Sharpen your Nichirin blade and take a deep breath, because this quiz climbs from Mount Sagiri to the Infinity Castle.
The first seven rounds cover the TV anime through the Hashira Training Arc, while the final three are clearly marked with complete-manga spoilers.
Anime-Safe: Tanjiro, Nezuko, and the Beginning
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- Who is Demon Slayer's central hero?
Answer: Tanjiro Kamado, a kindhearted charcoal seller turned swordsman. - What happens to Tanjiro's family at the story's beginning?
Answer: Demons kill them while Tanjiro is away from home. - Which of Tanjiro's siblings survives the attack?
Answer: His younger sister Nezuko survives but becomes a demon. - What distinctive feature does Tanjiro have on his forehead?
Answer: A scar that changes into a flame-like Demon Slayer Mark. - What is Tanjiro's unusually keen sense?
Answer: His extraordinary sense of smell helps him track demons and emotions. - What does Nezuko wear over her mouth?
Answer: A bamboo muzzle secured with a ribbon. - Who first spares Nezuko and sends Tanjiro to train?
Answer: Giyu Tomioka, the Water Hashira. - Where does Tanjiro train before Final Selection?
Answer: Mount Sagiri. - Who trains Tanjiro in Water Breathing?
Answer: Sakonji Urokodaki, a former Water Hashira. - What test must Tanjiro pass to join the Corps?
Answer: Final Selection on Mount Fujikasane.
Anime-Safe: Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Corps Gear
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- Who is the anxious swordsman who travels with Tanjiro?
Answer: Zenitsu Agatsuma. - Which sense is exceptionally sharp for Zenitsu?
Answer: His hearing, which lets him distinguish subtle sounds and emotions. - What Breathing Style does Zenitsu use?
Answer: Thunder Breathing. - Which Thunder Breathing form has Zenitsu mastered at first?
Answer: First Form: Thunderclap and Flash. - Who wears a boar's head mask?
Answer: Inosuke Hashibira. - Who raised Inosuke in the mountains?
Answer: Wild boars raised him after he was separated from his mother. - What Breathing Style did Inosuke create?
Answer: Beast Breathing. - What unusual physical trick can Inosuke perform?
Answer: He can shift his internal organs to avoid a fatal strike. - What color are Tanjiro's Nichirin sword blades?
Answer: Black. - What animal delivers Corps orders to most members?
Answer: Kasugai crows, though Zenitsu receives a sparrow.
Anime-Safe: Meet the Hashira
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- Who leads the Demon Slayer Corps?
Answer: Kagaya Ubuyashiki. - What title is given to the Corps' highest-ranking swordsmen?
Answer: Hashira, meaning the pillars of the organization. - Who is the Water Hashira?
Answer: Giyu Tomioka. - Who is the Insect Hashira?
Answer: Shinobu Kocho. - Who is the Flame Hashira during Mugen Train?
Answer: Kyojuro Rengoku. - Who is the Sound Hashira?
Answer: Tengen Uzui. - Who is the Mist Hashira?
Answer: Muichiro Tokito. - Who is the Love Hashira?
Answer: Mitsuri Kanroji. - Who is the Stone Hashira?
Answer: Gyomei Himejima. - Who are the Serpent and Wind Hashira?
Answer: Obanai Iguro and Sanemi Shinazugawa.
Anime-Safe: Breathing, Blades, and Demon Weaknesses
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- What flower is used to repel demons?
Answer: Wisteria, which surrounds Final Selection's mountain. - What metal are Nichirin swords forged from?
Answer: Scarlet Crimson Iron Sand and Scarlet Ore exposed to sunlight. - What normally kills a demon when used by a swordsman?
Answer: Decapitation with a Nichirin blade. - What natural force is fatal to ordinary demons?
Answer: Direct sunlight. - What is Total Concentration Breathing?
Answer: A technique that boosts physical abilities through controlled breathing. - What is Total Concentration: Constant?
Answer: Maintaining the breathing technique continuously, even while resting. - What dance did Tanjiro learn from his father?
