Chapter Summaries

After recovering from the Demon Transformation Medicine Agent, Tanjiro woke at the Butterfly Mansion and discovered Muzan’s blood still left a demon personality in his mind. Giyu took him for a walk and confronted him about his weakness, leaving Tanjiro determined to grow stronger.

• Tanjiro awoke from a nightmare, confirmed he was human again, and remembered being unable to control his body during his transformation.
• The demon personality spoke from Tanjiro’s mind, claiming the medicine had only suppressed its cells and predicting that Tanjiro would eventually beg for its power.
• Giyu entered Tanjiro’s room and took him outside for a late-night walk after confirming his demonic aura had disappeared.
• Tanjiro apologized for failing to protect his family, but Giyu told him his weakness had nearly made him kill them.
• Tanjiro accepted Giyu’s criticism and vowed not to let it happen again, and Giyu told him to get stronger.

Giyu told Tanjiro that his family was safe at Mount Sagiri and that he had reported Tanjiro’s transformation to Master Ubuyashiki, prompting an emergency Hashira Meeting in two days. He warned Tanjiro about the demon shadow still lingering in his mind and promised to stand by him if he held to his humanity, while Muzan realized his connection to Tanjiro had been severed.

• Giyu reassured Tanjiro that his family was safe at Mount Sagiri and said Tanjiro would go there to train under Master Urokodaki.
• Giyu revealed that he had reported Tanjiro’s transformation and ability to withstand sunlight to Master Ubuyashiki, who scheduled an emergency Hashira Meeting for two days later.
• Giyu told Tanjiro to prove his humanity to the Hashira and warned that the demon shadow in his consciousness could tempt him to surrender his will for power.
• Tanjiro vowed to remain human, and Giyu promised to stand by him if he kept his principles.
• Muzan discovered that his connection to Tanjiro had been completely severed and wondered whether Giyu had killed him.

Giyu and Kanae watched Shinobu train Tanjiro in the Butterfly Mansion courtyard, where Tanjiro pushed himself to the brink and briefly unleashed overwhelming power. Shinobu evaded his strongest strike and defeated him, leaving him collapsed on the stones.

• Giyu woke early and found Shinobu sparring with Tanjiro in the courtyard.
• Kanae explained that Tanjiro had been training recklessly and that Shinobu was testing his strength and reflexes.
• Kanae bet that Shinobu would win, and Giyu predicted her victory because Tanjiro lacked endurance and control.
• As Tanjiro neared exhaustion, he used Total Concentration and Hinokami Kagura: Dance to launch a powerful attack at Shinobu.
• Shinobu evaded Tanjiro's strike with Insect Breathing: Butterfly Dance: Caprice, then tapped him on the head as his body gave out.
• Tanjiro collapsed on the stones, and Shinobu praised his explosive power while declaring that an attack that missed was meaningless.

Tanjiro learned that Kanao had shut away her emotions after enduring abuse, and Kanae asked him to help her find genuine happiness. As Tanjiro tried to reach Kanao, Giyu visited Kagaya ahead of the Hashira Meeting to ask him to give Tanjiro a chance to prove himself.

• At breakfast, Tanjiro smelled Kanae and Shinobu’s affection for Giyu and discovered that he could not sense any emotions from Kanao.
• Kanae explained that Kanao had suffered abuse and relied on a coin to make decisions, then asked Tanjiro to help her smile sincerely.
• Tanjiro tried jokes and acrobatics to get a reaction from Kanao, but she stayed detached and walked away.
• Giyu went to the Heroes' Tomb at the Ubuyashiki Estate, where he asked Kagaya to let Tanjiro prove himself at the upcoming Hashira Meeting.
• Kagaya recognized Giyu’s concern for Tanjiro and said that Giyu had become more like a person of flesh and blood.

Kagaya explained why the Demon Slayer Corps could not easily accept Tanjiro, an immortal demon who had conquered sunlight, and asked Giyu whether he could subdue him if he went berserk. After Giyu claimed he was completely confident, Kagaya revealed a risky plan for the Hashira Meeting to force the Corps to confront its prejudice and accept Tanjiro.

