Demon Slayer Quiz

Who created Demon Slayer?

• Masashi Kishimoto
• Koyoharu Gotouge
• Gege Akutami
• Hajime Isayama

Answer: Koyoharu Gotouge. Koyoharu Gotouge's manga ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2016 to 2020 and was collected in 23 volumes.

What is Demon Slayer's original Japanese title?

• Shingeki no Kyojin
• Jujutsu Kaisen
• Boku no Hero Academia
• Kimetsu no Yaiba

Answer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Kimetsu no Yaiba roughly means "Blade of Demon Destruction".

Before his family was attacked, how did Tanjiro earn a living?

• Fishing
• Farming rice
• Selling charcoal
• Making swords

Answer: Selling charcoal. Tanjiro carried charcoal down the mountain to sell in town, which is why he was away on the night his family was attacked.

What does Nezuko keep in her mouth?

• A bamboo muzzle
• A wooden flute
• A cloth gag
• A wisteria flower

Answer: A bamboo muzzle. The bamboo muzzle stops Nezuko from biting humans after she becomes a demon.

Which breathing style does Tanjiro first learn from Sakonji Urokodaki?

• Flame Breathing
• Thunder Breathing
• Beast Breathing
• Water Breathing

Answer: Water Breathing. Urokodaki trains Tanjiro in Water Breathing. Later he also uses the Hinokami Kagura, which is linked to Sun Breathing.

For most of the story, Zenitsu can use only the First Form of which breathing style?

• Wind Breathing
• Thunder Breathing
• Mist Breathing
• Insect Breathing

Answer: Thunder Breathing. Zenitsu perfected Thunder Breathing's First Form, Thunderclap and Flash, and late in the series creates a seventh form of his own.

Which member of Tanjiro's group wears a boar's head?

• Inosuke Hashibira
• Zenitsu Agatsuma
• Genya Shinazugawa
• Murata

Answer: Inosuke Hashibira. Inosuke was raised by a boar in the mountains and fights with two jagged swords using Beast Breathing.

Who is the first demon and the main villain of Demon Slayer?

• Akaza
• Doma
• Muzan Kibutsuji
• Rui

Answer: Muzan Kibutsuji. Muzan Kibutsuji turned Nezuko into a demon and controls every other demon through his blood.

What are the Demon Slayer Corps' strongest swordsmen called?

• Hashira
• Kizuki
• Kakushi
• Tsuguko

Answer: Hashira. The Hashira (Pillars) each master one breathing style. The Kizuki are Muzan's Twelve Demon Moons, and the Kakushi are the Corps' support crew.

Demon Slayer swords change color depending on who holds them. What are they called?

• Kusanagi blades
• Muramasa swords
• Zanpakuto
• Nichirin swords

Answer: Nichirin swords. Nichirin swords are forged from ore that absorbs sunlight, which is why they can kill demons. Tanjiro's blade turned black.

In the Mugen Train arc, which Hashira battles Upper Moon Three, Akaza?

• Giyu Tomioka
• Kyojuro Rengoku
• Tengen Uzui
• Gyomei Himejima

Answer: Kyojuro Rengoku. Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku holds Akaza off until dawn but dies of his wounds.

Which Hashira is not strong enough to cut off a demon's head, so she kills demons with wisteria poison?

• Mitsuri Kanroji
• Kanao Tsuyuri
• Shinobu Kocho
• Kanae Kocho

Answer: Shinobu Kocho. Insect Hashira Shinobu Kocho uses a thin, needle-like sword to inject poison made from wisteria, which demons cannot stand.

Tanjiro's earrings, passed down in his family, are designed like what?

• Hanafuda cards
• Wisteria flowers
• Old coins
• Paper charms

Answer: Hanafuda cards. The hanafuda-style earrings show a rising sun and were handed down along with the Hinokami Kagura dance.

Who was the first swordsman to use Sun Breathing, the original breathing style?

• Kokushibo
• Yoriichi Tsugikuni
• Kagaya Ubuyashiki
• Sakonji Urokodaki

Answer: Yoriichi Tsugikuni. Yoriichi created Sun Breathing, and every other style branched from it. His twin brother became Upper Moon One, Kokushibo.

In 2020, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train became the highest-grossing film ever in Japan. Which film's record did it break?

• Your Name
• Titanic
• Frozen
• Spirited Away

Answer: Spirited Away. Mugen Train overtook Spirited Away in December 2020, ending a record that had stood since 2001.