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My name is Sakonji Urokodaki.

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train

will be airing on TV (in Japan),

and to coincide with the broadcast, several major events are in the works.

I'm making this appearance today to tell you all about them.

The air date for Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train

is September 25.

And as a chance to look back on

Tanjiro Kamado's journey up until he boards the Mugen Train...

...Sibling's Bond...

...released in theaters ahead of the TV broadcast in 2019...

In 2020, Mt. Natagumo Arc...

...and The Hashira Meeting Arc aired on Fuji TV's Saturday Premium...

And now,

Asakusa Arc and Tsuzumi Mansion Arc

have been produced anew and will also be airing.

Sibling's Bond, Mt. Natagumo Arc and The Hashira Meeting Arc

each have newly-produced previews and eyecatches

while Asakusa Arc and Tsuzumi Mansion Arc have new previews and new credit rolls,

as well as new eyecatches, or so I'm told.

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train

and the upcoming Entertainment District Arc...

As their air dates draw nearer, I humbly ask you to take a good look

at these records of Tanjiro Kamado's heroic struggles.

How?

How did this happen?

Nezuko, don't die! Don't die on me!

I'm gonna save you no matter what!

I won't let you die!

I swear your big brother will save you no matter what!

Tanjiro?

Your face is covered in soot.

Come over here.

It's dangerous with all this snow. You don't have to go, you know.

Well, I want everyone to eat their fill on New Year's,

so I'm going to sell as much charcoal as I can.

Thank you.

Big Bro!

You're going to town again today?

I'm going with you!

Oh no, you're not.

You know you can't walk fast like Tanjiro.

Mom!

You may not.

Since he can't use the cart today,

he won't be able to give you a ride when you're tired.

Big Bro!

I wanna go with you!

I promise I'll help you!

Thanks, Hanako.

But you're staying home today.

You, too, Shigeru. But I'll get you tons of goodies, okay?

Really?

Yeah.

And, Hanako, I'll read for you when I'm back.

Okay!

That's a good girl.

Thank you so much, Tanjiro.

Sure.

Okay, I'll be heading out now.

Takeo...

Will you chop as much wood as you can?

Sure, I'll do it, but...

I was hoping we could do it together.

There, there.

What's with that all of a sudden?

You're blushing, Take!

Hey, you shut up!

There, there.

I said cut it out!

Hurry back, okay?

Be safe, okay?

Big Brother!

Hey, Nezuko.

I was putting Rokuta down for a nap, or he'd make a scene when you leave.

He misses Dad a lot since he passed away.

And everyone follows you wherever you go.

See you later!

We don't have an easy life,

but we're happy.

But life could change suddenly like the weather.

It shifts and moves on.

It's not like it always stays sunny,

and it's not like it ever snows endlessly.

And...

...whenever happiness is destroyed,

there's always...

...the smell of blood.

Well now, Tanjiro!

I can't believe you came down from the mountain on a day like this!

You're such a hard worker! You might catch a cold, you know!

This is nothing, really.

Do you have enough charcoal?

Hey, Tanjiro!

Can I have some charcoal?

Thanks for fixing my sliding doors the other day.

I'll need some charcoal, too!

Tanjiro!

Oh man, perfect timing!

I've been accused of breaking this plate!

Help me out, will you?

Sniff it!

I smell a cat.

You see?

Oh my, so it was a cat?

I told you it wasn't me!

Tanjiro!

Can you give me a hand with this luggage?

Oh man, it's late already.

I'm glad they're sold out, though.

Hey, Tanjiro!

Are you going to head back up the mountain?

You'd better not. It's too dangerous.

I've got a good nose, so I'll be fine.

You can stay here for the night.

Come on. Get back here.

But...

Don't argue! Come on!

Before the demons show up.

Thanks for the meal!

Hey, Mr. Saburo,

what are demons like?

Man-eating demons have always prowled the land once it gets dark.

That's why you should never stroll around at night.

If you're done eating, go to bed. You can set off for home at first light.

Could these demons come inside your house?

Yes, they could.

Then, everyone would get eaten up by the demons.

That's why the Demon Slayers protect us by slaying them...

...since way back when.

Lights out now.

Go to sleep.

Old man Saburo is all alone after losing his whole family.

So, he must be lonely.

I'll bring my brothers and sisters next time,

so you don't have to be scared. There are no demons. You're safe.

But, come to think of it,

my grandma used to say the same thing when she was still alive.

You be careful now.

Okay!

Whenever happiness is destroyed,

there's always...

The smell of blood!

Nezuko!

What happened? What's going on?

What happened here?

Mom...

Mom...

Hanako...

Takeo...

Shigeru...

Nezuko...

Rokuta...

Nezuko's the only one who's still warm!

If I can get her to a doctor, she might survive!

How did this happen?

Was it a bear?

Was it a bear that wasn't able to hibernate?

I can't breathe!

The air's so icy! My lungs hurt!

Keep moving forward!

Move your legs faster!

We still have a long way to go before we reach town.

Hurry!

I won't let you die!

I'm gonna save you no matter what!

