01x04 - Final Selection

Episode transcripts for the TV show "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba". Aired: April 6 to September 28, 2019.*
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Japanese anime television series based on the manga series of the same name.
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01x04 - Final Selection

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The reason I won...

was because I could pick up the scent
of a thread to an opening.

When I fight someone,

I just need to pick up his scent
to see the thread.

The thread would lead my blade
to my opponent's weak spot.

The moment I saw the thread,
it became tighter.

It strongly pulled my blade

towards my opponent's weak spot.

Master Urokodaki.

I didn't plan to allow you
to take part in the Final Selection.

Because I don't want to see
another child gets k*lled doing it.

I didn't believe
that you can cut the rock.

You've worked hard.

Tanjiro, you are an amazing kid.

Promise me that you'll survive
the Final Selection.

Your sister and I will be here
to wait for your return.

What's the occasion? These look delicious.

I'm doing all this
to celebrate your graduation.

Don't mention it, just eat.

Thank you, Master.

Tanjiro,

I have done everything I could for you.

What you're going to face next
is different from what you've trained for.

Those will be times of turbulence.

So at least for now,

keep your mind at ease
and take a good rest.

Well, Tanjiro.

Yes?

Did you like my hot pot?

Yes.

I haven't tasted anything so delicious
in a long time.

For a kid with a huge appetite like you,
a good meal will earn you some energy

and a few inches in height.

But the same goes for the demons.

So bear this in mind.

Basically, a demon's strength
is based on how many people they eat.

So the more people they eat,
the stronger they become?

That's right.

As it gains strength,

a demon experiences bodily changes
and may even gain magical powers.

If your sense of smell is keen enough,

you can even smell
how many people a demon has eaten.

What is this?

It's called a talisman mask.

It is to keep you away from calamity.

I've cast it with a spell.

A talisman mask.

Nezuko.

I promise that I'll come back to you.

Don't worry about your sister.

I can look after her.

Yes.

Thank you, Master.

I'll get going, Master Urokodaki.

Say hello to Sabito and Makomo for me.

Tanjiro.

How did you...

know the names of those dead kids?

Nice.

This is a lot of wisteria.

But it's not blooming season.

There are so many people.

-Dearest participants,
-Dearest participants,

-thank you for gathering here to join
-thank you for gathering here to join

-the Demon Slayer Corps's Final Selection.
-the Demon Slayer Corps's Final Selection.

Here on Fujikasane Mountain,

we have in captivity a lot of demons
caught alive by our very own slayers.

There is no way they can get out of here.

That is because wisteria blossoms
which demons fear the most

bloom all year from the hillside
to the foot of the mountain.

But from this point onward,

there will be no wisteria blossoms,

so demons may appear.

If you can survive in this place
for seven days,

you are qualified for the Final Selection.

-Thus, we wish you all the best.
-Thus, we wish you all the best.

Seven days?

I just have to know how to survive.

First, I have to live through tonight.

After sunrise tomorrow,
the demons won't show up.

That will give me a good rest.

For that, I need to head east.

I need to head towards
where the sun rises the earliest.

This scent...

A demon is really close.

Where is it?

Where will it come from?

I can't tell where the scent
is coming from.

It's from above!

Demon.

You bastard!

Keep your hands off my food.

Now get out of here.

Who cares? How about you get out of here?

Two demons have shown up at once.

Is there a way to deal with them?

That's my prey, damn it!

Shut up!

First come, first serve!

It's okay.

Keep calm and observe them.

Think about your training.

It has been a while
since I last had human meat.

Total Concentration Breathing.

Breath of Water.

It's the scent of a thread.

Fourth Form,

Striking Tide!

I slew them.

I defeated demons.

I'm getting stronger.

All my days of hard work
haven't gone to waste.

I've grasped everything.

When beheaded with the sword
Master Urokodaki bestowed to me,

the demon gets obliterated, doesn't it?

The demon's vital part is its neck.

But if you cut it with an ordinary sword,

it won't k*ll the demon.

So what should I do to defeat a demon?

A Demon Slayer Corps sword
is made out of a special kind of steel.

It's the only w*apon that can slay demons.

It's called a Nichirin Blade.

May you be reborn as human beings.

Now, where is this stench coming from?

