Characters

Akaza ranks third among the Upper Moons of the Twelve Kizuki and serves as a recurring antagonist in Demon Slayer. Once a human martial artist named Hakuji, he fights only with his fists and pursues raw strength above all else.

Akeno Tsugikuni is the mother of the twin brothers Michikatsu and Yoriichi Tsugikuni. Living in the Sengoku period, she crafted the hanafuda earrings that eventually reach Tanjiro Kamado generations later.

Akito Ubuyashiki is a minor figure in Demon Slayer who appears only through a 2021 art exhibition. He is the youngest child of his generation in the Ubuyashiki line and a brother to Kagaya Ubuyashiki.

Amane Ubuyashiki is the devoted wife of Kagaya Ubuyashiki, his constant caretaker, and mother to their five children. A former priestess, she steps in to guide the Demon Slayer Corps as her husband's health declines.

Aoba Hashibira descends from Inosuke Hashibira and Aoi Kanzaki as their great-grandson. Appearing in the series' modern-day epilogue, he is a respected botanist whose research centers on the elusive Blue Spider Lily and the brief window in which it blooms.

Aoi Kanzaki is a member of the Demon Slayer Corps who works at the Butterfly Mansion rather than fighting on the front lines. She tends to injured slayers and supports their recovery instead of facing demons directly.

A nameless townsman strolling through Asakusa with his wife when Muzan brushes past and infects him, twisting him into one of the first demons Tanjiro faces in the city. Weak at birth yet secretly carrying a Blood Demon Art, he becomes unexpectedly vital to the eventual downfall of the demon king.

Chachamaru is a calico cat that serves as Tamayo's familiar, ferrying demon blood samples for her medical research. Later turned into a demon, it stands out as one of the only creatures to become a demon without ever having been human.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba features a sprawling cast that splits broadly into the Demon Slayer Corps, the demons who serve the Demon King, and the ordinary civilians caught between them. This index gathers the figures drawn from both the manga and its anime adaptation.

Chuntaro, whose true name is Ukogi, is the little sparrow who serves as Zenitsu Agatsuma's messenger bird. He stands out among the Kasugai Crows of the Demon Slayer Corps as the only sparrow and the only one who cannot speak, yet he proves loyal, clever, and quietly devoted to his easily frightened owner.

Daki is one of the central antagonists of the Entertainment District Arc. A demon of the Twelve Kizuki, she holds the rank of Upper Six together with her elder brother Gyutaro. Born over a century earlier as a human girl named Ume in the poorest corner of Yoshiwara, she now hides among the courtesans as a celebrated oiran.

Doma is a major antagonist of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and a demon of the Twelve Kizuki, holding the rank of Upper Two. More than a century ago, while still Upper Six, he turned the siblings Gyutaro and Ume into demons. He also leads a worship cult, the Eternal Paradise Faith, which he uses as a hunting ground for his victims.

Enmu is the main antagonist of the Mugen Train Arc and a demon of the Twelve Kizuki ranked Lower One, the highest of the Lower Ranks. A dream manipulator who delights in human suffering, he turns the Mugen Train into a trap, lulling its passengers into deep sleep so he can destroy their minds from within.

The Flute Demon is an antagonist who appears only in the series' special one-shot, a creature who dreamed of earning a place among the Twelve Kizuki. He slaughtered a group of Demon Slayers and civilians before facing a young Kyojuro Rengoku, who put an end to his ambitions.

Fuku is a young vendor who sells boxed lunches at one of the stations that feed the Mugen Train, working alongside her grandmother Tomi. Convinced that demons are only a story, she changes her mind after the Flame Hashira protects her one night.

Sanemi's younger sibling, Genya serves the Corps as a swordsman whose Wind Hashira brother keeps pushing him away. Lacking any Breathing Style, he instead eats demon flesh to borrow their power briefly, later crafting a personal Blood Demon Art that helps turn the duel with Upper Rank One Kokushibo.

