Hashira

Kyojuro is a kind and honest man. He is quite eccentric and prone to letting his emotions run wild. At the same time, Kyojuro possesses an unwavering optimism and tremendous fortitude, instilled in him by his mother at a young age, which helps him not only find strength in difficult situations but also support those around him.

Kyojuro fulfills his duty as a Pillar and Demon Slayer with great enthusiasm. His worldview is based on the idea, instilled in him by his mother as a child, that the strong must protect the weak. From his father, he inherited the discipline and steadfastness he developed through training. Techniques First Style: Sea of ​​Flames - Kyojuro attacks his opponent at high speed and decapitates them with one or more blows, burning away their flesh. This technique was powerful enough to nearly derail an entire passenger train for a short distance. Second Style: Rising Blazing Sun - A single strike delivered from the bottom up, with the tip of the sword tracing a circle. Third Style: Dusty Universe - Kyojuro swings his sword downwards in an arc. Fourth Style: Wave of Blinding Flames – A single strike delivered from left to right, with the weapon arcing over the swordsman's head. Used for parries and counterattacks at close range. Fifth Style: Flame Tiger - Kyojuro unleashes a series of powerful sword strikes that take the form of a flaming tiger that attacks his enemy at high speed. Ninth Style: Purgatory - The most powerful flame breathing technique. A devastating, slashing blow delivered by the swordsman from a high stance, this technique was powerful enough to carve a deep imprint that scorched the ground where the blow struck. In the film adaptation, this attack takes the form of a giant, flaming dragon with blue eyes, emitting blue streaks of electricity from its mouth. After Kyojuro uses this technique in the film, the surrounding area appears to be engulfed in flames, creating a hellish landscape.

Giyu is a sociophobe and introvert. He's always serious and has a strong sense of justice. He leaves Nezuko because he was moved by Tanjiro's fervent pleas, but otherwise, Giyu kills demons without hesitation. He worries about the opinions of others. When Shinobu said many disliked him, Giyu was surprised.

He doesn't know how to get along with people, so he treats everyone coldly.

Giyu feels unworthy of the title of Water Pillar due to an incident during the final selection. Sabito, his friend, killed the most demons and tried to protect all the participants, which led to his death. Giyu, meanwhile, simply survived, failing to prove himself a capable fighter and failing to help Sabito. His guilt becomes so strong that he considers resigning as Water Pillar, but Tanjiro asks him just in time if Giyu made any promises to Sabito. The Water Pillar recalls an important conversation with his friend and realizes he must preserve his life for the sake of those who died for him. Giyu Tomioka believes he is unworthy of the title of Water Pillar because, in his opinion, Sabito should have taken that position. During the Demon Slayer Corps selection, Giyu himself admits, he failed to kill a single demon, and only Sabito's selflessness kept him alive. This experience left Giyu with a sense of guilt, and he continues to believe that his friend would have been a worthy Water Pillar. The Pillars receive whatever salary they want, and Giyu Tomioka usually spends his earnings on food and various household items for his estate, preferring a simple and frugal life. Giyu's favorite food is stewed salmon with radishes. Giyu smiles when he eats it.

First style: Water surface execution - a single concentrated cut. Second Style: Water Wheel - Giyu jumps and spins vertically in the air, performing a ring attack. Third Style: Dance of the Flowing Stream - Giyu swings his blade to mimic the movement of waves on the surface of water. Fourth Style: Wave Slash - Giyu makes several consecutive slashes, twisting his body in a current similar to a sudden tide. Fifth Style: Merciful Rain in Drought – a "merciful sword strike" that kills the target with virtually no pain. Used when the enemy surrenders. Sixth Style: Spinning Whirlpool - Giyu begins to spin his body violently, creating a whirlpool that cuts anything that gets caught in it. Seventh Style: Wave Drop Piercing Strike - Curve - The fastest and most accurate strike of all ten techniques. Eighth Style: Waterfall Stream - vertical cut of the target. Ninth Style: Water Splash Chaos – Reduces landing time and the surface area required to do so, allowing Giyu to move without restriction. Ideal for combat in areas without a solid surface. Tenth Style: Life Flow - A continuous attack that increases in power with each rotation, thus increasing the cutting power. Eleventh Style: Calm – A style created by Giyu himself. Giyu stops moving and enters a state of complete defense, deflecting and blocking all attacks with incredible speed. However, this style's effectiveness is limited, as rapid successive attacks can penetrate it. It is also very dangerous for Giyu, as his heart rate drops dangerously low when he uses it.

