Here are some cool quotes which will remain your heart of brave Hashira members from the big hit anime Demon Slayer.
Giyu Tomioka (富岡 義勇 とみおか ぎゆう)
For his quotes, see my article → 9 Inspirational Quotes of Giyu Tomioka in Japanese and English from Demon Slayer
Kyojuro Rengoku (煉獄杏寿郎 れんごく きょうじゅろう)
この煉獄 (れんごく) の赫 (あか) き炎刀 (えんとう) がお前 (まえ) を骨 (ほね) まで焼 (や) き尽 (つ) くす‼
Koyoharu Gotoge『Demon Slayer vol.7』
This, Rengoku’s red flaming sword will burn you out to ashes.
Kono Rengoku no akaki entou ga omae wo hone made yaki tsukusu
To the demon in the Mugen train
Rengoku family had kept the position of the Flame Hashira in generations. He must have held his red sword with the pride and responsibility as a member of the family.
Note: Rengoku san used the kanji of “赫 (あか)” here. You usually use “赤 (あか)” for red color. 赫 describes red color, too, and it also means “shiny burning red”. It describes his sword perfectly!
柱 (はしら) として不甲斐 (ふがい) なし‼ 穴 (あな) があったら入 (はい) りたい‼
Koyoharu Gotoge『Demon Slayer vol.7』
How pathetic as the Hashira!! I would get in a hole if there were one!!
Hashira toshite fugai nashi!! Ana ga atttara hairitai!!
To himself
In the Mugen train, Rengoku san woke up to find the whole train was getting attacked.
Note: 不甲斐 (ふがい)ない →pathetic, ashamed
“穴 (あな) があったら入 (はい) りたい” describes the situation that you are so ashamed so you want to hide in a hole.
老 (お) いることも死 (し) ぬことも人間 (にんげん) という儚 (はかな) い生 (い) き物 (もの) の美 (うつく) しさだ
Koyoharu Gotoge『Demon Slayer vol.8』
Aging and Dying are also the beauty of a fragile living thing called human.
Oiru kotomo shinu kotomo ningen toiu hakanai ikimono no utsukushisa da
To Akaza (猗窩座 あかざ)
Akaza insisted that demons had what human didn’t have, eternity life. But Rengoku san said didn't agree.
Note: 儚 (はかな)い → fragile, ephemeral
俺 (おれ) は俺 (おれ) の責務 (せきむ) を全 (まっと) うする‼ ここにいる者 (もの) は誰(だれ) も死 (し) なせない‼
Koyoharu Gotoge『Demon Slayer vol.8』
I will complete my duty!! I won’t let anybody here die!!
Ore wa ore no sekimu wo mattou suru!! Koko ni iru mono wa dare mo shinasenai!!
To Akaza
Rengoku didn’t lend an ear to Akaza who kept on pitying humans.
Note:
責務 (せきむ) →duty
全 (まっとう) うする → to complete
Tengen uzui (宇髄 天元 うずい てんげん)
恥 (は) じるな 生 (い) きている奴 (やつ) が勝 (か) ちなんだ 機会 (きかい) を見誤 (みあやま) るんじゃない
Koyoharu Gotoge『Demon Slayer vol.9』
Don’t be ashamed. Alive ones are the winners. Don’t misread the opportunity.
Hajiru na Ikiteiru yatsu ga kachi nanda Kikai wo miayamaru na
To Tanjiro Kamado (竈門 炭治郎 かまど たんじろう)
こっからはド派手 (はで) に行 (い) くぜ
Koyoharu Gotoge『Demon Slayer vol.9』
We go flamboyantly from now on.
Kokkara wa dohade ni ikuze
To Inosuke Hashibira, Zenitsu Agatsuma and his wives
“ド派手 (はで)” is Tengen’s famous line. He finally met up with his wives in Yukaku and started attacking the demons.
Note: ド派手 describes the way something is showy or flashy and it contains negative meaning like “too much”. But Tengen uses it in a good way though.
Shionbu Kocho (胡蝶 しのぶ こちょう しのぶ)
For his quotes, see my article → 10 Impressive Quotes Of Shinobu Kocho In Japanese And English From Demon Slayer
Sanemi Shinazugawa (不死川 実弥 しなずがわ さねみ)
醜 (みにく) い鬼共 (おにども) は俺 (おれ) が殲滅 (せんめつ) する
Koyoharu Gotoge『Demon Slayer vol.8』
I will exterminate ugly demons.
Minikui oni wa ore ga senmetsu suru
To himself
Sanemi showed his cold anger when he heard that Rengoku san had lost to Akaza.
Note: 醜 (みくに) い → ugly
殲滅 (せんめつ) する → to exterminate
おもしれぇ･･･‼ おもしれぇぜ‼ 殺 (ころ) し甲斐 (がい) のある鬼 (おに) だ!!!
