Mount Fuji is the embodiment
of Japan's spirit
Since the beginning of time,
whenever honor is abandoned,
mankind indulges in evil acts and no longer can tell right from wrong...
Mount Fuji will erupt with catastrophic force,
to punish man's wrongdoing
This is the reign of Tokugawa,
another cold and dark era,
goodness is nowhere to be found
The Spirit of Mount Fuji has angrily launched...
...a series of earthquakes,
as another eruption brews
Monsters locked in deep darkness are released
They rampage throughout the world Infecting it with chaos and hatred
At this time,
only one samurai Yoshiaki Sakaki, Lord of Bizen,
can battle the monsters to their death
Yoshiaki's family treasure is the Vortex Sword
Vortex Sword is 2 ft 8 inches long
It was cast by the great swordsmith,
Zennosuke Tachibana,
keeper of the Sakaki shrine the Vortex sword is cursed
Although it alone can kill the monsters,
it feeds upon its wielder's life...
...draining and in the end extinguishing it
Yoshiaki Sakaki
This is the Candle of Life Spirit
It shows the sword wielder's life force
When it burns out, the wielder dies
Yoshiaki is at the end of his journey this is his final battle
Kappa Demon
Lord Yoshiaki
Father
Sakuya...
Use the Vortex well...
...use the Vortex to...
...fight... for... Righteousness
Father!
I pledge to the Gods above,
even with my last breath,
I will battle the forces of evil and fight for Righteousness
I am the Slayer of Demons,
I am Sakuya Sakaki
Look!
Don't... Don't kill him!
Why?
I will raise this little Kappa
From this day on,
he will be my brother Taro Sakaki
6 Months later - Edo
Sakaku house
You fought a tough battle, Miss Sakuya
As the successor of the Sakaku clan, it is my natural duty
According to the Candle of Life Spirit,
you expended much energy killing the Kappa
How do you feel?
Fine, thank you for your concern
Miss Sakuya
The Great Elder
Since Mount Fuji's tremors 6 months ago,
the monsters are boldly rampaging everywhere,
I fear peace can no longer be maintained...
Lord of Yamato
that the world will fall into the hands...
...of unimaginably dark forces...
I know. The human spirit is growing weaker...
making it easier for the demons to overcome us...
This is the sad truth
What has become of Righteousness?
Your mission will be very dangerous,
are you confident you can handle it?
Taro. Where have you been?
I went... gathering wild herbs!
Did you get into a fight again?
Go take a bath
Go, go now!
Excuse me, please continue
Was that the Kappa's son?
Yes, I adopted him as my brother
He's not "Taro Sakaki"
I hear he was just a baby, six months ago...
I asked nanny to nurse him with her milk
Who could guess that in 3 months
He'd grow as big as a 10 year-old
He hasn't grown since
Just 3 months and he's grown this big...
Looks just like an ordinary human!
A dead ringer for your deceased brother!
Let us continue,
what is the plan you wish to discuss?
We have come to the conclusion
That in order to wipe out the evil monsters,
we must destroy their leader
Let me take a look
Mirror of the Eight-Layer Clouds
It's in the Field of Kasanagi
You are truly resourceful
Looks as if Vortex
will be put to use and kill again
You have to be extra careful!
The demons all live around the Kasanagi area
Their leader is the Spider Queen
Lord Yamato
You really care about Miss Sakuya
Miss Sakuya is a girl
I'm just concerned for her safety
I'm sending 2 ninjas to escort her
This is Hyoeh Mashiragi
This is Shuzo Nigarasu
They are each master ninjas,
they will be
an enormous help to you
An excellent arrangement
When do you plan to leave?
Vortex has inexhaustible power
Each time it's drawn for its sheath,
a demon must be killed as a sacrifice to the sword
But each time the sword is used,
it draws on the user's life
force to use as its power
When I was casting this sword,
I pledged that all generations of Sakaki to follow...