I swear your big brother will save you no matter what!

Oh no!

I was saved by the snow.

But the snow is also why I slipped.

Nezuko?

Nezuko, are you all right?

You don't have to walk!

I'll carry you to town, okay?

Nezuko!

Sh-She's...

...a demon!

I just remembered what old man Saburo told me.

Nezuko's a man-eating demon?

No! Nezuko's a human ever since she was born!

Except, she no longer has Nezuko's scent.

But it wasn't Nezuko's doing!

She was lying as if she was protecting Rokuta,

and there was no blood on her mouth or hands.

And there was one more...

There was one more scent!

Sh-She just grew in size!

And she's getting stronger and stronger!

While I was sleeping carelessly at Saburo's house,

they were murdered brutally like that!

I know it must've hurt!

You suffered, didn't you?

I'm so sorry I couldn't save you!

If only I could help Nezuko at least!

But she's too strong for me to push her back!

Nezuko!

Hang in there, Nezuko!

Don't give in!

You gotta hang in there!

Don't turn into a demon!

You gotta stay strong!

Hang in there!

Hang in there!

What the...

Who's that?

"DESTROYER OF DEMONS"

"DESTROYER OF DEMONS" A sword?

Why are you protecting it?

She's my sister!

She's my younger sister!

Nezuko!

You call that thing your sister?

Nezuko!

Don't move!

My job is to slay demons.

Needless to say, I'm going to decapitate your sister.

Hold on!

Nezuko hasn't killed anyone!

Back at my house, there was another scent that I'd never smelled before!

That's probably the one who killed my family!

It wasn't Nezuko!

I don't know why she turned into something like that, but...

...but still...

It's quite simple.

Because her wounds were exposed to demon blood, she turned into a demon.

That's how man-eating demons multiply.

Nezuko would never eat humans!

You gotta be kidding.

Just now, you were about to be devoured.

You're wrong!

I'm sure she knows who I am!

I won't let her hurt anyone!

I'm going to turn Nezuko back into a human!

I swear I'll heal her!

She can't be healed.

Once you become a demon, you can never go back to being a human.

I'll find a way no matter what! So, please...

So, please don't kill her!

I'll hunt down the one who slaughtered my family!

I'll make everything all right!

Please!

Please!

Don't do it!

Don't take anyone else from me.

I'm begging you not to...

Please!

Don't kill my little sister!

Please don't do it!

I'm begging you...

Don't ever give others a chance to murder you!

Stop that pathetic groveling!

If it was the least bit effective, your family wouldn't be dead!

How can a weakling who can't take the initiative in such a situation

heal his sister?

Hunt down the enemy?

Don't make me laugh!

The weak have no rights or choices!

Their only fate is to be relentlessly crushed by the strong!

The demons might know how to cure your sister!

But don't think that a demon would respect your will or wishes!

Naturally, I have no respect for you, either!

That's reality!

Why did you throw yourself over your sister earlier?

Was that your way of protecting her?

Why didn't you swing your hatchet?

Why did you show your back to me?

All those blunders led to your sister's capture!

I could've skewered her along with you!

Don't cry.

Don't despair.

Now's not the time for that.

I know you're devastated.

Your family was massacred, and your sister's become a demon.

I know it's painful.

I know you want to scream.

I get it.

If only I'd gotten here a half-day sooner,

your family might not have ended up dead.

But there's no way to turn back time.

Feel the rage.

The powerful, pure rage of not being able to forgive...

...will become your unswerving drive to take action!

With such a fragile resolve like yours,

you can't protect your sister or heal her...

...or get revenge for your family!

No!

Stop!

A straightforward attack driven solely by emotion...

You fool!

Where's his hatchet?

Just before he hid behind the tree,

he hurled that rock toward me and, at the same time,

tossed the hatchet in the air.

He hid his hands as he pretended to attack

so I wouldn't realize he was unarmed.

He knew he couldn't beat me.

He tried to bring me down after I struck him!

This kid...

Damn!

She'll devour him!

Nezuko...

It wasn't Nezuko!

She'd never eat humans!

Long ago,

someone once said the same thing, only to be devoured by a demon.

When a demon is starving,

it will kill and devour even its own parents or siblings.

Because they're nutrient-rich.

I've seen it happen more times than I can count.

This girl has been wounded,

and she's expending energy to heal those injuries.

She must've drained vast amounts of her strength as she transformed into a demon.

That means she's severely starved at this moment, without a doubt.

She must've wanted to feast on a human right away.

Yet, she protected him instead

by intimidating me.

I wonder...

These siblings might be...

...different from others.

I'm sorry to leave you behind, Tanjiro.

Take care of Nezuko for me, all right?

You awake?

Go see an old man named Sakonji Urokodaki who lives at the foot of Mt. Sagiri.

Tell him that Giyu Tomioka sent you.

She seems to be all right since it's cloudy now,

but never let her be exposed to the sunlight.

Let's go.

Excuse me.

Would it be okay if I took that basket, straw and some bamboo?

Sure, you're welcome to it,

but that basket's full of holes.

And of course I'll pay for them.

