Tanjiro Kamado²

Nezuko's younger sister

As a human, Nezuko was very compassionate and loving towards her family, putting her own safety first and caring for her family more than herself, much like Tanjirō cares for her. After she was turned into a Demon by Muzan, much of her memories as a human were lost, mostly those related to her family. She is still very caring and protective of other humans whom she views as family members due to Urokodaki's influence while she was asleep for two years. She is also quite brazen and does not seem to be afraid of fighting; she is fiercely protective of her brother and his allies. She also developed great willpower by refusing to consume human flesh or blood, even in cases of extreme injury or exposure to human blood, such as Sanemi Shinazugawa's Marechi blood. However, upon transforming into a full Demon, her more hostile and sadistic side comes to the fore, mercilessly torturing Daki, the Upper Sixth Moon, and coming within a few feet of devouring a human were it not for the timely intervention of her brother Tanjiro. She still retains her human emotions, as she has been seen crying and being happy, but overall seems more distant than her human cohorts, as well as calmer and less malicious than most demons. As a demon, Nezuko doesn't speak often and stutters a lot. This may be due to her bamboo mouthpiece, which is rarely removed. It also means that she is sometimes hard to predict. After being exposed to sunlight and surviving, Nezuko can speak a few words coherently, but the words she speaks are very few.

appearance

Tanjiro is a young boy of average height with fairly tanned skin and an athletic, muscular physique. He has tousled black hair with red tips (and being completely just burgundy in the anime), slicked back to expose his forehead, and large, dark red eyes with white pupils that appear lighter around the bottom section of his iris. He also has a scar on the upper left side of his forehead, first seen when his mother took him to watch his father perform the Hinokami Kagura dance. The scar originally looked something like a scratch until his fight with the Hand Demon during the Final Selection, after which it turned into a flame-like pattern like his Demon Slayer Mark. His hands are noted to be visibly rougher for someone his age, as a result of his rigorous training under Sakonji Urokodaki. Tanjiro appears 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, roughly shoulder-length, and would be tied in a ponytail behind his head.

appearance

After becoming a Demon Slayer, Tanjiro wears the standard Demon Slayer uniform which is similar to the Japanese military uniform in the Taishō era, his uniform is dyed black and reddish-black in the anime, it is composed of a buttoned jacket with a high collar and long sleeves, a white belt, tattsuke hakama pants that wrap tightly around his calves with a pair of white kyahan, and with tabi socks of the same color of his uniform on his feet, with a pair of zōri with red straps, all underneath his signature checkered haori. He carries a large wooden box on his back (which was a gift to him from Sakonji Urokodaki), where his sister sleeps while they travel during the day. After his battles, Tanjiro now has prominent scars on his arms and chest: the long scar on his left shoulder was caused by an attack from the obi of a Rank Six Upper Daki, while several smaller scars were caused by the claws of the manifestation of Hantengu's Rank Four Joy, Urogi. [

personality

Tanjiro is very kind by nature and has been described by others as having very gentle eyes and a compassionate personality. He displays great determination and will not give up once he has a goal to accomplish; the best example of this is his tireless quest to find a cure for Nezuko. Although relatively strong on his own, Tanjiro is not 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 has a limit to his tolerance and dislikes rudeness and cowardice, as he is easily annoyed by Zenitsu Agatsuma's constant whining and angered by Inosuke Hashibira's barbaric actions. Tanjiro is straightforward and very honest, taking everyone's words sincerely and seriously. Upon hearing Tengen Uzui claim that he is a god, he asked which area the god was from. He has a hard time lying, and in doing so, his face becomes severely distorted 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 engulfing the cities. He naively believed that the Mugen train was perhaps the guardian spirit of the land, and like Inosuke, he does not know what a red-light district is.

personality

Beneath Tanjiro's rather kind and friendly shell is a person with a growing fire of rage and vengeance within. This side of him seeps out when Tanjiro first confronts Muzan, ready to draw his sword and attack him. When Muzan escapes, Tanjiro releases his frustration and declares that he will be the one to kill Muzan. At Mount Natagumo, when the captured Demon Slayers had their necks snapped by the Spider Demon Mother's threads, Tanjiro displayed a noticeable anger that even Inosuke felt. Seeing Daki smiling after witnessing her massacre of innocent people indiscriminately with her sashes, he flew into a rage and faced her alone. This side of Tanjiro is fully exemplified after Muzan's speech, where he compares himself to a natural disaster. Tanjiro responds to that by calling Muzan "a being that shouldn't exist." In the face of irrational evil, Tanjiro displays a colder and more terrifying side of himself, acting more violently towards his opponents as a result.

