Kanao Tsuyuri

🦋-Kanao is a Demon Slayer of the Demon Slayer Corps, Tsuguko by Shinobu Kocho and Kanae Kocho,, adoptive sister of Kanae Kocho and Shinobu Kocho—Kanao's entire surname contains the Nanori for "chestnut" (栗つ, tsu?), "flower, blossom" (花ゆ, yu?) and "fall" (落り, ri?). Her first name contains the katakana characters for "ka" (カ, "ka"?), "na" (ナ, "na"?) and "wo" (ヲ, "wo"?) respectively.

Kanao is a girl of short stature, with large and gentle eyes of a dark lilac color that are framed by thick eyelashes,she has short, thin raven-black hair, tied into a ponytail on the right side of her head and fastened by a pink and green butterfly ornament that once belonged to her adoptive sister, Kanae Kocho,she has a straight fringe and two loose, chin-length strands that curve downwards from above each of her ears, Kanao wears a slightly purple-tinted version of the standard Demon Slayer uniform, just with a knee-length pleated skirt in place of the usual tattsuke-hakama pants,over time however, Kanao's skirt was shortened to only cover her thighs, which was implied to the craft of the notoriously lecherous uniform-maker, Masao Maeda,over this, she wears a short white cloak, fastened on one side by a dark pink triple knot, also sporting knee-high lace-up white boots with tan soles, heels and toes,sometime between then and her next appearance in the Infinity Castle, the color of Kanao's hair changes as the ends now appear tinted slightly purple before fading to a neon pink around halfway down her ponytail,after her battle with Doma, Kanao begins to wear Shinobu Kocho's hairpin rather than Kanae's, as her's was shattered during the battle,she also loses much of the vision of her right eye due to her using Flower Breathing's final form to take out the Upper Rank with her eye gaining a defined pupil with a dark ring around it and becoming deprived of its gradient.

Kanao's quiet and serene demeanour.

At first, Kanao was an indecisive and quiet girl due to the abuse she endured in her past before meeting the Kocho sisters,she became unable to make decisions by herself and repressed her emotions as a defense mechanism. In order to help rectify this, Kanae Kocho gave her a coin to flip to decide which path to follow when she didn't know what to do,for many years, Kanao continued to show little emotion or desire,despite this, after seeing what demons did to Aoi Kanzaki, Kiyo Terauchi and Shinobu Kocho's loved ones, Kanao developed a strong hatred against demons directly from her own will. Shinobu, oblivious to this fact, was afraid that she wasn't acting on her own volition,since Kanao couldn't do housework and nursing at the Butterfly Mansion like her colleagues,she opted to be a Demon Slayer. Without their knowledge, Kanao learned Flower Breathing by watching her sister Kanae,despite her perceived lack of emotion or desire, Kanao undertook Final Selection of her own volition, without consulting her superiors for permission, which would imply that her will had been strengthening all along,initially, Shinobu instructed Kanao to simply cut off the heads of demons without thinking since Kanao seemingly had no will of her own,however, Kanao also eventually developed her own desire to fight.

Kanao repeatedly bids farewell to Tanjiro.

Between Kanae's death and the events during Rehabilitation Training, she recovers slightly but still relies on her coin to make decisions,she displays a somewhat mechanical response in conversations; when Tanjiro Kamado approaches her to bid to her farewell, she repeats "goodbye" when he attempts to continue the conversation,however, he eventually manages to start bringing her out of her shell and she starts to make more of her own decisions, in turn relying less on her coin,she also gains the ability to speak unambiguously,and Kanao gradually becomes able to express her emotions and wants more openly as seen when Tanjiro recovers from his injuries and she displays relief, when she tells Shinobu that she wishes to train alongside her, and when she expresses shock and distress at Shinobu's plan to defeat Doma

"Why were you even born?"

In her battle against Doma, Kanao takes uncharacteristically sadistic glee in pointing out his own lack of emotions,fueled by hatred and spite due to her sisters' deaths by his hand, she attacks him verbally to the point where he drops his normal carefree demeanor,Kanao also demonstrates extreme determination and a deep care for her family, crying for the first time in the wake of Shinobu's death and expressing that she had wished to go home together with her elder sister,Kanao has also now been shown to express a greater sense of camaraderie and care for her fellow Demon Slayers other than Shinobu, as seen when she becomes visibly angry and sympathetic on Inosuke Hashibira's behalf when Doma begins gloating about his mother's death,she shows immense rage at the demon's taunts, insulting him and telling him to silence himself, which is a complete step up from the original emotionally distant relationship she had with her comrades,later, during the final battle against Muzan Kibutsuji, Kanao was shown to have completely regained the ability to properly express her emotions and make her own choices,over the course of the battle, Kanao shows visible feelings of anger and terror towards the Demon King as her and her fellow Demon Slayers take him on,even after the battle is over she continues to show emotion, proving herself to genuinely love and care for both Tanjiro and Nezuko Kamado after watching the latter's desperate attempts to reach out to her now transformed brother, which even reached the point of her sacrificing her one remaining eye to inject Tanjiro with Shinobu's last vial of the human-conversion drug in an attempt to save him.

Kanao clashes with Doma, the second most powerful Upper Rank.