...would faithfully wield this sword,
staking their lives on the quest for Righteousness
Sakuya, do you know what this means?
I accept my fate
The only way to avoid depletion of the life force,
is to use fresh human blood
Only human blood can substitute your life force...
and turn into power for the sword
I will never kill a human being
While I am gone, I entrust our household to you
I want to go, too!
Taro, what do you have in your belt?
It's herb ointment!
I made it myself
It's very useful on the road
I see demons in Hachioji County
The Eight-Layer Clouds Palm Mirror
Lord Yamato
Thank you for your kindness!
Miss Sakuya, I pray for your safe return
Edo
Look! A buddha statue!
Stop fooling around!
I've waited a long time for you two
I want to give you 2 Protector Charms
They'll come in handy when you need them
Taro, the Kappa
On the road
Be bold, be bold
Find your goal
Have a lollipop, ho!
Thank you, Master Hyoeh!
We'll wait for you at the foot of Mount Fuji
Take care along the way!
Hachioji County
We're here...
Anyone home?
Aren't you afraid...
at this late hour... What brings you here?
We lost our way
Is it okay if we spend the night?
What a coincidence!
I got lost, too and am here for the night...
It's so spooky here!
What's the matter with you?
Do you think he's human or demon?
Keep quiet, don't let him hear us!
Not bad, definitely good material
Ma'am, you have guests!
Can you hear me, old lady?
Who's there? Isn't it very late?
There are 2 children who last their way
They want to spend the night!
Excuse me, I'm not feeling too well
Please make yourselves comfortable
The place is old and dirty, you'll just have to make do for the night
Please make yourselves at home
Sorry to trouble you
We won't disturb you any longer!
Fantastic, so many unexpected guests
Beautiful marionettes, aren't they?
What?
Don't touch!
They're my babies
I roam the earth
to find the best marionette for my collection...
Look at her eyes... so beautiful...
No one can ever take them from me!
Sis
When do you think this demon will attack us?
Sis, look!
Shameless!
How can you make marionettes from real girls?!
You guessed right!
I am the Evil Puppeteer
I am notorious for turning beautiful girls into everlasting marionettes
Only I can
grant you eternal youth
Help me!
You will join them soon...
...in the world of the forever young!
Demon, you will regret this
Demon?
I am a human!
I will take good care of you
Listen to me, be my marionette
otherwise, I will turn you into ugly dolls
You hurt so many people!
You are no different from a demon!
Who is looking for a demon?
You humans are always trying to harm each other
Very soon...
We demons will rule the world!
Aagh! Demons!
Finally we meet, Demon Cat!
Demon Cat!
Demon Two-tailed Cat
Taro, give me the sword!
Vortex, hurry!
Vortex!
Save me!
Are you hurt?
Just a scratch!
All better!
You're safe now!
We need to journey on
Let's say goodbye here!
Hurry home, your parents must miss you!
Goodbye!
Taro, wait!
I want to give you this jingle charm
I hope it will bring you luck!
Thank you, Miss Hana!
I believe you're surely a great help to your sister
Me help Sis? No
I'm just a Kappa A monster, not human...
Taro, I know you will one day become a great Samurai
I pray they'll have a safe journey!
Sis, look! Demons! Demons are there!
Don't be afraid!
I imagine they mean you no harm!
But they're demons
There are good and bad monsters
Not all monsters are out to do harm!
Sis, looks like they're having fun!
Sis, can we be friends with them?
Goodbye!
Sakawa River
Looks like it's going to rain soon
Looks like there's going to be a thunderstorm
We may have to swim across the river!
Swim?
There's no other way across! Taro's a boy, he'll be fine...
...but Sakuya, she...
Don't worry about me, I can do it!
I'm no ordinary girl
Sis!
Then, let's go!
Sis! What now?
I... I can't swim!
What?
I've tried many times in the river near our house!
