Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

My Own Steel

Synopsis

When day breaks, there are only four swordsmen left standing after the seven-day battle. The guides who greet Tanjiro and the other survivors explain the Demon Slayer Corps system. All four are issued uniforms and Kasugai Crows as messengers, after which they must select the ore for their own Nichirin Swords. After gazing hard at each lump of ore and using his sense of smell, the one Tanjiro chooses is...

Plot

The demon's body dissolves and the souls of Urokodaki's students he killed depart to the afterlife. As the dies, he remembers when he was turned into a demon as a young boy and even after his transformation, had always been longing for a warm hand to hold, specifically that of his older brother's. continues to survive, asking the demons who attack him if they know how he can turn back into a human, though none answer. At the end of the , Tanjiro and three others return to the wisteria and the twins greet them as the only survivors. The twins tell them there are ten ranks in the Corps and the four are now Mizunoto, the lowest rank. New, stronger will be made for them after they pick the ore, though they will take time to complete. Each are assigned a to help in communication and given new uniforms. One applicant with a scar across his face, , angrily demands the sword now but Tanjiro stops him from harming the twins by nearly breaking Genya's arm. Tanjiro returns to Urokodaki's and happily finds Nezuko awake after a year and a half long slumber. Urokodaki is relieved he's alive. He tells Tanjiro that Nezuko is likely recovering her strength by sleeping instead of eating humans. 15 days later, Tanjiro's new sword is delivered to him by Haganezuka, the swordsmith. It changes to black when he draws it, a rare color. A Kasugai crow flies in and presents Tanjiro his first assignment as a Demon Hunter, to go to a town to the northwest where young girls have been vanishing and kill the.

Characters in order of appearance

Hand Demon

Sakonji Urokodaki

Tanjiro Kamado

Sabito

Makomo

Zenitsu Agatsuma

Genya Shinazugawa

Kanao Tsuyuri

Kiriya Ubuyashiki

Kanata Ubuyashiki

Kagaya Ubuyashiki (back)

Nezuko Kamado

Hotaru Haganezuka

Satoko

Kazumi