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Tanjiro Kamado
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba character
An original manga illustration of Tanjiro by Koyoharu Gotouge
First appearance	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba chapter 1: Cruelty
Last appearance	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba chapter 204: A World Without Demons
Created by	Koyoharu Gotouge
Voiced by	Japanese Natsuki Hanae[1] Satomi Satō (child)[2] English Zach Aguilar[1] Allegra Clark (child)[3]
In-universe information
Occupation	Charcoal burner (formerly) Demon Slayer (Currently) Demon King (Formerly)
Weapon	Nichirin Sword
Family	Tanjuro Kamado (father, deceased) Kie Kamado (mother, deceased) Nezuko Kamado (sister) Takeo Kamado (brother, deceased) Hanako Kamado (sister, deceased) Shigeru Kamado (brother, deceased) Rokuta Kamado (brother, deceased)
Spouse	Kanao Tsuyuri (wife)

Tanjiro Kamado (Japanese: 竈門 炭治郎, Hepburn: Kamado Tanjirō) is a fictional character and the main protagonist in Koyoharu Gotouge’s manga Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Tanjiro goes on a quest to restore the humanity of his sister, Nezuko, who was turned into a demon after his family was killed by Muzan Kibutsuji following an attack that resulted in the death of his other relatives. After an encounter with Giyu Tomioka, a demon slayer, Tanjiro is recruited by Giyu to also become a demon slayer to help his sister turn human again and avenge his family. Besides Ufotable’s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime adaptation, Tanjiro has also appeared in a light novel that acts as a prequel to the manga.

Gotouge created Tanjiro following a suggestion from their editor of having a bright main character who would stand out in his dark narrative. His design was influenced by Himura Kenshin from Nobuhiro Watsuki’s manga Rurouni Kenshin when deciding how androgynous the character should look. The character is primarily voiced by Natsuki Hanae in Japanese and Zach Aguilar in English.

The character has been well received by manga and anime critics due to his caring nature and relationship with his sister while also becoming a strong fighter. This has led to the character winning multiple awards with Hanae’s performance as him also receiving one. Aguilar’s performance was also well-received.

Creation and design[edit]

Tanjiro Kamado originates from Koyoharu Gotouge’s ideas involving a one-shot with Japanese motifs. Tatsuhiko Katayama, their editor, was worried about the one-shot crusade being too dark for the young demographic and asked Gotouge if they could write another type of the main character who would be «brighter».^[4] Gotouge has cited issues in the making of the character due to the contrast he has with the dark narrative. For the release of the manga’s seventh chapter, Gotouge drew a cover of Tanjiro wielding his sword while smiling. However, due to the contrasting aesthetics the manga had, they discarded the drawing and instead drew a similar design with Tanjiro having a serious expression.^[5]

In the initial design, Tanjiro did not have a scar or wear earrings, but in the end, they felt these features accentuated the character. In the making of the cast, Tanjiro had four supporting characters who would balance each other due to their different skills. The editor commented about Tanjiro, «[He] is a type of male main character that you don’t see much. He’s so kind. He has Nezuko, so he’s coming from this position where he can’t just say all demons are absolute evil. He’s in the gray zone.» Tanjiro’s design was also influenced by Gotouge’s editor: he suggested giving Tanjiro a facial scar in his forehead inspired by Himura Kenshin from Nobuhiro Watsuki’s manga Rurouni Kenshin while also giving him earrings to balance how androgynous he would look.^[4]

Yuma Takahashi, the producer behind the adaptation of the manga said he enjoyed Tanjiro’s role in the manga, making him engaged in reading the series. For how Tanjiro’s Water Breathing was portrayed, Ufotable received inspiration from Katsushika Hokusai’s ukiyo-e style. The first fight scene between Tanjiro and Giyu was also carefully animated to give viewers an appealing choreography.^[6] Tanjiro’s water-based techniques were created using a mix between hand-drawn animation and CGI, while his battle against Rui was one of the most worked scenes in the making. Takahashi also said that Tanjiro is his most relatable character from the series due to how his constant hard work inspires him.^[7] The anime uses an insert theme song titled «Kamado Tanjiro no Uta» It expresses the determination of the Tanjiro, who stands up from despair and struggles to protect his younger sister.^[8]

When the anime series premiered in China, Tanjiro’s design was slightly altered. Due to his piercings having Rising Sun style elements, it was feared it would offend the Mainland leading to brief retouches to them.^[9]

Voice actors[edit]

Tanjiro has been voiced by Natsuki Hanae in Japanese. Hanae noted that multiple responses to his career involved him portraying sad characters. However, in Tanjiro’s case, he said Tanjiro is on the easy side because he says what he thinks, and is not the type that thinks one way and other things. Nezuko’s actress, Akari Kitō, said Hanae is like a big brother to her at the studio, supportive and if there are parts she has difficulty recording, Hanae would stay and wait till she finishes even though his part has finished. Hanae said he also thinks of Kitō as a younger sister. He also says it is easier for him to do his best when he is around people with whom he is friendly.^[10] Tanjiro’s fighting style was liked by Hanae who reported he often made Tanjiro’s shouts when playing video games. He appreciated the feedback he was given by the viewers of the anime.^[11]

English voice actor Zach Aguilar was overjoyed when being given the role of voicing Tanjiro in the dub due to him being a fan of the series, as well as noting he was supported by multiple fans.^[12] In another news, Aguilar ended liking the character as well as his fellow companions, wishing to find merchandising of Tanjiro.^[13] Allegra Clark voices Tanjiro as an infant. Clark admitted she became emotional during the recording of the series and liked the younger incarnation of the character.^[14]

Appearances[edit]

In Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba[edit]

The main protagonist of Demon Slayer, Tanjiro Kamado is the oldest son of a late charcoal-seller, Tanjuro. In the first chapter of the manga, his family massacred by a demon named Muzan Kibutsuji, with only his sister Nezuko Kamado surviving only to become a demon. After seeing Tanjiro’s skills in battle as well as Nezuko’s unwillingness to devour her brother, Giyu Tomioka sends the siblings to Sakonji Urokodaki on Mt. Sagiri in order to become a demon slayer.^[15] Tanjiro vows to save his sister, and sets the theme from the manga: «Muzan Kibutsuji! No matter where you go, I promise you won’t escape me! You can run as far as you want! I’ll follow you to the ends of Hell, and my blade will be the last thing you see! I’ll never forgive you for what you’ve done!»

After a couple of years of training his body and learning swordsmanship with ghosts, which he will find out later, Tanjiro learns the «Water Breathing» (水の呼吸法, Mizu no Kokyū-hō) sword-style. After passing a test, Tanjiro becomes a member of the Demon Slayer Corps.^[16][17] During his first days as a Demon Slayer, Tanjiro manages to make contact with Muzan but the demon turns a human into one of his own to distract him. As this happens, Muzan becomes interested by Tanjiro’s taunts and Hanafuda earrings from the Rising Sun, ordering his forces to kill the child.^[18] The siblings later meet friendly demons named Tamayo and Yushiro and assist with their research to find a way to restore Nezuko’s humanity. As a result, Tanjiro starts collecting samples of blood from the demons he vanquishes, the stronger the better.^[19]

Later in his battle with the demon Rui, Tanjiro remembers Tanjuro’s family dance which his father wanted him to pass on his next generation alongside his rising sun earrings. The imitation of Tanjuro’s dance results in Tanjiro performing the Hinokami Kagura (ヒノカミ神楽, lit. «Dance of the Sun God») technique, which itself is based on the original breath style, the Sun Breathing (日の呼吸, Hi no Kokyū), merging both to create a more sustainable fighting style. After the Demon Slayer superiors accept him to continue working despite Nezuko’s true nature, Tanjiro starts seeking the origins of his Hinokami and whether or not his Tanjuro was related with such group of slayers. His sword’s color is black, occasionally turning crimson red and becoming much stronger when combined with Nezuko’s Blood Burst, a technique he later learns to perform without her help.

With the Upper Ranks defeated, the Demon Slayers join forces in the final battle against Muzan. Tanjiro is poisoned by the enemy and at the brink of death he has a vision of one of his ancestors and his encounter with Yoriichi Tsugikuni, who developed the original fighting style which was passed along the generations of the Kamado family in the form of the Hinokami Kagura. Tanjiro reawakens and with the knowledge he obtained during his vision, leads the counterattack against the enemy. Meanwhile, Nezuko, certain that her brother needs her help, rushes to join his side. The medicine developed to cure her demon condition works, turning Nezuko into a human again. Though he eventually avenges his family during the final battle, losing his arm and eye in the process while being fatally wounded, he recovers after Muzan turns him into the ultimate demon before his death. By losing his consciousness in the transformation to the point of attacking his own friends, Tanjiro as a demon becomes a bigger threat than Muzan himself, given that he is immune to sunlight like his sister, until he manages to return to human form, thanks to his friends’ efforts, although his right eye, the iris of which is now a dull pink-gray color and the pupil black rather than its original white. His left arm that grew back when he became a demon now takes the appearance of that which an older person may have, becoming wrinkled and skeletal, and he loses all feeling in it below the elbow and thus the ability to move it from his forearm down. After the battle, Tanjiro returns home with his sister and friends. Later it is revealed that he married fellow slayer Kanao Tsuyuri, In the Modern World, Tanjiro and Kanao had descendants named Sumihiko Kamado and Kanata Kamado.

Other appearances[edit]

A light novel entitled Demon Slayer: Flower of Happiness chronicles the lives of Tanjiro and Zenitsu before the start of the main series.^[20] Merchandising based on Tanjiro has also been released.^[21][22] The character is also playable in the video game Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles.^[23]

Reception[edit]

Popularity[edit]

Tanjiro’s character has been very popular. He was ranked in 1st place as of the first Demon Slayer character popularity poll with 6,742 votes.^[24] Anime! Anime! did a poll in 2020 involving Tanjiro’s character. Readers voted his first usage of the fire technique as the best action performed by the character. Meanwhile, his bond with Nezuko was also voted as having one of the best quotes in the manga.^[25] In February 2020 at the 4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards, Tanjiro won the «Best Boy» category and the fight of Tanjiro and his sister Nezuko against Rui won the «Best Fight Scene» category.^[26] This scene was heavily commented by the critics with IGN regarding it as one of the best television episode series of all times based on the visual and execution.^[27] Manga.Tokyo enjoyed the build up to this scene as Nezuko manages to assist Tanjiro. Due to the emotional delivery of this scene, the writer look forward to more interactions between the two siblings.^[28]

He won the Newtype Anime Awards for Best Male Character for his role in the series, along with Natsuki Hanae also being awarded for his performance as Tanjiro.^[29] According to Comic Book Resources, Tanjiro’s hanafuda earring are also highly popular within the fanbase.^[30] The same site also made a list of the 10 best quotes the character says in the anime series.^[31] He also appeared in TV Time article featuring the best characters from 2019.^[32] In a Benesse survey, Tanjiro was voted as the most trusted character by Shinkenzemi Elementary School Course.^[33]

In November 2020, Hong Kong police posted an image of its anti-fraud mascot resembling Tanjiro. Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow expressed fears for its similarities with the character, stating that while it is not a copyright violation, he was disappointed by the lack of creative rights.^[34] A card illustrated by Gin Tama author Hideaki Sorachi, depicting Tanjiro and the Hashira, was given to the theatergoers in the film’s first week of screenings of Gintama The Final Film.^[35] In October 2021, Shueisha failed its appeal to trademark the clothing patterns for the following Demon Slayer including Tanjiro among others.^[36]

Critical reception[edit]

