Tanjiro

appearance

Tanjiro is a young man of average height with fairly tanned skin and an athletic, muscular physique. He has ruffled black hair with red tips (and being entirely only burgundy in the anime), combed back to expose his forehead, and wide, dark red eyes with white pupils that appear lighter around the lower section of his irises. He also has a scar on the top left of his forehead, first seen when his mother brought him to watch his father perform the Hinokami Kagura dance. The scar originally looked somewhat like a graze that he got when he saved one of his siblings from a falling pot of boiling water, and it stayed like that until his fight with the Hand Demon during Final Selection, after which it developed into a flame-like pattern as his Demon Slayer Mark. It is noted that his hands are visibly rougher for someone his age, as a result of his rigorous training under Sakonji Urokodaki. Tanjiro looks remarkably similar in appearance to his ancestor Sumiyoshi Kamado, possessing the same facial structure, eyes, and hairstyle as him, although Sumiyoshi's hair was longer, about shoulder-length, and would be tied in a ponytail behind his head. After becoming a Demon Slayer, Tanjiro wears the standard Demon Slayer uniform that is similar to the Japanese military uniform in Taishō era, his uniform being black tinted, and reddish black in the anime, it is consisted by a button-up jacket with stand colar and long sleeves, a white belt, tattsuke hakama pants that is wrapped tightly around his calves by a pair of white kyahan, and with tabi socks in the same color of his uniform on his feets, with a pair of zōri with red straps, all beneath his signature checkered haori.

personality

Tanjiro is very kind by nature and has been described by others as having very gentle eyes and a compassionate persona. He exhibits a great deal of determination and will not give up once he has a goal to achieve; the best example of this is his relentless quest to find a cure for Nezuko. Even though he is relatively strong on his own, Tanjiro isn't opposed to asking others for help when he needs it. He is very protective of his friends, and even more so of his younger sister. However, despite his kind and understanding nature, Tanjiro does have a limit to his tolerance and has a distaste for rudeness and cowardice, as he easily becomes annoyed by Zenitsu Agatsuma's constant whining and angered by Inosuke Hashibira's barbaric actions. Tanjiro is direct and very honest, taking everyone's words with sincerity and seriousness. Upon hearing Tengen Uzui claim he is a god, he asked what area he was the god of. He has difficulty lying, and doing so causes his face to contort severely as his honest nature clashes with the insincerity of his words. Having grown up in the countryside of Japan, Tanjiro has no experience of life in large urban areas. During his missions to Asakusa and Yoshiwara, he stared in wonder at the bright lights enveloping the cities. He naively believed the Mugen train was perhaps the land's guardian spirit, and, just like Inosuke, he does not know what a red-light district is. Under Tanjiro's rather kind and friendly shell is a person with a growing fire of rage and vengeance inside of them. Tanjiro's most notable attribute is his ability to empathize with anyone, even demons, which often makes him hesitate before delivering the final blow.

Overall abilities

From the beginning, Tanjiro was shown to be a prodigious fighter, having a strong natural aptitude for combat, especially swordsmanship. While on Mount Sagiri, Tanjiro managed to impress Sakonji Urokodaki, the former Water Hashira, evading dozens of traps hidden all over the mountain to a certain degree of success through the use of his sharp sense of smell and ultimately managing to get accepted as his student. When tasked with cutting a giant boulder, Tanjiro met the spirits of Makomo and Sabito, who trained him to properly utilize Total Concentration Breathing and hone his swordsmanship skills. After officially becoming a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, Tanjiro faces numerous more powerful and skilled demons, most of whom utilize Blood Demon Arts. Enhanced Accuracy: Even before he trained to become a Demon Slayer, Tanjiro possessed impeccable aim and precision. Genius Intellect: Tanjiro is incredibly analytical and sagacious, as well as showing a natural aptitude and innate intuition in many varied areas. Combat Intuition: This trait of Tanjiro's was pointed out by Giyu during their first encounter, in which Tanjiro skillfully laid out a plan to attack Giyu by surprise by charging towards him, not showing the Demon Slayer that he was unarmed, and bringing down Giyu with a hatchet he had thrown in the air beforehand. Hard Skull: Tanjiro has an innately strong skull, which the Temple Demon compares to a rock. During certain situations, he can headbutt the opponent hard enough to stun them or knock them out completely; in some situations, he can even cause their head to bleed upon impact. Indomitable Will: Tanjiro possesses an undaunted will and spirit, being able to fight and engage in battle against enemies stronger than him with his sheer will alone to kill Demons and protect his sister even when he sustained severe injuries and wounds.

Demon slayer abilities

Demon Slayer Mark: Tanjiro's Demon Slayer Mark takes the form of a flame-like pattern, replacing the scar on his forehead. Bright Red Nichirin Sword: Tanjiro first unlocked this ability after Nezuko Kamado lit his sword on fire using her pyrokinetic Blood Demon Art. Transparent World: Like his father, Tanjiro can access the Transparent World while in the marked state, gaining the ability to foresee his opponent's attack by analyzing their blood flow and muscles. Repetitive Action: A technique practiced by a few members of the Demon Slayer Corps, it allows a person to achieve the same effects as Total Concentration Breathing by using repeating pre-set movements or remembering intense feelings to open the five senses and raise their concentration, drawing out the physical powers of the body for a long, extended period. Selfless State: As he unlocked the Transparent World, Tanjiro also learned the ability to completely erase his presence like his father did, including all of his Fighting Spirit (鬭とう氣き, Tōki?). This technique can also mask one's intent to kill and malice, allowing them to fight undetectable against enemies' that rely on sensing one's intention to fight.

