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In Demon Slayer, the fight against the demons is never ending, with the Demon Slayer corps constantly at odds with Muzan Kibutsuji and his minions. Tanjiro is the main character, who joins to corps after Muzan slays his family and turns his sister into a demon.
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Posts 18The Corps’ mission is to protect humanity by hunting down and slaying demons, and just like the demons, the Corps are separated by different ranks that indicate the skill level of a Demon Slayer. All members fall under a rank that displays how much they’ve achieved as part of the corps.
What Are The Demon Slayer Ranks?
The Demon Slayer Corps are members of an elite squad used to combat demons and in most cases they have personal issues against demons. They use a hierarchical ranking system to classify their members based on their skill and experience and exactly how strong of a demon they can face.
The Demon Slayer ranks are based on the Heavenly Stems, which are an ancient Chinese calendar system once used by the Shang dynasty.
It's a cycle of ten days, and was used throughout Asia during this period. These elements were used to track days and evencosmic cycles in China, but are no longer used today. The ten standard ranks within the Demon Slayer Corps are named after the Heavenly Stems, as an inspiration.
From lowest to highest, they are:
- Mizunoto (The starting rank of the Demon Slayers after passing Final Selection)
- Mizunoe
- Kanoto (Ranks of Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke, Post Mount-Natagumo Arc)
- Kanoe (Rank of Kanao Tsuyuri, Post Mount-Natagumo Arc)
- Tsuchinoto
- Tsuchinoe
- Hinoto
- Hinoe (Ranks of Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke, Post Swordsmith Village Arc)
- Kinoto
- Kinoe (The second-highest attainable rank for most Demon Slayers)
Climbing the ranks requires Demon Slayers to complete missions and slay a specific number of demons. As they progress, the Demon Slayers can go out on more difficult missions and eventually even face the strongest of the demons, the Twelve Kizuki, by which point they are strong enoughto be considered a Hashira.
Who Are The Hashira?
CloseHashira Name
Breathing Style
Element
Giyu Tomioka
Water Breathing
Water
Kyojuro Rengoku
Flame Breathing
Flame
Sanemi Shinazugawa
Wind Breathing
Wind
Tengen Uzui
Sound Breathing
Derived from Thunder Breathing
Mitsuri Kanroji
Love Breathing
Derived from Flame Breathing
Muichiro Tokito
Mist Breathing
Derived from Wind Breathing
Obanai Iguro
Serpent Breathing
Derived from Water Breathing
Shinobu Kocho
Insect Breathing
Derived from Water Breathing
Gyomei Himejima
Stone Breathing
Stone
Then come the Hashira, who get a lot more recognition in the anime and are the most powerful and colorful of the Demon Slayers in the Corps. They are highly skilled, possessing exceptional strength and skill that gives them perks. They are usually only sent out to fight against really high-level demons.
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Posts 2Hashira usually have a unique Breathing Stylethat works in tandem with their fighting style, and they can perform some incredible movements and feats with them. They are often assigned the most dangerous missions, like beating the twelve kizuki or even facing Muzan himself, as we see in the Hashira training arc. They can also serve as mentors to lower-ranking members.
Becoming a Hashira is an extraordinary feat, requiring a Demon Slayer to either slay 50 demons or defeat a member of theLower or Upper Ranks of Muzan's Twelve moons. They also need to go through an extensive training regiment before being given the status.
What Is Tanjiro’s Rank?
The main trio, consisting of Tanjiro Kamado, Zenitsu, and Inosuke, consistently grows throughout this violent and gruesome world, reflected in their increasing ranks within the Demon Slayer Corps. All three start as Mizunoto, the lowest rank, after passing the Final Selection.
By the start of the Entertainment District arc, they've reached Kanoe, the fourth-highest rank, because of their combined efforts in defeating Lower-Rank demons and their significant contribution in the Mugen Train arc against Lower-Rank One, Enmu, by fighting alongside Rengoku.
It's revealed that all three have reached Hinoe, the third-highest rank, at the beginning of the infinity castle arc, which is yet to be animated. This is because they played a significant role in helping the Sound Hashira, Tengen, defeat Upper Moon Six, Gyutaro and Tanjiro personally helped defeat Upper Moon Four, Hantengu.
It's worth noting that Tanjiro's rank is not an accurate measure of his combat prowess. Though he hasn’t reached the Hashira rank, he fights at the Hashira level thanks to his incredibly powerful sun-breathing style. Towards the end of the series, the ranks are abandoned, and everybody has to fight the most powerful demons without having a choice.
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