nezuko shrine

Who is Nezuko Kamado?

Nezuko Kamado (竈門かまど禰ね豆ず子こ Kamado Nezuko) is the deuteragonist (the person second in importance to the protagonist) of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. She is a demon and the younger sister of Tanjiro Kamado and one of the two remaining members of the Kamado family. Formerly a human, she was attacked and transformed into a demon by Muzan Kibutsuji.

Birthday: December 28th

Age: 12

Height: 5 ft (153 cm)

Demon Art: Exploding Blood

Nezuko's original personality as a human was that of a kind and caring girl who thought of others before herself much like her older brother, Tanjiro. Additionally, she was a responsible elder sister to her younger siblings and often put their needs first rather than her own. Nezuko is, however, not afraid to get in harm's way, protecting her friends from demons even after being returned to a human state.

While Nezuko initially starts off like any other demon, bloodthirsty and hungry for human flesh, after seeing her brother's desire to protect her from being killed by a Demon Slayer despite her being a demon, she changes completely and becomes fiercely protective of him. Nezuko seems to have forgotten a good portion of her memories as a human, besides those related to her family, and thus doesn't retain the exact personality she had before transformation, instead acting akin of a child.

Why I kin Nezuko

(Disclaimer: when I say kinning I mean heavily relating to the character, I don't actually think I am physically and mentally Nezuko Kamado)

I remember watching Demon Slayer probably a few months after the first season of the anime finished. It was definitely an anime that left me in awe between the story and the insane animation, I thought Nezuko was a very cute character and probably just my favorite at that point but my attachment to her grew overtime. I think it just dawned on me the more I got into Demon Slayer and learning about her in the manga (without spoiling myself too much) that I was like "she's kinda like me for real", I don't think I ever properly written and thought out why I kin this character so it feels kind of hard to explain haha.

I'd say I just saw a lot of things in common between me and her, from how she is an older sibling and her empathy to want to protect her siblings and everybody she cares about. I relate to that a lot because I am a very empathetic person whether I like it or not and have the tendency to be overprotective of my own brother and also my friends and family. I think there is also some metaphor between me and her in her demon form, how she can shrink into a child and also typically has a child-like blank personality as a demon. I felt it feels like my inner child and how even though I tend to have a very tough persona and put my emotions behind thick walls, internally is my inner child who is very curious and blank just like Nezuko is. So I felt that connection very deeply. I can connect her shifting through forms like her child like, fun, and emotional, form to her big demon form that is angry and uncontrollable like me shifting through my own emotions and how I perceive myself in similar "forms".

I even see her bamboo muzzle as a metaphor mostly for how I grew up very shy for most of my life and didn't talk that much, I feel like it is also a metaphor again of me walling off my true emotions to most people, almost like biting a lip on what I truly want to say. I will probably add more here when I think of it but I hope that what I said is somewhat understandable haha. She just makes me really happy and when I got to cosplay her in 2023 for the first time at a convention, despite the itchy long wig and the hot June weather, I felt so euphoric and had so much fun getting so many pictures with people while cosplaying a character I love and relate to.

My Nezuko Figures

the shrine as of 3/16/24

I started my Nezuko "shrine" in 2020 and wasn't really intending to start collecting Nezuko figures it just sorta happened lol. It is my first time collecting a specfic thing seriously but I don't take it too serious, I don't really want to collect every Nezuko figure because I think some of them suck and some of them are way too expensive for not enough justified detail, so I try to just collect the ones I like and mostly the ones I can afford. I am a chill collector and try not to rush buying everything because I like the experience of watching my collection grow overtime, I also want to avoid burnout with this hobby as well. It has become a hobby I share with my friends now as we all have our own mini demon slayer shrines for character's we like.

Figure	Name	My Opinion
	Kimetsu no Yaiba - Kamado Nezuko - Kimetsu no Yaiba Figure -Kizuna no Sou- (Vol.2) (Bandai Spirits)	My first Nezuko figure! I don't have much to say about it she's pretty plain and simple, I like that there is a little woosh of hair instead of it being flat
	Kimetsu no Yaiba - Kamado Nezuko - Kimetsu no Yaiba Figure -Kizuna no Sou- (Vol.17) (Bandai Spirits)	This is probably my least favorite figure of her, she's pretty plain and the first one of this I got as a present her bow broke off, and I don't know it's giving nothing for me but her in her small form is still cute.
	Kimetsu no Yaiba - Kamado Nezuko - Premium Chokonose Figure (SEGA)	I feel like this figure is severely underrated, I think she is so cute and the noodle stomper figures in general I think are really dynamic and sweet.
	Kimetsu no Yaiba - Kamado Nezuko - Figuarts ZERO - Blood Demon Art (Bandai Spirits)	The Figuarts ZERO line is my favorite line of figures, not too expensive but have awesome looking effects and dynamic poses, I also have the matching Tanjiro with this and they are both amazing figures together and seperate.
	Kimetsu no Yaiba - Kamado Nezuko - Figurizm Alpha - Onika Shinkouji Ver. (SEGA)	I was surprised at how BIG this figure was, which is very fitting for this form of hers, I kinda wish there was something going on with the base but besides that a pretty solid figure.
	Kimetsu no Yaiba - Kamado Nezuko - Figuarts ZERO - Onika Shinkouji (Bandai Spirits)	The Figuarts ZERO line did it again, this is currently my favorite Nezuko figure! I think she's beautiful and I love the face and pose, I kinda wish the blue swooshes were more transprent but i'm glad they added so many effects to this figure.
	Kimetsu no Yaiba - Kamado Nezuko - Figuarts mini (Bandai Spirits)	Hot take: I like Figuarts mini's more then Nenderoids, I don't like all the pieces of Nenderoids because I can't be bothered to change it after I find a pose I like, and also I can't bare with spending $60 on such a small figure so I think these are more affordable and my speed.
	Kimetsu no Yaiba - Kamado Nezuko - Figuarts mini - Chiisa na Nezuko (Bandai Spirits)	I think this wins cutest figure award, especially the eyes closed face plate that I display her with, she's so small and cute im AAAA
	Kimetsu no Yaiba - Kamado Nezuko - Figuarts mini - Onika Shinkouji (Bandai Spirits)	Of course since I had the other two Nezuko Figuarts mini's I had to get this one too, she's alright, idk something feels off but I still love Nezuko's demon form
	Kimetsu no Yaiba - Kamado Nezuko - Ichiban Kuji - Ichiban Kuji Kimetsu no Yaiba ~San~ (C Prize) (Bandai Spirits)	my boyfriend got me this figure! I think her face is really spot on on this figure for some reason, I don't have enough kicking figures but she's great.