What episode is "Hinokami" in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba?
"Hinokami" is episode 19 of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
Hashiras arrive on Mt. Natagumo, where Giyu Tomioka swiftly defeats a powerful demon. Inspired, Inosuke challenges Giyu to a duel, highlighting their fierce swordsman spirits.
Impressed by Giyu, Inosuke challenges him but is denied. Shinobu gives Zenitsu an antidote, while the others are tended by Kakushi, trained assistants to the Demon Slayers. Tanjiro is overpowered by Rui and Nezuko is forced to intervene. Seeing their bond, Rui declares her his new sister, before revealing his rank as Lower Five. He takes Nezuko and restrains her. Using Water Breathing's last form, Tanjiro cuts through Rui's threads, but he strengthens new ones with blood and traps Tanjiro in a Blood Demon Art. Near death, he remembers how his father would perform a night-long ritualistic dance with a special breathing style. Using his father's Hinokami Kagura, he destroys Rui’s attack and overwhelms him, while Nezuko uses her own Blood Demon Art, igniting her blood to burn his threads, allowing Tanjiro to behead him.
"Hinokami" is episode 19 of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
"Hinokami" is listed as canon in the current AnimeAnchor guide.
"Hinokami" is part of the Final Selection Arc.
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Inosuke Hashibira main
Nezuko Kamado main
Tanjiro Kamado main
Zenitsu Agatsuma main
Gyomei Himejima supporting
Kyojuro Rengoku supporting
Mitsuri Kanroji supporting
Muichiro Tokito supporting
Obanai Iguro supporting
Sakonji Urokodaki supporting
Sanemi Shinazugawa supporting
Shinobu Kocho supporting
Tengen Uzui supporting Franchise movie releases are kept separate from the TV episode spine.