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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba S5E1 — To Defeat Muzan Kibutsuji
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba•Season 5•Episode 1

To Defeat Muzan Kibutsuji

7.6/10 · 37 votesMay 12, 202449 min

Ranked #3 of 8 in Season 5•matches the season avg

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The Hashira, Sanemi and Iguro, along with their comrades head to an abandoned castle on top of a mountain for a mission, while Tanjiro is being treated at the Butterfly Mansion for the wounds he suffered at the Swordsmith Village. Later on, the Hashira gather

Directed byShinya Shimomura, Takashi Suhara
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Natsuki Hanae

Natsuki Hanae

Tanjirō Kamado (voice)

Akari Kito

Akari Kito

Nezuko Kamado (voice)

Hiro Shimono

Hiro Shimono

Zenitsu Agatsuma (voice)

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Inosuke Hashibira (voice)

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Shinya Shimomura

Director

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Takashi Suhara

Director

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Koji Akiyama

Animation Director

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Masahiro Kimura

Key Animation

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Akira Matsushima

Animation Director

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Masayuki Kunihiro

Key Animation

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Masaru Kimura

Key Animation

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Masaharu Koyama

Key Animation

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Mika Kikuchi

Animation Director

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Masaru Yanaka

Background Designer

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鬼頭裕子

Background Designer

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Yuri Kabasawa

Background Designer

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Episode Summary

"To Defeat Muzan Kibutsuji" is episode 1 of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba season 5. It scored 7.6/10 from 37 votes, ranking #3 of 8 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Shinya Shimomura, Takashi Suhara, it aired on May 12, 2024.

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