No, that's all right. I mean, it's a basket with holes.

Please, I insist!

No, it's all right. You can have the bamboo and straw for free, too.

But I'm still paying you!

I said it's okay! You're one stubborn kid!

Please accept this, although it's just small change!

Thank you very much!

Ouch!

Nezuko?

Huh? Nezuko?

She's gone!

There she is.

Nezuko...

She dug a hole?

My kid sister's turned into a mole.

And she's frowning!

She must really want to avoid the sunlight.

Wait there for a second!

Nezuko?

Nezuko?

Think you can fit inside this?

I want to keep moving during the day, too.

I'll carry you, okay?

Can you fit?

In here?

Basket?

You're too big, huh?

Nezuko has grown so much.

Seems like yesterday she was a little girl.

Nezuko?

Remember how you became big like an adult the other day?

Do you think you can do the opposite? Get smaller?

Smaller, Nezuko!

Get smaller!

Good job!

That's a good girl, Nezuko!

I'm impressed!

Mt. Sagiri?

If you want to go to Mt. Sagiri,

you'll have to cross over that mountain, but...

The sun's about to set. Are you really heading there with all that luggage?

It's dangerous, you know.

I'll be careful.

Thank you very much.

People have gone missing lately!

Try not to lose your way!

There's a temple over there.

There's light leaking through, so someone must be there.

Let's check it out.

I smell blood!

This mountain path is pretty rough! Someone must've gotten hurt!

Are you all right?

What the hell?

This is my turf.

If you break into my territory,

I'll make you pay!

It's a man-eating demon!

There's something off about you.

Are you both humans?

A hatchet, huh? Not bad.

But a scratch like this...

...should heal in no time.

See that? The bleeding's stopped already.

He's so fast! And he's unbelievably strong!

You won't get me twice!

All right!

I'm gonna snap your neck!

Sh-She killed him!

Oh, but wait! He's a demon, so...

N-Nezuko...

I don't believe this!

Did he just move without his head?

You bastards!

One of you is a demon after all? Something didn't seem right!

What's a human and a demon doing teaming up?

He's actually talking!

Stop it!

Nezuko!

Nezuko!

What's the deal with this guy?

Growing arms from his head!

I gotta save Nezuko!

Out of my way!

Hard as a rock!

That head of his...

Like a rock!

Okay!

I wrapped my hair around his hatchet to grab it, but it backfired! Dammit!

Nezuko! Where are you?

Nezuko!

Stop it!

I wonder if there are a ton of demons out there.

This isn't the scent that was lingering in my house.

That was a different demon...

But...

I gotta finish him off...

...or he'll attack more people!

So...

I gotta do it!

Do it!

You can't finish him off with that.

A tengu mask!

I didn't hear his footsteps!

H-How can I finish him off?

Don't ask others!

Can't you use your own head to figure that out?

If stabbing's no good,

I'll have to crush his head!

To crush his skull and smash it completely,

I guess I'm going to have to pound him with this rock many times.

I bet he's going to suffer.

Isn't there anything I can use to kill him with one blow?

This kid isn't going to cut it.

He's too kind and can't make decisions.

He's facing a demon, yet the scent of kindness remains.

He has empathy for even a demon.

Giyu...

He's never going to make it.

I blacked out.

Is my body dead, then? I feel sick!

You bastard, I'll kill you! I swear I'll devour you!

Get over here! Dammit!

I can't go to you, so you come to me!

--I faltered too long. Now the sun's coming up! --Hey, are you listening, brat? Hey, come here, you!

Are you listening, you brat?

This is what happens with that much sunlight?

No wonder Nezuko shrinks from it!

Nezuko?

Nezuko?

Nezuko...

O-Oh, that's right.

Where's that man?

He buried the people who got killed.

Um...

I'm Sakonji Urokodaki.

I'm assuming you're the one Giyu Tomioka sent my way.

Yes! My name is Tanjiro Kamado!

My sister's name is Nezuko, and...

Tanjiro...

What will you do when your sister devours a human?

Too slow!

You're just too slow at making decisions!

You failed to finish off that demon before daybreak!

Do you know why you couldn't answer my question right away?

It's because your resolve is too weak!

There are two things to do if your sister devours a human.

Kill your sister! And slit your own belly and die!

That's what it means to travel with your sister who's become a demon!

But that must never happen no matter what. And you'd best not forget.

Your sister, taking the life of an innocent person...

That's the one thing that must never happen. Ever!

Do you understand what I'm saying?

Yes!

Then, I'm going to test you...

...to see if you're fit to become a member of the Demon Slayer Corps.

Carry your sister on your back and follow me!

He's so fast! Just how old is he anyway? And, like earlier,

I'm not hearing any footsteps at all!

Nezuko, I know it must be jarring, but hang on!

Well, enduring is all that you've ever known.

Nezuko...

All your life...

You're fixing your kimono again?

I guess we'll have to buy you a new one.

No, no, it's all right!

This kimono's my favorite!

I'd rather have our little siblings have more to eat!

I swear I'll turn you back into a human!

