Tanjiro Kamado is the main protagonist in Demon Slayer. This anime, which has received a lot of love from its fans since its initial release, cannot be separated from the figure of the main protagonist who attracts the attention of the audience. Tanjiro Kamado managed to attract the attention of the audience with his tenacity and perseverance in struggling to find a cure to bring back his sister Nezuko who turned into a demon.

Tanjiro's heartbreaking life story has also managed to attract the attention of fans who sympathize with him. As the eldest son of six siblings, Tanjiro proved himself to be the backbone to fight for the only brother who survived the tragic events that befell his family. This time, in order to get to know Tanjiro more deeply, Dunia Games will discuss Tanjiro's profile and origins, from his family to the origin of his strength. Check out the article below.

Profile and Bio of Tanjiro Kamado

• Real Name: Tanjiro Kamado
• Real Name (In Kanji):  竈門 炭治郎
• Nickname(s): Tanjiro, Kamaboko Kompachiro, Most Polite Man, Child of Brightness, Sumiko, Oni no O 
• Date of Birth: July 14
• Age: 13 (Chapter 1), 15 (end of Chapter 5), 16 (end of Chapter 204)
• Sex: Male
• Height: 165 cm
• Blood Type: O
• Hair Color: Reddish Black
• Eye Color: Dark Red
• Parents: Tanjuro Kamado (Father), Kie Kamado (Mother)
• Breathing Style: Water Breathing, Sun Breathing
• Partner(s): Inosuke Hashibira, Zenitsu Agatsuma
• Siblings: 6 (Tanjiro is the eldest)
• Debut: Chapter 1 (Manga & Anime)

Origins of Tanjiro Kamado in Demon Slayer

The Birth of Tanjiro Kamado

Tanjiro was born to his parents, Tanjuro Kamado, his father, and Kie Kamado, his mother. He was born as the first child of 6 siblings. Tanjiro's siblings consist of Nezuko Kamado, his younger sister who turned into a demon, his younger brother Takeo Kamado, his younger sister Hanako Kamado, his younger brother Shigeru Kamado, and his last younger brother, Rokuta Kamado. As if he was destined to be an exorcist from his birth, the name Tanjiro Kamado itself means 'exorcism'.

Characteristic of Tanjiro Kamado in Demon Slayer

Tanjiro is a character who comes with a pretty quirky and interesting hairstyle. His haircut revealed his forehead and revealed a large gash on his head. The nature of Tanjiro is described as a child who never gives up and always tries his best for the sake of his family. He is also a big brother figure who loves his younger siblings, especially Nezuko who has now turned into a demon and is his responsibility. He tries to be the best big brother who tries his best to protect his little sister.

Apart from loving his family, Tanjiro is also known as a loyal friend and always cares about his friends. He is not a human who likes to make enemies. He always tries his best to help and save his friends from danger. Tanjiro has two friends who become his partners, namely Zenitsu and Inosuke who become his comrades in fighting demons.

Tanjiro Kamado's Swordfighting Technique and the Origins of His Power

Every demon slayer in Demon Slayer has a weapon called the nichirin sword. This nichirin sword is considered by some sword smiths as a unique sword because it has a deep black color. At the beginning of his adventure, Tanjiro didn't have any skills in using a sword, until he finally met one of the Hashiras, Giyu Tomioka who mastered the water breathing technique, which led him to meet Sakonji Urokodaki.

Sakonji Urokodaki finally became his sword mentor with the water breathing technique and helped him to take part in the selection stage to become the Demon Hunter Corps. This sword breathing technique known as Mizu no Kokyu has succeeded in making Tanjiro increase the oxygen level in his blood so that he can make his movements drastically more agile.

Thanks to this training, Tanjiro has 11 major forms of water breathing which are used in fights to exterminate demons.

