Recaps

Rokuya killed Gyutaro and reunited with Shinobu, then hurried to check on Tanjiro and Daki. Tanjiro confirmed that Daki had turned to ash after Gyutaro died, and the group prepared to regroup at the pit.

• Rokuya immobilized Gyutaro with Azure Magic Power and beheaded him with Blade Tempest · Wind God's Dance.
• Rokuya checked on Shinobu, who was safe, and reassured her before checking Tengen, Zenitsu, and Inosuke.
• Rokuya hurried toward Tanjiro, still worried that Daki might pose a threat.
• Tanjiro and Nezuko met Rokuya among the rubble, and Tanjiro explained that Daki had turned to ash after her head was cut off.
• Rokuya steadied the exhausted Tanjiro and said they should return to the pit so Shinobu could treat the wounded.

Rokuya returned to the pit and found that Shinobu had stabilized Tengen Uzui, Zenitsu, and Inosuke with Tamayo’s medicine and her own treatment. After the wounded awoke, Rokuya warned that Tengen still needed urgent treatment for Gyutaro’s poison at the Butterfly Mansion.

• Rokuya returned to the pit, where Shinobu told him that Tengen’s condition had stabilized and Zenitsu and Inosuke were no longer in immediate danger.
• Rokuya released his power and was overcome by hunger, while Zenitsu woke screaming about his chest wound until Rokuya ordered him to stay still.
• Inosuke woke, demanded to fight the demon, and learned from Rokuya that Upper Rank Six had been beheaded before collapsing from pain.
• Tengen woke to Hinatsuru, Suma, and Makio crying with relief, and he tried to reassure them despite his weakness.
• Rokuya warned that Tamayo’s medicine had only temporarily kept Tengen alive and that Shinobu would need to treat Gyutaro’s poison at the Butterfly Mansion.

Nezuko used her Blood Demon Art to purge the poison from Tengen Uzui without harming him, shocking everyone in the pit. Rokuya realized her flames could also treat the injured Zenitsu and Inosuke, and Nezuko began with Zenitsu.

• Tengen accepted that his injuries might force him to retire, while Hinatsuru, Suma, and Makio clung to him in tears.
• Nezuko touched Tengen's poisoned arm and engulfed him in pink flames, alarming Rokuya, Tanjiro, and the others.
• The flames vanished, and Tengen sat up with his poison gone; Shinobu Kocho confirmed that the flames had also eased damage to his meridians.
• Rokuya recognized Nezuko's ability to burn away poison and ordered Tanjiro to have her treat Zenitsu and Inosuke.
• Nezuko set Zenitsu alight despite his protests, and when the flames disappeared, his wounds no longer hurt.

After Upper Rank Six was defeated, Rokuya and the others recovered and returned to Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters. Rokuya reported the battle to Kagaya Ubuyashiki, who praised the victory and teased Shinobu about Rokuya’s devotion to her.

• Nezuko purged the poison from Zenitsu and Inosuke, and Rokuya sent his Kasugai Crow to summon the Kakushi Corps and report Upper Rank Six’s defeat.
• Rokuya promised Shinobu he would keep her in sight, and the Kakushi Corps carried the wounded away while Rokuya and Shinobu led the group toward headquarters.
• Rokuya and Shinobu knelt before Kagaya Ubuyashiki, who praised them for the Corps’ first true victory over an Upper Rank in a hundred years.
• Rokuya described the battle, explaining that Daki and Gyutaro had to be beheaded together and that Gyutaro had used the wounded as bait to lure rescuers into a trap.
• Kagaya urged the Corps to improve its battlefield intelligence, then teased Shinobu that Rokuya had rushed to protect her without hesitation.

After defeating Upper Rank Six, Rokuya warned Kagaya Ubuyashiki that Muzan would soon launch a stronger attack, then joined Kanae and Shinobu for hot pot at the Butterfly Mansion. Seeing that Shinobu had earned nearly half his 25,000 Gratitude Points, Rokuya abruptly hugged her, leaving her flustered and scolding him.

• Rokuya assured Shinobu he would never let her fall into danger again, and she hurried away from the courtyard.
• Rokuya told Kagaya Ubuyashiki that Gyutaro’s power had seemed comparable to Doma’s and warned that Muzan would retaliate; Kagaya said he would alert the Hashira.
• Rokuya went to the Butterfly Mansion, where Kanae checked that he was unharmed and offered to cook for everyone.
• After the injured patients had been cared for, Rokuya, Kanae, and Shinobu gathered around a hot pot, and Rokuya discovered he had received 25,000 Gratitude Points, nearly half of them from Shinobu.
• Rokuya pulled Shinobu into a sudden embrace, and she blushed, struggled, and told him to eat his hot pot instead of fooling around.