personality

Tanjiro's most notable attribute is his ability to empathize with anyone, even demons, which often causes him to 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 looked down upon after their death, displaying a great deal of nuance and maturity in Tanjiro's thinking, likely sparked 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 in protecting the weak commits him to face his enemies with respect and dignity, whether they be good people or evil demons. Tanjiro is adamant in serving justice to evil by any means necessary, even declaring to cut off the heads of demons who have committed heinous crimes and confront them about their inhuman mindset and criminal acts. As a Demon, Tanjiro seemed to be mindless, like most people who initially follow his transformation. He acted like a wild beast, attacking anyone in sight without hesitation. Not even his friends and comrades were safe. The only exception was Nezuko, whom he refused to harm even after tasting her blood, a possible sign that he was fighting his transformation. His hostility towards Demon Slayers could also be due to his mind being affected by Muzan's desire to kill all Demon Slayers.

General skills

From the very beginning, Tanjiro was shown to be a prodigious fighter, with a strong natural aptitude for combat, especially swordsmanship. Tanjiro had already been introduced as having above average human abilities such as honed senses, a keen sense of smell, immense willpower, and a high intellect. His naturally obtained abilities go as far as allowing him to outsmart and catch Giyu Tomioka, one of the most powerful Demon Slayers, off guard and nearly deal him a fatal blow despite being clouded by intense emotions. Furthermore, in his first encounter with a Demon, Tanjiro managed to slash the Temple Demon's neck and impress it, later being able to fend off the Demon with a regular axe and coming up with unique solutions such as using his durable head to headbutt the Temple Demon and also using his axe to immobilize it and prevent it from moving.

General skills

While on Mount Sagiri, Tanjiro managed to impress Sakonji Urokodaki, the former Water Hashira, evading dozens of traps hidden throughout the mountain with some degree of success through the use of his keen sense of smell and eventually managing to be accepted as his student. When tasked with cutting down a giant boulder, Tanjiro met the spirits of Makomo and Sabito, who trained him to properly utilize Full Concentration Breathing and hone his sword skills. After half a year of extremely intensive training, Tanjiro was able to surpass Sabito in a swordsmanship skill, awakening the ability to see the Opening Thread and being able to cut the boulder in two, a rock larger and harder than any student before him had ever cut before. During the Final Selection, he was able to easily defeat numerous low-level demons while using the Water Breathing Breathing Style without the aid of others. Tanjiro eventually encountered the Hand Demon, a heavily mutated demon that has eaten 50 humans compared to the average two to three humans that the demons on the mountain consume, making it the most fearsome demon Tanjiro has encountered so far, further proven by the fact that it had killed Sabito and Makomo. Through his acrobatic skills, swordsmanship, and sense of smell, Tanjiro managed to successfully decapitate the demon.

General skills

After officially becoming a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, Tanjiro faces numerous more powerful and skilled demons, most of whom utilize the Blood Demon Arts. Against the Swamp Demon, Tanjiro and Nezuko managed to subdue the demon and its clones, saving the lives of an innocent woman and a bystander in the process. When faced with the likes of Yahaba and Susamaru, demons more skilled and fearsome than before, Tanjiro's tactical intellect and sword skills allowed him to single-handedly decapitate Yahaba while also holding his own against Susamaru. During his mission to the Tsuzumi Mansion, Tanjiro encountered Kyogai, a former member of the Twelve Kizuki, an organization of the twelve strongest demons in existence, and was able to analyze and adapt to his unorthodox Mansion-Shifting Blood Demon Art and defeat him. Despite still being the lowest rank in the organization, Tanjiro could hold his own against demons who shared the powers of an actual member of the Twelve Kizuki, namely the Mother and Father of the Spider Family, and later faced off against the member herself, Rui, who held the position of Lower Rank Five. After remembering the Hinokami Kagura, a breathing style he learned from his father as a child, he nearly defeated the lower-ranked demon, a feat believed by many to be only a Hashira, the strongest swordsman in the entire Demon Slayer Corps, could accomplish.

