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After a demon attack leaves his family slain and his sister cursed, Tanjiro embarks upon a perilous journey to find a cure and avenge those he's lost.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 4 Episode 7 - Awful Villain
    5.6/10(31 votes)

    #1 - Awful Villain

    S4:E7

    Genya aims for the neck of the fifth demon that split off from Hantengu, but the demon's neck is shockingly hard, and his sword snaps in half in his attempt to strike it. His gun is also ineffective and Genya is driven into a corner. Realizing that he is unable to sever the neck by himself, he entrusts defeating the fifth demon, which is believed to be the main body, to Tanjiro. Taking on Genya's will, Tanjiro wields his sword against the fleeing demon...

    Director:Hideki Hosokawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 4 Episode 8 - The ‘Mu’ In Muichiro
    5.7/10(30 votes)

    #2 - The ‘Mu’ In Muichiro

    S4:E8

    Muichiro, with the help of air blown by Kotetsu to him, escapes Gyokko's Water Prison Pot. Muichiro finally recalls his tragic past.

    Director:Takuro Takahashi
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 4 Episode 9 - Mist Hashira: Muichiro Tokito
    5.9/10(30 votes)

    #3 - Mist Hashira: Muichiro Tokito

    S4:E9

    Armed with his memories, Muichiro feels powerful and invincible, convinced that the demonic fifth moon has no chance against him.

    Director:Akihiko Uda
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 4 Episode 10 - Love Hashira: Mitsuri Kanroji
    6.0/10(30 votes)

    #4 - Love Hashira: Mitsuri Kanroji

    S4:E10

    Tanjiro, Nezuko, and Genya are struggling through an arduous battle against Zohakuten and his five tree dragons. They are forced to fight defensively against the tree dragons using the four emotion demon's powers, and Tanjiro is swallowed by one of them amidst the fight. Just as Tanjiro is close to meeting his demise, Mitsuri arrives in the nick of time and rescues him. And now, Mitsuri faces off against Zohakuten to rescue the captured Nezuko and Genya...!

    Director:Yuji Shimizu
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 4 Episode 6 - Aren't You Going to Become a Hashira?
    6.4/10(27 votes)

    #5 - Aren't You Going to Become a Hashira?

    S4:E6

    Two simultaneous fights continue, Tanjiro, Nezuko and Genya against Hantengu and Tokito against Gyokko. Genya began to show a demonic form. Tanjiro asks him to look for Hantengu's real body, but memories of the past begin to plague Genya.

    Director:Seiji Harada
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 4 Episode 4 - Thank You, Tokito
    6.5/10(28 votes)

    #6 - Thank You, Tokito

    S4:E4

    Hantengu's head is slashed by Muichiro and he splits into two clones. Muichiro is blown away by Karaku. Tanjiro, Nezuko and Genya are stunned when the clones split into more clones. Muichiro rescues Kotetsu from a Goldfish Demon.

    Director:Hideki Hosokawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 4 Episode 1 - Someone's Dream
    6.7/10(35 votes)

    #7 - Someone's Dream

    S4:E1

    An Upper Rank Demon has been defeated for the first time in a hundred years by Uzui, Tanjiro, and his comrades' effort. This news causes a ripple effect not only among the members of the Demon Slayer Corps, but also the Upper Rank Demons, who have been summoned by Muzan Kibutsuji. Meanwhile, Tanjiro is recovering at the Butterfly Mansion when he discovers that he has upset his swordsmith Haganezuka after chipping his sword and decides to head to the village where the swordsmiths live to talk to him in person.

    Directors:Takashi Suhara, Shinya Shimomura
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 4 Episode 2 - Yoriichi Type Zero
    6.7/10(29 votes)

    #8 - Yoriichi Type Zero

    S4:E2

    Tanjiro intervenes during an argument between a pillar and an apprentice blacksmith and learns of the existence of an amazing training method.