After the Hashira celebrated the defeat of Upper Rank Six, Rokuya warned that Muzan might retaliate and asked to visit the Swordsmith Village because his blade had cracked. The meeting ended with the Corps preparing for increased demon activity and Rokuya seeking repairs before his next battle.

• Rokuya shared a warm hot-pot meal with Shinobu and Kanae at the Butterfly Mansion.
• Kagaya Ubuyashiki told the gathered Hashira that the Demon Slayer Corps had defeated Upper Rank Six in the Yoshiwara Entertainment District.
• Rokuya explained that Daki and Gyutaro were twin demons who had to be beheaded nearly simultaneously, and that Gyutaro used poison and Blood Demon Art traps.
• Rokuya warned that Muzan might respond to the recent defeats by intensifying demon activity and sending Upper Ranks to probe the Corps’ defenses.
• The Hashira pledged to increase their vigilance, and Rokuya showed them the crack in his Shura Blade and asked to visit the Swordsmith Village for maintenance and possible reforging.

Rokuya and several Hashira prepared to travel to the Swordsmith Village with Tanjiro, who needed his damaged Nichirin Blade repaired. In the Infinity Castle, Muzan summoned the Upper Rank Demons and furiously confronted them over Upper Rank Six's death and their failure to kill Tanjiro and Rokuya.

• Yuichiro, Muichiro, Mitsuri, and Kanae joined Rokuya's planned trip to the Swordsmith Village for sword maintenance.
• Kagaya agreed to arrange Kakushi Corps escorts and reminded the travelers to follow the village's strict secrecy rules.
• At the Butterfly Mansion, Tanjiro showed Rokuya his chipped Nichirin Blade and asked to join the trip so he could apologize to Haganezuka and request a new sword.
• Muzan summoned the five remaining Upper Rank Demons to the Infinity Castle and condemned them for Upper Rank Six's death.
• Muzan rebuked Doma for nearly being killed by Rokuya and demanded to know why Tanjiro and Rokuya were still alive.

Muzan sent Hantengu and Gyokko to destroy the Swordsmith Village after Hantengu discovered its location. Rokuya and his companions reached the village under strict secrecy, unaware that demons were already watching from the surrounding forest.

• Hantengu told Muzan that he had found the Swordsmith Village, and Muzan ordered him and Gyokko to kill everyone there.
• Rokuya and his companions set out for the village, and Kakushi Corps members used blindfolds, earplugs, and multiple handoffs to conceal the route.
• Rokuya fell asleep during the long journey and woke when the group arrived at the hidden village.
• Tecchin Tecchikawahara welcomed the group and led them through the village toward a hot spring inn after Rokuya asked for a large meal.
• Rokuya admired the swordsmiths and vowed to protect the village, while unseen figures watched from the forest.

Takanashi Rokuno went to the Swordsmith Village to arrange repairs for his damaged blade, but Chief Tetsuchin warned him that Haganezuka Hotaru was too furious to meet him yet. While soaking in the hot springs and recovering, Rokuya met Tanjiro and Mitsuri Kanroji, then sensed trouble approaching as dark clouds gathered.

• Rokuya brought his damaged Shura Blade to Chief Tetsuchin, who said Haganezuka Hotaru was locked away after raging over the damage.
• Tetsuchin kept the blade and advised Rokuya to rest in the village hot springs while Haganezuka calmed down.
• Rokuya soaked in a hot spring, where the [Boots of Resistance] helped restore him from his battle wounds.
• Tanjiro joined Rokuya at the springs and said he had recovered from his injuries and needed to see Haganezuka about his chipped blade.
• Mitsuri Kanroji praised Rokuya's fight against Upper Rank Six, then left for the women's pool and invited them to dinner.
• Rokuya watched dark clouds gather and thought the calm before the storm was coming.

Rokuya and Kanae shared a private, affectionate moment in the hot spring as Rokuya promised to protect her and defeat every demon. Their rendezvous ended in embarrassment when Yuichiro and Muichiro Tokito discovered them in the men's bath.