First Style: Sand Vortex Strike - Sanemi charges forward into a cyclone of angled tree trunks. Second Style: Wind Clearing Claws - The swordsman raises his sword up to the right, above his head, and makes a vertical slash downwards, creating four blades of wind that slice downwards at the enemy like claws. Third Style: Windblown Trees - Sanemi swings his sword, creating powerful gusts that crush the enemy. Fourth Style: Rising Dust Storm - Sanemi sweeps his sword horizontally and creates a cyclone of multiple slices that reflect enemy attacks. Fifth Style: Blizzard - Sanemi strikes from above, falling in multiple arched slices. Sixth Style: Black Smoke Whirlwind - Sanemi swings his sword with great force, leaving behind a whirlwind that resembles multiple blades. Seventh Style: Sudden Gust of Wind - Sanemi creates a gust that cuts through the enemy. Eighth Style: Primordial Storm Strike - Sanemi leaps into the air and swings his blade, creating circular currents of wind. Eighth Style: Primordial Storm Strike - Sanemi leaps into the air and swings his blade, creating circular currents of wind. Ninth Style: Scanda's Hurricane - Sanemi leaps high above the opponent, spinning upside down, and unleashes a series of numerous attacks throughout the entire flight.

Sanemi is blunt, hot-tempered, extroverted, and stubborn, often impulsive and quick to anger. He is often indifferent to others and can easily lose his temper. Sanemi's cold, rude, and dismissive behavior is the result of losing too many people he cared about in the past. Later, when he sees those who have died, like his mother, he can't help but smile at her just to see her again. When Gyonya joins the Demon Slayers in search of Sanemi, Sanemi hurls verbal abuse at him, but Tanjiro can tell that Sanemi didn't truly hate him; in fact, he still felt the same brotherly love for him as a child. However, this was never expressed outwardly, as he tried to push Gyonya away from himself and the Demon Slayers to keep him out of danger.

Sanemi's disdain for demons.

Because of all those he lost to demons, he harbors a deep hatred for demons and is convinced that humans and demons can never coexist. Once Sanemi makes a decision, he is extremely difficult to dissuade. He doesn't believe Tanjiro's assertion that Nezuko wouldn't eat humans, and tries to prove his point by stabbing the box with Nezuko inside. Enraging her, he cuts his own hand to try to lure her into attacking him due to the effects of his rare blood. Even after she doesn't, and Kagaya uses this as proof that Nezuko won't attack humans, Sanemi doesn't truly accept the Kamado siblings. Sanemi has a fondness for ohagi, a dish he often cooks, though his pride prevents him from sharing it.

At times, Tengen comes across as a rude character. He's self-assured and aware of his own strengths. Despite this, he's kind at heart and feels responsible for his actions. By protecting people during the battle with Upper Moon Six, he demonstrates his steadfast adherence to the demon hunter code, even if it hindered him in battle.

He has three wives, whom he always treats with love and tenderness; he values ​​them very much. As Tengen himself said, he is a "ladies' man."

He loves all things flashy: murder, explosions. He's sometimes self-critical. He's capable of change and becomes kinder to Tanjiro. His techniques: First Style: Thunder - Tengen raises his swords high above his head, slamming them into the ground with force, detonating his bombs and causing a loud sound reminiscent of thunder. Fourth Style: Avici's Death Knell – Tengen spins his swords while simultaneously releasing bombs. This technique is a combination of offense and defense. Fifth Style: Symphony of Piercing Strings - Tengen holds one sword in a reverse grip and spins the other at high speed using the chain that connects them. At the same time, he releases a large number of bombs.

First Style: Towering Sky, Distant Mist - A straight strike attack. Second Style: Layered Mist - The hunter unleashes multiple strikes one on top of the other in rapid succession. Third Style: Mist-Dispelling Wind - A circular strike that blows away enemy projectile attacks. Fourth Style: Advective Strike - A quick strike from the sheath.[ Fifth Style: Sea of ​​Cloudy Mist - The Hunter attacks the enemy at high speed, releasing a series of strikes. Sixth Style: Moon Mist - Muichiro jumps high into the air and sends a series of countless strikes downwards. Seventh Style: Haze - A technique in which Muichiro radically changes the pace of his movements to disorient the enemy. When he reveals himself, his speed appears extremely slow, but when he hides, he moves at incredible speed toward the enemy.

Muichiro is a flighty individual who seems constantly lost in his thoughts and never quite settles on one thing. Emotionless and sometimes a bit silly, he tends to think only of himself and acts solely on logic, never allowing his emotions to dictate his actions. Despite this, he has been shown to become serious when required and is devoted to his position as the Mist Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps. Alternatively, he seems to display a cold and arrogant side; violently shaking Kotetsu and calling him stupid, saying that his time as a Hashira was crucial, and that "all" swordsmiths could only make weapons. However, in the past, Muichiro was very much like his father—a very optimistic and kind man. Despite this, he approached his training with a fierce spirit, sparing no effort at all. After his brother was killed by a Demon, Muichiro subsequently lost his memory and harbored an ever-present, deeply suppressed rage within him, which inevitably drove his future intense training. Following this memory loss, he began to display the indifferent attitude he bears as a Hashira.