I swear I'll buy you a beautiful kimono someday!

Everything that I couldn't do for the others...

...I'll do it all for you!

N-Now, have I...

...passed the test?

The test starts now.

We're going to climb a mountain.

I'll make sure to take care of your sister for you.

Thank you.

I'm so exhausted.

My legs are starting to buckle!

I'm starting to feel dizzy, too.

Now, from here, go back down to the house at the foot of the mountain.

This time, I'm not going to wait until daybreak!

Is that all?

I see.

He thinks I might get lost in this thick fog.

I just have to get back by daybreak, right?

That's easy!

I have a sharp nose!

I've already memorized Urokodaki's scent!

Rocks?

A covered pit?

I get it now.

So, there are traps all around!

That's the deal, huh?

Uh-oh!

Crap, crap, crap!

If I keep walking into traps like this,

I won't make it down the mountain by morning!

And besides, this mountain...

This mountain is...

The air's thin here!

It's way thinner here than on the mountain where I used to live!

That's why I'm gasping for air like this and feel so dizzy!

Will I make it back?

I might pass out!

No!

I gotta make it back!

Get your breathing under control...

...and sniff out each of those traps!

Right! I've got it! I've got it!

Traps set by human hands...

...have a slightly different smell after all!

But that doesn't mean...

...it'll grant me the athletic ability...

...to dodge every one of them!

I'm gonna make it back no matter what!

Nezuko!

I... have... returned.

Forgive my abruptness, Lord Sakonji Urokodaki.

I'm sending a boy your way who wants to become a Demon Slayer swordsman.

He was brazen enough to attack me unarmed.

His family was slaughtered by a demon,

and the surviving younger sister has become one,

but I have determined that she will not attack humans.

I can sense something different about these two.

Like yourself, the boy seems to have a keen sense of smell.

Perhaps, he'll find a way to break through and become your heir apparent.

I am asking you to train him.

I realize that this is a self-serving request,

but please forgive me.

I hope that you will take good care of yourself in your endeavors.

Yours truly...

Giyu Tomioka.

I accept you as my student,

Tanjiro Kamado.

"DESTROY"

"DESTROY" The Demon Slayer Corps has around several hundred members.

It's an organization unrecognized by the government.

Yet it's existed since ancient times, and we continue to hunt demons today.

But as for who's leading the Demon Slayer Corps,

that remains a mystery.

Demons.

Staple food... Humans!

They kill humans and feed on them.

No one knows when and where they first appeared.

Their physical prowess is remarkable. Wounds heal in the blink of an eye.

Flesh is restored after being hacked off,

and limbs can be newly regenerated.

Some demons can shape-shift. Others have otherworldly powers.

They can only be killed by sunlight or by decapitation with a special sword.

The Demon Slayers battle the demons with their own mortal bodies.

Since they're human, their wounds are slow to heal,

and, once lost, their limbs don't grow back!

Even so, they battle the demons...

...to protect other humans.

"JOURNAL Tanjiro Kamado"

Let's go.

I am a trainer.

I literally train swordsmen.

There are many trainers,

and each of them trains their pupils with their own regimen at their location.

To join the Demon Slayer Corps,

you must survive the Final Selection at Mt. Fujikasane.

I will decide whether or not you're eligible for Final Selection.

Starting today, I'm going to keep a journal for Nezuko.

I'm descending the mountain again today.

I'm going to train my hardest so I won't die during Final Selection.

After repeatedly descending the mountain, day after day,

I'm starting to learn how to avoid most of the traps.

It's because I'm much stronger now,

and because I'm even more adept at detecting scents than before.

Even so...

...the traps are getting more and more difficult.

As if he's actually trying to kill me.

I made my descent today, sword in hand,

but the sword really hampered my movement.

With the sword,

I can't stop getting ensnared in all the traps!

991!

I swung the sword today.

Well, it's not just today. I've been swinging the sword every single day.

After descending the mountain, I swing my sword until my arms nearly fall off.

1,000!

500 more!

Swords break easily.

That's what he told me first.

Though it's strong vertically, it's weak horizontally, so...

...you need to apply the force straight along the blade.

The blade's direction and the direction in which you apply the force

must be exactly the same.

And he added, "If you ever damage the blade, in other words, break it,

I'll snap your bones, as well" in a threatening tone of voice.

Nezuko...

I'll keep working hard, okay?

Today, I did nothing but fall.

Training to break my fall and get up quickly from any position.

I wield my sword,

and I charge Urokodaki really trying to kill him.

In contrast,

Urokodaki is bare-handed and unarmed.

But he's ridiculously powerful!

He flings me away to roll on the ground every time.

I'm home, Nezuko.

Today, I learned breathing techniques and some forms.

Total Concentration Breathing?

That's right.

And I'm going to teach you all ten of the Water Breathing forms.

Remember to take a long breath so the oxygen flows into every cell in your body.

This will enhance your body's natural healing power,

and both stabilize and energize your spirit.

Relax your upper body...

...while bracing your lower half.

All right, breathe!

Wrong!

Next! Forms!

Right! Like this?

Wrong!

