Recaps

Tanjiro visited the sleeping Nezuko, mourned the life Muzan had stolen from her, and vowed to find a way to turn her human again. As he prepared to leave and grow stronger, Nezuko woke and clutched his haori, silently crying.

• Tanjiro knelt beside Nezuko and remembered their family and the life they had shared before Muzan destroyed it.
• Tanjiro cursed Muzan and vowed to kill him and restore Nezuko to humanity, no matter the cost.
• Tanjiro decided to leave Nezuko and train or take on dangerous missions so he could protect her.
• Nezuko woke, grasped the corner of Tanjiro's haori, and looked up at him with tearful eyes.

Tanjiro agreed to take Nezuko with him into battle after she insisted on standing beside him, and Kagaya approved a sunproof carrying box for her. Several days later, Rokuya reviewed his accumulated gratitude points and unlocked form as he reflected on the year he had spent training and hunting demons.

• Nezuko clung to Tanjiro and refused to stay behind, showing her resolve to face danger with him.
• Tanjiro accepted Nezuko's choice and vowed that they would fight Muzan Kibutsuji and return to the sunlight together.
• Tanjiro asked Kagaya Ubuyashiki for a portable box that would protect Nezuko from sunlight, and Kagaya agreed to have one made.
• Several days later, Rokuya checked the System Panel at the Butterfly Mansion and saw that he had accumulated 315000 gratitude points and unlocked Dawn Guardian.

Rokuya bought Siege Breaker and accompanied Tanjiro on his first mission to a demon-filled mansion, where Tanjiro encountered Kyogai. Tanjiro recognized the crossed-out Lower Rank Six inscription in Kyogai’s eye and recalled Rokuya’s warning about the Twelve Kizuki.

• Rokuya spent 300,000 Gratitude Points to obtain Siege Breaker and felt its destructive power fuse with his Arcana Power.
• Tanjiro received his first mission to investigate disappearances at a mansion, and Rokuya agreed to accompany him while leaving the fighting to Tanjiro.
• After several days of travel, Tanjiro and Rokuya reached the mansion, where Tanjiro detected the scent of multiple demons.
• Rokuya sensed three demons inside and sent Tanjiro in to test his training while he waited outside to deal with any demons that escaped.
• Tanjiro found scattered manuscript pages, and Kyogai appeared after using his drums to tilt the room.
• Tanjiro spotted the crossed-out Lower Rank Six inscription in Kyogai’s eye and remembered Rokuya’s advice about the Twelve Kizuki.

Tanjiro defeated Kyogai by exploiting the brief pause after his drum attacks, and Kyogai died relieved that his writing and Blood Demon Art had been acknowledged. Inosuke Hashibira then burst into the room, spotted Nezuko, and sensed her demonic aura.

• Kyogai revealed that he had once been Lower Rank Six before being stripped of his rank, and he attacked Tanjiro with his rotating room and invisible claws.
• Nezuko was thrown from Tanjiro's box, and Tanjiro asked her to distract Kyogai while he watched for openings after each drum strike.
• Tanjiro used Hinokami Kagura: Head Dance of the Dragon of the Halo to cut off Kyogai's head while avoiding the scattered manuscripts.
• Kyogai praised Tanjiro's speed and swordsmanship before turning to dust, comforted that Tanjiro had appreciated his writing and Blood Demon Art.
• Inosuke Hashibira broke into the room, introduced himself as the king of the mountains, and sensed Nezuko's demonic aura.

Rokuya arrived as Tanjiro tried to stop Inosuke from attacking Nezuko, then fought Inosuke barehanded and repeatedly tossed him aside. As Inosuke charged for the seventh time, Rokuya prepared a strike empowered by Siege Breaker and his Single-Target Critical Strike Rule.

• Inosuke attacked Nezuko, and Tanjiro blocked him while explaining that she was his sister and had the Master of the Demon Slayer Corps's approval.
• Inosuke revealed that he had taken his Nichirin Blades from two Demon Slayer Corps members he defeated.
• Rokuya entered with two defeated demons, killed them, and drew Inosuke's attention.
• Inosuke challenged Rokuya, who deflected his blades with a finger and hurled him into a wall.
• Rokuya dodged Inosuke's attacks and threw him through a paper door, but Inosuke kept charging back.
• On Inosuke's seventh charge, Rokuya prepared to strike as Siege Breaker and his Single-Target Critical Strike Rule activated.