Kanao is the Tsuguko of Kanae Kocho and Shinobu Kocho who has been personally trained by the both of them in the art of combat,as such, Kanao possesses extremely refined physical abilities, sharpened skills and prowess that potentially marks her as a future member of the Demon Slayer Corps' Hashira. Tanjiro Kamado, another promising candidate, even states that, during their first meeting together, he could already sense that Kanao was the closest to the Hashira out of the existing Demon Slayers, just by smelling her scent and feeling her aura, which further confirms her skills,later during her battle against Doma, the second most powerful of the Upper Ranks, he acknowledged her abilities to have surpassed that off Shinobu's, Indomitable Will: Like most Demon Slayers, Kanao possesses an undaunted will and spirit, refusing to give up and die when fighting even the most formidable foes that defeated her masters, Doma and later on, the Demon King, Muzan Kibutsuji.

Kanao analyzing and assessing Doma's techniques.

Keen Intellect: As an experienced Demon Slayer, Kanao possesses exceptionally sharp analytical observation along with adept insight and perception skills in battle,she is also proven to be very cautiously astute, able to use her eyes to precisely analyze, anticipate, and predict her opponent's movements in battle and predetermine their next move in advance by watching them closely,this was best displayed in her battle with Upper Rank Two Doma, as she was able to accurately analyze and observe her opponent's techniques, moves, and attacks, quickly move accordingly and assess his abilities,Kanao was also shown to be quite intuitive,right before Shinobu's death to the powerful Upper Rank, she was sharp enough to immediately read, discern, and quickly understand the latter's hand sign language not to breathe in the demon’s freezing air, her analytical and observation skills played a role in taking down Doma. During the climax of their conflict with the Upper Rank demon, when they had the latter cornered, in his final act of desperation, the demon unveiled his last technique and a massive attack out of desperation,Kanao was able to quickly tell and recognize the Upper Rank’s final gambit, noting that his technique lacks precision and was clearly the Demon's last-ditch effort and a final desperation attack and to defend himself with the little energy he had left, and used it to her advantage to take him down for good.

Kanao slashes through Doma's midsection

Enhanced Strength: Kanao has attained incredible physical strength through harsh training,she can jump extremely high distances incredibly quickly, showing her incredible leg strength. In terms of arm strength, she can swing her katana at tremendous speeds incessantly without tiring,she was even able to slash through the midsection of Doma, a demon whose body boasts incredibly high durability.

Kanao evades attacks of Doma's Blood Demon Art techniques.

Immense Speed and Reflexes: Kanao is extremely fast,during Rehabilitation Training, she can consistently outspeed Tanjiro Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira all at once before they mastered the Total Concentration: Constant (全ぜん集しゅう中ちゅう・常じょう中ちゅう, Zen Shūchū Jōchū?)during her battle with Doma, she was capable of reacting and fighting on par with the Upper Rank during their fight,Doma noted that her body is similar to that of a spring, bouncing back from his attacks with her own high speed attacks and movements,she was also capable of dodging attacks of his Blood Demon Art techniques. In the final confrontation against Muzan Kibutsuji, she was able to attack him for several moments. Immense Stamina and Endurance: Kanao has incredible stamina and endurance,during her battle with Upper Rank Two, Doma, Kanao is able to exert herself even farther than her limits and fight against the demon, being able to endure numerous attacks,she is able to keep fighting despite the injuries that she had suffered from the fight and recover enough to then confront Muzan shortly afterwards.

Supernatural Abilities

Enhanced Vision: Kanao possesses extremely sharp eyesight, being able to accurately predict her opponent's next attack and movements by simply observing the subtle shifts of their muscles, joints and the slight movements of their eyes,this allows her to make effective counterattacks and dodges and stay ahead of her opponents,The Upper Rank Two, Doma, comments on this feat and remarks that due to this skill, Kanao may be more skilled than Shinobu Kocho,this ability is enhanced with the Flower Breathing, Final Form: Equinoctial Vermilion Eye

Fighting Style

Master Swordswoman: As an immensely gifted individual, Kanao is an incredible powerful swordswoman, to the point even Doma thought that she was likely more talented than Shinobu Kocho, her combination of refined skills and acute sense of vision allows her to fight against the Upper Rank by herself for some time before Inosuke Hashibira's intervention,she was also able to contribute to the battle against Muzan Kibutsuji, alongside her fellow Demon Slayers

Breathing Style

Flower Breathing (花花の休息くく, Hana no kokyū?): A breathing style Kanao learned and later mastered by simply observing Kanae Kocho.

Techniques

Second Form: Honorable Shadow Plum (弐にノ型kata みみ影影うめ, Ni no kata: Mikage Ume?) - The user releases several rotating sword slashes that deflects incoming physical attacks. Fourth Form: Crimson Hanagoromo (Shi no kata: Beni Hanagoromo?) - The user unleashes a single sword slash that curves and twists gracefully. •Fifth Form: Peonies of Futility (Go no kata: Ada no Shakuyaku ?) - The user unleashes a flurry of nine consecutive attacks that flow and weave in on themselves. Sixth Form: Whirling Peach (?) - A technique used after or during evasion, the user spins around moving with their body weight to deliver an attack. •Final Form: Equinoctial Vermilion Eye (辻螞の形かた こひきぎん朱shu目連, Tsui no kata: Higan Shugan?) - A technique focusing that raises the user's kinetic vision to its maximum, while using this technique the user perceives the world as if it were in slow motion. Usage of the technique, however, is highly dangerous, as the tremendous strain on the eyes could cause blood vessels to rupture and lead to partial or complete blindness, this technique is still usable even if the user only has one fully functional eye.

Equipment

Standard Nichirin Katana: Kanao carries around a standard sized and shaped Nichirin katana which is light pink in color,the katana's tsuba is circular shaped with a light pastel blue center and border, filled 3 red five-leafed flowers and a winding pattern that is light green in color,the handle is pink, decorated with white cords and capped with a gold kashira,along with her katana, she also has a standard sword sheath that is black in color.