As one of the most popular shonen to come out in recent anime history, it is impossible for Demon Slayer to not have fantastic fight sequences. Right from the get-go, the various characters can be seen battling enemies (that are almost always demons). Some fights they win; other fights they lose.

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It is the same in the case of the show’s protagonist, Tanjiro, during the first fights he ever fought on screen. It should be noted that "fights" with Sabito and Urokodaki are not counted since they were part of Tanjiro’s training and were not legitimate fights he got into.

10 Tanjiro vs Nezuko

Without a doubt, this was Tanjiro’s first physical fight ever. To think it would not only be with a demon, but his sister who’s an almost-demon!

Of course, Tanjiro was taken aback when Nezuko attacked him with the intention of killing him. He fought bravely, and keeping her mouth occupied by putting an axe (and later on a bamboo stick) in it, reduced his chances of being bit by her.

9 Tanjiro vs Giyu

He isn’t even done with Nezuko, when the hashira Giyu shows up, ready to kill her. Tanjiro tries to reason with him, but obviously, Giyu pays him no heed, believing him to be an overemotional brother.

When Tanjiro sees reasoning with Giyu not working, he runs at him, throwing rocks at him. Giyu hits him on his back, rendering him unconscious. In the very next scene, he can be seen dodging an axe Tanjiro had thrown at him from above.

8 Tanjiro vs The Temple Demon

Tanjiro v/s The Temple Demon

After their fight is over, Giyu tells the siblings to visit Sakonji Urokodaki. En route, Tanjiro smells the scent of a demon and when he follows it, he witnesses a demon devouring human corpses.

The demon immediately attacks him, but despite giving it his all, Tanjiro is only able to defend himself. It is only when Nezuko jumps in to help her brother, does Tanjiro gains the upper hand in the fight.

7 Tanjiro vs Unnamed Demon

Tanjiro v/s Unnamed Demon

During his Final Selection test, Tanjiro faces his first demon after he’s successfully been trained by his sensei. Thanks to his keen sense of smell, he is able to smell out a demon about to attack him, before he actually attacked him.

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The demon attacked from above, but he was not a strong demon. He was weak, and Tanjiro was able to kill him very easily.

6 Tanjiro vs Two Demons

Tanjiro v/s Two More Demons

After his first kill, Tanjiro has no time to rejoice, as immediately after the demon’s death, two more demons set their sights on Tanjiro. They bicker as to who will eat him first, but then both of them attack him together.

Unnerved, Tanjiro takes a deep breath and smells the threads of those demons. Using his Fourth Form of Water Breathing Technique, he is then able to kill both those demons in one go.

5 Tanjiro vs Hand Demon

The Hand Demon attacking Tanjiro in Demon Slayer

Tanjiro sees the Hand Demon about to kill a young boy, so of course, he rushes in to save the boy. The demon focuses his attention on Tanjiro, notices his masks, and reveals shocking information about Urokodaki and his students to Tanjiro.

A long fight ensues, but Tanjiro is eventually able to kill the demon by using his Water Breathing technique.

4 Tanjiro vs Captured Demon

7 tanjiro vs demon

While fighting demons, Tanjiro is still worried about his sister at the back of his mind. Expectedly, he is attacked by yet another demon, but this time he captures him.

He does so because he wants to ask the demon a way he could turn Nezuko back to human. Of course, the demon doesn’t respond and instead, tries to free himself. So Tanjiro eventually kills him.

3 Tanjiro vs Two More Demons

Tanjiro v/s Two More Demons

Within seconds of killing the captured demon, Tanjiro finds himself becoming the focus of two more demons, running toward him. He should have thought of a strategy to kill them, but instead, he worried about “turning Nezuko back.”

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As soon as the demons attack, Tanjiro raises his sword, and the scene cuts to him running away. This implied he’d killed those two demons.

2 Tanjiro vs Swamp Monster

Tanjiro v/s Swamp Monster

After he’s become a demon slayer, Tanjiro heads out for his first assignment – the demon who had been devouring young girls. This demon proves tough for Tanjiro since he can split himself into three different parts (and personalities).

He asks Nezuko for help, while he goes underground to battle two of the demons below ground. There, he is able to create a whirlpool from his Nichirin sword, which immediately kills both parts of the demon.

1 Tanjiro vs Susamaru’s Temari Balls

Tanjiro v/s Susamaru’s Temari Balls

Susamaru and Yahaba are ordered by Muzan to find Tanjiro, who’s hiding at Tamayo’s house. The two demons wanted to enjoy toying with their preys before they finally killed them, so Susamaru sent in her Temari balls first.

Those objects were fast and explosive. They not only obliterated half of Tamayo’s house but made it near impossible for Tanjiro to fight them. Even slicing them in half proved to be futile. Only after Nezuko, Yushiro and Tamayo joined the battle, did the tides turn in their favor.

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