The cast of Demon Slayer is made up of some pretty unique characters. This is every small detail you need to know about the important ones.
Koyoharu Gotouge’s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga made its debut. Over slightly more than four years, the shonen series went on to release 23 volumes before concluding its run on May 18, 2020. It is safe to say that this creation was a resounding success, and its popularity hardly waned following its conclusion.
In 2019, Ufotable released the Demon Slayer anime adaptation. While the first season hit the ground running, the show did not become a phenomenon until the fantastic episode 18, which features some of the most breathtaking animation of the last decade. Since then, Demon Slayer has produced the highest-grossing anime film of all time and sequel seasons that are even better than their predecessor.
Demon Slayer’s art tends to hog the limelight, but the anime also has a stellar roster of characters. What information is known about the Hashira? What are the ages, birthdays, and heights of Demon Slayers’ characters? How old is Tanjiro?
Although they will be kept to a minimum, spoilers will not be completely avoidable. Please bear that in mind if you are not up-to-date with the anime.Updated on June 16 2023, by Mark Sammut: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no’s Yaiba Swordsmith Village arc is almost at an end, and it is shaping up to be a strong cour. Along with highlighting a few Hashira, this storyline pushes two demons to the front.
Demon Slayer’s anime still has a ways to go before it ends, and as Tanjiro’s journey continues, he will only meet more and more interesting figures. While not all are born equal, each Demon Slayer character brings something new to the plate. They all have something that allows them to shine, be it a fascinating power, an intimidating disposition, or a sense of humor.
As the anime’s roster expands, this article will do the same to reflect the series’ progress. Therefore, to make the information as readily available as possible, the following table covers the age, birthday, and height of the most important Demon Slayer characters.
Ages are based on each character’s first appearance.
Character
Age
Birthday
Height
Tanjiro Kamado
Nezuko Kamado
Zenitsu Agatsuma
Inosuke Hashibira
Kanao Tsuyuri
Genya Shinazugawa
Sanemi Shinazugawa
Giyu Tomioka
Shinobu Kocho
Tengen Uzui
Mitsuri Kanroji
Obanai Iguro
Muichiro Tokito
Gyomei Himejima
Kyojuro Rengoku
Aoi Kanzaki
Sabito
Tamayo
Kagaya Ubuyashiki
Muzan Kibutsuji
Kokushibo
Doma
Akaza
Hantengu
Gyokko
Daki
Gyutaro
Rui
¹Age when he died. Tanjiro Kamado
Demon Slayer’s main character, Tanjiro’s life got turned into a walking nightmare when a demon slaughtered his family and turned his sister, Nezuko, to the dark side. Driven by anger and love for his sibling, Tanjiro joins the Demon Slayer Corps to eradicate the demons and, hopefully, find a way to revert Nezuko back to a human.
While a warm and kind person, Tanjiro is more than willing to make tough decisions. He is under no illusion that demons should be sparred or that killing would make him no better than his enemies; Tanjiro gets the job done because he has someone that depends on him. The protagonist will not let his sister down. Nezuko Kamado
One day while her brother was away, Nezuko watched the rest of her family be butchered by a demon. The young girl almost faced the same fate, but she ended up becoming a demon herself; however, Tanjiro made it his mission to reverse Nezuko’s condition and turn her back into a human.
Demon Slayer only provides a snippet of Nezuko’s time as a human, showing her to be rather sweet and altruistic. Following her transformation, Nezuko became very different as she developed traits synonymous with demons, including overwhelming strength and a thirst for blood. She also largely lost the ability to speak and spent a long time in isolation due to a weakness to sunlight, only showing up sporadically. As such, her personality can be harder to pin down than some of the anime’s other characters, although her love for her brother is obvious. Zenitsu Agatsuma
Despite being a bit older than Tanjiro, Zenitsu Agatsuma doesn’t generally come across that way since his natural disposition is to flee. Although he doesn’t always show it, Zenitsu is far from incompetent with a weapon, a familiarity stemming from his training-fueled upbringing as Jigoro Kuwajima’s pupil.
In terms of looks, Zenitsu has fair skin and golden eyes. His hair is bright yellow (thanks to being struck by lightning) and shaped in a bowl cut. This design gives the character a somewhat childish aesthetic, which fits his personality. Although he is a polarizing figure, particularly the humor he brings to Demon Slayer, Zenitsu is nevertheless at the heart of some of the anime’s more memorable moments. Inosuke Hashibira
Inosuke Hashibira tends to jump into battle without much thought. Although he is very much capable of taking care of himself, Inosuke’s habit of overestimating his abilities tends to drop him in boiling water, particularly since he constantly wants to challenge anyone who could match him in combat.
Inosuke was raised by boars as a child, something reflected by his selection of headwear. Inosuke’s background means he often struggles with human traditions, emotions, and customs, although he slowly changes thanks to his affiliation with the Demon Slayer Corps. Kanao Tsuyuri
Kanao has large, gentle-looking pink eyes and thin black hair worn in a ponytail. A rough upbringing thought Kanao to completely close herself off as a method of self-preservation. For the longest time, Kanao showed little to no emotion and refused to make any decisions for herself, opting to leave such matters to others or chance.
As with most heroic Demon Slayer characters, Kanao matures quite a bit as the series progresses, although only hints of that have been provided by the anime. Genya Shinazugawa
Another character with a tragic backstory, Genya witnessed his siblings be murdered by his demonized mother. He also saw his only surviving brother, Sanemi, kill his mother. Although he cannot use Breathing Techniques, Genya is a strong fighter who has a talent for absorbing demon abilities.
Genya’s hot-headed nature doesn’t make him the easiest Demon Slayer to work with, at least during the early stages of the anime. However, Genya becomes slightly more sociable as the story goes on, even if he still reacts aggressively to Tanjiro’s presence during the Swordsmith Village arc. Sanemi Shinazugawa
Genya’s brother, Sanemi is the Wind Hashira and a force to be reckoned with. As a child, Sanemi went through a personal tragedy that forced him to shut down emotionally and eventually cut off people like his brother from his life. This same experience installed an unflinching hatred for demonkind in the Wind Hashira, and this fire has shown no signs of weakening.
Sanemi is one of the older human characters in Demon Slayer, although it would be an exaggeration to describe him as one of the most mature.
