修復に努めるようになった。妻を亡くしてから酒浸りだった父親の世話を甲斐甲斐（かいがい）しく続けて、最終的に産屋敷邸の護衛に戻るまでに立ち直らせるなど、忍耐強い性格の持ち主。炭治郎とは文通で近況のやりとりをしており、併せて歴代炎柱の書に書かれている無惨討伐の手がかりになりそうな箇所を伝えている。この書物の解読により、炭治郎にヒノカミ神楽を正しく使いこなす方法を教えた。



 宇髄 天元 (うずい てんげん)

鬼殺隊に所属している男性。鬼殺隊柱の一人で、通り名は「音柱」。派手好きな性格で、その性格は日々の言動に表れている。元忍で、その界隈では名を馳（は）せている忍の家系に生まれる。修行の成果で毒にはある程度の耐性を持っているため、毒を使う敵との闘いでは特に重宝される。八人いた姉弟が、忍になるために課せられた厳しい修行で、15歳になるまでに七人が死んでしまう壮絶な過去を持つ。須磨、まきを、雛鶴という名の優秀な三人のくノ一を妻にしている。生きていることこそが勝利であり、生き延びるために逃げることは恥ではないという考えを持っているが、それは何より大事な三人の妻を死なせたくないという思いからである。二刀流の使い手で、両手に「悪鬼滅殺」と彫られた太刀を持って闘う。堕姫と妓夫太郎との死闘の末に、左目と左手を失い鬼殺隊柱を引退することになった。鬼殺隊柱は引退したが、元鬼殺隊柱として鬼殺隊の隊士たちの強化訓練の師範をしたり、産屋敷邸の護衛を務めるなどして鬼殺隊の一員として日々活躍している。



 甘露寺 蜜璃 (かんろじ みつり)

鬼殺隊に所属している女性。鬼殺隊柱の一人で、年齢は19歳。通り名は「恋柱」。筋肉の密度が常人の8倍という特殊体質の持ち主で、女性ながら力が強いことにコンプレックスを抱いて生きてきた。鬼殺隊には、一生添い遂げられる男性と出会うために入隊したと公言しているが、実際は力の強いありのままの自分を受け入れてくれる最適な居場所として鬼殺隊を選んだ。そして、甘露寺蜜璃自身の力を活かして鬼殺隊柱の地位まで登りつめた。性別を問わずあらゆる対象に恋するなど、非常に前向きな性格をしている。仲のいい四人の姉弟がおり、楽しい子供時代を過ごしたためか、殺伐とした事情を抱える鬼殺隊柱メンバーの中で一際明るい存在として目立っている。人懐っこい性格で、刀鍛冶の里にも頻繁に足を運び、鬼殺隊メンバーとひそかにコミュニケーションを図っている。刀鍛冶の里の里長（さとおさ）である鉄地河原鉄珍に刀を打ってもらっており、その刀は非常に薄くて柔らかく、刀身が長く波打つように曲がって見える。小柄ながら大食漢で、一度の食事で丼を何十杯も平らげる。好物の桜餅を食べ過ぎて、本来緑である髪色が毛先だけ桜色になってしまい、いまだに直っていない。大の猫好きで、実家では猫を4匹も飼っている。伊黒小芭内と惹かれ合っており、鬼舞辻無惨との最後の闘いで小芭内と共に命を落とした。



 悲鳴嶼 行冥 (ひめじま ぎょうめい)

鬼殺隊に所属している男性。鬼殺隊柱の一人で、年齢は27歳のおとめ座。通り名は「岩柱」。全盲だが非常に体格に恵まれた大男で、鬼殺隊の制服の上には僧侶のような袈裟（けさ）を羽織っている。慈悲深い発言をするが、死がすべての解放だと考えており、救済のための殺害は厭（いと）わないとしている。かつて寺で身寄りのない子供たちを教え育てていたが、子供の我欲で鬼に襲われ、鬼の殺人の濡れ衣を着せられたことで非常に疑り深い性格になった。竈門炭治郎が鬼である竈門禰豆子を連れ歩くことに難色を示していた一人だが、炭治郎が刀鍛冶の里で禰豆子よりも里の人間の命を優先させたため、炭治郎を認めるようになる。口数が少なく鬼殺隊柱のメンバーの中で目立つ存在ではないが、若干19歳で鬼殺隊柱になった実力者。炭治郎と嘴平伊之助には、鬼殺隊の中で最強の力を持つ者と認識されている。先端に斧（おの）の付いた鎖鎌を扱う戦闘の達人で、十二鬼月のリーダーである黒死牟にもその腕前は高く評価されており、対峙した際は300年ぶりの逸材だと言わしめた。扱う鎖鎌の鎖は太陽光を多く吸収しており、鬼の作った刀では断ち切ることは不可能である。趣味は尺八を吹くことで、熱中して長い時間吹き過ぎてしまうのが悩み。鬼舞辻無惨との最後の闘いで命を落とした。



 時透 無一郎 (ときとう むいちろう)

鬼殺隊に所属している少年。年齢は14歳で、竈門炭治郎より小柄で年下ながら鬼殺隊柱を務めている実力者。通り名は「霞柱」。杣人（そまびと）だった父親と母親、双子の兄、時透有一郎との四人暮らしだったが、10歳の時に母親が肺炎で亡くなり、父親は崖から転落死してしまう。両親の死後、有一郎との二人暮らしを開始するが、その夏に鬼に襲われて有一郎も亡くなり、天涯孤独の身となった。有一郎を殺した鬼を殲滅（せんめつ）した際に鬼狩りの力に目覚めて、それ以来産屋敷輝哉のもとで世話になっている。ふだんから冷静沈着であまり表情が変わらず、悪気なくデリカシーに欠けた発言をするところは兄の有一郎そっくりである。徹底した能力至上主義者で、弱い者を容赦なく見捨てる傾向にあったが、炭治郎から人のためにすることは巡り巡って自分のためになると言われて以来、それまで優先順位の低かった弱者も積極的に守り助けるようになった。はじまりの呼吸と言われる日の呼吸の使い手の子孫だが、無一郎自身は日の呼吸の使い手ではない。黒死牟との闘いで善戦するものの、死亡した。



 伊黒 小芭内 (いぐろ おばない)

鬼殺隊に所属している男性。鬼殺隊柱の一人で、通り名は「蛇柱」。その名のとおり、つねに首に巻くなどして蛇の鏑丸を従えている。右目は弱視で、生まれつきほとんど見えていない。鉄地河原鉄珍の息子の願鉄に刀を打ってもらっている。蛇のようにねちっこい性格をしており、陰湿な言動でしつこいが甘露寺蜜璃のことは気に入っている。蜜璃には縞々（しましま）柄の靴下をプレゼントしたり、文通する仲である。蜜璃にかわいがられているという理由で、竈門炭治郎に嫉妬し冷たく当たったこともあったが、下肢が蛇のような女の鬼が支配する複雑な一族のもとに生まれたため、種族が違うとして蜜璃への恋情を伝えることをあきらめている。いつも包帯で口元を隠しているが、それは口が蛇のように裂けているからで、これは昔、下肢が蛇のような女の鬼に命じられた一族の者たちに傷つけられたものである。なお、伊黒小芭内が下肢が蛇のような女の鬼に食われる前に一族から脱出したことで、一族はその鬼に喰い殺され壊滅状態になった。以来、炎柱の庇護のもとで修行し、鬼を憎み鬼狩りとして生きるようになった。そのような経緯から、炭治郎が鬼である竈門禰豆子を連れて歩くことを非常に嫌悪している。蜜璃と惹かれ合っており、鬼舞辻無惨との最後の闘いで蜜璃と共に命を落とした。



 不死川 実弥 (しなずがわ さねみ)

鬼殺隊に所属している男性。鬼殺隊柱の一人で、通り名は「風柱」。七人兄弟の長男で、非常に好戦的な性格をしている。働かずに暴力ばかりを振るう父親の支配する劣悪な家庭で育った。やがて父親が人に恨まれ刺されて死んだあと、いつも不死川実弥自身と弟妹たちを守ってくれていた小柄な母親が鬼となり、弟妹たちを殺害。弟の不死川玄弥を守るために、鬼となった母親を自らの手で下した。鬼に尋常でない憎しみを抱いているため、竈門炭治郎が連れている竈門禰豆子が人間を襲わないと言われても納得できず、確かめるべく無抵抗の禰豆子を容赦なく刺し続けたことがあり、炭治郎に嫌われている。玄弥は炭治郎と同時期に鬼殺隊に入隊したが、大事な玄弥を危険な目に遭わせたくない一心で玄弥に冷たく接し、鬼殺隊を抜けさせようと働きかける。鬼を狩るようになってすぐに、実弥自身の血が鬼に特別な影響を与える稀血であることを知った。母親殺害後、鬼殺隊の存在を知らずに独自の方法で鬼を捕まえ、陽の光に当てて退治してきたが、鬼殺隊の粂野匡近と知り合い、鬼殺隊入隊のための修行をするようになった。凶暴な性格に似合わずおはぎが大好物で、それに触れられると恥ずかしがって激怒する。鬼舞辻無惨との最後の闘いで命を落としかけたが、なんとか生還を果たす。



 産屋敷 輝哉 (うぶやしき かがや)

鬼殺隊の当主を務めている男性。鬼殺隊の隊士たちからは「お館様」と呼ばれている。年齢は23歳。顔の上半分に傷があり、そのせいで失明状態になってしまった。そしてその傷は今や体中に広がり、近いうちに自らの命を奪うことを、産屋敷輝哉本人は気づいている。輝哉の声音、動作の律動は相手を心地よくさせるため、非常に高いカリスマ性を持つ。産屋敷あまねという名の美しい妻と五人の子供がおり、唯一の男児の産屋敷輝利哉をいずれ跡取りにするつもりでいる。鬼である珠世を見知っており、人間でありながら鬼の竈門禰豆子を連れていたり珠世と接触する竈門炭治郎を興味深く観察している。病症が悪化して歩けなくなるまで、鬼との闘いで殉死した隊士たちの墓参りを一日たりとも欠かしたことはなかった。鬼殺隊や鬼殺隊柱の敬愛を一心に受けていたが、鬼舞辻無惨を倒すべく輝哉自身の命を囮（おとり）にして爆死した。



 栗花落 カナヲ (つゆり かなを)

鬼殺隊の一員で、竈門炭治郎の同期にあたる少女。胡蝶しのぶの継子として蝶屋敷に住んでいる。鬼殺隊柱に近い実力を誇り、厳しい鍛練の末に、寝ている時にも全集中の呼吸ができるようになった。いつもニコニコしているが、ほとんど口を利くことはない。何事も自分で決めようとせず、どうしても決めなくてはならない時はコインを投げて、その裏表でどのように行動するかを決めている。幼い頃に親に売られて以来、心が何も感じなくなってしまったが、人買いから助けてくれたしのぶと胡蝶カナエを実の姉のように大事に思っている。無限城での童磨との闘いで、動体視力を極限まで上げる技を使い、右目を失明した。蝶屋敷で長くいっしょの時間を共有するうちに炭治郎の温かい人柄に心を開くようになり、鬼舞辻無惨を倒したあと、炭治郎と結婚した。



 アオイ

胡蝶しのぶの屋敷の侍女を務める少女。きびきびとした仕事ぶりで、戦闘でぼろぼろになった竈門禰豆子の箱を修理するなど、器用な一面を見せる。しのぶの屋敷の侍女の中でリーダー的な存在である。かつて鬼殺隊の最終選別で生き残ったが、その後は死への恐怖から戦闘へ赴けなくなった。そのため、戦闘員ではなく鬼殺隊士たちを補佐する役回りを進んで担っている。鬼に親を殺されたため、鬼への憎悪が深い。しょっちゅうつまみ食いにやって来る嘴平伊之助が憎めない存在となり、鬼舞辻無惨を倒したあと、伊之助と結婚した。



 鉄穴森 鋼蔵 (かなもり こうぞう)

刀鍛冶の里に住んでいる刀鍛冶を生業とする男性。年齢は26歳で、嘴平伊之助と時透無一郎の刀を打っている。つねにひょっとこの面を身につけている。鋼鐵塚蛍とは旧知の仲で、付き合いが長いため蛍の長所も弱点もよく知っている。人付き合いが苦手で口下手なうえに癇癪持ちの蛍をいつも見守っている。2歳下の妻がおり、非常に仲がいいせいか最近だんだん顔が似てきた。



 魘夢 (えんむ)

鬼舞辻無惨の配下の鬼で、十二鬼月の一人。無惨に非常に心酔しており、左目に下壱の数字が刻まれている。無限列車に集めた精神的に弱っている人間を利用し、竈門炭治郎や煉獄杏寿郎を罠にかけて殺そうとした。敵を眠らせる能力を持ち、作った縄は、縄でつながった者の夢の中に侵入できる特別な力を持つ。ただし、魘夢の見せる夢は無限には続いておらず、夢を見ている者を中心に円形になっている。 夢の外側には無意識の領域があり、そこには精神の核が存在しており、これを破壊されると持ち主は廃人となる仕組みである。魘夢の術中にはまると、人間は意識と肉体を完全に切り離された状態で夢に閉じ込められるため、動く事ができなくなる。夢から覚める方法は、現実世界で魘夢の遠隔術を媒介する切符を燃やすか、夢の中で己を殺して現実に立ち戻るしかない。



 猗窩座 (あかざ)

鬼舞辻無惨の配下の鬼。十二鬼月の一人で、位は上弦の参で右目に上弦、左目に参の数字が刻まれている。十二鬼月として100年以上生き続けている鬼で、拳を駆使した接近戦を得意としている。強い者が大好きで、鬼殺隊柱が鬼になれば至高の領域に近づけるとして、鬼殺隊柱を見つけては鬼になるよう説得して回っている。鬼殺隊柱を鬼にしたい最大の理由は、永遠に自らを楽しませてくれる好敵手が欲しいからである。同じ十二鬼月の童磨に猛烈な敵対心を燃やしているが、それは彼が自分よりあとに鬼になったにもかかわらず、自分よりも上位の鬼として活躍し、無惨に気に入られているからである。人間だった時の名前は「狛治」で、貧しい家に生まれて、病気の父親に栄養のある食べ物と薬を手に入れるために盗みを繰り返していた。だが盗人として何度も捕まるうちに、父親が息子の罪を嘆いて自殺。一人残された狛治は行き場をなくして暴れていたところを慶蔵に拾われた。道場の師範をしていた慶蔵に武術を習い、慶蔵の娘の恋雪と恋に落ち、道場を継いでまっとうに生きていけるかと思われたが、結婚前に慶蔵と恋雪を毒殺され、復讐のために何十人もの人間を惨殺して鬼となり、またもや暗い裏道人生を送ることになった。無限城で闘った竈門炭治郎に慶蔵の面影を見て、人間だった時の人の優しさを思い出し、納得したうえで自ら滅びる道を選んだ。



