Tanjiro Kamado

Appearance.

Tanjiro is a young guy of medium height with rather tanned skin and an athletic, muscular build. He has tousled black hair with burgundy tips, combed back to expose his forehead, and large dark red eyes with white pupils that appear lighter around the lower part of the iris. He also has a scar on the upper left side of his forehead, He was wearing a plaid, black and green, like sea foam, haori over a white robe and black trousers. Sometimes he sports a turquoise scarf and can be seen with round white stripes wrapped around his calves. He also wears a special pair of hanafuda earrings with the image of the rising sun over the mountain. His hair is also tied back in a small ponytail or bun. After becoming a Demon Slayer, Tanjiro wears a standard Demon Slayer uniform, a dark brown gakuran jacket, a white belt, baggy chocho zubon trousers turning into tabi socks, a pair of dzori with red straps and strips of white cloth wrapped tightly around his calves, resembling a kyakhan and all this under his trademark checkered haori. He carries on his back a large wooden box (which was a gift to him from Sakonji Urokodaki), in which his sister sleeps during the day when they travel. After his battles, Tanjiro now has noticeable scars on his arms and chest.

Personality.(1)

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. 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.Under Tanjiro's rather kind and friendly shell is a person with a growing fire of rage and vengeance inside of them.

Personality.(2)

Tanjiro's most notable attribute is his ability to empathize with anyone, even demons, which often makes him hesitate before delivering the final blow. Tanjiro has a unique ideology regarding demons, believing that those who have committed evil should be killed without mercy, but those who regret their actions should not be belittled after their deaths, showing great nuance and maturity in Tanjiro's thinking, probably brought about by his sister. However, as Tanjiro gains experience over the years of his service, he becomes more calculating and strict in his decisions. His courage to protect the weak commits him to face his enemies with respect and dignity, whether they are good people or evil demons. Tanjiro is adamant about serving justice to the evil by any means necessary, even declaring to cut off the heads of demons who have committed heinous crimes and confronting them about their inhumane mindset and their criminal deeds.

Abilities.

From the beginning, Tanjiro was shown to be a prodigious fighter, having a strong natural aptitude for combat, especially swordsmanship. Tanjiro was already introduced to have above-average human abilities, like honed senses, a sharp sense of smell, immense willpower, and great intellect. His naturally obtained abilities go so far as to allow him to outsmart and catch Giyu Tomioka, one of the most powerful Demon Slayers, off guard and nearly land a fatal blow on him despite being clouded with intense emotions. Moreover, in his first encounter with a demon, Tanjiro managed to slash the neck of the Temple Demon and impress him, later being able to fend the demon off with a regular hatchet and come up with unique solutions such as using his durable head to headbutt the Temple Demon and also using his hatchet to pin him down and prevent him from moving.During Hashira Training, Tanjiro underwent gruelling training meant to bolster every member of the organization, targeting many fields such as stamina, flexibility, speed, and swordsmanship. When the final battle against demon-kind began, Tanjiro displayed skills comparable to those of a Hashira, according to Giyu himself. He, along with the Water Hashira, made quick work out of dozens of demons that were designed to have the strength of a Lower Rank demon, and later, when facing Kyojuro's killer, Akaza, Tanjiro managed to surprise both Giyu and the Upper Rank by dodging his attacks and slicing off his arm. As the battle progressed, Tanjiro was able to fight on equal ground with a casual Akaza, causing the latter to praise his inhuman growth. After deducing Akaza's abilities and remembering his father's words, a marked Tanjiro awakened the Transparent World and Selfless State, greatly amplifying his abilities, to the point where Tanjiro managed to slash off Akaza's arm before he could process what happened, dodge his most powerful technique, and later successfully decapitated him.

