SADDEST DEATHS In The DEMON SLAYER Manga

Demon Slayer characters continually struggle for their life, therefore deaths are inevitable. However, some people’s passings are more tragic than others.

The Swordsmith Village Arc will be included in the future season of the anime series Demon Slayer, so fans cannot wait for it. Because in this arc we get to watch more strong demon slayers fighting more formidable demons, the excitement level of the story has been raised to a whole new level. 

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There is no avoiding the fact that some of these people will meet their demise in the end. Those individuals who are interested in getting a glimpse of what the next anime will look like may see the trailer that was recently made available.

Even though the protagonists in Demon Slayer are in a predicament where they must “kill or be killed,” it is not a very enjoyable experience for viewers to see them go through this ordeal. This is particularly true when one of their favorite protagonists, regardless of whether they’re demons or demon slayers, dies themself, which happens often in this anime.

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18. Tamayo

One of the most ancient demons that Muzan ever conjured up was Tamayo. Because she was afflicted with an illness as a human, she consented, after being duped by Muzan, to having her body transformed into that of a demon. 

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This was done so that she could continue to visit her family and grow over the years. Unfortuitously, after being turned, she ended up becoming the one responsible for the deaths of her whole family.

She eventually ended up murdering numerous more individuals in a burst of wrath after comprehending the consequences of her actions. 

Luckily for her, once Yoriichi Tsugikuni fought Muzan yet did not slay the Demon King, she was released from the shackles that Muzan had placed on her. Since then, she has assisted in Muzan’s downfall, and as a result, she has been consumed by him. 

This occurred after she regained her sanity. The viewers feel that Tamayo should have had a more positive and satisfying ending after going through the trauma that she did because she earned it.

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17. Iguro Obanai

Iguro Obanai, also known as the Snake Hashira, could have at first looked to be pompous and egotistical owing to his attitude toward Giyuu Tomioka and Tanjiro Kamado sparing Nezuko, Tanjiro’s demon sister.   

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Viewers would have a better understanding of what made him act in such a manner after learning his history.

After many centuries, Iguro was the sole male to be born into his family. The demon has been providing his family with money in return for human food offerings for as long as anybody can remember. 

He was allowed to live slightly longer by the demon since he was a man, and in exchange, the demon scarred his face to make it seem like a snake.

In his ending minutes, he expresses the hope that he and his girlfriend would one day be reborn together. The narrative has a powerful emotional effect on readers and provides a fascinating and tragically insightful look at the character.

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16. Gyomei Himejima

Stone Breathing was the most powerful ability Gyomei could utilize, making him the most powerful Hashira of his time. He is a blind guy who used to take care of a number of orphans, the majority of whom perished as a result of one of the orphans selling them out to a demon. 

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After vanquishing the demon, he was charged with murdering the kids, but with the assistance of Kagaya Ubuyashiki, he was cleared of the charges.

He was one of those who substantially helped to beat Muzan and even denied being checked for his wounds. In his afterlife, he encounters the slain children, who receive his remorse for his deeds. 

He passed away with a tear in his eye and a smile on his face at the same moment, having finally been allowed to be with the people he cared about.

15. Kokushibo

The Upper Moon 1, Kokushibo is Muzan’s most powerful demon and also has the most breathing style forms at his disposal. Michikatsu Tsugikuni was a demon slayer in his former life, and he was very envious of his brother Yoriichi’s supernatural abilities.  

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In order to extend his life beyond the age of 25, he agreed to his transformation into a demon after acquiring the mark of the demon slayer.

Even after he turned into a demon, Kokushibo never lost the ambition to outdo Yoriichi. This aspiration is driven by Kokushibo’s observation that Yoriichi could live to the age of 85 and maintain his strength. 

Many centuries later, when he has become a hideous creature as a result of his transformation into a demon, he reflects back on his life and laments the choices he made in the past. 

Because of this, he gives the demon slayers permission to finish him off, which highlights the tragic nature of the situation as he passes away full of resentment and sorrow.

14. The Ubayashiki Family

The two main arcs of Demon Slayer—the Infinity Castle Arc and the Sunrise Countdown Arc—are the ones in which a significant number of the cast members meet their untimely deaths.

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And besides, these two arcs comprise the decisive battle against the “Demon King” Muzan, and things get off to a rousing start with that conflict. To be more specific, the leader of the Demon Slayers, Kagaya Ubuyashiki, tricks Muzan into breaking into his house so that he may murder him. Muzan then kills Ubuyashiki.

However, this was all an act, and Muzan had, in fact, gone for his trap leading to his own suicide. Upon saying what he needed to say, Ubuyashiki blew up his estate, which resulted in the deaths of himself, his wife, and his two eldest daughters. 

Despite the fact that they were about to die, all of them acted as if they didn’t believe they were going to.

Although Muzan does not die as a direct result of this assault, the initial injury and shock he sustains make it possible for Tamayo to inject him with her anti-demon serum. This injection is a significant contributor to his ultimate demise. 

Therefore, Kaguya achieved a great deal by sacrificing not only himself but also a sizeable portion of his immediate family. However, the terrible and unexpected death of this cherished figure and the loyal members of his family left a large number of followers unable to find the words to express their feelings.

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13. Shinobu Kocho

Shinobu Kocho, also known as the Insect Hashira, is the sister of Kanae Kocho, who was the Flower Hashira until she passed away. Shinobu Kocho is one of our most beloved Hashiras. 

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When they were little, a demon took the lives of their parents. Fortunately, they were rescued by the Stone Hashira, Gyomei. Because of this, they made the decision to train to become demon slayers.

Shinobu met the same fate as Kanae at the hands of the demon Doma, who took her life as well. As her followers started to become emotional after learning her history and the reasons why she has such a strong aversion to demons, she was overtaken by Upper Moon 2. 

It is a blessing that she injected herself with a fatal demon poison since this allowed Kanao Tsuyuri and Inosuke Hashibira to finish him out.

12. Jigoro Kuwajima

Jigoro, who had formerly held the title of Thunder Hashira, was Zenitsu Agatsuma and Kaigaku’s instructor. 

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However, he did not have a great deal of accomplishment since Zenitsu was only capable of learning the 1st form of the Thunder Breathing Style out of the 6 (currently 7) forms, whereas Kaigaku learned all of the other forms save for the first one.

The reason for Jigoro’s death was neither demons nor old age; rather, it was his own hand.

When his former student Kaigaku changed into a demon to save his skin after confronting a far more powerful demon, he sliced his stomach. It’s extremely heartbreaking to think of how painfully he went out of his life. 

It was impossible for anybody there to cut off his head while he was bleeding, which only serves to make it more excruciating for those watching at home.

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11. Muichiro Tokito

Muichiro, the Mist Hashira, is the youngest among all the Hashiras, significantly younger than the main character, Tanjiro Kamado (a non-Hashira). 

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In spite of the fact that he is the youngest, he is one of the toughest, as shown by the fact that he can defeat Upper Moon 5 on his own. Demons took the lives of every member of his family when he was a child, which is what drove him to pursue a career as a demon.

After a fierce battle with Upper Moon 1, who happens to be his ancestor, he ultimately succumbs to the wounds he sustained and passes away. Later on in the hereafter, he meets up with his dead brother, who chides him for not living to old age. 

It is tragic that such a young and gifted individual should pass away at such a young age, which emphasizes the gravity of the loss.

10. Hand Demon

In the fourth episode of the anime series “Demon Slayer,” the Hand Demon is put to death.

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During the Demon Slayer test, Tanjiro dismembers him by decapitating him using the first phase of the Water Breathing Technique.

The Hand Demon received his moniker from the fact that he had a number of hands that covered his whole body, most notably his neck, in an effort to shield him from being beheaded.

During the Demon Slayer test, the Demon was known for being responsible for the deaths of some of the candidates. Even Sabito and Makomo, along with 11 other pupils of Urokodaki, were taken out by him.