 須磨 (すま)

宇髄天元の嫁で、優秀なくノ一。花街のときと屋に潜入中に消息を絶った。ときと屋の花魁として活躍していたが、突如姿を消して日記には足抜けするとした記載が残されていた。実際は堕姫の帯の中に捕らわれていたが、堕姫の帯の中の世界に侵入して来た嘴平伊之助と共に、蚯蚓帯と果敢に闘った。泣き虫でか弱く、戦闘能力も低いが、女性らしくかわいい憎めない性格をしている。



 まきを

宇髄天元の嫁で、優秀なくノ一。花街の荻本屋に潜入中に消息を絶った。勝ち気な性格をしており、すぐに弱音を吐く須磨をよく叱咤している。



 雛鶴 (ひなつる)

宇髄天元の嫁で、優秀なくノ一。花街の京極屋に潜入中に、花魁・蕨姫の正体が鬼の堕姫であると気づいたが、歯が立たずに、毒を飲み病気になった振りをして切見世に避難した。毒を塗ったクナイを一斉噴射する戦法で闘う。



 鯉夏 (こいなつ)

吉原遊郭の花魁の一人。ときと屋に所属しており、優しい性格からつい周りの遊女達を甘やかしすぎては、女将に怒られている。身請け先が決まり、花街を出て行く直前に堕姫に襲われ、捕らわれたが、竈門炭治郎に助けられた。



 堕姫 (だき)

十二鬼月の一人で、左目に上弦、右目に陸の数字が刻まれている。これまでに鬼殺隊柱を七人葬っており、その残酷性を誉めてくれる鬼舞辻無惨に恋している。つねに身にまとっている帯が武器であり、人間を帯の中に取り込み、食糧保存庫の代わりとする事もある。人としての仮の姿は、吉原遊郭の花魁の一人・蕨姫。京極屋に所属し、非常に横暴な振る舞いをする彼女のせいで、けが人や足抜けする者があとを絶たない。 いじめ抜いて自殺させた子もいる始末で、その度を越えた横暴ぶりを注意して来た女将・お三津を返り討ちにし、転落死に見せかけて殺害した。気に入らない事があると、首をかしげて下からにらみつける独特の仕草をする。また、汚い年寄りと不細工は食べないという人喰いとしてのこだわりを持つ。 体の中に兄である妓夫太郎が棲んでいる。人間だった頃の名は「梅」。13歳の時に侍の目を簪で突いて失明させた報復で、生きたまま焼かれたが、一命を取り留めて妓夫太郎と共に鬼となった。



 忍獣 (にんじゅう)

宇髄天元の使いのねずみの総称。ねずみながら筋骨隆々で、力が非常に強く、一匹で刀一本を持ち上げる事ができる。特別な訓練を受けており、極めて知能も高く、天元の指示があればたいていの事には対応できる能力を持つ。



 蚯蚓帯 (みみずおび)

堕姫の帯の中の世界の番人。堕姫が捕らえた人間を帯の中に取り込んだ先は地中の空洞部分とつながっており、そこを食糧貯蔵庫として管理している。堕姫と意識がつながっており、堕姫の思うままに動く。人間を喰う事で強化される体質で、必要があれば堕姫に再び取り込まれ、彼女の体の一部となって闘う。



 妓夫太郎 (ぎゅうたろう)

堕姫の兄。妓夫の役職をそのまま名前として付けられた過去を持つ。鬼になってからは、武器として猛毒を宿す血鎌を使用し、鬼殺隊柱を15人葬って来た。人にされて嫌だったり苦しかった事は、人にやり返して取り立てる事を信条にしている。堕姫同様、十二鬼月の一人で、左目に上弦、右目に陸の数字が刻まれている。堕姫の意識を借りて話す事ができ、また堕姫と一心同体のため、二人同時に頸を切り落とさない限り死なない。 醜く生まれた自分と比べて、非常に容姿端麗に生まれた堕姫をとても大切に思っているが、同時に自身と同じ汚い道を歩ませていいものかつねに悩んで来た。





集団・組織

 鬼殺隊 (きさつたい)

政府非公認の鬼を狩る組織。隊士は数百人にのぼり、産屋敷輝哉が率いている。位の低い隊士には、隊の実情の詳細は伏せられている。驚異の回復力を誇る鬼に対して生身の体で立ち向かう鬼殺隊は、人を守ることに命を懸けている。すべての隊士は、そろいの隊服に身を包み、隊服には10段階の階級が刻まれている。また隊服は特別な素材でできており、通気性がよくて燃えにくく濡れにくい利点がある。また、少しの攻撃では裂けない丈夫さを持っている。また、隊士は連絡用に鎹鴉（かすがいがらす）を1羽ずつ連れ歩く。隊には規律があり、隊士同士での喧嘩や決闘、殺し合いが禁じられている。全国に大勢いる育手に見初められた剣士見習いは、藤襲山で行われる最終選別で生き残ることで、晴れて鬼殺隊に入隊する資格を得る。最終選別では、藤襲山で鬼殺隊が生け捕って閉じ込めた鬼を相手に、7日間生き延びることが合格条件である。鬼舞辻無惨を中心とした鬼たちには「鬼狩り」と呼ばれて嫌悪されている。



 十二鬼月 (じゅうにきづき)

鬼舞辻無惨直属の配下で構成された鬼の組織。能力別に上弦と下弦に分かれており、それぞれ六人ずつ計12人で構成されている。上弦の鬼は非常に強く、数字は両目に刻まれているが、下弦の鬼は片目にしか数字が刻まれていない。無惨に与えられた血が非常に濃いため、どの鬼も戦闘能力が高い点が特徴であり、鬼殺隊柱とも互角に闘える腕を持つ。



 隠 (かくし)

鬼殺隊の後方支援部隊のうちの一組織。鬼殺隊と鬼が闘ったあと、遺体処理などの後始末をするのが主な仕事である。構成員は、もっぱら剣技の才に恵まれなかった者達である。





場所

 藤襲山 (ふじかさねやま)

鬼殺隊に入隊を希望する者が、最終選別を受けるために訪れる場所。季節を問わず藤の花が咲き乱れる、非常に幻想的な山で、鬼殺隊の面々が選別試験のために生け捕りにした鬼が閉じ込められている。山の麓から中腹にかけて、鬼の嫌う藤の花が狂い咲いているため、生け捕りにされた鬼は山を下りる事ができない仕組みになっている。また、捕らわれた鬼達は人間を2～3人食らった程度の、共食い前の比較的弱いもの達が集められている。



 陽光山 (ようこうざん)

太陽に一番近いとされる山。一年中陽が射しており、曇る事も雨が降る事もない。日輪刀を作るために欠かせない、猩々緋砂鉄と猩々緋鉱石がとれる。



 東京府 (とうきょうふ)

夜間も明るく、背の高い建物の立ち並ぶ、非常に発展した都市。多くの鬼が人間に紛れて住まっている。



 那田蜘蛛山 (なたぐもやま)

蜘蛛の糸をあやつる鬼の一族が棲む山。うっそうと木が茂っており、木々のあいだには蜘蛛の巣が張っている。那田蜘蛛山に棲む鬼は五人家族で、入って来た人間をあやつって殺し合わせるが、その本意は家族だけの静かな暮らしを守ろうというものだった。那田蜘蛛山に棲む蜘蛛は毒を持ち、嚙まれたら人間も蜘蛛に変化してしまう。



 蝶屋敷 (ちょうやしき)

胡蝶しのぶの実家。竈門炭治郎達が負傷した際、手当てなどの世話をしてくれる場所。鍛練場も併設されており、栗花落カナヲやアオイが修行に付き合ってくれる。



 吉原遊郭 (よしわらゆうかく)

男と女の見栄と欲、そして愛憎の渦巻く夜の町。吉原遊郭に住まう遊女達は貧しさや借金などで売られて来た者がほとんどである。遊郭にいる限り衣食住は保障され、遊女として出世すれば、裕福な家に身請けされる事もある。遊女の最高位である花魁は、美貌や教養、芸事すべてを身につけている完璧で特別な女性を指す。花魁には簡単に会う事はできないため、逢瀬を果たすために男達は競うように足繁く花街に通う。 花魁が客を迎えに行く花魁道中は、見物客も多く遊郭の一種の名物である。



 切見世 (きりみせ)

吉原遊郭にある最下級の女郎屋。客がつかなくなったり、病気になった遊女が送られる場所で非常に質素なたたずまい。





その他キーワード

 鬼 (おに)

日が暮れると現れる、人を主食として喰う生き物。「人喰い鬼」とも呼ばれる。傷口に鬼の血を浴びた人間も鬼となり、人喰い鬼はこのようにして繁殖していく。飢餓状態の鬼は栄養を求めて、親でも兄弟でも殺して食べる。鬼の血が体内に入り込んだ人間は、鬼に変わる時にかなりの体力を消耗するため、重度の飢餓状態に陥りやすい。弱点は太陽光であり、日にあたると燃えて消滅してしまう。 人間の言葉をあやつる事ができ、身体の大きさを自由に変えられ、異常な身体能力と回復力で傷を負ってもすぐに傷口がふさがりケガをした痕跡すら残らなくなる。また生命力にあふれ、たとえ首がもげても動く事ができる鬼もいる。首から手を生やして闘う事も可能だが、胴体が死んでしまうと動きが鈍くなる。 太陽の光にあてるか、鬼殺隊の持つ特別な刀・日輪刀で頸を切り落とさない限り殺す事ができない。藤の花を嫌っており、近づく事すらできない。鬼の強さは、基本的に人間を喰った数に比例し、鬼は人間を喰えば喰うほど力が増し、肉体を変化させて怪しい術を使えるようになる。



 日輪刀 (にちりんとう)

鬼殺隊の持つ刀の総称。鬼の弱点である頸を切り落とせる唯一の刀で、特別な鋼で作られている。この刀で頸を斬られると、斬られた鬼は骨も残らず砕け散る。別名・色変わりの刀といわれ、持ち主によって刀身の色が変わる。色ごとに特性があり、得意とする呼吸の判別材料になる。原料である猩々緋砂鉄と猩々緋鉱石は、陽光山で採れて太陽の光を吸収する特徴を持つ。



 花札の耳飾り (はなふだのみみかざり)

かつて鬼舞辻無惨に刃を向けて窮地に追い込んだ継国縁壱が身につけていた耳飾り。花札のような模様が彫られている。7歳になるまで口を利かなかったことが原因で、縁壱が耳が聞こえていないと思われていた時に、彼の母親が作ってくれた。竈門炭治郎の家系が代々受け継いでおり、現在は亡くなった父親から譲り受けて炭治郎が身につけている。無惨には、かつて自分を追い詰めた非常に憎きものと認知され、耳飾りを付けていたことで炭治郎は無惨に執拗（しつよう）に命を狙われることとなった。



 稀血 (まれち)

人間の持つ非常に珍しい血の呼称。稀血自体にもランクがあるが、鬼にとっては人間一人分の稀血はふつうの人間を50人～100人喰ったのと同じくらいの栄養がある。そのため、稀血を持つ人間は非常に鬼に狙われやすい。一方で、稀血は鬼を酔わせて酩酊（めいてい）状態にしてしまうことから、闘いの最中に稀血のにおいを嗅いだ鬼は動きが鈍くなり戦闘において不利になってしまう。



 藤の花の家紋の家 (ふじのはなのかもんのいえ)

鬼殺隊に命を救われた一族の住む家。藤の花の家紋のある家の家人は、鬼に襲われたところを鬼殺隊士に助けられた過去を持ち、鬼殺隊の誰に対しても無償で尽くすことを約束している。鬼殺隊士が訪れると、無償で食事や寝床の世話をしてくれる。隊士の去り際には、お見送りと切り火をして、今後の任務の遂行と隊士たちの無事を祈ってくれる。どの家も実戦には赴かないが鬼殺隊とは深い絆で結ばれており、鬼舞辻無惨が滅んで世界が平和になった時は、鬼殺隊の面々が藤の花の家紋の家に勝利報告をして回った。



 鬼殺隊柱 (きさつたいばしら)

鬼殺隊の中でも最も位の高い九人の剣士を指した呼称。彼らは鬼殺隊を実質的に支えている。実力次第ではメンバーが入れ替わることもある。鬼との闘いで鬼殺隊柱が死亡した場合は、能力を見定めて早急に欠員補充される。その高い戦闘能力を伝承していくために継子に稽古をつけ、能力の高い鬼殺隊士に育てる使命を負っている。鬼討伐の任務のほかに、半年に一度、産屋敷輝哉のもとに集まり柱合会議を執り行う。柱になるのに要する年月は、早い人で2年、一般的には5年ほどかかるとされている。自らの刀に悪鬼滅殺と彫ることができるのは柱のメンバーのみである。十二鬼月との戦闘が活発化してからは、鬼舞辻無惨に打ち勝つべく痣の発現を急務としている。



 継子 (つぐこ)

鬼殺隊柱が育てる弟子の呼称。相当才能があって優秀でなければ、まず選ばれる事はない。柱が自身の継子として鬼殺隊員をスカウトするほか、自ら志願して継子になる鬼殺隊員もいる。基本的に柱は自分と同じ呼吸を持つ者を継子に選ぶ傾向にあるが、呼吸は必ずしも一致していなくてもいい。



 無限列車 (むげんれっしゃ)

魘夢が用意した、東京府の街中を走る汽車。乗り込んだ鬼殺隊員が次々と消息を絶ったので、原因を探るために煉獄杏寿郎が乗り込み実地調査した。車掌が切符を切りに来るが、車掌に切符を切られると切符の持ち主は眠りに落ちてしまう。これは魘夢の遠隔術で、インクに自身の血を混ぜた切符に鋏痕がつく事で発動する仕組みである。 最終的に、魘夢は自身の肉体を捨て、無限列車と融合した。



 足抜け (あしぬけ)

吉原遊郭で遊女が借金を返さずに花街から逃げ出す事を指す。多くの場合、遊女が惚れた男と駆け落ち同然に逃げる事になるが、失敗したらひどい仕打ちが待っている。



 譜面 (ふめん)

