Akihabara News (Tokyo) — In the nineteenth episode of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Tanjiro faces an actual member of the Twelve Kizukis for the first time.
The episode begins with Tanjiro’s face getting sliced by the threads of the demon, Rui. Injured, Tanjiro begins panicking when he sees that his Nichirin Blade was snapped by the threads.
Inosuke is impressed by the Hashira Giyu Tomioka as he thought he had killed one of the Twelve Kizukis with ease. He then asks Tomioka to battle him so he can be stronger than the strongest. Tomioka replies calmly that the father demon was not even close to being a Twelve Kizuki and then ties Inosuke up so he could no longer fight. He does this because Inosuke had refused to acknowledge his injuries.
Zenitsu is saved by another Hashira, Shinobu Kocho. She tells him that there is a cure for the poison that was turning him into a spider.
Meanwhile, Tanjiro dodges all of Rui’s attacks, trying to figure out a plan as his blade was now broken. Rui tries to finish him off and unleashes a ribbon of webs sure to kill Tanjiro. However, the attack is intercepted by Nezuko.
Rui is intrigued by Taniro’s demon sister. He appears jealous of the genuine sibling bond they seem to share. He wants it for himself. He tells Tanjiro that he can go free if he just hands Nezuko over to him. He wants Nezuko to be his sister. Tanjiro refuses.
Tanjiro tells him that he would rather fight him than to give his sister up, to which Rui laughs. He tells Tanjiro to try as he lifts his hair off his left eye to reveal that he is a member of the Twelve Kizukis, ranked the Lower Five.
Rui snatches Nezuko and entangles her in his spider webs. The threads cut through her skin enough to make her bleed, but not enough to kill her.
Tanjiro struggles against the strength of an actual Twelve Kizuki. Even with an opening, he could not slash Rui’s neck.
Tanjiro runs towards Rui, dodging the threads, gaining momentum so he can use all his power to slash the demon. As he does so he recalls his father doing the fire dance. His attacks turn from water to fire using Hinokami Kagura, the dance of the fire god.
Nezuko uses her blood demon art to merge her powers with Tanjiro. The episode ends with Tanjiro having incredible power and slashing Rui’s neck.
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