Kimetsu no Yaiba


Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Blade of Demon Destruction
Japanese: 鬼滅の刃
English: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
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Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 6, 2019 to Sep 28, 2019
Premiered: Spring 2019
Broadcast: Saturdays at 23:30 (JST)
Licensors: Aniplex of America
Studios: ufotable
Source: Manga
Genres: ActionAction, Award WinningAward Winning, SupernaturalSupernatural
Theme: HistoricalHistorical
Demographic: ShounenShounen
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Score: 8.451 (scored by 21785522,178,552 users)
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Ranked: #1632
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Popularity: #5
Members: 3,167,365
Favorites: 92,091

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#20 - Pretend Family

Yoseatsume no Kazoku (寄せ集めの家族)

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Duration: 00:23:40
Aired: Aug 17, 2019(JST)

Synopsis

Tanjiro collapses from his wounds and crawls towards Nezuko, who has fallen and isn't moving. He smells blood behind him and realizes he normally smells ash when demons were killed by his sword. Rui stands and puts his head back on. He tells Tanjiro he cut his neck with one of his own threads when he realized he would be decapitated by the nichirin sword, which would have killed him. Enraged, he encircles Tanjiro with threads to mince him, only for Giyū to arrive and save him. Giyū congratulates Tanjiro on holding out until he arrived. Rui throws a sheet of threads at Giyū, who uses Water Breathing's eleventh form (there are only ten officially) to shred them when they reach him. Giyū then beheads him. As the Daughter runs, she remembers when she was being chased by Demon Hunters and saved by Rui, promising to join his family. Rui fed her some of his blood, giving her her current appearance. There were many siblings Rui had shared his blood with and he insisted they pretend to be a family. If they did something Rui didn't like he'd punish them, sometimes by wounding them, other times stringing them up and letting the sunlight kill them. Thus the numbers decreased to five. The Daughter comes across Murata and ensnares him in a cocoon filled with acid that will liquefy him, only to be knocked to the ground by Shinobu. Shinobu asks her how many people she's killed, saying (smiling all the while) that once she tortures her appropriately for all the people she's killed (gouge out her eyes, rip out her organs, ect.), they can be friends and her sins will be forgiven. The Daughter refuses so Shinobu uses her Insect Breathing to approach and cut her neck with her sword. Shinobu's sword is sharp only at the tip as she lacks the strength to behead demons. However, Daughter dies seconds later from the wisteria-based poison Shinobu invented and coated her sword with. Shinobu then frees Murata. Tanjiro makes it to Nezuko and drapes himself over her body protectively. As Rui dies, he thinks he made the pretend family because he had no memories of when he was human, and he thought if he could feel a familial bond, his memories would come back. He looks upon Tanjiro and Nezuko, wishing he had what they had.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Kamado, Tanjirou Kamado, Tanjirou (Main)

Hanae, Natsuki (Japanese)
Aguilar, Zach (English)

Kamado, Nezuko Kamado, Nezuko (Main)

Kitou, Akari (Japanese)
Trott, Abby (English)

Murata Murata (Supporting)

Miyata, Kouki (Japanese)
Dao, Khoi (English)

Kamado, Tanjuurou Kamado, Tanjuurou (Supporting)

Swamp Demon Swamp Demon (Supporting)

Hand Demon Hand Demon (Supporting)

Kyougai Kyougai (Supporting)

Older Sister Spider Demon Older Sister Spider Demon (Supporting)

Shiraishi, Ryouko (Japanese)
Lindbeck, Erica (English)

Mother Spider Demon Mother Spider Demon (Supporting)

Koshimizu, Ami (Japanese)
Clark, Allegra (English)

Rui Rui (Supporting)

Uchiyama, Kouki (Japanese)
Kametz, Billy (English)

Kochou, Shinobu Kochou, Shinobu (Supporting)

Hayami, Saori (Japanese)
Harlacher, Erika (English)

Tomioka, Giyuu Tomioka, Giyuu (Supporting)

Sakurai, Takahiro (Japanese)
Bosch, Johnny Yong (English)

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Staff

Suhara, Takashi Suhara, Takashi

Storyboard, Episode Director

Yanaka, Masaru Yanaka, Masaru

Art Director

Miyake, Maiko Miyake, Maiko

Animation Director

Ogasawara, Atsushi Ogasawara, Atsushi

Animation Director

Tsuzuki, Moe Tsuzuki, Moe

Animation Director

Satou, Tetsuto Satou, Tetsuto

Animation Director

Fujiwara, Shougo Fujiwara, Shougo

Animation Director

Kawamura, Ikumi Kawamura, Ikumi

Animation Director

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