Against Corps Rules

We finally get the final moments from Rui. Demon Slayer has established that only Muzan Kibutsuji is the true evil. While the demons he creates do monstrous things and must be stopped they were fundamentally human in the first place. Tanjiro is the demon slayer that understands this most, as his sister Nezuko, Tamayo and Yushiro are evidence that demon aren’t evil at their core. Rui’s background is like all the demons from before, tragic. Born in a frail body he could barely walk. Kibutsuji turned him into a demon, giving him a strong body. His father attempted to kill him. Rui killed him and his mother. He realizes that both his parents intended to commit suicide after they murdered him. Unfortunately, Rui is too late to notice that the bond he thought he never had with his parents, was severed by him.

Kibutsuji told him that it was his parent fault that they were killed for not accepting him. It’s an excuse that Rui never really believed but accepted it anyway. He missed his parents so much that his was never going to be satisfied by the fake family. In the present, Rui’s decapitated body falls just short of Nezuko and Tanjiro. Sensing the scent of grief from Rui, Tanjiro reaches out to Rui. Rui accepts that he will go to hell, never seeing his parents again. However, the seem to meet him in the afterlife. They promise to stay together, whether it’s in heaven or hell. Giyu steps on the remains of Rui, telling Tanjiro that he shouldn’t have sympathy for demons. He then realizes that he has encountered Tanjiro and Nezuko before. He does so just in time to stop Shinobu from killing Nezuko. Prepared to defend Nezuko and Tanjiro, he tells Tanjiro to run.

Shinobu is understandably confused by Giyu’s behavior. As Tanjiro is running he’s knocked to the ground by Tsuyuri, the girl from the Final Selection. Tanjiro tells Nezuko to flee, but is knocked out by Tsuyuri, who then pursues Nezuko. Meanwhile, Giyu has captured Shinobu in a head lock. Before things go too far, Kasugai crows arrive and inform everyone that they’re to take Tanjiro and Nezuko into custody. Inosuke, Zenitsu are to be brought to the Butterfly Mansion for further treatment. Finally, when Tanjiro awakens he’s treated to the sight of the Hashiras. I always thought that Tanjiro and Nezuko would come up against the rules of the corps and general prejudice against demons. I highly doubt she will be harmed, but I wonder if Tanjiro will be forced to leave the demon corps all together.

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Reviews of the Other Episodes

• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Episode 01: Cruelty
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Episode 02: Trainer Sakonji Urokodaki
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Episode 03: Sabito and Makomo
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Episode 04: Final Selection
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Episode 05: My Own Steel
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Episode 06: A Friend of All Humans
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Episode 07: Muzan Kibutsuji
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Episode 08: The Smell of Enchanting Blood
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Episode 09: Temari Demon and Arrow Demon
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Episode 10: Together Forever
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Episode 11: Tsuzumi Mansion
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Episode 12: Zenitsu Sleeps
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Episode 13: Something More
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Episode 14: Wisteria Family Crest
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Episode 15: Mount Natagumo
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Episode 16: Letting Someone Else Go First
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Episode 17: You Must Master a Single Thing
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Episode 18: A Forged Bond
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Episode 19: Hinokami
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Episode 20: Pretend Family
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Episode 21: Master of the Mansion
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Episode 22: Hashira Meeting