In a 2019 interview with Anime Information Community, “Demon Slayer” producer Yūma Takahashi revealed that the animation crew went far and past to design the main points of Tanjiro’s house and surrounding space. Their efforts included climbing some snowy mountains to get a really feel for what would ultimately function inspiration for the surroundings current within the very first episode, in line with Takahashi:

“And whereas it wasn’t precisely location-scouting associated to the Taisho interval, when it comes to visiting real-life areas, we relied on a visit to the mountains to assist illustrate the snowy surroundings of episode 1. We discovered a spot the place there was tons of snow to encourage us in creating Tanjiro’s homeland, though it was extraordinarily freezing chilly, and at one level there was some threat of us getting misplaced up there.“

I am undecided if climbing up some extremely chilly mountains was precisely obligatory, however I’m simply glad all of it labored out, in entrance of and behind the scenes. The opening of “Demon Slayer” was an necessary stepping stone for the remainder of the collection. If not executed correctly, the tragic story that quickly adopted Tanjiro wouldn’t resonate as emotionally because it does now. The snowy mountains of “Demon Slayer” function a illustration of a tragic previous, which has a gut-wrenching impact on Tanjiro, and the viewers.