Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc

Tanjiro Kamado returns from selling charcoal in town to find his family killed by demons. His sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, seems changed... ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable

At Giyu Tomioka's urging, Tanjiro heads for Mt. Sagiri with his sister Nezuko. During the night, Tanjiro encounters a man-eating demon at a temple. ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable

Sakonji Urokodaki begins Tanjiro's training for the Final Selection, the test for those wishing to join the Demon Slayer Corps. ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable

At the Final Selection, Tanjiro must survive for seven days on Mt. Fujikasane, where demons captured by the Demon Slayers have been imprisoned. ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable

The four surviving swordsmen, including Tanjiro, are greeted by guides who explain the Demon Slayer Corps system. ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable

Tanjiro and Nezuko head northwest to a village where young girls have been vanishing nightly. Tanjiro meets Kazumi, whose lover has been abducted. ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable

Now split into three, the demons have driven Tanjiro into a corner. It is then that Nezuko attacks. Now that she's become a demon herself, she's no longer the fragile sister, who needs protection... His mind made up, Tanjiro follows one of the demons into the swamp that spreads before him. Waiting for him there is... ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable

In bustling Asakusa, Tokyo, Tanjiro picks up a familiar demon's scent. His pursuit leads him to none other than Muzan Kibutsuji. ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable

It was two demons named Tamayo and Yushiro who came to Tanjiro's rescue. Using the "Eyeblind" spell, Tamayo guides Tanjiro and Nezuko to her house. There, through his conversation with Tamayo, Tanjiro learns that there could be a way to return demons to human again. Just then, two demons in pursuit of Tanjiro manage to locate the house, and unleash a furious assault… ©KG/S, A, U

Tanjiro is in the midst of a battle and he must hold out against Yahaba's strongest Blood Demon Art, using different Water Breathing techniques one after another. Meanwhile, Nezuko and Susamaru are still battling it out. Worried Tamayo unleashes her own Blood Demon Art… ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable

En route to his next assignment, Tanjiro runs into Demon Slayer Zenitsu Agatsuma. Pessimistic Zenitsu tags along as the party arrives at a mansion. ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable

Tanjiro and Zenitsu end up getting separated inside the mansion, where the rooms rotate each time the tsuzumi drum is played. Without Tanjiro, Zenitsu is overcome by fear and despair, but he must protect Shoichi. Meanwhile, Tanjiro encounters the demon, the master of the mansion, playing the tsuzumi drums, and also a strange-looking man wearing a boar hide. ©KG/S, A, U

Tanjiro struggles to fight against Kyogai, the master of the mansion, as the room spins every time the demon plays his tsuzumi drums. Debilitated by the broken bones he sustained in his previous battle, Tanjiro must reassure himself as he desperately fights on against Kyogai's overwhelming Blood Demon Art. Will he find a way to slice off Kyogai's head? ©KG/S, A, U

After a desperate fight to the death, Tanjiro prevails over Kyogai. He steps out of the mansion to find Zenitsu, who'd escaped before him. But then, he encounters an unforeseen circumstance before him: the battered Zenitsu, holding the box containing Nezuko in his arms, while the man wearing a boar hide stands in the way with two Nichirin swords drawn… ©KG/S, A, U

Their next destination is to the north-northwest. Tanjiro and Nezuko head to Mount Natagumo along with Zenitsu and Inosuke. The mountain is full of spider webs and is swarming with spiders... Leaving behind frightened Zenitsu, Tanjiro and Inosuke make their way up the mountain, where they encounter a fellow Corps member entangled in spider webs. ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable

Tanjiro and Inosuke must find a way to fight fellow Corps members who are being controlled by the spider webs they are caught in without harming them. ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable

After Tanjiro fights the mother of the Spider Demons, he learns that a demon important to his cause may be close. Zenitsu meets a human-headed spider. ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable

Tanjiro and Inosuke face off against the father of the Spider Demons of Mount Natagumo. Tanjiro unleashes an attack, only to get hurled away by the demon's overwhelming power. Landing near a river, he comes upon a young demon Rui torturing his demon sister. Hearing Rui call their bonds of terror and hatred "family ties," Tanjiro is enraged. So, begins the battle between Rui and Tanjiro.

Members of the Hashira arrive to Mount Natagumo. Giyu Tomioka defeats the demon Inosuke is facing, while Shinobu Kocho appears before Zenitsu. ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable

As Tanjiro braces for death, a memory sparks a new technique: Hinokami Kagura. With Rui taken care of, an injured Tanjiro crawls towards Nezuko. ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable

Seeing Tanjiro try to protect Nezuko even as he collapses triggers memories of Rui's own past. Once a sickly boy, he became a demon after meeting Muzan Kibutsuji, who gave him a share of his blood. But after he'd turned into a demon, his own parents try to kill him. Ever since then, he's been searching for a family. Seeking a bond that seemed so unattainable… ©KG/S, A, U

Tanjiro and Nezuko are taken into custody to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, where they are put on trial for violating Corps rules. ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable

Ubuyashiki, the head of the Demon Slayer Corps, finally appears before Tanjiro. While Ubuyashiki reveals that he'd like to accept Tanjiro and Nezuko to join the corps, the Hashira are unable to accept this decision right away. Then, the Wind Hashira, Sanemi Shinazugawa, slashes his own arm and taunts Nezuko with his blood, trying to draw out her true colors as a demon. ©KG/S, A, U

The injured trio receive treatment at Shinobu's mansion. Tanjiro and Inosuke begin their training, while an unaware Zenitsu is enthusiastic to join. ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable