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Muichiro's Past (continued): Afterwards, Muichiro was found by Amane and her daughters, who took care of him. He fully recovered from his wounds, but lost most of his memories. Subconsciously, Muichiro began to strive to be more cynical and like his deceased brother. He quickly became a demon hunter and eventually reached the highest rank—the Mist Pillar.

Gyomei's Past: Before becoming a demon slayer and a Stone Pillar, he lived in his temple with nine orphans, raising them. The area around the temple was frequently attacked by demons, so at sunset, Gyomei would always light wisteria incense to ward them off. One day, one of the children broke the temple rules and left at night, resulting in an encounter with a demon. To save his own life, the child told the demon to eat the other children, including Gyomei. After nightfall, he removed all the incense and let the demon into the temple. Four of the children were instantly killed. The other three fled the temple, ignoring Gyomei's pleas to stay. His short stature and blindness increased the children's mistrust of his ability to protect them, leading them to abandon him and eventually be killed by the demon as well. In the end, only Sayo, the youngest child, listened to Gyomei and hid behind him. Gyomei engaged the demon in battle, attacking it mercilessly. He continued to strike the demon until the sun rose and the demon died. In this skirmish, Gyomei received a cut on his forehead from the demon's claws. Soon after, people came to the temple to help, but Sayo, shocked and horrified, gave false testimony, saying, "This man is a monster. He killed them. He killed everyone." Gyomei was accused of murdering seven children and sentenced to death, but Kagaya Ubuyashiki intervened and was released before he could be executed for false accusations.

Sanemi's Past (continued): The events left a deep mark. Sanemi lost his ability to distinguish colors—the world seemed black and white to him, making it difficult to see at night. He also developed suicidal tendencies. To numb his pain, he began hunting demons on his own. For a long time, he operated alone, unaware of the Demon Slayer Organization and the Nichirin Blades. Later, he met the hunter Masachika Kumeno, who introduced Sanemi to the Wind Pillar. They teamed up, trained, and fought together. They managed to defeat Lower Rank 1, but Masachika died in that battle, and it was thanks to this achievement that Sanemi eventually achieved the rank of Pillar.

Muichiro's Past: Muichiro was born into a woodcutter's family. He had a twin brother, Yuichiro. When the boys were ten years old, their parents died: their mother died of bronchitis, and their father fell from a cliff during a storm while trying to get medicine for his wife. After this, the brothers were left alone. In the spring, Amane, Kagai Ubuyashiki's wife, came to them. She told them that the brothers were descendants of swordsmen who used the first "breath" (a fighting technique). Muichiro was overjoyed and wanted to become a demon hunter to protect people. But Yuichiro strongly opposed this. He blamed his parents' kind and selfless nature for their deaths and believed in making decisions with a cool head. The brothers often quarreled over this difference in worldview. Eventually, Yuichiro drove Amane away. That summer, a demon wandered into their house. Yuichiro tried to protect his brother and lost his left arm in the fight. This enraged Muichiro: he attacked the demon and brutally beat him, using everything he could get his hands on—tools, logs. When Muichiro returned home, his brother was already dying. Yuichiro managed to say that Muichiro was a good man who wanted to help others, but he himself only hindered him. In the end, Yuichiro died. Afterwards, Muichiro was found by Amane and her daughters, who took care of him. He fully recovered from his wounds, but lost most of his

Obanai's Past (continued): After sharpening the wooden bars with a stolen hairpin, Obanai escaped with his snake friend, Kaburamaru, whom he had befriended in the cage. But the snake demon immediately learned of this and pursued him, not before killing 50 members of his family. Obanai rescued the pillar of flame from those times and brought it back. Obanai's only surviving cousin yelled at him, accusing him of not escaping, and the family would still be alive. Thus, Obanai decides to become a Pillar to protect others from the merciless demons.

Sanemi's Past: Sanemi was the eldest son in a family of seven children. He grew up in a home where his father constantly beat both his children and his wife. Eventually, his father was killed. Afterward, Sanemi and his younger brother, Genya, took charge of their mother and the other children. One day, their mother didn't return home. Sanemi went looking for her and discovered her: she had transformed into a demon, snuck into the house, and seriously injured her younger siblings. To save the others, Sanemi had to escort the demon mother out of the house. It was then that he noticed something peculiar: whenever he was wounded, his mother's movements became sluggish. He then realized that his blood had a special effect on demons—it was like a poison to them, slowing their reactions. Ultimately, Sanemi killed the demon mother, and she burned in the sun. When Genya returned, he saw his mother dead and accused Sanemi of murder, calling him a "murderer." Because of these accusations, Sanemi completely distanced himself from his brother and set out on his own journey. Deep down, however, he worried about Genya and tried to shield him from danger—which is why he later lost his temper and behaved rudely when Genya himself became a demon hunter. The events left a deep mark. Sanemi lost his ability to distinguish colors—the world seemed black and white to him, causing difficulties at night. He also developed suicidal tendencies. To numb his emotional pain, he began hunting demons on his own. For a long time, he operated alone, unaware of the existence of the Demon Slayer Organization.

