The manga, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, has several amazing female warriors, which is something it has in common with NarutoHowever, the female ninjas in both series are not given the same credit. Where they're taken seriously and even hold leadership positions in Naruto, the ones in Demon Slayer are largely undervalued for their skills.

Female ninjas, known as kunoichi, are present in both Demon Slayer and Naruto. Shinobi are the main focus of Naruto, so it makes sense for there to be a variety of highly-skilled ninjas. As its title suggests, Demon Slayer focuses on a group of warriors whose task is to eliminate threats posed by demons. Yet there are still ninjas present in this manga, even if they aren't the focus.

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Created by Koyoharu Gotouge, Demon Slayer follows Tanjiro as he becomes a Demon Slayer and seeks a way to save his sister, Nezuko, who has been turned into a demon. While assisting Tengen - a demon slayer that came from a ninja family and has training in both disciplines - Tanjiro and his friends hunt a group of demons hiding in an entertainment district. Tengen's multiple wives have been undercover trying to root them out, but have gone missing. This demon slayer's wives are all kunoichi, but none of them are truly appreciated for their ninja skills - they're valued more heavily for their role as wives.

At this point in the manga, only demon slayers are seen to have additional special abilities, unlike in Naruto, where the shinobi could be born with natural special abilities or develop different specialties. Naturally Tengen, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke take on the demon since they're trained for it, while Tengen's wives escort people to safety and remove themselves from the path of danger. Even though this singular instance in Demon Slayer makes sense, the background wife, Makio, reveals how undervalued kunoichi are in this series. She knows she'd never surpass male shinobi and that, when fights get too hard, she and her co-wives are expected to retreat. While Tengen does directly request this out of care, it's also just the norm amongst the shinobi in this world.

Demon Slayer and Naruto take place in very different worlds, which could cause part of the discrepancy in perceived ability between male and female shinobi. Naruto's world has many fantasy elements, blending different periods into one that is unique and centered predominantly on shinobi. Demon Slayer is set in the Taishō era of Japan's history. This would be the time between 1912 to 1926, under Emperor Taishō's reign. Given that the series focuses only on demon slayers, they're provided the most opportunities for growth and power adjustment. There are female Hashira - top-tier warriors in the Demon Slayer Corps - so girls have the potential to be very powerful in this series. As long as they aren't kunoichi, that is.

Shinobu, Mitsuri, and Kanae were all female Hashira and Nezuko is certainly a very powerful demon. However, Makio and her co-wives, Suma and Hinatsuru are never shown in the same light. They also don't command the kind of respect that kunoichi have in Naruto. Sakura may not have started off strong, but in time she became a very powerful kunoichi and a stunning healer. Ino, Tsunade, Hinata, Mei, and Anko are all shown to be powerful with Tsunade and Mei both being Kage within the series. They're just as powerful - if not moreso - than many male shinobi. Demon Slayer has some strong warrior women, but the kunoichi here just don't have a chance for success in their discipline.

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