But I can't stay afloat
I just keep sinking every time
I almost drowned once
Luckily someone came and saved me!
It's so hard being a Kappa Demon
People don't treat me as human...
...but monsters don't treat me as monsters
What a Kappa that can't swim?
Sakuya, I don't get it!
Why do you insist on...
...keeping a useless Kappa so close to you
He'll one day head up the clan!
How can he take the place of your dead brother?
Nigarasu, that was really uncalled for
Stop fighting, all of you!
I'll show you I can swim!
You just said you can't!
I can! I'll show you right now!
Taro! Taro!
Taro!
Monsters and humans sure are different
Such a huge bolt, and he's still alive
No big deal, it was just a small jolt!
Why are you so impressed?
What's more, he's a monster, what's to be afraid of?
Yikes! I was scared to death!
Wait for me!
We've finally made it to the monsters' lair!
Since the eruptions,
people have begun fighting each other over nothing,
killing is like a game to them!
-It fits quite well -We're not here to fool around!
The enemy is lurking all around us!
We're so close to Kusanagi
We'll be there by tomorrow morning
The demons all tend to come out at night
It's been a hard journey,
take a bath and try to relax!
We can't let down our guard...
...as if we're taking a casual trip!
How relaxing, a hot steaming bath!
Stinking Nigarasu, go take a bath, too!
They're finally here!
How dare a little girl come challenge us!
In the name of our queen, you will die
Who is this queen of yours?
The great Spider Queen
Our one and only leader
Only a spider!
You insult our queen
You'll regret this!
The Dark Riders
Come get me if you can!
Let me take care of him!
Nigarasu!
Protector Charm!
Her Majesty!
Sis! Taro!
Who are you? What do you want?
Money, of course!
What?
You know the monster you murdered today?
His friends paid us to kill you!
Are you going to let him go or not?
Of course not!
Lts been a while since we've had ajob,
come get him if you can!
Since we're receiving a fee for our services,
of course, we need to do the job!
But if you're willing to double the offer, maybe...
Don't you have any principles!
Principles? What for...
What about you, helping a demon like him...
He's only a monster
Can't wait to kill him!
Let's do it now!
Come meet your death!
Stop! I don't want to have to kill you!
Stop! Don't make me do it!
Stop!
Why? Why did this happen?
It was fated to be...
I've committed the ultimate sin
I've killed my fellow men!
Just now you used up
much of your life force
If you continue like this
how can you make it to Kusanagi?
You face many battles ahead! You have to pull yourself together!
To shamelessly use the blood of others,
to extend my own life
In the end, how do I differ from the demons?
But this situation, it's different!
If you should die, who would take up the battle...
...against the forces of darkness?
Surely not this little demon!
As a Sakaki,
I'm indifferent to life and death
I know Taro is up to the task
I don't know anything, how can I fight them?
I can't, I really can't fight like that
What's more...
They're so scary, I'm really afraid!
Field of Kusanagi
Field of Kasanagi
What would be a possible hideout nearby...
...for the demons?
There's a burnt-down temple
Miss Sakuya
It's too risky to keep this demon with us
Why don't we just abandon him!
No!
Listen to me
Even if men and demons could live in harmony,
the day you inherited the Vortex Sword,
you undertook to defeat all demons
If anyone finds out that the brother of the Demon-Slayer is a demon
What will they think?
Yes, Miss Sakuya
No matter what you say
Taro is, after all, a demon!
Also, don't ever forget, you're the one who killed his father!
Not only have you raised him,
you've kept him by your side, teaching him to kill his own kind!
Is this compassion? Kindness?
The moon turns its bright gaze on the dark world
Taro is my little brother
Though I did kill his father,
I've always treated him as my own flesh and blood
Never as the son of my enemy
How could I turn on him?
You really believe Taro feels the same as you...
family, not enemy?
According to the code of the Sakaki clan,
I should have killed Taro on that day
But...
