• Base
• Demon Slayer Mark
• Transparent World with Selfless State
• Sun Breathing Mastery
• Demon Form

• Base
• Final Selection Arc
• Entertainment District Arc
• Swordsmith Village Arc

“	To soothe the spirits of those it killed and to make sure it claims no further victims... I will swing my blade down and lop off the head of any demon without mercy! But I will not belittle those who regret their actions... and suffer over the things they did as demons. Because demons were once human. Because they were like me.	„
	~ Tanjiro's ideology about demons

“	To soothe the spirits of those it killed and to make sure it claims no further victims... I will swing my blade down and lop off the head of any demon without mercy! But I will not belittle those who regret their actions... and suffer over the things they did as demons. Because demons were once human. Because they were like me.	„
	~ Tanjiro's ideology about demons

“	To soothe the spirits of those it killed and to make sure it claims no further victims... I will swing my blade down and lop off the head of any demon without mercy! But I will not belittle those who regret their actions... and suffer over the things they did as demons. Because demons were once human. Because they were like me.	„
	~ Tanjiro's ideology about demons

“	To soothe the spirits of those it killed and to make sure it claims no further victims... I will swing my blade down and lop off the head of any demon without mercy! But I will not belittle those who regret their actions... and suffer over the things they did as demons. Because demons were once human. Because they were like me.	„
	~ Tanjiro's ideology about demons

“	I'm sure I am not one of those chosen users. But, even so, even though I'm not chosen, even though I lack the power, there are times when I can't just back down from someone, no matter what. Because there are people who don't have human hearts in this world. They irrationally take lives and cause pain without regretting it. And that kind of violence... is something that I will never allow.	„
	~ Tanjiro's willpower

“	The strong should aid and protect the weak. Then, the weak will become strong, and in turn, they will help and protect those weaker than them. That is the law of Nature.	„
	~ Tanjiro's counter to Akaza's beliefs of the weak being worthless

“	Let's put an end to this. Muzan.	„
	~ Tanjiro to Muzan Kibutsuji before their final battle

“	People who risk their lives for others do so because they refuse to let anyone experience the same suffering and sadness that they have endured	„
	~ Tanjiro talking about the Demon Slayer Corps to Muzan Kibutsuji in his mind

Summary

Tanjiro Kamado (竈門かまど 炭たん治じ郎ろう, Kamado Tanjirō^?) is the main protagonist of Kimetsu no Yaiba. Tanjiro is a kind-hearted young man who has taken it upon himself to support his family, finding happiness despite their lives hardened by his father's death. But that brief warmth is shattered one day when Tanjiro finds his family slaughtered, and the lone survivor, his sister Nezuko Kamado, turns into a demon. However, to his surprise, Nezuko still showed signs of human emotion and thought.

The fact convinced him that Nezuko was different from other demons, and he hoped she could become human again. Thus, he embarked on a journey to become a Demon Slayer to find a cure for his sister and fight demons to prevent others from suffering the same fate as him.

Powers and Stats

Tier: 9-A, higher with Constant Flux, even higher with Hinokami Kagura | 8-C, higher with Constant Flux, even higher with Hinokami Kagura, even higher with Demon Slayer Mark | 8-C, higher with Demon Slayer Mark | 8-C | High 8-C | High 8-C

Key: Post-Demon Slayer Training | Post-Rehabilitation Training | Post-Type Zero Training | Post-Hashira Training | Post-Sun Breathing Mastery | Demon Form

Name: Tanjiro Kamado

Origin: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Gender: Male

Age: 13 (First Appearance), 15 (End of Chapter 5), 16 (End of Chapter 204)

Classification: Human, Demon Slayer, Demon (Temporarily), King of Demons (Temporarily)

Powers and Abilities:

