More summaries for my personal reference:
Volume 15 - This one was really confusing for me. I didn't have any issues following the fight with the tiny demon. It was when I got to the episode after Nezuko was able to walk in the sun. I think the researcher was writing a letter to Tanjiro, and then it switched to a kid. I thought the woman they were showing was the same one, so I had to go back. I thought the kid had killed Tamayo. I'll take responsibility. I was having trouble keeping everyone separate. What I eventually discovered is that the child was a disguise of Muzan called Toshikuni. He kills the women who have been taking care of him. I also got a connection between the broody Giyu and the two mysterious young people who trained Tanjiro at the beginning of his journey. Toward the end of this one, Genya is having sibling trouble, and since Tanjiro doesn't like families fighting, he tries to create peace between them. I still love this manga, it just had me lost in the middle.
Volume 16 - This one is leading up to (and starting) the big fight between Muzan and the Hashiras. Ubuyahiki is really struggling with his illness, and he decides to use himself as bait to lure Muzan into a place where the Hashiras will come after him. Tanjiro and his friends have been studying under Himejima (the Stone Hashira), and it's no easy task. Inosuke remains my favorite character by far, but I really like Tanjiro's positive attitude and sweet spirit. The Insect Hashira, Shinobu, is breaking my heart with her fight with the weirdo with the fans. He's so infuriating with that stupid smile on his face! The big fight is under way, and I'm worried about everyone. I don't think everyone is making it out of this one alive...
Volume 17 - The fight between Tanjiro, Giyu and Akaza takes up most of this volume. There's an interesting interaction in there involving Zenitsu. Tanjiro is making some real progress toward the end of the volume, but a lot of this is centered on the fight with Akaza. Also the fan weirdo shows up towards the beginning a bit.
Volume 18 - The fight with Akaza comes to an end. The demon regains his memories, and as usual, they're sad and make me sympathize with Akaza. Now Giyu and Tanjiro are exhausted, and we move on to Kanao and weird fan man. I'm not sure anything in his past is going to make me sympathize with him, but I've been wrong before. But, guess what?! Lord Inosuke has joined the battle!! On the flip side, we do get some memories, but they're Inosuke's, and they're super sad. I guess the demon's name is Doma, but I really dislike him for numerous reasons.
Volume 19 - Hooray! Doma is dead! And I don't feel bad about it. I will say that they way he died was very clever and sad (not for Doma, for the Hashira). Kanroji and Iguro are fighting the upper rank 4, Nakime. She's a strange demon who just seems to sit on the floor and strum her biwa, which changes the layout of the building. Now the upper 2 and 3 are dead, and the upper 1 demon is currently fighting 4 Hashira, including Genya and Sanemi. The upper rank 1, Kokushibo, is unusual in that he was a demon slayer and retains his memories. He claims Tokito is descended from him, and that's a twist none of the slayers saw coming, but now isn't the time to think about that.
On to the final four!
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