General skills

During rehabilitation training after his battles at Mount Natagumo, Tanjiro recovered from his injuries and trained under Kanao Tsuyuri, an extremely talented Demon Slayer, and the Insect Hashira's Tsuguko, Shinobu Kocho, eventually allowing him to match her. After mastering Total Concentration: Constant (WellYoPleaseしゅうAsiちゅう・常PleaseAsiちゅう, Zen Shūchū Jōchū?), which further enhanced his physical abilities, Tanjiro was able to fight and decapitate a Lower Rank One, Enmu, on his own, even managing to come up with a countermeasure to the demon's spells mid-battle and possessing enough willpower to commit suicide in his dreams repeatedly in order to further his plan. Later, with the help of Nezuko, Inosuke, Zenitsu, and Kyojuro Rengoku, Tanjiro decapitates the strongest Lower Rank, despite the demon being fused with an entire train and him being under a constant barrage of attacks. With Kyojuro's death at the hands of the Upper Rank Three, Akaza, the Flame Hashira's final words served as a major incentive for Tanjiro to keep going, serving as a major factor in his growth as a Demon Slayer.

General skills

Following the battle, Tanjiro was able to keep up with and fend off the attacks of Daki, a Higher Rank Demon, a being who has lived for over a century and has eaten seven Hashira during her lifetime, though it was implied that she was toying with Tanjiro during their battle. Even after Daki regained her full strength in the midst of the battle, an enraged Tanjiro managed to easily overpower her, coming so close as to slit her neck without her being able to retaliate, though she had run out of stamina and nearly died before he was able to decapitate her. While injured, Tanjiro managed to assist a poisoned Tengen Uzui against Gyutaro, the true Higher Rank Six, and later bested and decapitated him while momentarily awakening the Demon Slayer Mark. Thus, Tanjiro became one of the first Demon Slayers to kill a Higher Rank, a feat that has not been accomplished for the past century. Furthermore, Mitsuri Kanroji later stated that surviving a battle against a higher-ranking demon is equivalent to around 5 to 10 years of intensive training.

General skills

Receiving intensive training at the Swordsmiths' Village, Tanjiro's sword skills were greatly polished and refined while also awakening the ability to "smell the future", granting him movement and reflexes comparable to the Hashira. Tanjiro later faced off against the Upper Rank Four, Hantengu, and their clones, being able to hold his own against Urogi while also correctly deducing their abilities. Sekido also noted that Tanjiro experiences explosive growth in the midst of battle, most seemingly during critical moments. [14] After awakening his Demon Slayer Mark for the second time along with the Brilliant Red Nichirin Sword, Tanjiro was fast enough to attack three of Hantengu's clones simultaneously. When all four Hantengu clones combined to become Zohakuten, Tanjiro, with the help of Genya Shinazugawa and Nezuko, managed to hold his own against him. With the aid of a marked Mitsuri Kanroji, Tanjiro, Genya, and Nezuko managed to chase down the main body and successfully finish it off, with Tanjiro dealing the final blow.

General skills

During Hashira training, Tanjiro underwent grueling training meant to bolster each member of the organization, targeting many fields such as stamina, flexibility, speed, and swordsmanship. When the final battle against the demons began, Tanjiro displayed skills comparable to that of a Hashira, according to Giyu himself. He, alongside the Water Hashira, made quick work of dozens of demons that were designed to have the strength of a Lower Rank demon, and later when facing Kyojuro's assassin Akaza, Tanjiro managed to surprise both Giyu and the Upper Rank by dodging his attacks and cutting off his arm. As the battle progressed, Tanjiro was able to fight on equal terms 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 the Selfless State, greatly amplifying his abilities, to the point where Tanjiro managed to cut off Akaza's arm before he could process what happened, dodge his most powerful technique, and then successfully decapitated him.