Nobody told me
that something like this will happen!

What's happening?

What on earth is that?

Hey, Sabito.

Do you think Tanjiro can b*at him?

Beats me.

No matter how hard you try,
it won't be enough.

You should know it.

So you will...

Why does it have to be so damn big?

No one told me about this beast.

It has eaten him.

Don't be scared.

I have to save him!

I'm no longer the helpless kid
I used to be.

Now, go!

Breath of Water, Second Form,

Water Wheel!

You're back.

My cute little fox.

"Back"?

My dear little fox,
what year of the Meiji era is it?

It's now the Taisho era.

Taisho?

It's a new era!

You changed to a new era!

You changed it.

You changed it when I'm trapped
in this g*dd*mn place!

I can't let this happen!

I'll never ever forgive you for this!

Damn you, Urokodaki!

How do you know Master Urokodaki?

Of course I do.

It was him who brought me here.

I'll never forget what happened
47 years ago.

That bastard was a demon hunter
in the Edo period, the Keio era.

A demon hunter in the Edo period?

You're a liar!

There's no demon that could live so long.

Only demons who ate three people
are held in captivity here.

Such are the demons that were slain
and also those who k*lled each other.


But I've been alive and kicking
all this while.

As I waited behind bars of wisteria,

I had eaten a total of 50 people,
you brats.

Fifty people?

Eleven.

Twelve.

Thirteen.

You are the fourteenth.

What are you talking about?

It's the number of Urokodaki's disciples
that I have devoured.

It has been my resolution
to gobble up every kid he has taught.

By the way,

there were two of them
who left me a great impression.

One of them was a rascal
of a rare hair color.

He was the strongest.

His hair was peach in color.

There was a scar on his cheek.

The other one was a little girl
in a flowery kimono.

She was a petite of little strength,
but she was a pretty quick mover.

They were k*lled by this demon?

But I saw them...

That mask is a mark.

That fox mask is their souvenir.

I remember every fine line
of every mask that Urokodaki crafted.

It's carved the exact same
as the tengu mask he wore.

He said it's a talisman mask, right?

I've gobbled up every single person
that wore that kind of mask.

They're all in my tummy now.

It's as if Urokodaki
sent them all to their deaths.

The one time I said this,

the little girl got so mad
that she cried like a baby.

But soon after,
she started rocking and tugging at me.

So I tore off her limbs and...

Calm down, Tanjiro.

Your breath is all over the place.

It's okay.
You don't have to think about us.

While he eats that kid,
I got to run for it.

Another Urokodaki brat bites the dust.

Now that this disciple of his
is not going to come back alive,

I wonder what he thinks about this?

I wonder how he feels about this?

I'm so curious.

I really want to know.

Tanjiro.

Tanjiro.

Tanjiro!

He dodged.

He can still move.

This is going to be a lot of fun.

Damn.

I slashed him so much,
yet he grew back his hands so quickly.

You can't k*ll me
just by slashing my hands.

To be honest, even that peachy brat
couldn't get his blade past my neck.

I can't let this freak get away with it.

Before he gobbles up anyone else,

I must vanquish him here right now!

I smell a demon from the ground.

He jumped so high.

I can't give him my k*ller blow.

But being in the air doesn't protect you
from this catch!

So even Tanjiro can't defeat him.

That demon's neck is really hard.

We have no idea of the outcome.

But out of all this,
one thing is for sure.

Tanjiro

is someone who can hack
the biggest and hardest rock into two.

He made me stretch my arm.

Total Concentration Breathing.

Breath of Water.

He stretched me out.

It doesn't matter.

My neck is so hard,
he can't possibly slash it.

First Form...

As you fail to slash my neck,

I'll squeeze your head until it bursts
just like the other brats!

Water Surface Slash!

Water Surface Slash!

Did you like it, Nezuko?

That was graceful, wasn't it?

What? Sabito is better than me?

No way, Nezuko.

By the way,

around the exam venue,

there are a lot of
beautiful wisteria blossoms.

Let's go see them
after you turn back into a human.

Here's a little gossip
from the Taisho era.

There's this blond guy named Zenitsu
who hated to join the Final Selection.

But it took quite a few spankings
from his master to get him in there.

Next, episode 5, "My Own Steel."

TO BE CONTINUED
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