The eagerly anticipated second season of Demon Slayer premiered at the start of the new year, concluding in February, much to the joy of the show’s fans. The season featured an episode-by-episode retelling of the Mugen Train arc, as well as a new Entertainment District storyline that provides an in-depth look at the sound Hashira, Tengen Uzui.
The Hahira is regarded as the most powerful demon slayers in the series, having attained the highest rank in the Demon Slayer Corp. Each of these demon slayers has a distinct combat style and focuses on different components of their approach to killing demons, ranging from speed and cunning to brute force.
Shinobu Kocho
Shinobu Kocho, the bug Hashira, is the second active Hashira presented to fans in the first episode of Demon Slayer, following Giyu Tomioka. Kocho follows in the footsteps of her older sister Kanae Kocho, who was a Hashira previous to her demise several years before the anime’s history.
Kocho is a formidable demon slayer who would shine in her own OVA, but her talents rely much more on her knowledge and guile than on physical force. She is the only Hashira who cannot sever the heads of demons; instead, she has invented a specific poison derived from wisteria to kill them.
Muichiro Tokito
Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito is initially presented to viewers in one of the best episodes of the first season of Demon Slayer, during the Hashira meeting where they must decide the destiny of Tangier and Nezuko. Tokito seems indifferent to the entire situation, but he throws rocks at Tanjiro when he interrupts Kagaya Ubuyashiki.
Tokito is an exceptionally impressive demon slayer, having attained the rank of Hashira only two months after joining the Demon Slayer Corporation. Given his diminutive stature, it demonstrates his skill as a dynamic swordsman that he has reached the highest position so rapidly.
Mitsuri Kanroji
Hashira is recognizable by her bright pink and green hair. Mitsuri Kanroji is a highly emotional and passionate person who has a deep affection for her fellow demon slayers. She is particularly fond of Obanai Iguro, with whom she shares a great bond.
Kanroji first joined the Demon Slayer Corporation not to develop her own fighting skills, but to find a husband who is stronger than she is. Despite her best efforts, her ascent to the level of Hashira and the raw might she have made this a challenging undertaking.
Obanai Iguro
Obanai Iguro, the serpent Hashira, is one of the most mysterious characters in Demon Slayer. One of the most prominent opponents of Nezuko’s appointment as a demon slayer, he may be identified by the white snake wrapped around his neck and the bandage covering his mouth.
Iguro, who was born partially blind, has built his livelihood and combat skills around this, attaining to the rank of Hashira. Despite his diminutive appearance, his mental fortitude and rigidity make him a dangerous adversary. This is particularly evident when he criticises Tengen Uzui for barely fighting the weakest upper-rank demon and opting to retire, demonstrating his hate of perceived mental weakness.
Tengen Uzui
Hashira Tengen Uzui, a pivotal character in Demon Slayer’s second season, is essential to Tanjiro and the company’s victory over the high-ranking demon Gyutaro/Daki. While conversing with Gyutaro and Daki during their fight in the Entertainment District, Uzui emphasizes, frequently with a humorous comment, that he lacks talent despite his passionate and quick-paced fighting style.
While Uzui does not believe he is talented, his combat skills indicate otherwise. Due to his years as a shinobi, he is fearless of death, and his tremendous combat speed makes him a formidable warrior. In addition to swiftly wielding his enormous nun chuck cleavers, which he can move at the speed of sound despite their size, he demonstrates his power.
Sanemi Shinazugawa
Wind Hashira Sanemi In the first season of Demon Slayer, Shinazugawa displays his arrogance and hatred for demons by attacking Nezuko in her box and then attempting to provoke her to attack him. Shinagawa continues to reject the coexistence of demons and humans despite the fact that his plan fails and Nezuko is permitted to accompany Tanjiro.
Shinazugawa, one of the swiftest Hashira, is an incredibly powerful swordsman who employs his speed to his advantage in combat. Despite his physical prowess, he is susceptible to letting his temper get the best of him, as seen by the fact that Tanjiro was able to deliver a headbutt to him during the Hashira meeting in the first season.
Giyu Tomioka
When he permits Nezuko to live in the first episode of Demon Slayer, Giyu Tomioka, the first Hashira encountered by anime viewers, demonstrates a level of composure and restraint that is unparalleled among the Hashira. This mental strength is demonstrated further when he endorses Nezuko’s membership in the Demon Slayer Corp and agrees to cut his stomach open if she harms a human.
Tomioka, a student of the water technique under former water Hashira Sakonji Urokodaki, possesses a composed strength that enables him to eliminate foes with frightening ease. His great strength is exemplified by the fact that he easily dispatched Rui, a level six demon, with his own technique, “dead calm.”
Kyojuro Rengoku
Kyojuro Rengoku, the main Hashira in the Mugen Train arc of the Demon Slayer series, demonstrates amazing poise and strength in battle until his death at the hands of Akaza, a demon of the highest rank. Rengoku is able to hold his own in battle, with Akaza barely escaping before daylight by ripping his arm from Rengoku’s body.
Rengoku is a formidable demon slayer because he blends the power of his flame breathing with his self-assurance. Due to his quick thinking and fighting prowess, he is able to save every passenger on the derailed Mugen Train. Akaza compliments him on his fighting, which he claims has not yet achieved its full potential.
Gyomei Himejima
Gyomei Gimejima, the stone Hashira, and mentor to Genya Shinazugawa, is a physically formidable character with a soft and sensitive inner nature. He constantly sheds tears for his fellow demon slayers, carries prayer beads with him at all times, and frequently prays for his fellow warriors.
Hahira’s the largest city by a huge proportion. Himejima is widely regarded as the de facto leader of the Hahira, with Kagaya Ubuyashiki entrusting Himejima with the responsibility of issuing commands. Two months after joining the Demon Slayer Corps, he also became a Hashira, demonstrating his combat skill.
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