Mitsuri's past: She didn't have a tragic past involving the death of loved ones due to demons. She grew up in a complete family with five brothers and sisters, and her parents loved and supported her. However, from childhood, Mitsuri developed peculiarities that became a source of difficulties:
Extraordinary physical strength. Mitsuri's muscles were eight times denser than those of an average person, with the same muscle mass, making her incredibly strong. Even at a young age, she amazed her mother with this. Unusual hair color. Mitsuri's hair eventually acquired a pinkish-green tint, causing her to become the target of ridicule. A large appetite. Mitsuri ate several times more than an average person. These characteristics led to her being rejected by a suitor at the age of 17, who could not accept her "oddities." After this, Mitsuri tried to change: she dyed her hair black, began feigning weakness, and restricted her diet to fit in with accepted norms. A turning point came when she met Kagaya Ubuyashiki. He accepted Mitsuri for who she was and called her unusual strength a "divinely given" gift worth cherishing. Inspired by this, Mitsuri joined the ranks of the demon slayers, hoping to find a suitor there who would be stronger than her.
Obanai's past: He was the only boy in his family for 370 years. Obanai was kept in a wooden cage, where his family brought him food. One day, when he was 12, he was released from the cage and brought to a gold-decorated room where a snake demon resided. It turned out the snake demon didn't kill him outright because of his unusual eyes. After examining Obanai, the snake demon ordered two women to cut his mouth open to make him look like her. Surviving this, he realized he needed to escape as quickly as possible. Sharpening the wooden bars with a stolen hairpin, Obanai escaped with his snake friend, Kaburamaru, whom he had befriended in the cage. But the snake demon immediately learned of this and pursued him.

Kyojiro's Past: Kyojuro was born into a family of generations of demon hunters. His father was Shinjuro Rengoku, the former Flame Pillar. From childhood, his father trained Kyojuro and his younger brother, Senjuro, to follow in his footsteps. At some point, Kyojuro's mother, Ruka, died. Before her death, she instructed her son to protect the weak whenever possible and not to use strength for selfish gain. After his wife's death, Shinjuro turned to alcohol, resigned his position as a Pillar, and effectively stopped training his sons. Despite the lack of his father's guidance, Kyojuro did not give up. He studied the surviving records of breathing techniques (including a three-volume guidebook on the Flame Breathing style) and mastered the style on his own. Ultimately, he became a skilled swordsman and achieved the rank of Flame Pillar himself.
Tengen's past: Tengen was born and raised in a family of shinobi (ninja). He had eight siblings, all of whom, like him, were shinobi. However, by the time Tengen was 15, seven of them were already dead. The family was in decline, and Tengen's panicked father forced the children into intensive training. As a result of the ordeal, three of the remaining siblings died before reaching the age of ten. The remaining six were forced to fight each other under their father's orders, wearing masks so no one would know they were fighting among themselves. Tengen killed two of his siblings. Tengen was deeply disturbed by what his father had done. He despised his father for his brutal methods and for putting the mission ahead of his children's lives. When Tengen's younger brother's blade turned against him, he refused to fight and instead took his three wives (Suma, Makio, and Hinatsuru) and left the village. Tengen later abandoned the shinobi path and, along with his future wives, became demon hunters under the direct influence of Kagai Ubuyashiki. He subsequently achieved the rank of Sound Hashira—the only one in the organization to use this breathing technique.

Giyu's Past: When Giyu was a child, his family was killed by demons. He survived only thanks to his older sister, Tsutako, who sacrificed herself to protect her brother. Giyu tried to tell people what happened, but they deemed him mentally ill and tried to send him to a distant relative who practiced medicine. He escaped and nearly died, but was saved at the last moment by a hunter who knew Urokodaki. At the age of 13, Giyu met Sabito, a fellow student with a similarly difficult past. They became close friends and trained together, preparing for the final selection to become a demon slayer. During the test on Mount Wisteria, Giyu was seriously injured by a demon. Sabito saved him and then went on to help the other students. Ultimately, Sabito died in battle with the Hand Demon. When Giyu came to, he learned that he had passed the selection, and his friend had died.
Shinobu and Kanae's past: The sisters lived happily with their parents until one day a demon entered their home and killed them. Just as the demon was about to attack the girls, they were saved by the Hashira (the strongest hunter) Gyomei Himejima, who decapitated the beast. This horror forever changed them. Shinobu and Kanae vowed to become demon hunters to protect others from the same fate and to never let anyone else suffer such grief. Later, the sisters approached Gyomei and asked him to teach them how to fight demons. He tried to dissuade them, but the girls were determined to get revenge. Then Gyomei set a condition: they must move a huge boulder out of the way. The sisters succeeded, and he agreed to help them become swordsmen. After this, the sisters underwent training. Kanae developed her own fighting style, "Breath of the Flower." Later, she and Shinobu met a slave girl named Kanao. Kanae decided to take her to the Butterfly Estate, and the sisters bought Kanao, making her their apprentice. However, Kanae's fate was tragic. Several years before the main events, she fought Upper Moon 2, Douma, and suffered mortal wounds. Before her death, Kanae begged Shinobu to leave.

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The action takes place during the Taishō era in Japan (1912–1926). It was a time of contrasts: on the one hand, there was rapid industrialization (railways, new technologies), on the other, the preservation of traditional ways of life in the villages. Consequently, the world peacefully coexists between samurai hunters and modern trains, red-light districts and wild, almost primeval places where some demons dwell.
The basis of the conflict
At the center of the conflict is the struggle between humans and demons. Demons are creatures that were once human, but due to a curse or other causes, have acquired supernatural powers: superhuman strength, instant regeneration, "blood magic." They hunt humans at night.
Demon Slayers
To counter this threat, a secret organization of trained warriors exists. They master "breathing techniques"—special styles based on natural elements (water, fire, wind, lightning, etc.). These techniques strengthen the body and spirit, giving them an advantage in battle.
The most powerful and authoritative swordsmen are called "pillars" (hashira). Each has their own unique and powerful breathing technique. Among the pillars, for example:
Giyu Tomioka (water pillar);
Kyojuro Rengoku (Fire Pillar);
Shinobu Kocho (insect);
Mitsuri Kanroji (love);
Obanai Iguro (snake);
Gyomei Himejima (stone);
Sanemi Shinazugawa (wind);
Tengen uzuy (sound);
Muichiro Tokito (fog).

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