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| “ | What's that bird called again? Was it... | „ |
| ~ Muichiro displaying his lackadaisical attitude. |
| “ | I'll forget anyway... so I'm fine either way. | „ |
| ~ Muichiro expressing his opinion on Nezuko Kamado's sanctioning. |
| “ | You're not allowed to interrupt the master alright?... Just leave now. | „ |
| ~ Muichiro reprimanding Tanjiro for interrupting Kagaya Ubuyashiki. |
Muichiro Tokito (時透 無一郎) is a major character in the 2016-2020 dark fantasy manga series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and its 2019 anime adaptation. He is one of the two deuteragonists (alongside Mitsuri Kanroji) of the Swordsmith Village arc and its third season adaptation.
He is one of the nine Hashira, a group of the nine greatest Demon Slayers in the Demon Slayer Corps. Specifically, Muichiro is the Mist Hashira who made use of the Mist Breathing sword style. He is also the youngest of the Hashira at only 14 years old, being considered a prodigy of the Corps who became a Hashira only two months after joining the Demon Slayers.
He is voiced by Kengo Kawanishi in Japanese (who also voices Mikazuki Augus in Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans), and by Griffin Burns in the English version.
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Appearance[]
Muichiro is a 14-year-old boy at the time of his death and had a youthful appearance befitting said demographic. His turquoise eyes are large and empty-looking and his complexion is very light. He is fairly short and had a delicate figure which led Tanjiro to believe he is physically weak. Muichiro's black hair is long and straight and faded to turquoise as it approached his waist. In keeping with his overall appearance, Muichiro wore his hair entirely loose. There are two clumps of hair protruding from each side of his head ever so slightly, and two strands of hair left down to frame his face that are barely shorter then the hair at his back. Lastly Muichiro had unkempt bangs over his forehead.
Like most Demon Slayers, Muichiro wore a variation of the standard Demon Slayer Corps uniform. However, Muichiro's customized uniform differed from the basic uniform in several ways. The sleeves of his uniform are far longer and looser then the standard, conveying a similar appearance to a kimono. Furthermore, there are no bands tying his trousers at the calves, which made them far looser then the standard uniform. Lastly, as opposed to the black shade attributed to most Demon Slayer uniforms, Muichiro's uniform had a slight turquoise-tint to it.
While his small physique certainly gives him advantages such as smaller hit detection, his size can be his liability when injured: because he is small he can succumb to wounds much quicker than his fellow Pillars who are bigger.
Personality[]
Muichiro can be described as sarcastic and cold but innocent, with a tendency to be insensitive without meaning to harm anyone. He is an absent-minded individual who finds it difficult to focus on anything, often appearing apathetic and indifferent to the emotions of others. Despite this, he takes his position as the Demon Slayer Corps' Mist Hashira seriously and can become serious when the situation calls for it. He is devoted to his master, Kagaya Ubuyashiki, but can also display a cold and arrogant side to those he doesn't respect.
Muichiro's past reveals a more compassionate and optimistic individual, but after the death of his older twin brother, he lost his memories and adopted his brother's indifferent personality. However, his interactions with Tanjiro helped him regain his memories and become more emotionally expressive, leading to him getting back his old personality, caring more for his peers. He also displays a kindness that aids him in building friendships among the Demon Slayers, making happy memories like those he shared with his family before his memory loss.
History[]
Muichiro is introduced after the Hashiras conduct a meeting with Kagaya Ubuyashiki regarding Nezuko's fate. Without caring for the meeting, he was distracted by the clouds passing over the mansion. Muichiro accepted Kagaya's order that Nezuko is an ally and a fellow Devil Hunter.
Muichiro is next seen hearing about Kyojuro Rengoku's death at Akaza's hands.
He isn’t seen until Swordsmith Village where he is seen arguing with Kotetsu about the Yoriichi Type Zero. Muichiro coldly states how little Kotetsu is to his worth before being called out by Tanjiro. Although he lets him talk, he soon knocks him out cold and takes the key to it. Soon he meets back up with Tanjiro before both run into Hantengu. Muichiro is swiftly able to decapitate it, but doesn’t know the demon wanted that all along and is blown away by one of the clones.