    Director:Akihiko Uda
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 3 Episode 2 - Infiltrating the Red Light District
    6.8/10(28 votes)

    #9 - Infiltrating the Red Light District

    S3:E2

    After Tanjiro visits the Rengoku residence and meets Kyojuro's younger brother, Senjuro, to deliver Kyojuro's last message, Tanjiro spends his days training and completing missions. One day, he returns to the Butterfly Mansion to find Sound Hashira, Tengen Uzui, attempting to take Aoi and Naho away on a mission against their will. Tanjiro, Zenitsu and Inosuke offer to go on that mission instead, and they head to their next destination - the Entertainment District.

    Director:Takashi Suhara
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 4 Episode 3 - A Sword From Over 300 Years Ago
    6.8/10(28 votes)

    #10 - A Sword From Over 300 Years Ago

    S4:E3

    Tanjiro begins his training with Yoriichi Type Zero and is pushed to the limits by Kotetsu's relentless coaching and extreme training. Through this experience, Tanjiro masters a new skill of predicting where the opponent's next move will hit by using his sense of smell. During his training, Tanjiro lands a blow on Yoriichi Type Zero and ends up destroying it, but a sword from over 300 years ago appears from inside...

    Director:Ken Nakazawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 5 Episode 5 - I Even Ate Demons…
    6.9/10(22 votes)

    #11 - I Even Ate Demons…

    S5:E5

    After completing Mitsuri's training, Tanjiro heads to train with Iguro. When he arrives at the training site, Iguro is waiting for him, visibly angry. Will he be able to complete this horrifying training where he'll have to fix his sword skills?

    Director:Hideki Hosokawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 4 Episode 5 - Bright Red Sword
    7.0/10(28 votes)

    #12 - Bright Red Sword

    S4:E5

    Tokito continues advancing through the forest and finds Mr. Kanamori. As soon as they arrive at the work hut in the middle of the forest, they are welcomed by Gyokko. Meanwhile, Tanjiro continues his fight against Hantengu.

    Director:Takuya Nonaka
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 5 Episode 3 - Fully Recovered Tanjiro Joins the Hashira Training!!
    7.2/10(22 votes)

    #13 - Fully Recovered Tanjiro Joins the Hashira Training!!

    S5:E3

    After talking with Tanjiro, Giyu is able to overcome his past self and decides to join the training. Meanwhile, Tanjiro's wounds have healed enough to join the training, and heads to his first training with the former Hashira, Uzui.

    Director:Takashi Mamezuka
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 5 Episode 6 - The Strongest of the Demon Slayer Corps
    7.2/10(19 votes)

    #14 - The Strongest of the Demon Slayer Corps

    S5:E6

    Tanjiro and Zenitsu head to Himejima's training site deep in the mountains and reunite with Inosuke and Murata. Tanjiro first starts the training by being hit by a waterfall but struggles with the coldness and weight of the water.

    Director:Ken Nakazawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 3 Episode 1 - Sound Hashira: Tengen Uzui
    7.3/10(36 votes)

    #15 - Sound Hashira: Tengen Uzui

    S3:E1

    After the Mugen Train incident, Akaza visits Muzan Kibutsuji. Guided by a crow, Tanjiro Kamado heads off to the Rengoku residence to convey Kyojuro Rengoku's last messages to his father and little brother. Tanjiro's group return to the Butterfly Mansion.

    Director:Haruo Sotozaki
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 3 Episode 3 - What Are You?
    7.3/10(26 votes)

    #16 - What Are You?

    S3:E3

    After arriving at the Entertainment District, Tanjiro and his comrades infiltrate each House where Uzui's wives, Suma, Makio and Hinatsuru, work. While working as apprentices and searching for their whereabouts, Inosuke hears that Makio has been shutting herself away from everyone in her room.

    Director:Akihiko Uda
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 5 Episode 1 - To Defeat Muzan Kibutsuji
    7.3/10(23 votes)

    #17 - To Defeat Muzan Kibutsuji

    S5:E1

    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 at the Ubuyashiki Mansion to hold a Hashira meeting, where Muichiro reveals how the marks manifested. In an effort to strengthen the entire Demon Slayer Corps from the bottom up, the Hashira Training begins...

    Directors:Takashi Suhara, Shinya Shimomura
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 5 Episode 4 - To Bring a Smile to One's Face
    7.3/10(22 votes)

    #18 - To Bring a Smile to One's Face

    S5:E4

    After completing training with Uzui, Tanjiro visits the Tokito residence next. The Demon Slayer swordsmen who have already started the training are dispirited by Muichiro's intense training and harsh words. Tanjiro hears the swordsmen discussing if there's anything they can do about it...

