Kimetsu no Yaiba Episode 14 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

The House With the Wisteria Family Crest

Tanjiro, defending Zenitsu for protecting Nezuko's box, fights the masked Demon Slayer of Final Selection, which leads to introductions, shared meals and rest at a wisteria house, and ends with Nezuko revealed to Zenitsu and Zenitsu drawing his blade on Tanjiro.

• Clash with the masked Slayer

  Tanjiro lands a punch that cracks the stranger's ribs, and the masked Slayer insists on a bare-handed fight; after struggling against his low, beast-like stance, Tanjiro headbutts him, sending him reeling, and the boar mask falls off to reveal a feminine face.

• Introduction as Inosuke

  The stranger introduces himself as Inosuke Hashibira, loses consciousness, and later wakes and refuses to help bury the dead, then boasts of his strength before the group descends the mountain.

• Journey and wisteria house

  The trio travels, bickers over Tanjiro's name, and arrives at a wisteria-crested house at night where an elderly woman takes them in, provides clothes and food, and a doctor finds everyone has broken ribs.

• Nezuko revealed to Zenitsu

  Inosuke explains his reason for entering Final Selection, Tanjiro reveals the sense of smell behind his trust in Zenitsu, and when Nezuko steps out of her box, Zenitsu, furious that Tanjiro has been traveling with such a cute girl, draws his blade on him.

Recent Timeline

• Injured man dies after window fall (Episode 11)

  A bloodied, injured man is thrown from the mansion's window and lands hard in a pool of blood before Tanjiro and the children. Tanjiro rushes to aid him, but the man dies of his wounds moments later, raising the stakes of the mission inside the mansion.

• Demons beheaded and Kiyoshi reunited (Episode 12)

  Zenitsu, knocked out by fear, rises while still asleep and beheads the long-tongued demon that had cornered Shoichi with Thunder Breathing, First Form. The masked Demon Slayer then severs the horned demon's arms and beheads it with Beast Breathing Third Fang, moving on through the mansion. Kiyoshi, rescued after demons fought over him, is reunited with his sister Teruko, who rushes to hug him in relief.

• Drum Demon Kyogai beheaded (Episode 13)

  Tanjiro defeats Kyogai, a former Twelve Kizuki member, by beheading him with a Water Breathing attack after sensing the Opening Thread in the Blood Demon Art. Before fading to ashes, Kyogai asks whether Tanjiro truly admired his Blood Demon Art. Tanjiro takes a blood sample for Tamayo before the body fades.

• Clash outside the mansion and burial (Episode 14)

  Outside the drum mansion, Tanjiro fights the masked Demon Slayer from Final Selection to defend Zenitsu, who was guarding Nezuko's box. Tanjiro's headbutt knocks the boar mask off, revealing Inosuke Hashibira, who then collapses. Tanjiro and Zenitsu then bury the mansion dead and pray with the children. Summoned by Tanjiro's Kasugai Crow, they descend the mountain, and Inosuke, who first refused to help, joins them.

• Wisteria house shelter and Nezuko's reveal (Episode 14)

  At night the trio reach a wisteria-crest house, where an elderly woman takes them in. The family, rescued by Demon Slayers in the past, tends Demon Slayers for free as thanks, and a doctor finds broken ribs in all three. Nezuko's box shakes open, and she crawls out and shows herself fully while Zenitsu panics. Zenitsu becomes enraged that Tanjiro travels with a girl and draws his blade, saying the Demon Slayer Corps is not something one joins for fun.

Character Graph

Giyu Tomioka

Demon Slayer

Demon Slayer who finds Tanjiro and Nezuko, believes Nezuko is different and spares her. He sends Tanjiro to find Sakonji Urokodaki.

• Tanjiro Kamado (Other, Mixed)

  Attacks Tanjiro at first, then spares him and sends him toward Urokodaki.

• Nezuko (Other, Mixed)

  Restrains Nezuko, then spares her after seeing she is different from other demons.