Giichi Tomioka is a present-day schoolboy descended from the Water Hashira, Giyu Tomioka. He attends the same swimming academy as two close companions, who are themselves the reborn versions of Sabito and Makomo from the demon-slaying era.

Giyu Tomioka is a leading supporting character in Demon Slayer and the Water Hashira of the Taisho-era Demon Slayer Corps. Calm to the point of coldness, he is the swordsman who first spares Nezuko and sets Tanjiro on the path of a demon hunter.

Goto is a recurring supporting figure in Demon Slayer who serves with the Kakushi, the Corps' clean-up brigade. He is the one who recovers Tanjiro, Inosuke, and Zenitsu after the Yoshiwara battle and later grows into a familiar acquaintance of Tanjiro.

Gyokko was a major antagonist of the Swordsmith Village Arc and Upper Rank Five of the Twelve Kizuki. A demon obsessed with twisted art and porcelain vases, he was once a human named Managi before Muzan turned him.

Gyomei Himejima is a major supporting character in Demon Slayer and the Stone Hashira of the Taisho-era Corps. Blind since childhood and famously the strongest of all the Hashira, the soft-spoken former monk also mentors Genya Shinazugawa.

Gyutaro was a primary antagonist of the Entertainment District Arc and Upper Rank Six of the Twelve Kizuki, a title he shared with his younger sister Daki. Once a human debt collector in the slums of Yoshiwara, he was turned into a demon by Doma alongside his sister.

Hairo was the chief antagonist of the spin-off Kyojuro Rengoku's Story and once held the rank of Lower Rank Two among the Twelve Kizuki. A vengeful gunman consumed by a grudge against the Flame Hashira who once humiliated him, he wielded shadow-based demon powers.

The youngest of the Kamado siblings and a brief presence in the tale, Hanako is an ordinary human with no powers. She perishes with nearly all her family when Muzan strikes their mountain home, surviving afterward only through Tanjiro's memories and the visions that come to him during battle.

The Hand Demon is the central threat of the Final Selection trial, a captive monster bound to Mount Fujikasane who has slain dozens of would-be slayers, including thirteen of Sakonji Urokodaki's students, before facing Tanjiro Kamado.

Hantengu is one of the main villains of the Swordsmith Village arc and holds the rank of Upper Rank Four among the Twelve Kizuki. His signature power lets him split his feelings into separate, fully independent demons, each as dangerous as he is.

The Headless Demon is one of the puppet-like creatures controlled by the Mother of the Spider Family on Mount Natagumo. Held back as her strongest last resort, it is a non-sentient marionette rather than a thinking demon.

Hinaki Ubuyashiki is the eldest daughter of Kagaya and Amane Ubuyashiki and one of the family's quintuplets. Alongside her sister Nichika, she serves as an aide to her father, the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps.

Hinatsuru is a kunoichi and one of the three wives of the Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui. A trained shinobi who fights alongside the Demon Slayer Corps, she plays a key support role during the battle in the Entertainment District.

Hiroshi Shinazugawa is one of the younger brothers of Sanemi and Genya Shinazugawa. A gentle child of the large Shinazugawa family, he is among the siblings killed in a single night when their grieving mother is turned into a demon.

Hisa is an old woman who runs a free rest house where Demon Slayers can recuperate, her way of repaying the Corps for once saving her family. Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke recover there after the Tsuzumi Mansion battle, and her quiet kindness stays with Inosuke for a long time.

The Horned Demon is one of the demons dwelling inside the Tsuzumi Mansion. A bulky, prideful creature with a single horn, he underestimates his foe and meets his end at the hands of Inosuke Hashibira during the slayers' mission there.

Hotaru Haganezuka is the temperamental swordsmith tasked with forging and repairing Tanjiro Kamado's Nichirin blade. Famous for his explosive temper and obsessive devotion to his craft, he hides behind a festival mask and chases Tanjiro with knives whenever a sword breaks.

