Hayakawa aki ¹

Curiosities Aki Hayakawa's popularity poll rankings are as follows: Aki placed third in the First Popularity Poll, with 25,704 votes. Aki took first place in the Second Popularity Poll, with 88,568 votes. A special one-page bonus chapter featuring him and Himeno has been released. Aki's surname, Hayakawa, means "early/swift" (早, Haya) and "stream/river" (川, Kawa). Aki's top lock resembles the hammer of a gun, this is a reference to Aki being possessed by the Gun Demon. "Aki" doesn't mean anything in Japan, and his name, according to Fujimoto in an interview, comes from the AK-47 rifle. This shows his connection to the Gun Demon and his possession by it.

appearance Aki was a young man with medium-length black hair and blue eyes. He usually wore his hair tied on top of his head, accompanied by earrings, and his sword slung across his back. He often wore the suit and tie of the Public Security Demon Slayers.

personality Aki generally appeared to be a very serious person. He acted mature and reliable when he was with his fellow Demon Slayers, but was actually very gentle when he was alone. He had a tendency to become easily attached to others and hated seeing people get hurt, especially his close friends. Unlike many of his associates, He was described by Himeno as a "normal person", in that he still cried for those close to him and had not grown tired enough to shut down his feelings. Despite this, he was very determined, and his main motivation for killing the Gun Demon was revenge for his family. However, he was fully willing to risk his own life to save other people despite his own fear of death and even at the risk of his ultimate goal.

Her air of cold indifference was actually a facade, and she has been seen crying over the deaths of her companions, such as the death of Himeno. [2] She came to care for Denji and Power, despite the dealings and jokes of these two, Aki had really begun to care for them, mentioning that before her arrival he was always depressed remembering his family, something that he could no longer do because he did not have time due to taking care of them.

Aki's concern for Denji and Power's well-being increased even more after the encounter with the darkness demon upon seeing the state in which both were left by the attack of said demon, enough to decide to forget her goal of revenge against the gun demon to keep them safe, and even rejoin the squad just to have them protected under her command.