"What Does The Fox Say" - Demon Slayer Episode 1x4 Edited
Added 2025-05-25 20:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Well..... Hop on the couch. We'll snuggle you in.
Vendeholt Reacts
2025-05-25 22:18:53 +0000 UTC
I totally forgot what the show was about… but now I’m remembering it with you, like I’m being gently guided through it 🥹 actually I’ve never really watched anything with my parents, so seeing your reactions feels like a warm hug I didn’t know I needed.
Midnight
2025-05-25 21:55:50 +0000 UTC
Time for a history lesson. For a long time, Japan classified its eras by the name of the emperor that was ruling at the time. For example, this demon mentions the Meiji Era. The Meiji Era was the era in which Emperor Meiji was in power. It ran from late 1868 to mid-1912 (which is when Emperor Meiji died).
Tanjiro then tells the demon that it's now the Taisho Era. The Taisho Era (when Emperor Taisho reigned) ran from 1912 to 1926 (when Emperor Taisho died).
This gives us an idea of around when Demon Slayer takes place. It's sometime between 1912 and 1926. Japan was just starting to get modernized. Electricity had been introduced in the country, but it didn't have widespread use outside of big cities. It wouldn't be untrue to say that you could easily run into someone who had never seen a train (which was also in use in Japan) or seen electricity being used to light a home.