Tanjiro Kamado from Demon Slayer and Edward Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist embody an archetype in which familial love outweighs personal ambition as their main motivation. This emphasis on love ...

Kimetsu no Yaiba and the other action-fantasy anime/manga, romance is generally a side issue to the real story.

However, Demon Slayer was quite refreshing in that sense. Tanjiro Kamado didn’t particularly become the most powerful character. Despite his abilities, Tanjiro never became a Hashira.

It is the Taisho Period (i.e. 1912-1926). Tanjiro Kamado is living a modest but blissful life in the mountains with his family. One day, when he returns from selling charcoal in town, he finds the ...