Fans were moved to tears by his tragic narrative and the manner in which he passed away, despite all of the aforementioned factors.

Just like other demons, he was previously a human, and he was also an individual who was relatively defenseless.

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Prior to becoming a demon, the Demon had always wanted to grasp his brother’s hand, but rather he murdered him first. Because of his hideous looks, others also avoided him like the plague.

On the other hand, Tanjiro’s eyes were overwhelmed with nothing but grief for him as he was passing away.

When the Demon sees this, he reaches out to grab hold of his hand and weeps grateful tears as he passes away.

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The last moment of the Demon’s life was so excruciatingly agonizing that it left most followers feeling indescribably heartbroken for the Demon.

9. Daki and Gyutaro

Daki and Gyutaro, two of the Upper Moon Six Demons, met a horrible end along the course of their journey.

During the tenth episode of the second season of “Demon Slayer,” the two Upper Moon Demons drew their final breath.

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During the arc that takes place in the Entertainment area, a fierce struggle takes place, and it culminates with Zenitsu and Inosuke chopping off Daki’s head as Tanjiro jointly decapitates Gyutaro.

It’s no secret that Demon Slayer has a knack for breaking its audience’s hearts, especially when it comes to the show’s antagonists, and a lot of people were devastated by the show’s conclusion involving the two demons.

As children, both of them were subjected to a challenging environment and had to put up significant effort to maintain their lives.

They were simply children, and the fact that society dealt with them in such an unjust manner contributes to the tragic nature of their passing.

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As their lives come to an end, the two think back on their friendship while seeing how Tanjiro and Nezuko looked out for one another.

In addition, the sequence depicting their eternity caused viewers to shed tears as Daki decided against going to paradise and instead followed her brother into hell.

Many people were unable to bear the sight of the two of them walking together toward the end of their lives because of the terrible lives they had had together.

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8. Rui

In the anime Demon Slayer, Tanjiro’s first battle was against Rui, the spider Demon. Rui was the first of a total of twelve Kizukis.

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In the twenty-first episode of the first season of the anime series Demon Slayer, the Lower Moon Five Demon exhaled his final breath.

Tanjiro had almost been severed from his head during the struggle with Rui, but Giyu delivered the killing blow.

Tanjiro had attempted to decapitate Rui with Hinokami Kagura, but he was unable to do so due to his lack of strength.

Giyu came just in time and instantly severed Rui’s head using the water-breathing method he had developed.

It is really unfortunate that Rui passed away since the Demon had had a troubled life and was a little boy when he was transformed into a demon.

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The reason why Rui made so many demons a part of his family was that he yearned for the unique connection he had when he was a human.

He coveted the connection that Nezuko and Tanjiro had and longed to experience anything like it once again.

Since Rui anticipated damnation to hell for his family’s deaths, the touching moment in which he is reunited with them in the hereafter is all the more moving.

The video of Rui crying and begging his parents for mercy caused the majority of followers to break down into tears. Fans felt sorry for him since, after all, he was only a youngster when it all happened.

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7. Enmu 

Enmu was not the most likable demon since he enjoyed sending human children to do his dirty work and because he enjoyed using dream-based tactics to torment and scare people. However, in the end, he was the one who was victimized, and he did all in his power to both appease his harsh employer Muzan and preserve his own life.

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Muzan was defeated by Tanjiro and Inosuke, and while he was falling apart, he became anxious and desperately wished that he could start his life again. It was painful to witness him repeat the tragedies of his youth, both those he experienced in his dreams and those that occurred in the real world. He continued to be a monster, however, so his death was inevitable.

6. The Mother Demon

Rui convinced a number of different humans to join his spider “family,” and he picked a little human lady to be his new mother out of all of the other candidates. Despite being Rui’s supposed mother, this nameless entity frightened him. She had the appearance of an older, more mature spider demon.