宇髄天元独自の戦闘計算式。分析に時間がかかるものの、敵の攻撃動作の律動を読み、音に変換する。それにより、癖や死角もわかる。唄に合いの手を入れるように、音の隙間を攻撃すれば敵に打撃を与える事ができる。



 血鬼術 (けっきじゅつ)

異能の鬼が使う特殊な術の総称。十二鬼月をはじめ、能力の高い鬼はそれぞれの個性に見合った血鬼術を会得している。



 全集中の呼吸 (ぜんしゅうちゅうのこきゅう)

鱗滝左近次の教える呼吸術の総称。体中の血の巡りと心臓の鼓動を速める事により、使いこなすと体温を上昇させて鬼のように強くなる事ができる。肺を大きくし、血の中にたくさんの空気を取り込む事が会得する近道である。なかなか習得できずに焦る竈門炭治郎に、死ぬほど鍛える以外に習得方法はないと真菰が告げるほど、厳しい鍛練が必要となる。 炭治郎が左近次に大岩を斬る課題を与えられてから、試行錯誤し、1年経つ頃にやっと習得できた難易度の高い技。基本の呼吸は炎、水、風、岩、雷であり、霞は風から派生した。蟲は花から派生し、花と蛇は水から、音は雷から派生した。それぞれの呼吸に色があり、自身がどの系統の呼吸が得意なのかの判断は、日輪刀を持った時の刀身の色の変化を参考にする。



 隙の糸 (すきのいと)

竈門炭治郎の勝利を手引きする感覚の呼称。優れた嗅覚を持つ炭治郎ならではの必勝法で、誰かと闘っている時に、匂いに気づく事で見える糸が、炭治郎の刃から相手の隙につながっており、見えた瞬間にピンと張り詰める。糸が張ると、炭治郎の刃は強く糸に引かれて隙を斬り込む事ができる。



 惑血 視覚夢幻の香 (わくち しかくむげんのこう)

珠世の使う血鬼術の一つ。幻想的な紋様の幻覚を付近一帯に起こし、視界をさえぎる効果がある。珠世が自らの腕を切り裂き、己の血を使って使用する。



 白日の魔香 (はくじつのまこう)

珠世の使う血鬼術の一つ。自白剤のようなもので、この香を嗅いだ鬼は、脳の機能が低下することから、虚偽を述べたり秘密を守ることができなくなってしまう。人間には毒となるので、吸い込まないように気を付けなければならない。



 爆血 (ばっけつ)

竈門禰豆子の使う血鬼術の一つ。辺り一帯に飛び散った自らの血を燃やすことで、敵に飛び火攻撃を食らわせることができる。禰豆子は人間だった時に火の仕事を担う家系に生まれたことから、炎を発生させる術を編み出した。爆血を応用すれば、人間の体内に入り込んだ鬼の毒を昇華させることもできる。また、竈門炭治郎の日輪刀を爆血により爆血刀に変化させた。



 強制昏倒催眠の囁き (きょうせいこんとうさいみんのささやき)

魘夢の使う血鬼術の一つ。強制的に相手を眠りに就かせることができ、見る夢の内容まで決めることができる。眠りに落ちた者たちは、それが夢だと自覚し、夢の中の自分を殺して目覚める以外に現実に立ち戻る術がない。



 藤花彫り (とうかぼり)

鬼殺隊員の持つ特殊技術の一つ。「階級を示せ」という言葉と共に、拳を握るなど筋肉を膨張させる行為をすると、自身の階級が印として体に浮き上がって来る。



 ヒノカミ神楽 (ひのかみかぐら)

はじまりの呼吸とされる、日の呼吸の使い手の使える技の呼称。全部で13の型があり、12までの型を繰り返すことにより円環を成して13個目の型になる。選ばれた使い手には、生まれつき赤い痣（あざ）が額に現れる。炭売りの家系である竈門炭治郎の家は代々日の呼吸の使い手として生活しており、炭治郎は、最初に鱗滝左近次から教わった柔軟な行動を助ける水の呼吸と力強い日の呼吸を合わせて、より攻撃力の高い戦法を生み出していくようになった。



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In the Taisho era, Kamado Tanjiro's family is killed by a human-eating demon that appears after dark, and he seeks a way to turn his younger sister, Kamado Nezuko, back to human after being turned into a human-eating demon. Tanjiro eventually becomes a member of the Demon Slayer Corps (Kisatsutai) and engages in activities to protect the people. This is a dark fantasy manga that portrays Tanjiro's confrontation with the demons and his growth. The first serialization work by Gotouge Koyoharu.

Official Title
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Furigana
Kimetsu no Yaiba
Author
Gotouge Koyoharu
Genre
Dark Fantasy
Label
JUMP Comics (Shueisha)

Storyline
Nezuko Becomes a Demon
Kamado Tanjiro, a boy who sells charcoal, lives modestly in the mountains with his mother and five siblings. In the warmth of his large family, Tanjiro feels happiness in his daily life, even though he is poor. One snowy day, Tanjiro goes down the mountain to sell charcoal in town. The town's residents love him and rely on his keen sense of smell and attentiveness. and is asked to do the usual chores, leading the time to pass by fast. He decides to stay the night at Saburo's house at the bottom of the mountain but is skeptical about Saburo's fears about the danger of demons after dark. The next morning, Tanjiro returns home and is shocked to find his family slaughtered. Noticing that his sister Nezuko's body's still warm, Tanjiro tries to climb down the mountain with Nezuko on his back. As Tanjiro rushes down, in hopes that she may be saved if he shows her to a doctor, Nezuko wakes up and bites Tanjiro. To his surprise, Nezuko has turned into a human-eating demon. In front of the devastated Tanjiro, Tomioka Giyu, a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, appears. Giyu, having the power to equally fight a demon, attempts to kill Nezuko, but Tanjiro stops him by risking his life. Nezuko attempts to protect Tanjiro and stands up to Giyu. Giyu, feeling that Nezuko still has a human heart, decides to let Nezuko live.

Joining the Demon Slayer Corps After Days of Training
Tomioka Giyu states that Kamado Nezuko became a demon because her wounds were exposed to demon blood, and only the demons know how to turn Nezuko back into a human. Wanting to turn Nezuko back into a human, Tanjiro persuades Giyu, and with his help, he begins to work toward joining the Demon Slayer Corps. Tanjiro is sent to the top of the mountain where the air is thin to train under Urokodaki Sakonji, who trains the swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps. A year later, Sakonji gives him the challenge to slay a rock that is larger than his height. He struggles with this difficult task but manages to slay the rock by mastering the breathing techniques that Sakonji taught him. Tanjiro, who is now qualified to participate in the final selection process for joining the Demon Slayer Corps, heads for Mount Fujikasane, where the final selection takes place. During the test, Tanjiro encounters a large, deformed demon that holds hostility against Sakonji. The demon, who was once a human, still holds a grudge against Sakonji for capturing him. Tanjiro fights back with the techniques Sakonji taught him, and although he struggles, he successfully defeats the large deformed demon. Seven days after entering Mount Fujikasane, Tanjiro survived the final selection defeating a total of eight demons and was successfully qualified to join the Demon Slayer Corps, but he is puzzled to learn that only four of the 20 challengers survived. When he learns that all the other challengers were eaten by the demons, Tanjiro once again expresses his anger toward the demons. Later, Tanjiro, now equipped with a Nichirin Sword (Nichirin To) and a corps uniform heads for Tokyo, where the demons are said to have appeared, as a member of the Demon Slayer Corps.

Following the Clues of the Ruler of the Demon World, Kibutsuji Muzan
Kamado Tanjiro arrives in Tokyo and gains a clue about Kibutsuji Muzan, the core figure of the demon world. Muzan is the only demon in the world with the blood that turns humans into demons and was Tanjiro's nemesis for turning Nezuko into a demon. Tanjiro finds Muzan with his super sense of smell and is astonished to see that Muzan has a human family and naturally lives in the human world. To escape the murderous Tanjiro, Muzan transforms a passing man into a demon and forces him to attack Tanjiro, and disappears. Tanjiro struggles but is saved by Tamayo, who is a demon but helps people as a doctor, and is researching medicine that turns demons back into humans. Tanjiro decides to help Tamayo's research to turn Nezuko back into a human, and Tamayo asks him to collect blood from the demons of the "Twelve Kizuki". Just then, Yabapa and Susamaru, two members of the Twelve Kizuki sent by Muzan, appear. Tanjiro confronts them and aims for the opportunity to collect their blood, but Yahaba and Susamaru, whom he defeats after a hard fight, do not have the carved eyeballs, which means they were not the Twelve Kizuki. Deeply wounded, Tanjiro imagines the strength of the Twelve Kizuki he has not yet seen, and while pondering, he bids farewell to Tamayo and decides to continue on his trip.

Zenitsu and Inosuke
On his way, he is reunited with Agatsuma Zenitsu, a member of the Demon Slayer Corps. While rebuking Zenitsu for his lack of enthusiasm in the face of the demon's strength, Tanjiro and Zenjitsu set out to exterminate Kyogai, a demon who attacks people with Blood Demon Art (Kekkijutsu) using a drum. Having the mansion being ruled and being deeply wounded from the previous battle, Tanjiro struggles, but Zenitsu's swordsmanship shines through as he faints from fear and anxiety reaching his peak, and they succeed in killing Kyogai. Zenitsu is usually a coward, but he has a special constitution that allows him to display his true strength when he sleeps. However, before they can catch their breath, a two-sworded swordsman in the skin of a wild boar attacks them. Upon learning that the sword held by the swordsman in the skin of a boar was a Nichilin Sword, a proof that he was a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, Tanjiro asked him for details about the situation and discovered that the swordsman in the boar's skin was a fellow member of the Demon Slayer Corps who had survived the final selection at the same time as Tanjiro. The swordsman, who goes by the name of Hashibira Inosuke, is a fiery fighter who rebels against Tanjiro and Zenitsu but ends up working together with them under orders.

The Battle at Mount Natagumo
When Kamado Tanjiro and others go to Mount Natagumo to assist the demon outbreak, they witness the members of the Demon Slayer Corps slashing each other. Tanjiro and Hashibira Inosuke, noticing that the demons have been controlling them with spider webs and forcing them to kill each other, fight together and defeat the female demon. Meanwhile, Agatsuma Zenitsu, who entered Mount Natagumo late, was bitten by a humanoid spider and was about to be turned into a spider by the poison that entered his wound. Zenitsu finally faints after experiencing physical anomalies, and by sleeping, his fighting ability releases and succeeds in kicking out the surrounding demons. Then, a male demon appears before Tanjiro and Inosuke as they proceed deeper into the mountains. The male demon uses his incredible strength to hunt them down, and Tanjiro is thrown far away, separated from Inosuke. Tanjiro, concerned for Inosuke's safety, meets Rui, a demon who wields spider webs, and learns that he is the practical leader of the demons that live in Mount Natagumo and is one of the Twelve Kizuki. Tanjiro and Nezuko face Rui, but as expected of the Twelve Kizuki, things are not as simple as they seem. The two were cornered and were about to be killed when Tomioka Giyu rushed to their aid and successfully destroyed Rui.

Nezuko Becomes the Verified Demon by the Demon Slayer Corps
After being separated from Kamado Tanjiro, Tomioka Giyu also helped Hashibira Inosuke, who was struggling against the male demon. Tanjiro feels firsthand that Giyu is strong enough to deserve the title of the Hashira, a powerful member of the Demon Slayer Corps, but Tanjiro, who stands beside Rui, who is deeply saddened by the memory of when he was human before he turns into dust, rebels against Giyu, who tells him not to pity the demons. Then, Kocho Shinobu, a member of the Hahira, enters the scene. Giyu, who foresees the danger to Kamado Nezuko, defends Tanjiro and Nezuko, and confronts Shinobu, who insists that demons must be destroyed under any circumstances. Tanjiro and Nezuko escape while Giyu and Shinobu fight, but are captured by Tsuyuri Kanao, Shinobu's tsuguko, who pursues them. Tanjiro is brought before the Hashira's of the Demon Slayer Corps, who insist that Nezuko, a demon, must be put to death, and together with the Hashira's, he meets Ubuyashiki Kagaya, the head of the Demon Slayer Corps. Tanjiro cries when Kagaya informs him that Urokodaki Sakonji and Giyu are prepared to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) if Nezuko falls to the human-eating demons. Thus, through Sakonji's and Giyu's pleas to put their life in line, Nezuko was permitted to join Tanjiro as an official demon of the Demon Slayer Corps.

The Battle at the Mugen Train
After being fully wounded in the battle with Rui at Mount Natagumo, Kamado Tanjiro, Agatsuma Zenitsu, and Hasibira Inosuke undergo a full treatment and training by Kocho Shinobu. After realizing that the secret of the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira lies in the Total Concentration Breathing (Zen Shuchu no Kokyu), Tanjiro and others succeed in evolving their Total Concentration Breathing by continuing their training. With their newfound strength, Tanjiro and others boarded the Mugen Train, a train that runs through the city, in pursuit of the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira, Rengoku Kyojuro. Kyojuro, whom they meet up with, tells them that he has come to investigate the disappearance of the members of the Demon Slayer Corps who boarded the Mugen Train one after another. The group is wary, but they fall for Enmu's tricks and are put to sleep. In exchange for showing the weak-minded humans a sweet dream, Enmu ordered them to enter the dreams of Tanjiro and others and destroy their spirits. Tanjiro, who dreamed of a peaceful past where his family was still alive, wanted to stay in the dream forever, but he returned to reality with the call of Nezuko from the real world. Tanjiro confronts Enmu, but while Tanjiro and others were sleeping, Enmu has abandoned his body and merged with the Mugen Train. The battle with Enmu, who has taken more than 200 humans as hostages, is fierce, but Tanjiro finally finds Enmu's neck in the first car of the train and succeeds in cutting it off.