Critical reception to Tanjiro’s character has been positive ever since his introduction. Otaku USA found Tanjiro an anti-stereotypical take from the shōnen main characters due to his desire to fight being solely to find a cure to protect Nezuko, calling him a «fascinating breath of fresh air», while highlighting his friendly personality in a dark story.^[37] Anime News Network also liked Tanjiro’s design due to how it translates the narrative of his family being poor, while also liking the way the characters lives with them and later only Nezuko.^[38] Comic Book Bin felt Tanjiro’s journey was inspirational due to the pain he goes to save Nezuko, making him likable.^[39] Anime Inferno said «Tanjiro and Nezuko make a great team and are two enjoyable protagonists, with the series at its best when the two siblings are working together.»^[40] While noting that the character becomes a warrior in the second manga volume, the writer believed he might experience major pain through his quest.^[41] Nevertheless, regardless of how many battles he takes, Comic Book Bin enjoyed how Tanjiro retained his caring personality.^[42] Anime News Network said that while he keeps being well meaning in following arcs, he still shows a more aggressive side when fighting demons, making him multi-faceted.^[43] IGN noted that Tanjiro stands out due to his caring traits, comparing him to Allen Walker from Katsura Hoshino’s D.Gray-man series who also exhibits these traits when being faced with the dilemma of hurting an enemy. Tanjiro’s relationship with Nezuko was acclaimed by IGN as «one of the most endearing parts of Demon Slayer, if not arguably its beating heart and soul».^[44] Fandom Post also liked Tanjiro’s care for others even if the other characters he meets are antagonists, with most of them being demons. As a result, Fandom Post believed the writing in the manga made him endearing.^[45] Similarly, Manga.Tokyo questioned how would Tanjiro change in his quest due to his need of becoming stronger and whether or not he might reach the happy ending he wants.^[46]

In regards to Ufotable’s handling of the series, Manga.Tokyo liked his visual appearance, finding it outstanding within the shonen genre, but felt that his struggle with Giyu was harsh, making the main character more likable. Natsuki Hanae’s performance as Tanjiro’s Japanese voice actor was praised by the reviewer.^[47] Nevertheless, the handling of Tanjiro’s horror in regards to Nezuko’s condition was the subject of praise.^[48] The Fandom Post enjoyed Tanjiro’s debut in the series due to how Ufotable handled the character’s shock upon the tragedy of his family and how he battles Giyu in order to protect his sister. As a result, he sees Tanjiro as a character with potential to be appealing.^[49] The Fandom Post enjoyed how skilled Tanjiro became in the manga’s tenth volume, making it one of the best reasons to keep following the printed media.^[50] The English actor, Zach Aguilar, was also praised for his performance as Tanjiro.^[51][52]

Writing for Comic Book Resources, Sage Ashford praised the protagonists, whom he called «the most likable male and female leads of the decade».^[53] Gadget Tsūshin listed both the breathing techniques suffix and «Ah! The era, the era changed again!» in their 2019 anime buzzwords list.^[54] Manga.Tokyo felt Tanjiro’s characterization to be unique within the series the writer has seen, citing the scenes where the character cheers himself up and tries to work for his responsibilities.^[55] Tanjiro’s skills in regards to his breathing was noted to be one of most surprising events in the anime series by Latin America’s IGN.^[56] In late 2019, IGN wondered about the possibilities of Tanjiro dying in the manga at the hands of Muzan due to the multiple wounds he suffered in his match against the demon.^[57]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Tanjiro Kamado at Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime official website (in Japanese)

Tanjiro Kamado (竈門 (かまど) 炭 (たん) 治 (じ) 郎 (ろう) Kamado Tanjirō^?) is the main protagonist of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. He is a Demon Slayer in the Demon Slayer Corps, who joined to find a remedy to turn his sister, Nezuko Kamado, back into a human and to hunt down and kill demons,^[5] and later swore to defeat Muzan Kibutsuji,^[6] the King of Demons, in order to prevent others from suffering the same fate as him.^[7]

Before he became a Demon Slayer, Tanjiro was a coal burner before his entire family was slaughtered by Muzan while his younger sister, Nezuko, was turned into a demon.^[8]

Appearance

Tanjiro is a young boy of average height with fairly tanned skin and an athletic, muscular physique. He has ruffled, black hair with burgundy tips, combed back to expose his forehead, and wide, dark red eyes with white pupils that appear lighter around the lower section of his irises. He also has a scar on the top left of his forehead, first seen when his mother brought him to watch his father perform the Hinokami Kagura dance. The scar originally looked somewhat like a graze until his fight with the Hand Demon during the Final Selection, after which it develops into a flame-like pattern as his Demon Slayer Mark. It is noted that his hands are visibly rougher for someone his age, as a result of his rigorous training under Sakonji Urokodaki. Tanjiro looks remarkably similar in appearance to his ancestor Sumiyoshi, possessing the same facial structure, eyes, and hairstyle as him, although Sumiyoshi’s hair was longer, about shoulder-length and would be tied in a ponytail behind his head.

Tanjiro first appears wearing a checkered, black-and-sea-foam-green haori over a white robe and black pants. He occasionally sports a turquoise scarf and is seen with circular, white bands looped around his calves. He also wears a distinct pair of hanafuda earrings, with the image of the rising sun over a mountain. His hair is also kept tied back in small ponytail or bun; as he trains with Sabito and Makomo, his hair grows to his shoulders.

During the Final Selection, Tanjiro wears a blue, cloud-patterned samue-styled kimono and black pants, nearly identical to Sakonji’s outfit. He still wears his hanafuda earrings, but his hair is cut extremely short and remains the same length since. Similar to the rest of the apprentices that were trained under Sakonji, Tanjiro wears a hand-carved fox mask crafted from his master on the left side of his head. The mask has red accents on the eyes, ears, and spots on each corner of its mouth. On the upper right corner of the mask, there is a sun-shaped design that likely symbolizes the scar on his forehead.

After becoming a Demon Slayer, Tanjiro wears the standard Demon Slayer uniform, a dark-brown gakuran jacket, a white belt, baggy chocho zubon pants that extend into tabi socks, a pair of zōri with red straps, and bands of white cloth wrapped tightly around his calves resembling kyahan, all beneath his signature checkered haori. He carries a large wooden box on his back (which was a gift to him from Sakonji Urokodaki), where his sister sleeps as they travel during the day.

During his second encounter with Muzan Kibutsuji, he injures his right eye in the Infinity Castle. As the battle progresses, Tanjiro suddenly collapses and his wound begins to form a large mass over his right eye due to the poison inflicted on him by Muzan. Later on, when Tanjiro wakes up, he is described as looking ‘repulsive’ by Muzan.^[9] Later in the battle Tanjiro’s left arm is severed by Muzan.^[10]

After being turned into a demon by Muzan, Tanjiro is able to heal the growth on his face as well as regenerate his lost arm and other smaller injuries. He obtains eyes with slit pupils, fangs and flame-shaped marks over his left forehead and right jaw that are reminiscent of those of Kokushibo, in addition to a third, smaller flame-shaped mark coming down from the right side of his head down to his eyebrow after he conquered the weakness to sunlight. His scar turns into a flame-pattern as if it were a permanent Demon Slayer Mark, has become longer and is the largest of the three, and all three marks vaguely point towards his nose, though only his scar-mark reaches it. He still dons his bloodstained corps uniform, one sleeve ripped off where his arm was severed, but loses his checkered haori and the Nichirin Sword at his hip.^[3]

After returning to his human form, Tanjiro loses the ability to see from his right eye, the iris of which is now a dull pink-gray color and the pupil black rather than its original white. His left arm, which he regrew as a Demon, now takes the appearance of that which an older person may have, becoming wrinkled and skeletal, and he loses all feeling in it below the elbow and thus the ability to move it from his forearm down.^[11]

Gallery

Personality

Tanjiro is very kind by nature and has been described by others as having very gentle eyes and a compassionate persona. He exhibits a great deal of determination and will not give up once he has a goal to achieve; the best example of this being his relentless quest to find a cure for Nezuko. Even though he is relatively strong on his own, Tanjiro isn’t opposed to asking others for help when he needs it. He is very protective of his friends and even more so of his younger sister. However, despite his kind and understanding nature, Tanjiro does have a limit to his tolerance and has a distaste for rudeness and cowardice as he easily becomes annoyed by Zenitsu Agatsuma’s constant whining, and angered by Inosuke Hashibira’s barbaric actions.

Tanjiro is direct and very honest, taking everyone’s words with sincerity and seriousness. Upon hearing Tengen Uzui claim he is a god, he asked what area is he the god of. He has difficulty lying and doing so causes his face to contort severely, as his honest nature clashes with the insincerity of his words. Having grown up in the countryside of Japan, Tanjiro has no experience of life in large urban areas. During his missions to Asakusa and Yoshiwara, he stared in wonder at the bright lights enveloping the cities. He naively believed the Mugen train was perhaps the land’s guardian spirit and, just like Inosuke, he does not know what a red-light district is.

Under Tanjiro’s rather kind and friendly shell, is a person with a growing fire of rage and vengeance inside of them. This side of him leaks out when Tanjiro first confronts Muzan, ready to take out his sword and attack him. When Muzan escapes, Tanjiro releases his frustration and declares he will be the one to kill Muzan. On Mount Natagumo, when the captured Demon Slayers had their necks snapped by the Mother Spider Demon’s threads, Tanjiro shows noticeable anger that even Inosuke senses. Upon seeing Daki smirking after witnessing her slaughter three people indiscriminately with her sashes, he seethed with rage and confronted her alone. This side of Tanjiro is fully exemplified after Muzan’s speech where he compares himself to a natural disaster. Tanjiro responds to that by calling Muzan «a being that should not exist.» In the face of irrational evil. Tanjiro shows a more cold and terrifying side of him, acting more violent towards his opponents as a result.

Tanjiro’s most notable attribute is his ability to empathize with anyone, even demons, which often makes him hesitate before delivering the final blow. Tanjiro has a unique ideology regarding demons, believing that those that have committed evil should be killed without mercy, but those that regret their actions should not be belittled after their deaths, showing great nuance and maturity in Tanjiro’s thinking, probably brought about by his sister. However, as Tanjiro gains experience over the years of his service, he becomes more calculating and strict in his decisions. His courage to protect the weak commits him to face his enemy with respect and dignity, whether versus good people or evil demons. Tanjiro is adamant about serving justice to the evil, by any means necessary, even declaring to cut off the heads of demons who have committed heinous crimes and confronting them about their inhumane mindset and their criminal deeds.

As a demon, Tanjiro appeared to be mindless, like most initially are following their transformation. He acted like a feral beast, attacking anyone in sight without any hesitation. Not even his friends and comrades were safe. The one exception was Nezuko, who he refused to harm even after tasting her blood; a possible sign that he was fighting his transformation. His hostility towards the Demon Slayers might also have been due to his mind being affected by Muzan’s desire to kill all Demon Slayers.

Abilities

Overall Abilities: From the beginning, Tanjiro was shown to be a prodigious fighter, having a strong natural aptitude for combat, especially in swordsmanship. Tanjiro was already introduced to have superhuman characteristics, like extraordinary senses, a heightened sense of smell, immense willpower and great intellect. His naturally obtained abilities go so far as to allow him to outsmart and catch Giyu Tomioka, one of the most powerful Demon Slayers, off guard and nearly land a fatal blow on him despite being clouded with intense emotions. Moreover, in his first encounter with a demon, Tanjiro managed to slash the neck of the Temple Demon and impress him, later being able to fend the demon off with a regular hatchet and come up with unique solutions such as using his durable head to headbutt the Temple Demon and also using his hatchet to pin him down and prevent him from moving.

While on Mount Sagiri, Tanjiro managed to impress Sakonji Urokodaki, the former Water Hashira, evading dozens of traps hidden all over the mountain to a certain degree of success through the use of his sharp sense of smell and ultimately managed to get accepted as his student. When tasked to cut a giant boulder, Tanjiro met the spirits of Makomo and Sabito, who trained him to properly utilize Total Concentration Breathing and hone his swordsmanship skills. After half a year of extremely intensive training, Tanjiro was able to surpass Sabito in a swordsmanship skill, awakening the ability to see the ‘opening thread’ as well as being able to slice the boulder in two, a boulder bigger and harder than any student before him had cut before. During the Final Selection, he was able to easily take down numerous low-level demons while using the Water Breathing Breathing Style without the help of others. Tanjiro eventually met the Hand Demon, a heavily mutated demon which has eaten 50 humans compared to the average of two to three humans that demons on the mountain consume, making him the most fearsome demon Tanjiro has encountered so far, further proven by the fact that he had killed both Sabito and Makomo. Through his acrobatic skills, swordsmanship prowess and sense of smell, Tanjiro managed to successfully decapitate the demon.