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It is a fact that the spider mother did not feel any remorse for the victims she had murdered. However, she wasn’t always such a nasty person, despite how her son treated her.  

She had a crippling dread of passing away, yet Tanjiro severed her head because he was required to. Her demise came quickly, and her devoted followers were upset to see it. When compared to other demons, she wasn’t that terrible.

5. The Kamado Family

While it may not be remembered after the first few episodes, the plot begins with a tragic succession of fatalities. After Muzan has slaughtered their whole family and transformed Nezuko into a demon, Tanjiro decides to become a Demon Slayer so that he may protect and heal his sister. 

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In addition, Tanjiro’s parents and siblings come out as quite likable people in all of the flashbacks and other scenes in which the reader or spectator has the opportunity to observe them.

Why, therefore, is such a wonderful family that was taken away from this world before their time so far down in these rankings? First, since the viewing audience didn’t choose to invest much time with them outside of Tanjiro’s Sun Breathing-related memories. 

Second, since the viewers didn’t get to see much of the Sun Breathing itself. These are the murders in Demon Slayer that, properly speaking, have the most significant repercussions because of the chain of events that they start.

4. Genya Shinazugawa

A demon slayer who participated in the Final Selection with Tanjiro, Genya is the Wind Pillar’s brother, Sanemi. He wields a gun, can consume demons, and imitate their Blood Demon Art, however, is still able to walk under the sun, in contrast to other demon slayers who rely on specific breathing methods.

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Even though he assisted in killing Upper Moon 1, Kokushibo, he met his end at the hands of the demon. Sanemi, on his deathbed, grieved bitterly at the deterioration of his brother’s and sister’s relationship and pleaded with God to save Genya’s life. His dying body crumbled apart like a demon’s.

3. Kotoha Hashibira

Inosuke Hashibira was born to Kotoha Hashibira, who was Inosuke’s mother. Upon giving birth to Inosuke, she was forced to flee from her violent husband in order to defend his kid. 

She eventually found her way into the cult run by the Upper Moon 2, Doma, who took a fancy to her and decided to spare her life because of it.

She ran away as soon as she realized that Doma was a demon, but her flight was in vain since Doma was able to pursue her all the way to the edge of the cliff. 

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Fans were left inconsolable by Kotoha’s choice to sacrifice Inosuke by throwing him into a river in the hope that he would make it out alive while she was devoured by Doma.

2. Akaza

Akaza, who was once known as Hakuji, has spent his whole existence in torment. While robbing to support his ailing father, he was subjected to several beatings, and his father ultimately took his own life in an effort to put an end to Hakuji’s criminal behavior. 

Both of them were put to death by members of a competing dojo shortly after being accepted in by a martial arts instructor to look after the instructor’s ailing daughter (who later became his fiancée).

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Hakuji was eventually successful in brutally murdering 47 kendo masters while he was defenseless, which led to his transformation into a demon. 

In the midst of his conflict with Giyuu and Tanjiro in the Infinity Fortress, he is confronted with memories of his gloomy past, including the reasons he strives so desperately for power and the voices of his deceased loved ones pleading with him to stop. 

He was finally responsible for his own death. His death came at such a tragic time for his followers, just as they were getting to know and appreciate him.

1. Kyojuro “Flame Pillar” Rengoku

And last, let’s come to the number one devastating death in the series, which is, of course, the passing of the flaming-breathing user known as Kyojuro Rengoku. 

Since the Mugen Train film was so well received, he is undoubtedly one of the most well-known characters, and his death will likely continue to be remembered as the most sorrowful long after the anime concludes.

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The grandiose spectacle of both the anime and the movie adaptation of Mugen Train contributed so much to Kyojuro as a character by way of his fantasies that his passing away was made to seem much more tragic as a result. 

Mainly because it was only an image on a page, with no motion, sound, or other elements added to it, his death initially didn’t have as much of an impact on readers of the manga, despite the fact that it was tragic. 

The impact, however, is significantly amplified by the fact that this scene has been faithfully re-created in a high-budget film.