Nezuko is from the iconic foundational Japanese manga — a modern Japanese formation incorporating ko (子 — child). A modern American baby name in the broader Japanese anime heritage aesthetic. Nezuko Kamado — *iconic foundational female deuteragonist in the foundational Japanese manga/anime franchise Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (鬼滅の刃, 2016-2020); created by Koyoharu Gotouge; widely considered one of the foundational shonen anime franchises of all time; the iconic foundational Demon Slayer manga has sold over 220 million copies worldwide — making it the foundational best-selling manga of all time (passing iconic One Piece peak annual sales 2020-2021); the iconic foundational anime adaptation by ufotable studios (2019-present) is widely considered one of the foundational anime visual masterworks of the 21st century; the iconic foundational *Demon Slayer: Mugen Train (2020 film) earned over $507 million worldwide — widely considered the foundational highest-grossing anime film of all time + the highest-grossing Japanese film of all time; the iconic Nezuko Kamado is the foundational younger sister of protagonist Tanjiro Kamado + the foundational human-turned-demon character whose iconic foundational quest for cure drives the entire series; widely considered one of the most-iconic female anime characters of the 21st century*; her iconic foundational bamboo gag + pink kimono + foundational Blood Demon Art (Exploding Blood) became foundational anime visual symbols of the late 2010s + 2020s; the iconic *Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle (2025-2027 film trilogy) is widely considered one of the foundational anime cultural events of the 2020s. Princess Nezuko** — modern Japanese-anime heritage naming.
Featured throughout Japanese anime.
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Nezuko reduces to five.