Tanjiro Kamado is a teenage boy with a heightened sense of smell who lived happily with his family until one day he arrives home to find all his family murdered except his younger sister Nezuko Kamado, who has been turned into a demon. Realizing Nezuko was not the killer and retained her humanity to an extent, Tanjiro protects her from a demon slayer named Giyū Tomioka and convinces him to spare Nezuko while vowing to make her human again. An impressed Giyū instructs Tanjiro to meet a man named Sakonji Urokodaki on Mt. Sagiri while warning him to keep his sister out of the sun. Taken under Urokodaki‘s wing, Tanjiro undergoes two years of harsh training before participating in the Final Selection to join the Demon Slayer Corps and passes after defeating a demon who targeted Urokodaki’s previous apprentices. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 19". Viz Media. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020 . Retrieved March 29, 2020. in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021 . Retrieved November 11, 2019. I've seen the anime, and it is indeed and visual and auditory feast. However, there's a lot of nuances in the manga that don't carry over to the screen. For example, I've always thought Tanjiro suffered from survivor's guilt. It's pretty subtle but it is implied. Coupled with their sibling bond, that's why Tanjiro will never let go of Nezuko until he's found the cure to her demon nature. It stems from being the only sibling away from home when a demon killed all of his family and infected Nezuko.

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Kibutsuji's Wrath / The Smell of Enchanting Blood" ( 鬼舞辻の癇癪・幻惑の血の香り, Kibutsuji no Kanshaku・Genwaku no Chi no Kaori ) Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019 . Retrieved August 3, 2018. Kimetsu No Yaiba starts great. Volume one sets everything: Tanjirou's mission, expositions about demons and demon slayers, the trainings and final challenges. It is a by-the-book shounen manga that follows all the beats of a tried and tested "coming of age" outline, but done very awesomely by Koyoharu Gotouge. I really enjoyed this manga!! 🤩🤩 I haven't read a ton of manga series so far, I'm only just dipping into them, but this was super entertaining ✨Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 5". Viz Media. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019 . Retrieved February 7, 2019.

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 22". Viz Media. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021 . Retrieved March 4, 2021. The Boar Bares Its Fangs, Zenitsu Sleeps" ( 猪は牙を剥き善逸は眠る, Inoshishi wa Kiba o Muki Zen'itsu wa Nemuru) Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019 . Retrieved June 3, 2018.As the first volume to a series, it works very well. It introduces the main protagonists, gives us their origin story, and the gist of the overarching plot. It is simple but effective. Just about appropriate for a story you can enjoy mindlessly. This was pretty cool to read the manga after binging the anime! (A slow binge, but still. LOL!) I found the first two chapters slower then I recalled in the anime, but I still had the same strong feelings of not liking Giyu because of what he says to Tanjiro. I realize he is ultimately helping him, but I still didn't like it. LOL! In Taisho-era Japan, kindhearted Tanjiro Kamado makes a living selling charcoal. But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family. His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor, but she has been transformed into a demon herself! Tanjiro sets out on a dangerous journey to find a way to return his sister to normal and destroy the demon who ruined his life.