Recaps

Kanzaki Kumo warned the Tokito Brothers that demons could reach their mountain home and persuaded Yuichiro to join the Demon Slayer Corps alongside Muichiro. The group left for the Ubuyashiki Estate, where Amane explained the Corps to the brothers.

• Kanzaki Kumo explained that joining the Demon Slayer Corps would give Yuichiro and Muichiro a chance to train and fight back against demons, though they would not be sent into battle as children.
• Yuichiro reconsidered after realizing that a demon could find the brothers in the mountains and that his fear had left him unable to protect Muichiro.
• Muichiro urged Yuichiro to decide, and Yuichiro reluctantly agreed to join the Demon Slayer Corps, hoping to overcome his fear.
• Kanzaki Kumo planned to have the Tokito Brothers train with Gyomei, while the group packed, ate in a nearby town, and headed toward the Ubuyashiki Estate.
• Amane explained the Demon Slayer Corps' rules and benefits to the Tokito Brothers, while Nichika and Hinaki were surprised that Kanzaki Kumo had recruited them so quickly.

Kanzaki Kumo visited Gyomei and learned that he had mastered the Transparent World, then asked why he remained unable to enter it himself. Gyomei suggested that Kumo’s heart was unsettled and had not yet found a place to belong in the world.

• After Kagaya sent the Tokito Brothers to train with Gyomei, Tanjiro and the brothers spent more than a month training without learning a Breathing Style.
• Kanzaki Kumo visited Gyomei’s residence and found Tanjiro and the Tokito Brothers practicing squats with logs; Tanjiro and Muichiro trained earnestly while Yuichiro remained resentful.
• Kanzaki Kumo left the trainees to continue and found Gyomei pushing a giant boulder while reciting sutras.
• Kanzaki Kumo realized he could no longer sense Gyomei’s presence and asked whether Gyomei had mastered the Transparent World.
• Gyomei described entering the Transparent World and seeing the world, its laws, and the rhythms of life and death with extraordinary clarity.
• Kanzaki Kumo asked why he could not enter the realm, and Gyomei suggested that Kumo’s heart was not still and had not found a place to belong in the world.

Gyomei told Kanzaki Kumo that his inability to find inner peace might be holding him back from mastering the Transparent World, and Kumo recognized the fear behind his drive to protect everyone. The chapter then showed Kumo returning to physical training and Zenitsu persisting through Jigoro Kuwajima’s harsh lessons as he focused on Thunder Breathing’s First Form.

• Gyomei told Kanzaki Kumo that he cared for others but did not rely on them, and suggested that his lack of inner peace might cause his bottleneck.
• Kanzaki Kumo reflected on the danger Muzan and the Upper Ranks posed, then decided to keep strengthening his body instead of seeking peace for now.
• Kanzaki Kumo thanked Gyomei and resumed training with the equipment he had used before.
• Jigoro Kuwajima ambushed Zenitsu Agatsuma during training and scolded him for failing to react, but Zenitsu insisted he would improve.
• The chapter explained that Zenitsu struggled with every Thunder Breathing form except the First Form, so he chose to develop it as the foundation for a technique of his own.

After a month of training with Gyomei, Kanzaki Kumo reached his physical limit and left Tanjiro and the Tokito brothers astonished by his strength. At the Butterfly Mansion, Kiyo Terauchi, Sumi Nakahara, and Naho Takada joined the Medical Department, while Kumo remained unable to think of the household as people he could rely on without feeling responsible for protecting them.

• Kanzaki Kumo finished a month of training at Gyomei's place, realized he had reached his body's limit, and left after resting.
• Tanjiro and Muichiro responded to Kumo's training with admiration and determination, while Yuichiro was relieved that Kumo had a good temper.
• Kiyo Terauchi, Sumi Nakahara, and Naho Takada arrived at the Butterfly Mansion after their adoptive physicians passed away, and began helping in the Medical Department.
• The three girls quickly won the affection of the Medical Department and several Butterfly Mansion residents, putting Kanao's place as everyone's darling under threat.
• Kanzaki Kumo felt proud of the large, warm household, but could not stop seeing himself as its protector and struggled to trust its members to face danger.

Kanzaki Kumo returned to Mount Momiji and reunited with Jigoro Kuwajima and Zenitsu Agatsuma over dinner. After Kumo accidentally broke the door by kicking it open, he repaired it and joined them for a meal.

