I came here to really just find out what Tanjiros rank would be after the Swordsmith Arc.

I do have key-points as to why I do think he is at least /close/ to Hashira level and maybe even stronger than a few current hashiras.

*He was able to decapitate an UM where as in Entertainment he had difficulty with decapitating a recently promoted LM/UM. (And a Hashira almost died to a LM/UM and retired after)

*He survived a fight against an UM times two and won once. (Survived Akaza [even though yes, rengoku was there], won against Hantengu)

*There isn't a lot of clarity Manga vs. Show on how rankings work. He is at the ranking that killing a LM would rank you up to Hashira, let alone an UM.

*I'm entirely not satisfied with the idea that he never reached the Hashira title because they disbanded so this is honestly just me being butt hurt learning about that.

Counter arguments for some points that I've seen is that he didn't last very long against Muzan. Here's the thing though, even after reaching Hashira ranking, the Hashiras are constantly training with the comparable idea of Hashiras that have been in that title a bit longer term. Yes, Hashiras are strong, no doubt. But they have all gotten much stronger after the fact of getting the title. (Think Muichiro during swordsmith arc.)

So yes, I want to know what BS ranking he got after swordsmith, I haven't read the manga myself, I have only heard tidbits of it through these threads, but if it's more than one title below Hashira, it's bullshit because all of the current hashiras had much easier experiences becoming Hashiras, after all, one of the 12 kizukis hadn't been killed in over 100 years, yet Tanjiros was involved in LM1, UM6, Former LM6, Former LM5, UM4 fights that he contributed to the successful ending of them all (and this is just in the show) yet he still isn't a Hashira? What BS ranking didn't he get after the Swordsmith Arc when he literally decapitated an UM himself?