20 'Demon Slayer' Fans Share Their Emotional Headcanons About The Series

Alexandria Reza
August 22, 2022 1.3k votes 166 voters
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Vote up the most emotional Demon Slayer headcanons.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba took the anime community by storm when it first debuted in 2019. With its insanely beautiful animation and flashy fights, it's one of the best anime series to date. Demon Slayer consists of emotional scenes involving tragic backstories and character deaths. If you got past the first gut-wrenching episode, then you probably like pain.

You're not alone because the rest of the Demon Slayer fandom does too. Here's a list of some emotional Demon Slayer headcanons thought up by fans of the series. Keep in mind that some of these contain spoilers from the manga.

Vote up the ones that tugged a little too hard on your heartstrings!

Photo: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba / ufotable
  • 1
    114 VOTES

    Shinjuro Lost Too Many Of His Comrades

    Shinjuro Lost Too Many Of His Comrades
    Photo: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba / ufotable

    From a former Redditor:

    Rengoku's dad stopped being a Demon Slayer after one too many of his comrades lost in battle. He treated Rengoku the way he did to dissuade him from following in his footsteps.

    114 votes
  • 2
    132 VOTES

    Urokodaki's Students

    Urokodaki's Students
    Photo: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba / ufotable

    From Redditor u/Top-Protection-4481:

    Urokodaki replicates/takes the masks of every single student so he has something to remember them [by].

    132 votes
  • 3
    109 VOTES

    Urokodaki's Fallen Students Are Remembered

    Urokodaki's Fallen Students Are Remembered
    Photo: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba / ufotable

    From Redditor u/Ok_Mathematician8735:

    [Giyu and Tanjiro] leave flowers out for Sabito and the other fallen students of Urokodaki who died from the hand demon.

    109 votes
  • 4
    131 VOTES

    Giyu's Haori

    Giyu's Haori
    Photo: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba / ufotable

    From Redditor u/Souptime1200:

    If Tanjiro died, Giyu would take part of his clothes and stitch it [onto] his own.

    131 votes
  • 5
    105 VOTES

    Kanae Will Come Back As A Butterfly

    Kanae Will Come Back As A Butterfly
    Photo: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba / ufotable

    From Redditor u/Admirable_Ice_914:

    Mitsuri once told [Sanemi] that Kanae would come back as a butterfly to look out for him, so anytime he sees a butterfly he gets teary-eyed.

    105 votes
  • 6
    85 VOTES

    Kyojuro Comforted Sanemi

    Kyojuro Comforted Sanemi
    Photo: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba / ufotable

    From Redditor u/KayKrimson:

    Kyojuro once talked to Sanemi about Kanae and comforted him, which led to them both having a drink together.

    85 votes