Inosuke Hashibira is a feral, boar-masked fighter raised in the mountains who travels alongside Tanjiro, Nezuko, and Zenitsu. Self-taught in focused breathing, he created his own Beast Breathing by mimicking wild animals and fights with two notched Nichirin blades, growing from a brash loner into a devoted friend.

A former Hashira who instructed both Zenitsu Agatsuma and Kaigaku in Thunder Breathing. Once renowned as the Rumble Hashira, he retired after losing a leg and gave himself over to teaching, later taking his own life when Kaigaku deserted the Corps and became a demon.

A clever albino snake who serves as both friend and guide for Obanai Iguro, the Serpent Hashira, nearly always coiled around his shoulders. Once Obanai dies, the snake is passed first to Sanemi Shinazugawa and later to Kanao Tsuyuri.

The 97th leader of the Corps, called Oyakata-sama by those who serve him. A kind, frail man slowly dying from an inherited curse, he inspires fierce devotion among the Hashira and in the end destroys himself in an explosion to cripple Muzan Kibutsuji.

Kaigaku is a demon of the Twelve Kizuki who took the Upper Rank Six slot during the Infinity Castle Arc. Formerly a Corps swordsman and Zenitsu's senior under Jigoro Kuwajima, he surrendered his humanity to Kokushibo rather than face death.

Holding the freshly opened seat of Lower Rank Six within the Twelve Kizuki, Kamanue is an anxious, feeble demon. After Rui dies, Nakime pulls him into the Infinity Castle, where Muzan Kibutsuji devours him during the assembly of the Lower Ranks.

The late Flower Hashira and older sister of Shinobu Kocho, as well as Kanao Tsuyuri's adoptive sister. A warm, easygoing swordswoman, she died years before the present story at the hands of Doma, the Upper Two demon, after fighting him to a standstill until daybreak.

Kanao Tsuyuri is a gifted swordswoman of the Demon Slayer Corps, raised by the Kocho sisters and trained as Shinobu's successor. Once unable to make her own choices, she grows into a fierce wielder of Flower Breathing whose battle against Doma defines her.

Descended from Tanjiro Kamado and Kanao Tsuyuri four generations back, Kanata is the older sibling of Sumihiko. A modern-day student, he closely resembles his ancestor Kanao in both looks and his flat, blunt manner.

The youngest daughter of Kagaya and Amane Ubuyashiki, one of a set of quintuplets. Once her parents die, she helps her brother Kiriya guide the Corps, drawing on her exceptional memory to chart the ever-changing Infinity Castle and follow every slayer through the final war against Muzan.

Kazumi is a young villager from Northwest Town whose fiancee, Satoko, was abducted and devoured by the Swamp Demon. His grief, and his brief clash with the slayer who saves him, mark one of Tanjiro's earliest demon hunts in the series.

Keizo ran a dojo teaching the Soryu martial arts style and was the master and adoptive father figure to Hakuji, the youth who would later become the Upper Rank demon Akaza. His teachings echoed in Hakuji long after his death.

Kie Kamado was the wife of Tanjuro and mother of Tanjiro, Nezuko, and their four siblings. A loving widow who raised six children alone, she was killed by Muzan Kibutsuji, an act that set Tanjiro's journey in motion.

Kiriya Ubuyashiki is Kagaya's only son and the last person to lead the Ubuyashiki line. Once his father passes, he assumes command of the Demon Slayer Corps as its 98th and final Oyakata, directing the assault on Muzan despite his youth.

Kiyoshi is the eldest of three siblings, brother to Shoichi and Teruko. A marechi with rare blood, he was seized by the Tsuzumi Mansion demon Kyogai and survived by his own wits until Tanjiro arrived.

Kiyo Terauchi is one of the young attendants who keep the Butterfly Mansion running. Orphaned after demons killed her family, she helps nurse wounded slayers back to strength and quietly teaches them the discipline that keeps them alive in the field.

Koinatsu is the leading oiran of the Tokito House and the most celebrated courtesan in the Yoshiwara entertainment district. Gracious and sharp-eyed, she befriends Tengen Uzui's wife Suma and later becomes a target of the demon hiding within the district.