| Minor |
This page contains additional, unnamed characters which appear for a short period within the series.
Unnamed Individuals[]
| Unnamed Individuals | Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
A participant of the Final Selection Tanjiro Kamado takes part in. The Hand Demon runs in to attack him, his frightful yelling alerting Tanjiro, who is able to save him by cutting off the demon's arm that he had caught the boy with.[1] As Tanjiro engages in battle with the demon, he runs away.[2] He is later killed by unknown means and thus doesn't make it to the end of the selection.[3] | |||
|
A girl who stopped to help Zenitsu Agatsuma when she found him crouched on the side of the road. Getting the wrong idea from her actions, Zenitsu thought she was romantically interested in him, clinging to her in the middle of the road and begging her to marry him until Tanjiro finds the pair and splits them up. Zentisu complains about Tanjiro's actions, and the girl exclaims that she never wanted to marry him in the first place, slaps him and explains that she was just checking to see if he was alright and that she had a fiancé anyway.[4][5]
| |||
|
A member of the Demon Slayer Corps who was part of the unit sent to Mount Natagumo. He approached Rui as he confronted Tanjiro Kamado, telling the latter to stay back and exclaiming that he could easily slay a child-like demon like Rui, to increase his rank and thus his pay would go up. Rui swiftly kills him with a web of his threads.[6]
| |||
|
A female Kakushi who worked alongside Goto to give aid to wounded Demon Slayers on Mount Natagumo as well as perform standard Kakushi duties. After Tanjiro is given amnesty by Kagaya Ubuyashiki following his trial, she and Goto carry him away to be treated in the Butterfly Mansion. However, Tanjiro escapes from their grasp and rushes back to attempt to headbutt Sanemi Shinazugawa in retaliation to the Wind Hashira stabbing Nezuko multiple times. After he is restrained and once again carried to the Butterly Mansion, she and Goto angrily chastise Tanjiro, claiming to have been incredibly frightened by the Hashira and demanding an apology. When they arrive, she is silently greeted by Kanao Tsuyuri, much to her confusion, before Aoi Kanzaki takes Tanjiro away to be cared for.
| |||
|
A member of the Demon Slayer Corps who informed Kyojuro Rengoku about finding the whereabouts of the Mugen Train. He accompanies the Flame Hashira and eats bento boxes with him.
| |||
|
A civilian recruited by Enmu to be the conductor of the Mugen train. He checks the tickets of Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke and Kyojuro to activate the demon's Blood Demon Art and trap them in their dreams.[7] After reporting back to Enmu, he cries and begs the demon to let him sleep too so he can see his dead wife and daughter, and Enmu obliges.[8]
| |||
|
Civilians recruited by Enmu to enter the dreams and destroy the spiritual cores of the Demon Slayers aboard the Mugen train. They tie themselves to Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Kyojuro and each enter their respective Corps member's dreams.[9] The girl who enters Kyojuro's dream fails to destroy his spiritual core due to him strangling her in reality,[10] and the girl and boy who enter Inosuke's and Zenitsu's respective dreams fail to destroy their spiritual cores when the two chase them away inside their dreams.[11] When Tanjiro returns to reality, the recruits attack him because he didn't allow them to have their own dreams, leading him to knock them unconscious.[12]
| |||
|
The fourth of the civilians recruited by Enmu to enter the dreams and destroy the spiritual cores of the Demon Slayers aboard the train, who wants have his own dream because he suffers from tuberculosis. He ties himself to Tanjiro and enters his dream with the intention of killing him,[9] but is touched by the beauty and kindness of Tanjiro's unconscious realm.[13] When Tanjiro wakes up and the young man is pulled from his dream, he is saved manifestation of Tanjiro's spirit and takes it into his own heart. He doesn't join the other recruits in attacking Tanjiro, instead thanking him and telling him to be careful[14]. In Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board!, he is referred to as "Sickly Youth".
| |||
|
An engineer for the Mugen train. Like the other staff, has has been manipulated by Enmu into preventing the Demon Slayers from attacking, which he does when Tanjiro and Inosuke discover Enmu's neck bone at the front of the train. When the two of them slash Enmu's eyes, he attempts to stab Inosuke, but is intercepted by Tanjiro and subsequently knocked out. After Enmu is killed and the train crashes, Tanjiro sends Inosuke to ensure he is okay despite Inosuke's protests, since he feels the injuries he sustained during the crash are enough to atone for what he did to him.
