Episode 16

Letting Someone Else Go First (自分ではない誰かを前へ) is the 16th episode of the Kimetsu no Yaiba TV anime series.

Synopsis
Tanjiro and Inosuke are battling Corps members that have been captured in the webs. The two head deeper into the mountain, as they slash the threads while destroying the webs.

The further they go, the thicker the threads become. And those that are being controlled move in ways impossible for a human being.

Trying to stop their moves without hurting them proves to be even more difficult than before, but then Tanjiro makes a certain move…

Plot
After scanning the landscape of the forest with his Beast Breathing, Seventh Fang: Spatial Awareness, Inosuke locates a demon in the distance. After informing Tanjiro, he commends his partner for his skills but they continue to get attacked by the controlled Demon Slayers. Elsewhere, Zenitsu has entered the forest in search of Nezuko, exhausted from running hard into the woods.

Inosuke prepares to kill them all, but Tanjiro denies his plan and tries to find another way to stop them. When one attempts to slash at him, Murata blocks the blow, instructing them to leave him and carry on. Despite his lesser skill and cowardice earlier, Murata declares he is still a Demon Slayer and will find a way to fend them off, armed with the knowledge of the threads and avoiding the spiders. Appreciative, Tanjiro grabs Inosuke and they run off to leave Murata, though Inosuke is annoyed at not being able to punch Murata first, for insulting him.

As they travel further into Mount Natagumo, Tanjiro scolds Inosuke for his behaviour; Inosuke justifies himself by claiming Murata insulted him first, calling him "Monjiro", to his chagrin. Tanjiro asks if they are heading in the right direction; as he claims his senses are never wrong, Inosuke runs into several spider webs to his annoyance. They then encounter more controlled Demon Slayer, including a girl who has killed her entire troop. She begs them to not get closer and to summon a higher ranked member.

As she continues controlling the Demon Slayers, the female demon finds joy in anyone getting closer to her, as her nearer threads and dolls are stronger. Suddenly, a voice calling her "Mother" resounds from behind, startling her. The short pale demon from earlier asks if she is able to kill them. Terrified, Mother initially doesn't answer the demon, Rui. Rui claims she is taking time and asks she hasten her efforts or he would tell "Father". Frightened at what might happen, Mother claims she can win and that she will protect him, begging Rui not to tell Father. Rui only tells her to hurry up, before leaving.

Now with the threat of punishment present, Mother forces her dolls to fight harder, unwilling to suffer the consequences. The controlled girl yells for Tanjiro to run but she suddenly swings her blade at incredible speed. She states she is being controlled and was never this strong; the threads on her body suddenly contort her arms back, breaking them at the joints. As she screams in pain, she continues to attack Tanjiro. Seeing the demon is ignoring her pain, Tanjiro calls this cruel. Mother then decides to use the rest of dolls and several more Demon Slayers appear to face Tanjiro and Inosuke. One of them begs for death, as his arms and legs are broken and his bones are piercing his organs, leaving him in agony.

As Tanjiro regards this scene in horror, Inosuke runs in and offers to kill him. Tanjiro, still wanting to help him, signals for him not to. Annoyed, Inosuke calls him out for repeatedly denying his chances, stating he is blatantly wanting to die.

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