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Demon Slayer

鬼滅の刃

201963 epsufotable8.39 / 10 · MAL

MAL score and studio: original / first tv season (or film), not franchise totals. Snapshot: November 2026.

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The story

What's it about?

After his family is slaughtered by demons and his little sister Nezuko is turned into one, Tanjiro Kamado joins the Demon Slayer Corps to hunt the monster responsible and find a way to make his sister human again. A story of grief, kindness and breathtaking sword battles.

Meet the main characters

Tanjiro Kamado

Protagonist

Tanjiro Kamado

A kind-hearted swordsman with an extraordinary sense of smell who fights demons without ever losing his compassion.

Nezuko Kamado

Deuteragonist

Nezuko Kamado

Tanjiro's sister, turned demon, who refuses to eat humans and fights to protect them instead.

Muzan Kibutsuji

Antagonist

Muzan Kibutsuji

The first demon, a thousand-year-old monster who fears only one thing: the sun.

Side characters

Zenitsu Agatsuma

Ally

Zenitsu Agatsuma

A coward who becomes a lightning-fast master only when unconscious.

Inosuke Hashibira

Ally

Inosuke Hashibira

A wild boar-headed brawler raised in the mountains.

Giyu Tomioka

Hashira

Giyu Tomioka

The quiet Water Hashira who first spared Nezuko's life.

Kyojuro Rengoku

Hashira

Kyojuro Rengoku

The flame-hearted Hashira whose spirit burns brighter than any fire.