Attack Potency: Small Building level (Defeated the Hand Demon), higher with Constant Flux (Was able to cut through Rui's unenhanced threads when he previously couldn't), even higher with Hinokami Kagura (Cut through a web of Rui's most durable threads when he is normally unable to cut through one of his weaker threads, and nicked his neck which is even more durable than his threads) | Building level (Fought Enmu who was enhanced by Muzan Kibutsuji's blood), higher with Constant Flux, even higher with Hinokami Kagura (Can somewhat keep up with Base Daki), even higher with Demon Slayer Mark (Sliced through Gyutaro's neck) | Building level (Was stated to have surpassed the level he was on when he fought Gyutaro. Capable of fighting Hantengu’s emotion clones), Building level+ with the Demon Slayer Mark (Easily overpowered and cut off three of Hantengu’s emotion clones' heads. Can also cut the real Hantengu's neck) | Building level+ (Giyu commented that he had reached a Hashira's level of strength. Should be superior to Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Kanao. His Demon Slayer Mark is now always active and has become his new Base Form. Kept up with and parried attacks from a casual Akaza for an extended period, impressing him with his growth. Sliced off Akaza's head once he finally got an opening) | Large Building level (When he was at his full power, he fought on par with a weakened and aged Muzan Kibutsuji and parried all of his arm whips by himself for 10 minutes straight, which even all of the Demon Slayers, including his previous form, working together couldn't do. Was integral in the final fight against Muzan, as he fought against him for a full hour and did most of the damage. Dealt the final blow to Muzan) | Large Building level (Infused with all of Muzan's remaining power, and Muzan himself deems him to be the new strongest demon after him. Incapacitated Zenitsu and Inosuke and wounded Kanao, the least wounded out of the remaining Demon Slayers from the previous fight with Muzan. Stated by Yushiro to be stronger than Muzan)

Speed: Supersonic+ (Comparable to Post-Demon Slayer Training Zenitsu who could do this, and could somewhat keep up with Rui who as a member of the Twelve Kizuki should be significantly faster than the lesser Slasher Demon who could do this), higher with the Hinokami Kagura (Can keep up with Rui) | Likely Massively Hypersonic (Faster than before. Can keep up with Enmu, and eventually somewhat keep up with Base Daki), Massively Hypersonic with the Hinokami Kagura (Significantly faster than Awakened Daki who could do this; could barely keep up with Gyutaro), higher with Demon Slayer Mark (Faster than before) | At least Massively Hypersonic, likely higher (Dodged a lightning strike from Sekido without a breathing technique. Can keep up with Hantengu's emotion clones), higher with Dancing Flash (Caught up with a fleeing Hantengu) and the Demon Slayer Mark (Blitzed Hantengu’s emotion clones) | At least Massively Hypersonic+, likely higher (Can keep up with Akaza. Should be significantly faster than Unmarked Mitsuri who could dodge lightning and Tengen who could do this), higher with Dancing Flash, even higher with the Transparent World (Watched Giyu and Akaza as if they were in slow motion. Completely dodged Akaza's Final Form, and blitzed him) | At least Massively Hypersonic+, likely higher (Faster than before. Reacted to all of drugged Muzan Kibutsuji's arm whips by himself, which even all of the Demon Slayers working together couldn't do), higher with Dancing Flash | At least Massively Hypersonic+, likely higher (Should be superior to his human self. His tendrils can barely be countered by Giyu. Struck Kanao even when she was using Final Form: Equinoctial Vermilion Eye)

Lifting Strength: Class 5 (Comparable to Inosuke. Can lift a few large rocks at once), At least Class 25 with Hinokami Kagura (Should be comparable to Rui) | At least Class 25, higher with Hinokami Kagura | At least Class 25 | At least Class 25, likely Class 50 (Pushed a large boulder across a town. Should be comparable to Akaza) | At least Class 50 (Should be comparable to Muzan) | At least Class 25

Striking Strength: Small Building level, higher with the Hinokami Kagura | Building level, higher with the Hinokami Kagura, even higher with Demon Slayer Mark | Building level, Building level+ with Demon Slayer Mark | Building level+ | Large Building level | Large Building level

Durability: Small Building level (Survived blows from the Hand Demon) | At least Building level, higher with Demon Slayer Mark | Building level (Survived attacks from Hantengu's emotion clones), Building level+ with Demon Slayer Mark | Building level+ (Survived attacks from Akaza) | At least Large Building level (Took several hits from Muzan's arm whips and didn't seem that fazed at all. Withstood many shockwaves and attacks from a seriously weakened Muzan and was able to stand his ground, which no other Demon Slayer could) | At least Large Building level (Should be superior to his human self. Stopped a strike from Inosuke with his bare hands without injury. Giyu thinks that he is unkillable in this state)

