Personally I'll say this anime is a personal journey into courage, grief, and the power of family.
Let me start from the beginning. I wasn’t really in the mood for swords, demons, or anime fights but trust me I've been hearing about “Demon Slayer” well, I liked the name and how it sounds. You know, that intense and scary 🤪 feeling but trust me it was something I was willing to watch.
One evening, when I opened Netflix, and the trailer played automatically, I was like omg 😱.
The moment I saw the boy with the gentle eyes carrying his sister on his back through the snow bleeding, broken, but still holding on, I paused. Something about that scene struck me. It was the pain and love in that one silent frame. That was all it took.
I was so eager that I clicked "play"…
Demon Slayer is a story about a kind-hearted boy, Tanjiro Kamado, who sells charcoal in Taisho-era Japan. He comes home one day and finds a nightmare; all his family is killed by demons. The sole survivor? His sister Nezuko who is now also a demon.
However, here is the twist to it: Nezuko does not lose her humanity. She defends her brother even when she is a demon. and after that Tanjiro takes it as his duty not only to kill demons but to cure Nezuko.
In order to accomplish this, he enrolls into a secret organization called the Demon Slayer Corps that trains warriors to kill demons. On the way, he encounters memorable allies such as Zenitsu (the coward that has lightning-speed abilities) and Inosuke (a wild fighter that has the head of a boar and the heart of a lion).
However, this is not the story of simply going out and killing monsters. It is about the meaning of being a human being in the world where you can be converted into something.
I was hooked right in the first episode. The pictures were beautiful-the gentle snow, the dancing fire, the strange shadows of the wood. It was like a painting that was being brought to life.
However, the hook was the heart of Tanjiro. He is not the strongest, the fastest or the flashiest one. Yet he is the most kind. In a world where kindness is mostly viewed as weakness, Demon Slayer turns out to be the ultimate weapon.
In one instance, Tanjiro kills a demon, and he does not celebrate it, but he holds its hand until it dies. That scene… I was stung with tears. Not only was he killing demons but he was liberating souls.
This anime is a hard one that strikes you with real emotions: grief, guilt, pain, hope, and love.
I even cried at unpredictable scenes not only when someone died but at the most silent scenes. As in the case when Tanjiro dreams of his family. Or when Nezuko, though a demon, tenderly rubs her brother in the head. Or when Zenitsu finally takes a stand and battles--even though he is scared to death.
The producers did not only want to amuse us. They desired to be united. They did.
Each demon has an origin. Many of them used to be people; lost, broken, sad. The scenes of Tanjiro seeing the suffering in the eyes of the monster when he sees past their monster forms are among the most heartwarming.
It was a reminder of my own world where it seemed that people who are the cause of pain and suffering are the ones who suffer most. It does not justify their acts- but it makes them human. And that is powerful.
No need to overlook the action, it is stunning.
Each battle is a ball. The breathing patterns, the shapes of the swords, the fiery, aquatic, and electric colors, it is such poetry in motion.
However, the special thing about the battles is not only the way they appear but what they signify. Each cut of the knife is supported by some desperation, love, and a mission. Tanjiro does not fight to get glory. He battles it out over family. And that makes war very personal.
The Mugen Train arc was one of my favorite arcs that made me shed some tears. The struggle, the suffering, the sacrifice.... I was breathing with difficulty, my fists were clenched, my heart was beating violently. And when it was over I sat quiet, stunned.
I learnt a lot of stuffs here,
That Tanjiro’s greatest strength isn’t his sword—it’s his compassion. He teaches us that it’s possible to be both soft and strong. And that feeling deeply is not a weakness—it’s what makes us human.
That family is everything. The bond between Tanjiro and Nezuko is the heart of this story. Even when the world turns cruel, their love endures. Their relationship reminded me to hold my loved ones closer, to protect what truly matters.
I discovered one thing: Demon Slayer is not only killing demons. It is a matter of killing the darkness of ourselves, breath by breath.
Well, if you are new to the anime thing, this is where to start.
Do you like stories that leave you bleeding, characters that you can touch and visuals that take your breath? Watch this.
Demon Slayer is more than a show. It is an emotional trip. It is a feast to the eyes. It teaches people about love, loss and survival.
It made me remember about the fact that, despite all the darkness, there is always something to fight. You can always recover even when you fall. And the gentest hearts are those that sheath the sharpest knives, Sometimes.
“Feel the rage. The powerful, pure rage of not being able to forgive will become your unswerving drive to take action.”
– Tanjiro Kamado
Let that rage push you—not toward hate, but toward healing. Because like Tanjiro, we’re all carrying something. And through kindness, we can fight back.
Thumbnail is designed by me on pixelLab and other images are screenshot from the movie