Abilities.(3)

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. Managing to hit the Temple Demon twice in a row without being stunned shows he is capable of doing it more than once. The full power of this attack is shown to give Inosuke a delayed concussion, while Tanjiro suffered no backlash from it. Tanjiro also head-butted the Wind Hashira, Sanemi Shinazugawa, having temporarily stunned him, leaving the other Hashira impressed by its durability. Tanjiro also used this to temporarily stun Gyutaro, Upper Rank Six, and used the opportunity to gain an upper hand over him. Furthermore, he caused Akaza, Upper Rank Three, to bleed when he headbutted him.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. The death of his family also played a big role in his insurmountable willpower; his visions of his family members urging him on during times of crisis allowed him to pull through any hardship.Tanjiro's Demon Slayer Mark takes the form of a flame-like pattern, replacing the scar on his forehead. After Hashira Training, his scar is replaced with a permanent flame mark, and when he activates his Demon Slayer Mark, it grows in size, reaching past his eyebrows. Interestingly enough, Tanjiro's mark is exactly the same as the marks of Yoriichi Tsugikuni and Kokushibo. The mark drastically enhances all of Tanjiro's natural abilities, such as his strength, speed, and reflexes.Sun Halo Dragon Head Dance technique against Hantengu's clones.[27] Later, the mark reappears during his rematch against Upper Rank Three, Akaza.

Abilities. (4)

Bright Red Nichirin Sword: Tanjiro first unlocked this ability after Nezuko Kamado lit his sword on fire using her pyrokinetic Blood Demon Art, which gave him an edge over Hantengu's clones as every slash that he landed drastically slowed down their regenerative abilities. During his second battle against Muzan, Tanjiro gains the ability to dye his Nichirin Sword in a bright red color by himself after nearly dying. Later, Tanjiro awakened it one final time with the help of Giyu, when the former had pinned him against a wall to prevent him from escaping.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. Tanjiro also casually broke Genya's arm and later shattered Inosuke's ribs and sent him flying, all with a single punch. With his katana, he could swing with enough force to slice through gigantic boulders and entire trees. While training, Tanjiro is capable of doing hundreds of push-ups at once, along with a plethora of other strength-related exercises. When not out doing his missions, he frequently trains his body in order to be strong enough to perform his duties as a Demon Slayer. When he was posing as a courtesan, he was shown to carry dozens of large boxes easily, and when he was angered, he ripped off an Upper Rank's leg. When he was training with Gyomei Himejima, he was tasked with lifting three enormous logs on his back and pushing a boulder through town. He later managed to cut off Akaza's head, a feat that even Kyojuro couldn't accomplish.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.

Abilities.(5)

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. Tanjiro also casually broke Genya's arm and later shattered Inosuke's ribs and sent him flying, all with a single punch. With his katana, he could swing with enough force to slice through gigantic boulders and entire trees. While training, Tanjiro is capable of doing hundreds of push-ups at once, along with a plethora of other strength-related exercises. When not out doing his missions, he frequently trains his body in order to be strong enough to perform his duties as a Demon Slayer. When he was posing as a courtesan, he was shown to carry dozens of large boxes easily, and when he was angered, he ripped off an Upper Rank's leg. When he was training with Gyomei Himejima, he was tasked with lifting three enormous logs on his back and pushing a boulder through town. He later managed to cut off Akaza's head, a feat that even Kyojuro couldn't accomplish. Tanjiro has also shown the ability to casually blitz lower-level demons and ordinary humans. He later was able to blitz three of Hantengu's clones simultaneously and keep up with Akaza, one of the fastest demons in existence. After awakening his Demon Slayer Mark, Tanjiro's speed increases even further, to the point that even Akaza couldn't react in time and process his movements. After awakening his Demon Slayer Mark, Tanjiro gains extremely sharp reflexes, dodging and reacting to attacks from both Akaza and the Demon King, Muzan Kibutsuji, who was able to blitz Giyu, Sanemi, Obanai, Gyomei, Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Kanao all at once. After a few months of training at the Butterfly Mansion, his speed and reflexes could match those of the strongest members of the Lower Ranks of the Twelve Kizuki. When angered, he was able to move faster than Daki, an Upper Rank demon, could even react.

Abilities. (6)

Enhanced Smell: Tanjiro possesses an extremely sharp sense of smell. Before becoming a Demon Slayer, Tanjiro was known in a village as a boy who had an extremely strong sense of smell. He is able to pick up even the most subtle of scents and track their location with terrifying accuracy over long distances. It is strong enough for him to smell the Opening Thread, the slight pause in an enemy's movement that allows him an opening in which to strike. His sense of smell is so keen that he can perceive his surroundings through scent alone.

Equipment.

As a Demon Slayer, Tanjiro carries around a standard-sized and shaped Nichirin katana. When he was training under Sakonji Urokodaki, Tanjiro used a katana with a dull blue blade and a tsuba, which was oval-shaped with four indentations and dull gray in color. Tanjiro also uses this during Final Selection.