General skills

After the fight, Tanjiro and Giyu encountered the Demon King himself, Muzan Kibutsuji. Working together, both Demon Slayers managed to fend off the strongest Demon to ever exist who was casually fighting them, though Tanjiro ends up losing an eye and is severely poisoned as a result, nearly causing him to lose his life. While receiving treatment for his injuries, Tanjiro saw the memories of Sumiyoshi Kamado, his ancestor, who knew Yoriichi Tsugikuni, the strongest Demon Slayer in existence and the creator of the Breathing Style that would eventually become Hinokami Kagura. Through his memories, Tanjiro became aware of the slight differences between his and Yoriichi's wrist angles, footwork, and breathing rhythm. Through this, Tanjiro was able to correct his own useless movements and deduce how to use the rumored thirteenth form of Solar Breathing. After awakening, Tanjiro saved Kanao and was then able to fight Muzan by himself (the only Demon Slayer other than Yoriichi to accomplish such a feat), who had just single-handedly defeated Giyu, Sanemi, Gyomei, and Obanai, who were all marked, as well as Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Kanao, who were initially invisible thanks to Yushiro's Blood Demon Art. Muzan expressed feelings of unease towards Tanjiro due to the similarities between him and Yoriichi,[15] further showcasing his incredible abilities.

General skills

With one functioning eye and poison circulating through his system along with his increasingly pronounced fatigue, Tanjiro was still able to keep up and hold his own against Muzan on his own, severing limbs and parrying attacks, which the combined efforts of the aforementioned Hashira-level Demon Slayers were unable to accomplish. With the help of Obanai Iguro, Tanjiro managed to corner the Demon King and fight him for over an hour in order to stop the sunrise, both of them having to constantly chase him down to ensure he did not escape. As dawn approaches, Muzan grows desperate and anxious, transforming into a gigantic fetus-like form that swallows Tanjiro whole. As Muzan is about to escape, Tanjiro, with his glowing red Nichirin Sword, deals the finishing blow to the Demon King and exposes him to the sun, thus disintegrating him, thus putting an end to Muzan and the entire Demon species once and for all. Tanjiro, with his skills, could even be considered the greatest contributor to delaying the Demon King until the arrival of dawn.

General skills

Enhanced Accuracy: Even before training to become a Demon Slayer, Tanjiro possessed impeccable aim and precision. This was demonstrated when he outmaneuvered Giyu and threw his axe into the air with a perfect trajectory to hit his head. [16] Later, as Akaza was escaping into the forest, Tanjiro threw his katana with incredible accuracy a great distance until it pierced the higher-ranked man's body. [17] Tanjiro also displayed his great precision against Muzan, where Tanjiro was able to aim and throw a barrage of swords at the Demon King with perfect accuracy on two occasions.[18][19] Genius Intellect: Tanjiro is incredibly analytical and shrewd, as well as displaying a natural aptitude and innate intuition in many varied areas. Even against opponents who vastly outclass him in multiple categories, Tanjiro is able to create strategies to overcome an opponent on the fly and in danger, even if it results in his own death. Upon seeing a fighting style once, Tanjiro can analyze it, and it is even possible for him to accomplish such a feat even in the midst of an ever-changing location where he lacks any environmental advantage or benefit.

General skills

Tanjiro has been noted to be highly adaptable against any opponent, as well as having an explosive growth rate. Furthermore, he is an expert at using his opponent's abilities against them. [21] Even if the opponent offers no real or specific details about their power, Tanjiro can pick up on subtle phrases and words used throughout their fights to deduce the ability within a short period of time, as he had done in the battle against Akaza. He has even conjured new abilities, even new breathing styles and utilized them effectively upon using them once, [22] [23] even able to combine techniques despite not being fully proficient in either, such as when he combined Water Breathing and Hinokami Kagura together to save Hinatsuru from Gyutaro, [24] which he then used once again within the Infinite Castle to slay dozens of demons.

Demon Hunter Skills

, 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. In this state, his movement, intuition, and evasion speed are all drastically increased. [29][30] It is also suggested that he accidentally accessed this state during his fight against Daki when Tanjiro perceived his girdles as extremely slow and also found Hantengu's main body in the heart of one of his clones. He fully accessed this state during his battle against Akaza, when he remembered his father teaching him how to use it through visual training when Tanjuro killed a bear while in that state. After awakening it along with the Selfless State, Tanjiro surpasses Akaza's speed and successfully decapitates him. When Tanjiro encountered Muzan Kibutsuji, he attempted to access the Transparent World but to no avail. After regaining consciousness, Tanjiro used the Transparent World to discern how to use the thirteenth form of Solar Breathing by sensing Muzan's anatomy. [31] However, Tanjiro was unable to perceive it consistently due to the accumulated fatigue he experienced during the fight.