He lands away in a far off spot in the village and attempts to run back, but encounters Gyokko, Kotetsu, and Kanamori. Muichiro tries to decide between saving the chief of the folk who helped him, and chose the latter. Soon he engages in a fight against Gyokko and nearly drowns to death by him, if it weren’t for Kotetsu giving Muichiro some air bubbles to help him live.
As he was drowning, he reflects back on his past and unlocks the Demon Slayer Mark to help in his fight and becomes more of a matchup against Gyokko. Soon, Muichiro was able to behead Gyokko and save the two, but not before fainting.
Powers and Abilities[]
Overall Abilities[]
Muichiro overwhelming and beheading Upper Rank Five, Gyokko.
Despite his young age in comparison to his Hashira brethren, Muichiro is an incredibly talented and skilled member of the Demon Slayer Corps, who was noted by the Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku to be more skilled than he was at his age. Even before becoming a Demon Slayer, he was able to completely overpower a demon using only wooden stakes and farming tools. He has the astounding feat of becoming a Hashira a mere two months after picking up a sword, a feat that would normally take five years of training for the average person and at best two years, which earned him the praise of the Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui. After gaining his Demon Slayer Mark, he was able to engage Gyokko, the fifth highest ranking demon of the Twelve Kizuki, in combat with little difficulty, eventually killing him even after he had transformed into his true form. His fighting prowess was also commended by Kokushibo, the most powerful member of the Twelve Kizuki, and played a major role in the Upper Rank's defeat in spite of his lethal injuries.
Endless Rage: Muichiro attributes the origin of his willpower towards training and his strength towards the awakened rage that is always present and boiling within him, both appearing after his brother's death. This unquenchable rage is the source for his indomitable willpower and undaunted spirit, shown when he continued to fight despite having beyond fatal injuries, such as having his arm, both his legs and later his entire torso sliced. Despite everything, he remained steadfast which ultimately led to the defeat of Kokushibo.
Demon Slayer Abilities[]
Demon Slayer Mark: During his battle against Gyokko, Muichiro's body reached the requirements to unlock the Demon Slayer Mark, which manifests as three dark red clouds on his face. While the mark is active, his vitality, speed, and strength are greatly enhanced, to the point where he not only shrugged off the effects of a powerful paralytic poison and used Mist Breathing forms in rapid succession, but also was capable of singlehandedly overwhelming and killing Upper Rank Five of the Twelve Kizuki. Later on, in his battle against Kokushibo, Muichiro manifested his Mark at will in order to fight the Upper Rank.
Bright Red Nichirin Sword: During his battle against Kokushibo, Muichiro dyed his Nichirin Sword a bright red color by gripping it with all his might, allowing him to hamper the regeneration of Kokushibo, which later proved to play a pivotal role in his defeat.
Transparent World: Muichiro obtained the ability to see the Transparent World during the midst of his battle against Kokushibo, which allowed him to see the muscles, blood flow, and joint movement of his opponents, aiding him in landing a hit on the Upper Rank and keeping him in place and creating an opportunity for his allies to kill him.
Physical Abilities[]
Muichiro cutting up 10,000 slime-fish in an instant.
Immense Speed & Reflexes: As a Hashira, Muichiro is tremendously fast, displaying the ability to slash demons and move in bursts of speeds akin to teleporting. His speed could also easily outspeed the reflexes of Tanjiro Kamado, who was able to keep up with the movements of Upper Rank demons. Muichiro's incredible speed and reflexes were further exemplified during his battle with Upper Rank Five, Gyokko, as shown when he could deflect and evade and deflect a barrage of a thousand sharp poisonous needles with his sword and slice up 10,000 slime-fish in a split second, even sending all of them flying before their blood could touch him. He was also able to keep up with Gyokko himself, who could teleport between distant pots, and later managed to decapitate him faster than the Upper Rank could react. Muichiro also displayed incredible control over his own movement speed with his Obscuring Clouds technique, which requires him to switch between extremely slow movements and blinding bursts of speeds faster than the eye can see.
