Demon Slayer/Kimetsu No Yaiba「AMV」4K - Carol of the Bells | Tanjiro vs Hantengu
Anime Name - Demon Slayer/Kimetsu No Yaiba
In Taisho-era Japan, Tanjiro Kamado is a kindhearted boy who makes a living selling charcoal. However, his peaceful life is shattered when a Demon slaughters his entire family. His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor, but she has been transformed into a Demon herself! Tanjiro sets out on a dangerous journey to find a way to return his sister to normal and destroy the Demon who ruined his life.
The story takes place in the Taishō era Japan, where a secret organization, known as the Demon Slayer Corps, has waged a longtime war against demons for centuries. These demons are former humans who possess supernatural abilities such as super strength, rapid regeneration, and unique powers referred to as "Blood Demon Art". Demons can only be killed if they are decapitated with weapons crafted from a rare alloy called Nichirin, injected with a poison extracted from wisteria flowers, or exposed to direct sunlight.
In contrast, the Demon Slayers are entirely human but employ specialized elemental breathing techniques known as "Breathing Styles". These techniques grant them superhuman strength and increased resilience that enable them to fight demons effectively. The most formidable Demon Slayers hold the "Hashira" title and gain this rank through killing a member of the Twelve Kizuki, a organization comprising the twelve strongest demons of their species, or killing fifty demons through multiple advancements in their rank.
Two years later, Tanjiro learns the "Water Breathing" style after a strenuous training and takes part in a formidable exam. He is one of the few survivors to approve, officially making him a member of the Corps. Nezuko has been hypnotized to not harm humans and occasionally helps Tanjiro, who starts his work of hunting down and slaying demons. One of their assignments bring them to Asakusa where they encounter Muzan Kibutsuji, the evil progenitor of all demons and the responsible for the murder of their family. Tanjiro and Nezuko also meet Tamayo and Yushiro, two demons who are free from Muzan's control. They ally to develop a cure for Nezuko, though it will require Tanjiro to supply Tamayo with blood samples from the Twelve Kizuki – Kokushibo, Doma, Akaza, Hantengu, Gyokko, Gyutaro, Enmu, Rokuro, Wakuraba, Mukago, Rui, and Kamanue –, the twelve most powerful demons under Muzan's command.
leader Kagaya Ubuyashiki and the Hashira, its most elite members – Giyu, Shinobu, Stone Hashira Gyomei Himejima, Wind Hashira Sanemi Shinazugawa, Serpent Hashira Obanai Iguro, Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku, Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito, Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui, and Love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji – who, with Giyu's exception, do not believe Nezuko should be allowed to live. However, Kagaya nonetheless manages to convince them to accept Nezuko. With this agreement, Tanjiro begins to work alongside the Hashira, where he acquires significantly more resistance from the demons.
During another battle in a swordsmith village, Tanjiro meets Genya Shinazugawa, Sanemi's younger brother, who has the mysterious ability to temporarily become a demon after eating their flesh. With the help of Muichiro and Mitsuri, the group manage to kill Gyokko and Hantengu while realizing that Nezuko is invulnerable to sunlight. She becomes Muzan's prime target as he has long sought a way to overcome the sun and transform into a ultimate being. Tanjiro also learns his Hinokami Kagura is descended from the "Sun Breathing", the original breathing style invented by Yoriichi Tsugikuni, the most powerful Demon Slayer in history, and develops it to fight Muzan.
Kagaya forecasts Muzan's intentions and enacts a strict training regimen for the entire Corps to prepare for the upcoming battle. Tamayo develops a serum with the obtained blood samples to cure Nezuko, who is kept isolated far from them as she recovers. Muzan appears and Kagaya triggers a suicide attack to stagger him. The Hashira ambush Muzan, but he traps them all within the Infinity Castle, an endless labyrinth which houses the three remaining Kizuki, and newly-ascended Kaigaku and Nakime, Zenitsu's former partner and Muzan's personal lair, respectively. Tamayo restrains Muzan with a poison she concoted and leaves him vulnerable to attack. After harrowing battles, the Corps kill Kaigaku, Akaza, Doma, and Kokushibo, though Shinobu, Genya, and Muichiro sacrifice their lives on the way. Muzan kills Tamayo, but is forced above ground by the Corps.
Song Name - Lindsey Stirling - Carol of the Bells
Directors: Stephen Wayne Mallett & Lindsey Stirling
Production Company: Green Glow
Producer: Brooklynn Reeves Mallett
Cinematographer: Niels Lindelin
Editors: Stephen Wayne Mallett & Lindsey Stirling