Demon Hunter Skills

Repetitive Action: A technique practiced by some members of the Demon Slayer Corps, it allows a person to achieve the same effects as Total Concentration Breathing by using repeated preset movements or recalling intense feelings to open all five senses and increase their concentration, drawing out the body's physical powers over a long, extended period. It is possible to use both Repetitive Action and Total Concentration Breathing simultaneously, granting the user immense strength to rival Higher Rank Demons. Tanjiro learned this technique after consulting Genya Shinazugawa. He raises his concentration to its maximum limits by remembering the faces of his loved ones and repeatedly recalling Kyojuro's phrase, "Ignite your heart." [32] Selfless State - When 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 (Who? Yeah, YoYo, Tōki?). This technique can also mask one's killing intent and malice, allowing him to fight undetectably against enemies that rely on detecting one's fighting intent. This ability allowed Tanjiro to completely negate or bypass Akaza's Compass Needle technique and decapitate him.

Physical abilities

Immense Strength: Following his training on Mount Sagiri, Tanjiro has gained incredible strength in his arms and legs and has shown great use of it, leaping over the massive Hand Demon and leaping over buildings effortlessly. Tanjiro also casually broke Genya's arm and then shattered Inosuke's ribs and sent him flying, all with a single punch. With his katana, he could swing with enough force to cut through gigantic boulders and entire trees. While training, Tanjiro is capable of doing hundreds of push-ups at once, along with a host of other strength-related exercises. When not doing his missions, he frequently trains his body to become strong enough to perform his duties as a Demon Slayer. When posing as a courtesan, he was shown to carry dozens of large boxes easily, and when angered, he ripped his leg off a higher rank. When training with Gyomei Himejima, he was asked to lift three huge logs on his back and push a boulder across the city. He then managed to cut off Akaza's head, a feat that not even Kyojuro could accomplish.

Physical abilities

Immense Stamina and Endurance: Tanjiro has incredible stamina and stamina, even before becoming a Demon Slayer . This was evident when he had to train on a mountain with oxygen levels lower than that of a thick swamp, dodging set traps, constantly climbing up and down the mountain, and improving his sword skills and physique, all under these harsh conditions for about two years. His stamina and stamina were further improved after mastering Total Concentration: Constant (WellYoPleaseしゅうAsiちゅう・常PleaseAsiちゅう, Zen Shūchū Jōchū ? ), allowing him to remain in the state of Total Concentration Breathing 24/7. His stamina was further increased after he mastered the Hinokami Kagura, the same breathing style that allowed his sickly father to dance from dusk till dawn in the snow while barely clothed. Through the use of Recovery Breathing, Tanjiro is able to quickly recover from fatigue, and was able to subdue a berserk Nezuko despite crossing his stamina limit and nearly losing his life just moments before. Despite having his lower jaw impaled by Gyutaro's kama, Tanjiro barely showed any signs of pain.

Physical abilities

When training under Kotetsu, Tanjiro was able to endure an extremely intensive training session for seven days non-stop, with no food, no sleep, and almost no water, which he got when it rained, while also constantly getting injured and beaten. He was also in battle with lower rank level Demons for 5 hours in the Infinite Castle and was still able to hold his own and defeat the top rank three, Akaza, and then engaged in a skirmish with the Demon King, Muzan Kibutsuji, for 1 hour and 30 minutes until dawn. Furthermore, he lasted one of the longest out of all other Hashira and Hashira level combatants while still being able to tolerate all the damage and injuries he sustained from Muzan Kibutsuji's fatal poison and physical attacks. Nearing the end of the battle, Tanjiro barely showed any reaction as his arm was blown off by one of Muzan's attacks.