Makomo

A young girl with a dreamy demeanour who meets Tanjiro in the forest, teaches him Total Concentration Breathing, and corrects his form. She was orphaned and raised by Sakonji.

• Sakonji Urokodaki (Guardian, Affinity)

  Was orphaned and raised by Sakonji and loves him dearly.

• Tanjiro Kamado (Mentor, Affinity)

  Teaches Tanjiro breathing and form and promises to look after him.

Sabito (Fox-masked swordsman)

A young swordsman who wears a fox mask and trains Tanjiro through sparring after appearing atop the boulder. He was orphaned and raised by Sakonji.

• Sakonji Urokodaki (Guardian, Affinity)

  Was orphaned and raised by Sakonji and loves him dearly.

• Tanjiro Kamado (Other, Mixed)

  Trains Tanjiro through sparring and knocks him unconscious, while also helping him improve.

Sakonji Urokodaki (Sakonji)

Demon Slayer

Tanjiro's master, who lives at the foot of Mount Sagiri and trains swordsmen. At Giyu's request he trained Tanjiro and sent him to Final Selection, where his earlier students Sabito and Makomo had died at the hands of a demon he had imprisoned 47 years ago. Tanjiro recalls his ointment and his Water Breathing teachings while fighting Kyogai.

• Tanjiro Kamado (Mentor, Affinity)

  Took Tanjiro as his student at Giyu's request and sent him to Final Selection, hoping he would not die there.

• Sabito (Mentor, Affinity)

  Former student who died in Final Selection.

• Makomo (Mentor, Affinity)

  Former student who died in Final Selection.

Muzan Kibutsuji (Muzan)

demon

The progenitor of all demons and the enemy Tanjiro hunts, living disguised as a human with a wife and child. He sent two demons after Tanjiro's head, and in the past he slashed Kyogai's ranked eye, stripping him of Lower Rank Six.

• Disguised life

  Living as a human man with a wife and a young child, while secretly a demon with red, cat-like eyes.

• Feared by demons

  A lesser demon was terrified upon hearing his name and refused to speak of him, citing a past threat that he would always be watching.

• Tanjiro Kamado (Other, Hostility)

  Tanjiro recognizes him as a demon on sight and prepares to draw his blade, and Muzan notices him and denies having met him.

• Nezuko (Other, Neutral)

  Nezuko is said to have gotten much blood from Muzan, implying a source link to Muzan.

Nezuko

demon

Tanjiro's younger sister, who became a demon yet protects her brother and does not eat humans. At the house with the wisteria family crest she steps out of her box, and Zenitsu sees her for the first time.

• Tanjiro Kamado (Family, Affinity)

  Older brother, whom she protects even after her transformation and hugs in relief when he returns safely.

• Giyu Tomioka (Other, Mixed)

  Demon Slayer who restrains her and then spares her after seeing she is different.

• Tamayo (Other, Affinity)

  Hugs her after being healed.

Tamayo

demon · doctor

A demon doctor who has freed herself from Muzan's curse and is researching a way to turn demons back into humans. After the attack on her house, she offers to take Nezuko in, accepts Tanjiro's refusal, and leaves the region with Yushiro to hide again. Through her cat she receives the blood Tanjiro takes from Kyogai.

• Medical work

  Treats injured people, transforms only those terminally ill or gravely injured, and asks them whether they wish to live as demons.

• Yushiro (Mentor, Guardian, Affinity)

  Her assistant, whom she turned into a demon when he was terminally ill; she scolds him but cares for him deeply.

• Tanjiro Kamado (Colleague, Affinity)

  She asks Tanjiro to supply blood samples from Nezuko and from demons close to Muzan for an elixir; Tanjiro senses she is pure and honest and can be trusted.

• Nezuko (Colleague, Other, Affinity)

  Studies Nezuko's unusual blood; moved when Nezuko hugs her, she tearfully thanks her and offers to take her in.

• Muzan Kibutsuji (Other, Hostility)

  Calls him a coward who manipulates demons and resents him.

