Demon Slayer, also known as Kimetsu No Yaiba, is an anime that has a history of showcasing powerful and skilled fighters. Undoubtedly, the weapon of choice for most Demon Slayer characters is the sword.

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While the series features many skilled swordsmen, most of them have unique fighting styles and, even among them, only a handful stand out from the rest with their unmatched skills.

8 Muichiro Tokito

• The Mist Hashira
• Breathing Style: Mist Breathing

The Mist Hashira in Kimetsu No Yaiba, Muichiro Tokito, is quite a talented swordsman. Muichiro is the youngest Hashira, and despite that, he has shown his talents time and time again. His mastery of the sword is such that only two months after picking up one, he earned the title of Hashira.

His talent is such that it got praise from the Upper-Rank One of the Twelve Kozuki, Kokushibo. Kokushibo thought that Muichiro’s skills were beyond his expectations.

7 Sanemi Shinazugawa

• The Wind Hashira
• Breathing Style: Wind Breathing

Sanemi Shinazugawa is the Wind Hashira in Demon Slayer, and is a very skilled fighter. This character stands out a lot, even among other powerful characters in the Hashira. His sword skills are definitely incredible, as he is able to go toe to toe with the Water Hashira, Giyu, who is extremely skilled with his sword.

With his Wind Breathing, he’s an extremely powerful swordsman, especially on the offensive, and is a powerful enemy for any demon that dares to stand in his way.

6 Mitsuri Kanroji

• The Love Hashira
• Breathing Style: Love Breathing

Mitsuri Kanroji is the Love Hashira in Demon Slayer and she's had the opportunity to show off a lot of her skills during the events in the Swordsmith Village. When it comes to swordsmanship skills, Mitsuri is quite unique. Her sword is more like a whip, which she uses with her Love Breathing to conduct some of the most impressive techniques in the series.

Her sword is so unique that none can make use of it, and one wrong move with it could result in their end. The nature of her sword is such that it grants a very huge range to attack her enemies, making her very versatile.

5 Kyojuro Rengoku

• The Flame Hashira
• Breathing Style: Flame Breathing

Rengoku is a character that was quite short-lived in Demon Slayer. He is the Flame Hashira and had quite a major role to play during the unfolding of the events of the Mugen Train Arc.

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Even though fans would’ve loved to see more of him, he met a tragic end there. His sword skills were quite incredible, such that he could even mentor another Hashira with ease. Just by looking at Mitsuri and seeing her own sword skills, it’s easy to see that she had quite a talented teacher.

4 Giyu Tomioka

• The Water Hashira
• Breathing Style: Water Breathing

Giyu Tomioka is the Water Hashira in Demon Slayer and the very first Hashira fans get to see in the series as he appears very early on. Akaze, one of the most powerful demons in the series, specifically the Upper-Rank Three, was very impressed with Giyu’s swordsmanship skills when they clashed.

Overall, when it comes to Hashira, Giyu is quite skilled and his Water Breathing style has many impressive techniques to choose from.

3 Obanai Iguro

• The Serpent Hashira
• Breathing Style: Serpent Breathing

Obanai Iguro is one of the Hashiras in Demon Slayer, and he showcases some incredible swordsmanship skills throughout the series, which makes him one of the very best among the Hashira.

During the Hashira Training, he was the one leading the program, which consisted of teaching Demon Slayers the art of the sword. This is a big showcase of his swordsmanship. With his Serpent Breathing, he uses his sword with snake-like motions. His sword itself is shaped like a snake and compliments his fighting style perfectly.

2 Tanjiro Kamado

• A Powerful Swordsman
• Breathing Style: Water Breathing, Sun Breathing

Demon Slayer’s protagonist, Tanjiro Kamado, is a prodigy when it comes to handling a sword. While he starts off in Demon Slayer making use of Water Breathing, he eventually comes to learn Sun Breathing – the original breathing style invented by Yoriichi.

Sun Breathing is not a Breathing Style that just anyone can use, and most who have tried have failed. Instead of creating other Breathing Styles. Tanjiro however, was able to learn it.

1 Yoriichi Tsugikuni

• The Strongest Demon Slayer To Have Ever Lived
• Breathing Style: Sun Breathing

Undoubtedly, the most skilled swordsman to have ever existed in Demon Slayeris none other than Yoriichi Tsugikuni, the man who invented Sun Breathing, and consequently, caused the invention of all other Breathing Styles.

Yoriichi was a terrifying presence to any demon, even Muzan. He was so powerful that he died due to old age and was never defeated, which is in contrast to most Demon Slayers, who never make it to an age that old.

Demon Slayer

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Adventure

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ufotable

Number of Episodes

56+

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Crunchyroll , Hulu , Netflix

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