Akihabara News (Tokyo) — In the ninth episode of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Tanjiro battles with two demons claiming to be among Muzan Kibutsuji’s Twelve Kizukis, or top minions.
The episode begins with the demon doctor Tamayo’s house being attacked by temari balls (yarn balls). Two demons, Susamaru and Yahaba, announce themselves to be part of Muzan Kibutsuji’s Twelve Kizukis.
Susamaru has two temari balls in her hands that she uses to attack Tanjiro in the doctor’s home.
Yahaba is a demon who is able to control the trajectory of the balls using his arrows.
The hurled temari balls wreak havoc on the house, and Tanjiro instructs his demon sister Nezuko to take Tamayo’s patient to safety.
One of the temari balls smashes into Yushiro’s head, decapitating him.
Tanjiro acknowledges that he has never encountered such powerful demons.
Yushiro regenerates his head and lends his visual powers to Tanjiro so he could see the trajectory of the temari balls and dodge them.
Nezuko returns and Tanjiro asks her to go after Yahaba who was sitting in a tree controlling the balls. Once Nezuko attacks him, Tanjiro finds an opening to slash the arms of Susamaru.
Tamayo tells him that these demons have Kibutsuji’s blood in them and he is determined to get a sample of her blood to study. The demons laugh at his confidence, as they are certain that they will have his head to bring to Kibutsuji.
Tanjiro struggles to battle the demons as they have powers that he has never encountered. While Nezuko and Yushiro fight Susamaru, he tries to kill Yahaba.
This episode focuses on this one intense battle with no advance in the plot. It ends with Tanjiro slashing Yahaba’s neck.
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