{"id":34019,"date":"2026-08-09T06:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T01:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34019"},"modified":"2026-08-09T06:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T01:00:49","slug":"every-upper-rank-demon-and-their-powers-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34019","title":{"rendered":"Every Upper-Rank Demon And Their Powers Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Upper-Rank Kizuki are the most dangerous demons in <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/tag\/demon-slayer-franchise\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba<\/strong><\/em><\/a> outside of Muzan Kibutsuji himself. Unlike many of the demons Tanjiro and the Demon Slayer Corps encounter earlier in the story, these elite monsters have survived for decades or even centuries, accumulating enormous amounts of Muzan&#8217;s blood and developing abilities that place them in a completely different class.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Their importance becomes even clearer as <em>Demon Slayer<\/em> approaches its final battles. Several Upper Ranks become directly responsible for some of the series&#8217; most devastating losses, while others serve as the ultimate tests for Tanjiro, the Hashira and their allies. With the <em>Infinity Castle<\/em> storyline bringing many of these demons into the spotlight, it is worth looking back at when each one first entered the story and how far their appearances ultimately extended.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\n<p>Upper Rank Demon<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<p>First Manga Appearance<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<p>Last Manga Appearance<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<p>First Anime Appearance<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<p>Last Anime Appearance<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Daki<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Chapter 73<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Chapter 97<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Episode 34*<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Episode 44<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Gyutaro<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Chapter 86<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Chapter 97<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Episode 40<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Episode 44<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Kaigaku<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Chapter 34<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Chapter 146<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Episode 17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>Infinity Castle<\/em> Part 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Gyokko<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Chapter 98<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Chapter 128<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Episode 45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Episode 55<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Hantengu<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Chapter 98<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Chapter 127<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Episode 45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Episode 55<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Nakime<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Chapter 51<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Chapter 183<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Episode 26<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Episode 63<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Akaza<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Chapter 63<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Chapter 157<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>Mugen Train<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>Infinity Castle<\/em> Part 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Doma<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Chapter 96<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Chapter 163<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Episode 45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>Infinity Castle<\/em> Part 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Kokushibo<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Chapter 99<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Chapter 176<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Episode 45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>Infinity Castle<\/em> Part 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-note\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom note\" id=\"custom_block_4\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content note\">\n<p>* Daki briefly appears in Episode 34 before her full introduction in the Entertainment District Arc.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"daki\">\n                        Daki<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"first-appearance-demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-chapter-73-episode-36\">\n            First Appearance: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Chapter 73, Episode 36<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9819.jpeg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9819.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9819.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9819.jpeg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9819.jpeg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9819.jpeg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9819.jpeg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"825\" height=\"413\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Daki from Demon Slayer grabbing at her face\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9819.jpeg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9819.jpeg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Daki from Demon Slayer grabbing at her face<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Daki is one of the original Upper-Rank Six Kizuki. Once a promising courtesan named Ume, Daki and her brother became demons after Daki was almost burned alive by a client, and ever since then, Daki has run a red-light district as a means of gathering humans to eat and become stronger.<\/p>\n<p>Daki\u2019s Blood Demon Art allows her to turn her flesh into powerful sashes that she can manipulate at will, even being able to turn her neck into a sash to avoid decapitation. Not only that, but because of her symbiotic relationship with Gyutaro, Daki can only die when they\u2019ve both been decapitated, making for a notably complicated fight.