Tanjiro Kamado (Tanjiro)

Demon Slayer

Eldest son of a charcoal-selling family who became a Demon Slayer to turn his sister Nezuko, now a demon, back into a human. After knocking out the masked Slayer Inosuke with a headbutt and burying the mansion's dead, he travels with Zenitsu and Inosuke to a house with the wisteria family crest, where all three rest with broken ribs.

• Tasks

  Gathering blood for Tamayo's medicine from Nezuko and from demons close to Muzan; he sent Kyogai's blood to her through her cat.

• Nezuko (Family, Affinity)

  Younger sister, transformed into a demon; he refuses to abandon her and carries her with him on his missions.

• Giyu Tomioka (Other, Mixed)

  Demon Slayer who first attacks Tanjiro and Nezuko, then spares Nezuko and sends Tanjiro to Sakonji Urokodaki.

• Sabito (Other, Mixed)

  Sabito is the swordsman who trains him, knocks him out, and is later defeated by his slash.

• Makomo (Mentor, Affinity)

  Makomo corrects his form and teaches him breathing.

• Tamayo (Colleague, Affinity)

  A demon doctor he has come to trust, who asked him for blood samples for an elixir.

• Yushiro (Other, Hostility)

  Repeatedly clashes with Yushiro, who strikes him for approaching Tamayo.

• Temari Demon (Other, Hostility)

  Fought her at Tamayo's house; after Muzan's curse killed her, he grieved that she had been manipulated.

• Sakonji Urokodaki (Mentor, Affinity)

  His master, who trained him at Giyu's request and sent him to Final Selection.

• Inosuke Hashibira (Colleague, Mixed)

  Fought him bare-handed outside the mansion after he beat Zenitsu, knocking him out with a headbutt; they now travel together, though Inosuke treats him as a rival.

• Zenitsu Agatsuma (Colleague, Mixed)

  Thanks him for protecting Nezuko's box; when Zenitsu sees Nezuko, he draws his blade on Tanjiro in anger.

• Kyogai (Other, Mixed)

  He beheaded Kyogai with Water Breathing, Ninth Form, praising his Blood Demon Art, and sent his blood to Tamayo.

• Kiyoshi (Guardian, Affinity)

  Rescued him from the drum mansion; at parting, Kiyoshi receives a wisteria pouch to ward off demons.

Temari Demon (Susamaru)

demon

One of the two demons Muzan sent to bring him Tanjiro's head, a childlike demon who fought with temari and claimed to be one of the Twelve Kizuki. Tamayo's spell made her speak Muzan's name and his curse tore her apart; her eye bore no number, showing she was never one of the Twelve Kizuki.

• Attack

  Her temari punch through the house, and she is excited by the upcoming fight, fueled by Muzan's blood.

• False rank

  Claimed to be one of the Twelve Kizuki, but her eye bore no number.

• Muzan Kibutsuji (Hierarchy, Affinity)

  Worshipped Muzan, but after Tamayo's spell made her speak his name, she begged his forgiveness as his curse tore her apart.

• Tanjiro Kamado (Other, Hostility)

  Tried to take Tanjiro's head for Muzan; he cut off her arms, and after her death he mourned her.

• Yushiro (Other, Hostility)

  Curses her for hurting Tamayo and is hostile toward her; she beheads him with a temari.

Yushiro

demon

Tamayo's assistant, a boy she turned into a demon when he was terminally ill, who is fiercely protective of her. He dislikes Tamayo's idea of taking Nezuko in, yet admits at parting that she is a beauty, then leaves the region with Tamayo.

• Attitude

  Protective of Tamayo, quick to strike Tanjiro, and calls Nezuko an eyesore.

• Protector of Tamayo

  Stood in the path of a temari to shield Tamayo and was beheaded, then healed.

• Tamayo (Mentor, Guardian, Affinity)

  His creator and mistress, whom he adores; she found him terminally ill and turned him into a demon.

• Tanjiro Kamado (Other, Hostility)

  Antagonistic toward Tanjiro, punching and flipping him for getting close to Tamayo.