Supernatural abilities

Enhanced Smell: Tanjiro possesses an extremely keen 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 great distances. It is strong enough that he can smell the Thread of Opening, the slight pause in an enemy's movement that allows them an opening to attack. His sense of smell is so keen that he can perceive his surroundings through scent alone. [33] Extrasensory Perception: Thanks to his heightened sense of smell, Tanjiro can sense things that are outside the normal range of perception, such as the intentions, feelings, and thoughts of other creatures, even animals such as insects and birds. He can also sense the aura and presence of demons and even determine their level of strength at a glance by how disgusting and putrid their smell is. Pseudo-Precognition: By training with Yoriichi Type Zero, Tanjiro's sense of smell further evolved to be able to predict up to six moves into the future, being able to foresee the actions and intentions of others simply through smell, even non-living things such as Yoriichi Type Zero himself. [34] Tanjiro noticed that the scent of the future was different and much faster compared to the scent of the 'Opening Thread', giving him reflexes and movements comparable to a Hashira and allowing him to go toe to toe with the Hantengu clones from the start.

fighting style

Master Swordsman: Tanjiro always proved himself to be a prodigy in sword fighting, starting out with a skill that rivaled Sabito, one of Sakonji Urokodaki's strongest students, surpassing him within half a year and avenging his death by defeating the Hand Demon. Despite being ranked as a Mizunoto, his swordsmanship was superior to many of his seniors, even to the point of defeating two lower-ranking members of the Twelve Kizuki. His improvement in swordsmanship is also exceptional, as shown when he was able to take on higher-ranking demons months after recovering from injuries and having no experience fighting foes of that caliber in the past. This is evident as he managed to keep up with and hold his own against Daki's fierce sash attack, as well as Gyutaro's attacks, despite the latter being immensely skilled in wielding his pair of Kama and possessing over a century of experience in their handling. Mitsuri Kanroji commented that achieving such a feat was equivalent to between 5 and 10 years of hard training. With intensive training at the Swordsmith Village, his skills and swordsmanship could match that of the Hashira, the most powerful sword wielders in the entire Demon Slayer Corps. Later, Tanjiro managed to match and surpass Akaza, the third strongest member of the Twelve Kizuki and a martial arts prodigy with over a century of experience in hand-to-hand combat. Despite not being as skilled as Yoriichi Tsugikuni, he was still able to fight on equal terms with Muzan while poisoned and exhausted, displaying his immense swordsmanship, making him one of the strongest swordsmen of the current generation.

breathing style

Water Breathing (PeroYoYo呼Yo吸きゅう, Mizu no kokyū?): Taught by Sakonji Urokodaki, a previous Water Breathing cultivator and Water Hashira, 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 circumstances. He also used Water Breathing to confront two members of the Twelve Kizuki, namely Rui and Enmu. However, because his body was not suited to Water Breathing techniques, Tanjiro decided to switch to Hinokami Kagura as his primary Breathing Style. Despite this, Tanjiro has not abandoned what he was taught, combining Water Breathing with Hinokami Kagura, due to the strain Hinokami Kagura put on his body, to have stronger blows than when using Water Breathing alone and move for longer periods than if he used Hinokami Kagura alone. He did this to save Hinatsuru from Gyutaro, [24] and later used it once again inside the Infinite Castle to kill dozens of demons. Hinokami Kagura ( Hinokami Kagura)神楽かぐら, Hinokami Kagura? ): During his near-death experience in his battle with Rui, Tanjiro awakened this in a memory of his father teaching him this breathing style. As his body was better suited for the Hinokami Kagura, he quickly overpowered the lower-ranked demon. However, the great strength and fatigue it placed on his untrained body caused him to collapse and weaken significantly when using it; thus, he only saved it for desperate attempts to overcome his adversaries.

breathing style

Following his battle with Enmu, Tanjiro trained further so that his body could withstand the strain of his techniques and was able to use multiple forms in succession in his battle against Daki, though the whiplash from doing so quickly became apparent. Still, upon fighting Hantengu and undergoing Hashira training, Tanjiro eventually managed to master all of the forms in the Hinokami Kagura, using it to its full potential against Akaza. When Tanjiro fully witnessed all of the forms performed by Yoriichi Tsugikuni, he realized that his own Hinokami Kagura had unnecessary movements, different wrist angles, footwork, and breathing rhythm. Destroying them allowed him to awaken the legendary Sun Breathing (DomingoElYo呼Yo吸きゅう, Hi no kokyū?),[38] and was able to temporarily fight on equal terms with the Demon King, Muzan Kibutsuji, to the point that Muzan saw Yoriichi's face superimposed over Tanjiro's when he was performing the techniques against him.