After officially becoming a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, Tanjiro faces numerous more powerful and skilled demons, most of which utilized Blood Demon Arts. Against the Swamp Demon, Tanjiro and Nezuko managed to subdue the demon and its clones, saving the life of an innocent woman in the process. When faced with the likes of Yahaba and Susamaru, more skilled and fearsome demons, Tanjiro’s tactical intellect and swordsmanship skills allowed him to behead Yahaba on his own, while also managing to hold his own against Susamaru. During the Tsuzumi Mansion Arc, Tanjiro encountered Kyogai, a former member of the Twelve Kizuki, an organization of the twelve strongest demons in existence, and was capable of analyzing and adapting to his unorthodox mansion-shifting Blood Demon Art and defeat him. Despite still being the lowest rank in the organization, Tanjiro could hold his own against demons who shared the powers of an actual member of the Twelve Kizuki, namely the Mother Spider Demon and Father Spider Demon, and later held his own against the member himself, Rui, who held the position of Lower Rank Five. After recalling the Hinokami Kagura, a Breathing Style he learned from his father as a child, he almost defeated the Lower Rank demon, a feat which many believed only a Hashira, the strongest swordsmen in the entirety of the Demon Slayer Corps, could pull off.

During the Rehabilitation Training Arc, Tanjiro recovered from injuries and also trained with Kanao Tsuyuri, an extremely talented Demon Slayer and the Tsuguko of the Insect Hashira, Shinobu Kocho, managing to match her at the end of the arc. After mastering Total Concentration: Constant (全 (ぜん) 集 (しゅう) 中 (ちゅう) ・常 (じょう) 中 (ちゅう) Zen Shūchū Jōchū^?), which further enhanced his physical abilities, Tanjiro was capable of fighting and beheading Lower Rank One, Enmu, on his own, even managing to come up with a countermeasure to the demon’s spells in the midst of battle and possessing enough willpower to commit suicide in his dreams in order to follow through with his plan. Later, with the help of Nezuko, Inosuke, Zenitsu, and Kyojuro Rengoku, Tanjiro decapitated the strongest Lower Rank demon. With the death of Kyojuro at the hands of Upper Rank Three, Akaza, the Flame Hashira’s dying words served as a major incentive for Tanjiro to push on, serving as a major factor in his growth as a Demon Slayer.

After the battle, Tanjiro could keep up and fend off attacks from Daki, an Upper Rank demon, beings that have lived for over a century who has eaten 7 Hashira during her lifetime, although it was implied she was toying with Tanjiro during their battle. After Daki awakened and her power was amplified, an enraged Tanjiro managed to easily overpower her, coming as close as slicing off her neck albeit he ran out of stamina and nearly died before he could behead her. While injured, Tanjiro managed to assist a poisoned Tengen Uzui against Gyutaro, the true Upper Rank Six, and later outsmarted and decapitated him whilst awakening the Demon Slayer Mark momentarily. Thus, Tanjiro became one of the first Demon Slayers to ever kill an Upper Rank, a feat that hasn’t been accomplished for the last century. Additionally, Mitsuri Kanroji later stated that surviving a battle against an Upper Rank demon equates to around 5 to 10 years of intensive training.^[12]

Upon receiving intensive training in the Swordsmith Village, Tanjiro’s swordsmanship skills were greatly polished and refined while also awakening the ability to «smell the future», giving him the movements and reflexes comparable to that of the Hashira. Later, Tanjiro faced Upper Rank Four, Hantengu, and his clones, being able to fend off Urogi while also correctly deducing their abilities. Sekido also noted that Tanjiro undergoes explosive growth in the midst of battle, more apparently under critical moments.^[13] After awakening his Demon Slayer Mark for the second time along with the Bright Red Nichirin Sword, Tanjiro was fast enough to blitz three of Hantengu’s clones simultaneously. When all four of Hantengu’s clones combined to become Zohakuten, Tanjiro, with the help of Genya Shinazugawa and Nezuko, managed to hold their own against him. With the help of marked Mitsuri Kanroji, Tanjiro, Genya, and Nezuko managed to chase down the main body and successfully put an end to him, with Tanjiro dealing the final blow.

During the Hashira Training Arc, Tanjiro underwent gruelling training meant to bolster every member in the organization, targeting many fields such as stamina, flexibility, speed, and swordsmanship. When the final battle against demon-kind began, Tanjiro displayed skill comparable to that of a Hashira according to Giyu himself. Tanjiro, along with Giyu, made quick work out of dozens of demons that were designed to have the strength of a Lower Rank demon, and later when facing Kyojuro’s assailant, Akaza, Tanjiro managed to surprise both Giyu and the Upper Rank by dodging his attacks and slicing off his arm. As the battle progressed, Tanjiro was able to fight on equal ground with a casual Akaza, causing the latter to praise his inhuman growth. After deducing Akaza’s abilities and remembering his father’s words, marked Tanjiro awakened the Transparent World and Selfless State, greatly amplifying his abilities, to the point where Tanjiro managed to slash off Akaza’s arm before he could process what happened, dodge his most powerful technique, and later successfully decapitated him.

After the fight, Tanjiro and Giyu encountered the Demon King himself, Muzan Kibutsuji. Working together, both Demon Slayers managed to barely fend off the strongest demon who was casually fighting them, with Tanjiro losing an eye and being severely poisoned as a result, nearly causing him to lose his life. As he received treatment for his injuries, Tanjiro viewed the memories of Sumiyoshi, his ancestor that met Yoriichi Tsugikuni, the strongest Demon Slayer in existence and the creator of the Breathing Style that would eventually become the Hinokami Kagura. Through his memories, Tanjiro realized the slight differences between his and Yoriichi’s wrist angles, footwork, and breathing rythm. Through this, Tanjiro was able to correct his own useless movements and deduced how to use the rumored thirteenth form of Sun Breathing. After waking up, Tanjiro saved Kanao and was later able to fight against Muzan by himself, who had just singlehandedly blitzed Giyu, Sanemi, Gyomei, Obanai, who were all marked, as well as Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Kanao who were invisible thanks to Yushiro’s Blood Demon Art. Muzan expressed feelings of unease towards Tanjiro due to the similarities between him and Yoriichi,^[14] further showcasing his incredible abilities. With one eye alone as well as his fatigue becoming more and more pronounced, Tanjiro was able to keep up with and fend off Muzan on his own, cutting off limbs and parrying attacks, which the combined efforts of the aforementioned Demon Slayers couldn’t achieve. With the help of Obanai Iguro, Tanjiro managed to drive the Demon King into the corner and battle him for more than hour to stall for sunrise, the both of them constantly having to chase him down to make sure he doesn’t escape. As dawn approaches, Muzan grows desperate and anxious, morphing into a gigantic fetus-like form that swallows Tanjiro whole. As Muzan is about to escape, Tanjiro with his Bright Red Nichirin Sword deals one final slash to the Demon King, exposing him to the sun, disintegrating him and putting an end to Muzan as well as all of demon-kind once and for all.

Demon Slayer Mark: Tanjiro’s Demon Slayer Mark takes the form of a flame-like pattern replacing the scar on his forehead. After the Hashira Training Arc his scar is replaced with a permanent flame mark, and when he activates his Demon Slayer Mark it grows in size, reaching past his eyebrows. Interestingly enough, Tanjiro’s mark is exactly the same as the marks of Yoriichi Tsugikuni and Kokushibo. The mark drastically enhances all of Tanjiro’s natural abilities, such as his strength, speed, and reflexes.

Tanjiro awakens his mark for the first time while fighting Upper Rank Six, Gyutaro,^[15] which granted him the physical strength needed to behead the Upper Rank and later awakened it while unleashing the Dragon Sun Halo Head Dance technique against Hantengu’s clones.^[16] Later, the mark reappears during his rematch against Upper Rank Three, Akaza.^[17] The drawback to his marked state is that Tanjiro can only enter it on rare occasions, and he can only use it for a very short period since it causes exhaustion to his body as proven in his battles against the Upper Ranks.

• Bright Red Nichirin Sword: Tanjiro first unlocked this ability after Nezuko Kamado lit his sword on fire using her pyrokinetic Blood Demon Art, which gave him an edge over Hantengu’s clones as every slash that he landed drastically slowed down their regenerative abilities. During his second battle against Muzan, Tanjiro gains the ability to dye his Nichirin Sword in a bright red color by himself after nearly dying. Later, Tanjiro awakened it one final time with the help of Giyu when the former had pinned him against a wall to prevent him from escaping.

• Transparent World: Like his father, Tanjiro can access the Transparent World while in the marked stated, gaining the ability to foresee his opponent’s attack by analyzing their blood flow and muscles. In this state, his movement intuition and evasion speed increases dramatically.^[18][19] It is also suggested that he accidentally accessed this state during his fight against Daki when Tanjiro perceived her sashes as extremely slow and also found Hantengu’s main body in the heart of one of his clones. He fully accessed this state during his battle against Akaza, when he remembered his father teaching him how to use it through visual training when Tanjuro killed a bear while in that state. After awakening it along with the Selfless State, Tanjiro surpasses Akaza’s speed and successfully decapitates him. When Tanjiro encountered Muzan Kibutsuji, he tried accessing the Transparent World but to no avail. After regaining consciousness, Tanjiro used the Transparent World to discern how to use the thirteenth form of Sun Breathing by perceiving Muzan’s anatomy.^[20] However, Tanjiro was not able to constantly perceive it due to the accumulating fatigue he experienced during the fight.

Enhanced Accuracy: Even before he trained to become a Demon Slayer, Tanjiro possessed impeccable aim and precision. This was shown when he outsmarted Giyu and threw his hatchet into the air at a perfect trajectory such that it would strike his head.^[21] Later on, as Akaza was escaping into the forest, Tanjiro flung his katana with incredible precision over a long distance until it pierced the Upper Rank’s body.^[22] Tanjiro also displayed his great precision against Muzan, where Tanjiro was able to aim and throw a barrage of swords at the Demon King with perfect accuracy on two occasions.^[23][24]

Enhanced Smell: Tanjiro possesses an extremely sharp sense of smell. Before becoming a Demon Slayer, Tanjiro was known in a village as a boy who has an extremely strong sense of smell. He is able to pick up even the most subtle of scents and track their location with terrifying accuracy over long distances. It is strong enough for him to smell the ‘opening thread’, the slight pause in an enemy’s movement which allows him an opening in which to strike. His sense of smell is so keen that he can perceive his surroundings through scent alone.^[25]

• Extrasensory Perception: Through his heightened sense of smell, Tanjiro can perceive things outside the normal range of perception like the intentions, feelings, and thoughts of other creatures, even of animals such as insects and birds. He can also sense the aura and presences of demons and even tell their strength level at a glance through how disgusting and rotten their scent is.
  • Pseudo-Precognition: When training with Yoriichi Type Zero, Tanjiro’s sense of smell evolved further to be able to predict up to 6 moves into the future, being capable of foreseeing actions and intentions of others merely through scent, even of non-living things like Yoriichi Type Zero itself.^[26] Tanjiro noted that the smell of the future was different and much faster compared to the smell of the ‘opening thread’, giving him the reflexes and movements comparable to a Hashira and allowing to go toe to toe with Hantengu’s clones early on.

Enhanced Strength: After his training at Mount Sagiri, Tanjiro has gained superhuman arm and leg strength and has demonstrated a great use of it, jumping over the humongous Hand Demon, and leaping over buildings effortlessly. Tanjiro also casually broke Genya’s arm and shattered Inosuke’s ribs and sent him flying all with a single punch. With his katana, he could slice through gigantic boulders and entire trees. While training, Tanjiro is capable of doing hundreds of push-ups at once along with a plethora of other strength-related exercises. When he was posing as a courtesan, he was shown to carry dozens of large boxes easily and when he was angered, he ripped off an Upper Rank’s leg. When he was training with Gyomei Himejima, he was tasked with lifting 3 enormous logs on his back and pushing a boulder through town. He later managed to cut off Akaza’s head, a feat which even Kyojuro couldn’t accomplish.

Genius Intellect: Tanjiro is incredibly analytical and sagacious, as well as showing a natural aptitude and innate intuition in many varied areas. Even against opponents that heavily outmatch him in multiple categories, Tanjiro is capable of creating strategies to beat an opponent on the fly and in danger even if it results in his own death. Upon seeing a fighting style once, Tanjiro can analyze it, and it’s even possible for him to accomplish such a feat even in the midst of a constantly shifting location where he lacks any environmental advantage or benefit.^[27]

Tanjiro has been noted to be very adaptive against any opponent as well as explosive growth rate. Furthermore, he is an expert at using his opponent’s abilities against them.^[28] Even if the opponent offers no real details or specifics on their power, Tanjiro can pick up subtle phrases and words used throughout their fights to deduce the ability in a short amount of time, as he had done in the battle against Akaza. He’s even conjured new abilities, even new Breathing Styles and utilized them effectively upon using them once,^[29][30] even able to combine techniques despite not being fully proficient in either of them, such as when he combined Water Breathing and Hinokami Kagura together in order to save Hinatsuru from Gyutaro^[31], and later used once again during the Infinity Castle Arc to slay dozens of demons.

