Demons have been humanity's enemies since the dawn of time.
These works may have different interpretations of demons, but what doesn't change is that the demons must die. Different groups have their own way of getting rid of these monsters, which are all pretty interesting to check out. If you're looking for some supernaturl action, this list can provide it!
10. Demonslayer
After learning that demons are to blame for the death of his wife and daughter, Danila wants revenge. However, it is not until he signs a contract with the Council of Equilibrium that he gains the power to successfully fight back. With his partner Sneak, a cynical demon, he kills demons using his living tatoos made from Satan’s blood and works hard to prevent an infernal invasion.
9. Blue Exorcist
Rin Okumura is an ordinary teenager until demons ambush him and reveal that he is the son of Satan. It turns out that Satan wants Rin to return to Gehenna, his world, so that the two can work together to conquer Assiah, the world of the humans. Rin doesn’t want this and chooses to train as an exorcist so he can protect Assiah instead.
8. S.H.O.O.T. First
The Secular Humanist Occult Obliteration Taskforce, a group of atheists, is dedicated to defending humanity from angels, demons, and the like. These otherworldly creatures gain strength from human’s faith, so before they can cause total havoc, the atheists step in to take care of them. This witty, diverse team of nonbelievers are the last line of defense preventing the end of the world.
7. Fire Force
Shinra Kusakabe is a pyrokinetic with the ability to ignite his feet at will, and he has his heart set on joining the Fire Force to extinguish Infernals, flaming and violent creatures who were once ordinary humans. Unfortunately, with its inner conflict, the Fire Force is not everything Shinra hoped it would be, and to make matters worse, irregular Infernal sightings are being reported throughout the city. Shinra will have his hands full dealing with all the challenges both within and outside of the Fire Force.
6. Death Vigil
The Grim Reaper, named Bernadette but who goes by Bernie, is recruiting members for her task force to fight against necromancers and Lovecraftian horrors. The members of her group, the Death Vigil, are all those who have died and are given a second chance at life in exchange for protecting humanity. Each member of the Vigil is gifted with a tool or an object that gives them a special power to help them in their fight against the Primordial Enemy.
5. D. Gray Man
The Millennium Earl uses the souls of the dead that have been revived in order to make mechanical weapons he dubs “Akuma,” and once a soul is in an Akuma, it is trapped there forever unless exorcised by an Anti-Akuma weapon, an "Innocence.” Allen Walker is joining the Black Order as an official exorcist to enter the fight against the Millennium Earl. He and his fellow exorcists must use all the tools at their disposal to stop the Millennium Earl before he can execute his plot that threatens the destruction of the world.
4. Hellboy
Hellboy is a half demon summoned from Hell. He was found as a baby by the Allied Forces, and was raised as a normal boy by Professor Trevor Bruttenholm, a scientist present when he was found. As an adult Hellboy works as a paranormal investigator for the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense as well against dark forces, for example Nazis and witches.
3. Inuyasha
Kagome Higurashi was a normal highschool girl until a demon dragged her down the well of her family’s Shinto Shrine and sent 500 years into the past. Reborn inside her is what the demon had been aiming for all along, the wish granting Shikon Jewel. When the jewel is broken, Kagome finds herself working with a hybrid demon named Inuyasha to collect the fragments before someone with the wrong intentions gets a hold of them.
2. Kill Six Billion Demons
The multiverse, far beyond Earth, is in chaos and the peace that is being maintained is fragile at best. Allison Wanda Ruth, a barista, is one day given the Key of Kings, an ancient artifact, and finds herself suddenly transported to the exact center of the multiverse, which also happens to be the final resting place of the gods. Now, to save her kidnapped boyfriend, Allison must travel through Throne, the city she was transported to, and the 777,777 universes of creation while fighting the many beings who want the Key of Kings for themselves.
1. Demon Slayer
Tanjirou Kamado has been the breadwinner of his family ever since his father died, and one day, to earn a little extra dough, he went down to the local village to sell some charcoal. When he returned home, he was met with the horrible sight of his family brutally murdered, all except for his sister Nezuko who has been turned into a demon. Tanjirou is dead set on avenging his family and restoring his sister’s humanity, and will become as strong as he needs to be to get the job done in a world full of the cruel and vicious.