Inheriting the Legacy of Rengoku Kyojuro
Kamado Tanjiro stops the Mugen Train from running out of control but is suddenly ambushed by one of the Twelve Kizuki, Akaza. The aim of Akaza who appeared in front of Tanjiro and others was to recruit Rengoku Kyojuro, who had perfectly protected 200 people held hostage by Enmu as the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira, to become a demon. Kyojuro refused the invitation to become a demon and train further to become Akaza's eternal and best foe. And after a fierce battle with Akaza, Kyojuro is severely injured and dies. Tanjiro and others were in shock to hear the news of the death of the long-time Demon Slayer Corps Hashira, but they followed Kyojuro's will and trained harder than ever with the goal of one day becoming the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira. One day, Tanjiro decides to visit the family home of Kyojuro, who has protected the people as a Demon Slayer Corps Hashira for generations, to convey Kyojuro's will to his family. There Tanjiro learns from Kyojuro's father, a former Hashira, that his family is descended from a master of Sun Breathing, which is considered the beginning of Total Concentration Breathing. Tanjiro feels even more pressure for knowing his roots. Four months later, Uzui Tengen, one of the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira, appears at the Butterfly Mansion (Cho Yashiki), where Tanjiro trains, and takes him to the Yoshiwara Yukaku where demons reside.

Undercover Investigation into the Yoshiwara Yukaku
The reason why Uzui Tengen decided to enter the Yoshiwara Yukaku was that his three wives had disappeared there. Kamado Tanjiro, Agatsuma Zenitsu, and Hashibira Inosuke, who each disguise themselves as prostitutes and blend in, discover that Daki, one of the Twelve Kizuki, has been kidnapping people on the street, disguised as an oiran. Tanjiro encounters and confronts Daki, when Koinatsu, an oiran who has been kind to him, is attacked by Daki, but he is no match for her. During the battle, Tanjiro notices by instinct that Hinokami Kagura is more suited to him than Water Breathing, and he raises his body temperature to make Hinokami Kagura easier to control. Meanwhile, Tengen learns that his wives have been kidnapped because they have discovered that Daki is a demon, and he storms into the Daki's food storehouse deep in the ground to save them. He then join up with Inosuke, who happened to reach the storehouse, his wives Makio and Suma, as they were fighting against the guardian of the storehouse, Mimizu Obi, but Mimizu Obi sensed the danger of Daki and left to join her. Tengen returns to the ground and joins Tanjiro, and is awed by the powerful figure of Kamado Nezuko, who fights Daki on behalf of the injured Tanjiro. Nezuko was cornering Daki, demonstrating healing and fighting ability on par with the Twelve Kizuki.

The battle at the Yoshiwara Yukaku
Continuing the onslaught in a fury, Kamado Nezuko finally submerged Daki into the ground. Uzui Tengen drops her neck to finish off Daki, but the wounded Nezuko, still reeling from the excitement of the battle, attacks the people around her. Tanjiro prevents Nezuko, who has lost her human heart in exchange for the fighting ability as strong as the Twelve Kizuki, from eating humans. Tanjiro, who left the scene until Nezuko falls asleep, is horrified to see Gyutaro appears out of Daki, who has not died even after her neck is cut off. Gyutaro, a demon who possesses evil energy more powerful than that of Daki, uses poison to hunt down Tengen. During the fight, Tengen realizes that he must slay the two demons at the same time in order to defeat both Gyutaro and Daki, but he struggles against the combination of Gyutaro and Daki's combat skills, who have been deeply bonded since they were human siblings. Eventually, Hashibira Inosuke manages to slay the neck of Daki but is mortally wounded by the pursuing Gyutaro. After retrieving Daki's neck from the dying Inosuke, Gyutaro is temporarily deprived of his regenerative powers by the resourcefulness of Tengen's wife, Hinatsuru, who fights with a kunai made from wisteria flower poison, and his neck is slain by Tanjiro. Left with only their necks, both Gyutaro and Daki lost their power and decayed together in the morning sun. Tengen, deeply wounded in this mortal combat, was forced to retire from the Hashira post, but Tanjiro, Agatsuma Zenitsu, and Inosuke, who had defeated the Twelve Kizuki, gained attention from the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira's and Ubuyashiki Kagaya, who had high hopes for their long-held dream of defeating Kibutsuji Muzan.

Ability gained at the Swordsmith Village (Katanakaji no Sato)
Two months after his fight, Kamado Tanjiro finally awoke from his near-death state and unconsciousness in the fight to the death with Daki at the Yoshiwara Yukaku. Until he fully recovers, Tanjiro decides to visit Haganezuka Hotaru in the Swordsmith Village. In the previous fight, he had damaged his Nichirin Sword that Hotaru had made for him, which made him furious. Therefore, he decides to visit Hotaru in person and ask him to make him a new Nichirin Sword. When Tanjiro arrives at the Swordsmith Village, Tecchikawahara Tecchin , the head of the village, tells them that Hotaru is missing. While the villagers searched for Hotaru, Tanjiro was told to take a rest at the hot spring in the village, where he happened to meet Kanroji Mitsuri, a member of the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira. Mitsuri advises Tanjiro to look for a secret weapon hidden in the village that will make him stronger, and leaves. While Tanjiro is searching for the secret weapon, he encounters Tokito Muichiro, a Hashira, who has taken the key to the Yoriichi Type Zero, a battle doll, from Kotetsu, an apprentice swordsmith in the village, and begins training without permission. The aging Yoriichi Type Zero is broken, but somehow manages to recover, and Kotetsu arranges for Tanjiro to begin his harsh training. Tanjiro nearly crossed the Sanzu River, but as a result of his harsh training, he gained the ability to foresee movements and was able to tell by smell where his opponent was going to strike next.

The Swordsmith Village Being Attacked
Kamado Tanjiro, who had awakened to new abilities thanks to his training with the Yoriichi Type Zero, and together with Kotetsu, they focused their attention on a sword that came out of the Yoriichi Type Zero. The sword was rusty, but Haganezuka Hotaru, who had returned from his training in the mountains, appears and offers to revive the sword with a special polishing technique. Tanjiro extends his stay in the swordsmith village, to coincide with the polishing, but the village is attacked by the Twelve Kizuki demons, Gyokko and Hantengu. Tanjiro, Kamado Nezuko, and Tokito Muichiro, who were fighting the Hantengu, struggle against the four new alter egos that appear from among the splitted Hantengu, Sekido, Karaku, Urogi, and Aizetsu. Tanjiro's fellow, Shinazugawa Genya, who happens to be there, also joins the fight, and the battle rages on, involving the swordsmiths. Tanjiro, who is in a harsh position due to the attack of Karaku, who has wings and can fly freely in the sky, is surprised to find that Nezuko's Blood Demon Art has burned his Nichirin Sword, transforming it into a Blood Burst Sword (Bakketsu Tou). Thanks to the Blood Burst Sword, Tanjiro was able to successfully handle the Hinokami Kagura, and he was able to stop Karaku's movement. Meanwhile, Muichiro, who was blown far away by Karaku's fan, saved Kotetsu and Kanamori Kozo from being attacked by demons. To protect Hotaru, who was holed up in the Abara house and concentrating on polishing the Nichirin Sword of Tanjiro and others, Muichiro decides to fight the attacking Gyokko.

The Battle of the Swordsmith Village
In his fight against Gyokko, Tokito Muichiro protects Kotetsu and Kanamori Kozo and is poisoned. Muichiro's entire body goes numb, and he is finally trapped in a water bowl by Gyokko's technique. Muichiro prepares to die but is inspired by the fact that he was rescued by the impotent Kotetsu, who risked his life saving him. He fought through with a new sword that Kozo had given him and successfully cut off Gokkyo's head. Kamado Tanjiro struggles against the attacks of the Hantengu's alter egos, but through joint combat with Kamado Nezuko and Shinazugawa Genya, he gradually corners Hantengu. The cornered Hantengu creates an even more powerful alter ego, Zohakuten, but the battle turns in their favor when Kanroji Mitsuri notices that the Swordsmith Village is under attack by the Twelve Kizuki and rushes to their aid. Leaving the powerful Zohakuten up to Mitsuri, Tanjiro tries to defeat the main body of Hantengu, but it is extremely challenging to catch Hantengu, who has shrunk to the size of a mouse and is running away. Tanjiro finally captures the main body of Hantengu and succeeds in cutting his head off, but he is so focused on the fight that he ends up spending the sunrise in the plain with no protection from the sun. The demons are vulnerable to the sunshine, and it was thought that Nezuko would burn away without a bone left, but to his surprise, Nezuko naturally stood there and smiled at Tanjiro.


Ubuyashiki Kagaya's Life-risking Plan
Despite being a demon, Nezuko is now able to walk outside during the day. It is not clear whether Nezuko is on the verge of turning into a human or evolving as a demon, which causes Kamado Tanjiro to ponder, but there is no way that Kibutsuji Muzan would leave Nezuko alone after she conquers the sun. In preparation for the battle with the demons, which is sure to get more intense in the future, the Demon Slayer Corps began strengthening training and began to have the Demon Slayer Corps members train under the guidance of the Hashira to improve each member's abilities. Through this training Tanjiro steadily absorbs the secrets of the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira's strength. While Tanjiro and others are training hard, Kibutsuji Muzan appears before Ubuyashiki Kagaya, who is ill and has only a short time left to live. Muzan's goal is to kill the hated Kagaya, who is the head of the Demon Slayer Corps. Kagaya would have died of illness even if left alone, but Muzan visited Kagaya so he could kill him with his own hands. Kagaya read this thought of Muzan, and entrusted his wish to Tamayo and Himejima Gyomei, with whom he had asked for cooperation, to defeat Muzan, and blew himself up. Muzan, who was injured in the aftermath of the explosion, is attacked by Tanjiro and other members of the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira, along with Tamayo and Gyomei.

The Victory Raised by the Three
After being intensively attacked by Kamado Tanjiro and Demon Slayer Corps Hashira, Kibutsuji Muzan moves the group to his root castle, the Mugen Castle. Inside the castle, the structure is as complex as a Karakuri mansion, and it is a mysterious space where heaven and ground seem to be jumbled up together. The scattered Tanjiro and others run around the mansion looking for signs of Muzan. By chance, Kocho Shinobu meets Doma of the Twelve Kizuki, who killed her sister Kocho Kanae, and challenges him to a fight, but is killed and eaten. Tsuyuri Kanao, a tsuguko of Shinobu's, follows her and confronts Doma, but she can only defend herself against Doma, who has many techniques that attack wide range, not having the chance to fight back. At the moment, Hashibira Inosuke intervenes. Inosuke is furious to learn that Shinobu, whom he cared for, has been killed and that her mother, Kotoha, has also been killed by Doma, and he and Kanao struggle to defeat Doma. It is not easy to defeat Doma, the second most powerful of the Twelve Kizuki, but as time goes by, the poison of wisteria flowers that Shinobu had spread all over her body before her death begins to take effect on Doma, who has eaten Shinobu, and gradually loses his strength. Inosuke and Kanao together slew Doma's head and defeated him spectacularly.

The Fight With Kokushibo
When he encounters Kokushibo, Tokito Muichiro is upset to learn that he is a descendant of Kokushibo when he was a human. Before he became a demon, Kokushibo was the twin brother of Tugikuni Yoriichi. As the leader of the Twelve Kizuki, Kokushibo has unparalleled strength, and Muichiro is helpless against Kokushibo's attacks who uses the Moon Breathing that he learned when he was a human. When Muichiro is stabbed with a sword and unable to move, Shinazugawa Sanemi and Shinazugawa Genya rush to aid. Sanemi's rare blood intoxicates Kokushibo, but it was not enough, and Gyomei, the strongest of the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira, joins the fight. Gyomei and Sanemi fight against Kokushibo, and the battle goes on. Meanwhile, Genya, deeply wounded, attempts to power up by eating Kokushibo's hair that fell on the ground and the broken edge of Kokushibo's beloved sword. By absorbing part of Kokushibo, which had been fed with the thick blood of Kibutsuji Muzan, Genya temporarily became able to handle the Blood Demon Art, and the fight quickly turned into an advantageous battle. The four attack in full force and succeed in defeating Kokushibo. Although Muichiro and Genya were killed by the final blow of the cornered Kokushibo, Gyomei and Sanemi held back their tears and continued. Meanwhile, Muzan eats the members of the Demon Slayer Corps who had challenged him without waiting for the arrival of the Hashira, recovering his strength and putting an end to the dying Tamayo.

The Growth of Tanjiro
At the Mugen Castle, Agatsuma Zenitsu confronts his former brother Kaigaku, who became a demon. Zenitsu tries to reform Kaigaku, who became a demon after betraying Kuwajima Jigoro, a former Demon Slayer Corps Hashira, whom Zenitsu loved as a grandfather, but Kaigaku, who is steeped in the demon world that held him high, refuses Zenitsu. Zenitsu, who could only use the First Form and has survived by mastering it until today, made up his mind to part away with Kaigaku, when he learned of Kaigaku's true intention and defeated him by invoking the Seventh Form that he invented. Meanwhile, Kamado Tanjiro encounters Akaza, the hated avenger of Kyojuro's murder, fights back refining his techniques to perfection and is able to hold off Akaza. Watching the fight, Tomioka Giyu realizes that Tanjiro is as strong as the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira. The battle between Akaza and Tanjiro/Giyu continues, but eventually, Akaza, touched by Tanjiro's purity as a human being, remembers Keizo and Koyuki, who had taken care of him when he was a human. Having regained the conscience that he had when he was a human, Akaza recognizes his weakness and decays. Tanjiro and Giyu, who had defeated Akaza and continued, finally arrived at Kibutsuji Muzan. There they find Muzan, who has not only been completely recovered but also powered up after eating the members of the Demon Slayer Corps that marched in the Mugen Castle.

Defeat Muzan With Full Strike
Confronting Kibutsuji Muzan, Kamado Tanjiro and Tomioka Giyu struggle against the overwhelming strength of Muzan. Meanwhile, Kanroji Mitsuri and Iguro Obanai, who were supposed to be fighting Nakime, who had entered the Twelve Kizuki on behalf of Hantengu, appear to help. The murder of Tamayo had angered Yushiro, who had taken over Nakime's vision and manipulated the information so that Nakime would not be aware of the movements of Mitsuri and Obanai. The surviving members of the Demon Slayer Corps, unnoticed by Muzan due to Yushiro's ability, all plan to launch an all-out attack, but Muzan is formidable, and as the battle rages on, the Mugen Castle eventually collapses and all the members are blown to the ground. Tanjiro and others are confused by the shift of the battlefield to the city, but they must not let Muzan escape from the ground for the next hour and a half until dawn. In the middle of a harsh battle, something unusual happens to Tanjiro when he is attacked by Muzan. When Tanjiro was attacked by Muzan, he was injected with a large amount of Muzan's blood. As he lay dying, Tanjiro's consciousness became clouded and he saw the image of Tugikuni Yoriichi. It was the memory of his ancestor, Kamado Sumiyoshi.