Answer: Hinokami Kagura, the Dance of the Fire God. - What does Hinokami Kagura ultimately connect to?
Answer: Sun Breathing, the original Breathing Style. - What can turn a Nichirin blade bright red?
Answer: Great heat, intense grip, or contact with another red blade. - What mark can dramatically boost a swordsman's abilities?
Answer: The Demon Slayer Mark.
Anime-Safe: Major Arc Battles
- Who is the first Lower Rank demon Tanjiro fights on Mount Natagumo?
Answer: Rui, Lower Five of the Twelve Kizuki. - What spider-family role does Rui claim?
Answer: He calls himself the family's youngest son. - Which demon manipulates dreams on the Mugen Train?
Answer: Enmu, Lower One. - Who merges his body with the Mugen Train?
Answer: Enmu. - Which Upper Rank demon battles Rengoku?
Answer: Akaza, Upper Three. - Who are the sibling demons of the Entertainment District?
Answer: Daki and Gyutaro, who share Upper Six. - What district does Tengen infiltrate?
Answer: Tokyo's Yoshiwara entertainment district. - Which Upper Rank appears in the Swordsmith Village inside decorated pots?
Answer: Gyokko, Upper Five. - Which Upper Rank splits into emotion-based bodies?
Answer: Hantengu, Upper Four. - What unexpected ability does Nezuko reveal after the Swordsmith Village battle?
Answer: She survives exposure to sunlight.
Anime-Safe: Muzan and Blood Demon Arts
- Who is the progenitor of nearly all demons?
Answer: Muzan Kibutsuji. - What group serves directly beneath Muzan?
Answer: The Twelve Kizuki, divided into Upper and Lower Ranks. - Why does Muzan seek the Blue Spider Lily?
Answer: He hopes it will let him conquer sunlight. - Who is the demon doctor working against Muzan?
Answer: Tamayo. - Who is Tamayo's devoted companion?
Answer: Yushiro. - What Blood Demon Art does Nezuko use?
Answer: Exploding Blood, pink flames that burn demons and demon effects. - What Blood Demon Art lets Yahaba control directional arrows?
Answer: Koketsu Arrow. - What weapon does Susamaru throw?
Answer: Temari balls. - What instrument does Kyogai use to rotate rooms?
Answer: Tsuzumi hand drums embedded in his body. - What is Rui's Blood Demon Art based on?
Answer: Razor-sharp threads resembling spider silk.
Anime-Safe: Swordsmith Village and Hashira Training
- Who is the chief of the Swordsmith Village?
Answer: Tecchin Tecchikawahara. - Who made Tanjiro's Nichirin swords?
Answer: Hotaru Haganezuka. - What does Haganezuka wear over his face?
Answer: A traditional Hyottoko mask. - What ancient swordsman does the training doll Yoriichi Type Zero resemble?
Answer: Yoriichi Tsugikuni. - What is found inside Yoriichi Type Zero?
Answer: An old Nichirin sword hidden within the doll. - Which Hashira training focuses on flexibility?
Answer: Mitsuri Kanroji's flexibility training. - Which Hashira handles rapid movement training?
Answer: Tengen Uzui, now retired from active Hashira duty. - Who conducts the final and harshest Hashira Training stage?
Answer: Gyomei Himejima. - Why does Giyu initially avoid group Hashira Training?
Answer: He feels unworthy because Sabito, not he, defeated most demons in their selection. - Who persuades Giyu to rejoin the training effort?
Answer: Tanjiro, after persistently talking with him.
Manga Spoilers: Upper Ranks and Their Final Battles
- MANGA SPOILERS: Which member of the Twelve Kizuki holds Upper Rank One?
Answer: Kokushibo, Muzan's strongest subordinate. - MANGA SPOILERS: What was Kokushibo's human name?
Answer: Michikatsu Tsugikuni. - MANGA SPOILERS: How is Kokushibo related to Yoriichi?
Answer: He is Yoriichi's older twin brother. - MANGA SPOILERS: Which Breathing Style does Kokushibo use?