• Rokuya recognized Kanae approaching the hot spring and told her he was alone in the men's bath.
• Kanae joined Rokuya in the pool, and he embraced her and promised they would one day live without fear of demons.
• Kanae insisted that she could fight alongside Rokuya, while he said he could not bear to see her hurt.
• Yuichiro and Muichiro Tokito arrived, and Yuichiro mocked the couple for sharing the men's bath.
• Kanae fled toward the women's changing room while Rokuya awkwardly suggested they get out.

Rokuya and Kanae encouraged Genya Shinazugawa to embrace his unusual demon-eating ability as a strength, while Rokuya blamed Sanemi's harshness for the brothers' unresolved conflict. The next morning, Rokuya decided to give Yuichiro Tokito and another newly appointed Hashira special training as payback for interrupting him and Kanae at the Hot Spring.

• Genya Shinazugawa told Rokuya and Kanae that he had come to commission more Nichirin Bullets for his unusual weapon.
• Rokuya and Kanae reassured Genya that his ability to gain power from demons was valuable and urged him to fight for humanity.
• Genya thanked them and left determined to contribute to the Demon Slayer Corps.
• Kanae lamented Sanemi's attempts to drive Genya away, and Rokuya said Sanemi had to respect his brother's resolve.
• The following morning, Rokuya picked up a wooden sword and planned special training for the two Hashira who had interrupted his time with Kanae.

Rokuya intervened when Yuichiro and Muichiro tried to use Kotetsu’s Mechanical Puppet for combat training and damaged it. He challenged the brothers and defeated both Hashira with his wooden sword, leaving them subdued in the clearing.

• Yuichiro damaged the Mechanical Puppet with a Smoke Breathing strike, and Kotetsu clung to it crying.
• Rokuya confronted Yuichiro for bullying Kotetsu and challenged the brothers to fight him.
• Yuichiro attacked with Smoke Breathing, but Rokuya shattered every sword-energy slash with his wooden sword.
• Muichiro ambushed Rokuya through the mist, but Rokuya dodged his blade and knocked him back with a powerful counter.
• Rokuya charged through Yuichiro’s smoke, forced him to one knee, then caught Muichiro in the mist and pressed his sword to his throat.
• Rokuya withdrew his wooden sword after suppressing both brothers in less than a minute.

Rokuya revealed that Yoriichi Type Zero used Sun Breathing techniques and urged Tanjiro to train against it. Tanjiro awakened the Transparent World, destroyed the puppet, and found an ancient, badly rusted sword inside it before Haganezuka Hotaru burst from the bushes.

• Kotetsu repaired Yoriichi Type Zero, and Rokuya explained that its techniques shared roots with Tanjiro’s Hinokami Kagura.
• Kotetsu activated the puppet, and Tanjiro struggled against its six-arm assault until Rokuya told him to sense its movements and find openings.
• Tanjiro entered the Transparent World and used Hinokami Kagura: Blazing Sun Red Mirror! to sever three of the puppet’s arms and destroy its chest.
• Rokuya spotted a sword hidden inside the puppet, and Tanjiro pulled out the ancient blade.
• Kotetsu gave Tanjiro the sword, but its blade was heavily rusted and unusable.
• Haganezuka Hotaru burst from the bushes wearing a Hyottoko Mask and holding wind chimes.

Rokuya stopped Haganezuka from attacking Tanjiro and let the swordsmith take the ancient blade to polish while finishing Rokuya’s Shura Blade. That night, Rokuya warned Kanae that Muzan’s final battle might be near, and they promised to stay together; next door, Tanjiro braided Nezuko’s hair.

• Haganezuka lunged at Tanjiro to seize the ancient blade, and Rokuya restrained him.
• Haganezuka told Rokuya that his Shura Blade would be ready the next day, then took the ancient blade to polish.
• Rokuya and Tanjiro returned to the inn after the others gathered the puppet’s remains.
• Rokuya told Kanae that Muzan had made a major move and vowed to protect her and Shinobu.
• Kanae promised to fight beside Rokuya and stay within his sight, and the two embraced and kissed.
• Tanjiro braided Nezuko’s hair in the room next door.

Tanjiro thanked Genya for fighting to protect people and shared a warm moment with Nezuko, while a demon lurking in the woods killed a swordsmith villager. Tanjiro then visited Yuichiro and Muichiro to thank them, but Yuichiro rebuffed him with harsh words.

• Tanjiro encouraged Genya not to feel inferior about how he fought, and Nezuko hugged and patted Genya, leaving him flustered.
• A strange pot in the woods seized and dragged a swordsmith villager inside before vanishing.
• Tanjiro left Genya and Nezuko at the inn and went to visit Yuichiro and Muichiro.
• Tanjiro thanked Yuichiro and Muichiro for helping him receive Takanashi Rokuno's guidance.
• Yuichiro scorned Tanjiro and told him he was not welcome, but Tanjiro bowed and thanked them anyway.

