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- Demon Slayers
- Muzan Kibutsuji
- Rectangle Can Badge
- Approx. 3" tall
- Imported direct from Japan
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (鬼滅の刃, Kimetsu no Yaiba; 'Blade of Demon Destruction') is a Japanese series written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge.
Tanjiro Kamado is a kind-hearted and diligent boy who lives with his family in the mountains. After the death of his father, he becomes the sole provider for his household, selling charcoal in nearby villages. He returns home one day to discover his family has been slaughtered by a demon. His younger sister, Nezuko, is the only survivor, though she has been transformed into a demon herself. She exhibits the unusual trait of retaining some human emotion and cognition. The pair are discovered by Giyu Tomioka, the Water Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, who sends Tanjiro to be trained by his own former mentor, Sakonji Urokodaki. Tanjiro vows to become a Demon Slayer to avenge his family and find a way to return Nezuko to humanity.
Muzan Kibutsuji (鬼舞辻 無惨, Kibutsuji Muzan) is the first demon, originating from a failed experimental treatment during the Heian Period. He seeks to create a demon immune to sunlight to overcome his own weakness. This goal drives him to attack the Kamado family, resulting in Nezuko's transformation. When she later develops an immunity to sunlight, he becomes obsessed with consuming her to acquire it. During the final battle, he is weakened by a composite drug that suppresses his abilities and is ultimately destroyed by sunlight. In a final act of defiance, he transforms Tanjiro into a demon to be his successor, but he is thwarted when his friends help to turn him back to a human.