• Combat Intuition: This trait of Tanjiro’s was pointed out by Giyu during their first encounter, in which Tanjiro skillfully laid out a plan to attack Giyu by surprise by charging towards him, not showing the Demon Slayer that he was unarmed, and bring down Giyu with a hatchet he had thrown in the air beforehand. The attack failed, but Giyu was still very impressed by Tanjiro’s plan, especially considering he was a rookie at the time. Furthermore, Tanjiro also showed proficiency in hand-to-hand combat despite never practicing martial arts before, allowing him to hold his own and adapt instantly to Inosuke’s animalistic unarmed fighting style.

Hard Skull: Tanjiro has an innately strong skull, which the Temple Demon compares to a rock. During certain situations, he can headbutt the opponent hard enough to stun them or knock them out completely, in some situations even cause their head to bleed upon impact. Managing to hit the Temple Demon twice in a row without being stunned shows he is capable of doing it more than once. The full power of this attack is shown to give Inosuke a delayed concussion while Tanjiro suffered no backlash from it. Tanjiro also head-butted the Wind Hashira, Sanemi Shinazugawa, having temporarily stunned him, leaving the other Hashira impressed by its durability. Tanjiro also used this to temporarily stun Gyutaro, Upper Rank Six, and used the opportunity to gain an upper hand over him. Furthermore, he caused Akaza, Upper Rank Three, to bleed when Tanjiro headbutted him.

Immense Speed & Reflexes: Tanjiro possesses superhuman speed and reaction time, being able to travel faster than the eye can see and even move faster than Sabito, an extremely skilled sword master who was able to easily move faster than Tanjiro can process. Furthermore, he can react to the blistering movement speeds of demons even before he started using Total Concentration Breathing (全 (ぜん) 集 (しゅう) 中 (ちゅう) の呼 (こ) 吸 (きゅう) Zen Shūchū no Kokyū^?). After a few months of training at the Butterfly Mansion, his speed and reflexes could match those of the strongest members of the Lower Ranks of the Twelve Kizuki. When angered, he was able to move faster than Daki, an Upper Rank demon, could even react.

Tanjiro has also shown the ability to casually blitz lower level demons and ordinary humans. He later was able to blitz three of Hantengu’s clones simultaneously and keep up with Akaza, one of the fastest demons in existence. After awakening his Demon Slayer Mark, Tanjiro’s speed increases even further to the point that even Akaza couldn’t react in time and process his movements. After awakening his Demon Slayer Mark, Tanjiro gains extremely sharp reflexes, dodging and reacting to attacks from both Akaza and the Demon King, Muzan Kibutsuji, who was able to blitz Giyu, Sanemi, Obanai, Gyomei, Zenitsu, Inosuke and Kanao all at once.

Immense Stamina & Endurance: Tanjiro has incredible stamina and endurance, even before he became a Demon Slayer, showed when he had to train in a mountain with oxygen levels lower than that of a thick bog, dodging booby traps, running up and down the mountain constantly, and improving his swordsmanship skills and physique all while under these harsh conditions for around two years. His stamina and endurance was further improved having mastered Total Concentration: Constant (全 (ぜん) 集 (しゅう) 中 (ちゅう) ・常 (じょう) 中 (ちゅう) Zen Shūchū Jōchū^?), allowing him to stay in the Total Concentration Breathing state 24/7. His stamina was increased even further after he mastered the Hinokami Kagura, the same Breathing Style which allowed his sickly father to dance from dusk till dawn in the snow while barely clothed. Through the use of Recovering Breathing, Tanjiro can quickly recover from fatigue and was able to subdue berserk Nezuko despite crossing his stamina limit and nearly losing his life a few moments prior. Despite having his jowl stabbed by Gyutaro’s Kama, Tanjiro barely showed any signs of pain at all.

When training with Kotetsu, Tanjiro was able to endure an extremely intensive training session for seven days non-stop with no food, no sleep and barely any water which he obtained when it was raining while also getting constantly injured and beaten. He was also in battle with Lower Rank-level demons for 5 hours in the Infinity Castle and was still able to hold his on and defeat Upper Rank Three, Akaza, and later went on to engage in a skirmish with the Demon King, Muzan Kibutsuji, for 1 hour and 30 minutes till dawn. Furthermore, he lasted one of the longest out of all the other Hashira and Hashira-level combatants, while still being able to tolerate all the damage and injuries he sustained from Muzan Kibutsuji’s fatal poison and physical attacks. Nearing the end of the battle, Tanjiro didn’t seem to be bothered when his arm was torn off by one of Muzan’s attacks.

Indomitable Will: Tanjiro possesses an undaunted will and spirit, being able to fight and engage in battle against enemies stronger than him with his sheer will alone to kill Demons and protect his sister even when he sustained severe injuries and wounds. The death of his family also played a big role in his insurmountable willpower, his visions of his family members urging him on during times of crisis, allowing him to pull through any hardship.

During the Mount Natagumo Arc, Tanjiro was willing to sacrifice his life for his sister, relying on nothing but sheer determination to fight through Rui’s attacks to kill him. When he was in a battle with Enmu, he displayed his supernatural willpower by committing suicide relentlessly in his dreams in order to awake from the demon’s sleep spell, a feat which even Enmu thought was insane.^[32] After Kyojuro passed on, his final words and actions had a major impact on Tanjiro’s mindset and willpower, increasing it to unprecedented levels, shown when he didn’t give up no matter how hopeless a situation is, in the face of Upper Rank demons, no less. His spirit also played a big role in the final moments of Muzan’s death, where his will allowed him to overcome his blood and return to becoming human.

Repetitive Action: A technique practiced by few members in the Demon Slayer Corps, it allows a person to achieve the same effects as Total Concentration Breathing by using repeating pre-set movements or remembering intense feelings to open the five senses and raise their concentration, drawing out the physical powers of the body for a long extended period. It is possible to use both Repetitive Action and Total Concentration Breathing simultaneously, granting the user immense strength able to rival Upper Rank demons. Tanjiro learned this technique after consulting Genya Shinazugawa. He raises his concentration to its maximum limits by remembering the faces of his loved ones and repeatedly recalling Kyojuro’s phrase «Set your heart ablaze.«^[33]

Selfless State: As he unlocked the Transparent World, Tanjiro also learned the ability to completely erase his presence like his father did, including all of his Fighting Spirit (鬭 (とう) 氣 (き) Tōki^?). This technique can also mask one’s intent to kill and malice, allowing them to fight undetectable on against enemies’ that rely on sensing one’s intention to fight. This ability allowed Tanjiro to completely negate/bypass Akaza’s Compass Needle technique and decapitate him.

Fighting Style

Master Swordsman: Tanjiro was always shown to be a sword-fighting prodigy, starting out with skill rivaling Sabito, one of Sakonji Urokodaki’s strongest students and surpassing him in half a year’s time and avenging his death by defeating the Hand Demon. Despite being Mizunoto-ranked, his skill with the sword was superior to many of his seniors, even to the point of defeating two Lower Ranked members of the Twelve Kizuki. His improvement in swordsmanship is also exceptional, shown when he could take on Upper Rank demons months after recovering from injuries and not having experience in fighting enemies of that caliber in the past. This is evident as he managed to keep up and defend from Daki’s fierce onslaught of sash attacks as well as Gyutaro’s attacks, despite the latter being immensely skilled in wielding his pair of Kama and posessing over a century of experience in wielding it. Mitsuri Kanroji commented that accomplishing such feat was equivalent to 5 to 10 years of harsh training.

With intensive training in the Swordsmith Village, his skills and prowess with the blade could match that of the Hashira, the most powerful sword wielders in the entirety of the Demon Slayer Corps. Tanjiro later managed to match and surpass Akaza, who is a martial arts prodigy with over a century worth of experience in hand-to-hand combat. Despite not being as skilled as Yoriichi Tsugikuni, he was still able to fight on equal ground with Muzan, showing his immense proficiency in the blade, thus making him one of the strongest swordsmen of the current generation.

Breathing Style

Water Breathing (水 (みず) の呼 (こ) 吸 (きゅう) Mizu no kokyū^?): Taught to him by Sakonji Urokodaki, a previous Water Hashira and Water Breathing Cultivator, this was Tanjiro’s initial Breathing Style. He became extremely proficient in it, enabling him to take on two members of the Twelve Kizuki, namely Rui and Enmu. However, due to his body not being suited to Water Breathing’s techniques, Tanjiro decided to switch to the Hinokami Kagura as his main Breathing Style. Despite this, Tanjiro has not abandoned what he was taught, combining Water Breathing with the Hinokami Kagura, due to the strain Hinokami Kagura placed on his body, in order to have stronger strikes than when he used Water Breathing alone and move for longer periods than if he used Hinokami Kagura alone. He did this to save Hinatsuru from Gyutaro^[31], and later used it once again during the Infinity Castle Arc to slay dozens of demons.

Hinokami Kagura (ヒノカミ神楽 (かぐら) Hinokami Kagura^?): During his near-death experience in his battle with Rui, Tanjiro awakened this in a memory of his father teaching him this Breathing Style. As his body was more suited to the Hinokami Kagura, he quickly overpowered the Lower Rank demon. However, the sheer force and fatigue it placed on his untrained body caused him to collapse and weaken significantly when using it, thus he only saved it for last ditch attempts to beat his adversaries.

After the Mugen Train Arc, Tanjiro trained more so that his body could take the strain of its techniques, and was capable of using multiple forms in succession in his battle against Daki, although the whiplash from doing so became quickly apparent. Still, through battling Hantengu and undergoing intense training during the Swordsmith Village Arc and the Hashira Training Arc, Tanjiro finally managed to master all the forms in the Hinokami Kagura, using it to its full potential against Akaza. When Tanjiro fully witnessed all the forms performed by Yoriichi Tsugikuni, he realized his own Hinokami Kagura had unnecessary movements, different wrist angles, footwork and breathing rhythm. Removing them enabled him to awaken the legendary Sun Breathing (日 (ひ) の呼 (こ) 吸 (きゅう) Hi no kokyū^?),^[34] and he was able to temporarily battle on equal grounds with the Demon King, Muzan Kibutsuji, to the point that Muzan saw Yoriichi’s visage overlapping with Tanjiro’s own when he was performing the techniques against him.

Techniques

• First Form: Water Surface Slash (壱 (いち) ノ型 (かた) 　水 (みな) 面 (も) 斬 (ぎ) り Ichi no kata: Minamo Giri^?)^[35] — The user generates enough momentum to create a powerful single concentrated slash.

• Second Form: Water Wheel (弐 (に) ノ型 (かた) 　水 (みず) 車 (ぐるま) Ni no kata: Mizu Guruma^?)^[36] — 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 (弐 (に) ノ型 (かた) ・改 (かい) 　横 (よこ) 水 (みず) 車 (ぐるま) Ni no kata kai: Yoko Mizu Guruma^?)^[37] — 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 (参 (さん) ノ型 (かた) 　流 (りゅう) 流 (りゅう) 舞 (ま) い San no kata: Ryūryū Mai^?)^[38] — 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 (しお) Shi no kata: Uchishio^?)^[39] — The user makes multiple consecutive slashes while twisting their body and sword in a flowing fashion to deliver multiple blows simultaneously.
  • Striking Tide: Turbulent (打 (う) ち潮 (しお) ・乱 (らん) Uchishio — Ran^?)^[40] — An improved version of the Fourth Form: Striking Tide. The user increases the quantity of consecutive strikes and slashes along with improving its accuracy in order to contact a specific target during a chaotic situation.

