

All demon slayers were given crows after the final selection for communication
but Zenitsu was given a sparrow which apparently can't even talk. Why is this
so?


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Why do all demon slayers have crows but Zenitsu has a sparrow?


It was never explained (though the manga is over already), but some people say
it's a sparrow because of its symbol. Sparrows are often related to peace and
happiness, away from worries and fear. It is a good sign to send to someone
like Zenitsu, who is always scared and anxious.


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It could also be a symbolic thing where since when we meet zenitsu is during
the finals,where he is clearly a lightweight coward, compared to all others,
as well as a less serious demon slayer, he is given a smaller and lighter
bird.

Also, since every other slayer in the scene is more composed and serious they
were given more serious looking birds.

Another, could be him getting a sparrow as subtle foreshadowing. Because, we
know that later he becomes as fast as lightning, the author gave zenitsu a
bird that has to be faster in order to compete with the other strong birds,
i.e. crows.

Finally, As demonstrated by tanjiro, the sparrow can talk, since he can
understand the sparrow. The reason that we can't hear it is that for some
reason zenitsu also can't understand the sparrow.


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