Cursed Blood

The Demon Slayer Corps (Kisatsutai) is a secret organization that has been hunting demons and protecting humans for centuries. It has existed for approximately a thousand years, since the Heian period, and is generally unrecognized by the authorities—so its fighters operate covertly and never wear swords in public. The Ubuyashiki family provides the funds for its entire upkeep—their hereditary head, Kagaya, known to everyone as Oyakata ("Master"), leads the Corps.

Each new recruit is given a uniform, a blade (a nichirin, also known as a nikōgan—a special sword that slays demons), and a kasugaigarasu—a messenger crow for communication. A Mizunoto, a junior rank, receives a salary of about 20,000 yen, while the Pillars are paid whatever they ask for.

The hierarchy is ten levels, from bottom to top:

Mizunoto → Mizunoe → Kanoto → Kanoe → Tsuchinoto → Tsuchinoe → Hinoto → Hinoe → Kinoto → Kinoe

After the final selection, a newcomer is promoted to the rank of Mizunoto and must complete six missions to ascend to Kinoe. The rank is marked on the arm with a special tattoo—the "Wisteria Ornament." To reach the elite—the Pillars (Hashira), one must rise to the rank of Kinoe and then slay either 50 demons or one of Muzan's Twelve Demon Moons.

There are also service units: Tsuguko (the successor apprentices of the Pillars), Kakushi (cleaners and orderlies after battles) and blacksmiths from the Blacksmith Village, who make and sharpen blades.

Demons aren't born—they're made. The key point: if even a drop of Muzan Kibutsuji's blood enters a person's body, they will begin to transform. Muzan doesn't even need to be injected directly with the blood.

Behavior. Most demons are cruel cannibals with a strong instinct to kill and devour humans. While they retain individuality, it often becomes darker than it was in human life.

Strength and Regeneration. Demons have abnormally powerful physical attributes and excellent regeneration: they can recover even from serious wounds.

Weaknesses:
Sunlight. Deadly—it burns demons to ashes, so they are primarily active at night. Exceptions: Nezuko Kamado

Nichirin Blades. These are special weapons forged from an ore that absorbs sunlight. They can inflict real damage, but even with such a blade, the only guaranteed way to kill a demon is to decapitate it. There's a special condition called "crimson blade": wounds inflicted by such a blade cannot be healed by ordinary demons.

Wisteria. Demons cannot stand its scent. Wisteria is often used to make protective incense, but it is also used to create poisons: a normal dose weakens abilities, while a higher dose can kill.

Amane is the wife of Kagaya Ubuyashiki, the head of the Demon Slayer Corps.
She came from a family of Shinto priests. Incidentally, in her husband's family, it was customary for heads of the house to marry the daughters of local priests.
Amane married Kagaya at 17, while he himself was only 13 when they met.

Amane had pale skin, red lips, large plum-purple eyes with pink accents, and short eyebrows. She wore her medium-length white hair down in the front (combed to either side) and in a short ponytail at the back, with two loose strands on the sides of her face. She typically wore a salmon-colored kimono, fading to orange near the top, decorated with a floral pattern. Over it, she wore a dark indigo haori with blue butterfly patterns and secured the outfit with a striped obi.

Amane was distinguished by her calm, disciplined, and serious nature—in this, she resembled her husband and children. She was a loving but firm mother: she raised her children to be independent, preparing them for the fact that sooner or later they would have to face difficult trials.

Kagaya is a 23-year-old man with medium-length dark hair. He wears a dark kimono with a white haori. His face is covered in a pattern resembling a curse mark, which gradually spread across his body and eventually deprived him of his sight. Before his illness, his eyes were light purple.

Kagaya is a calm and wise man who genuinely cares for the fighters, considering them his children, despite some of them being older than him. He takes criticism well and honestly admits his weaknesses. His smooth and gentle speech has a calming effect, capable of influencing even the most impulsive of the pillars.

As the organization's leader, he lacks combat abilities, but serves as a strategist and mentor. Kagaya visits the graves of fallen fighters daily.

Nichika is dedicated to her duties. Along with her sister, Hinaki, she assists her father by acting as a guide dog and running other errands.

Nichiki, like the other members of the Ubuyashiki family, has pale skin and large violet eyes. She has shoulder-length white hair with straight bangs. She usually wears a dark blue kimono with a purple flower pattern, a maroon obi, and a yellow bow on the left side of her hair.

8 years

Hinaki has pale skin and large violet eyes. She has shoulder-length white hair with bangs, on the right side of which she wears a red bow. She usually wears a dark blue kimono with a purple flower pattern, tied with a burgundy obi.

Hinaki is usually a quiet but kind girl. She loves her parents deeply and is devoted to them to the point of being willing to share their death. Her brother, Kiriya, considered her smarter and more capable than himself.

8 years

Kanata is one of the Ubuyashiki quintuplets. She's smart and task-focused, but also capable of deep emotions.