Rokuya subdued Inosuke during Tanjiro’s mission and brought him to the Butterfly Mansion, where Shinobu treated his injuries. As Rokuya sensed his growing power and prepared for special training, Inosuke woke up still eager to fight, and Shinobu forced him to lie still.

• Rokuya accidentally kicked Inosuke through the mansion’s floors and left him unconscious in the ceiling.
• Tanjiro carried Inosuke to the Butterfly Mansion, where Shinobu diagnosed broken ribs and internal injuries.
• Rokuya claimed Inosuke had fallen onto a rock, then knocked him unconscious with a teacup when he woke and challenged him.
• Rokuya sensed that Siege Breaker had made his Arcana Power harder to control and resolved to continue special training.
• The next morning, Inosuke struggled against his restraints and demanded a fight, but Shinobu threatened to ruin his mask and make him itch until he stopped moving.

Inosuke, Zenitsu, and Tanjiro recovered from their injuries at the Butterfly Mansion, where their bickering continued. Tanjiro then sparred with Kanao and impressed Kanae, who pointed out a flaw in his breathing.

• Shinobu calmed Inosuke, while Rokuya and Shinobu teased each other about training the boys.
• Kakushi members brought Zenitsu to the Butterfly Mansion with severely torn leg muscles from overusing Extreme Blade Flash, and he blamed Rokuya for his suffering.
• Tanjiro arrived with an injured ankle and face, explained that he had defeated Kyogai, and joined Inosuke and Zenitsu in a noisy ward.
• After the boys recovered, Inosuke challenged Kanao and was quickly knocked down, while Zenitsu rushed at her and landed face-first.
• Tanjiro used Hinokami Kagura to spar with Kanao, displaying striking speed and power despite remaining at a disadvantage.
• Kanae stopped the spar and told Tanjiro that his breathing was erratic and his pauses could be fatal against a powerful demon.

Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke completed a month of Constant training at the Butterfly Mansion and shattered the largest gourds with their breath. After Kanao left on a mission, Tengen arrived to take support girls for an infiltration mission, and Rokuya confronted him.

• Kanae taught Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke to maintain Total Concentration Breathing constantly, while Rokuya pushed them through punishing training.
• The three boys gradually mastered Constant, improved in combat against Kanao, and shattered enormous gourds with their breath.
• Kanao received a mission from a Kasugai Crow and left the Butterfly Mansion.
• Tengen arrived and forcibly took Sumi and two other support girls for an Entertainment District infiltration mission.
• Tanjiro and the others tried to stop Tengen, and Rokuya ordered him to put the girls down.

Tengen recruited Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke for an infiltration mission in the Yoshiwara Entertainment District, and Rokuya decided to accompany them from the outskirts. After Shinobu questioned Rokuya’s reasons for going, she announced that she would join the mission too.

• Rokuya threatened Tengen until he set Sumi and the other Butterfly Mansion girls down.
• Tengen proposed that Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke infiltrate the Yoshiwara Entertainment District to investigate a demon, and Tanjiro agreed.
• Rokuya said he would stay on the outskirts and intervene only if the boys faced danger they could not handle.
• Shinobu arrived, questioned Rokuya about going to the Entertainment District, and jabbed him in the side as he explained his reasons.
• Shinobu announced that she would accompany Rokuya and the others on the mission, leaving them stunned.

Shinobu insisted on accompanying Rokuya and Tengen to the Entertainment District, where Tengen revealed that his three wives had disappeared during an infiltration mission. Tengen proposed disguising Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and the third boy as girls so they could enter the district’s establishments, and Zenitsu immediately protested.

• Shinobu persuaded Rokuya to let her join the mission, citing her medical skills and the need to protect their companions.
• On the way to the Entertainment District, Tengen told Rokuya that his three wives had lost contact with him while gathering intelligence there.
• Rokuya understood Tengen’s urgency and agreed that they should hurry while staying cautious.
• Rokuya questioned how Tanjiro and the other two boys could investigate inside the expensive establishments, and Tengen proposed disguising them as apprentice courtesans.
• Zenitsu heard the plan, panicked, and refused to wear women’s clothes or enter the establishments.