Knowing the Hinokami Kagura
Through his memory of Kamado Sumiyoshi, Kamado Tanjiro learns of the fateful relationship between Tugikuni Yoriichi and Kibutsuji Muzan. Yoriichi, who excelled at swordsmanship since childhood, became a Demon Slayer after his wife and child were killed by demons in their last month of pregnancy, and he met and fought to the death with Muzan. Even after Tanjiro's fall, the fierce battle between Muzan and the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira continued. Himejima Gyomei, Kanroji Mitsuri, Iguro Obanai, and Tomioka Giyu, who had survived the battle at the Mugen Castle, were attacked by Muzan, and at the same time began to weaken from the blood of Muzan injected into their bodies. However, with the serum that Tamayo completed before death, they were able to temporarily stop the destruction of the cells. Hashibira Inosuke, Agatsuma Zenitsu, and Tsuyuri Kanao also came to the rescue, and the situation began to improve. Tanjiro, who had collapsed under the cruel attack, survives and regains consciousness due to the efforts of Yushiro's nursing. Upon awakening, Tanjiro attempts to start the 13th Form of Hinokami Kagura, which had once cornered Muzan. Tanjiro had noticed a rule, as he had seen in his memory the breathing that Sumiyoshi had learned from Yoriichi.

The Final Battle With Kibutsuji Muzan
Kamado Tanjiro begins to dance the Hinokami Kagura's Form in order, dodging the attacks of Kibutsuji Muzan that come at him as he changes his body at will. Tanjiro begins with the First Form, and when he finishes the 12th Form, the techniques form a circle to form the 13th Form. While being tossed around by Tanjiro's techniques, Muzan realizes that his regenerative powers are beginning to fade. After eating Tamayo, several medicines developed jointly by Tamayo and Kocho Shinobu began circulating in Muzan's cells, the first of which would turn Muzan back into a human, and the second that would make him age if the first wish could not be fulfilled. Cursing himself for growing old, Muzan realizes that there is not much time left until dawn, and attempts to escape to a place where he can hide from the sun. However, Muzan is unable to divide his body due to eating Tamayo, and the drug with its cell-destroying effects begins to take effect. As dawn begins to break, the impatient Muzan transforms Tanjiro into a demon, entrusting him with all of his wishes.

Spinoff
Manga
A spin-off of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" is "Kimetsu no Yaiba: Gaiden" by Hirano Ryuji. "Kimetsu no Yaiba: Gaiden" contains two stories featuring Tomioka Giyu and Rengoku Kyojuro, the two Demon Slayer Corps Hashira. The story of Giyu portrays right after the brutal murder of Kamado Tanjiro's family and letting Kamado Nezuko go, believing that she will not attack humans. Kyojuro's episode is about a story before he became a Demon Slayer Corps Hashira after his father.

Media
Anime on Television
The first season of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba", "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Risshi Arc'', was aired from April to September 2019, and the second season, "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Train Arc" was aired from October to November 2021, both on national Fuji TV affiliates, TOKYOMX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV. The third season, "Demon Slayer: Kimestu no Yaiba: Yukaku Arc" began airing in December 2021. Due to the explosive popularity of the theatrical version of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Train", the theatrical version was hastily reconstructed as a TV series before the "Demon Slayer: Kimestu no Yaiba: Entertainment District Arc" began airing. The production company and the series composition are handled by ufotable Inc, and the director is Sotozaki Haruo. The cast includes Hanae Natsuki as Kamado Tanjiro, Kito Akari as Kamado Nezuko, Shimono Hiro as Agatsuma Zenitsu, and Matsuoka Yoshitsugu as Hashibira Inosuke throughout the series.

Movie
The theatrical version based on "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba", "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Train" was released on October 16, 2020. It is the sequel to the TV series "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Risshi Arc", and visualizes the story from the seventh to eighth volumes of the original comics. The production company and script are by ufotable Inc, the same as the TV anime, and the director is Sotozaki Haruo. The cast includes Hanae Natsuki as Kamado Tanjiro, Kito Akari as Kamado Nezuko, Shimono Hiro as Agatsuma Zenitsu, and Matsuoka Yoshitsugu as Hashibira Inosuke, same as the TV series.

Orchestra Concert
The first orchestral concert of the TV anime version of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" was held at the Tokyo International Forum in November 2020. The subtitle was "Kimetsu no Kanade", and the second concert, the Mugen Train Arc, was held in September 2021 at the Pacifico Yokohama National Grand Hall. Both the first and second installments were conducted by Kurita Hirofumi and performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. Nakagawa Nami and Katagiri Maiko were the vocalists for the first version, with Sakamoto Kei on flute, CHIAKi on piano, Hasebe Toru on drums, Sakai Futoshi on bass, Shishikura Seigo on guitar, and Abe Jun on keyboards. Nakagawa Nami was in charge of vocals for the second installment, with Sakamoto Kei on flute, Sakamoto Akira on drums, Sakai Futoshi on bass, Tsukada Tsuyoshi on guitar, Noma Miki on piano, Muramatsu Mitsuaki on keyboards, and Voces Tokyo on the chorus. This concert is a special concert where the audience can relive the story of the TV series "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" with a live orchestra and anime images projected on the screen. Both the performances of the first concert on November 15, 2020, was streamed online while the evening performance of the second concert on September 5, 2021 was shown live at the movie theaters throughout Japan.


Characters
Kamado Tanjiro
A boy born into a family of charcoal sellers. He has an excellent sense of smell and can detect the difference between the smells of humans and demons. With his excellent sense of smell, he is also able to distinguish human scents and track them, as well as detect traps set by human hands. As the eldest son, he was a strong man and often helped out at home with Takeo, the second son, doing all the heavy lifting. His other siblings were Kamado Nezuko, the eldest daughter, Hanako, the second daughter, Shigeru, the third son, and Rokuta, the fourth son. After the death of their father, he took the place of their father in taking care of their siblings. He is a serious but stubborn man, and his stone head in another sense is so strong that he can even defeat his enemies. Although he despairs that Nezuko, the only survivor, has become a demon after his family was killed by demons, he recognizes that human heart that remains in her and, to save her, he trains under Urokodaki Sakonji and joins the Demon Slayer Corps. He specializes in Water Breathing, but later learned that Kamado Tanjiro himself was of Sun Breathing descent, and developed a fighting style that combines the two. The Nichirin Sword he carries had a black blade, but the flames of Nezuko's Blood Demon Art restore it to its original red color. In the final battle against Muzan, he uses his Hinokami Kagura to hunt Muzan down and finally achieves his long-cherished dream of defeating Muzo with the members of the Demon Slayer Corps. After peace returned to the world, he married Tsuyuri Kanao and left behind his offspring.

Kamado Nezuko
Sister of Kamado Tanjiro. She is a kind-hearted girl who always helps her mother with her younger brother Rokuta on her back. She was found dying by Tanjiro after being attacked by Kibutsuji Muzan on a violent snowy night. She became a demon due to Muzan's blood entering her wound. When she first became a demon, she was almost killed by Tomioka Giyu when she attacked Tanjiro, but she protected him with her remaining human heart, which made Giyu hesitate to condemn her, and she survived. After she turned into a demon, she was forced to bite a bamboo tube into her mouth as a gag to prevent her from attacking people. She is also afraid of the sun, which is a characteristic of demons, and even in a cave, she will dig a hole and hide in it if the sunshine comes in. After Tanjiro joins the Demon Slayer Corps, she is carried on his back during the daytime in a very light wooden box made of mist-clouded cedar. She is a demon, but instead of ingesting human flesh and blood, she regains her strength through sleep. Eventually, at the suggestion of Urokodaki Sakonji, she begins to see humans as her family and fights demons to protect them. She deals with Blood Demon Art that emits flames, which can purify the poison in the body and change Tanjiro's sword from black to its original red color.

Saburo
An elderly man who lives at the bottom of the mountain where Kamado Tanjiro lives. He has been living alone since the death of his family and is frightened by the demons that appear after dark, but at the same time, he passionately believes that the Demon Slayer Corps will slay the demons away. On the day Tanjiro's family was slaughtered Saburo let Tanjiro stay at his house, and Tanjiro survived.

Tomioka Giyu
A man who belongs to the Demon Slayer Corps. He is one of the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira, and his street name is "Water Hashira". He became a loner at the age of 13 after his family was killed by demons. Among the family members killed was his elder sister, with whom he was scheduled to hold a wedding ceremony the following day, and he harbors an intense hatred for demons. He volunteered to join the Demon Slayer Corps and became friends with Sabito, who was the same age as him and had also had his family killed by demons, and together they challenged the final selection at Mount Fujikasane. He was seriously wounded by a demon and his life was in danger, but due to the protection and help of the talented Sabito, he survived for seven days and was able to join the Demon Slayer Corps without slaying any demons. He continues to blame himself because he feels guilty about Sabito sacrificing himself to protect the other examinees, and believes that he is not qualified to call himself the Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps. When he first meets Kamado Tanjiro, he tells him that it's Tomioka Giyu's job to slay demons, and he attempts to behead Kamado Nezuko, who has turned into a demon, but he decides to let Nezuko live after learning of the bond between Nezuko and Tanjiro. He bought the courage of Tanjiro, who challenged him unarmed when Nezuko was about to be killed and gave him a letter of introduction to Urokodaki Saknoji, who was responsible for training swordsmen for the Demon Slayer Corps, which led to Tanjiro joining the Demon Slayer Corps. Furthermore, jointly with Sakonji, he expresses his willingness to commit seppuku when Nezuko falls to the human-eating demon and convinces the Demon Slayer Corps Hashiras and Ubuyashiki Kagaya to allow Nezuko to work together with Tanjiro. He is a master of Water Breathing and is so skilled that he is capable of creating his own unique technique. Because of the unique way he wears his haori, he is called "Han Han Haori" by Hashibira Inosuke. His favorite food is salmon radish.

Urokodaki Sakonji
An old man living at the bottom of Mount Sagiri. He used to be one of the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira. He is a master of Water Breathing and continues to train swordsmen as a nurturer after retiring from the Demon Slayer Corps. Like Kamado Tanjiro, he has a very keen sense of smell and is sensitive to the subtleties of emotions of his opponents. He always wears a tengu mask to hide his face and runs extremely fast without making a sound. He believes that Tanjiro's biggest weakness is his lack of judgment, for he has the tenderness to even sympathize with demons. He does not want to see any more children die and is reluctant to let Tanjiro take the test to join the Demon Slayer Corps. However, Tanjiro has passed the test given by Urokodaki Sakonji himself, to slay a large rock, and Urokodaki Sakonji is determined and gives Tanjiro a mask in the shape of a fox to ward off evil and sends him off to the final selection process. Even after Tanjiro becomes a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, he continues to support him behind the scenes by taking care of Kamado Nezuko at critical junctures.

Sabito
A boy wearing a fox mask with a scar on his right cheek. He is 13 years old. He has shishi-colored hair and a scar on his face that is in the same position as the scar on his mask. After his relatives were killed by demons, he became a loner and joined the Demon Slayer Corps, and went through the final selection process at Mount Fujikasane under Urokodaki Sakonji. He and Tomioka Giyu, who took the test with him, were especially close having been the same age and in the same situation. He had a strong sense of justice, and his swordsmanship was outstanding, in which he was eaten by a demon alone protecting his fellow examinees and lost his life. He was very manly and had a habit of saying, "If you are a man, don't whine". He suddenly appears in front of Kamado Tanjiro six months after Tanjiro had been given the challenge to slay the large rock by Sakonji and has been through trial and error. He had accomplished Sakonji's challenge of slaying the large rock, and he was a skilled swordsman who beat Tanjiro to a pulp with a wooden sword while he was holding a bladed sword. He admires Sakonji's ability and respects him very much. He was a child who died after being eaten by a large, deformed demon in the final selection of the Demon Slayer Corps, and disappeared when Tanjiro succeeded in slaying the large rock.

Makomo
A girl with a fox mask with two flowers on her right cheek. She likes flower patterns and often wears her mask at an angle, away from her face. She is always together with Sabito, and although she is not strong, she is extremely quick. After Tanjiro regained his consciousness after being knocked down by Sabito, she taught him about useless moves and fighting habits and helped him grow. She and Sabito were orphans who were picked up and raised by Urokodaki Sakonji, and she is very grateful to Sakonji and professes to love him. Her true identity is that of a child who died after being eaten by a large deformed demon in the final selection of the Demon Slayer Corps and disappeared when Tanjiro succeeded in slaying the large rock.

The Large Deformed Demon
A demon that appears in front of Tanjiro at the final selection process at Mount Fujikasane. It is not humanoid and has several long, thick arms. It is a large demon that has existed since the Meiji era and did not know that it was now the Taisho era until Tanjiro pointed it out to him. He hates Urokodaki Sakonji for capturing him 47 years ago. Therefore, he hates those who volunteer to join the Demon Slayer Corps wearing the fox masks that Sakonji gives to those he sends to the final selection process, and he eats them and counts the number of people he has killed. He has eaten 13 of Sakonji's disciples, and he claims to have eaten about 50 children who came to the final selection process. He has an extremely high regenerative ability, and even when his arms are cut off, it grows back immediately. His neck is so well protected that the blade of Sabito's sword broke, but he was destroyed by Tanjiro, who used Total Concentration Breathing. He was once a human, but became a demon, and having bitten his precious brother to death, he completely forgot his human heart and became a human-eating demon.

Haganezuka Hotaru
A man who belongs to the Demon Slayer Corps. He is a swordsmith who makes swords for enlisted members. He usually lives in the Swordsmith Village, and Tecchikawara Tecchin is his godfather. He is 37 years old and always wears a hyottoko mask. He has a habit of talking one-sidedly without listening to others, leaving the people behind. When he came to deliver Tanjiro's Nichirin Sword, he was pleased to see the reddish tint in Tanjiro's hair and eyes, saying it was good luck for his work with fire. He is young for his age, and his hands come before his mouth. He is very attached to the sword he makes, and if the person to whom he has given the sword damages or loses it, he will show his fury by attacking them with a blade. His such behavior has driven customers away but is grateful to Tanjiro, who continues to ask him for his sword, and he has trained himself in the mountains to become muscular and skilled at forging for Tanjiro. His weakness is his armpit, and he can't do anything when he is tickled. His favorite food is Mitarashi dango, which he eats every day and never gets tired of.