Kanata has pale skin, large violet eyes, and shoulder-length white hair with straight bangs. She wears a wisteria-shaped hair clip, which she places on the right side of her head—the exact opposite of her brother Kiriya's.

8 years

Kuina is a girl with pale skin and large purple eyes. She has short white hair cut into a bob with straight bangs. She usually wears a purple kimono with a floral pattern, tied with a black obi, and a short flower-shaped hair clip with two dangling beads.

8 years

Kiriya may appear polite, professional, and somewhat emotionally distant at first glance, but Kiriya doubts his suitability for the role of family head, as he considered his sisters to be smarter and stronger. Like his father and ancestors, Kiriya displayed a high, almost prophetic intuition, making accurate guesses and hypotheses that often turned out to be correct . Due to the fact that his parents raised him as a girl, at first, he had a more feminine appearance: expressive eyelashes, red lips, a lilac kimono with a floral pattern, a green obi, and a tiara with wisteria flowers on his head. Sometimes he removed his makeup and tiara, wore a black kimono with a long white haori, and changed his hairstyle like his ancestors. Hair : Black, medium length, cut in a bob. *

• His eyes are dark lilac, he is eight years old

Giyu is a tall young man with dark blue eyes and long black hair pulled back into a low ponytail. He wears the standard Demon Slayer uniform, topped with a haori consisting of two distinct halves: one solid red, the other a geometric pattern of green, orange, and yellow. This detail is no coincidence: each half replicates the design of the haori worn by his deceased older sister, Tsutako, and his best friend, Sabito.

Giyu is always serious and has a strong sense of justice. He is reserved and reticent, often giving the impression of being cold and distant. However, behind this mask lies a deep inner struggle and a capacity for compassion. Incidentally, he is afraid of dogs because he was bitten by one as a child.

Pillar of Water

Muichiro is a short, fair-skinned youth. He has long black hair with pale turquoise tips that form two small curls on the sides of his head. His eyes are large, mint green, and often appear empty. He wears a demon slayer uniform, distinguished by its longer, looser sleeves, reminiscent of a kimono.

Muichiro is portrayed as an absent-minded, apathetic, and detached youth who acts solely on logic, refusing to let emotions guide him. However, in critical moments, he becomes serious and devoted to his duty. After the tragic death of his twin brother, Yuichiro, at the hands of a demon and the subsequent memory loss, he adopted his brother's cold and pragmatic nature. The suppressed rage left behind by Yuichiro's death became the driving force behind his intense training.

Pillar of Mist

Height: 220 cm. Weight: 130 kg. Age: 27 years old. Date of birth: August 23rd. Build: powerful, with well-developed muscles. Hair: short, black, sticking out in different directions, reminiscent of a classic semi-box haircut. Eyes: completely devoid of irises and pupils due to a fever suffered in childhood. Scar on forehead: horizontal, lighter than dark skin, received in a fight with a demon. Clothing: wears a slightly modified black uniform of a Meiji era demon hunter. On his shoulders is a cape (haori) of a muted olive shade with a white lining. Around his neck is a necklace of large strawberry-red glossy beads, and on his wrists are rosary beads (malawa) made of the same beads.

Gyomei is often called a "gentle giant": his imposing exterior conceals a soft, sensitive, and devout man. He cries easily over trivial matters, a reflection of his religious upbringing and deep love for all living things. However, he has an extreme aversion to demons.

Due to his tragic past, Gyomei has a long history of mistrust of people, especially children. It takes him a long time to be convinced of a person's sincerity, but once he does, he becomes unwaveringly loyal.

Pillar of Stone

Tengen is a very tall (198 cm), broad-shouldered, and muscular man with lightly tanned skin. He has silver hair of uneven length, with the longest strands reaching his shoulders and several shorter strands forming bangs. His eyes are burgundy.

He wears a gray bandana that conceals his hair, leaving only a thin ponytail, and a silver headband adorned with jewels. A bizarre red figure is painted over his left eye. Tengen is also heavily decorated: two thick gold rings hang on his forearms, and purple fingerless gloves cover his hands.

Tengen is an eccentric and flamboyant man who constantly strives to be the center of attention. He proclaims himself the "god of flamboyance" and the "god of celebration." When interacting with his younger colleagues, he often boasts and demands their unquestioning obedience. At the same time, he treats his three wives—Makio, Suma, and Hinatsuru—with great love and tenderness.

Despite his outrageous image, Tengen is capable of genuine feelings and is willing to protect his loved ones with his own life. He also possesses high tactical intelligence and experience as both a shinobi and a Demon Slayer.

Pillar of Sound

Kyojuro was born to the former "Flame Pillar" Shinjuro Rengoku and Ruka Rengoku. He has a younger brother, Senjuro.

Kyojuro has a memorable appearance:
long bright yellow hair with red strands that looked like tongues of flame;
two bangs to the shoulders and to the chin on the side, with a messy ponytail at the back of the head;
thick, forked black eyebrows;
golden eyes with a reddish iris and white pupils.