• Jigoro Kuwajima reflected on teaching Zenitsu Agatsuma and wondered when Kanzaki Kumo would visit again.
• Kanzaki Kumo kicked open the door and greeted Kuwajima and Zenitsu, then watched it fall off its hinges.
• Kanzaki Kumo repaired the door with tools from the Storage Room.
• Jigoro Kuwajima invited Kumo to eat and scolded him for being reckless.

Zenitsu demonstrated his progress in Thunder Breathing, and Kanzaki Kumo offered to strengthen his body with a special training method. Kanzaki brought him to Gyomei’s residence, where Zenitsu saw the punishing equipment and realized he might not be able to go back.

• Zenitsu used Thunderclap and Flash three times in succession, and Kanzaki Kumo caught his final strike before his legs gave out.
• Kanzaki Kumo praised Zenitsu’s progress and offered him a way to improve his physical conditioning.
• Zenitsu agreed to try the method despite sensing Kanzaki Kumo’s enjoyment of his impending misfortune.
• Kanzaki Kumo took Zenitsu to Gyomei’s residence, where heavy footsteps and labored shouts made Zenitsu increasingly uneasy.
• Zenitsu arrived at the training ground, saw the intimidating equipment beside three boys, and wondered if it was too late to go back.

Kanzaki Kumo sparred with Gyomei to test his speed against the Transparent World, pushing his body past its limits with a five-strike attack. He concluded the burst was still insufficient to defeat Akaza and was bandaged by an angry Shinobu Kocho.

• Kanzaki Kumo left Zenitsu with Tanjiro Kamado, Yuichiro Tokito, and Muichiro Tokito to get acquainted, then went to find Gyomei.
• Kanzaki Kumo sparred with Gyomei, whose Stone Breathing defense stopped his normal Dragon's Roam attack.
• Kanzaki Kumo stimulated his heart and unleashed five consecutive strikes with Thunder Breathing, Ninth Form: Divine Punishment, forcing Gyomei to use his axe to block the final slash.
• Kanzaki Kumo collapsed from exhaustion, and Gyomei checked his minor injuries before sending a Kasugai Crow to the Butterfly Mansion.
• Kanzaki Kumo judged that his attack would not overcome Akaza's defenses, while Shinobu Kocho arrived and bandaged him, scolding him for risking his life in a spar.

While recovering from his injuries, Kanzaki Kumo was visited by several girls, leaving the Tokito brothers astonished by the attention he received. He then learned that Kanao had secretly taught herself Flower Breathing by watching Kanae train, and she was already asking to join Gyomei's training.

• Shinobu Kocho confronted Kanzaki Kumo about acting recklessly while gently treating his injuries, and Kanao, Mitsuri, Kanae, and Makomo visited him as he recovered.
• Yuichiro asked Zenitsu whether the many girls visiting Kanzaki Kumo was normal, and Zenitsu explained why he thought his senior fellow disciple attracted them.
• Tanjiro said Kanzaki Kumo's partners seemed happy together, while Muichiro silently watched the discussion.
• Kanzaki Kumo learned that Mitsuri and Kanao wanted to join Gyomei's training and tried to persuade Kanao that she did not need it.
• Kanao revealed that she had learned Flower Breathing by watching Kanae's training and had tried unsuccessfully to learn Kanzaki Kumo's Thunder Breathing.

Kanao revealed that she had secretly learned Flower Breathing and asked Kanzaki Kumo to let her join the fight against demons. Kanzaki Kumo agreed after hearing her resolve, while Mitsuri’s accidental sigh of relief broke the tension.

• Kanzaki Kumo realized Kanao had learned Flower Breathing by watching Kanae train when she was a child.
• Kanao recalled secretly practicing for years because she wanted to help Kanzaki Kumo and feared he would dissuade her.
• Kanao reminded Kanzaki Kumo that he had promised to respect their personal wishes and insisted she wanted to fight alongside her big sisters.
• Kanzaki Kumo asked whether Kanao had truly thought it through, and she reaffirmed her decision.
• Kanzaki Kumo agreed to let Kanao help, and Mitsuri accidentally sighed with relief while holding her breath.

Kanzaki Kumo tested Kanao’s Flower Breathing and saw how skillfully she adapted her techniques during their spar. Kanao ended the assessment by collapsing into his arms, while the four little ones watched.

• Kanzaki Kumo took Kanao and Mitsuri to the training clearing and challenged Kanao to show what she had learned.
• Kanao used several Flower Breathing forms, and Kanzaki Kumo guided her attacks while demonstrating his Thunder Breathing, Eighth Form: Storm of Blossoms.
• Kanzaki Kumo gradually increased his speed to test Kanao’s vision and limits, and Kanao adapted by leaping into a counterattack before continuing through more Flower Breathing forms.
• As Kanao ran out of stamina, she dropped her Wooden Sword and threw herself into Kanzaki Kumo’s arms, trusting him to catch her.
• Tanjiro and Muichiro watched with longing, Zenitsu resolved to study Kanzaki Kumo’s behavior, and Yuichiro turned away in exasperation.