• Fifth Form: Blessed Rain After the Drought (伍 (ご) ノ型 (かた) 　干 (かん) 天 (てん) の慈 (じ) 雨 (う) Go no kata: Kanten no Jiu^?)^[41] — 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 (うず) Roku no kata: Nejire Uzu^?)^[42] — The user fiercely twists their upper and lower body, creating a whirlpool of air that cuts anything caught in it. Its effect and efficiently is enhanced underwater, where the user can draw water around their weapon to enhance their slashes.
  • Whirlpool, Flow (ねじれ渦 (うず) ・流 (りゅう) 流 (りゅう) Nejire Uzu — Ryūryū^?)^[43] — 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 to perform an attack around the user and conjure 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^?)^[44] — The user performs a precise, fast and accurate thrust with their blade.
  • Drop Ripple Thrust, Curve (雫 (しずく) 波 (は) 紋 (もん) 突 (づ) き・曲 (きょく) Shizuku Hamon Tsuki — Kyoku^?)^[45] — 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) 　滝 (たき) 壼 (つぼ) Hachi no kata: Takitsubo^?)^[46] — 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^?)^[47] — 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 (せい) 生 (せい) 流 (る) 転 (てん) Jū no kata: Seisei Ruten^?)^[48] — 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.

• Dance (円 (えん) 舞 (ぶ) Enbu^?)^[49] — The user delivers a single high-powered vertical slash.
  • Dancing Flash (円 (えん) 舞 (ぶ) 一 (いっ) 閃 (せん) Enbu Issen^?)^[50] — A modified version of Dance developed and utilized only by Tanjiro Kamado. The user infuses the Thunderclap and Flash technique of Thunder Breathing into the high-powered slash of Dance 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.

• Clear Blue Sky (碧 (へき) 羅 (ら) の天 (てん) Heki-ra no Ten^?)^[51] — 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^?)^[52] — The user unleashes two horizontal slashes to hit or defend from incoming attacks.

• Burning Bones, Summer Sun (灼 (しゃっ) 骨 (こつ) 炎 (えん) 陽 (よう) Shakkotsu En’yō^?)^[53] — The user unleashes a large circular slash that defends from imminent frontal attacks.

• Setting Sun Transformation (斜 (しゃ) 陽 (よう) 転 (てん) 身 (しん) Shayō Tenshin^?)^[54] — 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 (りん) 陽 (かげ) 炎 (ろう) Hirin Kagerō^?)^[55] — 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 (き) 輝 (き) 恩 (おん) 光 (こう) Kiki Onkō^?)^[56] — 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^?)^[57][58] — The user unleashes a single thrust attack with the point of the blade.

• Dragon Sun Halo Head Dance (日 (にち) 暈 (うん) の龍 (りゅう) ・頭 (かぶり) 舞 (ま) い Nichiun no Ryū Kaburimai^?)^[59] — 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^?)^[60] — The user leaps behind the opponent and spins in the air downward, releasing a sword attack in a circular motion.

• Fake Rainbow (幻 (げん) 日 (にち) 虹 (こう) Gen’nichi Kō^?)^[61] — The user performs high-speed twists and rotations, thus creating afterimages used mostly to evade attacks. The afterimages work most effectively on enemies with good vision.^[61]

• Flame Dance (炎 (えん) 舞 (ぶ) Enbu^?)^[62] — A two-combo strike which starts with a vertical slash and then a horizontal one right after.

• Thirteenth Form (拾 (じゅう) 参 (さん) ノ型 (かた) Jū San no kata^?)^[63] — The user continuously performs all twelve forms of Sun Breathing in repetitive succession to increase the accuracy and agility of his movements while reducing fatigue. This form was created solely for the purpose of killing Muzan Kibutsuji, since the repetition of all twelve forms aims to destroy Muzan’s twelve vital organs (seven hearts and five brains) that move freely inside his body.

Game Exclusive Techniques

• Cross Slash (弐 (に) 連 (れん) 袈 (け) 裟 (さ) 斬 (ぎ) り Nirenkesa Giri^?)^[64] — The user ignites their sword with solar flames and releases two arching flame slashes to their opponent, each individually making an «X» shaped slice.

• Scorching Rush (早 (はや) 駆 (が) け斬 (ぎ) り Hayagake Giri^?)^[64] — The user rushes forward with a flaming sword and performs a 5-move combo as follows: a low-ended strike from the left, a low-ended strike from the right that lifts the user off the ground briefly, a spinning wave attack, a powerful forwards upward slash and finally an overhead downward slash.

• Phoenix Flash (瞬 (しゅん) 転 (てん) 斬 (ぎ) り Shunten Giri^?)^[64] — The user disappears in a flash of fire, before reappearing from fire in mid-air either upright, where they perform a massive overhead circular slash, or upside-down where they perform an angled 360° sword slash.

Equipment

Standard Nichirin Katana: As a Demon Slayer, Tanjiro carries around a standard sized and shaped Nichirin katana. His first katana was forged by Hotaru Haganezuka. Originally it has standard metallic color, but changed to deep black the first time he held it. It can also become bright red either with Nezuko Kamado’s Blood Demon Art or when he actively turns it bright red through his Demon Slayer Mark. His original hilt is a black ring connected to its core by lines with a border of the same color, which heavily resembles a wagon wheel in appearance. Along with his katana, Tanjiro has a standard sword sheath that is deep black in color. Tanjiro damaged or broke his sword a total of 3 times: the first in his fight with Rui when the latter’s thread cut it in half, the second when Akaza punched it into pieces in a fit of rage, and the third during the fight with Daki when he chipped the blade after clashing with the Upper Rank.

After the Swordsmith Village Arc, he switched to using the katana he found inside Yoriichi Type Zero that was sharpened and polished by Hotaru Haganezuka. His hilt was changed to the one used by the late Kyojuro Rengoku as well, which is shaped like a flame with a red core and orange border. The new blade was not observed to change color, being already in deep black but has more intricate pattern, with the word Slay (滅 (めつ) Metsu^?) engraved on the side. It is implied to be stronger than the standard Nichirin Katana as Haganezuka mentioned that the steel was especially good quality.^[65] It is further implied that the previous wielder of this sword is the legendary Yoriichi Tsugikuni.^[66]. While Tanjiro has notorious habit of damaging his swords during his encounters with demons, this sword broke only at the end of the final fight with Muzan Kibutsuji. The sword was implied to be subsequently repaired and displayed as a decoration in his descendants’ house.^[67]

Abilities (Demon)

Overall Abilities: Tanjiro is later transformed into a demon by Muzan Kibutsuji as his last-ditch attempt at living on even after being killed by the Demon Slayer Corps; Muzan hoped to pass his feelings and abilities onto Tanjiro, deeming him capable of fulfilling his legacy and becoming the next Demon King.^[68]

It was later stated by Yushiro that Tanjiro’s potential to evolve as a demon was a lot higher than his sister’s, who was the first demon to develop a resistance to sunlight, and even Muzan’s, the progenitor of all demons.^[69] This suggests that if Tanjiro reached his fullest potential, he would grow into a being stronger than the Demon King himself. And when combined with Sun Breathing, Tanjiro could possibly match Yoriichi Tsugikuni, the strongest Demon Slayer in existence.

Nigh-Absolute Regeneration: Upon assimilating the blood of the Demon King, a being who possesses the fastest and most powerful regenerative power out of all demons, Tanjiro’s regenerative abilities surpassed that of all other demons that existed. Even Giyu Tomioka noted that this ability, coupled with his immunity to sunlight, makes him a being who is practically invincible to all forms of physical harm.^[70]

Sunlight Resistance: After he first transforms, Tanjiro is initially affected by sunlight as any normal demon would be, however he quickly develops a resistance to it and is soon able to move around in broad daylight without taking any damage. It’s possible that he’s able to do this because, as noted by Muzan right before his death, Tanjiro is of the same blood of Nezuko who overcame her weakness to sunlight as a demon.^[68] Due to his resistance to sunlight, all Nichirin weapons and even Bright Red Nichirin Swords lose their effectiveness. Giyu claimed that, with his immunity to the sun, along with his enhanced regeneration, Tanjiro is practically invincible.^[70]

Unlimited Stamina & Endurance: All demons have a shared physical trait of endless and limitless stamina and vitality, simply being unable to accumulate fatigue or get tired no matter how hard they try to exert themselves. Demons can also endure pain and discomfort much better than humans and even the likes of Hashira, taking on onslaught of attacks as if they were nothing, such that a severed arm or slashed neck wouldn’t even bother them. It is also revealed that demons don’t need to sleep. Giyu Tomioka stated that demons don’t feel pain or exhaustion.

Fighting Style (Demon)

Short-to-Mid Ranged Combatant: With Tanjiro’s Blood Demon Art, Tanjiro’s fighting style focuses on unleashing attacks from a distance similar to Muzan Kibutsuji. Had Tanjiro used Sun Breathing along with his Blood Demon Art, like Muzan suggests he would, Tanjiro’s fighting style would be a combination of melee ranged sword attacks as well as mid-ranged whip attacks similar to Muzan.

Blood Demon Art

Biokinesis: As Tanjiro assimilated Muzan’s blood, he subsequently gained his Blood Demon Art which allows him to control various properties and aspects of his body. Tanjiro first displays this by protruding bladed bone-like whips and appendages from his back which he uses to extend his attack range. However, due to his feral state, Tanjiro hasn’t displayed the same skill at wielding them as Muzan.^[71]

Techniques (Demon)

Battles

Trivia

• His first name contains the Go-on’yomi reading of the kanji for «charcoal» (炭 (たん) tan^?), «to heal» (治 (じ) ji^?) and «son, male» (郎 (ろう) rō^?), which is also a common masculine name suffix. The first kanji of Tanjiro’s surname translates to a traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fuelled cookstove/furnace (竈 (かま) kama^?) while the second kanji means «door» (門 (ど) do^?), and both contain the Kun’yomi reading.
• Tanjiro’s rankings in the popularity polls are as follows:
  • Tanjiro ranked 1st place in the first popularity poll with 6,742 votes.
  • Tanjiro ranked 4th place in the second popularity poll with 9,045 votes.
• When Tanjiro lies, he can’t keep a straight face due to his honest nature.^[73]
• Tanjiro inherited his hard forehead from his mother.^[74]
• Tanjiro has been incorrectly dubbed as Gonpachiro Kamaboko (蒲 (かま) 鉾 (ぼこ) 権 (ごん) 八 (ぱち) 郎 (ろう) Kamaboko Gonpachirō^?), Gengoro Shakariki (しゃかりき 源 (げん) 五 (ご) 郎 (ろう) Shakariki Gengorō^?), Tontaro Itadaki (頂 (いただ) き 豚 (とん) 太 (た) 郎 (ろう) Itadaki Tontarō^?), Kanjiro Anago (穴 (あな) 子 (ご) 勘 (かん) 治 (じ) 郎 (ろう) Anago Kanjiro^?), Tangoro Hamado (竈門 (はまど) 丹 (たん) 五 (ご) 郎 (ろう) Hamado Tangorō^?), Jangoro Amado (雨戸 (あまど) じゃん五 (ご) 郎 (ろう) Amado Jangorō^?), Monjiro (文 (もん) 治 (じ) 郎 (ろう) Monjirō^?), Kentaro (健 (けん) 太 (た) 郎 (ろう) Kentarō^?), Soichiro (惣 (そう) 一 (いち) 朗 (ろう) Sōichirō^?), Santaro (三 (さん) 太 (た) 郎 (ろう) Santarō^?) and Sochiro (装 (そう) 置 (ち) 郎 (ろう) Sōchirō^?) by Inosuke.
  • In Inosuke’s dream he was named Ponjiro (ポン治 (じ) 郎 (ろう) Ponjirō^?) as a racoon.
• Tanjiro is one of the few characters to have their Nichirin Sword change appearance.
• Apparently, Tanjiro is able to understand what birds are saying.^{[citation needed]}
• Tanjiro’s penpals are Sakonji, Senjuro, the courtesans from the Entertainment District, Giyu (who never writes back) and Tengen.^[75]
• In a Weekly Shonen Jump spoof 4-koma, Tanjiro is the vocalist of the band «Chic-N-Scruffy Democracy,» the other members being Zenitsu (shamisen), Inosuke (taiko), and Tengen (harmonica). «Melancholy of Explosive Sound Skin and Modern Sense of Smell» is their debut single, and it reportedly made everyone who heard it feel dizzy and nauseous.^[76]
  • Tanjiro is tone deaf, along with Inosuke.^[77]
• The second fanbook gives more context to Tanjiro’s quote «Whenever happiness is destroyed, there is always the scent of blood.«. This was because Tanjiro was the one who found his father dying and coughing up blood. Tanjiro was also the one who found his grandmother dying. One time he visited the village, he smelt the scent of blood from a dying person. He informed them and realized that had he not been there, the family wouldn’t have realized that someone was dying.^[78]
• Tanjiro’s favorite food is angelica sprouts (タラの芽 (め) Tara no me^?). When they’re on the table, even if he keeps himself composed, you can notice his nostrils flaring.^{[citation needed]}
• In Kimetsu Academy, Tanjiro is a boy who’s known to continuously violate the rules.^[79] He’s a first year student from Tansu class, and his and Nezuko’s family owns a bakery. He was dubbed as the Most Polite Man in the academy.^{[citation needed]}