Like this?

Wrong!

--This? --Wrong!

--This? --Wrong!

I get yelled at for not bracing my stomach...

...and clobbered to a pulp.

Next, he told me to become one with the water.

Get in there!

Nezuko!

Nezuko! I am water!

And now it's been six months since you were last awake, Nezuko.

Urokodaki summoned the doctor right away and had him examine you,

but he found nothing wrong.

But it's not normal for you to stay asleep like this.

I was scared.

I worry that one morning,

I'll wake up to find you dead.

Not a day goes by that I don't worry.

My descents are getting more dangerous,

and the air's even thinner where I train.

Time and time again, I think I might die.

I have nothing more to teach you.

A year after I arrived at Mt. Sagiri,

he told me all of a sudden...

The rest is up to you!

Whether or not you can improve to the next level.

Come with me!

If you can slice this boulder, I will allow you to enter Final Selection.

Is a boulder...

...something you slice?

Something you can slice with a sword?

I don't think I can do it.

My sword will snap!

Urokodaki, please wait!

Urokodaki!

After that, Urokodaki never taught me anything again.

Every day,

I practiced over and over what I'd learned from Urokodaki.

All the basics like holding my breath and flexibility...

I was glad I'd written it all down in my journal.

But...

...even after six months had passed, I still couldn't slice the boulder.

I felt frustrated.

Not enough!

I wasn't training hard enough!

I gotta do more!

More!

Am I...

...no good?

Is Nezuko going to die without ever waking up?

I'm losing hope! I'm breaking down!

Keep working, Tanjiro! You can do it!

Silence!

A man shouldn't whine. It's unseemly.

When did he show up?

There's no scent. A fox mask?

No matter how you suffer, bear it in silence...

...if you're a man.

If you call yourself a man.

Slow.

Weak.

Immature.

That's not what you call a man.

What are you doing?

I'd like to know what you think you're doing.

What do you mean?

I'm training.

How long do you plan to keep your butt on the ground

without even taking a stance?

Come on. Come at me.

But you have a wooden sword, and I have a real sword!

Well, well! Thank you for worrying about me.

So, you think you can hurt me?

Well, you have absolutely nothing to worry about!

I'm more powerful than you...

...because I've sliced that boulder!

He's sliced that boulder?

You've learned nothing!

You haven't mastered a single thing!

Certainly not the breathing technique Urokodaki taught you...

Total Concentration Breathing.

He knows Urokodaki?

And the breathing technique, too?

All you did was memorize it as fact.

Your body has no clue what it needs to do.

What the hell were you doing for a whole year and a half?

Hammer it into your flesh!

More!

More!

More!

So that you'll never forget the secrets Urokodaki taught you!

Pound it into the marrow of your bones!

I'm trying!

I'm trying every single day! With everything I've got!

But I'm not making any headway!

I just can't go any further!

Go further!

If you're a man!

If you call yourself a man!

There's no other way to go but forward!

Bring it on!

Show me what you're capable of!

I'm leaving the rest to you.

Are you all right?

Did you see that just now?

What a strike that was!

Not a single bit of wasted motion!

It was really beautiful!

I want to become like that! You think I can become like him?

I'm sure you can...

...since I'll be looking after you.

She's so cute.

Who are you?

This girl's name was Makomo.

She told me the boy's name was Sabito.

Makomo also pointed out my defects.

She corrected my unnecessary movements and bad habits.

But when I asked her why she was doing that,

and where she came from, she didn't tell me anything.

We love Urokodaki very much.

That was Makomo's catchphrase.

She and Sabito weren't siblings.

She said Urokodaki raised them after they'd been orphaned.

There are other children besides us.

They're always watching you, Tanjiro.

Makomo is a somewhat strange girl.

She speaks in such an abstract, dreamy way.

See, Total Concentration Breathing accelerates your blood circulation

and your heart rate.

That causes your body temperature to spike,

making you as strong as a demon while being human.

The important thing is to expand your lung capacity.

When you bring lots of air into your blood,

and when your blood gets excited,

your bones and muscles scurry to heat up and grow stronger.

I'm not sure I get that.

How can I do that?

Train to death.

At the end of the day, there's nothing else you can do.

Until my arms and legs were ready to fall off...

Until my lungs and heart were ready to burst,

I swung my sword.

But still...

I just couldn't beat Sabito.

Not until six months later.

When I challenged him that day,

Sabito was wielding a real sword.

After six months, finally,

you have the look of a man.

Today's the day I win!

Head-on battles are simple.

Whoever's stronger and faster wins.

The battle was over in an instant.

On this day, in this moment, for the first time,

my blade reached Sabito first.

The moment I won,

Sabito smiled.

He looked sad and happy.

A relieved kind of smile.

Tanjiro...

You did great. Don't forget what you just did.

Win, okay, Tanjiro?

Beat that guy, too.

The next thing I knew,

Sabito was gone.

And my sword, which I was sure had slashed Sabito's mask...

...had sliced the boulder.

The reason I won...

...was because I learned to smell out the Opening Thread.

