Episode
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hashira Meeting
Overview
Ubuyashiki, the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps, finally appears before Tanjiro. He tells him that he will allow Tanjiro and Nezuko to join the Corps. But the Hashiras are unable to accept this decision right away. The Wind Hashira, Sanemi Shinazugawa, slashes his own arm and taunts Nezuko with his blood, trying to get her to show her true colors as a demon.
Details
- Series
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 2019-09-07
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Hashira Meeting is Episode 23 in Unwavering Resolve Arc of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. It aired on 2019-09-07. The runtime is 23 min.
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Episode 22: Master of the Mansion
After the battle is over, Tanjiro and Nezuko are taken to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters. This is where the Hashira Meeting between the Corps leader, Ubuyashiki, and the Hashiras, the most powerful swordsmen in the Corps, is to be held. The Hashiras censure Tanjiro for violating the Demon Slayer Corps by protecting a demon. And then, the Wind Hashira, Sanemi Shinazugawa, raises his sword against Nezuko...
Episode 24: Rehabilitation Training
The injured Tanjiro, Zenitsu and Inosuke are sent to the home of the Insect Hashira, Shinobu Kocho, for treatment. Two weeks later, Tanjiro and Inosuke start rehabilitation training. But the drills are brutal, and they find themselves broken in spirit. Unaware of the grueling regimen, Zenitsu joins them late and is visibly enthusiastic in front of girls, but...
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Episode 26: New Mission
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Episode 19: Hinokami
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Episode 18: A Forged Bond
Tanjiro and Inosuke face off against the Father Spider Demon of Mt. Natagumo. Tanjiro unleashes an attack, only to get hurled away by the demon's overwhelming power. Landing near a river, he comes upon the young demon Rui torturing the Sister Spider Demon. When Rui calls their bond of terror and hatred "a family’s bond," Tanjiro is enraged. So begins the battle between Rui and Tanjiro.
Episode 17: You Must Master a Single Thing
One of the Twelve Kizuki, a direct subordinate of Muzan Kibutsuji, is here somewhere. When Tanjiro slays the Mother Spider Demon of Mt. Natagumo, he learns that a demon who might hold the key to turning Nezuko back into a human is somewhere in this very forest. With the battered Inosuke in tow, he heads deeper into the forest. Meanwhile, Zenitsu trudges forlornly through the woods only to encounter a spider with a human face.
Episode 16: Letting Someone Else Go First
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Episode 15: Mount Natagumo
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Episode 14: The House With the Wisteria Family Crest
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