Highlights
- Demon Slayer showcases impressive animation quality and a captivating story focusing on Tanjiro's journey against powerful demons.
- Tanjiro's development in mastering Water and Sun Breathing techniques leads to intense battles against formidable foes like Rui and Akaza.
- The anticipation builds for the final battle against Muzan, where Tanjiro's Thirteenth Form of Sun Breathing will be a dazzling spectacle.
Demon Slayer is one of the most popular anime right now. The animation quality on display in this series is so impressive that people can't get enough of the many breathing styles present in the series. The story focuses on Tanjiro, a tragic figure who loses his entire family to Muzan's brutal attack, with the sole survivor of Muzan's assault turning into a demon whom Tanjiro cares for with all his heart.
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After learning the basics of Water Breathing, Tanjiro faces off against multiple enemies and takes them out in style before realizing that he needs to step it up a notch. This allows him to channel the Sun Breathing techniques harbored in his bloodline, letting him enhance his power and fight against the Upper Rank Demon Moons that have terrorized humanity for ages.
6 First Form: Water Surface Slash
Water Breathing
- Used Against: The Hand Demon, avenging Sabito and Makomo
Sabito and Makomo are two characters who come out of nowhere to motivate Tanjiro when he needs to cut a boulder using nothing more than a sword. It's a task that seems impossible for Tanjiro, but these two figures motivate him just enough to help him carry out this goal at the end.
It's revealed later on that these two characters were killed by the Hand Demon, who devoured them and multiple others during the trial on Mount Fujikasane. Tanjiro wastes no time in taking revenge for their meaningless deaths, using the first form of Water Breathing to behead this monstrosity once and for all.
5 Fifth Form: Blessed Rain After The Drought
Water Breathing
- Used Against: The Mother Spider Demon to give her a painless death
At Mount Natagumo, Tanjiro and his buddies end up encountering the horrors inflicted by Rui and his twisted "family". The fights that they have to deal with are nothing short of harrowing, with these demons pushing Tanjiro to his very limits.
After a battle against the so-called mother of the group, Tanjiro is about to go for the final blow, only to see an expression of joy and serenity on his opponent's face. Striving to pay respect to her in her final moments, Tanjiro whips out the Fifth Form of Water Breathing and gives her a quick and painless death.
4 Tenth Form: Constant Flux, Transitioning To First Form: Dance
Water Breathing To Sun Breathing
- Used Against: Rui, showing off Sun Breathing for the first time
The battle against Rui is a turning point for Tanjiro. He's pushed against the ropes time and time again, with Rui showing just how out of his depth Tanjiro really is. It's only when he whips out the Tenth Form of Water Breathing that Rui realizes he needs to get serious, augmenting his spider threads to ensure that Tanjiro is taken out for good.
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What follows is a magical moment that draws more eyes to Demon Slayer, with Tanjiro remembering the ritual dance of his father, who was always sick yet managed to look as strong as ever during this dance. He channels these movements to invoke the power of Sun Breathing for the first time, turning the tide of battle against the Lower Rank Five. Sure, Giyu delivered the final move, but that shouldn't take anything away from the excellence Tanjiro displayed to turn the tables against Rui.
3 Second Form: Clear Blue Sky
Sun Breathing
- Used Against: Enmu to end the threat of the Mugen Train once and for all
The Mugen Train arc of Demon Slayer is one of the finest pieces of storytelling in the series, The conflict initially starts off with Enmu coaxing the slayers into a dream from which they should've never woken up, only to have these plans thwarted by a mentally resilient Tanjiro and his demon sister.
After this, both Tanjiro and Inosuke decide to go towards the very front of the train, where they realize that the entire train is nothing more than a demon that Enmu has taken over. After a grueling battle where Tanjiro has to kill himself over and over again to get back to the realm of the living, he whips out the second form of Sun Breathing to behead this demon once and for all.
2 Fifth Form: Setting Sun Transformation
Sun Breathing
- Used Against: Akaza, finally beheading him after a tough confrontation
Akaza is a demon who's been a thorn in the side of the demon slayers time and time again. Sure, his past may be marred in tragedy, but that is no justification for the heinous things he's done ever since becoming a demon. The way he brutally murdered Rengoku is still fresh in the minds of fans who loved the Flame Hashira and the boundless energy he brought to battle.
During the Infinity Castle arc, Tanjiro and Giyu face off against Akaza in a battle for the ages. After a grueling confrontation, Tanjiro manages to exploit an opening, beheading Akaza with the Fifth Form of Sun Breathing. While Akaza's body endures even after this fatal blow, this move is what causes Akaza to remember his past, rue his mistakes, and eventually lead to him accepting his death and ending the confrontation once and for all.
1 Thirteenth Form
Sun Breathing
- Used Against: Muzan In The final battle
The battle against Muzan Kibitsuji is something that the series has been building up towards for quite some time. It will take a while for this confrontation to be animated, but there's no denying that this battle is sure to blow everyone's minds, especially when Tanjiro whips out the final form of Sun Breathing to take out the seven hearts and five brains his enemy's body harbors.
The Thirteenth Form of Sun Breathing combines all previous forms in a dazzling spectacle of swordsmanship, carrying out every move at once to put Muzan on the ropes and ending his threat once and for all. It's easy to see why fans can't wait to see Ufotable add their own visual flair to this masterful title.
