★Akaza†

Kimetsu no Yaiba Wiki Advertisement Kimetsu no Yaiba Wiki Acáza Kanji Devil ( human ) Romaji Acáza Alias Hakuji (human) Hakuji Soyama (素山狛治Soyama Hakuji?) (Kimetsu Academy) Characteristics Career Devil human (formerly) Gender Male Age 18 (Human) > 133 (Chronologically) Height 173 centimeters (5'8") [2] Weight 74 kg (163 lbs) [2] Hair color Rose (Demon) [1] Black (Human) Eye color Yellow with blue sclera (demon) Blue (human) Affiliation Affiliation Twelve Kizuki Combat style Destructive death Personal status State Relatives) Anonymous Father Koyuki (fiancée) See all relatives here. Debut Manga debut Chapter 62 (Partial appearance, mentioned) Chapter 63 (Full appearance) Anime debut Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Movie - Mugen Train Episode 32 (Full appearance) Representation Japanese VA Akira Ishida VA in English Lucien Dodge Play Jin Aoki

Acáza (猗El窩YoEnEl, Akaza?) is a major secondary antagonist of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. He is a demon affiliated with the Twelve Kizuki, holding the position of Upper Rank Three (To MePleaseYoYoYo参Yo, Jōgen no San?). [3] Over a century ago, Akaza was a human named Hakuji (狛SiYoEl, Hakuji?) [4], a prodigious martial artist who trained under Keizo [5] while caring for his daughter, Koyuki, [6] who would later become Akaza's fiancée. [7]

Appearance Description Devil: As a Demon, Akaza retained his human appearance[4] and took the form of a muscular young man with fairly fair skin akin to a bright white tinged with green. Much of his body was decorated with thick blue lines[5], resembling the criminal tattoos he had when he was human[6]. Some of the lines on his face were curved, crossing both his eyebrows and eyes, and extending from below his ears to his temples; another line extended from the center of his hairline to the bridge of his nose. The lines continued to extend around his body: two lines ran around his neck, and three more lines branched down to reach his torso; a central line ran straight down his chest to the middle of his stomach; while the other lines that connected to his neck branched off on either side of his chest to join the other two horizontal lines, this same three-line pattern was also repeated around his waist.[7] The lines that covered the upper part of his torso extended and then bent straight on each side of his arms, joining with a horizontal line that surrounded the bicep. Below this line, there was another horizontal line and on the sides of this, two straight lines extended that reached the end of Akaza's wrist[8]. On both his hands and feet, it could be seen that all of his fingers were blue and his nails were painted orange[9]. Her eyebrows were thin[10] and black and pink[11]. Her eyelashes as well as her hair, which was short and without bangs which left her forehead exposed[12], were a light pink[13]. Her eyes had a fragmented sclera of blue color and her irises were yellow. On the irises there is a numbering indicative of her position as the third crescent moon within the Twelve Demonic Moons.

Personality Akaza was characterized as an impulsive, stubborn, and strong Demon with the idea that he should fight strong opponents and enjoy combat, which is reaffirmed by the pleasure he takes in facing Demon Slayers, especially those who hold the position of a Pillar.[18] He despised anyone he considered weak,[19] but genuinely respected those who were strong in his eyes, regardless of whether they were Human or Demon. Once he met someone he considered strong, he would demand to know their name and would not stop until he found out;[20] he would remember all the names he had committed to memory as a tribute to their strength. Akaza had a deep-rooted psychological need to become stronger, and did not get along well with his fellow Upper Moons due to viewing them as rivals. He was especially antagonistic towards the two Upper Moons who held a hierarchical position over him, Doma and Kokushibo, lashing out at Doma and vowing to kill Kokushibo.[21] Even after being beaten and decapitated during his fight against Tanjiro Kamado and Giyu Tomioka, he stubbornly held on and continued to fight despite not knowing why he wanted more power.[22] As a human, Hakuji possessed the same stubborn personality with a big heart and resilience. He valued others more than his own well-being, and hates himself for having a life "filled with empty words and promises."[23] Even after becoming a demon and losing his memories of his human life, parts of Hakuji's memories influence Akaza's decisions; he refuses to devour women, despite knowing it would make him stronger if he did.[24] His hatred of weak and cowardly people stems from the corruption of his human memories, where a rival dojo poisoned his dojo's well because they could never defeat him.[25]

Curiosities His Compass Needle technique creates the shape of a snowflake; possibly due to the influence of his fiancée (Koyuki's name contains the kanji for "snow" and she uses three snowflake-shaped hairpins).[26] He was the only member of the Upper Moons who met the people he knew in life as he faded into ashes. Among the Twelve Moons, another who experienced the same thing was Rui. He was one of Muzan Kibutsuji's favorites as he was loyal and serious.[27] Despite his loyalty, Akaza never felt any respect or admiration for Muzan. He only saw him as someone who gave orders and saw himself as someone who should obey.[28] He once fought Kokushibo to seize his position as Upper Moon One. He was defeated but managed to survive because Kokushibo enjoyed his challenge.[29] Many of the attacks and techniques he used were named after fireworks, a reference to his promise to Koyuki to watch the fireworks.

No, Akaza does not kill women in the Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer) series because he refuses to do so due to his memories of Hakuji: Akaza is a demon characterized by his code of honor, which prevents him from killing or eating women. Akaza refuses to kill women because he regrets his atrocities and wants to go to hell as a man. Akaza refuses to kill women because he remembers Hakuji, with whom he swore to protect Koyuki, the love of his life. Akaza is a proud, cheerful and serious character, who stands out for his skill in battle. He is an expert in hand-to-hand combat and in the use of his mist breathing technique. Akaza dies in the Infinite Fortress after fighting Giyu and Tanjiro. Tanjiro decapitates him, but Akaza continues to fight until he can no longer.