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"gyutaro\">\n                        Gyutaro<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"first-appearance-demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-chapter-86-episode-40\">\n            First Appearance: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Chapter 86, Episode 40<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DEMON-SLAYER-Gyutaro.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DEMON-SLAYER-Gyutaro.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DEMON-SLAYER-Gyutaro.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DEMON-SLAYER-Gyutaro.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DEMON-SLAYER-Gyutaro.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DEMON-SLAYER-Gyutaro.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DEMON-SLAYER-Gyutaro.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DEMON SLAYER Gyutaro Debut\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DEMON-SLAYER-Gyutaro.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DEMON-SLAYER-Gyutaro.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">DEMON SLAYER Gyutaro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Gyutaro is the second half of the original Upper-Rank Six Kizuki. Gyutaro worked as Daki\u2019s bodyguard when they were humans struggling in poverty, and after Daki was almost burned alive and Gyutaro was beaten half to death trying to save her, they became demons to survive and vent their frustrations out on the world.<\/p>\n<p>Gyutaro fights with powerful sickles and the ability to weaponize poisonous blood, and just like with Daki, Gyutaro can\u2019t be defeated unless he and Daki are decapitated together. Gyutaro, alone, was nearly strong enough to defeat Tanjiro and Tengen, and despite his low ranking, there\u2019s no denying how powerful he was.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"kaigaku\">\n                        Kaigaku<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"first-appearance-demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-chapter-34-episode-17\">\n            First Appearance: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Chapter 34, Episode 17<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-kaigaku.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-kaigaku.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-kaigaku.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-kaigaku.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-kaigaku.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-kaigaku.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-kaigaku.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kaigaku in Infinity Castle\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-kaigaku.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-kaigaku.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Demon-Slayer-Infinity-Castle-Kaigaku<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kaigaku is the newest Upper-Rank Six Kizuki and Zenitsu\u2019s former fellow student of the Thunder Breathing technique. Kaigaku always positioned himself as superior to the cowardly Zenitsu, but in reality, Kaigaku was even more of a coward than him, as he willingly became a demon so he wouldn\u2019t be killed in battle.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"demon-slayer-hashira-ranked-strength\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/demon-slayer-hashira-ranked-strength\/\"><br \/>\n                        <img width=\"440\" height=\"248\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Demon Slayer Most Powerful Hashiras\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/demon-slayer-most-powerful-hashiras.png?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/demon-slayer-most-powerful-hashiras.png?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>Related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/demon-slayer-hashira-ranked-strength\/\" title=\"All 13 Demon Slayer Hashira, Ranked Weakest To Strongest\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tAll 13 Demon Slayer Hashira, Ranked Weakest To Strongest<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Demon Slayer&#8217;s Hashira are some of the strongest characters in the series, but some Hashira are much stronger and more powerful than their peers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Kaigaku fights with near mastery of the Thunder Breathing technique, and as shown in <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-ending-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle <\/em>part 1<\/a>, his Blood Demon Art allows him to infuse his attacks with real lightning instead of visual effects. Zenitsu might have defeated Kaigaku, but if he had more time to master his powers, it probably would have been a different fight.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"gyokko\">\n                        Gyokko<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"first-appearance-demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-chapter-98-episode-45\">\n            First Appearance: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Chapter 98, Episode 45<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/demon-slayer-gyokko-angry.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/demon-slayer-gyokko-angry.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/demon-slayer-gyokko-angry.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/demon-slayer-gyokko-angry.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/demon-slayer-gyokko-angry.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/demon-slayer-gyokko-angry.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/demon-slayer-gyokko-angry.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"825\" height=\"413\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Demon-Slayer-Gyokko-Angry\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/demon-slayer-gyokko-angry.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/demon-slayer-gyokko-angry.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Demon-Slayer-Gyokko-Angry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Gyokko is the Upper-Rank Five Kizuki and one of the main antagonists of season 3. Gyokko is an incredibly vain demon obsessed with fine art, something made especially ironic by how ugly and inhuman he is, and owing to his demonic nature, he sees killing humans and violating their corpses as the ideal way of expressing his creativity.