Kanzaki Kumo trained Kanao and the other youngsters while testing Mitsuri’s Love Breathing with her newly forged flexible Nichirin Blade. After their spar, he caught and scolded Mitsuri before hugging her, while the four youngsters watched their affectionate display.

• Kanzaki Kumo stayed at Gyomei’s place to train Kanao, supervise the youngsters’ conditioning, and plan Mitsuri’s training.
• Kanzaki Kumo commissioned a custom flexible Nichirin Blade for Mitsuri, and the Swordsmith Village chief delivered it after nearly a month of forging.
• Mitsuri used her Love Breathing forms to attack Kanzaki Kumo, who countered each move with Thunder Breathing techniques.
• Kanzaki Kumo caught Mitsuri after her final strike, scolded her for risking a fall, and then hugged her.
• The four youngsters watched Kanzaki Kumo and Mitsuri’s affectionate display during their training break.

Kanzaki Kumo finished training Mitsuri, Kanao, Tanjiro, and Muichiro before sending Muichiro and Yuichiro to study Mist Breathing. As winter approached, he left Gyomei’s home to visit Kanzaki Keizan’s grave, taking Shinobu Kocho with him and planning a shopping trip along the way.

• Kanzaki Kumo added flexibility training for Mitsuri and completed Kanao’s Breathing Style instruction while Tanjiro, Muichiro, and Kanao pushed themselves through intense training.
• Muichiro chose Mist Breathing, and Kanzaki Kumo sent him and Yuichiro to train under its Cultivator.
• Kanzaki Kumo left Gyomei’s home as winter and his seventeenth birthday approached, with Kanao and Mitsuri watching him go.
• Kanzaki Kumo returned to the Butterfly Mansion and prepared to leave with Shinobu Kocho to pay respects to Kanzaki Keizan.
• Kanzaki Kumo and Shinobu Kocho set out early, and he planned to take her shopping during their journey.

Kanzaki Kumo carried Shinobu Kocho into Town as she playfully styled his hair and reflected on how much had changed since she left three years earlier. They arrived in Town and Shinobu pointed out where she wanted to go first.

• Kanzaki Kumo carried Shinobu Kocho toward Town after she chose to ride on his back instead of hiring a carriage.
• Shinobu Kocho teased Kanzaki Kumo by styling his hair into a hedgehog shape, then smoothed it out while continuing to play with it.
• Shinobu Kocho reflected on leaving Town three years earlier and on how demons, the Demon Slayer Corps, and Kanzaki Kumo had changed her family's life.
• Kanzaki Kumo asked Shinobu Kocho where she wanted to look around, and she pointed toward a place in Town.

Kanzaki Kumo accompanied Shinobu Kocho as she revisited places from her childhood, discovering how the Demon Slayer Corps had transformed her family’s former clinic into a regional communications hub and free lodging. After sharing childhood treats, they left an elderly neighbor’s now-empty home and continued toward the next place.

• Kanzaki Kumo and Shinobu Kocho visited the Butterfly family’s former clinic and learned the Ubuyashiki Clan had turned it into an inn, communications hub, and nearby orphanage.
• Kanzaki Kumo met a former temple child who worked at the outpost and heard that other children had joined the Kakushi or become Demon Slayers, while Gyomei still visited them.
• Kanzaki Kumo booked rooms for the night, and Shinobu Kocho teased him about how their pasts had become intertwined.
• Shinobu Kocho and Kanzaki Kumo shared candied hawthorns from a shop she remembered from childhood as they walked through town.
• Shinobu Kocho told Kanzaki Kumo about an elderly neighbor who had been kind to her and Kanae, then grew sad when they found his house empty.
• Kanzaki Kumo comforted Shinobu Kocho, and she decided they should continue to the next place.

Shinobu Kocho and Kanzaki Kumo visited Kanzaki Kumo’s hometown and paid their respects at Kanzaki Keizan’s grave. Kanzaki Kumo glimpsed what might have been his grandfather’s ghost, leaving him wondering whether he could truly communicate with him.