| |||
|
A samurai who once traveled into the red-light district where he encountered a then 13-year-old Ume. After the samurai insulted Ume’s older brother, Gyutaro, Ume stabbed his eye with a hairpin. In retaliation, the samurai tied her up, burned her alive, and left her to die in a ditch. The samurai is then hired by the manager of the house Ume worked in to kill Gyutaro. Although he successfully slashes Gyutaro, the samurai is killed after his head is split in half by the vengeful boy.
| |||
|
A bespectacled young man who was once a suitor of a 15-year-old Mitsuri Kanroji. He had grown disinterested in marrying Mitsuri due to her odder traits like her hair color, immense strength, and gluttonous behavior. He told her as much while also cruelly claiming that only a bear or a boar could love her. He then broke off their engagement, asking her to forget he ever existed. His harsh words caused Mitsuri to foster intense insecurity and prompted her to dye her hair black and eat significantly less.
| |||
|
Mitsuri Kanroji’s second suitor. She had met him while she was posing as a black-haired and faint woman in order to stifle her true personality. Although he was significantly kinder than her last suitor, Mitsuri grew disillusioned with hiding herself to appeal to others and assumedly broke off the engagement before joining the Demon Slayer Corps.
| |||
|
A magistrate who sentenced a then-human Hantengu to death for his various murders and thefts. When Hantengu tried to claim innocence due to blindness, the magistrate disregarded his pleas, citing a blind masseur who would face the wrong direction until spoken to, a trait which Hantengu did not show. Unimpressed by Hantengu’s attempt to then pin the blame on his hands, he orders them to be severed before his execution. After being transformed into a demon by Muzan Kibutsuji, Hantengu kills the magistrate in his home, although in a last act of defiance, he proclaims that one day, Hantengu will pay for his sins with his life.
| |||
|
A generous doctor from the Heian Period, where Muzan was born in. He was assigned to cure the disease that Muzan suffered from, but got killed by Muzan out of anger and impatience. However, the medicine the doctor gave to Muzan really did cure his disease after all, and even made Muzan to have supernatural physical capabilities and immortality, but it also left Muzan unable to walk in sunlight. The doctor is technically the one who started the demon lineage through Muzan and his medicine.
| |||
|
An average Demon Slayer identifiable by his piercing silver eyes. During Hashira Training, he and a group of other trainees were undergoing Muichiro Tokito's Rapid Movement Training. He struggled greatly against the Mist Hashira's training, much to his disappointment. During one particular training session, Muichiro decided to spar with the trainee using real swords, making the Demon Slayer collapse in fear. Although Muichiro praised the pupil for not attacking blindly, he lamented his inability to know how to fight in a real battle, but promises to improve himself due to knowing how hard Muichiro trains himself. The Demon Slayer later particpates in a paper-airplane throwing contest with Muichiro and the other trainees, including Tanjiro Kamado.
He, like nearly all of the Corps were transported inside the Infinity Castle. The Demon Slayer, alongside several others, discovered a flesh cacoon that Muzan Kibutsuji was taking refuge in. Despite orders being relayed to stand down, the Demon Slayer argued that they couldn't be idle and needed to stall Muzan until the Hashira arrived. However, before the Demon Slayer could finish his sentence, Muzan emerged from his cacoon and killed the Demon Slayer, who only had time to let out a confused "Huh?".
| |||
|
Also known as the Golden Age Hashira, the pillars during the Sengoku Era, where they fought alongside Yoriichi and Michikatsu Tsugikuni. They had been taught breathing styles by the former and would go on to develop the 5 core derivatives of Hinokami Kagura. Some would awaken their Demon Slayer Marks but fell due to the curse that had any who awakened their mark die at 25. However, after hearing of Yorichii's failure to kill Muzan, his sparing of Tamayo despite her being a demon, and Michikatsu defecting and becoming a demon, many turned their backs on Yorichii with some even demanding he commit seppuku. However, some stayed on good terms and kept in touch with Yorichii even after his banishment, which the master at the time silently allowed.
|
Relatives[]
| Biological and Adopted Relatives | Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The grandmother of Tanjiro and his siblings. She was knowledgable about demons, and warned Tanjiro about them many times when he was a child. On the night Tanjiro's family is murdered while he stays with Saburo, memories of her warnings resurface in his mind as he sleeps.
