‘Demon Slayer’ is an anime that the fans seem to love and admire. In addition to its plot and wonderful animation, it is the characters that the fans just love. The characters of the series are ones that the fans truly relate to. Whilst it is the bad guys who have a hold on the fans, one good character has almost every fan in their hooks.
Yoriichi Tsugikuni is the strongest swordsman to ever live. He is the creator of the sun breathing and almost defeated Muzan. Kamado Tanjiro is the protagonist of the series and he might never become as strong as Yoriichi. Here are the five reasons why Tanjiro will never be as good as Yoriichi.
5) Yoriichi Is The Creator Of The Sun Breathing
Yoriichi Tsugikuni was the strongest swordsman that ever lived. He was also the creator of sun breathing, the first-ever breathing technique. Kamado Tanjiro merely copies the technique that Yoriichi created. This means that whilst Yoriichi will easily be able to adapt the technique and make it stronger, Tanjiro won’t be able to.
4) Yoriichi Almost Defeated Muzan
Yoriichi is the only person that was able to wound Muzan and nearly kill him. Yoriichi managed to hit Muzan with a single strike. Muzan almost died with a single hit of Yoriichi’s sword. If he fought him properly, Muzan would have surely died. Tanjiro on the other hand struggled to hit Muzan let alone wound him in the final battle.
3) Yoriichi Moved Faster Than Muzan Could React
Kibutsuji Muzan underestimated Yoriichi due to his face and expressions. He stated that Yoriichi looked to be simple and ordinary. However, during the fight, Yoriichi moved so fast that even the demon king couldn’t dodge him. Tanjiro can never move as fast as the original user of the sun breathing technique could.
2) Tanjiro Couldn’t Defeat The Upper Moons
As someone who managed to wound the demon king, Yoriichi could have easily defeated the rest of the upper moons. He fought the upper moon 2, Kokushibo who so happens to be his twin brother. Yoriichi didn’t defeat him, but even in his old age, he could have. Tanjiro on the other hand struggled to defeat even the upper moon 5 during the Swordsmith village arc.
1) Tanjiro’s Technique Is Incomplete
As mentioned above, Yoriichi is the creator of the sun-breathing style. This means that everything involved in the technique is something that Yoriichi is good at. Tanjiro, on the other hand, learned the technique as a prayer dance rather than a breathing style. Through the generations, the technique may have shifted and Tanjiro might not have learned the entire technique. In addition to that, whilst the breathing style is the same, Tanjiro’s strength using the breathing style is not even close to Yoriichi’s.
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