.

Himejima is now a nursery schoolteacher while Genya is a police officer, sharing a brotherly bond with his partner, Sanemi's descendant. Rengoku naturally refuses, wanting nothing from the demon. In addition to the chart, there is also a panel montage exclusive to the book that provides glimpses of Tanjiro and Kanao, Nezuko and Zenitsu, and Inosuke and Aoi all falling in love in various touching moments.

Proof that nothing is impossible with perseverance, Yoshiteru, Toko and their two unnamed sisters are the great-grandchildren of Nezuko and Zenitsu. Giyuu believed that if he couldn't even save those he cared about most, he had no right to be a Demon Slayer, and considered relinquishing his spot as the Water Pillar.

It's a sad story, especially considering the fact that Giyuu is repeatedly shown to still have trouble coming to terms with his guilty feelings over the situation, but it makes the emotional connection between the two - and thus, the ship itself - that much more poignant.

3 Awful: Douma x Shinobu, As Douma Killed Shinobu's Sister

Out of all the ships that pair a good character with an evil character (some of which actually work, by the way), this has got to be the worst.

And it turns out Inosuke is easily won over, as his apparent crush on Aoi after she made food for him in Chapter 204 did lead to a relationship, as they are the ancestors of Aoba Hashibira.

For any readers who may not have picked up on the hints of romance in Chapter 204 the first time around, the new material in Volume 23 makes Chapter 205 worth another read thanks to this extra information.

Akaza values strength above all else, although he has forgotten that this desire stems from his regret that he could not protect anyone he cared about. Perhaps they could have gotten along if Akaza was a human, but as a demon, they have no chemistry.

6 Makes Sense: Inosuke x Tanjirou Are Close Allies

This is one of Demon Slayer's most popular slash ships in terms of fan following (behind Sabito x Giyuu and Zenitsu x Tanjiro), and it's easy to see why.

The most heartwarming revelation of all is the confirmation that Iguro and Kanroji kept their promise, as their reincarnations have found each other and have five children together.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Volume 23 does an excellent job of providing additional context to the manga's complex ending without invalidating any of the original material.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Volume 23's bonus material definitively confirms the romantic pairings that fans had only been able to speculate about.

Without much context, Chapter 205 covers a day in the life of new characters who all bear striking resemblances to the original cast. While the interactions between Tanjirou and Inosuke are initially confrontational, Tanjirou's kindness is shown to have a positive effect on his teammate.

Rengoku never lost sight of what is truly important, spending his last moments stubbornly protecting his fellow demon slayers from the Upper Moon.

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Akaza is only interested in fighting the strongest people, and continuously offers to make Rengoku a demon too, so that he could heal from his wounds and spend countless years training to get stronger.

This includes Zenitsu, Tamayo, and - perhaps most flagrantly - Tanjirou.

It's the old trick of shipping two characters simply because they're fan favorites (you know, just ignore the millennium-plus age difference, and the fact that one of them— not naming names— killed the other one's entire family), but even that still doesn't explain why the ship became so popular.

4 Makes Sense: Sabito x Giyuu Were Close During Their Final Selection

While Sabito died before the events of the Demon Slayer series, he appears early on as the spiritual mentor to Tanjirou, and his past is later retold through flashbacks.

There is no explanation pertaining to the lineage of the lookalikes of Himejima, Genya, Iguro and Kanroji, leading to the conclusion that these characters have been reincarnated, given that they all died in the final battle against Muzan and the Upper Ranks.

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The helpful chart also gives some background information regarding the various reincarnations of the fallen Hashira.

Sadly, those feelings only come out after Mitsuri is slain by Muzan. Sabito and Giyuu were great friends, and Sabito's untimely death during their Final Selection put Giyuu in an emotionally tormented state. But they're more than just colleagues. Even if this part of the plot was ignored they do not have compatible personalities.

The general rule of thumb in this chapter appears to be that any of the new characters who resemble those who died during Demon Slayer's run are reincarnations.

Fans formed their own theories after some hints in Chapter 204, but Volume 23 puts the discussion to rest. Obanai spends most of the series deeply in love with Mitsuri. The lookalikes of Sanemi, Tengen and Giyu are also descendants of the original characters. Douma was responsible for the death of Shinobu's older sister Kanae, as well as Shinobu's own death later on.

Thankfully, the fandom goes out of its way to disown this ship, but that doesn't explain why it had to exist in the first place.

And, yes, sometimes it seems like fans will ship any character with any other character regardless of - well, anything, but thankfully that some good ships come out of the mix - even if that also means ships like this will sometimes surface.

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