Kazumi
A man living in a town in the northwest. His fiancee, Satoko, was kidnapped and he was worried to the point of collapse when he was approached by Kamado Tanjiro. He and Tanjiro confronted the demons, but when they learned that Satoko had died they were stunned into a point of despair. He lost hope for his life after losing Satoko but was encouraged by Tanjiro, who had also lost someone close to him, and recovered.

Satoko
A woman living in a town in the northwest. She is Kazumi's fiancee and is 16 years old. She was kidnapped by a demon who appeared in town and was eaten.

Kibutsuji Muzan
The only demon in the world who possesses the blood that can change humans into demons. He has seven hearts, and five brains, in which he does not die even when his head is cut off. When he was a human more than 1,000 years ago, his body was so weak that it was said he would die of illness before the age of 20. He came to realize that he has transformed into a demon from the test drug he took after killing his doctor out of suffering from his illness. Since he was the first being in this world to become a demon, it is believed that he knows how to turn demons back into humans. In order to control the demons and prevent them from betraying him, he puts his own cells into the bodies of the demons under his control. If a demon is about to commit a treacherous act such as leaking a secret, he uses his own cells from the inside to destroy the body and kill it. He can also read the thoughts of those who share his blood and know their location. However, there is also a way to remove the curse from Muzan, and he continues to pursue Tamayo, who has escaped his curse and is hostile to Muzan. In order to overcome the weakness of demons that cannot live under the sun, he has increased the number of demons and is waiting for a demon with a special constitution that can overcome the sun to appear. He lives in Tokyo pretending to be human and has a human wife, Rei, and a human daughter. His human name is Tsukihiko, and he sometimes borrows the form of a boy from a wealthy family named Toshikuni.

Tamayo
A female demon living as a doctor in Tokyo. She escapes from the pursuit of Kibutsuji Muzan by hiding her dwelling place with the blindfolding technique of Yushiro, taking Yushiro along like a follower. Although she can turn people into demons, she has no desire to unnecessarily increase the number of demons, and she only deals with people who are incurably ill and have little time left to live. In such cases, he asks those she intends to turn into demons if they wish to survive even if they become demons. She is suffering from the fact that she killed her family because she turned into a demon, although she became a demon after being saved by Muzan when she was about to lose her life due to illness. In order to eliminate Muzan, she decides to join Kamado Tanjiro, who confronts demons as a member of the Demon Slayer Corps. She hopes to eventually establish a cure that will turn demons back into people, and she is very interested in Kamado Nezuko, who has become a demon but protects people without attacking them. With Nezuko's consent, she had her donate her blood for her research. She wants to study the blood of not only Nezuko's but also many other demons and asks Tanjiro to collect the blood of demons who have been hostile to him, especially the Twelve Kizuki, who have a large share of Muzan's blood. She lives without eating people by drinking human blood collected for transfusion. Since she does not eat people, she does not have the peculiar smell that demons have. In the past, when Muzan was weakened by the attack from Tugikuni Yoriichi, she temporarily escaped from Muzan's control, and since then she has learned how to continue to escape from Muzan's control, which is why the Twelve Kizuki calls her an escaper and are always after her life.

Yushiro
A male demon who is Tamayo's valet. He is a foul-mouthed demon who antagonizes Kamado Tanjiro by calling Kamado Nezuko an ugly woman when they first meet. He has a special body that allows him to live on a smaller amount of blood than Tamayo, having the past of Tamayo turning him into a demon. While only Kibutsuji Muzan was originally able to increase the number of demons, he is the only former human who became a demon through the power of Tamayo. Since he does not eat humans, he does not have the peculiar smell of a demon. He has a passionate affection for Tamayo and will do anything she says. He regularly uses the blindfolding Blood Demon Art and is extremely skilled at manipulating sight. When he was attacked by Susamaru, he lent Tanjiro his sight through a sign to open the way for Tanjiro. In the decisive battle against Muzan, he wore the uniform of the Demon Slayer Corps to support Tanjiro and his men and played an active role in the Demon Slayer Corps by saving the lives of the members. After Muzan killed Tamayo, he followed Tamayo's wishes and actively supported the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira by hijacking the enemy's vision and manipulating information, contributing to the defeat of Muzan. Because of the special circumstances that led him to become a demon, he survived even after Muzan was destroyed and the demons disappeared from the world, and he chose to live forever and became a painter who continues to paint paintings of Tamayo in his memories.

Yahaba
A demon in the form of a boy who is under the command of Kibutsuji Muzan. He often accompanies Susamaru, and uses the eyeballs in his palms to search for the whereabouts of his enemies. He is a master of the arrows and can change the direction of attacks by manipulating arrows and creating wind. He is extremely sensitive and does not like to get his kimono dirty in battle, but he is relatively a gentleman who does not like to kill without cause.

Susamaru
A demon in the form of a girl who is under the command of Kibutsuji Muzan. She often accompanies Yahaba. She attacks by throwing a ball, which she can freely control.

Agatsuma Zenitsu
He is a member of the Demon Slayer Corps and a colleague of Kamado Tanjiro. He originally had black hair, but it turned blonde when a bolt of lightning struck the tree where he was hiding during his training. He has a great longing for marriage and is always afraid that he will die before he can marry. He is also aware of his own weakness, and even after joining the Demon Slayer Corps, he is always frightened of his approaching death, and Tanjiro scolds him for it. In the past, when he was cheated on by a woman and borrowed money, Kuwashima Jigoro, who serves as the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira, took his debt on his behalf. Agatsuma Zenitsu, who was forced to undergo blood-soaked training in exchange for covering his debt, finds himself enlisted in the Demon Slayer Corps. The bird that accompanies him for communication is not a crow but a sparrow, and Zenitsu is unable to communicate with the sparrow, but for some reason, Tanjiro seems to be able to understand their language and sometimes translates for him. Because of his unusually developed sense of hearing, he can perceive even the subtleties of people's hearts through sounds. He is a master of the Thunder Breathing and has a unique constitution that allows him to excel in swordsmanship without consciousness when he faints from fear. Since he defeats enemies while he is asleep, Zenitsu is unaware of his sword skills. He has trained hard but has only mastered the First Form. However, the First Form, which he is accustomed to using, strikes down his enemies with a powerful blow that has been honed and refined. Later, he wins a battle against his brother Kaigaku, who has become a demon, using the Seventh Form that he created. He falls in love at first sight with Kamado Nezuko and tries to approach her every chance he gets. After peace prevails, he marries Nezuko and leaves behind his offspring.

Kiyoshi
A boy with rare blood. He was saved by Tanjiro when he was attacked by Kyogai. He has a sister named Teruko and a brother named Seiichi. When he and Tanjiro parted, Tanjiro's raven gave him a wisteria flower scent bag to use as a repellent to demons, ensuring his safety.

Hashibira Inosuke
A member of the Demon Slayer Corps and a colleague of Kamado Tanjiro. He usually wears boar skin to hide his face, but his true face is like that of a beautiful girl, and his muscular body is a great mismatch. He is a two-sword user and carries two Nichirin Swords. For some reason, he prefers to use the blade of his favorite sword after it has been damaged by hitting it against a stone. He has an Ainezu-colored sword, and he is very good at Animal Breathing, which he learned in his own style, making him an extremely skilled fighter. He is always belligerent, and he never loses his style of attacking his enemies head-on like a wild boar. In the final selection, he entered Mount Fujikasane before anyone else and descended the mountain before anyone else, displaying a character that is the epitome of impatience. He is a weird one, who after a power struggle with a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, stole a sword and learned of the final selection, and then arrived at Mount Fujikasane, the site of the final selection. As a baby, he was swept out to sea to escape from the hands of Doma and washed up in the Ara mountains, where he was raised by wild boars. As a result, he has an unusually excellent sense of touch. Before joining the Demon Slayer Corps, he had no parents or siblings, and his only pleasure in life was to compare his strength with other creatures. He hates to lose and is always eager to fight more battles than Tanjiro and Agatsuma Zenitstu, but he is also very kind and caring to his fellows. When one of his fellows is injured, he will get furious and stand up, again and again, to face the enemy with all his strength. His life's work is to devise new techniques one after another, making use of his ability to freely remove and insert his joints at will. He is a very picky eater, but he is attracted to Aoi, who tolerates and accepts his snacking and eventually marries her.

Kyogai
A demon who was once the Twelve Kizuki. The word "Shimoriku" is engraved in his eyes. He uses the Blood Demon Art of freely manipulating a drum that grows out of his body. He lives in a deserted hut, and every time he strikes the drum, it rotates the room making it difficult for Kamado Tanjiro to fight. Multiple drums sprout from his body, and the direction in which the room rotates changes depending on the position of the drum. He had hoped to seek out and devour rare-blooded people, accumulate strength, and return to the Twelve Kizuki, but his dreams were cut short when Tanjiro defeated him. He could no longer continue to feed on humans to become more powerful, and he was stripped of his Twelve Kizuki title in disgust by Kibutsuji Muzan. When he was a human, he was an unsuccessful writer, and his hobbies were writing and drumming. He had a strong desire to be recognized by someone ever since he was a human, and was truly happy and grateful when Tanjiro spoke kind words to him as he was about to be defeated and rot away.

Tamayo's cat
A cat that has the duty to deliver the blood, which Tanjiro has collected from demons to Tamayo. With the blindfolding technique of Yushiro, that cat cannot be seen until it cries. It appears when Tanjiro has finished collecting blood, and it cries again and disappears after receiving the blood, making its way back to Tamayo.

Kocho Shinobu
A woman who belongs to the Demon Slayer Corps. She is one of the Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, and her street name is "Bug Hashira". Her sword is made by Tecchikawahara Tecchin. She dances lightly like a butterfly and specializes in Insect Breathing. Because of her small stature and lack of arm strength, she is unable to slay the necks of demons but instead fights in a style that uses poison to destroy her enemies. Although she has weak muscle strength to wield a sword, her pushing and thrusting power is outstanding, and she can even pierce rocks with her strength. The agility with which she utilizes her small stature is said to be faster than the Seventh Form: Drop Ripple Thrust of Water Breathing. She is also well versed in pharmacology, as she applies the poison of wisteria flowers, which demons hate, to create a poison that can kill them. At the Mugen Castle, she was able to confront Doma of the Twelve Kizuki, who slaughtered her beloved sister, Kocho Kanae. Knowing that Doma likes to eat women, she spent more than a year taking the poison of wisteria into her body on the premise that Doma would eat her, and she planned to make sure that Doma would be killed by the poison of wisteria flowers by having him eat her body. She successfully achieved her true intentions at the Mugen Castle. She once compared Kanae, who continued to sympathize with demons until her death, with Kamado Tanjiro, and asked Tanjiro to find a way to make friends with demons without slaying them, as her sister's dying wish.

Rui
A demon who lives in Mount Natagumo and is one of the Twelve Kizuki. He has a number in his left eye that reads "lower rank". He takes the form of a boy and fights by freely manipulating spider webs. He is ruthlessly cold and turns a blind eye to the mistreatment of the demon who plays the role of the mother by the demon who plays the father, and forces the mother playing demon to quickly kill the members of the Demon Slayer Corps who have entered Mount Natagumo. He lives with his parents and two siblings on Mount Natagumo, which is a false family relationship that he created when he was a human under the influence of his longing for family bonds, and he is not related to them. When he was a human, he was born weak and had difficulty walking, but after Kibutsuji Muzan turns him into a demon in exchange for his strength, his parents, grieving over their cannibalistic son, attempted to force suicide along with them, but he survived by beating them back. A moment after his death by Tomioka Giyu, he regretted killing his parents before his death and passed away with a pure heart.

The Demon who Plays the Mother
A demon that lives on Mount Natagumo. She takes the form of a woman and fights by freely controlling spider webs. She lives in Mount Nada Spider with her husband, a demon who also controls spider webs, two sons, and a daughter, but in reality, they are just pretending to be a family, and are not related by blood to the demons they call family. They are just a fake family, with roles divided by Rui. At Mount Natagumo, she was in charge of killing the invading Demon Slayer Corps members, but she was frightened by the daily violence inflicted on her by Rui and her husband, and out of a desire to become free, she gave her neck to Kamado Tanjiro, who had challenged her to a fight.

Rengoku Kyojuro
He is a male member of the Demon Slayer Corps and serves as the Hashira. His street name is "Flame Hashira", and he comes from a family that has produced Demon Slayer Hashiras for generations. He is a master of Flame Breathing, has an athletic mood, and is always energetic. His mother died of illness when Kyojuro was a child, and he was trained by his father, who was formerly a Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps. His younger brother, Rengoku Senjuro, is also training to become a Demon Slayer Corps Hashira to gain his father's recognition. He was mortally wounded and died in mortal combat with Akaza, one of the Twelve Kizuki, who appeared after defending the 200 people held hostage by Enmu on the Mugen Train.

Rengoku Senjuro
Younger brother of Rengoku Kyojuro. His family has contributed to the activities of the Demon Slayer Corps as the Flame Hashira for generations, and he comes from a luxurious environment where his father is one of the former Demon Slayer Corps Hashira and his brother is an active Demon Slayer Corps Hashira. He wants to be recognized by his father and has been training with the goal of following in his brother's footsteps to become an Demon Slayer Corps Hashira, but he is worried that he does not have the qualities to join the Demon Slayer Corps because the color of his own Nichirin Sword has not changed no matter how hard he trains. It was hard for him to see his father, who was broken by the strength of the demons led by Kibutsuji Muzan, becoming reluctant to train for strength, and he received the news of Kyojuro's death when he was in a depressed mood. After meeting Kamado Tanjiro, who delivered Kyojuro's will to him, he gracefully gave up his career as a swordsman and began to support the Demon Slayer Corps by restoring the book of successive Flame Hashira that his father had torn up. He is a man of patient character, and he has been taking care of his father, who was a drunkard after the death of his wife, and eventually helped him get back on his feet before he returned to guarding the Ubuyashiki mansion. He exchanges updates with Tanjiro through correspondence, and also passes on clues to the defeat of Muzan that are written in the book of successive Flame Hashiras. By deciphering this book, he taught Tanjiro how to properly use Hinokami Kagura.