When I'm battling someone,

and I pick up this scent, then I can see the thread.

The thread is connected from my blade to my opponent's opening,

growing taut the instant I see it.

My blade is drawn toward it with great force,

and then I slash the opening.

Urokodaki...

I had no intention of sending you to Final Selection.

I didn't want to see another child die.

I was sure you wouldn't be able to slice this boulder, but...

Well done!

Tanjiro, you're...

...a remarkable child!

Make sure you come back alive from Final Selection.

Your sister and I will be waiting for you here.

What's the occasion? There's so much.

You've completed all your training, so we're celebrating.

Don't be shy. Eat up.

Thank you very much!

Tanjiro,

there's nothing more I can do for you.

From here on out, you'll be going through such hardship and strife.

Your training will seem like nothing in comparison.

So, for now, at least,

you should rest well without a care in the world.

Hey, Tanjiro...

Yes?

Did you enjoy that hot pot?

Yes! I haven't had such a feast in so long!

A growing boy like you with a hearty appetite

should get stronger the more he eats,

as well as grow bigger in size.

But that goes for demons, too.

Remember this.

Basically, a demon is as strong as the number of humans he's devoured.

So, the more they eat, the stronger they get?

That's right.

There are demons who grow stronger, transform themselves

and even gain strange powers.

When your sense of smell becomes keener,

you'll be able to tell how many humans a demon's consumed.

What's this?

It's called a "warding mask."

I've charged it with a spell to protect you from harm.

Warding mask...

Nezuko...

I'm coming back here no matter what, all right?

Don't worry about your sister.

I'll take good care of her.

All right! Thank you very much!

I'll be going, then, Urokodaki!

Tell Sabito and Makomo thanks!

Tanjiro...

How do you...

...know the names of those dead children?

Wow.

Look at all these wisteria flowers.

Even though they're out of season...

There are so many.

--Everyone... --Everyone...

--...we thank you for coming here tonight. --...we thank you for coming here tonight.

--To the Demon Slayer Corps Final Selection. --To the Demon Slayer Corps Final Selection.

There are demons imprisoned here on Mt. Fujikasane,

captured alive by the Demon Slayer swordsmen,

and unable to leave.

That is because wisteria, which demons hate so much,

blooms even out of season from the bottom to halfway up the mountain.

However, there is no wisteria from this point on,

and so demons abound.

You'll need to survive here

for seven days to pass Final Selection.

--And now, be on your way. --And now, be on your way.

Survive for seven days... That's all I'm going to think about.

First, I'm going to survive tonight.

Once the sun comes up, the demons won't be able to do anything,

so I can get some rest then.

So, I'll have to head east!

I'm gonna make my way to where the sunlight will hit first!

This smell... It's a demon!

And it's nearby!

Where is it?

Where's it coming from?

I can't pinpoint the direction of the scent!

From above?

Demon...

Damn you!

Don't even try to grab my prey, man!

Get off my turf, dammit!

The hell with you! Just beat it!

Two of them right from the get-go? I wonder if I can take them!

That's my prey, you know!

Shut up!

It's first come, first served!

I'm okay! Just calm down and watch their movements!

Remember the training!

It's been ages since I last had human flesh!

Total Concentration!

Water Breathing!

The scent of the thread!

Fourth Form!

Striking Tide!

I did it!

I defeated demons!

I've grown stronger!

All that training wasn't for nothing!

I've mastered it!

When I slash a demon with the sword Urokodaki gave me,

not even the bones are left behind, huh?

A demon's weak spot is its neck!

But you can't kill it with a normal sword even if you slash its neck.

Then, how can I take it down?

The swords wielded by the Demon Slayer Corps...

...are forged with a special steel.

That's the only way to kill a demon.

They're called the "Nichirin Swords."

Rest in peace.

What's this rotten smell?

No one ever told me! I never signed up for this!

What's going on?

What the hell is that?

Hey, Sabito...

Do you think Tanjiro can beat that one?

I don't know.

No matter how hard you try, it's never enough.

You know that well yourself, don't you?

What's this morphed demon doing here anyway? They didn't tell us!

He got eaten!

Stay strong!

Save him! Save him! Save him!

I'm not powerless anymore!

Move!

Water Breathing, Second Form!

Water Wheel!

Another sweet little fox has come to me.

"Another"?

Little fox cub, what year of Meiji is it now?

It's the Taisho Period now!

Taisho?

Holy crap!

Time has passed into a new period?

Again! Again while I've been held prisoner inside this place!

Unforgivable! Unforgivable!

Damn you, Urokodaki! Damn you, Urokodaki!

Damn you, Urokodaki! Damn you, Urokodaki!

How do you know Urokodaki?

I know him, all right! Because Urokodaki is the one who captured me!

I'll never forget that day 47 years ago!

Back when he was still hunting demons!

It was the Edo Period during the Keio Era.

Hunting demons? Edo Period?

You're lying!

No demon has ever lived that long!

The only demons in here should be the ones who've eaten just two or three humans!

They don't live long because they're killed during Final Selection

or they end up eating each other!

Yeah, but I've survived all this time.