Quotes

• (To Muzan Kibutsuji) «Muzan Kibutsuji! No matter where you go, I promise you won’t escape me! You can run as far as you want! I’ll follow you to the ends of Hell, and my blade will be the last thing you see! I’ll never forgive you for what you’ve done!«^[80]
• (To Rui) «The bond between Nezuko and me… cannot be… severed by anyone!«^[29]
• (To Giyu Tomioka) «In order 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.«^[81]
• (To his family) «I wish I could stay here forever. I wish I could turn around and go back. By right, I should’ve been living like this forever. Right here. If none of this had happened… they’d all be alive and well now. And Nezuko would’ve lived in the sunlight, under a blue sky. If none of this had happened… If none of this had happened… I should be here making charcoal every day. I never would’ve laid my hand on a sword. If none of this had happened… If none of this had happened… But I’ve lost them now. […] I can never go back. Sorry! I’m sorry, Rokuta! We can never be together anymore. But I’ll always think of you, okay? I’ll be thinking of you all. There are lots of things to thank you for. Lots of things to be sorry for! But I will never forget you! No matter what, my heart will always be with you!«^[32]
• (To Akaza) «Don’t run away! Don’t run away, you coward! Don’t run away! The Demon Slayer Corps is always fighting you Demons in the dark of the night where you have the advantage! That’s right, us flesh-and-blood humans! Our wounds won’t close up that quickly. And we cannot regenerate a limb once lost! Don’t run away, you bastard! You bastard! You coward! Rengoku is way more amazing than you! He’s stronger! Rengoku didn’t lose! He didn’t let anybody die! He fought to the end! He protected them to the end! You’re the one who lost! It’s Rengoku who won!«^[32]
• «I heard my father was born with a faint mark on his forehead but not me. I’m definitely not a chosen one. But… even if I don’t have the powers of a chosen one… there are times in life when you simply can’t back down! Because there are monsters in this world. Monsters with no souls. Monsters who take life without hesitation, remorse or regret. Their aggression… is something I can’t forgive!.»^[82]
• (To Muichiro Tokito) «Helping others often ends up helping yourself.«^[83]
• (To Zohakuten) «You guys all reek of blood! You’ve probably eaten two hundred people! What did those people do to you? Did they do something they had to pay for with their lives?! You’ve killed and eaten a lot of people! So don’t play the victim! Your whole being is twisted! And I can’t forgive that! You devil! I’m going to cut off your head!«^[84]
• (To Daki) «A life that’s lost can never return. It’s gone forever. A demon’s body isn’t made of human flesh. Why do you steal people’s lives? Why do you ruin them? What is it that makes life interesting? What do you think life is?«^[85]
• (To Akaza) «Everything you’re saying is wrong. Your presence here now is proof. Everyone is a helpless baby when they’re born. Same with you Akaza. You don’t remember it, but when you were a baby… someone protected and helped you too. The strong protect the weak. Then the weak get stronger and help those weaker than themselves. That is the law of nature!«^[86]
• (To Genya Shinazugawa) «The weakest person has the greatest potential, Genya. When I fought that Upper Rank 6, it was like that. Precisely because I was weak, I was able to change the situation. The opponent can only focus on a certain number of us. The rest depends on how the enemy divides its attention. The enemy is warier of strong people, so the wall of their caution is thick. If they think someone is weak, that wall is thinner. So if a weak person acts unexpectedly and breaks through the wall… then all at once the direction of the wind changes and a way to victory opens.«^[87]
• (To Gyomei Himejima) «I always wanted to proceed down a path without making mistakes, but I don’t know what lies ahead. Someone always helps me and as a result I get by without making any mistakes[…] So don’t be too quick to respect me. Thank you for the water. And thank you for training me. I’ve learned a lot.«^[88]
• (To himself) «It’s a tremendous task that’s sure to put me through hell. I don’t have Yoriichi’s or my father’s skill. I don’t even know if I can stay alive until dawn. Besides, how can I prevent Muzan from escaping? I can understand why someone might lose confidence. Can I do what Yoriichi himself couldn’t? Nevertheless, I will do everything I can. I’ll keep my heart burning. I will not lose. I will not break.«^[89]
• (To Muzan Kibutsuji in regards of the Demon Slayer Corps) «None of them are like this. There are people that risk their lives for someone else. Because they are people that don’t want others to go through… the same suffering and sadness that they did.«^[90]
• (To everyone) «I dream of a bright future where the people I love are smiling until the day they depart for heaven. I hope that they will live happily and I pray that they will live safely without fear. Even if I’m no longer there. I want them to live. To live their lives to their fullest. I’m sure if you were me, you’d say the same thing.«^[91]
• (To everyone) «To be born is a blessing. Please, do not forget to smile. When you cry, it’s unbearably sad. Do not look back in remorse. Just remember that we were here… fighting together and laughing together like brothers and sisters, or like parents and children. Be proud. Meeting you was most fortunate and it brought happiness. Your existence saved me and drove away loneliness. Thoughts of you cause strength to rise from deep inside, like a fire. If possible, everyone would desire to live and stay by each other’s side. But they had to make a choice. Live or die. Win or lose. But to have any choice at all is fortunate. True suffering is like an avalanche. It swallows a person in an instant and offers no choice. They just wanted to protect others. Other lives were more important than their own. Happiness isn’t about the length of your life. I want you to see the depth of this happiness I have. I have never thought for a moment that I was unhappy. We never gave up or ran away and we kept our faith. And we always gave it everything we had. Many strong feelings became an immense blade and defeated our enemy. That was due to everyone’s strengths. Victory would have been impossible without even one of us. Life itself is a miracle. You are precious. You are important. Please, live the best you can, my most beloved friends«^[91]

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Tanjiro Kamado is the main protagonist of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime and manga.

Tanjiro lived in the mountains with his mother and siblings. One day, when he was thirteen years old, he came home to find that his family had been slain. Except for his younger sister, Nezuko, who was in the process of transforming into a demon. After an encounter with the demon slayer Giyu Tomioka, Tanjiro trained to become part of the Demon Slayer Corps himself and to find a way to turn Nezuko back into a human being.

In the XP4 fics, Tanjiro debuted in the XP4 Heroes Coalition — AKB0048.

Appearance

Tanjiro is a muscular young man with rather tanned skin and an athletic physique. He has ruffled, black hair with burgundy tips, combed back to expose his forehead, and wide, dark red eyes with white pupils that appear lighter around the lower section of his irises. He also has a scar on the top left of his forehead, which he received when he protected his younger brother from a falling brazier. The scar originally looked somewhat like a graze until his fight with the Hand Demon during the Final Selection, after which it develops into his Demon Slayer Mark. It is noted that his hands are visibly rougher for someone his age, as a result of his rigorous training under Sakonji Urokodaki. Tanjiro looks remarkably similar in appearance to his ancestor Sumiyoshi, possessing the same facial structure, eyes, and hairstyle as him, although Sumiyoshi’s hair was longer, about shoulder-length and would be tied in a ponytail behind his head.

Tanjiro first appears wearing a checkered, black-and-sea-foam-green haori over a white robe and black pants. He occasionally sports a turquoise scarf and is seen with circular, white bands looped around his calves. He also wears a distinct pair of hanafuda earrings, with the image of a white-and-red flower. His hair is also kept tied back in small ponytail or bun; as he trains with Sabito and Makomo, his hair grows to his shoulders.

During the Final Selection, Tanjiro wears a blue, cloud-patterned jinbei-styled kimono and black pants, nearly identical to Sakonji’s outfit. He still wears his hanafuda earrings, but his hair is cut extremely short and remains the same length since. Similar to the rest of the apprentices that were trained under Sakonji, Tanjiro wears a hand-carved fox mask crafted from his master on the left side of his head. The mask has red accents on the eyes, ears, and spots on each corner of its mouth. On the upper right corner of the mask, there is a sun-shaped design that likely symbolizes the scar on his forehead.

After becoming a Demon Slayer, Tanjiro wears the standard Demon Slayer uniform, a dark-brown gakuran jacket, a white belt, baggy pants that extend into tabi socks, a pair of zōri with red straps, and bands of white cloth wrapped tightly around his calves resembling Kyahan, all beneath his signature checkered haori. He carries a large wooden box on his back (which was a gift to him from Sakonji Urokodaki), where his sister sleeps as they travel during the day.

During his second encounter with Muzan Kibutsuji, he injures his right eye in the Infinity Castle. As the battle progresses, Tanjiro suddenly collapses and his wound begins to form a large mass over his right eye due to the poison inflicted on him by Muzan. Later on, when Tanjiro wakes up, he is described as looking ‘repulsive’ by Muzan. Later in the battle Tanjiro’s left arm is severed by Muzan.

After being turned into a Demon by Muzan, Tanjiro is able to heal the growth on his face as well as regenerate his lost arm and other smaller injuries. He obtains eyes with slit pupils, fangs and flame-shaped marks over his left forehead and right jaw that are reminiscent of those of Kokushibo, in addition to a third, smaller flame-shaped mark coming down from the right side of his head down to his eyebrow after he conquered the weakness to sunlight. His scar turns into a flame-pattern as if it were a permanent Demon Slayer Mark, has become longer and is the largest of the three, and all three marks vaguely point towards his nose, though only his scar-mark reaches it. He still dons his bloodstained corps uniform, one sleeve ripped off where his arm was severed, but loses his checkered haori and the Nichirin Blade at his hip.

After returning to his human form, Tanjiro loses the ability to see from his right eye, the iris of which is now a dull pink-gray color and the pupil black rather than its original white. His left arm, which he regrew as a Demon, now takes the appearance of that which an older person may have, becoming wrinkled and skeletal, and he loses all feeling in it below the elbow and thus the ability to move it from his shoulder down.

Personality

Tanjiro is kind by nature and has been described by others as having very gentle eyes. He exhibits a great deal of determination and will not give up once he has a goal to achieve; the best example of this being his relentless quest to find a cure for Nezuko. Even though he is relatively strong on his own, Tanjiro isn’t opposed to asking others for help when he needs it. He is very protective of his friends and even more so of his younger sister. However, despite his kind and understanding nature, Tanjiro does have a limit to his tolerance and has a distaste for rudeness and cowardice as he easily becomes annoyed by Zenitsu Agatsuma’s constant whining, and angered by Inosuke Hashibira’s barbaric actions.

Tanjiro’s most notable attribute is his ability to empathize with anyone, even Demons, which often makes him hesitate before delivering the final blow. This moment of hesitation has a downside, as it has allowed some Demons to take advantage of Tanjiro’s understanding nature to recover and continue the fight on rare occasions. However, as Tanjiro gains experience over the years of his service, he becomes more calculating and strict in his decisions. His courage to protect the weak commits him to face his enemy with respect and dignity, whether versus good people or evil Demons.

Under Tanjiro’s rather kind and friendly shell, is a person with a growing fire of rage and vengeance inside of them. This side of him leaks out when Tanjiro first confronts Muzan, ready to take out his sword and attack him. When Muzan escapes, Tanjiro releases his frustration and declares he will be the one to kill Muzan. In another event, when the Demon Slayers have their necks snapped by the Mother Spider Demon’s threads, Tanjiro shows noticeable anger that even Inosuke senses. This side of Tanjiro fully comes out after Muzan’s speech where he compares himself to a natural disaster. Tanjiro responds to that by calling Muzan «a being that should not exist.»

As a Demon, Tanjiro appeared to be mindless, like most initially are following their transformation. He acted like a feral beast, attacking anyone in sight without any hesitation. Not even his friends and comrades were safe. The one exception was Nezuko, who he refused to harm even after tasting her blood; a possible sign that he was fighting his transformation. His hostility towards the Demon Slayers might also have been due to his mind being affected by Muzan’s desire to kill all Demon Slayers.