Uzui Tengen
A man who belongs to the Demon Slayer Corps. He is one of the Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, and his street name is "Sound Hashira". He has a flashy personality, which shows in his daily words and actions. He is a former shinobi and was born into a family of shinobi who is well-known in the area. As a result of his training, he has a certain degree of resistance to poison, which makes him especially useful in battles against enemies who use poison. He has a spectacular past, in which seven of his eight siblings died before they reached the age of 15 due to the rigorous training they were forced to undergo to become shinobi. He has three excellent kunoichis named Suma, Maki, and Hinatsuru as his wives. He believes that staying alive is victory and that there is no shame in running away to survive, but this is because he does not want his three wives to die, which is more important than anything else. He is a two-sword fighter and fights with a sword engraved in both hands with the words "Evil Demon Destroyer" on it. After a mortal struggle with Daki and Gyutaro, he lost his left eye and left hand, and had to retire from the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira. Although he has retired from the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira, he is still active as a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, serving as a training instructor for Demon Slayer Corps members and as a guard at the Ubuyashiki mansion.

Kanroji Mitsrui
A woman who belongs to the Demon Slayer Corps. She is one of the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira and is 19 years old. Her street name is "Love Hashira". She has a special constitution with muscle density eight times that of a normal person and has lived her whole life with a complex about her strength despite being a woman. She professes that she joined the Demon Slayer Corps to meet a man she can spend the rest of her life with, but in reality, she chose the Demon Slayer Corps as the best place for her to be accepted for who she is, a strong and powerful woman. She has a very positive personality, falling in love with all kinds of people regardless of gender. She has four sisters and a brother who is very close to her, and perhaps because of her happy childhood, she stands out as a cheerful person among the members of the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira, who are in a difficult situation. She has a friendly personality and frequently visits the Swordsmith Village, where she secretly communicates with the members of the Demon Slayer Corps. She has a sword made by Tecchikawahara Tecchin, the head of the Swordsmith Village, which is very thin and soft, and its blade appears long and curved like a wave. Although small in stature, she is an eater and can eat dozens of bowls of rice in a single meal. She eats so much of her favorite food, sakura mochi, that the tips of her hair, which are originally green, have turned sakura-red, and she has yet to recover from this. She is a big cat lover and has four cats at home. She was attracted to Iguro Obanai, who she died together with in their final fight against Kibutsuji Muzan.

Himejima Gyomei
A man who belongs to the Demon Slayer Corps. He is one of the pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps, and his age is 27 years old, Virgo. His street name is "Stone Hashira". He is a large man with a very good physique and wears a monk-like kesa over his Demon Slayer Corps uniform, although he is blind. He speaks compassionately, but he believes that death is all liberation, and he is willing to kill for salvation. He used to teach and raise unattached children at a temple, but he became very skeptical when he was attacked by a demon because of the child's selfishness and was framed for the demon's murder. He was one of the people who had been reluctant for Tanjiro to take Nezuko, a demon, with him, but he came to recognize him when Nezuko put the lives of the people in the village before her own in the Sword Smith Village. Although he is a man of few words and does not stand out among the members of the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira, he is a talented man who became a Demon Slayer Corps Hashira at the age of only 19. He is recognized by Tanjiro and Hashibira Inosuke as the most powerful person in the Demon Slayer Corps. He is an expert in combat using a chain scythe with an axe at its tip and is highly regarded for his skill by Kokushibo, the leader of the Twelve Kizuki, who said that he was the best human in 300 years when he confronted him. The chains of the scythe he wields absorb so much sunlight that it is impossible to cut them off with a sword made by a demon. His hobby is playing the shakuhachi, and his problem is that he gets carried away and plays it for too long. He lost his life in his final fight with Kibutsuji Muzan.

Tokito Muichiro
A boy who belongs to the Demon Slayer Corps. He is 14 years old, smaller and younger than Kamado Tanjiro, but still strong enough to serve as the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira. His street name is "Mist Hashira". He lived with his father, who was a somabito, his mother, his twin brother, and Tokito Yuichiro, but his mother died of pneumonia when he was 10 years old, and his father fell off a cliff. After the death of his parents, he began to live alone with Yuichiro, but that summer Yuichiro was attacked by a demon and died as well, leaving him alone in the world. When he exterminated the demon that killed Yuichiro, he was awakened to the power of hunting demons, and since then he has been under the care of Ubuyashiki Kagaya. He is always calm and collected, and his facial expression does not change much. He is just like his older brother Yuichiro in that he speaks without malice and lacks delicacy. He is a thorough ability supremacist and tends to abandon the weak without mercy. However, after Tanjiro told him that what he does for others will eventually benefit him, he began to actively protect and help the weak, even those who had been low on his list of priorities. He is a descendant of a user of Sun Breathing, which is said to be the First Breathing, but Muichiro himself is not a user of Sun Breathing. He fought a good fight against Kokushibo but died.

Iguro Obanai
A man who belongs to the Demon Slayer Corps. He is one of the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira, and his street name is "Snake Hashira". As his name implies, he always has Kaburamaru the snake around his neck. His right eye is weakly sighted and he was born almost blind. He has Gantetsu, the son of Tecchikawahara Tecchin, as his sword-handler. He is as stubborn as a snake, and although he is insidious and persistent in his behavior, he is fond of Kanroji Mitsuri. He gives her striped socks as a gift, and they correspond with each other. He was once jealous of Kamado Tanjiro because he was favored by Mitsuri, and he once coldly attacked him. However, because he was born into a complicated family ruled by a female demon with snake-like lower limbs, he has given up telling Mitsuri about his love for her, claiming that they are of different races. He always covers his mouth with a bandage because his mouth is ripped open like a snake, which was injured in the past by members of his clan who were commanded by a serpent-like female demon. The family was destroyed when Iguro Obanai escaped from the clan before he was eaten by the serpent-like female demon. Since then, he has trained under the protection of the Flame Hashira and has come to hate demons and live as a Demon Slayer. Because of this, he is extremely averse to the idea of Tanjiro walking around with Nezuko, a demon. He is attracted to Mitsuri, and he and Mitsuri lost their lives in the final battle against Kibutsuji Muzan.

Shinazugawa Sanemi
A man who belongs to the Demon Slayer Corps. He is one of the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira, and his street name is "Wind Hashira". He is the eldest of seven brothers and has a very belligerent personality. He grew up in a poor family ruled by a father who did not work and was always violent. After his father was stabbed to death, his petite mother, who had always protected him and his siblings, turned into a demon and killed his siblings. In order to protect his younger brother Shinazugawa Genya, he brought down his mother, who became a demon, with his own hands. He has an unusual hatred for demons and is not convinced when he is told that Kamado Nezuko, whom Tanjiro has with him, does not attack humans. To confirm the fact, he has once brutally stabbed non resisting Nezuko and is disliked by Tanjiro. Genya joined the Demon Slayer Corps at the same time as Tanjiro, but he treats Genya coldly, not wanting to put his precious Genya in harm's way, and works to get him to leave the Demon Slayer Corps. As soon as he started hunting demons, he learned that Genya's own blood is a rare blood that has a special effect on demons. After his mother's murder, he has been catching demons in his own way and exterminating them by exposing them to sunlight, unaware of the existence of the Demon Slayer Corps, until he meets Kumeno Masachika of the Demon Slayer Corps and starts training to join the Demon Slayer Corps. He is shy and furious when he is touched by the rice cakes, which are his favorite food, despite his ferocious personality. He almost lost his life in his final battle with Kibutsuji Muzan, but he managed to come back alive.

Ubuyashiki Kagaya
The head of the Demon Slayer Corps. He is called "Oyakado-sama" by the members of the Demon Slayer Corps. He is 23 years old. He has a scar on the upper half of his face, which has made him blind. The wound has now spread to the rest of his body, and Ubuyashiki Kagaya himself is aware that it will soon take his own life. Kagaya's voice tone and the rhythm of his movements are highly charismatic because they make others feel comfortable. He has a beautiful wife named Ubuyashiki Amane and five children, and he intends to make Ubuyashiki Kiriya, his only son, his heir in due course. He knows Tamayo who is a demon and watches Kamado Tanjiro with great interest, who is a human but has a demon named Kamado Nezuko with him, and who comes into contact with Tamayo. Until his illness worsened to the point where he could no longer walk, he never missed a single day of visiting the graves of those who died in the battle against the demons. He was a devoted admirer of the Demon Slayer Corps and the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira, but to defeat Kibutsuji Muzan, he used his own life as a decoy to die in a bombing.

Tsuyuri Kanao
A girl who is a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, and a colleague of Kamado Tanjiro. She lives in the Butterfly Mansion as the tsuguko of Kocho Shinobu. She boasts of her ability to be close to the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira, and after rigorous training, she was able to perform Total Concentration Breathing even when she is sleeping. She is always smiling but rarely speaks. She never tries to decide anything by herself, and when she must decide, she tosses a coin and decides how to act on the flip side of it. Since being sold by her parents when she was a child, she has been unable to feel anything in her heart. However, she cares for Shinobu and Kocho Kanae as if they were her sisters, who saved her from being a slave. In a fight with Doma at the Mugen Castle, she used a technique that increased her dynamic vision to the utmost limit and lost the sight in her right eye. After spending a lot of time together at the Butterfly Mansion, she came to open her heart to Tanjiro's warm personality, and after defeating Kibutsuji Muzan, she married him.

Aoi
A girl who serves as a maid at the Butterfly Mansion of Kocho Shinobu. She is a very efficient worker, and shows her dexterous side by repairing the box of Kamado Nezuko's that had been torn to pieces in a battle. She is the leader among the maids of Shinobu's mansion. She once survived the final selection of the Demon Slayer Corps, but after that, her fear of death prevented her from going into battle. For this reason, she is willing to take on the role of assisting the Demon Slayer Corps instead of being a fighter. Because her parents were killed by demons, she has a deep hatred for them. Hashibira Inosuke, who often comes over to eat food, has become a person she cannot hate, and after defeating Kibutsuji Muzan, she married Inosuke.

Kanamori Kozo
A man living in the Swordsmith Village, who lives as a swordsmith. He is 26 years old and makes swords for Hashibira Inosuke and Tokito Muichiro. He always wears a Hyottoko mask. He is an old acquaintance of Haganezuga Hotaru, and he is well aware of Hotaru's weakness, due to their long relationship. He always looks over Hotaru, who is not good with people and talking. He has a wife who is two years younger, and their faces are beginning to look alike, perhaps because they are extremely close.

Enmu
One of the demons of the Twelve Kizuki, under the command of Kibutsuji Muzan. He is very much in love with Muzan and has the lower one number engraved in his left eye. He used mentally weak people gathered in the Mugen Train to trap and kill Kamado Tanjiro and Rengoku Kyojuro. He has the ability to put his enemies to sleep, and the rope he created has the special power to enter the dreams of those connected to him by the rope. However, the dreams shown by Enmu do not continue indefinitely, but are circular in shape, with the dreamer at the center. Outside of the dream is the realm of unconsciousness, where the core of the mind resides, and if this core is destroyed, the dreamer becomes disabled. When a person is caught in the middle of Enmu's technique, he or she is trapped in a dream in which consciousness and body are completely disconnected, and the person is unable to move. The only way to wake up from the dream is to burn the ticket that mediates Enmu's telepathic techniques in the real world or to kill oneself in the dream and return to reality.

Akaza
A demon under the command of Kibutsuji Muzan. He is one of the Twelve Kizuki, and his rank is Jogen no San, with the letter Jogen in his right eye and the number San engraved in his left eye. He has lived as one of the Twelve Kizuki for more than 100 years and excels at close combat using his fists. He loves strong people, and he goes around finding the Demons Slayer Corps Hashira and persuading them to become demons, believing that if Demons Slayer Corps Hashira becomes demons, he can approach the supreme realm. His main reason for wanting to turn the Demons Slayer Corps Hashira into a demon is that he wants to have a good opponent who will entertain him forever. He is fiercely hostile to Doma, who is also a demon of the Twelve Kizuki because he is a higher-level demon than he is, even though he became a demon later than he did, and is favored by Muzan. When he was human, his name was "Hakuji", and he was born into a poor family where he repeatedly stole to obtain nourishing food and medicine for his sick father. But after being caught repeatedly as a thief, his father committed suicide, lamenting his son's crime. Left alone, Hakuji was left with nowhere to go and went on a rampage when he was picked up by Keizo. He learned martial arts from Keizo, who was the master of the dojo, fell in love with Keizo's daughter, Koyuki, and seemed to be able to take over the dojo and live an honest life, but Keizo and Koiyuki were poisoned before their marriage, and he became a demon by slaughtering dozens of people in revenge. When he saw the image of Keizo in Kamado Tanjiro, whom he fought at Mugen Castle, he remembered the kindness of people when he was human and, convinced, chose his path of destruction.

Suma
The wife of Uzui Tengen and a talented kunoichi. She disappeared while undercover at Tokito-ya in the Hanamachi district. She was an active oiran at Tokito-ya, but suddenly disappeared and left an entry in her diary stating that she was on her way out. In reality, she was trapped inside the belt of Daki, but she and Hashibira Inosuke, who had invaded the world inside Daki's belt, fought boldly against Mimizu Obi. She is whiny, frail, and has poor fighting skills, but she has a cute, feminine, and lovable personality that is hard to hate.

Makio
The wife of Uzui Tengen and a talented kunoichi. She disappeared while undercover at Ogimoto-ya in the Hanamchi district. She has a boasting personality and often scolds Soma, who always whines.

Hinatsuru
The wife of Uzui Tengen and a talented kunoichi. While undercover at Kyogoku-ya in the Hanamachi district, she discovers that the oiran, Warabihime, is actually Daki, a demon, but not being able to stand against her, she took refuge in the Kirimise by drinking poison and pretending to be ill. She fights by spraying kunai coated with poison all at once. Koinatsu One of the oiran of Yoshiwara in Tokito-ya. She is gentle and she made the proprietress angry as she treat everyone around her too kind. She was attacked and captured by Daki right before she leave the district as her marriage was decided. However, she was rescued by Tanjiro afterward..

Daki
She is one of the Twelve Kizuki and has the letter Jogen in her left eye and the number Roku engraved in her right eye. She has so far taken away seven Demon Corps Hashira and is in love with Kibutsuji Muzan, who praises her cruelty. The belt she wears at all times is her weapon, taking in humans into the belt, and sometimes uses it as a food storage facility. In her human guise, she is Warabihime, one of the oiran of the Yoshiwara Yukaku. She belongs to the Kyogoku-ya, and her extremely violent behavior has caused many people to be injured or to run away. She even bullied a child into committing suicide, and when the proprietress, Osanzu, came to warn her about her overbearing behavior, Warabihime turned the tables on her and killed her, making it look like she had fallen to her death. Whenever she is displeased with something, she makes a peculiar gesture of tilting her head back and glaring at her from below. She is also a cannibal who refuses to eat dirty old people and ugly people. Her older brother, Gyutaro, lives inside her body. When she was a human, her name was "Ume". At the age of 13, she was burned alive in retaliation for poking a samurai in the eye with a hairpin, blinding him, but she survived and became a demon along with her brother, Kyoyutaro.