Inside this wisteria prison, I've eaten at least fifty of you brats.

Fifty?

11, 12...

13.

That makes you Number 14!

What are you talking about?

The number of Urokodaki's students I've eaten, that's what.

I promised myself to kill every one of his students.

Let's see. The ones who particularly stand out to me... It's those two.

Those two...

That brat's hair was an unusual color. He was the strongest.

He had peach-colored hair. A scar by his mouth.

The other one was a female brat in a flowery kimono.

She was small and lacking in strength, but she was awfully agile.

They had already been killed by this demon?

But I was with them!

That mask.

I can tell by the fox masks.

I know the texture of the masks Urokodaki carves.

The same style of carving he used for his own tengu mask.

Warding masks, right? Everyone got eaten just because they were wearing them.

They're all here inside my belly.

It's as if he's guided them to their deaths!

When I said that to the girl, she was crying and fell into a rage.

And right after that, she lost control of her movements.

I ripped off her limbs, and then...

Calm down, Tanjiro.

Your breathing's uneven.

It's all right. Never mind us!

I'm getting out of here while the demon's taking out that guy!

Another of Urokodaki's brats is dying.

I wonder how he's going to feel when another of his kids doesn't come home.

I wonder what kind of look he'll have on his face.

Oh man, I wish I could see it.

I really do.

Big Bro!

Big Bro!

He dodged it!

So, he can still move?

Great! I can have some fun!

Damn! No matter how many arms I cut,

they grow back in a second!

You can't defeat me just by slashing off my arms.

Then again, even that pink-haired brat couldn't slice off my head!

I can't just let this one go!

Before any more lives are sacrificed,

I gotta bring him down now!

A demon's scent coming from the ground?

H-He jumped! Dammit, I missed him!

Yeah, but no way can he dodge this attack in mid-air!

Do you think Tanjiro's going to lose, too?

His neck is so tough after all.

He may lose, and yet, he may win.

Either way, there's one irrefutable fact.

That Tanjiro...

...is the one who sliced the toughest, largest boulder of all.

He deflected me!

Total Concentration!

Water Breathing!

He got too close to me!

Not to worry. My neck is tough! He can't slash it!

First Form!

As soon as he fails to cut my neck, I'm going to crush his head!

Just like I did to the other one!

Water Surface Slash!

Urokodaki!

Dammit! Dammit! Dammit!

My body's crumbling and disappearing.

I can't stop it!

Dammit!

To think that the face of a Demon Slayer will be the last thing I'll ever see...

How did it come to this?

I'm so scared. I'm all alone.

Brother, where are you?

I want you to hold my hand!

Like you always do!

Why?

Why on earth did I bite you to death, Big Brother?

Huh?

Wait, who's this "Brother"?

What a sad scent.

God...

Please...

The next time this man is reborn,

please make sure he doesn't turn into a demon.

Brother!

Brother! Brother!

Hold my hand, will you?

What am I going to do with you?

Still such a scaredy-cat.

Sabito, Makomo...

...and everyone else who was killed...

I won.

You can rest easy now.

I guess you're going home as promised.

Even if only as souls, you're going back to Mt. Sagiri...

...and to Urokodaki whom you all love very much.

If I'd ended up dead,

my soul would've returned there, too.

There's something I wanna ask you!

How do I turn someone who's become a demon back into a human?

Please tell me!

How can I turn Nezuko...

...back into a human?

Wisteria?

I made it.

Only four of us?

But there were at least twenty.

I don't see that guy here, either.

It's all because I blacked out at that moment.

I couldn't save him.

I'm gonna die. I'm a goner.

Even if I survive now, I'm gonna die in the end anyway.

--Welcome back. --Welcome back.

Congratulations.

We're pleased to see that you're safe.

So? What am I supposed to do now?

Where's my sword?

First, we shall issue you all uniforms.

We will take your measurements, after which your rank will be engraved.

There are ten ranks in all...

Kinoe.

Kinoto.

Hinoe.

Hinoto.

Tsuchinoe.

Tsuchinoto.

Kanoe.

Kanoto.

Mizunoe...

...and Mizunoto.

Currently, you are at the lowest rank, Mizunoto.

And our swords?

Today, you will choose the ore for your swords.

However, the swords will take ten to fifteen days to complete.

Are you kidding me?

But first...

We will now assign each of you your own Kasugai Crow.

Kasugai Crow?

These Kasugai Crows can be used primarily for communication.

Did you say "crow"?

Isn't this a sparrow, though?

Don't give me that crap!

Who the hell cares about some stupid crow?

I want a sword, you hear?

Hand it over right now!

The Demon Slayers' sword!

The Color-Changing Katana!

Let go of the child!

Or else I'll break your arm!

Who the hell are you?

Wh-Wh-Wh-What should I do?

Let's see you try it!

Are you finished chatting?

Now then, please choose an ore.

The ore for the sword...

...that will annihilate demons and protect you...

...will be of your own choosing.

Well, not that I'm going to live very long. Probably.

They're asking us to choose,

but how are we supposed to pick one out?