Stamina: Superhuman (Constantly keeps pushing himself to the limits of his stamina, much higher than previously), higher with the Hinokami Kagura (The same skill allowed his sickly father to dance from sunset to sunrise out in the snow while barely clothed, with his father saying that he could dance forever, though this is likely hyperbolic) | Superhuman (Endured extremely taxing training for seven days non-stop with no food, no sleep, and only a small amount of water from rain, later drained for even greater stamina, was also getting injured frequently during the training session. Fought Lower Rank-level demons in the Dimensional Infinity Fortress for nearly 5 hours on top of fighting Akaza) | Infinite (Demons don't tire)

Range: Extended Melee Range, Several Meters with Total Concentration Breathing and Breathing Styles | Extended Melee Range, Tens of Meters with Shockwaves, Tendrils, and Energy Projection

Standard Equipment:

• Black Nichirin Sword (A katana made from sunlight-absorbing metals that disintegrate demons upon decapitation or equivalent slicing and can dispel Blood Demon Art effects and weaken demons' abilities)
• Demon Slayer Corps Uniform (Offers protection against weaker demons' claws and slashing attacks, with resistance against fire, water and cold)

Intelligence: Gifted in general, Genius in combat (Tanjiro is highly analytical and sagacious, with a natural aptitude and innate intuition in various areas. He can create strategies on the fly to defeat vastly superior opponents, even at the cost of his own life. After seeing it once, Tanjiro can analyze a fighting style, even in constantly shifting environments, without any advantages)

Tanjiro is an exceptional person who has a natural aptitude for combat. He has an explosive growth rate and can adapt quickly to any opponent. Tanjiro is especially good at using his opponent's abilities against them. He can deduce their powers rapidly by picking up subtle phrases and words throughout their fights, even if the opponent offers no specific details. He can develop new skills and breathing styles, which he can utilize effectively after using them once. Tanjiro can also combine techniques despite needing to be fully proficient. For instance, he combined the Breath of Water and the Hinokami Kagura to save Hinatsuru from Gyutaro. Later, he used it again during the Dimensional Infinity Fortress Arc to slay dozens of demons. Tanjiro has also shown proficiency in hand-to-hand combat, even though he has no prior martial arts training. He can hold his own and instantly adapt to Inosuke's animalistic, unarmed fighting style. Giyu, who encountered Tanjiro for the first time, was impressed by Tanjiro's plan to attack him by surprise, charging him unarmed and attempting to bring him down with a pre-thrown hatchet. Although the attack failed, Giyu was impressed by Tanjiro's plan, especially considering he was a rookie| Animalistic (Is only driven by Muzan's final will to eradicate the Demon Slayer Corps)

Weaknesses: Cannot lie convincingly, and cannot use the Hinokami Kagura more than a few times without exhausting himself and doing so after using Water Breathing techniques wreaks havoc on his body. | Cannot lie convincingly and Rage Power has a time limit, as he cannot keep that up for long. Demon Slayer Mark takes a toll on his stamina. | Cannot lie convincingly. | Wisteria flowers are poisonous to him. Animalistic in combat. Subconsciously still protective of Nezuko.