• Nezuko (Other, Colleague, Mixed)

  First calls her an eyesore, but after fighting beside her and being patted on the head, admits at parting that she is a beauty.

• Temari Demon (Other, Hostility)

  Hostile to her for hurting Tamayo; vows she is unforgivable.

Zenitsu Agatsuma (Zenitsu)

Demon Slayer

A cowardly Demon Slayer who survived Final Selection and is terrified of demons and of dying. After shielding Nezuko's box, he rests with Tanjiro and Inosuke at the wisteria-crest house, and when Nezuko steps out of the box, he is furious that Tanjiro has been traveling with such a cute girl and draws his blade.

• Background

  Fell into debt after being deceived out of all his money by a woman; was taken in by an old man who turned out to be a trainer, and entered the Final Selection hoping to die.

• Traits

  Whines during missions, attracts the attention of girls, snores loudly, and is terrified of dying at the hands of a demon.

• Tanjiro Kamado (Colleague, Mixed)

  A fellow Slayer who thanked him for protecting the box; furious to learn it held a cute girl, Zenitsu draws his blade on him.

• Inosuke Hashibira (Colleague, Hostility)

  Beat him for protecting the box and refuses to apologize.

• Nezuko (Other, Affinity)

  Protected her box without knowing who was inside; when she steps out, he is struck by how cute she is.

• Shoichi (Other, Mixed)

  Still believes Shoichi killed the tongue demon and clings to him for protection.

Kyogai (Drum Demon)

Demon · Twelve Kizuki (former) · Lower Rank Six (former)

A former Lower Rank Six of the Twelve Kizuki who rotates the rooms of his mansion by beating the tsuzumi on his body, stripped of his rank by Muzan. Beheaded by Tanjiro, he wept in his final moments because Tanjiro acknowledged the Blood Demon Art and tsuzumi playing that a man had once mocked.

• Former rank

  Lost his Lower Rank Six place after Muzan refused him more time, having reached his limit.

• Devouring

  Obsessed with devouring a person of rare Marechi blood, which he values as worth a hundred people.

• Final reflection

  Realized, thanks to Tanjiro's praise of his Blood Demon Art, that the old insult to his songwriting was untrue, and wept as he faded away.

• Muzan Kibutsuji (Hierarchy, Hostility)

  Muzan found him in the mansion with a corpse left unfinished, slashed his ranked eye, and stripped him of Lower Rank Six.

• Tanjiro Kamado (Other, Mixed)

  Demon Slayer who refused to die and fought him to the end; in the end his acknowledgement of the Blood Demon Art and tsuzumi playing moved the demon.

• Kiyoshi (Other, Hostility)

  His Marechi prey, who escaped when other demons fought over him.

Inosuke Hashibira (masked Demon Slayer)

Demon Slayer

A Demon Slayer in a boar mask who grew up alone in the mountains and entered Final Selection after beating a Slayer and taking his sword. After Tanjiro's headbutt outside the mansion knocks off his mask, he names himself Inosuke Hashibira before fainting, then follows Tanjiro and Zenitsu to the wisteria-crest house, treating Tanjiro as a rival.

• Introduction

  Appears in a room wearing a boar mask, startles Zenitsu, and later breaks through a wall to join the fight against the demon.

• Background

  Entered Final Selection after a Demon Slayer entered his mountain; he beat that Slayer and took the sword. Claims he has no parents or siblings and lives in the mountain to test his strength against others.

• Personality

  Reckless and blunt; does not care about the future and enjoys the present, and dismisses courtesy such as eating with chopsticks.

• Tanjiro Kamado (Colleague, Mixed)

  First clashed with Tanjiro outside the drum mansion, where Tanjiro's headbutt knocked him out after he beat Zenitsu; he now travels with him and keeps challenging him as a rival.

• Zenitsu Agatsuma (Colleague, Hostility)

  Kicked Zenitsu repeatedly for shielding the box and refuses to apologize; Zenitsu scolds him for his manners.