I've never seen an ore before,

and I can't tell the difference between them.

I have absolutely no clue.

I see.

As many as five of them managed to survive, huh?

Excellent.

The number of my children has increased again.

I wonder what kinds of swordsmen they'll become.

I was so naive.

None of the demons were even in a state to be able to talk.

All they did was attack me and try to kill me right away.

Sorry, Nezuko.

I never got to ask them...

...how to turn a demon back into a human.

Even my uniform is heavy.

I wanna get home as soon as possible,

but my whole body hurts!

I made it.

Nezuko... Urokodaki...

Hey! Nezuko!

You...

So, you're awake?

Nezuko!

Why...

Why'd you fall asleep like that?

Never waking up once!

I was worried you were going to die, you know.

You came back to us alive.

I see. You killed that morphed demon.

Yes.

At last.

I'm truly impressed that you made it back.

Yes.

There are several kinds of demons.

The demons with special "Blood Demon Art" are the ones with supernatural abilities.

You may have to fight those demons, as well, from now on.

And battling them will be far more difficult

than anything you've known until now.

Even so, Tanjiro, I'm sure you'll be fine.

Right.

Um...

I think that Nezuko's not like the other demons.

Do you think it could be one of those art something?

No, I don't think so.

I wouldn't consider it a Blood Demon Art.

I'm just guessing here,

but it could be that Nezuko's recovering her strength by sleeping

instead of consuming human flesh.

I promise I'll protect you, Nezuko.

"15 DAYS LATER"

Uh...

My name is Haganezuka.

I have forged Tanjiro Kamado's sword,

and I am here to deliver it.

Um, I'm Tanjiro Kamado.

Please come inside.

This is the Nichirin Sword.

And I forged it.

Um...

Please come in so I can serve you some te--

The materials for a Nichirin Sword

are obtained from the mountain closest to the sun.

Scarlet Iron Sand and Scarlet Ore.

These produce steel that can absorb sunlight.

Wow, is that right?

Mt. Yoko is bathed in sunlight all day long, you see.

--Never a cloud in the sky, nor any rain.

--There he goes again, never listening to what anyone says... --Never a cloud in the sky, nor any rain.

--There he goes again, never listening to what anyone says... --You're going to get dirty, so could you get up for a second?

A hyottoko mask?

Hey, you're a Child of Brightness, aren't you?

Now that's what I call lucky.

Oh no, I'm the son of Tanjuro and Kie.

That's not what I meant.

See how your hair and eyes are a reddish color?

When a kid like you is born into a family that works with fire,

it's considered lucky and a cause for celebration.

Is that right? I had no idea.

There's a good chance that this sword will turn red!

Right, Urokodaki?

Yes.

Come on, hurry up and draw it!

Nichirin Swords are also known as "Color-Changing Katana."

They change color depending on the bearer.

Black!

It's black, huh?

Is it bad or something if it turns black?

Is it unlucky?

No, not necessarily.

But you don't see this pitch black too often.

And I thought I was going to see a bright red sword!

Dammit!

Ouch! Stop!

Please calm down! How old do you think you are?

I'm 37!

Tanjiro Kamado!

Here are your orders!

It talks!

Make your way to a town to the northwest!

Young girls have been vanishing there!

Night after night,

young girls have been vanishing!

Hunt down the demon lurking there and kill it!

Tanjiro Kamado, prepare yourself well for this task!

This is your first assignment...

...as a Demon Slayer!

My first... assignment...

"DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA" "SIBLING'S BOND"

"RUSTLE RUSTLE" "PREVIEW"

"RUSTLE RUSTLE" "PREVIEW" What are you doing there...

Tomioka?

Long time no see!

What can I do for you?

Thank you for everything on that snowy mountain.

If you hadn't believed in Nezuko and me that day,

if you hadn't led me to become a swordsman in the Demon Slayer Corps, we would've...

No need for gratitude.

I did what I had to do.

If you can devote yourself to doing what you can right now, that'll be good enough.

Right!

Now, it's time for a Taisho-era secret!

Did you know that Tomioka was also a disciple of the former Water Hashira,

the trainer, Urokodaki, and trained under him?

Regarding how that came to pass...

Both his parents died of illness, and he was living with his big sister

when his sister was attacked by a demon and ended up getting killed.

When he spoke of this to those around him, they decided that he was mentally ill,

and he was taken away by wealthy relatives who lived far away.

Tomioka fled while being transported...

...but he was still a child. He lost his way in the woods...

...and lay on the brink of death

until a friend of Urokodaki's, a hunter, rescued him. That was what started it.

He was raised by Urokodaki and calls him "sensei" to this day.

Not only do I owe Tomioka my life, he's also my senior disciple.

Wait, where's Tomioka?

He's gone, huh?

I heard that Sabito was also raised by Urokodaki,

so I wonder if Tomioka knew Sabito.

Half of Tomioka's haori looks just like Sabito's.

I wonder if there's a link there.

How about we ask him sometime?

All right, then, let's get going!

To the town in the northwest!

For our first job as Demon Slayers!

"TO BE CONTINUED"