Episode 6 of " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc, " the TV anime based on the popular manga by Koyoharu Gotouge , titled "The Swordsman Who Carries a Demon," will air on Fuji TV and other channels from 9:30 AM on May 10th.
Tanjiro, clad in the Demon Slaying Corps uniform, with his Nichirin sword at his waist and carrying a special wooden box made by Urokodaki containing Urokodaki on his back, heads to a northwestern town for his first mission as a Demon Slaying Corps, where a girl has been disappearing every night. There, Tanjiro encounters Kazumi, who is distraught after his lover has been kidnapped. He can certainly sense the presence of a demon nearby, but there is no sign of one anywhere. Tanjiro suspects the shadow of a demon in these unsettling incidents.
"Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kimetsu no Yaiba" tells the story of Tanjiro Kamado, whose family is killed by demons, and who joins the Demon Slaying Corps in order to turn his sister Nezuko, who has been transformed into a demon, back into a human. The original manga was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) from 2016 to 2020. The comics have sold over 220 million copies worldwide.
The TV anime "Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc" aired from April to September 2019, and the theatrical film "Mugen Train" was released in October 2020. "Entertainment District Arc" aired from December 2021 to February 2022, "Swordsmith Village Arc" from April to June 2023, and "Hashira Training Arc" from May to June 2024. The first of the three-part "Infinity Castle Arc," "Akaza's Return," was released on July 18, 2025, and was a huge hit, grossing over 40 billion yen at the box office.