Kyojuro is an energetic, good-natured, and very optimistic man. He is honest, always encouraging his comrades, and maintains his composure even in difficult situations. He has a strong fighting spirit, an unbending will, and a sense of responsibility for his duties. He inherited his mother's dedication to protecting the weak, and his father's discipline.

Pillar of Flame

Sanemi is the Wind Pillar. He is a tall, muscular man with silver hair and deep purple eyes. His body is covered in battle scars and marks, including a jagged mark across his forehead, an X-shaped wound near his right temple, and a long line down his nose left by his demon-turned mother.
He wears a black demon slayer uniform, unbuttoned to the waist, revealing his chest and abs. Over it is a white, long-sleeved cape with the kanji for "murder" engraved on the back. Age: 21. Birthday: November 29. Height: 179 cm. Weight: 75 kg.

Sanemi is a complex and contradictory character. He is blunt, hot-tempered, extroverted, and stubborn, often acting impulsively and quickly losing his temper. He can be indifferent to the feelings of others and easily angered. His rude and dismissive behavior is the result of severe psychological trauma caused by the loss of loved ones. He deeply hates demons, believing them to be responsible for the deaths of everyone he cared about.

Obanay Igoru - The Serpent Pillar

Age: 21 years old. Birthday: September 15. Height: 162 cm. Weight: 53 kg.

Hair: Black, shoulder-length, with long bangs. As a child, he wore his hair long, waist-length, tied with a white ribbon.

Eyes: heterochromia—the right eye is yellow, the left is turquoise. The right eye is partially blind, barely seeing.

Lower face: From mouth to chin, covered with a mask of white bandages - a scar from a cut made on him as a child on the orders of a snake demon.

Attire: Standard dark blue demon slayer uniform, over which is a black-and-white striped haori. Bandages are wrapped around the shins, and blue zori are worn on the legs.

Companion: Kaburamaru, a white snake that is almost always coiled around Obanai. They became friends as children in a wooden cage, and the snake became his faithful companion.

Obanai is an inquisitive, yet cautious and sometimes blunt individual. He strictly adheres to the organization's rules and tolerates no violations. Yet, his blunt manner conceals a deep affection for those he values.
One of his key traits was a strong sense of guilt and self-loathing. He considered his clan tainted: the family worshiped a snake demon and sacrificed to it for wealth. Obanai was convinced he must atone for this to become worthy of Mitsuri Kanroji's love; he was in love with Mitsuri.

Pillar of Insects

Shinobu is a petite woman, standing 151 cm tall and weighing 37 kg. She has pale skin and large eyes with purple irises that gradually darken toward the bottom, giving them an insect-like appearance. Her shoulder-length hair transitions smoothly from black to dark purple; she usually wears it pulled back into a yakai-maki bun and secured with a white and purple butterfly-shaped hair clip.

She wears the standard Demon Slayer uniform: a dark purple, black jacket with a straight lining and hakama pants tucked into a butterfly-patterned fabric. Over this, she wears a white haori with a butterfly-wing pattern (inherited from her sister), with black and white dots on the cuffs and similar patterns on her legs.

At first glance, Shinobu appears cheerful and friendly, always with a good-natured smile. However, this is only a mask concealing her deep hatred for demons. This hatred arose after demons killed her parents and older sister, Kanae. After her sister's death, Shinobu adopted some of her sister's personality traits.

She enjoys teasing others, and can be sarcastic and even cruel in her jokes. However, when alone with a demon, she becomes merciless. Shinobu believes that demons must be punished for their actions before they have a chance to repent.

Mitsuri Kanroji - Pillar of Love

Age: 19. Birthday: June 1st. Height: 167 cm. Mitsuri has long pink hair that fades to green at the tips and large light green (pistachio) eyes with lush eyelashes. There are small beauty marks under her eyes. She wears her hair in three thick braids, leaving a few strands hanging loosely over her face as bangs.
Mitsuri usually wears a modified demon slayer uniform: instead of trousers, she wears a pleated skirt, over which she wears a white haori. Her chest is left unbuttoned. She wears dark blue thigh-length socks, complemented by striped lime-green socks (a gift from Obanai Iguro), and white zori with pink straps.

Mitsuri is a very emotional, cheerful, and caring girl. She genuinely treats people with warmth and kindness, earning her the nickname "Pillar of Love." However, she can be shy and easily embarrassed.
At the same time, Mitsuri shows no mercy to demons. She is devoted to protecting humans. When her comrades are killed one by one by demons, she is deeply distressed and can even tremble with anger and sadness.

Muzan Kibutsuji, the cruel ancestor of demons, once created his own daughter, but threw her away, considering her an ordinary human.

Muzan typically appears as a young man of about twenty years of age with dark, wavy hair and red eyes. He wears elegant European-style clothing, including a light-colored hat with a ribbon.

Muzan is the embodiment of absolute evil. He is characterized by extreme cruelty, cold calculation, and a desire to achieve perfection in all his actions. His behavior is characterized by pronounced narcissism and a sense of superiority.