Taisho era Japan. Tanjiro Kamado, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal to support his family, returns home to find them slaughtered by a demon. His only surviving sister, Nezuko, has been transformed into a demon herself. Vowing to turn her back into a human and to hunt down the demon that destroyed his family, Tanjiro steps onto the path of the Demon Slayer. Under the harsh training of the retired swordsman Sakonji Urokodaki, his brutal journey begins in this opening volume of the blood-soaked Taisho sword epic.
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Tanjiro endures Urokodaki's grueling trials and begins mastering Water Breathing. After two years of hellish training, he faces the final task: cleaving a massive boulder in two. Nezuko falls into a long slumber and awakens as a demon who refuses to devour humans, becoming Tanjiro's fierce protector. The reasons Giyu spared her, and the weight of the fox mask Urokodaki entrusts to Tanjiro, all set the stage for the Final Selection that will decide his fate.
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| Author | 吾峠呼世晴 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | 集英社 |
| Release date | 2016-06-03 |
| Volume | Vol. 1 |
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