• Shinobu Kocho reflected on how the town and its residents had changed during her three-year absence as she walked with Kanzaki Kumo.
• Shinobu Kocho teased Kanzaki Kumo about his relationships, and he told her he would rather be honest than use sweet talk.
• Kanzaki Kumo and Shinobu Kocho bought supplies and went to pay their respects at Kanzaki Keizan’s grave.
• Kanzaki Kumo briefly glimpsed Kanzaki Keizan’s familiar face and wondered whether his grandfather’s soul still lingered in the world.
• Shinobu Kocho noticed Kanzaki Kumo’s troubled expression, checked his pulse, and urged him not to hide it if something was wrong.

On his birthday, Kanzaki Kumo and Shinobu Kocho discussed how the people around him were pushing themselves to help him face the demon threat. Shinobu reminded him that family shared both burdens and protection, leaving Kanzaki to reconsider what home meant.

• Kanzaki Kumo insisted he took care of himself, and Shinobu Kocho stopped him from making an unlucky remark on his birthday.
• Kanzaki Kumo confronted Shinobu about sacrificing rest for drug research, and she agreed to be more careful.
• The chapter described how Tamayo and Shinobu’s research had improved demon-killing drugs, injury treatments, and their theoretical approach to turning demons human.
• Shinobu explained that Kanae, Makomo, Mitsuri, Kanao, and she were all working to support Kanzaki Kumo in their own ways.
• Shinobu told Kanzaki that family members accepted one another without keeping score, and that he should not treat himself as indebted to them.
• Kanzaki reflected that home was not only the people he protected, but also the people who protected and supported him.

Kanzaki Kumo and Shinobu Kocho shared an affectionate birthday moment that ended in their first kiss. They left the moment teasing each other about having done three intimate things couples do.

• Kanzaki Kumo thanked Shinobu Kocho for considering his wishes while celebrating her birthday, and she said she wanted to thank him too.
• Shinobu tried to reach Kanzaki Kumo for a kiss, then jumped up and accidentally hurt their lips when they collided.
• Shinobu apologized, and the two shared a gentler kiss beneath the sunset.
• Shinobu called the kiss her thank-you gift and birthday present, then teased Kanzaki Kumo about giving herself to him someday.
• Kanzaki Kumo joked that they had hugged, kissed, and lifted each other up, prompting Shinobu to call him a jerk.

Kanzaki Kumo teased Shinobu Kocho while visiting Kanzaki Keizan’s grave, then noticed his grandfather’s spirit appearing to him again. He suspected his growing connection to the Transparent World had let him perceive the dead, and he left with Shinobu as night grew cold.

• Kanzaki Kumo poked and pinched Shinobu Kocho’s flushed cheeks, then wheedled until she agreed she was no longer angry.
• Kanzaki Kumo promised to buy Shinobu two goldfish and reminded her to care for them and make time to rest.
• Kanzaki Kumo set Shinobu down, and they bowed together at Kanzaki Keizan’s gravestone before preparing to leave.
• Kanzaki Kumo saw Kanzaki Keizan’s hazy figure smile and wave at them, and he suspected the Transparent World had allowed him to sense the spirit.
• Shinobu Kocho worried about Kanzaki Kumo’s health, but he said he was fine and led her toward their lodging as she held his hand.

After Shinobu Kocho found no physical problems with Kanzaki Kumo, the girls secretly arranged a pretend hospitalization to let him rest. Kanae confessed her jealousy and reminded him that he could lean on her too, leaving him held in her arms as she looked at him with concern.

• Shinobu Kocho examined Kanzaki Kumo and found him healthy, though she worried about his unexplained episodes of spacing out.
• Kanzaki Kumo told Shinobu Kocho he had seen his dead grandfather's soul, and she diagnosed him with severe complicated grief.
• Kanae laughed as Kanzaki Kumo recounted his diagnosis, while he realized the girls had staged his hospitalization to give him a rest.
• Kanae admitted she had been jealous since Kanzaki Kumo took Makomo's first kiss and confessed that she also felt sadness and wanted someone to talk to.
• Kanae nestled into Kanzaki Kumo's arms and asked whether carrying everyone else's burdens alone was exhausting for him.

Kanzaki Kumo agreed to let Kanae join him in future battles after she proved her strength, but their quiet moment was interrupted by news of a Hashira Meeting. At the meeting, Kyojuro Rengoku prepared to take over as Flame Hashira, while he continued calling Kanzaki Kumo his senpai.