Ninju
A generic name for rats that serves Uzui Tengen. Although they are rats, they are muscular and extremely strong, capable of lifting a sword all by themselves. They are specially trained and are extremely intelligent, they are capable of handling almost anything Uzui Tengen instructs them to do.

Mimizu Obi
The guardian of the world in Daki's belt. The destination of the human captured by Daki is connected to an underground cavity, which he manages as a food storage facility. It is connected to the consciousness of Daki and acts as she pleases. When necessary, it will be reincorporated into Daki and become part of her body to fight with her.

Gyutaro
Daki's brother. He was named after the job title of a Gyu. Since becoming a demon, he has used a blood scythe that contains deadly poison as a weapon and has taken away 15 Demon Slayer Corps Hashira. His belief is to give eye for an eye treatment to people, who have done him wrong. He is one of the Twelve Kizuki, like Daki, and has the letters Jogen in his left eye and the number Roku engraved in his right eye. He can speak by borrowing the consciousness of Daki, and since he and Daki are of one mind, they will not die unless their heads are cut off at the same time. Compared to his ugly birth, he is very protective of his beautiful Daki, but at the same time, he has always wondered if he should let her walk the same ugly path as he did.

Organizations
Demon Slayer Corps
An organization that hunts demons unauthorized by the government. It has several hundred members and is led by Ubuyashiki Kagaya. The details of the troop's actual situation are kept secret from low-ranking members. The Demon Slayer Corps, which uses flesh and blood to fight against demons that boast amazing resilience, puts its life on the line to protect people. All members wear uniforms with 10 ranks engraved on them. The uniforms are made of a special material that is breathable, non-flammable, and wet resistant. They are also durable enough not to tear with the slightest attack. The members also carry a raven for communication purposes. The troop is disciplined, and fighting, dueling, and killing among the troop members is forbidden. Apprentice swordsmen, who have been discovered by the many Ikute throughout the country, must survive the final selection process at Mount Fujikasane to become qualified to join the Demon Slayer Corps. In the final selection, the apprentice must survive for seven days against the demons captured and locked up by the Demon Slayer Corps at Mount Fujikasane. Kibutsuji Muzan and the other demons detest this organization, calling them the "demon hunters".

The Twelve Kizuki
An organization of demons under the direct control of Kibutsuji Muzan. It is divided into two groups according to ability: the Jogens and the Kagens, each consisting of six members, for a total of 12 members. The Jogen demons are extremely strong and have numbers engraved in both eyes, while the Kagen demons have numbers engraved in only one eye. Because the blood given to them by Muzan is extremely thick, all the demons are characterized by their high fighting ability, and they are capable of fighting on equal terms with the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira.

Kakushi
One of the rear support units of the Demon Slayer Corps. Its main job is to clean up after the battle between the Demon Slayer Corps and the demons, such as disposing of the dead bodies. Its members are exclusively those who were not gifted with swordsmanship.

Places
Mount Fujikasane
A place where those who wish to join the Demon Slayer Corps go to participate in the final selection process. It is a very magical mountain where wisteria flowers bloom in all seasons, and where the demons captured alive for the selection test by the members of the Demon Slayer Corps are trapped. The wisteria flowers, which are hated by demons, bloom wildly from the foot of the mountain to the middle of the mountain, so that the captured demons cannot go down the mountain. The captured demons are relatively weak, having only eaten two or three humans before being cannibalized.

Mount Yoko
A mountain that is said to be closest to the sun. Sun shines through all year, with no clouds or rain. Scarlet Crimson Iron Sand and Scarlet Ore can be found, which is essential to create the Nichirin Sword.

Tokyo
An highly advanced city with tall buildings that is even bright at night. Many demons hide among humans and reside.

Mount Natagumo
A mountain where the demon family manipulates spider webs resides. The mountain is thickly forested with trees, and spider webs are stretched between the trees. The demons that live on Mount Natagumo are a family of five, and although they manipulate and kill humans who enter the mountain, their true intention is to protect the quiet life of their family. The spiders that live in Mount Natagumo are poisonous, even turning humans into spiders when they bite.

Butterfly Mansion
Kocho Shinobu's family home. It is a place where Kamado Tanjiro and others are taken care of when they are injured. There is also a training hall where Tsuyuri Kanao and Aoi accompany them in their training.

Yoshiwara Yukaku
The city of the night with the whirlpool of vanity, greed, and love-hate between men and women. Most of the prostitutes living in Yoshiwara Yukaku were sold due to poverty or debt. As long as they stay in Yukaku, they are guaranteed food, clothing, and shelter, and if they rise in the ranks of prostitutes, they may be taken in by a wealthy family. An oiran, the highest rank of the prostitute, is a perfect and special woman who has mastered all aspects of beauty, culture, and art. Since it is not easy to meet an oiran, men compete with each other to meet her. The procession of oiran to meet their customers is a kind of famous sight in Yukaku.

Kirimise
The lowest class brothel in Yoshiwara Yukaku. It is a place where prostitutes who have lost customers or fallen ill are sent.

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Demons
A creature that appears after dark and eats people as its main food. They are also called "Human-eating demons". Humans whose wounds are bathed in demon blood also become demons, and human-eating demons reproduce in this way. Starving demons seek nourishment by killing and eating their parents and siblings. Humans who have demon blood in their bodies are prone to severe starvation, as their strength is considerably depleted when they turn into demons. Their weakness is sunlight and they burn and disappears when exposed to the sun. They can speak human language, can change their body size at will, and their extraordinary physical abilities and resilience allow them to quickly heal wounds and leave no trace of their injuries. Some demons are so full of vitality that they can move even if their heads are broken off. Some demons can even grow hands from their necks to fight, but if their bodies are dead, their movements become sluggish. They cannot be killed unless they are exposed to sunlight or their necks are cut off with a Nichirin Sword, a special sword owned by the Demon Slayer Corps. They hate wisteria flowers and cannot even approach them. Demon's strength is basically proportional to the number of humans they eat. The more humans they eat, the more powerful they become, and the more they can change their bodies and use monstrous techniques.

Nichirin Sword
A generic name for the swords held by the Demon Slayer Corps. It is the only sword that can cut off the neck, the weak point of demons, and is made of special steel. When the neck is cut off with this sword, the demon is shattered without leaving any bones. Also known as the "color-changing sword", the color of the blade changes depending on the owner. Each color has its own characteristics, which can be used to identify its specialty. The raw materials, Scarlet Crimson Iron Sand and Scarlet Ore, are found in Mount Yoko and absorb the light of the sun.

Hanafuda Earrings
An earring that was worn by Tsugikuni Yoriichi, the man who once turned his blade against Kibutsuji Muzan cornering him. They are engraved with a pattern that looks like a flower card and was made by his mother when Yoriichi was thought to be deaf because he did not speak until he was seven years old. It has been passed down in the family of Kamado Tanjiro for generations and is currently worn by Tanjiro after he inherited it from his deceased father. Muzan recognized it as a very hateful thing that had once driven him away, and wearing the earring caused Tanjiro to be a persistent target of Muzan's attempts on his life.

Rare Blood
A name for the extremely rare blood that humans possess. Rare blood itself has its rank, but for demons, one human's worth of rare blood is as nourishing as eating 50 to 100 normal humans. Therefore, a human with rare blood is a very easy target for demons. On the other hand, the rare blood also intoxicates demons and puts them in a state of drunkenness, so demons who smell the rare blood during a fight are at a disadvantage in battle because their movements are slowed down.

The House with the Wisteria Family Crest
A house inhabited by a family whose lives were saved by the Demon Slayer Corps. The family members of the house with the wisteria flower crest have a history of being saved by the Demon Slayer Corps soldier when they were attacked by demons, and they promise to serve anyone in the Demon Slayer Corps without compensation. Whenever a member of the Demon Slayer Corps visits, they will feed and shelter them without compensation. When the members leave the house, they will see them off and light a fire to wish them well in their future duties and for their safe return. When Kibutsuji Muzan was destroyed and the world became peaceful, the members of the Demon Slayer Corps went around to the houses with the wisteria flower family crest to report their victory.

The Demon Slayer Corps Hashira
The name refers to the nine highest-ranking swordsmen in the Demon Slayer Corps. They practically support the Demon Slayer Corps. Depending on their abilities, the members may be replaced. When a member of the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira is killed in a fight with a demon, the vacant position is filled as soon as possible, based on the assessment of the member's ability. They have the mission to train their tsuguko to pass on their high fighting ability and raise them to be highly capable Demon Slayer Corps soldiers. In addition to their duties of killing demons, they gather under the supervision of Ubuyashiki Kagaya once every six months for the Hashira General Meeting. It is said that it takes two years for the fastest to become a Hashira, and generally takes about five years to become a Hashira. Only the members of the Hashira can engrave the words "destroy evil demons" on their swords. Since the battle with the Twelve Kizuki has become more active, their urgent need is to develop a bruise to overcome Kibutsuji Muzan.

Tsuguko
A name for an apprentice raised by the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira. Unless they are very talented and excellent, they will not be selected. In addition to the Hashira recruiting Demona Slayer Corps members as their tsuguko, there are also Demon Slayer Corps members who volunteer to become their tsuguko. The Hashira tends to choose a tsuguko who shares the same breathing as himself, but the Breathing does not necessarily have to be the same.

Mugen Train
A train running through the streets of Tokyo, prepared by Enmu. One after another, the Demon Slayer Corps members who boarded the train disappeared, so Rengoku Kyojuro Purgatory boarded the train to conduct an on-site investigation to find out the cause. The conductor comes to the train to issue a ticket, but when the ticket is issued by the conductor, the ticket holder falls asleep. This is a remote technique of Enmu, which is triggered by the scissors marks on the ticket mixed with his blood in the ink. Eventually, Enmu abandoned his body and merged with the Infinity Train.

Ashinuke
It refers to the practice of prostitutes in Yoshiwara Yukaku of running away from the Hanamachi disctrict without paying back their debts. In most cases, the prostitute runs away with the man she has fallen in love with, but if she fails to do so, she will be punished severely.

Fumen
Uzui Tengen's unique combat calculation formula. Although it takes time to analyze, it reads the rhythm of the enemy's attacking movements and converts it into sound. It also reveals habits and blind spots. Just like singing along to a song, he can strike a blow to the enemy by attacking through the gaps in the sound.

Blood Demon Art
A general term for special techniques used by exceptional demons. The Twelve Kizuki and other highly skilled demons have mastered Blood Demon Art that match their individual personalities.

Total Concentration Breathing
A generic name for the Breathing taught by Urokodaki Sakonji. By speeding up the circulation of blood in the body and the beating of the heart, it can raise the body temperature and make one as strong as a demon when mastered. The shortcut to mastering this technique is to enlarge the lungs and take in a lot of air into the blood. It requires such rigorous training that Makomo tells the impatient Tanjiro, who is unable to master the technique, that the only way to learn it is to train to the point of death. After Tanjiro was given the task of cutting a large rock by Sakonji, he went through a process of trial and error and finally mastered this highly difficult technique after a year had passed. The basic Breathing styles are Flames, Water, Wind, Rock, and Thunder, and Mist was derived from wind. The insect was derived from Flower, Flower and Snake from Water, and Sound from Thunder. Each Breathing has its own color, and to determine which system of Breathing one is good at, one can refer to the change in color of the blade when you hold the sunken sword.

Opening Thread (Suki no Ito)
A name for the senses that guide Kamado Tanjiro to victory. It is a winning strategy unique to Tanjiro, who has an excellent sense of smell. When he is fighting someone, he can see a thread that is connected from his blade to the opponent's opening, and the moment he sees the thread, it tautens. When the thread is taut, Tanjiro's blade is pulled strongly by the thread and can cut through the gap.

Blood Bewitchment: Scent of Illusory Blood, Visual Dream
One of the Blood Demon Art used by Tamayo. It creates the illusion of illusory patterns in the vicinity, and has the effect of blocking vision. Tamayo cuts her own arm up and uses her own blood.

Magical Aroma of Daylight
One of the Blood Demon Art used by Tamayo. It is a kind of confession drug, and demons who smell this scent are unable to tell falsehoods or keep secrets because their brain functions are impaired. It is poisonous to humans, so one must be careful not to inhale it.

Exploding Blood (Bakketsu)
One of the blood demon techniques used by Kamado Nezuko. By burning her own blood, which is scattered all over the area, she can cause her enemies to attack with flying fire. Nezuko was born into a family that worked with fire when she was human, and she has developed the art of generating flames. By applying the Bakketsu, she can sublimate the demon poison that has entered a human's body. She also transformed Kamado Tanjiro's Nichirin Sword into a Bakketsu Sword.

Whispers of Forced Unconscious Hypnosis
One of the blood demon techniques used by Enmu. It can forcibly put a person into sleep, and can even determine the content of the dreams he or she sees. Those who fall asleep have no way to return to reality except to kill themselves in the dream and wake up.

Toukabori
One of the special techniques possessed by the Demon Slayer Corps members. When a member clenches his fist or expands his muscles with the words, "show the rank", his rank appears as a mark on his body.

Hinokami Kagura
The name of a technique that can be used by the master of Sun Breathing, which is considered to be the beginning of Breathing Styles. There are 13 forms in total, and by repeating up to the 12 forms, a circle is formed to form the 13th form. The chosen user is born with a red birthmark on the forehead. Tanjiro's family, the family of charcoal sellers, has been a user of Sun Breathing for generations, and Tanjiro began to combine the powerful Sun Breathing with the Water Breathing, which aids flexible action, first taught by Urokodaki Sakonji, to create more aggressive fighting techniques.

Related
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Gaiden
An official spinoff manga by Gotoge Koyoharu. "Demon Slayer Kimetsu: Tomioka Giyu Gaiden" (published in Weekly Shonen Jump, issues 18 and 19, 2019), featuring Tomioka Giyu, the Water Hashira, hunting demons in the snowy mountains of the north, and Rengoku Kyojuro becomes a Flame Hashira... Related Pages: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Gaiden.
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