• Kagaya told Giyu that the Corps’ grief and hatred of demons made it dangerous to reveal Tamayo’s past or expect the Hashira to accept Tanjiro.
• Giyu explained that Tanjiro could not be killed by ordinary means and that only Muzan might be able to destroy him at the source.
• Kagaya asked whether Giyu could protect everyone and subdue Tanjiro if he went berserk, and Giyu answered that he was one hundred percent confident.
• Kagaya devised a plan for Giyu to play the villain at the Hashira Meeting, and Giyu reluctantly agreed despite fearing it could go wrong.
• Giyu left to prepare for the meeting in two days, while Kagaya reflected that proving Tanjiro harmless would not be enough to secure reconciliation.

Giyu brought Tanjiro to the Ubuyashiki Estate, where the Hashira condemned him as a demon and threatened to kill him. Giyu revealed Tanjiro in direct sunlight, leaving the assembled Hashira stunned when he showed no sign of burning.

• Kanae reassured Tanjiro as she and Giyu led him toward the Ubuyashiki Estate, where the Hashira had gathered.
• Sanemi threatened Tanjiro and Giyu, while Sabito defended them and Tengen, Kyojuro, and Gyomei called for Tanjiro to be slain.
• Obanai accused Giyu of bringing a demon to headquarters and bitterly criticized his closeness with Kanae.
• Giyu stated that Tanjiro had become human and that Kanae was the Flower Hashira, then exposed Tanjiro to the midday sun.
• The Hashira stared in disbelief as Tanjiro stood unharmed in the sunlight, and Mitsuri urged them to stop picking on him.

Giyu Tomioka protected Tanjiro from Sanemi and Obanai’s attempt to kill him, overwhelming both Hashira and giving Tanjiro a chance to swear he would never harm a human. Kagaya Ubuyashiki arrived as the Corps prepared to hear the case against Tanjiro.

• Sanemi Shinazugawa and Obanai Iguro attacked Tanjiro, but Giyu stepped in and sent them flying with a powerful counterattack.
• Tanjiro swore before the Hashira that he had eaten no one and would never harm a human, even if it cost him his life.
• Mitsuri Kanroji urged the Hashira to stop fighting and wait for the Master, and the others’ hostility began to waver.
• Sanemi and Obanai rose and accused Giyu of fighting dirty, but neither dared attack him again.
• Lady Amane announced Kagaya Ubuyashiki’s arrival, and the demon defense assembly began.

At the emergency Hashira Meeting, Giyu stood beside Tanjiro as the Hashira argued over whether the demon boy should be killed. With the debate deadlocked and the Hashira on edge, Giyu quietly told Tanjiro not to resist whatever happened next.

• Giyu refused to kneel, and Tanjiro followed his example while the Hashira gathered before Kagaya Ubuyashiki.
• Kagaya opened the meeting to discuss Tanjiro, and Sanemi, Obanai, Kyojuro, Gyomei, and Tengen demanded that he be killed.
• Kanae testified that Tamayo's medicine had suppressed Tanjiro's demon blood, while Sabito argued that Tanjiro had shown no intent to harm anyone.
• Sanemi rejected their claims, insisting they had provided no convincing proof that Tanjiro was harmless.
• Giyu leaned toward Tanjiro and instructed him not to resist.

Giyu refused Sanemi’s wager because Tanjiro had conquered sunlight and Giyu could not kill him. He then challenged the Hashira to attack Tanjiro until sunset, promising to make him a Demon Slayer if he survived.

• Sanemi demanded that Giyu stake his and Sakonji Urokodaki’s lives on Tanjiro never eating a person.
• Giyu said he could not accept the wager, shocking Tanjiro and the Hashira.
• Giyu explained that Tanjiro had conquered sunlight and that he could not kill him if Tanjiro ever ate someone.
• Giyu withdrew his protection of Tanjiro and invited the Hashira to attack him until sunset.
• Giyu promised to make Tanjiro a member of the Demon Slayer Corps if he survived every attack, prompting Sanemi and the other Hashira to prepare to fight.

Sanemi Shinazugawa beat Tanjiro Kamado while Tanjiro obeyed Giyu Tomioka’s order not to resist, and Giyu used Future Sight to monitor what would happen when Tanjiro’s hidden demon nature awakened. Sanemi beheaded Tanjiro in the Ubuyashiki courtyard, and an eerie stillness fell over everyone.