An Upper Rank demon attacked Tanjiro and the Tokito brothers, splitting into Sekido and Karaku after the brothers beheaded it. With Muichiro blasted into the forest and Yuichiro trapped between saving him and fighting, Takanashi Rokuno arrived with Kanae Kocho and ordered Yuichiro to find his brother.

• A hunched Upper Rank demon crawled into the room, and Yuichiro and Muichiro beheaded it with a coordinated attack.
• The demon regenerated as Sekido and Karaku, and Karaku blasted Muichiro hundreds of meters into the forest with a gale from his fan.
• Yuichiro stopped trying to reach Muichiro when Sekido blocked his way, leaving him torn between rescuing his brother and protecting Tanjiro.
• Takanashi Rokuno and Kanae Kocho broke through the wall and confronted the demons.
• Takanashi Rokuno conjured a blade and ordered Yuichiro to find Muichiro while he handled the demons.

Rokuya and Kanae beheaded Sekido and Karaku, but the demons split and regenerated into four bodies. When Rokuya sensed an overwhelmingly powerful enemy approaching the Swordsmith Village, Mitsuri arrived, and Rokuya prepared to leave the four demons to her, Kanae, and Tanjiro.

• Yuichiro escaped while Rokuya attacked Sekido to stop him from pursuing.
• Rokuya and Kanae fought Sekido and Karaku, beheading both demons.
• Sekido and Karaku regenerated and split into four demons: themselves, Urogi, and Aizetsu.
• Rokuya sensed a destructive aura from the distant mountains and worried the Swordsmith Village was in danger.
• Mitsuri arrived, and Rokuya decided Kanae, Mitsuri, and Tanjiro could handle the four demons while he confronted the distant threat.

Rokuya left Kanae to hold off the demons and raced toward the source of the threat, while Yuichiro found Gyokko trapping Muichiro in a water sphere. Yuichiro rescued his brother and destroyed Gyokko’s summoned imps, leaving him ready to face the Upper Rank demon.

• Rokuya sent his Kasugai Crow to watch over Kanae, then rushed toward the source of the threat as Kanae and Mitsuri stayed behind to fight Sekido and the others.
• Yuichiro found Muichiro trapped in a water sphere and discovered that Upper Rank Five, Gyokko, intended to preserve the twins as art.
• Yuichiro used Smoke Breathing, First Form: Ashen Wolf Smoke to blind Gyokko, then cut open the water sphere and rescued Muichiro.
• Yuichiro told Muichiro to rest while he fought Gyokko, who dispersed the smoke and summoned dozens of clay imps from ceramic pots.
• Yuichiro used Smoke Breathing, Second Form: Smoke Signals Rise on All Sides to destroy all the imps.

Yuichiro battled Gyokko with Smoke Breathing, trapping the demon in a scorching cloud and wounding him repeatedly. Gyokko unleashed a barrage of venomous spines, and Yuichiro and Muichiro were injured while defending themselves.

• Gyokko attacked Yuichiro with tentacles, but Yuichiro severed them and burned away Gyokko’s venomous tentacles with Smoke Breathing.
• Yuichiro destroyed Gyokko’s poisoned bone-spiked tentacles, forcing Gyokko to use his full strength and move between numerous ceramic pots.
• Yuichiro sensed Gyokko’s approach without relying on sight, deflected his claws, then filled the clearing with scorching smoke using Sun-Obscuring Gloom Clouds.
• Yuichiro repeatedly wounded Gyokko in the smoke, but the demon regenerated and unleashed his Blood Demon Art, Ten Thousand Soaring Slippery Fish.
• Muichiro rushed to help Yuichiro, and the brothers fought back-to-back against the venomous spines, but several struck Yuichiro’s arm and calf and cut Muichiro’s shoulder.

Yuichiro and Muichiro used a coordinated attack to kill Gyokko despite being poisoned, then collapsed as the crisis in the Swordsmith Village continued. Rokuya reached a ruined shrine, where a seated figure awaited him.

• Gyokko's venom weakened Yuichiro and Muichiro, so Yuichiro planned to lure Gyokko into an opening while Muichiro hid in the smoke.
• Yuichiro drew Gyokko out of a vase and held his attention, even after Gyokko wounded him.
• Muichiro appeared behind Gyokko and severed his arm as Yuichiro attacked from the front.
• Yuichiro and Muichiro struck together and beheaded Gyokko, whose body and nearby monsters turned to ash.
• The poisoned brothers collapsed, while Rokuya raced through the mountains toward the evil presence.
• Rokuya stopped near a ruined stone shrine and saw a figure sitting there.

