Anime Fried Chicken back once again with another Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no yaiba video. How’s
it going Demon Slayer fan boys and fan girls. Righttt the video no one asked for, literally
no one. Explaining Nezuko’s box. Like seriously, I’ve got subscribers asking for breakdowns
of some crazy stuff going on in the manga, like some real hardcore shounen battle madness
that I’d love to analyse. But here I am, a video about Nezuko’s box. If for some
strange reason you enjoy this box related video please subscribe, I’m just starting
out and it helps a ton, and I’m replying to all comments. OK let's jump in.
So I’d like to go super deep in this video and say that the box Nezuko dwells within
and carried by Tanjiro, has some deep contextual meaning, leads the narrative of the story
and struggles through a gripping redemption arc. But like it’s, a box?
Alas, you wouldn’t be here watching this video if you didn’t believe it yourself
that the author Koyoharu had grand plans for Nezuko’s box, so lets dive into the nitty
gritty. To the time the box, wasn’t even a box (hashtag boxception).
In episode two Tanjiro and Nezuko pass by a couple of farmers and buy from them a broken
basket, some bamboo and straw. The handy tanjiro quickly mends, reinforces and makes impervious
to light said basket, and then we get this moe, cute girls doing cute things scene. Disgusting.
They encounter the head demon, make quick work of him, and as sunrise came, we find
Nezuko had made her way back to the basket and made her self quite comfortable. Nezuko
and Basket Best friends forever.
Urokodaki challenges Tanjiro to keep up with him while carrying Nezuko. This super fast,
full on sprinting, former Demon Slayer corps Pillar, wants this hillbilly kid to keep up
with him while carrying a 70lb deadweight on his back. Meanwhile Nezuko. . But anime
logic so he actually does it. Good job Tanjiro.
Tanjiro sure is good at moving with a heavy weight on his back I guess thats because he’s
the man of the house and he would be doing all of the heavy...But we need to go deeper.
Ha - that’s two inception references in like 30 seconds, I rock.
Flash back time. Literally one of the opening shots of Demon Slayer episode one and he’s
carrying a damn basket. This is foreshadowing and easter egg gold. Tanjirou’s origin story
explains how he is so proficient at moving around at speed while carrying a heavy load
on his back. He would travel down the mountain and to the nearest village regularly to sell
charcoal, of which he carried a ton on his back. Well not a ton, I attempted to approximate
the volume of space in the charcoal basket and equate that to the density of charcoal
to calculate a weight and compare that to the approximate 70 lbs that nezuko would weigh,
BUT it turns out maths is hard, and I’ve had a couple beers so lets just conclude that
Tanjiro’s legs are strong. [skip leg day meme]. END FLASH BACK.
A couple of episodes pass while Tanjiro is in a classic shounen training montage and
Nezuko in a classic shounen coma? montage? Im thinking if Tanjiro had to go through this
training with Nezuko on his back, he probably would have given up, like before the opening
theme of episode 3.
Anywayyy, he beats the demon boss of the wisteria prison and passes the final selection exam
- and heads back to Nezuko and Urokodaki. After sleeping for like an entire year, Nezuko
CONVENIENTLY chooses this exact moment to wake up and the three of them are reunited.
Awwww.
Many mornings later, tanjiro receives his first Nichirin sword. But swords are lame
and he’s not really to bothered, until he sees his next gift from Urokodaki. It’s
like Tanjiro’s birthday and christmas had rolled into one. Urokodaki gifts him a new
box to carry nezuko. Tanjiro is thrilled, he is so elated and filled with joy that he
almost forgot his entire...family...were massacred by a demon. [cough] OK not quite that happy,
but Tanjiro was in a good place, this box was perfect.