| |||
|
The elder brother of the Hand Demon, who was his first victim following his transformation into a demon, much to his despair. After the Hand Demon is killed by Tanjiro, he is renuited with his brother in the afterlife and asks to hold his hand for comfort, causing the older boy to playfully tease him. | |||
|
The daughter of Rei, the woman Muzan Kibutsuji had assumed a false identity as the husband of. As a normal human child, Rei's daughter is curious and inquisitive in personality, as well as loving: she lights up with excitement when her mother returns and hugs Muzan tightly as he's holding her. It's unknown what happens to her and her mother after Muzan abandons his false life with them to take up another camouflage.
| |||
|
The biological parents of Rui; They were killed by him after he misinterpreted their intentions of killing him for becoming a Demon, when in reality they were trying to commit murder-suicide to atone for their son's sins.
| |||
|
An elderly man that lived on a mountain with his grandson. The elderly man discovered Inosuke Hashibira as a child and taught him how to read and write.
| |||
|
Tengen Uzui's only surviving brother. As children, he, Tengen, and their other siblings were forced into rigorous training by their cruel father, resulting in the deaths of all of them but he and Tengen. He's described by Tengen himself as a spitting image of their father: cold and heartless with no respect for anyone. He often treated his subordinates as expendable pawns and even believed his wife's purpose was to simply make him a successor. Tengen, wanting to distance himself away from ever being like his brother, eventually found the path of a Demon Slayer to become his opposite.
| |||
|
The biological mother of Ume and Gyutaro. She led a miserable and poverty-ridden life, having to prostitute herself just to survive in the most impoverished area of Yoshiwara. She did not want or love her two children, whom are rumoured to be illegitimate children fathered by her clients. She tried several times to kill her son Gyutaro before and after he was born, but never went all the way through with it, for unknown reasons. She hated him for being born a boy because it was bad for her line of work, seeing him as a financial liability because she couldn't pimp him out when he came of age, due to his gender. She beat him regularly as a way of venting her frustrations, and fed him so little that he had to eat mice and insects to survive. She did not treat her daughter Ume any better, once trying to cut her hair off when she was a baby. This was the last straw for Gyutaro, who finally found the courage to stand up to her. She eventually died from Syphillis. It is implied that she was not given a proper funeral after dying, as Gyutaro's flashbacks show her rotting body in the family's shack, surrounded by flies.
| |||
|
The father of Muichiro and Yuichiro Tokito, a woodcutter who lived with his family in a secluded forest area. He was a very kind man, encouraging Muichiro despite his more withdrawn personality, and it's noted he has the same red eyes as Tanjiro Kamado. Their mother had fallen ill with bronchitis, so, in an attempt to find medicinal herbs for for her during a storm despite his elder son's pleas not to, their father slipped and fell off of a cliff to his death. He briefly reunited with Muichiro along with his wife and Yuichiro after he passed out from exhaustion after defeating Gyokko. After Muichiro's death, the whole family reunites in the afterlife.
| |||
|
The mother of Muichiro and Yuichiro Tokito had fallen ill with bronchitis. In an attempt to find medicinal herbs for for her during a storm, her husband slipped and fell off of a cliff to his death, leading to her dying shortly after and leaving her sons orphans. According to Yuichiro, their mother also worked despite her illness and Yuichiro begging her to rest. She briefly reunited with Muichiro along with her husband and Yuichiro after he passed out from exhaustion after defeating Gyokko. After Muichiro's death, the whole family reunites in the afterlife.
| |||
|
The mother and father of Mitsuri, the Love Hashira. They were both very supportive of Mitsuri's strength, and never pressured her to conform to societal standards despite her being a woman. They wanted Mitsuri to embrace her true self, and didn't seem to like her dying her hair or seeking out marriages she didn't want just so she could fit in. As well as Mitsuri, it's mentioned that they have four other younger children, one of whom, Mitsuri's oldest brother, is pictured in the anime. Her father was a kindhearted man who would play with a young Mitsuri. Her mother however was calm and collected, but once witnessed her toddler daughter lift a large rock, which caused her to go into shock for the first time although she was also amused by her daughter's strength.
| |||
|
Mitsuri Kanroji’s younger brother, and the second eldest of the Kanroji children. Mitsuri recalled him while reminiscing about her childhood. He is described as being about as old as Zohakuten’s physical appearance.
| |||
|
A group of 9 orphans who lived with Gyomei Himejima when he was a young monk. Among the named orphans are Kaigaku, Sayo, Kazunori, Ryotaro, Asami. Despite being poor and living in a rundown temple, they were a happy family and lived in harmony. One day however, Kaigaku attemped to steal temple money, but was caught and chased away by the other orphans. Despite this, they claimed to an unwitting Gyomei that Kaigaku had gone to sleep. Unbeknownst to them, Kaigaku had come across a demon, and in exchange for his own life, Kaigaku invited the demon to enter the temple and murder the orphans. After Kaigaku extinguished incense meant to ward it off, the demon entered the temple and instantly killed four of the orphans. Gyomei tried to protect the rest but all but Sayo ran off despite Gyomei's pleas and were killed by the demon.