At that moment I saw was a sweet, innocent life,
how could I have killed him?
Nigarasu, you don't have to agree with me,
you can even despise me for adopting Taro
But since I didn't kill him then
I am responsible for him now
You could have entrusted him to someone else!
Taro is demon Who would have wanted him...
Let alone want to live with him?!
Since I killed those wandering thieves,
I keep asking myself
Am I any different from the demons?
In fact, since I inherited the Vortex Sword
And pledged as a Sakaki to fight for Righteousness
To me,
my life is no longer mine
Raising Taro is the symbolic of my hope that...
...one day, all men and demons will make peace
If Taro chooses to hate me in the end,
there's nothing I can do about it
It's God's will
Who are you?
I've come for you
To take you to the Kingdom of Darkness!
Taro, do you know that,
Sakuya killed your father?
But she had to... She had no choice!
Taro, poor baby!
Living in a world of lies, Human lies
Taro, let me look at you
Seeing you is like seeing my son!
Your son?
He died a long time ago!
Here in Kusanagi,
struck down by the Vortex Sword
A merciless death!
Can't men and demons be friends?
And live together in peace and harmony?
Let me ask you, are you living a happy life?
Are they kind to you?
You must remember,
until we demons triumph,
and establish our Kingdom of Darkness
We will never be safe
That girl, Sakuya, is standing in our way!
Taro, you have to help me
I really need your help
My precious boy! After this battle...
...we can live together!
My precious child!
In this dark land the moon is beautiful
The wind blows and the hair sways
The windmill turns as clouds gather
To protect this child
The world carshes in
Your sighs embrace me as I fall
I will always miss this land
I will always miss this darkness
Their lair in Kusanagi
Spider Lady
We have been waiting! So you are Sakuya Sakaki?
Yes. And you are the Spider Queen?
Indeed am I In the Field of Kusanagi
All demons and monsters,
large and small are my subjects
I am their Supreme Leader the Spider Queen!
You are the culprit behind the recent chaos!
It is you who have caused so much suffering!
I'll expose the true monster behind the mask!
Silence! You are not qualified to speak with me!
I have the power to put an end to the world
I can even cause your sacred Mount Fuji
to raze the mountains and split the earth!
Everything you see will soon belong to me
and my demon subjects!
Sakuya, that Vortex Sword you are holding...
...cannot so much as scratch me
The maker of the sword and his whole clan...
...will all meet ghostly deaths...
Watch as your so-called Righteousness
is smashed into dust
All 60 states of the nation...
...will soon be ruled by we demon powers!
What a farce!
I have come in the name of the Gods...
...to subdue you demons
Fight if you can!
Vortex!
Show me!
Help me, Taro!
Taro, go! Go as far away as you can
I hope you find happiness! Take good care of yourself!
What a show! Just as I expected!
Now you should realize
men and demons can never live together!
Sakuya
Today, I will have the pleasure of tasting the sweet revenge
which I have long waited for
I'll turn Mount Fuji's golden peak to pile of ash!
Nigarasu, run!
Hyoeh, we're counting on you!
It's no use!
Go! Go now!
What a feeble joke! Not even a scratch!
Not bad, Sakuya!
Vortex?
Taro
You cannot fail your sister has high hopes for you
You have to be brave and become a true Samurai!
Sis! Forgive me!
Sis! Sis! Sis!
Die!
Sis!
Taro
Vortex, please help Sis!
You're a demon, you can't touch it!
I'm willing to give my life!
I beg you... Vortex Sword! Help me save Sis!
Taro!
You wouldn't think of killing me? Dear child!
I am not your child
I am Sakuya's brother
I am a Sakaki I am Taro Sakaki!
Hang on... You're so brave!
Taro!
Sis!
Vortex... Show your strength!
Nigarasu... Nigarasu... You're still alive?
Sakuya! Taro!
Taro!
Sis!
Taro!
Look... Mount Fuji!