Shinobu disguised Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke as girls for their infiltration mission, transforming Inosuke into a striking beauty. The group prepared to continue toward the Entertainment District with their new disguises.

• Tanjiro and Zenitsu protested cross-dressing until Shinobu offered to disguise them and Rokuya forced them to cooperate.
• The group stopped at a secluded temple, where Shinobu dressed Tanjiro in a pink kimono and named his disguise Tanjiko.
• Shinobu dressed Zenitsu in a yellow kimono and named him Zenko.
• Rokuya removed Inosuke’s boar mask, and Shinobu transformed him into a beautiful girl in a pale blue kimono named Inoko.
• Tengen praised Inoko’s looks as worthy of a top courtesan, and Rokuya complimented Shinobu’s makeup skills.

Rokuya, Shinobu, and Tengen brought Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke in disguise to the Yoshiwara Entertainment District to investigate the disappearance of Tengen’s wives. Tengen placed the three disguised boys at the establishments where his wives had been undercover, while Rokuya and Shinobu stayed outside to watch for danger.

• Rokuya struck Inosuke when he tried to tear off his tight kimono and ordered him to stay silent.
• Tengen led the group through the lantern-lit streets of the Yoshiwara Entertainment District, where Rokuya sensed a dangerous presence beneath the spectacle.
• Tengen explained that Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke would pose as apprentice courtesans at Tokito House, Kyogoku House, and Ogimoto House to investigate his missing wives.
• Zenitsu clung to Tengen and begged to go home, but Tengen kicked him away and told him to show resolve.
• Rokuya told Tengen to enter with the disguised boys while he and Shinobu watched from outside, and Tengen went into the district with them.

Rokuya and Shinobu searched Yoshiwara for signs of a powerful demon while Tanjiro gathered information inside Tokito House. Koinatsu revealed that Suma had vanished after seeming terrified, leaving Tanjiro to suspect she had fallen into the demon’s hands.

• Rokuya failed to pinpoint the hidden malice amid Yoshiwara’s crowds, so he and Shinobu entered the district as visitors to investigate.
• Rokuya protected Shinobu from a woman soliciting customers, and the pair spent several days searching teahouses and taverns without finding clues.
• Tengen informed Rokuya and Shinobu that the three youngsters had infiltrated their assigned establishments but had made no substantial progress.
• Tanjiro asked Koinatsu about Suma, and she said Suma had supposedly eloped but had seemed frightened shortly before disappearing.
• Tanjiro suspected Suma had encountered the demon they were searching for.

Inosuke found Makio captive and confronted a living sash, while Zenitsu discovered Warabihime abusing a young kamuro and was knocked unconscious. Days later, Tengen, Tanjiro, and Inosuke met Rokuya and Shinobu on a rooftop in Yoshiwara.

• Inosuke heard movement above Ogimoto House, found Makio bound and threatened by a living sash, and drove the sash away when he attacked it.
• Makio told Inosuke that the sash had accused her of discovering its secret, while Inosuke sensed a lingering trace of a demon.
• Zenitsu found a bruised kamuro crying at Kyogoku House and tried to comfort her.
• Warabihime confronted Zenitsu, struck him into a wall, and left him unconscious.
• Several days later, Tengen, Tanjiro, and Inosuke joined Rokuya and Shinobu on a secluded Yoshiwara rooftop.

Tanjiro, Inosuke, Tengen, and Rokuya connected the disappearances of Zenitsu, Suma, and Makio to Warabihime and identified her as an Upper Rank demon. While Tengen prepared to rescue the missing, Daki and Gyutaro planned to divide the Demon Slayers and target Tanjiro; Rokuya then discussed how to proceed as the group prepared to act.

• Tanjiro reported that Suma had disappeared in terror, and Inosuke said a demonic sash had captured Makio but left her alive.
• Tengen revealed that Zenitsu had identified Warabihime as a terrifying demon, and Rokuya concluded that she was likely an Upper Rank.
• Rokuya told Tengen to rescue his wives and Zenitsu while he confronted Warabihime, and Tengen agreed to turn the district upside down.
• Daki and Gyutaro discussed Muzan's warning and planned for Gyutaro to lure Rokuya away while Daki attacked Tanjiro.
• Rokuya reassured Tanjiro about Zenitsu and urged the group not to rush into a fight, while Shinobu asked him for a plan.