In the future, Muichiro will become a little more emotional, and his actions will show signs of sarcasm and self-righteousness. Muichiro and his twin brother, Yuichiro, were born into a woodcutter's family. When they were ten years old, their mother became gravely ill. She eventually developed bronchitis and died in her bed. Their father, deeply concerned about his wife's condition, braved a snowstorm to seek medicine and other medical attention. On the way to the village, he fell off a cliff to his death. Later, a demon attacked them, killing Yuichiro. Muichiro killed the demon by exposing it to the sun. Favorite dish - boiled radish with sauce.

Butterfly Dance: Mischief - The swordsman leaps towards the enemy and makes numerous cuts, allowing him to inject poison into their body. Dance of the Stinging Wasp: True Slash - The user makes a quick lunge and delivers a piercing blow to the enemy. Dragonfly Dance: Hexagonal Eyes - The user attacks the opponent in six different parts of the body, injecting a deadly poison into each. Dance of the Centipede: Writhing Centipede - The swordsman runs in a zig-zag pattern before delivering a single, powerful strike that injects poison into the victim's body. Shinobu's haori, reminiscent of the wings of a monarch butterfly, is notable for the fact that in real life, butterflies feed on milkweed, which makes them poisonous, a defense against predators. Due to her physical limitations, Shinobu is unable to sever the demon's neck, so she uses wisteria poison, which she crafts herself.

Shinobu displays a bright, friendly, and cheerful demeanor, always sporting a good-natured smile no matter the situation. However, her outward demeanor is a mask. This manifests itself in her enjoyment of teasing others. She told Tomioka that everyone hates him, but he refuted this, claiming that this is not true. Despite her calm demeanor and her initial desire to get along with demons, she can be quite cruel towards them, as demonstrated when she kills the Spider Demon's daughter after giving her false hope of helping her and attempted to kill Nezuko Kamado without hesitation. Later, after hearing their full story, she shows more compassion for both Tanjiro Kamado and his sister. It is later revealed that her outwardly calm and serene nature is merely a mask, as Shinobu harbors a profound hatred for Demons due to the loss of her sister, Kanae Kocho, at a young age, as well as the deaths of her parents, nearly all of her Tsuguko families, and her students at the Butterfly Mansion. This hatred is so strong that she is in a near-constant state of extreme anger, which is felt by Tanjiro Kamado when the two converse. Her thirst for revenge robbed her of the normal life her sister desired, and she instead devoted all her energy to defeating Demons. During her battle against Doma, Shinobu reveals that she also suffers from an inferiority complex due to her inferior physical abilities compared to her fellow Hashira, envying them for possessing taller or more muscular bodies than her, and cursing herself for not developing further to make her more effective in combat.

Shinobu is also a good teacher, as Tanjiro Kamado has noted on numerous occasions. Besides the girls at Butterfly Manor, the girl has had many other students. Shinobu's favorite food is tsukudani with ginger.

First Style: Snake Strike - The user spins and performs a circular strike in front of them. Second Style: Snake's Venomous Fangs - Obanai, like a snake, moves at high speed behind the enemy and quickly cuts off his head. Third Style: Writhing Charge - The swordsman wraps himself around his opponent from all sides like a giant snake. Fourth Style: Double-Headed Snake – The user releases two giant snakes that restrain and bite the victim. The user then lunges forward and performs a horizontal slash. Fifth Style: Coiling Snake - Obanai curves his sword from left to right at high speed, decapitating multiple opponents.

Obanai was born with heterochromia, which is why his eyes are different: his right eye is yellow and his left is turquoise. Obanai was a very inquisitive man, but also slightly suspicious and cautious in all situations. Obanai disliked hunters who violated the Demon Slayer Code and immediately stopped any negligence towards him, as he did with Tanjiro at the trial. He often used harsh language towards those he perceived as a threat, giving the impression that he was a very callous person.