XP4 Fanfics

Tanjiro is a member of the Heroes Coalitions and is part of the Omega Force as an honorary member. He also attends the Vanguard Academy as a student.

XP4 Heroes Coalition — AKB0048

In Chapter 17, Tanjiro, alongside the rest of the Omega Force, took part in a task to prevent an army of DES Soldiers from reentering a town during a guerrilla concert.

In Chapter 18, Tanjiro is present in the aftermath celebration in a town somewhere in Lancastar.

In Chapter 20, Tanjiro, alongside Kisame Hoshigaki, Itachi Uchiha and Hideki Hinata, are seen gathered at the end of a hallway while looking at the rows of portraits of the previous Center Novas that are hung up on the wall before Mikako Minamino introduced herself to them. They then witnessed Zenitsu Agatsuma screaming and fainting at the sight of Mikako and is later present during a meeting instigated by Kazeyoshi Imai and Tsubasa Katagiri.

In Chapter 24, Tanjiro witnessed Kazeyoshi Imai’s announcement all across the universe.

In Chapter 28, Tanjiro, alongside everyone, are seen approaching Kasumigastar and upon arriving at one city, they were confronted by Noboru Takizawa and his cohorts, demanding them to leave but they refuse. They then later witnessed the arrival of thousand of AKB-fans, much to their shock and awe.

In Chapter 29, Tanjiro, alongside everyone, are seen backstage of the concert hall in a city somewhere Kasumigastar with a look of awe at the large number of crowd gathered for the concert and later witnessed the return of Atsuko Katagiri and the rest of the missing idols, and had a great time watching the performances afterwards. They then learned that Noboru Takizawa escaped which prompted Kazeyoshi Imai and Mace Wyndu to go after him.

In Chapter 32, Tanjiro took part of paying respects for Mace Wyndu’s death by attending his funeral via burial at sea in Atamistar before witnessing the arrival of a fleet of Dimensional Defense Union ships whom paid their respects for Mace by gifting him with a Heroes’ Tribute.

In the Epilogue, Tanjiro, alongside the heroes and the idols, is present in the AKB-exclusive space terminal in Akibastar where they said their goodbyes to the members of Unit W and Alpha Squadron. Afterwards, everyone decided to take a break for the rest of the day.

Abilities

From the start, although not a part of the Demon Slayer Corps, Tanjiro was able to catch Giyu Tomioka, the Water Hashira off guard. After starting his training in the Water Breathing, he has become strong enough to take on multiple demons including a former Lower Rank 6, Kyogai. After recalling the Hinokami Kagura, he learned from his father as a child, he would’ve defeated Rui, Lower Rank 5, if Rui hadn’t cut off his own head prior. After awakening his Demon Slayer Mark and training even further, Tanjiro has proven to be able to hold his own against even the Upper Rank like Akaza, with Giyu even comparing his strength to that of a Hashira. After getting poisoned by Muzan and having a mysterious vision of his ancestors, Tanjiro was able to fight against Muzan by himself, who had just single-handedly defeated all five remaining Hashira along with Zenitsu and Inosuke. Muzan expressed feelings of unease towards Tanjiro due to the similarities between him and Yoriichi.

After the events of the Swordsmith Village Arc, Tanjiro’s swordsmanship skills have been improved to Hashira-levels, making him one of the most powerful swordsman in the series.

Tanjiro is later transformed into a Demon by Muzan Kibutsuji as his last-ditch attempt at living on even after being killed by the Demon Slayer Corps; Muzan hoped to pass his feelings and abilities onto Tanjiro, deeming him capable to fulfil his legacy and become the true immortal King of Demons. Although Tanjiro is quickly reverted back into a human via Tamayo’s humanizing drug, the power he demonstrates during this brief time as a Demon appear to be at least on par with those of an Upper Rank Demon, if not Muzan himself.

It was later stated by Yushiro that, in terms of biological potential, Tanjiro’s potential to evolve as a Demon was a lot higher than his sister’s, who was the first Demon to develop a resistance to sunlight, and even Muzan’s, the first and Progenitor of all Demons.

Trivia

• His first name contains the kanji for «charcoal» (tan), «to heal» (ji) and «son, male» (rō), which is also a common masculine name suffix. The first kanji of Tanjiro’s surname translates to a traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fuelled cookstove/furnace (kama), while the second kanji means «door» (do).
  • The second character could also reference (taiji), which refers to the exorcism of Demons.
• Tanjiro’s rankings in the popularity polls are as follows:
  • Tanjiro ranked 1st place in the first popularity poll with 6,742 votes.
  • Tanjiro ranked 4th place in the second popularity poll with 9,045 votes.
• Tanjiro shares his Japanese and English voice actors with Sieg, the protagonist of Fate/Apocrypha.
• When Tanjiro lies, he can’t keep a straight face due to his honest nature.
• Tanjiro inherited his hard forehead from his mother.

• Tanjiro is one of the few characters to have their Nichirin Blade change appearance.
• Apparently, Tanjiro is able to understand what birds are saying.
• Tanjiro was dubbed as the Most Polite Man in Kimetsu Academy.
• Tanjiro’s penpals are Sakonji, Senjuro, the ladies from the Entertainment District, Giyu (who never writes back) and Tengen.
• Tanjiro is tone deaf.
• Tanjiro is the vocalist of «Stylish Scruffy Democracy» band composed of Zenitsu (Shamisen and Song writer), Inosuke (Taiko Drums), and Tengen (Harmonica). «Exploding skin and the melancholy of modern smell» is their debut song that made everyone who heard it feel dizzy and vomit non-stop.
• Tanjiro is widely known as a tragic hero causes of his tragic events following their deaths; likely his family and Kyojuro Rengoku.

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External Links

• Tanjiro Kamado at Kimetsu no Yaiba Wiki

Tanjiro Kamado is the main protagonist of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime and manga.

Tanjiro lived in the mountains with his mother and siblings. One day, when he was thirteen years old, he came home to find that his family had been slain. Except for his younger sister, Nezuko, who was in the process of transforming into a demon. After an encounter with the demon slayer Giyu Tomioka, Tanjiro trained to become part of the Demon Slayer Corps himself and to find a way to turn Nezuko back into a human being.

In the XP4 fics, Tanjiro debuted in the XP4 Heroes Coalition — AKB0048.

Appearance

Tanjiro is a muscular young man with rather tanned skin and an athletic physique. He has ruffled, black hair with burgundy tips, combed back to expose his forehead, and wide, dark red eyes with white pupils that appear lighter around the lower section of his irises. He also has a scar on the top left of his forehead, which he received when he protected his younger brother from a falling brazier. The scar originally looked somewhat like a graze until his fight with the Hand Demon during the Final Selection, after which it develops into his Demon Slayer Mark. It is noted that his hands are visibly rougher for someone his age, as a result of his rigorous training under Sakonji Urokodaki. Tanjiro looks remarkably similar in appearance to his ancestor Sumiyoshi, possessing the same facial structure, eyes, and hairstyle as him, although Sumiyoshi’s hair was longer, about shoulder-length and would be tied in a ponytail behind his head.

Tanjiro first appears wearing a checkered, black-and-sea-foam-green haori over a white robe and black pants. He occasionally sports a turquoise scarf and is seen with circular, white bands looped around his calves. He also wears a distinct pair of hanafuda earrings, with the image of a white-and-red flower. His hair is also kept tied back in small ponytail or bun; as he trains with Sabito and Makomo, his hair grows to his shoulders.

During the Final Selection, Tanjiro wears a blue, cloud-patterned jinbei-styled kimono and black pants, nearly identical to Sakonji’s outfit. He still wears his hanafuda earrings, but his hair is cut extremely short and remains the same length since. Similar to the rest of the apprentices that were trained under Sakonji, Tanjiro wears a hand-carved fox mask crafted from his master on the left side of his head. The mask has red accents on the eyes, ears, and spots on each corner of its mouth. On the upper right corner of the mask, there is a sun-shaped design that likely symbolizes the scar on his forehead.

After becoming a Demon Slayer, Tanjiro wears the standard Demon Slayer uniform, a dark-brown gakuran jacket, a white belt, baggy pants that extend into tabi socks, a pair of zōri with red straps, and bands of white cloth wrapped tightly around his calves resembling Kyahan, all beneath his signature checkered haori. He carries a large wooden box on his back (which was a gift to him from Sakonji Urokodaki), where his sister sleeps as they travel during the day.

During his second encounter with Muzan Kibutsuji, he injures his right eye in the Infinity Castle. As the battle progresses, Tanjiro suddenly collapses and his wound begins to form a large mass over his right eye due to the poison inflicted on him by Muzan. Later on, when Tanjiro wakes up, he is described as looking ‘repulsive’ by Muzan. Later in the battle Tanjiro’s left arm is severed by Muzan.

After being turned into a Demon by Muzan, Tanjiro is able to heal the growth on his face as well as regenerate his lost arm and other smaller injuries. He obtains eyes with slit pupils, fangs and flame-shaped marks over his left forehead and right jaw that are reminiscent of those of Kokushibo, in addition to a third, smaller flame-shaped mark coming down from the right side of his head down to his eyebrow after he conquered the weakness to sunlight. His scar turns into a flame-pattern as if it were a permanent Demon Slayer Mark, has become longer and is the largest of the three, and all three marks vaguely point towards his nose, though only his scar-mark reaches it. He still dons his bloodstained corps uniform, one sleeve ripped off where his arm was severed, but loses his checkered haori and the Nichirin Blade at his hip.

After returning to his human form, Tanjiro loses the ability to see from his right eye, the iris of which is now a dull pink-gray color and the pupil black rather than its original white. His left arm, which he regrew as a Demon, now takes the appearance of that which an older person may have, becoming wrinkled and skeletal, and he loses all feeling in it below the elbow and thus the ability to move it from his shoulder down.

Personality

Tanjiro is kind by nature and has been described by others as having very gentle eyes. He exhibits a great deal of determination and will not give up once he has a goal to achieve; the best example of this being his relentless quest to find a cure for Nezuko. Even though he is relatively strong on his own, Tanjiro isn’t opposed to asking others for help when he needs it. He is very protective of his friends and even more so of his younger sister. However, despite his kind and understanding nature, Tanjiro does have a limit to his tolerance and has a distaste for rudeness and cowardice as he easily becomes annoyed by Zenitsu Agatsuma’s constant whining, and angered by Inosuke Hashibira’s barbaric actions.

Tanjiro’s most notable attribute is his ability to empathize with anyone, even Demons, which often makes him hesitate before delivering the final blow. This moment of hesitation has a downside, as it has allowed some Demons to take advantage of Tanjiro’s understanding nature to recover and continue the fight on rare occasions. However, as Tanjiro gains experience over the years of his service, he becomes more calculating and strict in his decisions. His courage to protect the weak commits him to face his enemy with respect and dignity, whether versus good people or evil Demons.

Under Tanjiro’s rather kind and friendly shell, is a person with a growing fire of rage and vengeance inside of them. This side of him leaks out when Tanjiro first confronts Muzan, ready to take out his sword and attack him. When Muzan escapes, Tanjiro releases his frustration and declares he will be the one to kill Muzan. In another event, when the Demon Slayers have their necks snapped by the Mother Spider Demon’s threads, Tanjiro shows noticeable anger that even Inosuke senses. This side of Tanjiro fully comes out after Muzan’s speech where he compares himself to a natural disaster. Tanjiro responds to that by calling Muzan «a being that should not exist.»

As a Demon, Tanjiro appeared to be mindless, like most initially are following their transformation. He acted like a feral beast, attacking anyone in sight without any hesitation. Not even his friends and comrades were safe. The one exception was Nezuko, who he refused to harm even after tasting her blood; a possible sign that he was fighting his transformation. His hostility towards the Demon Slayers might also have been due to his mind being affected by Muzan’s desire to kill all Demon Slayers.

XP4 Fanfics

Tanjiro is a member of the Heroes Coalitions and is part of the Omega Force as an honorary member. He also attends the Vanguard Academy as a student.

XP4 Heroes Coalition — AKB0048

In Chapter 17, Tanjiro, alongside the rest of the Omega Force, took part in a task to prevent an army of DES Soldiers from reentering a town during a guerrilla concert.

In Chapter 18, Tanjiro is present in the aftermath celebration in a town somewhere in Lancastar.

