CHARACTER

## MAIN CHARACTERS

**竈門 炭治郎**

*Kamado Tanjirou*

The main protagonist, Tanjiro Kamado (竈門 炭治郎, *Kamado Tanjiro*) is the oldest son of a charcoal-seller. His entire family was massacred by Muzan Kibutsuji while he was selling charcoal, with only his sister Nezuko surviving. His goal is to find a cure for her and turn her back into a human, and it is to this end that he decides to join the Demon Slayer Corps. He initially trained under Sakonji Urokodaki, learning the "Water Breathing" (水の呼吸法, *Mizu no Kokyū-hō*) sword-style, but later he began to use his family's Hinokami Kagura (ヒノカミ神楽, lit. "Dance of the Fire God") technique, which itself is based on the original breath style, the Sun Breathing (日の呼吸, *Hi no Kokyū*) merging both to create a more sustainable fighting style. His skull is extremely thick and his headbutts are often used as gags throughout the series. He is a kind-hearted boy and often feels sympathy for demons and their victims. His endless optimism and simple nature often has people enjoy his company, but at the same time, it also puts him at odds with certain personalities. Tanjiro has a heightened sense of smell which allows him to track down demons and evade their attacks; it also allows him to figure out people's real emotions. Tanjiro's sword is colored black, occasionally turning crimson red and becoming much stronger when combined with Nezuko's Blood Burst, a technique he later learns to perform without her help. Though he eventually avenges his family during the final battle, losing his arm and eye in the process while being fatally wounded, both are restored during Muzan's attempt to turn him into his successor by transforming him into a demon, but thanks to his friends' efforts, he manages to return to human form.

竈門 禰豆子

*Kamado Nezuko*

The daughter of a charcoal-seller and Tanjiro's younger sister, Nezuko Kamado (竈門 禰豆子, *Kamado Nezuko*) is the cute but strong demon female protagonist. Despite Muzan's assumption that he killed them all in his attempt to sire a sun-resistant demon, Nezuko survived as a demon with her mind mostly gone. However, she retained enough of her memories to keep herself from killing Tanjiro. Due to two years of hypnotic conditioning by Urokodaki, Nezuko regards all humans as her family and will mercilessly attack any demon that threatens them. Instead of consuming human flesh, Nezuko regains energy from sleep and tends to become unconscious for long periods of time after overexerting herself. She is unable to speak and must wear a bamboo gag in order to keep from biting anyone. Nezuko has several powers, including regeneration, superhuman strength, growing and shrinking rapidly and a blood demon technique called "Blood Burst" (爆血, *Bakketsu*) that causes her blood to burn once it leaves her body. Tanjiro generally carries her around in a bamboo basket until she develops the ability to survive exposure to sunlight, with Muzan targeting her soon after. Nezuko's mind and humanity were eventually restored during the final battle against Muzan, and it is implied that she helped Tanjiro recover from his demon transformation when her brother ingested her blood, which contains antibodies for Muzan's demonic blood.