Book Review
Title: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol 16 by Koyoharu Gotouge
Genre: Manga, Fantasy
Rating: 5 Stars
In the aftermath of the training they have just received the demon slayers get a message that Kaguya’s mansion is under attack. Muzan and the biwa lady track down Kaguya and his family he pays them a visit where Kayuga explains why Muzan is going to die even if Muzan doesn’t accept this we can see the family have something up their sleeve prepared for this very moment. This is because the family in addition to have a gentle nature are gifted with foresight so Kaguya knew this visit was coming days before it actually did.
Kaguya relays some of this information to Gyomei since he has been there the longest and is the only one to accept Kaguya’s plan which is why it was kept from the other demon slayers. Kayuga sacrifices himself, his wife and two of their children in an explosion to give the pillars time to arrive at the mansion while Muzan is regenerating. Tamayo also plays a role he in delaying Muzan’s escape from the mansion but before the demon slayers can do much they are summoned into the Infinity Palace where a host of demons are waiting for them.
Everyone has been split up but we can see them fighting and trying to track down Muzan within the palace. However, Shinobu is the one who runs into Douma, who happens to be the very same demon who killed her sister. Douma like Akaza is unique among demons since they choose who they want to eat, Akaza exclusively eats men while Douma is the same with woman. Shinobu begins to fight Douma but quickly realises she has no chance of winning against him as she is the only pillar who doesn’t have the physical strength to cut off a demon’s head and her poison is ineffective against Douma. Kanao arrives just as Douma kills Shinobu and absorbs her into his body starting a second fight for revenge.
Meanwhile, Zenitsu is tracking down a demon named Kaigaku who like him was a student of the former thunder pillar. This is where the volume ends by this marks the beginning of three major fights with Akaza, Douma and Kokushibo before leading up to the final fight with Muzan.
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