Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 1 Episode 9 Recap – Temari Demon and Arrow Demon

Temari Ball

The temari ball smashes into the walls of Lady Tamayo’s mansion. Yushiro protects Tamayo while Tanjiro grabs Nezuko. The temari demon and arrow demon laugh at their prey.

A piece of paper falls from the attack; it is the broken seal Tamayo used to hide themselves. The ball smashes Yushiro in the face and decapitates him while Nezuko heads to the basement to hide.

Tanjiro recognizes their smell, and it makes his lungs feel heavy. These are no ordinary beings.

The demons notice his Hanafuda earrings and recognize him as their target. Tamayo tells him not to worry about them as they are demons, and he’ll have to concentrate on the task at hand.

Another temari approaches, and Tanjiro counters with a thrust slash from Breath of Water. However, the handball moves and changes direction by itself, and he can’t understand the physics or nature of the ball.

Back in the basement, Yushiro slowly regenerates his head. His malformed head blames Tamayo for trying to help a demon slayer. They should have kept their low profile. Yushiro seethes with hate as he promises to take revenge.

Twelve Demon Moons

The temari demon gladly accepts the challenge. She is one of the Twelve Demon Moons, direct subordinates of Muzan. The demon grows two more sets of limbs, and her balls increase by the same amount.

She throws all of them at the building, and they bounce around inside. Tanjiro cuts a few, but the sliced ball fragments still move and fight back.

The ricochet hits Tamayo and Yushiro. Yushiro tells Tanjiro that he should follow the arrows. He gives Tanjiro a seal that can be placed on his forehead, and it grants him the power to see the ball’s directions better.

Arrow Demon

Tanjiro goes outside to keep the demons busy. He tells Nezuko to chase the one whos directing the arrows. He tries his best to dodge the balls while she hunts the arrow demon. As soon as she finds him, she strikes, and the temari lose their direction. Tanjiro uses a technique to slash her into pieces as he promises to take some of their blood. The temari demon’s hands are all gone, but she laughs at their plan. Harvesting the blood from one of them will not be a simple feat. Yushiro then jokes that they should act as decoys for Tamayo to escape.

On the other side of the compound, the arrow demon throws Nezuko away with his power.

The temari demon regenerates all of her limbs back, reminding Tanjiro of the demon from the final selection.

Powers Combine

Nezuko stumbles into Tanjiro. Both teams have met face to face, and Yushiro tells Tanjiro to fight the arrow demon while he and Nezuko take care of the other.

Tanjiro rushes in and soon sees a thread of reflection. But it’s not that simple; the arrow demon pushes him away into a tree and bounces him around.

He is thrown from a great height but falls safely with a water technique.

On the other side, the temari demon strikes Nezuko away. Yushiro rushes in with invisibility and punishes the demon for hurting lady Tamayo. After learning her name, the demons recognize her as the traitor, and they get some regained focus.

A temari ball slices off Nezuko’s foot while Tanjiro is down on the ground. Lady Tamayo takes Nezuko in and attempts to heal her with a serum. Tanjiro is struggling to find momentum in his attacks.

The demon catches his hand and tries to twist it, but Tanjiro evades by moving in the right direction. He learns to adapt. Using the quick speed of Third Form, he twists and absorbs the arrows into a whirlpool. This time his attack lands.

Our Thoughts:

It’s always nice to see our MC gain new insights and grow from a battle. I’m also impressed with how creative these demon powers are. I rate this a 4/5.