Koyoharu Gotoge『Demon Slayer vol.19』
Interesting…!! How interesting!! You are the demon worth killing!!!
Omoshiree…!! Omoshireeze!! Koroshi gai no aru oni da!!!
To Kokushibo ( 黒死牟 こくしぼう)
Kokushibo is the 1st rank Upper Moon Demon and his power is overwhelming. However, Sanemi didn’t get afraid of him at all and he even got excited fighting with the demon.
Note: 甲斐 (かい) のある → worth
やり甲斐のある仕事 (しごと) → a worthwhile job
お袋 (ふくろ) 背負 (せお) って地獄 (じごく) を歩 (ある) くよ
Koyoharu Gotoge『Demon Slayer vol.23』
I will carry you on my back and walk in the hell together.
Ofukuro seotte jigoku wo aruku yo
To his mother
Sanemi’s mother became a demon when he was little. He met her when he was dying and his mother told him that she couldn’t go to the heaven with her family because of what she had done as a demon. Sanemi just smiled and said this to her.
Note: お袋 (ふくろ) →mother. Usually we say “お母 (かあ) さん” or “母 (かあ) さん”.
Mitsuri Kanroji (甘露寺 蜜璃 かんろじ みつり)
今度 (こんど) また生 (い) きて会 (あ) えるかわからないけど頑張 (がんば) りましょうね
Koyoharu Gotoge『Demon Slayer vol.12』
I don’t know if we can meet alive again, but let’s do our best.
Kondo mata ikite aeru ka wakaranai kedo otagai ganbari mashou
To Tanjiro
私(わたし) いたずらに人 (ひと) を傷 (きず) つける奴 (やつ) にはキュンとしないの
Koyoharu Gotoge『Demon Slayer vol.13』
I don’t get butterflies by someone who hurts people pointlessly.
Watashi itazura ni hito wo kizu tsukeru yatsu niwa kyun to shinai no
To a demon in the Swordsmith's Village
She said this line after she chopped up the giant demon. The way Mitsuri showed her anger was so cute.
Note:
いたずらに → pointlessly, uselessly
キュンとする → to get butterflies in stomach
“キュンとする” means that your heart goes “kyun” when you are attracted to someone or got crushed on someone. “Kyun” describes the feeling your heart is tightened.
Here’s a good example of “キュンとする” situation in Obanai Iguro’s quotes below↓
ちょっと君 (きみ)！ おイタが過 (す) ぎるわよ！
Koyoharu Gotoge『Demon Slayer vol.13』
Hey you! You are messing around too much!
Chotto kimi! Oita ga sugiru wayo!
To Handengu (半天狗 はんてんぐ)
When Tanjiro was about to be squashed by Hantengu, Mitsuri jumped in to resque him.
Note: おイタが過 (す) ぎる → おイタ is about いたずら (prank). This phrase is used to scold little kids over their pranks.
ぐあああ～ってきました！ グッってしてぐぁ―って 心臓 (しんぞう) とかがばくんばくんして耳もキ―ンてして メキメキメキィッて‼
Koyoharu Gotoge『Demon Slayer vol.15』
It came like Guaaaa～! It went like Gu and like Gua-, then my heart was like Bakun bakun and my ears went Ki-n and like Mekimekimekiii!
Guaaa～tte kimashita!! Gutte shite gua-tte Shinzou toka ga bakunbakun shite mimi mo ki-n te shite mekimekimekiitte!!
To Amane Ubuayahiki (産屋敷 あまね うぶやしき あまね)
The nonsensical answer Mitsuri said to Amane when she was asked how her condition was at the time the mark had appeared on her body. All the Hashira members including Amane lost words when they heard this. She is so… adorable!
伊黒 (いぐろ) さんと食 (た) べるご飯 (はん) が一番 (いちばん) 美味 (おい) しいの
Koyoharu Gotoge『Demon Slayer vol.23』
The meal I have with Iguro san tastes the best.
Iguro san to taberu gohan ga ichiban oishii no
To Iguro
Kanroji told Iguro about her feeling towards him in her way.
Obanai Iguro (伊黒 小芭内 いぐろ おばない)
甘露寺 (かんろじ) に近 (ちか) づくな 塵共 (ごみども)
Koyoharu Gotoge『Demon Slayer vol.16』
Don’t get close to Kanroji, piece of trash.
Kanroji ni chikazuku na gomi domo
To demons in the Mugenjo
At the final battle of the Mugenjo, numbers of demons attacked Mitsuri and Iguro all at once. To protect mitsuiri, Iguro stood in front of her with his sword in his hand.
Note: This is the exact situation of “キュンとする” Mitsuri must have felt towards Iguro.
