Demon Slayer Characters Who Deserve Their Own Spinoff, Ranked From Least to Most Compelling

File this under: I would absolutely watch at least half of these tomorrow. Demon Slayer is packed with characters whose backstories are either barely touched or begging for a deeper dive. So I pulled together a ranked list of 10 characters who most deserve their own spinoff, from least to most spinoff-ready, based on narrative potential, backstory, and how much their personal struggles could actually carry a show. There’s also a bonus pick at the end that feels like a no-brainer comfort series.

1. Muichiro Tokito

   The Mist Hashira plays it cold and distant, which is exactly why a prequel would hit. He and his twin brother Yuichiro were orphaned young and scraped by together, and Muichiro’s slow return to feeling anything is one of the series’ quiet gut punches. A spinoff could actually show the grind of his training, the anger that fuels it, and the evolution from numb to human again.

2. Kokushibo

   Upper Rank One wasn’t always a monster; 500 years back he was a terrifyingly strong Demon Slayer. What pushed him over the edge wasn’t just power lust, but the cocktail of jealousy, fear of death, and ambition that finally pulled him into the Twelve Kizuki. Charting his human life alongside the slide into demonhood is rich character drama, with the added wrinkle of his past ties to the Corps.

3. Inosuke Hashibira

   Yes, the boar-head guy. We know the headlines: raised by boars, mother killed by Doma, abandoned as a baby. What we don’t really see is how a defenseless kid survived the wild and turned himself into a one-man wrecking crew. Give me the feral, Tarzan-adjacent survival saga with all the scrapes, instincts, and self-taught technique that made Inosuke, well, Inosuke.

4. Zenitsu Agatsuma

   He starts out as the show’s jumpy comic relief and ends up sneaking in a real arc. The hook is obvious: a timid kid who unlocks terrifying power the second he passes out. A Zenitsu spinoff could follow the missions we didn’t see, the training, and the mental gymnastics of someone who’s braver unconscious than awake. There’s comedy here, but also a weirdly inspiring transformation.

5. Doma

   Upper Rank Two runs a cult, pretends to comfort his followers, and then eats them. Subtle, he is not. But he’s cunning, polished, and deeply manipulative, which makes his particular brand of evil compelling. A Doma series is your glossy nightmare: recruitment, sermons, and the chilling logistics of a smiling monster exploiting faith for food.

6. Muzan Kibutsuji

   The big bad himself. Muzan’s origin isn’t just evil-for-evil’s-sake: a terminal illness, an experimental treatment, and then an eternity of consequences. A villain-led spinoff could trace his early days, the rules he learned (and broke) as a demon, and the endless, gnawing war he wages to stay at the top. It’s the dark side of immortality with the bureaucratic nightmare of managing the Twelve Kizuki.

7. Sakonji Urokodaki

   The former Water Hashira isn’t flashy, but he’s foundational. He developed and taught the Water Breathing style, and he trained Makomo, Giyu, Sabito, and Tanjiro. A series about Urokodaki would be part character study, part war chronicle: the craft, the students, the personal battles, and what it costs to be the teacher who sends kids into danger and expects them to come back stronger.

8. Akaza

   Upper Rank Three is a walking tragedy. As a human he was a prodigy in martial arts; then the people he loved were taken from him and something inside snapped. An Akaza spinoff can bridge both lifetimes: the raw, human climb and the demonic rise under Muzan. You can track the key beats across a very long life and watch how a good heart gets reprogrammed into a weapon.

9. Yoriichi Tsugikuni

   The legend the legends talk about. Yoriichi lived roughly 500 years ago, created Sun Breathing, and basically kickstarted the Breathing Styles everyone else uses. He’s also Kokushibo’s brother from back when they were both human, which adds real emotional shrapnel to their story. After a demon murdered his wife and unborn child, Yoriichi devoted himself to the blade. A series here would be massive: his training, his duels, and the heartbreaking arc with his brother as their paths split for good.

10. Kagaya Ubuyashiki

    The 97th leader of the Demon Slayer Corps doesn’t fight, but he’s the reason the fighters function. Kagaya earned the trust of the entire Corps and kept them united. He’s gentle until he’s not, lenient when it matters, and quietly ruthless when it counts. A Kagaya spinoff could be a tapestry of flashbacks: how he met each Hashira, earned their buy-in, planned 10 moves ahead, handled devastating losses, and somehow kept a family and a war effort intact. Understated, underrated, perfect TV.

Bonus: Butterfly Mansion girls

Kanae Kocho, Shinobu Kocho, and Kanao Tsuyuri’s shared life in the Butterfly Mansion is tailor-made for a warm, bittersweet slice-of-life prequel. The Kocho sisters had a peaceful childhood until a demon slaughtered their parents right in front of them. They became Demon Slayers and later saved Kanao from being sold into slavery, bringing her home and doing everything they could to help her feel like she belonged. It’s found family, healing, and quiet heroism between missions.

For the record, Demon Slayer’s overall cred holds up: it sits at 8.6/10 on IMDb and 8.42/10 on MyAnimeList. And if you want to revisit the main story while waiting for any of these dream spinoffs to exist, it’s streaming on Crunchyroll.

Who tops your spinoff wishlist? Drop your pick in the comments.