• Nezuko (Other, Hostility)

  Sensed a demon in her box and tried to stab it, but Zenitsu shielded it.

Kiyoshi (Teruko's elder brother)

Human

The eldest brother of Shoichi and Teruko, dragged into the mansion by Kyogai and nearly devoured. Because he has rare Marechi blood, Tanjiro's crow gives him a pouch of wisteria to ward off demons.

• Rescue

  Rescued when other demons fought over devouring him; he then picked up a tsuzumi and used it to change the room he was in.

• Tanjiro Kamado (Guardian, Affinity)

  The Demon Slayer who protected him from Kyogai and led him out of the mansion.

• Kyogai (Other, Hostility)

  Dragged him into the mansion to devour him, calling him Marechi.

Teruko

Human

Shoichi's younger sister, rescued from the drum mansion with her brothers. Amazed that Tanjiro knocked out the masked Slayer with his forehead, she stays to bury the dead and pray with him.

• Introduction

  Gives her name as Teruko when asked by Tanjiro; cries when separated from her brother and is comforted by Tanjiro.

• Shoichi (Family, Affinity)

  Her older brother, who came with her to find Kiyoshi.

• Kiyoshi (Family, Affinity)

  Her eldest brother, rescued from the drum mansion.

• Tanjiro Kamado (Guardian, Affinity)

  The Demon Slayer who protected her in the mansion; she is amazed by his hard forehead.

Shoichi

Human

The boy among the siblings who followed their eldest brother's blood trail to the mansion. Reunited with his brother and sister, he helps bury the dead and pray, while Zenitsu, still believing Shoichi killed the tongue demon, clings to him.

• Introduction

  Tells Tanjiro that the mansion belongs to a monster and that their oldest brother was taken from them; is separated from his sister when the rooms shift.

• Teruko (Family, Affinity)

  His younger sister, whom he protects and who relies on him for comfort.

• Kiyoshi (Family, Affinity)

  His eldest brother, whom the siblings followed to the mansion.

• Zenitsu Agatsuma (Other, Mixed)

  The cowardly Slayer who still believes Shoichi killed the tongue demon and clings to him for protection.

World Memo

• Demons devour humans

  Demons devour humans and are nocturnal, so crossing the mountain at night is perilous and demons roam about at night.

• Demon physical prowess

  Demons have great physical strength and powerful regeneration.

• Demon Slayers protect people

  Demon Slayers exist to protect people, and their job is to kill demons.

  Humans fight demons despite slower regeneration and higher mortality, continuing to protect others.

• Demon power scales with victims eaten

  Demons eat humans to gain strength, as humans eat food; a demon's power is proportional to the number of victims it has devoured, and a Demon Slayer's sharpened sense of smell can reveal that number.

• Blood Demon Art spells

  Some kinds of demons possess spells called Blood Demon Art, which grant them supernatural abilities.

• Demon Slayer uniform fibre

  The Demon Slayer uniform is made of a special fibre that is waterproof, flame retardant, and strong enough to repel the claws and teeth of a weak demon.

• Blood Demon Art naming convention

  Demon techniques are classed as Blood Demon Arts and given a name, such as Scent of Illusory Blood, Visual Dream.

• Blood transfusion sustains modified demons

  Demons whose bodies have been modified need only small amounts of blood to survive, taken by blood transfusion. A demon transformed by another needs less blood than the one who transformed them.

• Demons avoid forming groups

  Demons do not form groups because it would let them band together against Muzan; Muzan himself manipulates demons into staying apart.

• Only Muzan destroys demon cells

  Demons are normally unable to harm each other, but Muzan alone is capable of destroying demon cells.

• Marechi blood rarity

  Human blood has different rarity and value to demons; someone with rare blood called Marechi is worth fifty or even a hundred ordinary people when devoured.

• Twelve Kizuki demon rank

  The Twelve Kizuki are a group of elite demons that serve directly under Muzan.

  Members of the Twelve Kizuki have a number engraved on their eyeballs; a demon lacking this eye marking is not a true member, regardless of claiming the rank.