So Urokodaki is boasting that it’s made of a special wood, which may I add hasn’t
been mentioned again since, so I’m thinking that it’s a load of baloney. He was probably
Bs’ing his way through the name of the wood, looking down at the cloud shapes on his jacket
...”mmmm yes this wood is called ...uhhh...cloud mist pine, yes cloud mist pine, very famous,
light and durable yes.” I’m on to you Urokodaki.
Nezuko gets into her new box and, theres something creepy about this scene Tanjiro just smiling
while closing the lid. If there wasn’t subtitles or context someone could think that he is
a slave trader smuggling Nezuko. STAY IN THE BOX.
Tanjirou is now on his first mission chasing down the swamp demon. For anyone doubting
the power of total concentration breathing, look at this jump while carrying the nezuko
box on his back. Damn. Tanjirou moving at such high velocity, he is now one with the
box, the box is just an extension of Tanjiro’s body, not hindering his speed at all. Meanwhile
Nezuko
Nezuko bursts out of the box, like a pokemon from a pokeball, and the sibling pair defeat
the swamp demon. After the mission they have a friendly run-in with Muzan Kibutsuji, great
guy. Tanjiro and Nezuko end up at Tamayo’s house where they are attacked by the Temari
demon. Luckily none of her demon magic balls hit Nezuko’s box, that would have been game
over.
Tanjiro and Nezuko beat the two demons, say farewell to Tamayo and Yuushiro, and with
NEzuko back in the box, they are on their merry way. They soon meet up with Zenitsu
and proceed to their next mission at Drum house. Tanjiro detects the presence of a demon
inside and prepares to head in. HEre we find an interesting use of the box we haven’t
seen thus far. Tanjirou places it down by two children and says “here, this box is
for emergencies, you’ll be protected”. As if the box has some kind of anti demon
kit inside. Good luck kids, it’s the middle of the day, old snoozy Nezuko aint coming
out.
Zenitsu and Tanjiro meet Inosuke for the first time inside Drum house, monster of the week
shonen archetype plays out, they beat the drum demon and Tanjiro leaves the house. Only
to find the box is under assault. PIG ASSAULT.
Inosukes can sense there is a demon in the box and intends to do destroy both the demon
and box in one swing, until Zenitsu protects it. Tanjiro had earlier told Zenitsu, “what
is inside the box is more valuable than my own life”. And good guy Zenitsu came through.
Inosuke is just about to skewer Zenitsu , the box and NEzuko, when Tanjiro comes to the
rescues and gives Inosuke a justice punch breaking his ribs. The pair do a little fighty
punchy, make up and become friends, and then the group heads off.
They travel to Wisteria house to rest up, and then head to Natagumo Mountain to take
on the demon spider family and lower demon moon Rui. There is a great scene where Tanjiro
and inosuke are fighting the headless puppet demon and Tanjiro isn’t doing to much but
inosuke and the box pull off a perfect combination attack with the box acting as a springboard
allowing for Inosuke to deliver the finishing blow. Good job box.
Inosuke throws Tanjiro towards the spider mother demon, traveling at light speed through
the air and Tanjiro performs a perfect horizontal slash. Meanwhile nezuko .
Lots more fighting ensues, but essentially with the aid of the insect pillar and the
water pillar, the demons of the spider family are defeated and everyone is brought back
to headquarters for questioning. And then we have top douchebag, Sanemi the wind pillar,
man handling the box. Unforgivable. The box [txt brackets only] (And Nezuko) sustains
an injury. 100% unforgivable. We meet the head of Demon slayers, who accepts Nezuko.
Only to have Sanemi stab her and the box two more times. 1000% unforgivable.
And that’s kind of everything we know about Nezuko’s box up to episode 23 the latest
to air. If you like this video make sure to subscribe so I know to make more videos like
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you have any video discussion ideas or just want to talk demon slayer stuff. MAke sure
to check out my other video on Nezuko’s bamboo muzzle, and all my other kimetsu no
yaiba analysis videos. This was Anime Fried Chicken, I’ll catch you guys next time.
Cheers.