• 1st technique: Ichi no kata Minamo giri 
• 2nd technique: No ni no kata Mizu guruma 
• 3rd technique: San no kata Ryuryu mai 
• 4th technique: No shi no kata Uchisio 
• 5th technique: Go no kata Kanten no jiu 
• 6th technique: Oku roku no kata Nejire uzu 
• 7th technique: Shichi no kata Shizuku wa Mondzuki 
• 8th technique: Achi hachi no kata Takitsubo 
• 9th technique: Ku no kata: Suiryu shibuki 
• 10th technique: Ju no kata seisei ruten 
• 11th technique: Ju Ichi no kata nagi

In addition to these eleven water breathing techniques, Tanjiro recently learned a new breathing technique, which is one of the legendary breathing techniques in Demon Slayer. This technique is sun breathing which Tanjiro learned because he remembered the dance that his father used to do, namely the Hinokami Kagura dance, or the 'Dance of the Fire God'.

Origins of Tanjiro Kamado's Sun Breathing Technique

If you are confused about where Tanjiro's breathing power comes from, this power comes from his lineage given by his own father, Tanjuro Kamado. His father suffered from a chronic disease that weakened him, but he had a great ability to defend his family when they were in danger. The origin of Tanjiro's sun breathing technique comes from the closeness of the Tanjuro family to a demon hunter by the name of Sumiyoshi Kamado.

An ancestor of the Kamado family, he is good friends with Yoriichi Tsugikuni, a powerful demon slayer who invented the sun breathing technique. Before his farewell to Sumiyoshi, he shows Sumiyoshi the Dance of the Fire God or Hinokami Kagura. Feeling amazed by the dance, Sumiyoshi immediately memorized the moves and began to pass the dance down to his ancestors and passed it down to Tanjiro's father. Since childhood, Tanjiro had seen this dance from his father, so when he first learned the sun's breathing, Tanjiro remembered the fire god's dance that his father often performed in the past.

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Origins of Tanjiro Kamado's Hanafuda Earrings

Since the first episode of the Demon Slayer anime, the audience will realize how the main antagonist of this series, Muzan Kibutsuji, keeps looking for a demon exterminator who wears hanafuda earrings. This is not without reason, this is because he used to be almost defeated by a demon exterminator who uses the same earring, and that person turns out to be Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

This earring itself has been passed down by Tanjiro's ancestors who were indeed friends with Yoriichi Tsugikuni. So besides introducing the Dance of the Fire God, Yoriichi also gave the Hanafuda earring to Sumiyoshi Kamado who became Tanjiro's ancestor as a memento of their friendship. Since then, the hanafuda earring has been passed down from generation to generation in the Kamado family and finally passed down to Tanjiro. As a result, these earrings caught Muzan Kibutsuji's attention because they reminded him of the figure of a red-haired demon slayer who almost exterminated him.

Tanjiro Kamado's Power in Demon Slayer

Not only an expert in war, apart from his ability in breathing techniques, but it also turns out that Tanjiro has several strengths which are his strengths and expertise. For example, a sharp sense of smell. In particular, he can tell the whereabouts of demons by the scent of their blood. Tanjiro even has his nose covered when he was going to the Swordsmith Village because he thought he could find out the location even though his eyes were closed. This was done to cover up the location of the Swordsmith Village which could be dangerous for them if their hiding location was discovered.

Another of Tanjiro's strengths is that he can quickly adapt to battle proved when he fought Hantengu, the top-tier moon demon, whom he fought in Swordsmith Village Arc. He managed to slow down their regeneration process after reading the demon's characteristics. Even in his several battles with demons, he was always able to find the weaknesses of his enemies.

Tanjiro Kamado's Weaknesses

Even though Tanjiro has several strengths that become his advantage in every fight, this doesn't mean he doesn't have weaknesses. Moreover, this weakness comes from Tanjiro's own personality regarding his honesty and innocence. His kindness is actually a weak point of Tanjiro himself. Because of his innocence, sometimes Tanjiro is easily manipulated by cunning demons.

So that's complete information about the origins of Tanjiro Kamado and the origins of his strength.

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