<\/p>\n<p>Gyokko\u2019s Blood Demon Art mostly revolves around using vases for water-based attacks, and when desperate, he can take on a mermaid-like form that gives him powerful scales and the ability to turn anything he touches into fish. Muichiro defeated Gyokko fairly easily after unlocking his <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/demon-slayer-mark-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\">Demon Slayer Mark<\/a>, but that doesn\u2019t make him any less tough of an opponent.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"hantengu\">\n                        Hantengu<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"first-appearance-demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-chapter-98-episode-45\">\n            First Appearance: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Chapter 98, Episode 45<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/demon-slayer-hantengu.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/demon-slayer-hantengu.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/demon-slayer-hantengu.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/demon-slayer-hantengu.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/demon-slayer-hantengu.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/demon-slayer-hantengu.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/demon-slayer-hantengu.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"825\" height=\"413\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hantengu looking down and crying\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/demon-slayer-hantengu.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/demon-slayer-hantengu.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Demon-Slayer-Upper-Rank-Four-Demon-Hantengu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Hantengu is the original Upper-Rank Four Kizuki and one of the villains of season 3. As a human, Hantengu was a sniveling coward who never owned up to his countless crimes, and even as a demon, he\u2019s still cowardly and acts like he\u2019s never the one causing problems, going so far as to call Demon Slayers evil for killing demons.<\/p>\n<p>Hantengu can split his body into four different forms, each with distinct powers and emotions, and they can combine into a fifth form with powerful wood-based abilities. The only way to kill Hantengu is to destroy his tiny core self that hides away from the fight, making him one of the hardest demons Tanjiro has ever had to deal with.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"nakime\">\n                        Nakime<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"first-appearance-demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-chapter-51-episode-26\">\n            First Appearance: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Chapter 51, Episode 26<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9828.jpeg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9828.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9828.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9828.jpeg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9828.jpeg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9828.jpeg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9828.jpeg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"825\" height=\"413\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nakime playing instrument in the Demon Slayer anime, hiding her face behind her hair while she plucks the strings.\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9828.jpeg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9828.jpeg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Nakime playing instrument in the Demon Slayer anime, hiding her face behind her hair while she plucks the strings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nakime is the newest Upper-Rank Four Kizuki. Nakime was once an amateur musician who killed people to psych herself up for performances, and after becoming a demon, she was put in charge of Muzan\u2019s Infinity Castle and eventually promoted to Upper-Rank 4 in preparation for the final battle between Muzan and the Demon Slayers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/demon-slayer-strongest-demon-nakime-kill-muzan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nakime\u2019s Blood Demon Art allows her to control the Infinity Castle<\/a>, and not only does the constant manipulation of her surroundings make it hard to fight, but she can also manipulate the architecture offensively when the situation calls for it. Nakime might not strictly be a fighter, but that didn\u2019t make her any less of a problem to deal with.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"akaza\">\n                        Akaza<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"first-appearance-demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-chapter-63-demon-slayer-mugen-train\">\n            First Appearance: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Chapter 63, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/akaza-from-demon-slayer-infinity-castle.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/akaza-from-demon-slayer-infinity-castle.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/akaza-from-demon-slayer-infinity-castle.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/akaza-from-demon-slayer-infinity-castle.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/akaza-from-demon-slayer-infinity-castle.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/akaza-from-demon-slayer-infinity-castle.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/akaza-from-demon-slayer-infinity-castle.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Akaza from Demon Slayer Infinity Castle\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/akaza-from-demon-slayer-infinity-castle.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/akaza-from-demon-slayer-infinity-castle.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Akaza from Demon Slayer Infinity Castle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Akaza is the Upper-Rank Three Kizuki. As a human, Akaza was a boy named Hakuji who stole to get money for his sickly father. Eventually, Hakuji\u2019s father killed himself so he wouldn\u2019t burden Hakuji, and at the height of his despair, Hakuji was taken in by a martial artist named Keizo and his daughter, Koyuki.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Keizo and Koyuki would be killed by a local kendo dojo after their land, causing Hakuji to kill the entire dojo in a fit of rage. After that, Hakuji, with nothing left to live for, became the demon Akaza, and his trauma slowly devolved into a general obsession with power.<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-vignette\">\n<div class=\"ds-quiz\">\n<p>  <canvas class=\"ds-particles\" id=\"ds-particles\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <!-- STEP RADIOS --><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-s0\" name=\"ds-step\" checked=\"checked\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-s1\" name=\"ds-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-s2\" name=\"ds-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-s3\" name=\"ds-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-s4\" name=\"ds-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-s5\" name=\"ds-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-s6\" name=\"ds-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-s7\" name=\"ds-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-s8\" name=\"ds-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-sR\" name=\"ds-step\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <!-- QUESTION RADIOS --><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q1a\" name=\"ds-q1\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q1b\" name=\"ds-q1\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q1c\" name=\"ds-q1\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q1d\" name=\"ds-q1\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q2a\" name=\"ds-q2\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q2b\" name=\"ds-q2\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q2c\" name=\"ds-q2\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q2d\" name=\"ds-q2\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q3a\" name=\"ds-q3\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q3b\" name=\"ds-q3\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q3c\" name=\"ds-q3\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q3d\" name=\"ds-q3\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q4a\" name=\"ds-q4\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q4b\" name=\"ds-q4\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q4c\" name=\"ds-q4\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q4d\" name=\"ds-q4\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q5a\" name=\"ds-q5\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q5b\" name=\"ds-q5\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q5c\" name=\"ds-q5\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q5d\" name=\"ds-q5\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q6a\" name=\"ds-q6\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q6b\" name=\"ds-q6\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q6c\" name=\"ds-q6\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q6d\" name=\"ds-q6\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q7a\" name=\"ds-q7\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q7b\" name=\"ds-q7\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q7c\" name=\"ds-q7\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q7d\" name=\"ds-q7\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q8a\" name=\"ds-q8\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q8b\" name=\"ds-q8\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q8c\" name=\"ds-q8\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"ds-q8d\" name=\"ds-q8\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <!-- SCORE TRACKER --><\/p>\n<div class=\"ds-slides\">\n<p>    <!-- INTRO --><\/p>\n<section class=\"ds-slide ds-sl0\">\n<div class=\"ds-intro-box\">\n        <span class=\"ds-ep-label\">Kimetsu no Yaiba \u00b7 Final Selection<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"ds-main-title\">How Well Do You Know Demon Slayer?<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"ds-crawl-sub\">\u201cSet your heart ablaze.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ds-theme-previews\">\n<p><span class=\"ds-theme-icon\">\ud83d\udde1<\/span><span class=\"ds-theme-name\" style=\"color:#4fb879\">Tanjiro<\/span><span class=\"ds-theme-words\">The kind-hearted blade<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ds-theme-icon\">\ud83c\udf8b<\/span><span class=\"ds-theme-name\" style=\"color:#ffa6be\">Nezuko<\/span><span class=\"ds-theme-words\">The sleeping demon<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ds-theme-icon\">\ud83d\udd25<\/span><span class=\"ds-theme-name\" style=\"color:#ff8a3d\">Hashira<\/span><span class=\"ds-theme-words\">Nine pillars<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ds-theme-icon\">\ud83d\udc79<\/span><span class=\"ds-theme-name\" style=\"color:#b078d8\">Muzan<\/span><span class=\"ds-theme-words\">Progenitor of demons<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ds-theme-icon\">\ud83c\udf0a<\/span><span class=\"ds-theme-name\" style=\"color:#4fc8e4\">Breathing<\/span><span class=\"ds-theme-words\">Total concentration<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"ds-btn-primary\" for=\"ds-s1\">BEGIN FINAL SELECTION \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q1: Protagonist Surname --><\/p>\n<section class=\"ds-slide ds-sl1\">\n<div class=\"ds-question-card\">\n<p>01<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"ds-question-text\">The series follows a young charcoal seller whose family is slaughtered by a demon. Only his sister Nezuko survives \u2014 turned into a demon herself. What is the protagonist\u2019s full family name?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-1a\" for=\"ds-q1a\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">A<\/span>Tanjiro Agatsuma<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-1b\" for=\"ds-q1b\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">B<\/span>Tanjiro Kamado<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-1c\" for=\"ds-q1c\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">C<\/span>Tanjiro Tomioka<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-1d\" for=\"ds-q1d\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">D<\/span>Tanjiro Hashibira<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"ds-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Tanjiro Kamado is the eldest son of the Kamado family of charcoal-makers. The Kamado name, written with characters meaning \u201cfurnace,\u201d is a subtle nod to the family\u2019s ancient connection to fire and Sun Breathing \u2014 the original breathing style all others descend from.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Demon deception! The answer is Kamado. Agatsuma is Zenitsu\u2019s surname, Tomioka is the Water Hashira Giyu\u2019s, and Hashibira belongs to the boar-headed Inosuke. Tanjiro Kamado\u2019s family lived high in the mountains as charcoal-burners \u2014 a lineage that secretly carried the art of Sun Breathing.