    Director:Seiji Harada
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 5 Episode 7 - Stone Hashira: Gyōmei Himejima
    7.3/10(20 votes)

    #19 - Stone Hashira: Gyōmei Himejima

    S5:E7

    Tanjiro was struggling with Himejima's tasks. Now he finally manages to move the boulder after receiving advice from Genya, whom he meets by chance. With this breakthrough, will Tanjiro be able to overcome Himejima's rigorous training?

    Director:Akihiko Uda
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 1 Episode 11 - Tsuzumi Mansion
    7.4/10(36 votes)

    #20 - Tsuzumi Mansion

    S1:E11

    Tanjiro's next destination, according to his Kasugai Crow, is to the south-southeast. On the way, Tanjiro runs into his fellow Final Selection survivor, the swordsman Zenitsu Agatsuma. Tanjiro has a hard time dealing with Zenitsu's passive attitude as they head deep into the mountains. They encounter two children whose older brother was taken away right in front of their house. There, Zenitsu hears the sound of a tsuzumi ringing out from somewhere.

    Director:Shuji Miyahara
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 3 Episode 11 - No Matter How Many Lives
    7.5/10(24 votes)

    #21 - No Matter How Many Lives

    S3:E11

    Uzui deflects all of Gyutaro's Blood Demon Art attacks, and despite getting pierced in the jaw, Tanjiro is able to slice off Gyutaro's head. Though wounded from head to toe, Zenitsu and Inosuke also behead Daki, and they succeed in decapitating both demons at the same time. Just when it seems as though they've defeated the Upper Six demons after a fierce struggle, Gyutaro unleashes his Blood Demon Art...

    Director:Hideki Hosokawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 5 Episode 2 - Water Hashira Giyu Tomioka's Pain
    7.5/10(23 votes)

    #22 - Water Hashira Giyu Tomioka's Pain

    S5:E2

    Kagaya's Kasugai Crow suddenly appears in front of Tamayo and invites her to the Demon Slayer headquarters — even though she is a demon. Meanwhile, after receiving a letter from Kagaya at the Butterfly Mansion, Tanjiro pays a visit to Giyu, who is not participating in the Hashira Training. At first, Tanjiro is rejected by Giyu but patiently continues to try to talk to him. Giyu, who gives in to Tanjiro's persistence, begins to share the reason why he won't participate in the training.

    Director:Yuji Shimizu
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 1 Episode 25 - Tsuguko, Kanao Tsuyuri
    7.6/10(33 votes)

    #23 - Tsuguko, Kanao Tsuyuri

    S1:E25

    Tanjiro, who's undergoing rehabilitation training at the Butterfly Mansion, works hard to keep up his Total Concentration Breathing techniques all day long. Though at first, he's helpless against Kanao, a swordswoman in his class who's training him, he slowly but surely begins to make some headway. Seeing Tanjiro devote himself to training every single day, Zenitsu and Inosuke resume training as well, but...

    Director:Shinya Shimomura
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 2 Episode 3 - Should Have Been
    7.6/10(28 votes)

    #24 - Should Have Been

    S2:E3

    Tanjiro, Nezuko, Zenitsu and Inosuke join Rengoku on the Mugen Train. Having heard that there may be demons on the train, they are on high alert, but they find themselves falling into a slumber. Within his dream, Tanjiro is reunited with his long lost family. However, it is soon revealed that this is a trap set by Enmu (Lower One).

    Director:Masaru Takeuchi
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 5 Episode 8 - The Hashira Unite
    7.6/10(34 votes)

    #25 - The Hashira Unite

    S5:E8

    During a silent night when the moon shines, Kagaya finally meets Muzan Kibutsuji, who appears at the Ubuyashiki Mansion.

    Directors:Haruo Sotozaki, Seiji Harada, Yuji Shimizu
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Awful Villain" is the worst rated episode of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba". It scored 5.6/10 based on 31 votes. Directed by Hideki Hosokawa and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/21/2023. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The ‘Mu’ In Muichiro".