Ufotable made it beautiful. Gotouge made it heartbreaking. 10 questions on the series that redefined modern shonen.
Rengoku said it. Now prove you earned it. 10 questions on Demon Slayer's characters, Breathing techniques, Upper Moons and the moments that broke the internet and the box office.
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Demon Slayer (Kimetsu no Yaiba) was written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge and serialised in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2016 to 2020. The story follows Tanjiro Kamado, a charcoal seller whose family is slaughtered by Muzan Kibutsuji, the original demon. His sister Nezuko survives but is turned into a demon herself. Tanjiro joins the Demon Slayer Corps to find a cure and destroy Muzan.
The manga sold over 150 million copies worldwide, but it was the anime adaptation by studio Ufotable in 2019 that turned Demon Slayer into a global phenomenon. Episode 19 of Season 1, the Tanjiro vs Rui fight, went viral and is credited with single-handedly boosting the manga's sales. The Mugen Train film (2020) became the highest-grossing film in Japanese box office history, surpassing Spirited Away, with over 400 million dollars worldwide.
All ten easy level questions, with the answer and the reasoning behind it.
Correct answer: Kyojuro Rengoku
Kyojuro Rengoku, in one of the franchise's defining moments.
Correct answer: He is terrified of everything
He is terrified of everything, until he falls asleep and starts winning fights.
Correct answer: Boars
Boars, which explains the mask and the table manners.
Correct answer: A crow
A Kasugai crow. Zenitsu is an exception and gets a sparrow.
Correct answer: Smell
Smell, which lets him track demons and tell people's emotions. Zenitsu has the extraordinary hearing.
Correct answer: Giyu Tomioka
Giyu Tomioka, who then sends Tanjiro to train with his old master.
Correct answer: Green and black checks
Green and black checks, the pattern known as ichimatsu.
Correct answer: Shrink
She can shrink, and even turn small enough to fit in Tanjiro's box.
Correct answer: Twelve
Twelve, as the name hints: six Upper Moons and six Lower Moons.
Correct answer: A giant boulder
A giant boulder, and it takes him about two years.
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Correct answer: Tanjiro Kamado
Tanjiro Kamado is the protagonist of Demon Slayer. The eldest son of a charcoal-selling family, he joins the Demon Slayer Corps after Muzan Kibutsuji kills his family and turns his sister Nezuko into a demon. He is known for his kindness, superhuman sense of smell, and relentless determination.
Correct answer: To prevent her from biting humans
The bamboo muzzle was placed by Giyu Tomioka, the Water Hashira, to stop Nezuko from biting and consuming humans. Nezuko is a unique case among demons. She resists her urges entirely and protects humans instead of preying on them, sleeping to recover energy rather than eating.
Correct answer: Water Breathing
Tanjiro learns Water Breathing from Sakonji Urokodaki, a former Water Hashira. The style has 10 forms. Later in the series, Tanjiro unlocks Sun Breathing (Hinokami Kagura), the original Breathing Style from which all others derive, passed down through his family as a ritual dance.
Correct answer: 9
There are 9 Hashira, each mastering a different Breathing Style: Giyu (Water), Shinobu (Insect), Kyojuro (Flame), Tengen (Sound), Muichiro (Mist), Mitsuri (Love), Obanai (Serpent), Sanemi (Wind), and Gyomei (Stone). They are the strongest warriors in the Corps.
Correct answer: Kyojuro Rengoku
Kyojuro Rengoku, the Flame Hashira, dies after his fight against Akaza (Upper Moon 3) at the end of the Mugen Train arc. His final words to Tanjiro, 'Set your heart ablaze', became one of the most iconic lines in the entire series.
Correct answer: Ufotable
Ufotable, previously known for the Fate franchise, produced the Demon Slayer anime. Their work on Episode 19 of Season 1, the Tanjiro vs Rui fight with the Hinokami Kagura sequence, went viral worldwide and is widely credited with turning a moderately popular manga into a global phenomenon.
Correct answer: He has mastered only one form of his Breathing Style
Zenitsu has mastered only the First Form of Thunder Breathing: Thunderclap and Flash. But he has refined it to an extraordinary degree. The catch is that he can only use it when he falls unconscious from fear, fighting entirely in his sleep.
Correct answer: Highest-grossing film in Japanese box office history
Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, released in October 2020, became the highest-grossing film in Japanese box office history with over 40 billion yen (approximately 400 million dollars), surpassing Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away, which had held the record since 2001.
Correct answer: A former Demon Slayer who became a demon
Kokushibo was originally a Demon Slayer and the twin brother of Yoriichi Tsugikuni, the inventor of Sun Breathing. Consumed by jealousy over his brother's unmatched power, he accepted Muzan's blood and became a demon, surviving for centuries as the strongest of the Upper Moons.
Correct answer: Muzan Kibutsuji
Muzan Kibutsuji is the first demon ever created and the central antagonist of Demon Slayer. He massacred Tanjiro's family and turned Nezuko into a demon. He can change his appearance at will and created all the Upper and Lower Moons as extensions of his power.
Stuck on one, or just curious how nasty it gets? Every hard mode question is here with its answer and the reasoning behind it.
Correct answer: Sakonji Urokodaki
Sakonji Urokodaki, a former Water Hashira who wears a tengu mask.
Correct answer: Sabito and Makomo
Sabito and Makomo, both killed in earlier Final Selections.
Correct answer: Mist
Mist, and he is a Hashira at just 14.
Correct answer: Gyomei Himejima
Gyomei Himejima, the Stone Hashira, who is blind and weeps often.
Correct answer: Doma
Doma, Upper Moon 2, a smiling cult leader with no feelings at all.
Correct answer: Tamayo
Tamayo, helped by Yushiro, who works on a cure with Tanjiro's blood samples.
Correct answer: Mount Natagumo
Mount Natagumo, where Rui, a Lower Moon, tries to build a fake family.
Correct answer: Enmu
Enmu, Lower Moon 1, who merges with the train itself.
Correct answer: Hotaru Haganezuka
Hotaru Haganezuka, who takes the loss of his blades very personally.
Correct answer: Kaigaku
Kaigaku, who joins the Upper Moons after betraying their master.