• Sanemi Shinazugawa punched and battered Tanjiro Kamado as Tanjiro suppressed his Breathing Style and refused to fight back.
• Kanae Kocho, Sabito, and Mitsuri Kanroji urged Giyu Tomioka to stop the beating, but Giyu stayed still and watched with Future Sight.
• Giyu reasoned that Tanjiro had to be pushed to the brink of death to awaken his hidden demon personality, and prepared to intercept its first attack if needed.
• Sanemi kicked Tanjiro into a stone pillar, then drew his Nichirin Blade and beheaded him as Kanae and Mitsuri screamed.
• Sanemi mocked Tanjiro’s corpse and declared the danger over, but the world fell into an eerie stillness.

Tanjiro encountered his arrogant demonic other self in his inner world and yielded control after mistaking Giyu Tomioka’s order not to resist as permission. The demon revived Tanjiro’s headless body in a blazing transformation and faced Giyu in the Ubuyashiki courtyard.

• Tanjiro met Demon Tanjiro in a crimson inner world, where the demon demanded control so he could attack Sanemi Shinazugawa.
• Tanjiro initially refused, but Demon Tanjiro persuaded him that Giyu Tomioka’s order not to resist meant he should allow the takeover.
• Gyomei Himejima sensed Tanjiro’s heart beating again and pulled Sanemi away as the headless body began regenerating.
• A pillar of crimson fire erupted, and Demon Tanjiro emerged beneath the midday sun in a powerful new form.
• Demon Tanjiro ignored the gathered Hashira and fixed his gaze on Giyu Tomioka.

The transformed “Tanjiro” taunted the Demon Slayer Corps and demonstrated his overwhelming strength against the fighters in the courtyard. He defeated Sanemi, Obanai, and Sabito in rapid succession while Giyu remained ready to face him.

• “Tanjiro” told Giyu that he did not currently intend to kill anyone, but threatened the gathered fighters if his hunger changed; Giyu drew part of his blade and invited him to try.
• Sanemi charged “Tanjiro” with Wind Breathing: Sixth Form: Black Wind Mountain Mist, but “Tanjiro” shattered the wind blades with a punch, bent Sanemi’s sword, and struck him through three stone walls.
• Obanai attacked with Serpent Breathing: Fifth Form: Slithering Serpent while Sabito used Water Breathing: Eighth Form: Waterfall Basin, but “Tanjiro” dodged both attacks.
• “Tanjiro” caught Obanai’s blade, swung and hurled him toward Sabito, then kicked Sabito into Obanai, leaving both fighters sprawled and bloodied.

Tengen Uzui, Kyojuro Rengoku, Mitsuri Kanroji, and Gyomei Himejima attacked "Tanjiro" together, but he survived decapitation and quickly regenerated his head. As the Hashira lay injured, Giyu Tomioka watched for an opening to intervene while Kanae Kocho clung to him.

• Tengen Uzui, Kyojuro Rengoku, and Mitsuri Kanroji combined their Breathing attacks against "Tanjiro," filling the courtyard with explosions, flames, and slashes.
• Gyomei Himejima struck "Tanjiro" on the head with his flail, but the headless body kicked Gyomei through pillars and into the rubble.
• "Tanjiro" regrew his head in a second and mocked the defeated Hashira.
• Kanae Kocho hid behind Giyu Tomioka and leaned against him while he criticized her combat ability.
• Giyu Tomioka tracked "Tanjiro" with Transparent World: Future Sight and kept his hand on his sword, ready to save the Hashira.

The seven Hashira coordinated their attacks and briefly smashed “Tanjiro,” with Mitsuri tearing off his arm and Gyomei crushing his body. Tanjiro regenerated in blood-red steam, lost the last of his reason to hunger, and declared the fight had only been a warm-up as he launched his next attack.

• The injured Hashira resolved to fight together, and Sanemi, Sabito, and Kyojuro used wind, water, and flame techniques to contain “Tanjiro.”
• Tengen and Obanai disrupted “Tanjiro’s” movements with flashbangs and coordinated attacks while Mitsuri seized his left arm and ripped it off.
• Gyomei struck “Tanjiro” with his meteor hammer, crushing his torso, and the Hashira briefly celebrated their teamwork.
• “Tanjiro” regenerated his body and severed arm in blood-red steam as intense heat spread through the ruins.
• “Tanjiro” succumbed to his hunger, became a demon driven to devour humans, and called the battle a warm-up before charging the Hashira.

Giyu Tomioka appeared just in time to save the wounded Sanemi from Tanjiro’s devastating attack. He stopped Tanjiro’s punch with one hand, redirected his force, and sent him crashing into the wisteria grove.