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"ds-btn-next\" for=\"ds-s2\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q2: Creator --><\/p>\n<section class=\"ds-slide ds-sl2\">\n<div class=\"ds-question-card\">\n<p>02<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"ds-question-text\">Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba began as a serialized manga in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2016 before becoming a global anime phenomenon. Which mangaka created it?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-2a\" for=\"ds-q2a\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">A<\/span>Hajime Isayama<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-2b\" for=\"ds-q2b\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">B<\/span>Koyoharu Gotouge<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-2c\" for=\"ds-q2c\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">C<\/span>Eiichiro Oda<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-2d\" for=\"ds-q2d\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">D<\/span>Masashi Kishimoto<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"ds-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Koyoharu Gotouge is famously private \u2014 the pen name gives no indication of gender, and the author has consistently declined interviews and public appearances. The manga ran for 205 chapters from 2016 to 2020 and sold over 150 million copies, making it one of the best-selling manga of all time.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Demon deception! The answer is Koyoharu Gotouge. Hajime Isayama created Attack on Titan, Eiichiro Oda writes One Piece, and Masashi Kishimoto created Naruto. Gotouge wrapped Demon Slayer\u2019s main story in 2020 after just four years \u2014 a surprisingly short run for a series of that scale.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"ds-btn-next\" for=\"ds-s3\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q3: Water Breathing --><\/p>\n<section class=\"ds-slide ds-sl3\">\n<div class=\"ds-question-card\">\n<p>03<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"ds-question-text\">Before the Final Selection, Tanjiro trains for two years on Mount Sagiri under former Hashira Sakonji Urokodaki. Which breathing style does Urokodaki teach him?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-3a\" for=\"ds-q3a\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">A<\/span>Water Breathing<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-3b\" for=\"ds-q3b\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">B<\/span>Thunder Breathing<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-3c\" for=\"ds-q3c\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">C<\/span>Flame Breathing<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-3d\" for=\"ds-q3d\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">D<\/span>Stone Breathing<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"ds-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Water Breathing has ten forms plus the Eleventh Form (Dead Calm), the last of which was created by Urokodaki\u2019s finest student, Giyu Tomioka. Tanjiro later combines Water Breathing with his family\u2019s ancestral Hinokami Kagura (Sun Breathing), which proves far more powerful against high-ranking demons.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Demon deception! The answer is Water Breathing. Thunder Breathing is Zenitsu\u2019s style, Flame Breathing is the Rengoku family\u2019s specialty, and Stone Breathing belongs to Gyomei Himejima. Urokodaki was the Water Hashira decades before Giyu, and his pupil Tanjiro eventually surpasses him by unlocking Sun Breathing.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"ds-btn-next\" for=\"ds-s4\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q4: Nezuko --><\/p>\n<section class=\"ds-slide ds-sl4\">\n<div class=\"ds-question-card\">\n<p>04<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"ds-question-text\">Nezuko Kamado is the only known demon allowed to travel with the Demon Slayer Corps \u2014 she wears a bamboo muzzle and is carried in a sealed wooden box by day. What makes her so uniquely valuable to her brother\u2019s cause?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-4a\" for=\"ds-q4a\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">A<\/span>She can shift her size at will<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-4b\" for=\"ds-q4b\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">B<\/span>She\u2019s immune to sunlight from the start<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-4c\" for=\"ds-q4c\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">C<\/span>She sleeps for nourishment instead of eating humans<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-4d\" for=\"ds-q4d\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">D<\/span>She can speak with other demons telepathically<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"ds-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Nezuko restores her body and power by sleeping, bypassing the need to consume humans that defines every other demon. Her unbroken love for her brother \u2014 and her implanted suggestion from Urokodaki that all humans are her family \u2014 anchors her humanity. She does eventually gain sunlight immunity, but that\u2019s a much later plot twist.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Demon deception! The answer is that she sleeps instead of feeding on humans. Nezuko can change her size (true but minor) and eventually gains immunity to sunlight (near the end of the series), but her defining trait is that she refuses to eat humans \u2014 sustaining herself through long periods of sleep instead.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"ds-btn-next\" for=\"ds-s5\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q5: Muzan --><\/p>\n<section class=\"ds-slide ds-sl5\">\n<div class=\"ds-question-card\">\n<p>05<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"ds-question-text\">The series\u2019 ultimate antagonist is the original demon \u2014 a creature who has walked the earth for over a thousand years, creating every other demon from his own blood. What is his name?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-5a\" for=\"ds-q5a\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">A<\/span>Akaza<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-5b\" for=\"ds-q5b\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">B<\/span>Douma<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-5c\" for=\"ds-q5c\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">C<\/span>Kokushibo<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-5d\" for=\"ds-q5d\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">D<\/span>Muzan Kibutsuji<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"ds-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Muzan Kibutsuji is the Demon King \u2014 created accidentally by a Heian-era doctor whose medicine overcame his terminal illness but turned him into an immortal monster. His lifelong obsession is curing his sunlight weakness. Akaza, Douma, and Kokushibo are all Upper Moon demons under his command \u2014 terrifying but all creations of Muzan himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Demon deception! The answer is Muzan Kibutsuji. Akaza (Upper Moon 3), Douma (Upper Moon 2), and Kokushibo (Upper Moon 1) are all fearsome Twelve Kizuki, but they\u2019re Muzan\u2019s creations \u2014 not the original demon. Muzan is the source of every demon in the story, and destroying him ends the demon curse forever.