• Kanae told Kanzaki Kumo she had grown strong enough to fight beside him and asked him not to leave her behind in danger.
• Kanzaki Kumo agreed, and Kanae hugged him before resting his head on her thighs as they shared a quiet moment.
• Ink Shadow announced that a Hashira Meeting would be held in two days, and the crows later revealed that Kyojuro Rengoku would become the Flame Hashira.
• Kanzaki Kumo arrived at the Ubuyashiki Estate with Makomo and Kanae, where Kyojuro greeted him as Kanzaki-senpai.
• Kanzaki Kumo tried to persuade Kyojuro to stop calling him senpai, but Kyojuro insisted that seniority still mattered.

At the Hashira Meeting, Kyojuro earned his promotion after helping defeat Lower Rank Two Per Wolf, and Shinjuro announced his retirement so his son could take over as Flame Hashira. After Sabito beat Kyojuro in a spar, Kanzaki Kumo challenged Giyu, who reluctantly agreed to fight.

• Kanzaki Kumo teased Giyu and invited him to spar, while Sabito distanced himself to avoid being dragged into the dispute.
• Kagaya presided over the Hashira Meeting as his illness worsened, and the group heard how Kyojuro had helped finish off the wounded Lower Rank Two, Per Wolf.
• Shinjuro announced his retirement, praised Kyojuro for surpassing him, and left the Corps' duties to his son.
• Sabito challenged Kyojuro to a spar and won after a measured fight in which Kyojuro held his ground.
• Kanzaki Kumo turned to Giyu and challenged him to spar, and Giyu reluctantly accepted.

Kanzaki Kumo defeated Giyu in a spar after breaking through his Eleventh Form, and the Hashira Meeting ended after the others had sparred. Later, Kanzaki Kumo walked with Kanae on her eighteenth birthday, promising to prepare a special gift and urging her to be more demanding so she would have no regrets.

• Kanzaki Kumo broke through Giyu's Dead Calm and beat him, leaving a bruise around his left eye.
• The spectators laughed at Giyu's bruised eye, and the Hashira Meeting ended after everyone except Kanzaki Kumo and Gyomei had sparred.
• Kanzaki Kumo and Kanae walked hand in hand along a mountain path on Kanae's eighteenth birthday as she asked about her present.
• Kanzaki Kumo told Kanae that he had put considerable effort into her surprise and asked her to be willful, picky, and greedy for her birthday.
• Kanae said she trusted Kanzaki Kumo not to disappoint her, and the chapter noted his promise to give each girl a unique eighteenth-birthday experience and gift.

Kanzaki Kumo took Kanae shopping for her birthday and explained that he wanted to make up for never having enjoyed an ordinary outing with her. After they shared a playful, affectionate day, he led her toward a destination near the Butterfly Mansion, leaving her curious about his present.

• Kanzaki Kumo told Kanae that their recent outings were not her present, but his way of making up for never taking her shopping before.
• Kanae teased Kanzaki Kumo about being too clever and jokingly acted out a more demanding version of herself.
• Kanzaki Kumo told Kanae he could not bring himself to lie to her or the others, and Kanae blushed at his answer.
• Kanzaki Kumo and Kanae browsed the streets, shared food, and bought small trinkets together.
• Kanzaki Kumo led Kanae toward the center of the area near the Butterfly Mansion, and her curiosity about his present grew.

Kanzaki Kumo showed Kanae the year-round flower bed he had made as a gift, and she loved it. They imagined building a house beside it after defeating Muzan, then kissed among the flowers.

• Kanzaki Kumo brought Kanae to a hidden valley near the Butterfly Mansion and showed her the flower bed he had created.
• Kanae admired the flowers blooming in summer and heard Kanzaki Kumo explain how the bed would change with the seasons.
• Kanzaki Kumo reflected on the distinctive smiles of the girls around him and realized Kanae's smile reminded him of a flower opening in sunlight.
• Kanae told Kanzaki Kumo she loved his gift and noticed the empty space he had saved for a future house.
• Kanae asked Kanzaki Kumo to fulfill his other promise, and he embraced and kissed her.

Kanzaki Kumo and Kanae shared a private, playful moment before returning to the Butterfly Mansion, where Makomo teased him about their past. His joke embarrassed Makomo, and he reassured her that he liked her as she was, leaving her asking if he truly meant it.

• Kanae teased Kanzaki Kumo about his experience, then revealed Shinobu had taught her the joke.
• Kanzaki Kumo and Kanae returned to the Butterfly Mansion hand in hand.
• Makomo teased Kanzaki Kumo, who silently compared her with Kanae and made her blush.
• Makomo chased Kanzaki Kumo before embracing him, while the others watched and Mitsuri asked Shinobu to explain the joke.
• Makomo asked Kanzaki Kumo if he cared about her, and he reassured her that he liked her as she was.