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

Water Breathing Hinokami Kagura Transparent World Selfless State Water Breathing (水みずの呼こ吸きゅう, Mizu no kokyū?): A Breathing Style that mimics the element of water, specifically the flow, flexibility, and adaptability of the liquid and replicates it with the user's movements, techniques and abilities. Most, if not all, known techniques involve the user bending their body, arm, and weapon in a flowing motion, allowing users to unleash flowing water-like attacks and fluid deflection of incoming physical attacks. First Form: Water Surface Slash (壹いちノ型かた　水みな面斬もぎり, Ichi no kata: Minamo Giri?): The user generates enough momentum to create a powerful single concentrated slash. Second Form: Water Wheel (貳にノ型かた　水みず車ぐるま, Ni no kata: Mizu Guruma?): The user leaps and vertically spins forward in the air while releasing a flowing attack in a circular motion. Second Form: Improved, Lateral Water Wheel (貳にノ型かた・改かい　横水よこみず車ぐるま, Ni no kata kai: Yoko Mizu Guruma?) - An alternate variation of Second Form: Water Wheel created by Tanjiro Kamado that unleashes a horizontal spin instead of a vertical one. Third Form: Flowing Dance (參さんノ型かた　流流りゅうりゅう舞まい, San no kata: Ryūryū Mai?): The user swings and bends their blade in a winding motion along with their body and dances in a flowing pattern, slicing everything in its path. Fourth Form: Striking Tide (肆しノ型かた　打うち潮しほ, Shi no kata: Uchishio?): The user makes multiple consecutive slashes while twisting their body and sword in a flowing fashion to deliver numerous blows simultaneously. Striking Tide: Turbulent (打うち潮しほ・乱らん, Uchishio - Ran?): An improved version of the Fourth Form: Striking Tide. The user increases the number of consecutive strikes and slashes, improving its accuracy in contacting a specific target during a chaotic situation. Fifth Form: Blessed Rain After the Drought (伍ごノ型かた　干天かんてんの慈雨じう, Go no kata: Kanten no Jiu?): The user changes the grip on their sword and decapitates the opponent in a single flowing strike that causes little to no pain. It is a “sword strike of kindness” used when the enemy willingly surrenders. Sixth Form: Whirlpool (陸ろくノ型かた　ねじれ渦うづ, Roku no kata: Nejire Uzu?): The user fiercely twists their upper and lower body, creating a whirlpool of air that cuts anything caught in it. Its effect and efficiency are enhanced underwater, allowing users to draw water around their weapon to improve their slashes. Whirlpool, Flow (ねじれ渦うづ・流流りゅうりゅう, Nejire Uzu - Ryūryū?): A combination of Third Form: Flowing Dance and Sixth Form: Whirlpool created by Tanjiro Kamado. The user combines the footwork from Flowing Dance and the twisting movements of Whirlpool, resulting in the swordsman performing an attack around the user and conjuring a twisting, swirling, vicious flow of water to redirect projectiles from multiple angles. Seventh Form: Drop Ripple Thrust (漆しちノ型かた　雫しずく波は紋もん突づき, Shichi no kata: Shizuku Hamon Tsuki?): The user performs a fast and accurate stab, capable of reducing the impact of a moving target. Drop Ripple Thrust, Curve (雫しずく波は紋もん突づき・曲きょく, Shizuku Hamon Tsuki - Kyoku?): A modified strike that hits from a specific angle corresponding to the sword's structure which nearly nullifies the impact and momentum of a moving object. Eighth Form: Waterfall Basin (捌はちノ型かた　瀧壼たきつぼ, Hachi no kata: Takitsubo?): The user cuts the target vertically in a flowing motion which is most effective when they are falling downward. Ninth Form: Splashing Water Flow, Turbulent (玖くノ型かた　水すい流りゅう飛沫しぶき・乱らん, Ku no kata: Suiryū Shibuki - Ran?) - The user changes their footwork in a way that minimizes the landing time and surface needed when landing, allowing the user to move without limits. Ideal when fighting in a place with no solid foothold. Tenth Form: Constant Flux (拾じゅうノ型かた　生生せいせい流る轉てん, Jū no kata: Seisei Ruten?) - The user performs a continuous flowing attack which seemingly takes the form of a water dragon that increases in strength and power with each rotation due to momentum. Hinokami Kagura (ヒノカミ神楽かぐら, Hinokami Kagura?): Later revealed to be the Breath of the Sun (日ひの呼こ吸きゅう, Hi no kokyū?), the Hinokami Kagura is a Breath Style Tanjiro learned from his father when he was a child that mimics