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"ds-btn-next\" for=\"ds-s6\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q6: Rengoku --><\/p>\n<section class=\"ds-slide ds-sl6\">\n<div class=\"ds-question-card\">\n<p>06<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"ds-question-text\">The Mugen Train arc features Tanjiro being mentored by the cheerfully boisterous Flame Hashira \u2014 a man whose final words (\u201cset your heart ablaze\u201d) became a fandom rallying cry. What is his name?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-6a\" for=\"ds-q6a\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">A<\/span>Kyojuro Rengoku<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-6b\" for=\"ds-q6b\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">B<\/span>Giyu Tomioka<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-6c\" for=\"ds-q6c\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">C<\/span>Tengen Uzui<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-6d\" for=\"ds-q6d\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">D<\/span>Gyomei Himejima<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"ds-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Kyojuro Rengoku \u2014 the Flame Hashira with the iconic yellow-and-red flame-haori and the signature \u201cUMAI!\u201d catchphrase \u2014 battles Upper Moon 3 Akaza in one of the series\u2019 most devastating fights. His death and final speech to Tanjiro became one of the most emotionally impactful moments in modern anime.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Demon deception! The answer is Kyojuro Rengoku. Giyu Tomioka is the Water Hashira (the stoic one who saves Tanjiro and Nezuko in episode 1), Tengen Uzui is the flamboyant Sound Hashira from the Entertainment District arc, and Gyomei Himejima is the gentle-giant Stone Hashira \u2014 the Corps\u2019 strongest.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"ds-btn-next\" for=\"ds-s7\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q7: Black Blade --><\/p>\n<section class=\"ds-slide ds-sl7\">\n<div class=\"ds-question-card\">\n<p>07<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"ds-question-text\">Demon Slayers wield Nichirin Blades \u2014 color-changing katanas forged from sun-infused ore. When a slayer first draws theirs, the blade takes on a color reflecting their breathing style. What color does Tanjiro\u2019s blade turn?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-7a\" for=\"ds-q7a\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">A<\/span>Blue<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-7b\" for=\"ds-q7b\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">B<\/span>Green<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-7c\" for=\"ds-q7c\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">C<\/span>Red<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-7d\" for=\"ds-q7d\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">D<\/span>Black<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"ds-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Tanjiro\u2019s blade turns black \u2014 an extremely rare color associated in-universe with bad omens and the superstition that black-blade wielders don\u2019t live long. The real reason, revealed later, is that black blades resonate with Sun Breathing, the original breathing style from which all others descend.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Demon deception! The answer is black. Water Breathing typically produces blue (like Giyu\u2019s), Mist Breathing produces a pale greenish-white, and Flame Breathing a vivid red-orange. Tanjiro\u2019s pitch-black blade is considered unlucky \u2014 but it\u2019s actually the mark of a Sun Breathing user, the rarest and most powerful style of all.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"ds-btn-next\" for=\"ds-s8\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q8: Mugen Train Movie --><\/p>\n<section class=\"ds-slide ds-sl8\">\n<div class=\"ds-question-card\">\n<p>08<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"ds-question-text\">The 2020 anime film Demon Slayer: Mugen Train became a worldwide box-office phenomenon despite releasing in the middle of the pandemic. What record did it famously break in Japan?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-8a\" for=\"ds-q8a\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">A<\/span>It won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-8b\" for=\"ds-q8b\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">B<\/span>It became the highest-grossing Japanese film ever, surpassing Spirited Away<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-8c\" for=\"ds-q8c\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">C<\/span>It was the first anime to win the Cannes Palme d\u2019Or<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"ds-option-btn ds-opt-8d\" for=\"ds-q8d\"><span class=\"ds-option-letter\">D<\/span>It was the first anime film to surpass $1 billion globally<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"ds-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Mugen Train dethroned Hayao Miyazaki\u2019s Spirited Away, which had held the Japanese box-office record for 19 years. Ufotable\u2019s breathtaking animation of the Tanjiro-versus-Akaza battle, paired with Rengoku\u2019s emotional farewell, turned a theatrical arc of the anime into the highest-grossing film in Japanese history.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Demon deception! The answer is that it surpassed Spirited Away as Japan\u2019s highest-grossing film ever. Mugen Train didn\u2019t win an Oscar (though it was eligible) and hasn\u2019t crossed $1 billion globally. But in Japan, it dethroned Miyazaki\u2019s 2001 classic \u2014 a record many thought would stand forever.