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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
The love of a brother transcends everything.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Natsuki Hanae
Tanjirō Kamado (voice)
56 eps
Akari Kito
Nezuko Kamado (voice)
19 eps
Hiro Shimono
Zenitsu Agatsuma (voice)
21 eps
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Inosuke Hashibira (voice)
20 eps
Katsuyuki Konishi
Tengen Uzui (voice)
18 eps
Satoshi Hino
Kyōjurō Rengoku (voice)
4 eps
Saori Hayami
Shinobu Kocho (voice)
15 eps
Kenichi Suzumura
Obanai Iguro (voice)
11 eps
Kana Hanazawa
Mitsuri Kanroji (voice)
6 eps
Takahiro Sakurai
Giyū Tomioka (voice)
12 eps
Tomokazu Seki
Sanemi Shinazugawa (voice)
11 eps
Tomokazu Sugita
Gyomei Himejima (voice)
9 eps
Daiki Yamashita
Yushiro (voice)
5 eps
Maaya Sakamoto
Tamayo (voice)
7 eps
Miho Okasaki
Teruko (voice)
4 eps
Mitsuhiro Ichiki
Shoichi (voice)
4 eps
Ryoko Shiraishi
Spider Demon (Elder Sister) (voice)
4 eps
Hochu Otsuka
Sakonji Urokodaki (voice)
8 eps
Manaka Iwami
Chuntaro (voice)
7 eps
Eiji Takemoto
Kozo Kanamori (voice)
9 eps
Hisako Tojo
(voice)
5 eps
Yoshiaki Hasegawa
(voice)
6 eps
Yusuke Tonozaki
(voice)
12 eps
Makoto Furukawa
Kakushi (voice)
6 eps
Koki Uchiyama
Rui (voice)
6 eps
Kengo Kawanishi
Muichirō Tokitō (voice)
8 eps
Mitsuki Nakae
(voice)
4 eps
Takuya Eguchi
(voice)
4 eps
Daisuke Namikawa
Hotaru Haganezuka (voice)
12 eps
Reina Ueda
Kanao Tsuyuri (voice)
8 eps
Yuri Ehara
Aoi Kanzaki (voice)
9 eps
Ayumi Mano
Sumi Nakahara (voice)
7 eps
Yuuki Kuwahara
Naho Takada (voice)
7 eps
Kouki Miyata
Murata (voice)
8 eps
Naoko Komatsu
(voice)
4 eps
You Taichi
Takeo Kamado (voice)
5 eps
Konomi Kohara
Hanako Kamado (voice)
5 eps
Nanami Yamashita
Kiyo Terauchi (voice)
9 eps
Toshihiko Seki
Muzan Kibutsuji (voice)
13 eps
Kaede Hondo
Shigeru Kamado (voice)
6 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba reads strongest on Spectacle, World Building and Bingeability.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
After a demon attack leaves his family slain and his sister cursed, Tanjiro embarks upon a perilous journey to find a cure and avenge those he's lost.
The run
Seasons
5 seasons · 63 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
202018 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Unwavering Resolve Arc
201926 episodes
8.0IMDbIt is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself. Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a “demon slayer” so that he can turn his sister back into a human, and kill the demon that massacred his family.
Best episode · S01E19 Hinokami
Season 2 · Complete
Mugen Train Arc
20217 episodes
8.1IMDbFlame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku receives new orders: Travel to the Mugen Train, where over forty people have gone missing, and conduct an investigation. Leaving the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters, he sets off on this new mission. Tanjiro's group, fresh from completing their training at the Butterfly Mansion, also head to their next mission, the Mugen Train. There they rendezvous with Rengoku, who arrived ahead of them. On this train running through the darkness, a new battle is about to begin.
Best episode · S02E07 Set Your Heart Ablaze
Season 3 · Complete
Entertainment District Arc
202111 episodes
8.1IMDbAfter visiting the Rengoku residence, Tanjirou and his comrades volunteer for a mission within the Entertainment District, a place where desires are sold and demons dwell. They journey alongside the flashy Sound Hashira, Tengen Uzui, in search of a monstrous foe terrorizing the town. Sworn to slay creatures of the night, the hunt continues.
Best episode · S03E10 Never Give Up
Season 4 · Complete
Swordsmith Village Arc
202311 episodes
6.8IMDbTanjiro’s journey leads him to the Swordsmith Village, where he reunites with two Hashira, members of the Demon Slayer Corps’ highest-ranking swordsmen - Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito and Love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji. With the shadows of demons lurking near, a new battle begins for Tanjiro and his comrades.