About ten years later, Gyomei would fall due to injuries sustained fighting Muzan Kibutsuji. As the Stone Hashira began to cross over, he reunited with the orphans, who apologized for driving out Kaigaku and ignoring Gyomei's order to stay by revealing that their intention was to protect the blind man from the demon. As Gyomei finally dies, they engage in a loving embrace.
| |||
|
The biological mother of Shinobu and Kanae; she was killed along with her husband when a Demon entered their home, leaving her daughters as orphans. She reunites with her daughters following their deaths and embraces her younger daughter. [15]
| |||
|
The biological father of Shinobu and Kanae; he was killed along with his wife when a Demon entered their home, leaving his daughters as orphans.[15] He reunites with his daughters following their deaths and embraces his elder daughter.
| |||
|
An ancestor of the Rengoku family, and the creator of Flame Breathing as well as the first Flame Hashira. One fateful day, already having gained the title of Hashira, while chasing a demon, he encountered Yoriichi Tsugikuni in a catatonic trance after the death of his wife and unborn child who were killed by the same demon he was pursuing. After telling Yoriichi that he should give them a proper burial to respect their souls, he introduced him to the Demon Slayer Corps. Yoriichi taught the Hashira how to use Breathing Styles, but since he could not replicate Yoriichi’s Sun Breathing techniques, he instead created a similar but ultimately inferior replica in Flame Breathing.
After Yoriichi encountered Muzan but failed to kill him, the Flame Hashira inquired about the skirmish, but was left discouraged by his answer. Nevertheless, he recorded his conversation in a journal, which would be read by his descendant Senjuro.
| |||
|
The caretaker and biological parent of Hakuji. He was a kind-hearted man who suffered from a disease and raised Hakuji as a single parent. After hearing of his sons crimes, he committed suicide out of guilt. When his son, who by then had long been the demon Akaza, began to die and crossover, he reunited with him along with his daughter-in-law and brother-in-law
| |||
|
The husband of Kotoha Hashibira, and the biological father of Inosuke Hashibira. He was incredibly physically abusive towards his wife, frequently beating her to the point that she was bruised and partially blinded. He went on a particularly violent spree after being aggravated when an infant Inosuke began to cry. To defend their son, Kotoha bit his hand and fled before she met a cult led by a convivial but merciless demon named Doma. Kotoha's husband, alongside his mother who was equally as abusive towards Kotoha entered the cult, but were murdered by Doma who complained that they were noisy. Both their corpses were abandoned in the mountains.
| |||
|
The husband of Akeno Tsugikuni and the father of Michikatsu and Yoriichi Tsugikuni. He named Michikatsu in the hope that he would be strong and always be successful. He ordered Yoriichi to be put to death at birth due to being disgusted by his birthmark but was stopped by his wife who became violent at the thought of it. He then decided to give the twin brothers separate paths in life and forbade them from seeing each other, once striking Michikatsu on the cheek for disobeying. He also told a two-year-old Yoriichi that he was an unwanted curse that would bring misfortune to the family, leading to Yoriichi being silent and distant to avoid his father's beliefs. He was also a superstitious man who paid attention to Feng Shui, so he would put his right tabi sock on first and eating certain foods first when eating his meals. Despite his abusive behavior, he really did love Akeno and was devastated by her death, crying and embracing his wife's corpse, and never remarried after. He also began to search for Yoriichi after he left their house to honor his wife’s last request. Grief and stress harmed his health and he died at 35 shortly after his elder son got married. [16][17]
| |||
|
The wife and two children of Michikatsu Tsugikuni, (one son and an infant of an unknown gender). Michikatsu described living with his family as peaceful but somewhat boring. However, when he met his younger twin brother, Yoriichi for the first time in ten years after he killed a demon that attacked their encampment, Michikatsu flared up with burning hatred and jealousy that had existed since childhood. Determined to become as powerful as his brother, Michikatsu abandoned his wife and children. Although the specifics are not known, he recalls his wife sobbing in a corner while cradling their infant while their son desperately ran after him while he walked aloofly away. Michikatsu would eventually become the demon Kokushibo, and although he had a better memory than most demons, after centuries, he would forget the faces of the people who were once his family. At least one of Michikatsu's children would have children of their own, and their lineage eventually gave birth to the Tokito family.