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"ds-btn-next\" for=\"ds-sR\">REVEAL MY SCORE \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- RESULTS --><\/p>\n<section class=\"ds-slide ds-slR\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"ds-result-label\">Mission Complete \u00b7 Scroll Sealed<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"ds-result-title\">Your Corps Rank<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"ds-score-box\">\n        <span class=\"ds-score-icon\">\ud83d\udde1<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n          <span class=\"ds-score-num\"\/><span class=\"ds-score-of\"> \/ 8<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"ds-score-msg\">Hashira-level expert \u2014 or still at Mizunoto?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><label class=\"ds-btn-restart\" for=\"ds-s0\">\u2934 BEGIN AGAIN<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Akaza\u2019s martial arts skills became even deadlier as a demon, with him becoming strong enough to create shockwaves by punching the air, and he even possesses the unique ability to track opponents by sensing their fighting spirit. Akaza was always one of the strongest villains in the series, and that remains true even after <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/demon-slayer-saddest-death-akaza-not-rengoku-op-ed\/\" target=\"_blank\">Akaza\u2019s death in <em>Infinity Castle<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"doma\">\n                        Doma<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"first-appearance-demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-chapter-96-episode-44\">\n            First Appearance: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Chapter 96, Episode 44<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-doma.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-doma.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-doma.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-doma.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-doma.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-doma.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-doma.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Doma in Infinity Castle\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-doma.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-doma.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Demon-Slayer-Infinity-Castle-Doma<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Doma is the Upper-Rank Two Kizuki. Doma\u2019s jovial nature masks his sadistic and manipulative nature as a cult leader, but all of that seems to stem from his inability to understand emotions, something that even demons should be capable of, and pointing that out is the one thing that can make Doma drop his facade of a nice person.<\/p>\n<p>Doma\u2019s Blood Demon Art allows him to fight with powerful ice techniques that are not only powerful on their own, but also create toxic air that makes it almost impossible to breathe around him. Doma\u2019s powers more than justified his high rank, and it was only through Shinobu\u2019s tricks with weaponizing her death that he was finally defeated.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"kokushibo\">\n                        Kokushibo<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"first-appearance-demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-chapter-99-episode-45\">\n            First Appearance: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Chapter 99, Episode 45<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/demon-slayer-kokushibo.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/demon-slayer-kokushibo.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/demon-slayer-kokushibo.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/demon-slayer-kokushibo.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/demon-slayer-kokushibo.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/demon-slayer-kokushibo.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/demon-slayer-kokushibo.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"825\" height=\"413\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Demon Slayer's Kokushibo stares with his six eyes.\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/demon-slayer-kokushibo.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/demon-slayer-kokushibo.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Demon Slayer&#8217;s Kokushibo stares with his six eyes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kokushibo is the Upper-Rank One Kizuki who was once Michikatsu Tsugikuni, <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/strongest-demon-slayer-first-yoriichi-tsugikuni\/\" target=\"_blank\">the twin brother of the legendary Demon Slayer Yoriichi Tsugikuni<\/a>. While Yoriichi was seemingly slow and frail as a child, he was actually far more talented a fighter than Michikatsu from birth, something that infuriated Michikatsu to no end.<\/p>\n<p>Michikatsu\u2019s resentment only increased when he and Yoriichi became Demon Slayers, as no matter how strong Michikatsu became, he couldn\u2019t come close to Yoriichi\u2019s power. Michikatsu\u2019s jealousy led to him becoming a demon in pursuit of further power, but that only made his relationship with Yoriichi more complicated than before.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"strongest-demon-slayer-characters-ranked\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/strongest-demon-slayer-characters-ranked\/\"><br \/>\n                        <img width=\"440\" height=\"248\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Demon Slayer Infinity Castle Poster\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-poster.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-poster.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>Related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/strongest-demon-slayer-characters-ranked\/\" title=\"10 Strongest Demon Slayer Characters Of All Time, Ranked\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t10 Strongest Demon Slayer Characters Of All Time, Ranked<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Demon Slayer is filled with both horrific villains and courageous heroes, who show off their impressive powers during action-packed battles.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Kokushibo maintains his powerful Moon Breathing technique, Demon Slayer Mark, and knowledge of the Transparent World, and with a shapeshifting blade and a Blood Demon Art of moon-shaped weapons, he\u2019s even stronger than ever. Kokushibo more than earns his status as the strongest Upper-Rank Kizuki, and he was easily the toughest villain in <em><strong>Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba<\/strong> <\/em>after Muzan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card type-screen large\" data-show-streamrentbuy-links=\"true\" data-include-community-rating=\"true\" id=\"77f7-454d-9cf986ae978e\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content\">\n<div class=\"display-card-content image-column\">\n<p>                        <!