Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 Episode 18 A Forged Bond
Tanjiro and Inosuke face off against the Father Spider Demon of Mt. Natagumo. Tanjiro unleashes an attack, only to get hurled away by the demon's overwhelming power. Landing near a river, he comes upon the young demon Rui torturing the Sister Spider Demon. When Rui calls their bond of terror and hatred "a family’s bond," Tanjiro is enraged. So begins the battle between Rui and Tanjiro.
- Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Studio: Fuji TV, Gunma TV, Tokyo MX, BS11, Tokai Television Broadcasting, Kansai TV, Tochigi TV, Fukui TV, Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting, Iwate Menkoi Television, TOS, Sendai Television, SAGA TV, Ishikawa TV, TNC, OHK, Kochi Sun Sun Broadcasting, Television Shin Hiroshima System, TV Shizuoka, UMK TV Miyazaki, NST, NBS, Sakuranbo TV, TSK, Ehime Broadcasting, KTS, Fukushima TV, NIB, AKT, Toyama Television, TV Kumamoto, Okinawa Television Broadcasting
- Keyword: sibling relationship, swordplay, magic, supernatural, undead, tragedy, coming of age, based on manga, demon, mutilation, dark fantasy, anachronism, shounen, anime, time skip, mischievous, lacrimation, award winner, taisho period
- Cast: Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kito, Hiro Shimono, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Takahiro Sakurai