あの日 (ひ) 会 (あ) った君 (きみ) があまりにも普通 (ふつう) の女 (おんな) の子 (こ)だったから俺 (おれ) は救 (すく) われたんだ
Koyoharu Gotoge『Demon Slayer vol.23』
On the day I met you, you saved me because you were just an ordinary girl.
Ano hi atta kimi ga amari nimo futsuu no onnanoko datta kara ore wa sukuwaretanda
To Mitsuri
After the final battle of the Mugenjo, Mitsuri and Iguro had a last little talk.
Note: “あまりにも” usually means “too much”, but here, it’s used to emphasize “an ordinary girl”.
Muichiro Tokito (時透 無一郎 ときとう むいちろう)
邪魔 (じゃま) になるから早 (はや) く逃 (に) げてくれない?
Koyoharu Gotoge『Demon Slayer vol.13』
You are on my way. Why don’t you just get away?
Jama ni naru kara hayaku nigete kurenai?
To Kotetsu (小鉄 こてつ)
Muichiro found Kotetsu was getting attacked by a demon on his way back to where Hantengu, the Upper Moon Demon was. He was about to ignore but changed his mind and jumped in to protect Kotetsu. The cynical line is so Muichiro.
Note: 邪魔 (じゃま) になる →to get in the way
おい いい加減 (かげん) にしろよ クソ野郎 (やろう) が
Koyoharu Gotoge『Demon Slayer vol.13』
Hey, that’s enough, bastard.
Oi iikagen ni siroyo kusoyaro ga
To Gyokko
Muichiro is an impassive person basically. However, even his coolness couldn’t stand Gyokko’s cruelty.
Note: “いい加減 (かげん) にしろ” is used when you are mad. If you want to say “that’s enough.” softly, you can say “もういいよ” or “もう十分 (じゅうぶん) だよ”.
ねぇ 君 (きみ) は 君 (きみ) はさ 何 (なん)で自分 (じぶん) だけが本気 (ほんき) じゃないと思(おも) ったの？
Koyoharu Gotoge『Demon Slayer vol.14』
Hey, you, why did you, why did you think that only you weren’t serious?
Nee kimi wa kimiwasa nande jibun dake ga honki janai to omottano?
To Gyokko
At the battle of the Swordsmith Village, Gyokko drove Muichiro into a corner, he thought, But Muichiro dodged Gyokko’s attack easily and said this line calmly.
こっちこそありがとう 君 (きみ) のおかげで大切 (たいせつ) なものを取 (と) り戻 (もど) せた
Koyoharu Gotoge『Demon Slayer vol.15』
Thank you too. I got back something important thanks to you.
Kocchi koso arigatou Kimi no okage de taisetsu na mono wo torimodoseta
To Tanjiro
Tanjiro’s words reminded Muichiro of “something important” he had forgot because of his sad past.
Note: When your friend says “Thank you” to you, you can say back to them “こっちこそ ありがとう” which means “thank you, too” in a casual way. If you want to be polite, you can say “こちらこそ ありがとう” instead.
僕 (ぼく) は幸 (しあわ) せになる為 (ため) に生 (う) まれてきたんだ 21.17
Koyoharu Gotoge『Demon Slayer vol.21』
I was born to be happy.
Boku wa shiawase ni naru tame ni umarete kitanda
To yuichiro Tokito (時透有一郎 ときとう ゆういちろう)
Because of Muichiro’s tragic past, he couldn’t find the reason of his existence. But, he found it in the end and spoke to his brother, Yuichiro in his mind.
Note: “～ために” means “to do something” or “for someone”.
アニメーターになるためにこの学校 (がっこう) を選 (えら) んだ。
→ I chose this school to be an animater.
Gyoumei Himejima (悲鳴嶼 行冥 ひめじま ぎょうめい)
安心 (あんしん) しろ… 皆 (みな) 同 (おな) じ思 (おも) いだ
Koyoharu Gotoge『Demon Slayer vol.16』
Don’t worry… We all feel the same way.
Anshin shiro… Mina onaji omoi da
To Muichiro
The line Gyomei said to Muichiro who mourned Oyakata sama’s death. We can tell how much Oyakata sama was loved by the Demon Slayers.
我 (われ) ら鬼殺隊 (きさつたい) は百世不磨 (ひゃくせいふま) 鬼 (おに) をこの世 (よ)から屠 (ほふ) り去 (さ) るまで
Koyoharu Gotoge『Demon Slayer vol.19』
We, Demon Slayers, are immortal until we kill demons out of the world.
Warera kisatsutai wa hyakusei fuma oni wo kono yo kara hofuri saru made
To Kokushibo
As long as demons exist, the Demon Slayer Corp never cease, and they all go on for one purpose.
Note: 百世不磨 (ひゃくせいふま) →immortal, everlasting
屠 (ほふ) る → to kill someone or to destroy
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