  Demons of the Twelve Kizuki hold numbered ranks, and Muzan can strip a demon of its rank, as he did to the former Lower Rank Six Kyogai.

Clue Board

• Nezuko's restraint (Episode 1)

  Nezuko spends energy healing her wounds and fighting while resisting the urge to kill Tanjiro for food, and Giyu notices she is different from other demons.

• Other children always watching (Episode 3)

  Makomo says there are other children like her and Sabito, orphans raised by Sakonji, who are always watching Tanjiro; their identity and purpose are not explained.

• Black blade color (Episode 5)

  Tanjiro's Nichirin Sword turns black, against the smith's expectation of red for a sun-bright user; Sakonji dismisses it as uncommon, and the reason stays unexplained.

• Nezuko sensing siblings in victims (Episode 6)

  Nezuko touches the heads of Kazumi and the rescued girl and seems to see her siblings Takeo and Hanako within them, before charging the clones.

• Muzan posing as a family man (Episode 7)

  Muzan is seen living as a human with a wife and a little girl, while Tanjiro recognizes him as a demon. When the wife asks whether he has met Tanjiro before, Muzan denies it and says he must have mistaken him for someone else. Why he hides among humans and whether he truly does not know Tanjiro remains unexplained.

• Muzan's feared hanafuda-earring enemy (Episode 8)

  Muzan suddenly becomes terrified while alone, recalling a past figure standing before him, a feared enemy who raised a sword while wearing hanafuda earrings. The identity of this enemy is not revealed.

• Source of the house's concealment (Episode 9)

  The house was hidden by a cloaking spell. Yahaba deduced a Blood Demon Art wielder adept at hiding objects was responsible, and Tanjiro realized it was Yushiro's art, which masks objects and hid the attackers until they destroyed the house.

• Second scent identified (Episode 11)

  A non-demon scent is detected at the mansion, and a stranger in a boar mask appears as its source. In episode 14 he introduces himself as Inosuke Hashibira, a Demon Slayer who survived Final Selection.

• Demon's victim count (Episode 11)

  Tanjiro senses that the immense demon with tsuzumis embedded in its body is the strongest in the house and surmises that it has devoured a great number of victims. The count is not yet confirmed.

• Marechi blood term (Episode 12)

  Kyogai kept calling Kiyoshi 'Marechi', which Tanjiro's crow explains refers to someone with rare blood worth fifty or even a hundred people if devoured. In episode 14 the crow gives Kiyoshi a pouch of wisteria to keep demons away from his rare blood.

• Tsuzumi sound in the mansion (Episode 13)

  A creepy tsuzumi-like sound echoes through the mansion. It comes from the tsuzumis on Kyogai's body, each beat of which shifts the rooms, and the mystery is settled when Tanjiro beheads him.

• Mould-like smell at claw attack (Episode 13)

  Tanjiro senses a mould-like smell that appears whenever Kyogai uses the claw attack, a cue he uses to read the attacks, though its source and meaning are not explained.

Deduction Board

Facts

• Self-introduction

  Inosuke introduces himself to Tanjiro by name and tells him not to forget it.

• Reason for Final Selection

  Inosuke entered Final Selection after a Demon Slayer entered his mountain; he beat that Slayer and took his sword.

• No family

  Inosuke says he has no parents or siblings and has lived in the mountain to test his strength against others.

Evidence

• Head injury from headbutt

  Inosuke falls unconscious after the headbutt exchange with Tanjiro and wakes later.

• Spelling unknown

  When Tanjiro asks how his name is spelled, Inosuke freezes because he does not know.

• Lack of Slayer etiquette

  Inosuke insists on a bare-handed fight despite the taboo on Demon Slayers harming one another, and is knocked out by Tanjiro's headbutt.

Inferences

• Rank tied to Marechi

  Kyogai believes devouring a Marechi will restore his standing among the Twelve Kizuki.

• Treats any demon as a target

  His demands to kill the demon in the box regardless of its owner suggest he regards any demon as something a Demon Slayer must kill.