Answer: Moon Breathing. - MANGA SPOILERS: Who defeats Upper Two, Doma?
Answer: Shinobu's poison weakens him, then Kanao and Inosuke behead him. - MANGA SPOILERS: Why is Inosuke personally connected to Doma?
Answer: Doma killed Inosuke's mother, Kotoha Hashibira. - MANGA SPOILERS: What new technique does Zenitsu use against Kaigaku?
Answer: Seventh Form: Honoikazuchi no Kami, which Zenitsu created. - MANGA SPOILERS: Who was Kaigaku's former teacher?
Answer: Jigoro Kuwajima, also Zenitsu's teacher. - MANGA SPOILERS: What sacrifice is central to Shinobu's plan against Doma?
Answer: She saturates her body with wisteria poison over time. - MANGA SPOILERS: Who beheads Akaza during the Infinity Castle battle?
Answer: Tanjiro cuts off Akaza's head after fighting alongside Giyu.
Manga Spoilers: Infinity Castle and Muzan
- MANGA SPOILERS: What medicine does Tamayo use against Muzan?
Answer: A multi-stage drug that humanizes, ages, and weakens him. - MANGA SPOILERS: Who pins Muzan in place at the start of the final battle?
Answer: Tamayo restrains him after Kagaya Ubuyashiki's explosion. - MANGA SPOILERS: What is the Infinity Castle?
Answer: Nakime's shifting fortress and the Upper Ranks' stronghold. - MANGA SPOILERS: Who takes control of Nakime after Muzan kills her?
Answer: Yushiro uses his Blood Demon Art to manipulate her vision and the castle. - MANGA SPOILERS: Who deals the decisive attack to Kokushibo?
Answer: Gyomei, Sanemi, Muichiro, and Genya defeat him together. - MANGA SPOILERS: What happens to Genya in the Kokushibo battle?
Answer: He dies after using demon-like abilities to help restrain Kokushibo. - MANGA SPOILERS: Which Hashira die after fighting Muzan until sunrise?
Answer: Gyomei, Mitsuri, and Obanai die from their wounds. - MANGA SPOILERS: What does Muzan do to Tanjiro before disintegrating?
Answer: He transfers his blood and will, turning Tanjiro into a demon. - MANGA SPOILERS: Who helps Tanjiro return to human form?
Answer: Kanao injects Tamayo's remaining humanization medicine as friends reach him. - MANGA SPOILERS: What finally destroys Muzan?
Answer: Sunlight, after the Corps holds him above ground until dawn.
Manga Spoilers: The Ending and Epilogue
- MANGA SPOILERS: Who survives the final battle among Tanjiro's central trio?
Answer: Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke all survive. - MANGA SPOILERS: Which surviving Hashira are present after Muzan's defeat?
Answer: Giyu Tomioka and Sanemi Shinazugawa. - MANGA SPOILERS: What happens to the Demon Slayer Corps after Muzan dies?
Answer: It disbands because its mission is complete. - MANGA SPOILERS: Whom does Tanjiro eventually marry?
Answer: Kanao Tsuyuri, as shown through their descendants. - MANGA SPOILERS: Whom does Zenitsu eventually marry?
Answer: Nezuko Kamado, as indicated by their descendants. - MANGA SPOILERS: What is the setting of the final manga chapter?
Answer: Modern-day Japan, featuring descendants and reincarnations. - MANGA SPOILERS: What does Nezuko regain before the final battle ends?
Answer: Her full humanity and human memories. - MANGA SPOILERS: What injury permanently affects Tanjiro after the battle?
Answer: His left arm and right eye are left largely unusable. - MANGA SPOILERS: Who wrote and illustrated the Demon Slayer manga?
Answer: Koyoharu Gotouge. - MANGA SPOILERS: How many collected manga volumes tell the complete story?
Answer: 23 tankobon volumes.
Sources and Further Reading
- Official Demon Slayer anime website
- VIZ: Demon Slayer manga
- Shonen Jump: Demon Slayer
- Aniplex: Demon Slayer
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