In Chapter 20, Tanjiro, alongside Kisame Hoshigaki, Itachi Uchiha and Hideki Hinata, are seen gathered at the end of a hallway while looking at the rows of portraits of the previous Center Novas that are hung up on the wall before Mikako Minamino introduced herself to them. They then witnessed Zenitsu Agatsuma screaming and fainting at the sight of Mikako and is later present during a meeting instigated by Kazeyoshi Imai and Tsubasa Katagiri.

In Chapter 24, Tanjiro witnessed Kazeyoshi Imai’s announcement all across the universe.

In Chapter 28, Tanjiro, alongside everyone, are seen approaching Kasumigastar and upon arriving at one city, they were confronted by Noboru Takizawa and his cohorts, demanding them to leave but they refuse. They then later witnessed the arrival of thousand of AKB-fans, much to their shock and awe.

In Chapter 29, Tanjiro, alongside everyone, are seen backstage of the concert hall in a city somewhere Kasumigastar with a look of awe at the large number of crowd gathered for the concert and later witnessed the return of Atsuko Katagiri and the rest of the missing idols, and had a great time watching the performances afterwards. They then learned that Noboru Takizawa escaped which prompted Kazeyoshi Imai and Mace Wyndu to go after him.

In Chapter 32, Tanjiro took part of paying respects for Mace Wyndu’s death by attending his funeral via burial at sea in Atamistar before witnessing the arrival of a fleet of Dimensional Defense Union ships whom paid their respects for Mace by gifting him with a Heroes’ Tribute.

In the Epilogue, Tanjiro, alongside the heroes and the idols, is present in the AKB-exclusive space terminal in Akibastar where they said their goodbyes to the members of Unit W and Alpha Squadron. Afterwards, everyone decided to take a break for the rest of the day.

Abilities

From the start, although not a part of the Demon Slayer Corps, Tanjiro was able to catch Giyu Tomioka, the Water Hashira off guard. After starting his training in the Water Breathing, he has become strong enough to take on multiple demons including a former Lower Rank 6, Kyogai. After recalling the Hinokami Kagura, he learned from his father as a child, he would’ve defeated Rui, Lower Rank 5, if Rui hadn’t cut off his own head prior. After awakening his Demon Slayer Mark and training even further, Tanjiro has proven to be able to hold his own against even the Upper Rank like Akaza, with Giyu even comparing his strength to that of a Hashira. After getting poisoned by Muzan and having a mysterious vision of his ancestors, Tanjiro was able to fight against Muzan by himself, who had just single-handedly defeated all five remaining Hashira along with Zenitsu and Inosuke. Muzan expressed feelings of unease towards Tanjiro due to the similarities between him and Yoriichi.

After the events of the Swordsmith Village Arc, Tanjiro’s swordsmanship skills have been improved to Hashira-levels, making him one of the most powerful swordsman in the series.

Tanjiro is later transformed into a Demon by Muzan Kibutsuji as his last-ditch attempt at living on even after being killed by the Demon Slayer Corps; Muzan hoped to pass his feelings and abilities onto Tanjiro, deeming him capable to fulfil his legacy and become the true immortal King of Demons. Although Tanjiro is quickly reverted back into a human via Tamayo’s humanizing drug, the power he demonstrates during this brief time as a Demon appear to be at least on par with those of an Upper Rank Demon, if not Muzan himself.

It was later stated by Yushiro that, in terms of biological potential, Tanjiro’s potential to evolve as a Demon was a lot higher than his sister’s, who was the first Demon to develop a resistance to sunlight, and even Muzan’s, the first and Progenitor of all Demons.

Trivia

• His first name contains the kanji for «charcoal» (tan), «to heal» (ji) and «son, male» (rō), which is also a common masculine name suffix. The first kanji of Tanjiro’s surname translates to a traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fuelled cookstove/furnace (kama), while the second kanji means «door» (do).
  • The second character could also reference (taiji), which refers to the exorcism of Demons.
• Tanjiro’s rankings in the popularity polls are as follows:
  • Tanjiro ranked 1st place in the first popularity poll with 6,742 votes.
  • Tanjiro ranked 4th place in the second popularity poll with 9,045 votes.
• Tanjiro shares his Japanese and English voice actors with Sieg, the protagonist of Fate/Apocrypha.
• When Tanjiro lies, he can’t keep a straight face due to his honest nature.
• Tanjiro inherited his hard forehead from his mother.

• Tanjiro is one of the few characters to have their Nichirin Blade change appearance.
• Apparently, Tanjiro is able to understand what birds are saying.
• Tanjiro was dubbed as the Most Polite Man in Kimetsu Academy.
• Tanjiro’s penpals are Sakonji, Senjuro, the ladies from the Entertainment District, Giyu (who never writes back) and Tengen.
• Tanjiro is tone deaf.
• Tanjiro is the vocalist of «Stylish Scruffy Democracy» band composed of Zenitsu (Shamisen and Song writer), Inosuke (Taiko Drums), and Tengen (Harmonica). «Exploding skin and the melancholy of modern smell» is their debut song that made everyone who heard it feel dizzy and vomit non-stop.
• Tanjiro is widely known as a tragic hero causes of his tragic events following their deaths; likely his family and Kyojuro Rengoku.

Gallery

External Links

• Tanjiro Kamado at Kimetsu no Yaiba Wiki

Русские имена иностранцам непривычны даже на слух, что уж говорить о написании. Причем проблемы возникают даже с исконно латинскими именами, которые, казалось бы, должны быть намного ближе западной публике. Сегодня разберем яркий подобный пример, а именно узнаем, как пишут имя Татьяна на английском.

Если думаете, что тема легче легкого и говорить тут не о чем, то тем более прочтите статью. В материале вас ждут интересные открытия о том, как по-английски пишется имя Таня и почему его рекомендуют писать по стандартной форме, а никак иначе. Поверьте, если бы здесь не было подвоха, подобному пустяку отдельную статью бы и не посвятили.

Как чаще всего пишется имя Татьяна на английском

Начнем с выявления корня проблемы. Как видно, русское имя Татьяна по письму довольно легкое, трудность состоит только в смягчении буквы Т и написании следующей за ней буквы Я.

Наверное, многие знают, что перевод на английский нашего мягкого знака осуществляют с помощью апострофа. Это специальный значок, который еще называют верхней запятой – ‘. Таким образом, чтобы написать имя Татьяна по-английски, мы просто заменим русское «ть» иностранным «t’».

И стоит отметить, что апострофы больше характерны для официальных документов: в бытовых ситуациях их применяют на письме крайне редко. Так что не удивляйтесь, если вместо «t’» увидите самую обычную «t».

А вот перевести на английский русскую «я» значительно труднее. Дело в том, что схожее звучание может передаваться несколькими западными буквосочетаниями: ya, ja, ia. Первый случай считается наиболее привычным по письму англичанам и американцам. Буквосочетание «ja» для русского «я» используют в большинстве Восточноевропейских стран, а комбинация «ia» часто встречается в латинском написании.

Как же тогда быть? Поскольку сегодня нас интересует, имя Татьяна по-английски как пишется, то возьмем за основу самый популярный вариант «я» у англичан. Таким образом получаем следующий перевод «Татьяны» на английский:

• TAT’YANA (Tat’yana)

Напоминаем, что апостроф не столь обязателен, как русский мягкий знак, поэтому чаще всего в американских и английских текстах встречается простое написание Tatyana. Именно такой вариант письма считается самым популярным и приемлемым для американцев и британцев.

Однако, если выяснять, как пишется имя Татьяна на английском языке по грамматическим правилам, то можно узнать, что в инглише этих самых правил вовсе нет. Иными словами, английский не запрещает переделать «Татьяну» в Tat’jana, Tatiana, Tatiyana и т.п.

Поэтому если вы хотите придерживаться какого-либо стандарта, – искать его нужно в русском языке. Этим тоже займемся, но немного позже. А пока небольшой презент для всех Тань – перевод на английский сокращенных и ласкательных форм имени.

Уменьшительно-ласкательные формы имени Татьяна по-английски

На самом деле в жизни полное имя людьми используется крайне редко: по сути только в официальных бумагах. В разговорной же речи нам привычнее употреблять сокращенные формы и ласкательные имена, которые тоже легко переводятся на английский язык.

Например, Таня по-английски можно написать, как Tanya или Tania. Ласковое русское произношение Танюша передается английскими надписями Tanyusha и Taniusha. Еще один способ, как написать по-английски имя Татьяна в ласковой форме – это слово Tanechka.

Кроме того, никто не запрещает транслитерировать на английский такие распространенные русские обращения, как:

• Танюшечка – Tanyushechka, Taniushechka;
• Танюсик – Tanyusik, Taniusik;
• Танёк – Tanyok, Tanek;
• Танюлька – Tanyul’ka, Taniul’ka.

Даже можно сказать Танюха (Tanyuha/Taniukha) или Татьянка (Tat’yanka/Tat’ianka)– вот сколько русские Тани имеют переводов на английский. А если использовать для передачи звука «я» латинское буквосочетание ja, то к каждому примеру имени смело можно добавлять дополнительный вариант.

Так что в разговорной речи у Татьян есть огромный выбор, как представить себя англоязычному собеседнику. Однако, пора возвращаться к официальному стилю, ведь нам пока так и не известен российский стандарт транслитерации. Восполним этот пробел.

Как правильно писать на английском имя Татьяна по российскому ГОСТу

Мы узнали, как привыкли писать русское имя Таня в Америке и Британии, а также рассмотрели варианты транслитерации сокращенных и ласкательных форм. Теперь настал черед знакомства с российскими стандартами написания.

Представим ситуацию: для чего вообще требуется английский вариант собственного имени? Конечно, в первую очередь для получения заграничного паспорта, где и пишется имя по-английски. Ранее с этим моментом по России встречалась небольшая путаница: одинаковые имена в паспортных столах иногда писали разными способами.

Например, могли написать имя Татьяна английскими буквами Tat’yana, Tatyana или Tatiana. Порой такие разночтения доставляли людям большие неприятности, т.к. расхождения в документах, подтверждающих личность, очень тяжело объяснять на таможенном контроле, при оформлении недвижимости и т.п.

Поэтому с 2010 года по России для записей в заграничном паспорте по-английски, а точнее говоря латинскими буквами, используется единый госстандарт. Конкретно транслитерация на английский регламентируется ГОСТом с названием «Р 52535.1».

Так вот интересно, что согласно данному документу, передача мягких гласных «Ю» и «Я» осуществляется через букву «I» (соответственно, ю – iu, я – ia). В таком случае получается, что предшествующая согласная буква автоматически смягчается благодаря мягкому I, т.е. необходимость употреблять апостроф просто-напросто отсутствует. Рассудите сами на примере того, как пишется правильное звучание имени Татьяна по-английски:

• TATIANA (Tatiana)

Попробуйте прочесть это слово вслух. За счет того, что после t речевой аппарат готовится произнести i, звучание t само по себе уже получается мягким. Кстати, неспроста изначально в латинском языке имя Татьяна писалось именно таким способом: надпись почти идеально передает на письме звуковое воплощение имени.

Таким образом, согласно стандарту российской миграционной службы, написание Tatiana считается единственно верным для передачи женского имени Татьяна. И, как уже отмечено, совпадает с этим регламентом исконно латинское написание имени. Тем не менее, параллельно существуют и другие стандарты, которыми можно руководствоваться при транслитерации российских имен.

Например, международная система ISO 9 (ГОСТ 7.79—2000) все же рекомендует транслитерировать имя Татьяна написанием Tat’yana. И употребление этого стандарта тоже нередко: так пишут на банковских картах, различных пропусках, визитках и т.п.

Более того, если у вас есть документы именно с таким написанием имени, то вы можете подать в паспортный стол заявление с просьбой о сохранении данного способа транслитерации. Если инспектора убедят изложенные доводы, он может пойти вам навстречу и не применять при оформлении загранпаспорта ГОСТ транслитерации.

Теперь вам известно, как по-английски Татьяна пишется и произносится. Согласитесь, вопрос оказался довольно любопытным и уж точно не очевидным. Добавим, что подобных загадок в английском еще много, так что до встречи в новых материалах!

Источники:

https://speakenglishwell.ru/kak-pishetsya-imya-tatyana-na-anglijskom/

https://transliteration.pro/name/tatyana

https://englhouse.ru/leksika/kak-po-anglijski-tanya.html

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