One of "Demon Slayer's" Best Episodes! Awakened Tanjiro Unleashes "Hinokami Kagura" to Acclaim: "Cool No Matter How Many Times I Watch It" and "The Most Beautiful Battle Scene in Anime History"

The "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" anime series has frequently become a topic of conversation for its high-quality animation. Among these, the scene where Tanjiro Kamado (CV: Natsuki Hanae) uses "Hinokami Kagura" for the first time attracted attention as "movie quality" immediately after broadcast, with its passionate story development, beautiful animation, and dramatic insert song performance. It has become a legendary episode with high fan popularity, praised as "a god-tier episode of a god-tier anime."

In Episode 19 "Hinokami" of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc," Tanjiro confronts Rui (CV: Koki Uchiyama), one of the Twelve Kizuki, at Mount Natagumo. As Tanjiro is cornered by the superior Rui, his sister Nezuko (CV: Akari Kito), sensing the danger, tries to protect Tanjiro. Then Rui, who is obsessed with "family," desires Nezuko and restrains her with spider threads.

And at the moment when Rui attempts to deliver the finishing blow to Tanjiro, memories resurface in Tanjiro's mind of watching his father perform the "Hinokami Kagura," which has been passed down through generations of the Kamado family. Remembering his late father's words, such as "Tanjiro, breathe. Regulate your breathing and become one with Hinokami-sama" and "There's a way of breathing. A way of breathing that won't tire you out no matter how much you move," Tanjiro masters the new breathing technique "Hinokami Kagura." Changing his breathing, Tanjiro spins with the call "Hinokami Kagura!" and unleashes "Enbu" (Waltz), slicing through Rui's threads.

As Tanjiro attacks Rui shouting "Run! Protect Nezuko!", Nezuko also awakens as if guided by her late mother's voice and activates her Blood Demon Art "Exploding Blood." As the siblings join forces to face the powerful enemy, the insert song "Kamado Tanjiro no Uta" plays in the background, creating an even more dramatic scene.

Immediately after broadcast, the series of scenes received high praise online, with comments such as "ufotable's work is truly, truly wonderful," "It feels like watching a movie," and "The most beautiful battle scene in anime history." Voices calling it "Cool no matter how many times I watch it" and "A god-tier episode of a god-tier anime" came one after another, making it a memorable scene that remains in fans' hearts.