"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 lt 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 lt 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 lt'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 ls it okay if we spend the night?" "What a coincidence!" "I got lost, too and am here for the night... lt'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!" "lt 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 lt'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!" "Its 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!" "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 lf 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 ln 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 lt'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 lf 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 lt'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 ln 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 l'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!" "Sis!" "Taro!" "Look..." "Mount Fuji!"