Best episode · S04E11 A Connected Bond: Daybreak and First Light
Season 5 · Complete
Hashira Training Arc
20248 episodes
7.5IMDbThe members of the Demon Slayer Corps and their highest-ranking swordsmen, the Hashira. In preparation for the forthcoming final battle against Muzan Kibutsuji, the Hashira Training commences. While each carry faith and determination within their hearts, Tanjiro and the Hashira enter a new story.
Best episode · S05E08 The Hashira Unite
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E19
Hinokami
Swordsmen in the Demon Slayer Corps known as Hashiras have arrived on Mt. Natagumo. Giyu Tomioka, the Water Hashira, slays the Father Spider Demon with a single strike. Inosuke, thrilled to see such a display of swordsmanship by someone in a totally different league from himself, challenges Giyu to a duel. Meanwhile, Zenitsu lies near death as the poison circulates throughout his body. Just then, the Insect Hashira, Shinobu Kocho appears before him.
- Directed by Toshiyuki Shirai
S03E10
Never Give Up
Tanjiro and Uzui have been separated by Gyutaro’s Blood Demon Art. As Tanjiro joins the struggling Zenitsu and Inosuke, they manage to decapitate Daki at last thanks to their coordinated barrage of sword strikes. However, when Inosuke tries to run off with Daki’s head, he gets pierced by Gyutaro’s scythe. Uzui has also collapsed, leaving Tanjiro and the others with their backs to the wall.
- Directed by Toshiyuki Shirai
S02E07
Set Your Heart Ablaze
The demon that appeared before Tanjiro and Rengoku after they defeated Enmu was the Upper Three, Akaza. While injured and on the ground, Tanjiro is almost attacked by Akaza and narrowly escapes death when Rengoku quickly strikes back. During the intense battle between Rengoku and Akaza, Akaza suggests to Rengoku that he should also become a demon. Rengoku vehemently refuses Akaza's offer, but his injured body is exhausted and being pushed past its physical limits...
- Directed by Haruo Sotozaki
S03E09
Defeating an Upper Rank Demon
Tanjiro, Zenitsu and Inosuke have joined Uzui in battle. While Zenitsu and Inosuke take on Daki, Tanjiro and Uzui deal with Gyutaro; however, they struggle as the demons have the upper hand with their coordinated attacks. But thanks to Hinatsuru's help and some teamwork from Uzui, Tanjiro's blade finds its way towards Gyutaro's neck...
- Directed by Takuro Takahashi
S03E06
Layered Memories
During the fierce battle with Daki, Tanjiro continues to unleash the Hinokami Kagura, which causes a huge strain on his body. Meanwhile, Inosuke reaches the Belt Demon’s nest and saves people who have been captured. Makio, Suma, and Zenitsu, who have been freed from the belt, join in on the fight. As the ceiling of the nest is broken, Uzui appears wielding his swords.
- Directed by Takuro Takahashi
S02E06
Akaza
Nezuko, Zenitsu and Rengoku fight against Enmu to protect the passengers. Meanwhile, Tanjiro and Inosuke discover the location of Enmu's neck. They work in tandem to thwart Enmu's Blood Demon Art and sever Enmu's neck. The Mugen Train writhes in pain and derails. What will be the fate of the 200 or so passengers as well as Tanjiro and his friends?
- Directed by Hideki Hosokawa
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S05E06
The Strongest of the Demon Slayer Corps
- Directed by Ken Nakazawa
S05E03
Fully Recovered Tanjiro Joins the Hashira Training!!
- Directed by Takashi Mamezuka
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Hikaru KondôProducer
- Masanori MiyakeProducer
- Yuma TakahashiProducer
- Takashi TakanoProducer
- Maasa MurakamiProducer
- Akifumi FujioProducer
Direction
- Takashi MamezukaDirector
- Toshiyuki ShiraiDirector
- Shinsuke GomiDirector
- Akihiko UdaDirector
- Shinya ShimomuraDirector
- Seiji HaradaDirector
Cinematography
- Yuichi TeraoDirector of Photography
Music
- Yuki KajiuraOriginal Music Composer
- Go ShiinaOriginal Music Composer
Recognition
Awards
1 win
Seiyu Awards Special Award
1 win · latest 2021
- WinnerSeiyu Awards Special Award2021
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba · Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
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