Immense Stamina & Endurance: Muichiro possesses extreme stamina and endurance, which he displayed on multiple occasions. When Muichiro was poisoned, he barely flinched and was completely nonchalant, still possessing enough strength to keep up with Gyokko. However, his phenomenal pain tolerance was best exemplified in his fight against Kokushibo. When his arm got cut off, he attempted to slow the bleeding and immediately continued his attack against the demon swordsman, and when he was stabbed in his shoulder by a sword, Muichiro barely showed any signs of agony despite the horrific wound. Later on, he had his leg sliced off while stabbing Kokushibo and still managed to deal significant damage to him. Furthermore, despite having his entire torso being sliced off, leaving only his upper body left, he still held onto his katana and was able to turn it bright red.
Immense Strength: Muichiro has tremendous physical strength for his age, evident when Tanjiro tried to grab his arm to stop him from attacking Kotetsu; only for it to not even budge despite Tanjiro gripping it with all his might. He later was able to cause Tanjiro to spit up saliva by hitting his stomach with his elbow, as well as knocking him unconscious with a single chop to his neck, all without much effort. With a sword, he could break the armor of Yoriichi Type Zero and effortlessly decapitate Hantengu, which Genya Shinazugawa was unable to do despite having his physical strength increased by eating demon flesh and Hantengu shrinking to the size of a field mouse. He could even slice through Gyokko's neck, which the Upper Rank himself described to be tougher than diamond.
Master Swordsman: As a Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, Muichiro is one of the most powerful and skilled swordsmen in the entire organization.Despite his young age, Muichiro's swordsmanship impressed even the likes of Kokushibo, the strongest swordsman of the current era who has lived for nearly 30 times longer than he has.Muichiro could also keep up and even overpower Yoriichi Type Zero, a swordsman doll with six arms which was modeled after Yoriichi Tsugikuni, the strongest swordsman in history.
Breathing Style[]
Mist Breathing (の Kasumi no kokyū?): A Breathing Style Muichiro learnt from a Mist Breathing cultivator. As the Mist Hashira, Muichiro is his generation's most skilled Mist Breathing user. He has become so proficient with Mist Breathing that he even managed to create a new Mist Breathing technique, which played a pivotal role in defeating Gyokko. His skill with this Breathing Style impressed Kokushibo, who implied that his proficiency in this swordsmanship style was beyond his expectations. Moreover, Muichiro wears loose and oversized clothes that hide his limbs from his enemy's line of sight to obscure his movements when using Mist Breathing, further improving the potency of this Breathing Style.
Techniques: Muichiro has several powerful techniques, including thrust attacks, rapid slashes, circular slashes, quick dashes, and aerial slashes. His personal creation, the Obscuring Clouds technique, disorients enemies with changes in movement tempo.
Equipment: Muichiro wields a standard Nichirin katana, which can be dyed bright red with his Demon Slayer Mark. Note: This summary is a condensed version of the provided text, written in a less formal style.
Etymology[]
Muichiro's surname contains the Kun'yomi reading of the kanji for "time" ( toki?) and the Kan-on'yomi for "transparent, permeate" ( tō?). His first name contains the Go-on'yomi for "nothingness" ( mu?), "one" ( ichi?) and "son" ( rō?).
- The first kanji of Muichiro's first name, "nothingness" ( mu?), is noted to also be used to write the word "infinity" ( mugen?). Additionally, its meaning of "nothingness" stands in stark opposition to the first kanji of his twin brother's name, as that kanji means "existence".
- Not only do Muichiro and Kokushibo share the commonality of having twin siblings, but Muichiro also shares the letter "M" with Kokushibo's human name, Michikatsu. Coincidentally, Muichiro's older twin brother Yuichiro shares the initial "Y" with Michikatsu's younger twin brother, Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
Trivia[]
- Muichiro is one of only 4 Hashira that use a standard Nichirin Katana. The other 3 are Kyojuro Rengoku, Giyu Tomioka, and Sanemi Shinazugawa.
- He is also the only one of the 4 who uses a type of breathing style that hasn't been used by anyone else.
- He's also the only 2 Hashiras (alongside Tengen Uzui) who does not wear a Haori.
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