the sun using the user's movements, techniques and abilities. This Breath Style allows for stronger attacks and makes it feel like opponents were slashed with fire. It slows down a demon's regenerative healing factor (Demons capable of regenerating limbs at subsonic speeds could barely heal from it). There are 12 known forms created by Yoriichi Tsugikuni and, later, a thirteenth one specifically created to counter Muzan Kibutsuji. Dance (圓えん舞ぶ, Enbu?): The user delivers a single high-powered vertical slash. Dancing Flash (圓えん舞ぶ一閃いっせん, Enbu Issen?): Tanjiro developed a modified version of Waltz, which combines Thunderclap and Flash technique of Breath of Thunder into the high-powered slash of Waltz by inhaling huge amounts of oxygen, increasing the pumping of blood through the entire body, focusing it on the legs, and releasing it all to assault the target with a slash. This technique was capable of out-speeding Genya Shinazugawa, Nezuko Kamado, as well as the fleeing Hantengu. However, it is said to be slower than Zenitsu Agatsuma's Thunderclap and Flash. Clear Blue Sky (碧へき羅らの天てん, Heki-ra no Ten?): The user spins their body horizontally to deliver a 360° slash. Raging Sun (烈れつ日じつ紅こう鏡きょう, Retsujitsu Kōkyō?): The user unleashes two horizontal slashes to hit or defend from incoming attacks. Burning Bones, Summer Sun (灼しゃっ骨炎陽こつえんよう, Shakkotsu En'yō?): The user unleashes a large circular slash that defends from imminent frontal attacks. Setting Sun Transformation (斜陽轉身しゃようてんしん, Shayō Tenshin?): The user backflips into the air to deliver a powerful upended sword slash that aims to decapitate their target. Solar Heat Haze (飛ひ輪陽炎りんかげろう, Hirin Kagerō?): The user charges towards the target, unleashing a horizontal slash seemingly covered in haze that fails to land, but actually does hit the target. Beneficent Radiance (輝輝きき恩光おんこう, Kiki Onkō?): The user spirals into the air and delivers a powerful slash that surrounds the enemy. Sunflower Thrust (陽よう華か突とつ, Yōkatotsu?): The user unleashes a single thrust attack with the point of the blade. Dragon Sun Halo Head Dance (日暈にちうんの龍りゅう・頭かぶり舞まい, Nichiun no Ryū Kaburimai?): The user unleashes a continuous fast and powerful sword attack that seemingly takes the form of a Japanese dragon made of solar flames. This technique is capable of decapitating multiple targets at once. Fire Wheel (火か車しゃ, Kasha?): The user leaps behind the opponent and spins in the air downward, releasing a sword attack in a circular motion. Fake Rainbow (幻日虹げんにちこう, Gen'nichi Kō?): The user performs high-speed twists and rotations, thus creating afterimages mainly used to evade attacks. The afterimages work most effectively on enemies with good vision. Flame Dance (炎えん舞ぶ, Enbu?): A two-combo strike which starts with a vertical slash and then a horizontal one right after. Thirteenth Form (拾じゅう參さんノ型かた, Jū San no kata?): User performs all twelve forms of the Breath of the Sun repeatedly to improve accuracy, agility, and reduce fatigue. This form was created solely to take down Muzan Kibutsuji since the repetition of all twelve forms aims to eliminate Muzan's twelve vital organs (seven hearts and five brains) that move freely inside his body. Transparent World (透すき通とおる世せ界かい, Sukitōru Sekai?): Tanjiro can enter the Transparent World by focusing on his body and "closing" unneeded actions. In this state, he gains speed, strength, and perception. He can see through an enemy and predict their movements by observing their muscles, blood vessels, lungs, and contractions. Additionally, Tanjiro's heightened perception grants him greater speed and reflexes. The Selfless State (無我むがの境きょう地ち, Muga no Kyōchi?) or the Realm of the Highest/Domain of Supremacy is a mysterious state of being associated with the Transparent World and is implied to be the zenith of physical combat. In this state, his fighting spirit, emotions, and intent are impossible to detect.

Gallery

Tanjiro's appearance as a child

Tanjiro's original appearance

Tanjiro's long-haired appearance

Tanjiro's appearance during Final Selection

Tanjiro's final appearance in Chapter 204

Tanjiro's appearance in the Kimetsu Academy Spin-Off

Notable Matchups

References

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