Best enemies-turn-all in demon slayer

Summary

• Obanai Iguro distrusts Tanjiro but eventually becomes an ally after Hashira training.

• Tamayo, once under Muzan's control, helps Tanjiro take down king of demons.

• Genya Shinazugawa starts hostile but learns to trust Tanjiro and come together to fight demons.

No anime in the summer of 2025 has generated more fanfare and hysteria than Demonsklayerthe Tanjiro Komado-led anime, with its final arch starting in explosive action as Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity CastleRelease has caught the hearts of the fans not only in Japan but all over the world.

While Infinity Castle is set to dominate, Demonsklayer has continued to flourish, especially through the implementation of characters who initially appear as enemies or oppose main characters such as Tanjiro. Throughout the exciting anime, many people soon emphasize or learn to trust Tanjiro and his eclectic group of friends, who turn from enemies to valuable allies in the war against demons.

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Obanai iguro

Malicious hashira that begins to see Tanjiro's potential

One of the few hashira who distrusts Tanjiro and his sister, Nezuko, was Obanai Iguro, the snake Hashira. Originally tough and anxious to cause pain on a confused Tanjiro, Obanai makes it difficult for the protagonist to breathe while limiting him when Tanjiro struggles to save his sister. After the village to Swordsmith, Tanjiro and Obanai's romantic interest, Mitsuri Kanroji develops a friendship, which causes Obanai to show subtle jealousy against the ever -positive Tanjiro.

It is only after Obanai's challenging Hashira education and Tanjiro's development that a swordman that Obanai will slowly accept the protagonist, despite his connection to Kanroji. When Muzan is captured in an explosion that kills the head of Demon Slayer Corps, Kagaya Ubuyashiki, both Obanai and Tanjiro, jumps together with the other Hashira, who are willing to throw down to take out the powerful Muzan.

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Tamayo

Demon under control of Muzan freely breaks to help Tanjiro

Before Tamayo was a kind and caring demon intention to help Tanjiro and Nezuko's cause, Tamayo was previously a demon under control of Muzan, the King of Demons. After centuries of being a farmer by Muzan, Tamayo releases himself, regains free will, a trait that very few demons ever come to grab. In retaliation for Muzan's killing of his family, Tamayo devotes his life to trying to free Muzan's world, cooperate with Tanjiro, Nezuko and Demon Demon.

Together with his assistant, Yushiro, Tamayo devotes his life to destroying the villain, with Tamayo playing a key role in the fight against Muzan when the threatening antagonist comes out of the shadows to murder Ubuyashiki and plant drugs like Stall Muzan's ability to regenerate.

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Sanai Shinazugawa

Hashira full of hatred that mocks Nezuko and Tanjiro

One of the eight Hashira, Sanemi Shinazugawa, who was first introduced towards the end of Season 1, appears as a cruel and waving swordman, the intention to press the buttons at Tanjiro when he points and supports his demon sister, Nezuko. Sanemi's ghost of Nezuko to bite him makes him an immediate enemy of Tanjiro, with his behavior that slowly becomes more manageable over time.

After Tanjiro and Nezuko's ascent through the trail, Sanemi still has great hostility to Tanjiro. The protagonist's commitment to the problematic relationship between Sanemi and his younger brother, Genya Shinazugawa, makes Tanjiro stand up against Hashira, resulting in a confrontation between Tanjiro and Sanemi. However, despite the tension between the Hashira Training Arc couple, Sanemi sets its differences aside with Tanjiro when Muzan reveals himself and comes together to fight his common enemy.

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Genya Shinazugawa

Hardened brother of Hashira learns to trust Tanjiro

Genya, the younger brother of Wind Hashira Sanemi, arrives at Anime as a hostile Demon -layer during the final selection, where he tries to attack one of Ubuyashiki's daughters and got Tanjiro to step in, grab Genya's arm during the process. Subsequently, Genya has shown significant contempt for Tanjiro and his friends, acting Moody and isolated, with his traumatic backstory that contributed to his nasty streak.

When brother of Sanemi affects Hashira's evil attitude his younger brother, not until Tanjiro, under the swordsmith village arch, manages to break through to Genya and join forces against the upper rank demons in their center. Tanjiros encouragement and Nezuko's support in the battle soon allows Genya to grow and become more cordial and friendly with Tanjiro, with Genya which returns the advantage by advising the protagonist when Tanjiro tries to move a boulder in Hashira.

5

Nezuko

Demon sister of Tanjiro will soon become a source of hope for the demon Slayers

IN DemonsklayerNezuko, Nezuko, the younger sibling of Tanjiro, is the victim of a bloody attack that kills the majority of her family. As a result, the attack makes her a demon, with the once sweet and innocent girl who jumps to eat his stunned brother when he returned to their family home. Nezuko's abuse will stop soon, eager to protect his brother against Hashira Giyu Tomioka, mark a turning point that would set the scene for Demonsklayer.

From that point, Nezuko struggles side by side by his brother when Tanjiro climbs on Demon Slayer Corps LED and chooses not to attack any people in her demonic state. Nezuko's restraint and the total commitment to her brother, despite the criticism of her existence in Demon Slayer Corps, only serves to illustrate the unbreakable family band that the duo shares, with the powerful siblings that are at the heart of Muzan's plans. Even a part of Hashira, which is originally suspicious of her, comes to see Nezuko as an ally.

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Inosuke

Mountain Boy whose brutal attitude will soon decrease after spending more time with Tanjiro

Demonsklayer Fan favorite inosuke, a boy who was born and bred in the wilderness, first comes into contact with Tanjiro and Zenitsu in Tsuzumi Herrgårdbågen, which appears as a significant inconvenience and a headache. The intention of accessing the box containing Nezuko, anxious to liberate the demon, Tanjiro engages in a fight with the wild boar-clad demon layer, where the couple Duke it out. After Inosuke gets knocked out, Inosuke will soon become acquainted with Tanjiro, Nezuko and Zenitsu, with his Brash construction who soon becomes more friendly when traveling with his newfound friends and engages in emotional and incredible battles, where Tanjiro's warm nature affects Inosuke positive.

While Inosuke always maintains his unmatched behavior, Inosuke goes with Tanjiro and Zenitsu as an integrated trio, bound by experiences, comic outbursts and difficulties that only love Inosuke more for the audience when he struggles with the protagonist.