--    Rating block community and brand ratings --><br \/>\n                        <!--  Image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-img \" data-stnl-group-once=\"5MxasHhxXN\">\n<div class=\"body-img portrait \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  img-article-square\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/03162280_poster_w780.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/03162280_poster_w780.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=300&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/03162280_poster_w780.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=300&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/03162280_poster_w780.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=400&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/03162280_poster_w780.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=400&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/03162280_poster_w780.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=320&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/03162280_poster_w780.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=320&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"480\" height=\"720\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"03162280_poster_w780.jpg\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/03162280_poster_w780.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/03162280_poster_w780.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                        <!-- User Rating widget --><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-card-content info-column\">\n                                                                                                                            <!--  Display card tags widget --><\/p>\n<p>                                                <!--  Display card community and brand rating widget --><br \/>\n                                                                <!--  Display card main info widget --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-info main-info\">\n<dl>\n<p><dt>\n                                            <strong>Release Date<\/strong>\n                                        <\/dt>\n<dd>\n                                            <span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t2019 &#8211; 2024-00-00<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/span>\n                                        <\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p><dt>\n                                            <strong>Network<\/strong>\n                                        <\/dt>\n<dd>\n                                            <span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFuji TV, Tokyo MX, Gunma TV, BS11, Tochigi TV, Kansai TV, Tokai Television Broadcasting, Fukui TV, Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting, Iwate Menkoi Television, Sendai Television, SAGA TV, TNC, OHK, Ishikawa TV, Kochi Sun Sun Broadcasting, TV Shizuoka, UMK TV Miyazaki, Television Shin Hiroshima System, NST, NBS, Sakuranbo TV, TSK, Ehime Broadcasting, KTS, NIB, Fukushima TV, TOS, AKT, Toyama Television, TV Kumamoto, Okinawa Television Broadcasting<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/span>\n                                        <\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p><dt>\n                                            <strong>Directors<\/strong>\n                                        <\/dt>\n<dd>\n                                            <span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHideki Hosokawa, Shinya Shimomura, Akihiko Uda, Takuro Takahashi, Shuji Miyahara, Masaru Takeuchi, Toshiyuki Shirai, Takuya Nonaka, Yuki Ito, Ken Takahashi, Takahiro Majima, Yusuke Shibata<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/span>\n                                        <\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<\/dl><\/div>\n<p>                                        <!--  Display card main info widget end --><\/p>\n<p>                    <!--  Display card media widget start --><\/p>\n<p>                                        <!--  Display card media widget end --><\/p>\n<p>                    <!-- Cast widget start --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-cast\">\n<ul class=\"cast-tab-list\">\n<li class=\"cast-tab full-width\">\n                                                                                <img width=\"100\" height=\"130\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Headshot Of Natsuki Hanae\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/09\/instar55075733-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=50&amp;h=65&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/09\/instar55075733-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=50&amp;h=65&amp;dpr=2\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-cast-info flex\">\n<p>Natsuki Hanae<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                    Tanjiro Kamado (voice)\n                                                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"cast-tab full-width\">\n                                                                                <img width=\"100\" height=\"130\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cast Placeholder Image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=50&amp;h=65&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=50&amp;h=65&amp;dpr=2\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-cast-info flex\">\n<p>Akari Kito<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                    Nezuko Kamado (voice)\n                                                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>                                        <!-- Cast widget end --><\/p>\n<p>                    <!-- Where to watch button preview --><\/p>\n<p>                    <!-- Where to watch preview end --><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <!-- Extra content section, display hidden by default --><br \/>\n            <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"extra-content-77f7-454d-9cf986ae978e\" name=\"extra-content-77f7-454d-9cf986ae978e\" class=\"expand-extra-info-checkbox css-menu-checkbox\"\/> <!-- Checkbox: control the expandable behavior  of the extra info --><\/p>\n<p>            <!-- Display card footer --><\/p>\n<p>            <!-- PROS and CONS section --><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Upper-Rank Kizuki are the most dangerous demons in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba outside of Muzan Kibutsuji himself. 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