On Giyū’s advice, Tanjirō goes to his master Sakonji Urokodaki to train to become a Demon Slayer, to begin his journey to try to find an antidote that can make his little sister human again (something which, of living memory and with current medical knowledge, is in the impossible state) while protecting the Humans from demons, as well as finding the demon responsible for the massacre of his family and the transformation of Nezuko in revenge. As he tries to kill Nezuko, Giyū realizes the singular behavior of the latter who, instead of trying to devour his brother, tries to intervene to prevent the Slayer from attacking Tanjirō. This is when a Demon Slayer by the name of Giyū Tomioka comes in, tasked with eliminating the demon rampant in the region. Nezuko, one of his little sisters, is the only survivor although unconscious, and Tanjirō, therefore, takes her with him, to try to bring her to a doctor who could perhaps save her: she however regains consciousness on the way and, having become a demon herself, attacks her brother but still ends up showing signs of human emotions and thoughts.ĭemon Slayer Arcs in Order: How Many Are There & What Are They About? Only, everything changes on his return when he detects, thanks to his keen sense of smell, a strong smell of blood: he rushes home and finds his family massacred. One day, due to rumors circulating about a man-eating demon hanging around after dark, he is forced to spend the night with a Good Samaritan in the village.

Despite the difficulties of life, they manage to find little happiness in their daily lives. In Taishō-era Japan, Tanjirō Kamado is the first child of a family of coal merchants whose father has died: to support the family, he sells charcoal in the village below the Mountain.

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