The story of Demon Slayer: a journey to save a sister and avenge her family

  • Published on : 20/04/2024
  • by : bryan@japan-experience.com

Demon Slayer plunges us into the heart of a captivating initiation quest, combining family drama, breathless adventure and Japanese folklore revisited. The story follows Tanjiro Kamado, a young boy whose destiny is shattered by the massacre of his family by a demon. Only his sister Nezuko survived, but she herself was transformed into a demonic creature. Determined to save her and avenge his family, Tanjiro sets out on the path of the demon slayers, in the fascinating Japan of the early 20th century. An epic by Koyoharu Gotoge, one of today's hottest mangaka.

Tanjiro led a peaceful life in the mountains, selling coal to support his family after the death of his father. But everything changed when one day he discovered his mother and siblings brutally murdered by a demon. Only his youngest sister Nezuko survived, but transformed into a bloodthirsty demon. Distraught but determined, the young boy crosses paths with Giyu, a demon-slayer. Giyu, seeing that Nezuko seems to have retained some of his humanity, recommends Tanjiro to an old master so that he too can become a demon hunter.

A demon hunter's journey of initiation

Tanjiro goes to Sakonji Urokodaki and undergoes intensive, grueling training to master the fighting techniques of demon slayers. He is guided in his training by the enigmatic Makomo and Sabito, former pupils of his master. But they hide a dark secret that Tanjiro will only discover at the end of his training, when he finally obtains the legendary "Saber of the Sun", the only weapon capable of killing demons once and for all. Armed with these lessons, the young boy sets off on the road, Nezuko concealed in a wooden box on his back, to track down the demons and seek a cure that will restore his sister's humanity.

Tanjiro Kamado, personnage principal

Tanjiro Kamado, main character

©Demon Slayer, flickr

Tanjiro, Zen'itsu et Inosuke

Tanjiro, Zen'itsu and Inosuke

©Demon Slayer, flickr

Tanjiro et Nezuko

Tanjiro and Nezuko

©Lee Phan, flickr

Giyu Tomioka

Giyu Tomioka

©Demon Slayer, flickr

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