• Sanemi, badly injured and unable to stand, prepared to die as Tanjiro’s flaming attack closed in.
• Giyu appeared between Sanemi and Tanjiro and caught Tanjiro’s punch with his bare hand.
• Giyu used Water Breathing: Variant—Unloading Flow to throw Tanjiro off balance and kick him away.
• Tanjiro smashed through rock formations and plowed into a wisteria grove, leaving the Hashira stunned.

Tanjiro lost himself to his monstrous instincts and charged Giyu, who prepared to fight at full strength and ordered everyone else out of the danger. The other Hashira refused to leave him alone, but Tanjiro’s blazing charge began before they could respond.

• Tanjiro emerged from the pit as a raging beast, and Giyu judged him easier to fight now that he had lost his reason.
• Giyu removed his haori, gave it to Kanae, and ordered her to escort Kagaya and Amane to safety.
• After the noncombatants retreated, Sanemi, Sabito, Tengen, and the other Hashira stood with Giyu and insisted on fighting beside him.
• Giyu told the Hashira they would be useless and ordered them to stay far away from the battle.
• Tanjiro charged at the group through a sea of flames before the Hashira could answer.

Giyu Tomioka tested his resilience by standing still as the demon Tanjiro attacked him, astonishing the Hashira with his extraordinary durability and rapid healing. Tanjiro continued his furious assault as Giyu's wounds healed faster than he could inflict them.

• Demon Tanjiro charged at Giyu, but Giyu chose not to dodge or defend himself.
• Tanjiro struck Giyu in the chest with enough force to blast apart the paving, yet Giyu remained standing with only a faint red mark.
• Giyu taunted Tanjiro and challenged him to show more destructive power.
• Tanjiro unleashed a rapid barrage that tore Giyu's uniform and opened bloody wounds across his body.
• Giyu's wounds rapidly healed beneath rising steam, leaving the Hashira stunned.

Giyu Tomioka effortlessly defeated Tanjiro and unleashed the overwhelming aura he had been concealing. He approached the helpless demon to begin an unarmed combat training session, while Tanjiro begged him to stay away.

• Tanjiro launched a flaming kick at Giyu, but Giyu caught his ankle and hurled him into a stone wall, leaving him badly injured and unconscious.
• Giyu tore off his ruined uniform, revealing an uninjured, powerful physique that stunned the onlookers.
• Giyu unleashed his suppressed aura, forcing Kakushi members unconscious and making the Hashira struggle under its crushing pressure.
• Tanjiro regained a little consciousness but became too frightened to move as Giyu walked toward him.
• Giyu recalled that Tanjiro's demon personality could not feel pain and announced he would practice unarmed combat with him.
• Tanjiro screamed for Giyu not to come closer.

Giyu Tomioka overwhelmed Tanjiro with overwhelming physical strength, smashing through his Blood Demon Art and repeatedly breaking his regenerating body. The one-sided beating continued in the Ubuyashiki courtyard as Tanjiro failed to wound Giyu meaningfully.

• Giyu punched Tanjiro through a rockery, shattering his arms and blasting him into the rubble.
• Sanemi Shinazugawa watched from afar and realized Giyu had been holding back during their training.
• Tanjiro regenerated and attacked Giyu with a shower of flaming blood meteors.
• Giyu charged through the fire and smashed the incoming fireballs apart with his fists.
• Giyu closed in and battered Tanjiro, breaking his bones and blasting parts of his body into bloody mist while Tanjiro’s wounds regenerated.
• Tanjiro’s demon claws briefly cut Giyu, but Giyu’s wounds healed almost immediately.

The Hashira watched Giyu Tomioka and Tanjiro Kamado’s battle and realized their strength was too far below Tanjiro’s to kill him, leaving them to accept him or face destruction. Tanjiro unleashed a massive Heat Haze blade, but Giyu caught and shattered it before launching himself toward him.

• Mitsuri Kanroji and the other Hashira watched Tanjiro regenerate through Giyu’s attacks and questioned whether they could still kill him.
• Sanemi Shinazugawa admitted that even the Hashira together could not harm Tanjiro, while Gyomei Himejima concluded that the Corps had to accept him or be destroyed.
• Tanjiro transformed his regenerated arm into a giant blood-red blade and swung it at Giyu Tomioka with enough force to split the ground.
• Giyu stepped forward, caught the blade with his bare hand, and crushed it while the Hashira watched in shock.
• Giyu launched himself through the falling fiery rain toward Tanjiro.