Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Season 1, Episode 1: Cruelty

Episode synopsis

It is the Taisho Period (i.e. 1912-1926). Tanjiro Kamado is living a modest but blissful life in the mountains with his family. One day, when he returns from selling charcoal in town, he finds the remains of his slaughtered family in pools of blood after a demon attack. Tanjiro rushes down the snowy mountain with the sole survivor, his sister Nezuko, on his back. But on the way, Nezuko suddenly snarls, turning on Tanjiro.

About Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

After a demon attack leaves his family slain and his sister cursed, Tanjiro embarks upon a perilous journey to find a cure and avenge those he's lost.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2Trainer Sakonji Urokodaki
• E3Sabito and Makomo
• E4Final Selection
• E5My Own Steel
• E6Swordsman Accompanying a Demon
• E7Muzan Kibutsuji
• E8The Smell of Enchanting Blood
• E9Temari Demon and Arrow Demon
• E10Together Forever
• E11Tsuzumi Mansion
• E12The Boar Bares Its Fangs, Zenitsu Sleeps
• E13Something More Important Than Life