Rokuya confronted Kokushibo at the Swordsmith Village, where the Upper Rank One had waited without harming the residents. Their fierce clash began with Rokuya's surprise attack, but Kokushibo countered his techniques with uncanny precision.

• Rokuya found Kokushibo sitting at a stone shrine in the undisturbed Swordsmith Village and learned that he had come to carry out Muzan's order to take Rokuya's head.
• Rokuya transformed into his Demon Form and manifested an Energy Blade with Returning Blade.
• Rokuya attacked Kokushibo with Modified Extreme Blade Flash, but Kokushibo met the strike with Moon Breathing's First Form.
• Kokushibo weakened Rokuya's blow with crescent blade winds and countered with Kyokokukamusari, forcing Rokuya to fight defensively.
• Rokuya tried varying his attacks with Thunder Breathing, Blade Tempest, and Sun Breathing, but Kokushibo anticipated each move and intercepted his Energy Blade.

Rokuya fought Kokushibo in the ruined forest, but his energy blade could not overcome Kokushibo’s defenses. Kokushibo transformed his katana and unleashed his full power, leaving Rokuya struggling to withstand the barrage as their clash continued.

• Rokuya realized that his energy blade and sword techniques could not suppress Kokushibo, who read his attacks and defended against them.
• Kokushibo acknowledged Rokuya’s strength and mutated his Flesh Katana into a huge, many-bladed greatsword.
• Kokushibo used Moon Breathing’s Sixth Form to unleash a storm of crescent blades, and Rokuya countered with Returning Blade: Flame Tiger's Roar and Extreme Blade Flash.
• Rokuya defended against Kokushibo’s barrage while their weapons exchanged powerful counterforces, and both were blasted back by a final collision.

Rokuya and Kokushibo ended their stalemate and exchanged information about Kokushibo’s predictive perception and crimson markings. Their conversation was interrupted when an entrance to the Infinity Castle opened behind Kokushibo.

• Rokuya and Kokushibo stopped fighting after realizing neither could defeat the other with their current abilities.
• Rokuya asked how Kokushibo anticipated his attacks and questioned the resemblance between Kokushibo’s markings and Tanjiro’s scar.
• Kokushibo explained that his perception revealed subtle movements throughout the body and world, then dismissed the markings as remnants of a life-draining pursuit of swordsmanship.
• A shamisen note sounded, and an enormous paper door opened beneath a cliffside Stone Shrine, revealing the Infinity Castle.

Rokuya failed to kill Kokushibo before Muzan had Nakime retreat with him into the Infinity Castle, then rushed toward Haganezuka Hotaru’s workshop to retrieve his reforged blade. At the battlefield, Kanae, Mitsuri, Tanjiro, Nezuko, and Genya faced four newly strengthened Hantengu clones.

• Muzan ordered Nakime to withdraw Kokushibo into the Infinity Castle rather than risk losing him in a prolonged battle with Rokuya.
• Rokuya launched a final attack as Kokushibo retreated, but Nakime closed the gateway before his strike could connect.
• Rokuya reflected on what he had learned about Kokushibo and concluded that he needed Shura to unleash his full power, then hurried toward Haganezuka Hotaru’s workshop.
• Kanae, Mitsuri, Tanjiro, Nezuko, and Genya stood against Sekido, Karaku, Urogi, and Aizetsu, the four Hantengu clones strengthened by Muzan’s blood.
• Kanae warned the group to stay together, and Tanjiro cautioned them that the demons’ attacks carried an especially powerful stench of blood.

Kanae and Mitsuri Kanroji defeated Urogi and Sekido, but Tanjiro Kamado and Genya Shinazugawa remained in danger against Aizetsu and Karaku. The battle was still raging as Karaku approached the injured Genya for a finishing blow.

• Kanae killed Urogi before he could unleash his attack.
• Mitsuri Kanroji deflected Sekido's lightning and killed him with her flexible sword.
• Aizetsu overwhelmed Tanjiro Kamado with relentless spear thrusts, leaving Tanjiro unable to counterattack.
• Karaku's powerful winds knocked Genya Shinazugawa into rubble and sent him sprawling.
• Karaku approached Genya and raised his fan to deliver a fatal blow.