Rokuya and Shinobu watched for Warabihime while Tanjiro encountered Daki and began fighting her. Inosuke found Daki’s underground storehouse, where Zenitsu awakened and helped free the captives, including Suma and Makio.

• Rokuya ordered Tanjiro and Inosuke to hide near their houses and told Shinobu they would watch for Warabihime.
• Daki confronted Tanjiro, revealed herself as Upper Rank Six, and attacked him with her sashes.
• Tanjiro countered with Hinokami Kagura but was badly overpowered, then charged at Daki again.
• Inosuke ignored the plan, found a hidden tunnel near Ogimoto House, and discovered Zenitsu and other humans trapped in sashes underground.
• Inosuke cut open Zenitsu’s cocoon, and sleeping Zenitsu severed the sashes holding the captives, freeing Suma and Makio among them.

Rokuya rushed to save civilians after a demon attack leveled buildings, discovering that more structures had been rigged with deadly traps. Meanwhile, Shinobu joined Tanjiro's battle against Daki, and the two Hashira and slayers continued fighting on separate fronts.

• Rokuya sent Shinobu Kocho to help Tanjiro and rushed toward the collapsing buildings to rescue civilians.
• Rokuya lifted a beam to free a trapped woman and child, then destroyed falling debris with his Shura Blade to protect the crowd.
• Rokuya identified a Blood Demon Art trap hidden in buildings' load-bearing pillars and began evacuating the area.
• Tanjiro continued attacking Daki despite his injuries, while Daki taunted him from a rooftop.
• Shinobu Kocho surprised Daki with Insect Breathing, then launched another attack after Daki blocked her first strike.

Tanjiro and Shinobu struggled against Daki while Zenitsu and Inosuke faced Gyutaro in the underground lair, where Tengen joined the fight. After evacuating the civilians, Rokuya unleashed his advanced armor and destroyed the buildings hiding Gyutaro’s traps.

• Tanjiro and Shinobu coordinated their attacks on Daki, but her powerful sashes overwhelmed them and Tanjiro was wounded.
• Zenitsu and Inosuke rescued the captives, then Gyutaro appeared and hurled Inosuke into a wall with a single strike.
• Tengen crashed into the lair and fought Gyutaro alongside Zenitsu and Inosuke, but Gyutaro’s poisonous attacks left Tengen wounded.
• Rokuya evacuated the civilians, unlocked the Dawn Guardian armor, and used a modified Sunflare Chakram to destroy the buildings concealing Gyutaro’s traps.

Rokuya rushed toward the battlefield as Tanjiro and Nezuko fought Daki, while Shinobu waited for an opening to use her poison. Shinobu stabbed Daki and activated the poison, leaving Daki in sudden agony as her sashes fell limp.

• Rokuya sensed Shinobu and Tanjiro in danger and raced toward the Kyogoku House.
• Nezuko emerged from Tanjiro's box, tore Daki's sashes apart, and forced her back with a powerful kick.
• Tanjiro followed Nezuko's attack with Hinokami Kagura, severing Daki's sashes and helping keep her occupied.
• Shinobu hid near the ruins and waited for Tanjiro and Nezuko to draw Daki's attention.
• Shinobu stabbed Daki in the neck with her poisoned blade and triggered its mechanism.
• Daki's eyes widened in pain as her sashes went limp.

Shinobu’s poison incapacitated Daki, while Gyutaro overwhelmed Tengen, Zenitsu, and Inosuke in the pit. Rokuya arrived to protect Shinobu, Tanjiro, and Nezuko, then faced Daki and challenged her to survive his strike.

• Shinobu’s enhanced poison spread through Daki’s body and prevented her from recovering.
• Gyutaro, empowered by a gift from his lord, injured Zenitsu and Inosuke and left Tengen poisoned and unable to defend himself.
• Rokuya descended onto the battlefield and checked that Shinobu, Tanjiro, and Nezuko were safe.
• Shinobu asked Rokuya whether he had finished the fight elsewhere, and he said he had dealt with a few problems.
• Daki challenged Rokuya, who told her to survive one strike from him first.