physical abilities

Immense Strength: After his training at Mount Sagiri, Tanjiro has gained incredible arm and leg strength and has demonstrated a great use of it, jumping over the humongous Hand Demon and leaping over buildings effortlessly. Immense Speed & Reflexes: Tanjiro possesses tremendous speed and reflexes; even before entering Final Selection, he is shown being able to travel faster than the eye can see and outpace Sabito, an extremely skilled swordsman who was initially able to easily move faster than Tanjiro can process. Immense Stamina & Endurance: Tanjiro has incredible stamina and endurance, even before he became a Demon Slayer. Enhanced Smell: Tanjiro possesses an extremely sharp sense of smell. Extrasensory Perception: Through his heightened sense of smell, Tanjiro can perceive things outside the normal range of perception, like the intentions, feelings, and thoughts of other creatures, even animals such as insects and birds. He can also sense the aura and presences of demons and even tell their strength level at a glance by how disgusting and rotten their scent is.

fighting style

Master Swordsman: Tanjiro was always shown to be a sword-fighting prodigy, starting out with skill rivaling Sabito, one of Sakonji Urokodaki's strongest students, surpassing him in half a year's time, and avenging his death by defeating the Hand Demon. With intensive training in the Swordsmith Village, his skills and prowess with the blade could match those of the Hashira, the most powerful sword wielders in the entirety of the Demon Slayer Corps.

Breathing style

Water Breathing (水みずの呼こ吸きゅう, Mizu no kokyū?): Taught to him by Sakonji Urokodaki, a previous Water Hashira and Water Breathing Cultivator, this was Tanjiro's initial Breathing Style. He became extremely proficient in it, to the point where he could modify pre-existing forms to suit the circumstances. He also used Water Breathing to take on two members of the Twelve Kizuki, namely Rui and Enmu. However, due to his body not being suited to Water Breathing's techniques, Tanjiro decided to switch to the Hinokami Kagura as his main Breathing Style. Despite this, Tanjiro has not abandoned what he was taught, combining Water Breathing with the Hinokami Kagura, due to the strain Hinokami Kagura placed on his body, in order to have stronger strikes than when he used Water Breathing alone and move for longer periods than if he used Hinokami Kagura alone.

Hinokami Kagura

1st form: Clear Blue Sky (碧へき羅らの天てん, Heki-ra no Ten?)[55] - Tanjiro spins his body horizontally to deliver a 360° solar flame slash with his sword. 2nd form: Raging Sun (烈れつ日じつ紅こう鏡きょう, Retsujitsu Kōkyō?)[56] - Tanjiro uses his sword and unleashes two horizontal solar flame slashes to hit or defend himself from incoming attacks. 3rd form: Burning Bones, Summer Sun (灼しゃっ骨こつ炎えん陽よう, Shakkotsu En'yō?)[57] - Tanjiro uses his sword and unleashes a large circular solar flame slash that defends him from imminent frontal attacks. 4th form: Setting Sun Transformation (斜しゃ陽よう転てん身しん, Shayō Tenshin?)[58] - Tanjiro backflips into the air to deliver a powerful upended solar flame sword slash that aims to decapitate his target. 5th form: Solar Heat Haze (飛ひ輪りん陽かげ炎ろう, Hirin Kagerō?)[59] - Tanjiro charges towards the target, using his sword to unleash a horizontal solar flame slash seemingly covered in haze that fails to land, but actually does hit the target. 6th form: Beneficent Radiance (輝き輝き恩おん光こう, Kiki Onkō?)[60] - Tanjiro spirals into the air and delivers a powerful solar flame slash that surrounds the enemy. 7th form: Sunflower Thrust (陽よう華か突とつ, Yōkatotsu?)[61][62] - Tanjiro unleashes a single thrust attack with the point of the blade with solar flames surrounding his blade in a circular motion. 8th form: Sun Halo Dragon Head Dance (日にち暈うんの龍りゅう・頭かぶり舞まい, Nichiun no Ryū Kaburimai?)[63] - Tanjiro unleashes a continuous fast and powerful sword attack that takes the form of a Japanese dragon made of solar flames. This technique is capable of decapitating multiple targets at once. 9th form: Fire Wheel (火か車しゃ, Kasha?)[64] - Tanjiro leaps behind the opponent and spins in the air downward, releasing a solar flame sword slash attack in a circular motion. 10th form: Fake Rainbow (幻げん日にち虹こう, Gen'nichi Kō?)[65] - Tanjiro performs high-speed twists and rotations, thus creating afterimages used mostly to evade attacks. The afterimages work most effectively on enemies with good vision.

Hinokami kagura

11th form: Flame Dance (炎えん舞ぶ, Enbu?)[66] - Tanjiro unleashes A two-combo strike that starts with a vertical solar flame slash and then a horizontal one right after. 12th form: Dancing Flash (円えん舞ぶ一いっ閃せん, Enbu Issen?)[54] Tanjiro beheading Urami with Dancing Flash Tanjiro beheads the demons with Dancing Flash. - A modified version of Dance developed and utilized only by Tanjiro. He infuses the Thunderclap and Flash technique of Thunder Breathing into the high-powered slash of Dance by inhaling huge amounts of oxygen, increasing the pumping of blood through his entire body, focusing it on his legs, and releasing it all to assault the target with a slash. This technique was capable of out-speeding most of the hashiras. Thirteenth Form (拾じゅう参さんノ型かた, Jū San no kata?)[67] - Tanjiro continuously performs all twelve forms of Sun Breathing/Hinokami kagura in repetitive succession to increase the accuracy and agility of his movements while reducing fatigue generating 10x the solar flames from his sword to attack his opponent.