• Isolated upbringing

  Inosuke's ignorance of Slayer taboos and his spelling gap suggest he had little contact with Demon Slayers and learned about the selection and demons only recently.

Suspicions

• May devour a human

  Sakonji warned that Nezuko might devour someone and said that if she did, Tanjiro would have to kill her and then take his own life.

• Sleep replaces devouring humans

  Sakonji hypothesizes that Nezuko's long sleep is the alternative to devouring human flesh in order to recover

• Kiyoshi as Marechi

  Kyogai keeps calling Kiyoshi Marechi and dragged him into the mansion, suggesting the boy has the rare blood Kyogai needs to regain his rank; in episode 14 the crow confirms it by giving Kiyoshi a wisteria pouch to ward off demons.

Battle Record

Tanjiro charges at the masked Demon Slayer after he beats Zenitsu over a boxed demon. Tanjiro's headbutt knocks off the boar mask; the stranger introduces himself as Inosuke Hashibira and then faints, ending the fight.

Tsuzumi demon fight in the woodland mansion

Tanjiro vs Kyogai · Episodes 11–13

Location: Woodland mansion room rotations

Trigger: Kyogai attacks Tanjiro, who stands between him and Kiyoshi, the Marechi he wants to devour

Sides

• Tanjiro Kamado — Demon Slayer: Tanjiro Kamado
• Kyogai — Demon: Kyogai

Outcome: Kyogai beheaded by Tanjiro; the Drum Demon dies

Aftermath

• Tanjiro collects Kyogai's blood for Tamayo using a syringe-like knife from Yushiro

Standoff at the mansion exit over Nezuko's box

Zenitsu vs masked Demon Slayer · Episodes 13–14

Location: Outside the mansion

Trigger: The masked Demon Slayer sees the demonic presence in Nezuko's box and attacks to kill it

Sides

• Zenitsu Agatsuma — Defender: Zenitsu Agatsuma
• Masked Demon Slayer — Attacker: masked Demon Slayer

Outcome: Ended when Tanjiro charged in and fought the masked Slayer himself (see Tanjiro vs Inosuke)

Tanjiro vs Inosuke outside the tsuzumi mansion

Bare-handed fight outside the mansion · Episode 14

Location: Outside the tsuzumi mansion

Trigger: Tanjiro defends Zenitsu, who was protecting Nezuko's box, against the masked Demon Slayer

Sides

• Tanjiro — combatant: Tanjiro Kamado
• Inosuke — combatant: Inosuke Hashibira

Outcome: Tanjiro's headbutt sends Inosuke reeling and knocks off his boar mask; after naming himself, Inosuke faints

Aftermath

• Tanjiro thinks Inosuke has a concussion from the headbutt
• Inosuke wakes later and follows the group down the mountain

Ability Table

Season Summary

Season 1 — Season 1

Episodes 1–14

After a demon slaughters his family and turns his sister Nezuko into one, charcoal seller Tanjiro Kamado trains under Sakonji Urokodaki, survives Final Selection, and becomes a Demon Slayer to turn her back into a human. After defeating the swamp demon in Northwest Town, he finds Muzan Kibutsuji in Asakusa, living disguised as a human.

There he meets the demon doctor Tamayo, agrees to gather demon blood for a medicine that could turn Nezuko back, and defeats Muzan's demons Susamaru and Yahaba. Declining Tamayo's offer to shelter Nezuko, he keeps traveling with his sister.

On his next mission he and the cowardly Zenitsu Agatsuma enter a drum mansion in the woods, where Tanjiro beheads the former Lower Rank Six Kyogai. Outside, he knocks out with a headbutt the boar-masked Slayer Inosuke Hashibira, who had been beating Zenitsu for shielding Nezuko's box, and the three rest at a house with the wisteria family crest to heal their broken ribs. There Zenitsu sees Nezuko for the first time and, furious, draws his blade on Tanjiro.

Music Releases

• Gurenge (OP)
• from the edge (ED)