Rokuya decapitated Daki with a single strike, but she launched a last-second sash attack at Shinobu Kocho. After Rokuya pulled Shinobu to safety, he brutally destroyed Daki’s body and left her head alive and trapped in endless pain.

• Rokuya used his modified Thunder Breathing technique, Extreme Blade Flash, to cut off Daki’s head.
• Tanjiro and Nezuko were stunned by how quickly Rokuya defeated Daki, while Shinobu Kocho thought the poison she had prepared had gone to waste.
• Daki controlled a remaining sash from her severed neck and nearly stabbed Shinobu Kocho, but Rokuya yanked her out of its path.
• Furious that Daki had threatened Shinobu, Rokuya attacked her body with his modified Sunflare Chakram technique.
• Rokuya hacked Daki’s body apart with flaming strikes until it was charred and shredded, while his Arcana Power kept her suffering through her surviving head.

Rokuya and Shinobu rushed to the underground battlefield after sensing a powerful demon, leaving Tanjiro and Nezuko to guard Daki's remains. They found Tengen, Zenitsu, and Inosuke gravely wounded and unconscious, then triggered a Blood Demon Art trap as Rokuya tried to help Tengen.

• Rokuya ordered Tanjiro and Nezuko to keep Daki's head and minced body from recovering, then went with Shinobu to aid Tengen and the others.
• Rokuya and Shinobu reached the underground battlefield and found Tengen, Zenitsu, and Inosuke unconscious and severely injured.
• Rokuya searched for the Upper Rank demon but found only its lingering demonic aura, while Shinobu warned him to stay alert.
• As Rokuya reached for Tengen, he sensed danger and dark red blood blades burst from the ground beneath them.

Rokuya rescued Tengen, Zenitsu, and Inosuke from a Blood Demon Art trap, using precious Medicine to keep them alive. He realized the enemy had lured him away from Tanjiro to attack him and free Daki, and set off to save Tanjiro.

• Rokuya used Blade Tempest to destroy most of the blood blades, but one struck Tengen as Shinobu Kocho assessed his critical condition.
• Rokuya injected Tamayo's Medicine directly into Tengen's heart, stabilizing his heartbeat and keeping him alive for at least a day.
• Rokuya deduced that the Upper Rank Demon had used Tengen and the others as bait to draw him away from Tanjiro and Daki.
• Shinobu Kocho treated Zenitsu and Inosuke with simplified Medicine, helping stabilize their breathing and wounds.
• Rokuya left to save Tanjiro before the demon could reach him and rescue Daki.

Rokuya left Shinobu Kocho in the underground pit and rushed toward Tanjiro, but he realized the demon might have lured him away to attack Shinobu instead. He turned back at full speed to protect her, while Shinobu's presence remained steady near the pit.

• Rokuya left Shinobu Kocho to tend to three grievously wounded people and hurried toward Tanjiro.
• Rokuya sensed no signs of a battle near Tanjiro and suspected the demon had used him as bait to draw Rokuya away from the pit.
• Rokuya sensed no battle near Shinobu either, but feared the demon might return to ambush her and the wounded.
• Rokuya chose to protect Shinobu and reversed course, racing back toward the underground pit at full speed.

Rokuya returned to the crater and confronted Gyutaro, who had hidden nearby to attack Shinobu while exploiting Rokuya’s concern for Tanjiro. Rokuya’s powerful Sun Breathing-infused attacks wounded Gyutaro, but Tanjiro remained in danger from Daki.

• Rokuya detected Gyutaro at the crater’s edge and rushed back to protect Shinobu instead of leaving her alone.
• Gyutaro taunted Rokuya for seeing through his scheme and claimed Daki had recovered and was attacking Tanjiro.
• Rokuya declared that he would defeat Gyutaro before going after Daki, then attacked with his Shura Blade.
• Gyutaro countered with poisoned blood blades, but Rokuya’s Sunflare Chakram burned away their poison.
• Rokuya unleashed a blue flame tiger that destroyed a building and scorched Gyutaro’s left arm.