However, over time, we learned a different side of Obanai: he was very attached to Mitsuri. This is confirmed by the girl's recollection of the gift Obanai gave her. He was also clearly jealous of Mitsuri because Tanjiro had fun with her during training. Obanai was always ready to defend her as someone dear to him, and he often spent time with her. Obanai also deeply hated himself for being born into a selfish and immoral clan that sacrificed to a demon for their own financial gain. Obanai considered his family tainted and was convinced that he must die and be reborn as a different person before becoming worthy of Mitsuri and confessing his feelings to her. Obanai had a very difficult childhood. He was the only boy in his family for 370 years. Obanai was kept in a wooden cage, where his family brought him food. One day, when he was 12, he was released from his cage and brought to a gold-decorated room where a snake demon resided. It turned out the snake demon didn't kill him outright thanks to his unusual eyes. After examining Obanai, the snake demon ordered two women to cut his mouth open to make him look like her. Surviving this, he realized he needed to escape as quickly as possible. Obanai, who had always been partially blind in his right eye, developed a fighting technique using his snake, Kaburamaru. Kaburamaru is able to read enemy attacks and relay this information to Obanai. He is in love with Mitsuri Kanroji.

First Style: Tremors of First Love: The Hunter attacks the opponent with a series of strikes.[8] Second style: Painful love: Long oblique cut. Third Style: Cute Cat Hail: The Hunter leaps and unleashes a series of arching ranged attacks. Fifth Style: Timid Affection - Claws of Chaos: The Hunter somersaults through the air, creating a long series of whip-like attacks. Sixth Style: Breeze of Love - Cat's Paw: The Hunter spins upside down, creating a spiral strike with her sword, deflecting incoming attacks. She uses a long, flexible, and thin katana, similar to a whip.

Mitsuri had a very gentle and kind attitude toward those around her, which is why she was called the Pillar of Love. She was very sociable and positive. When Kanroji met Tanjiro and Nezuko, she chatted with them very amiably, while simultaneously playing sweetly with the girl. She was especially fond of Iguro, who exchanged letters with her and was exceptionally kind to her. There were times when she wanted to confess her feelings to him, but due to the trauma of her marriage interview and her misconception that Iguro was kind to everyone, she couldn't tell him how she felt. She asked Shinobu for advice on love, but since they both didn't understand or care about love, their letter exchanges became strange. Shinobu's advice read like a research paper, mentioning brain reactions, heart rate, blood pressure, and so on. After joining the Demon Slayer Corps, she was often praised, and she was delighted to have friends, both senior and junior, among her colleagues. However, when her colleagues were killed one after another by demons, the smiling and cheerful Mitsuri sometimes couldn't stop shaking with anger and sadness.

She was physically very strong in her own right. From an early age, Mitsuri amazed her mother with her unusual strength and voracious appetite.

However, when it came to demons, Mitsuri was openly angry and never spared her opponents.

She's a very caring person, always showing love to others, as befits her title as a Pillar. She can get quite excitable, grabbing her friends for a big group hug after a battle.

First Style: Writhing Hydra - Gyomei throws a spinning axe and flail towards his intended target. Second Style: Firmament Strike - Gyomei throws his axe and flail, then pulls the chain, causing the flail to strike the target from above. Third Style: Volcanic Reflection - Gyomei performs a series of strikes with his sword, reflecting incoming attacks. Fourth Style: Rhyolite - Swift Grab - Gyomei wields an axe and flail at both ends of the chain, striking the enemy from both sides over a wide range. Fifth Style: Stone Wheel of Justice - Gyomei strikes the enemy multiple times with his weapon, inflicting significant damage. The axe hits the target first, followed by the flail, which strikes the target from the opposite direction.

Gyomei embodies the gentle giant archetype, being surprisingly gentle and sensitive despite his intimidating appearance. He has also shown himself to be quite religious, constantly wearing his rosary beads and offering prayers in dire situations. Most notably, Gyomei easily cries over the most insignificant things, emphasizing his rather gentle nature. This could be due to his love for all living beings, borne of his religious upbringing, and was hinted at when he felt such disgust while beating a demon that he would never forget the feeling for the rest of his life. Like the rest of his fellow Pillars, Gyomei holds Kagaya Ubuyashiki in great esteem. He is also one of the most respected people among the Pillars, a symbol of hope thanks to his immense strength. Furthermore, Gyomei acts as a leader to them, as seen when he sat at the front during a Pillar meeting and was the one Kagaya trusted to give them orders. Due to his blindness, Gyomei compensated and alternated his senses to accommodate his condition, effectively developing a superhuman sense of hearing. Although he maintains a rather reserved personality, Gyomei maintains a very objective and somewhat suspicious view of those around him, thanks to his experiences before becoming a Demon Slayer. He is always aware of what others are capable of, especially children or those younger than him, given the opportunity. Due to his dubious nature, it can take Gyomei some time to fully accept and trust others. When he does open up and let others in, he is unwavering in his commitment to them. Gyomei greatly values ​​the principles that allowed him to achieve his status as a Pillar.