| |||
|
An all-female clan of bandits that worshipped the Snake Demon and lived in luxury on riches looted from the demon's victims, offering their newborn babies to her as a sacrifice in exchange. Obanai Iguro was supposed to be a special sacrifice before his escape. Among the members were Obanai's mother, sisters, and grandmother, who would all pamper him with sickeningly sweet tones, as well as provide him copious amounts of food, although the lack of ventilation in the wooden cage they kept him instead made him ill. After Obanai's escape, the snake demon killed every one of them save for one cousin. They left an extreme emotional impact on Obanai, who felt being born to such a family made him impure.
| |||
|
One of the many cousins of Obanai Iguro, standing out on the virtue of being the sole survivor of the Snake Demon's rampage following his escape, as well as being responsible for his overwhelming survivor guilt with her scathing words. She and Obanai were rescued by the then-Flame Hashira, Shinjuro Rengoku, although she had to be physically restrained by him when she blamed Obanai for the deaths of her families and tried to attack him. According to the second fanbook, she used the leftovers of the Iguro family's ill-gained wealth to live a happy life.
|
Reincarnations/Descendants[]
| Reincarnation | Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The reincarnations of Muichiro Tokito and Yuichiro Tokito; their gender is unknown but they are seen sleeping when going on a stroll with their mother. They were in mist-patterned blankets.[18] | |||
|
The reincarnations of Shinobu Kocho and Kanae Kocho; they are beautiful female students from the nearby Sekirei Women's Academy.[19] | |||
|
The descendants of Kotetsu and Kozo Kanamori; they are seen walking in front of Kanata when he meets up with Toko.[19] | |||
|
The reincarnation of Gyomei Himejima; he is immediately noticed due to his stocky build and is very kind.[20] | |||
|
The reincarnations of Obanai Iguro and Mitsuri Kanroji; they are a loving married couple that operate a diner known for their snake decorations and large servings.[20] They also have five children together.[21] | |||
|
The reincarnations of Sakonji Urokodaki and Jigoro Kuwajima. They are elderly men seen playing shogi when Sumihiko Kamado interrupts their game.[22] | |||
|
The descendants of Sumi Nakahara, Naho Takada and Kiyo Terauchi. The three girls are nearly run over by Sumihiko on his way to school, and they call him the "running guy."[23] | |||
|
The reincarnation of Genya Shinazugawa. He is a police officer who works together with his senior partner Sanehiro Shinazugawa. They were scarred while arresting with someone who was wielding a knife, and they've been like brothers ever since. They nearly run over Sumihiko in a police car as he rushes to school. They soon give chase and go after him presumably for jaywalking.[24][21] | |||
|
The reincarnations of Sabito and Makomo. The two are from the same swimming school as Giichi Tomioka. The children can be seen discussing toy charms similar to the fox masks which were worn in their past lives.[25] | |||
|
The descendant of Goto. He is a male student that attends the same school as Yoshiteru and can be seen admiring a painting of Tamayo.[26] | |||
|
The descendant of Murata. He is the principal of Toko, Yoshiteru, Sumihiko, and Kanata's school and is seen trying to close the gate as Sumihiko and Tojuro rush to class.[27] |
References[]
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 6.
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 7.
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 8.
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 19.
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 20.
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 36 (Pages 5-6).
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 54 (Pages 11-12).
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 55 (Page 2).
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 55 (Pages 3-4, 16).
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 56 (Pages 1-8).
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 57 (Pages 12-14).
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 58 (Pages 8-14).
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 57 (Pages 12-13).
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 58 (Page 15).
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 143 (Page 2).
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Volume 20, (Extra Pages).
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Volume 21, (Extra Pages).
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 205 (Page 8).
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 205 (Page 9).
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 205 (Page 10).
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Volume 23, (Extra Pages).
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 205 (Page 14).
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 205 (Page 15).
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 205 (Page 16).
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 205 (Page 17).
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 205 (Page 18).
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 205 (Page 22).