Demon Slayer Questions to Ask Your Friends

The questions

Open any question to see why it works.

1. 1

   Which breathing style would you actually get, not the one you want?

   The gap between the two is the whole joke, and everyone knows which one they would really be handed. Push anyone who claims a flashy style to defend it against how they behave in a group chat.

2. 2

   Which character did you expect to hate and ended up loving?

   Almost everyone has one, and it is usually a character with a loud first impression. It also gets the quieter people in the room talking, because it invites admitting you were wrong rather than defending a favorite.

3. 3

   Which Hashira would you want as a mentor, and which one would you not last a week under?

   The second half is where the honesty is, since people pick mentors who match how they want to be seen and pick the hard one based on how they actually take criticism. Expect the answers to say more about the person than the show.

4. 4

   What is the scene you have rewatched the most?

   Rewatch counts are a better measure of what a series did to someone than a favorite episode, because you go back to what you felt rather than what impressed you. Ask what they do while watching it, since some people go back for the sound alone.

5. 5

   Which episode made you put your phone down?

   This is a more precise question than asking for the best episode and produces a different answer from almost everyone. Half-watching is the default now, so the moment someone stopped is a real data point.

6. 6

   Tanjiro, Zenitsu or Inosuke: who would you want as a roommate?

   It reframes the trio away from combat rankings, which are settled and boring, into something everyone has an opinion about. The person who picks Inosuke should be made to explain the property damage.

7. 7

   Would you take the sword, or would you stay home?

   It sounds like a simple hypothetical until people start reasoning about family, fear, and how long they would last. The friends who immediately say they would join usually have a very optimistic model of their own fitness.

8. 8

   Could you carry your own sibling in a box everywhere you went?

   Turning the premise into a sibling question gets real, specific stories out of people about the family members they have and the ones they would have absolutely left in a forest. It works best in a group who know each other.

9. 9

   Which fight has the best animation, and which has the best writing, if they are not the same one?

   Splitting the two prevents the conversation from collapsing into a single hype pick. The interesting disagreement is usually about a fight that looked stunning and resolved in a way people found unearned.

10. 10

    Which character deserved more screen time?

    A large cast with staggered introductions means everyone has someone who got cut short. The answers reveal what kind of storytelling each person wants, since some people miss backstory and others miss jokes.

11. 11

    Which demon's backstory got to you more than you were ready for?

    The series gives its villains history, and the one that lands is different for everyone. Follow up on whether it changed how they felt about the fight that just happened, because that is where the disagreement starts.

12. 12

    Do the demon backstories earn the sympathy, or is it a trick?

    This is the sharpest argument the show offers and it splits a room evenly. Anyone arguing it is manipulation should be asked whether there is any backstory they think does earn it, which usually produces an exception.

13. 13

    Is Zenitsu funny or exhausting? Take a side.

    It is the most reliable argument in the fandom and everyone has a threshold. Ask when the screaming stopped working for them, because most people can name the exact scene where they flipped either way.

14. 14

    What color would your blade turn, and what does the group think it says about you?

    Letting the group vote is the good version of this question, since self-assessment is dull and being assigned a color by your friends is not. Expect at least one person to be deeply offended by their result.

15. 15

    If you woke up as a demon, what would you miss most about daylight?

    It reroutes a fantasy question into something specific and slightly sad: a walk, a beach, a window at a certain hour. Answers about food tend to arrive first and answers about people arrive second, which is worth noticing.

16. 16

    Which character do you think you would be in a fight, and which one would you actually be?

    The two-part shape does the work again, and the second answer is where the room gets loud. Friends are usually quicker to assign the honest one than the person is.

17. 17

    What would Tanjiro say to you about your last bad decision?

    It is funny and then it is not, because his register is relentless kindness and that is uncomfortable to imagine aimed at yourself. Best asked late in the evening rather than as an opener.

18. 18

    Sub or dub for this one specifically, and why this one?

    The specificity saves it from being the tired general argument. People who normally watch one way often make an exception here, and the reason is usually a particular performance or the sound design in a fight.

19. 19

    If you could hand one character a different ending, who gets it?

    Keep spoiler rules in mind before asking, then let it run. The choice is rarely the most popular character and is usually the one whose story someone felt was cut off early.

20. 20

    What is the one thing about this show you cannot explain to someone who has not seen it?

    It asks people to describe an effect rather than a plot, which is much harder and much more interesting. Answers often land on tone, the way comedy sits next to grief, or a single piece of sound.