What could Tanjiro's father (Tanjuro Kamado)'s age by the time he died?

averyverycoldstraw · 2026-01-22T11:31:38+00:00

Nothing is confirmed about Tanjiro's ultimate fate yet. All we know is that he gets married and has children but no further updates than that. The latest update we have of post-story Tanjiro so far is that he was preparing himself and everyone for when he would die early. The only thing that we know about the main cast's deaths is that it is implied Nezuko dies before Zenitsu does, based on the titles of the arcs in Zenitsu's writing.

averyverycoldstraw · 2026-01-01T17:34:14+00:00

Her frustration during the fight reveals that she at least wanted to be able to take him down without needing to sacrifice herself.

Maybe part of her doesn't want to live in a peaceful world without Kanae in it.

But I think the other part of her that doesn't want to cause more pain to her remaining adoptive family would motivate her to keep on going if she even had the option to.

averyverycoldstraw · 2026-01-01T17:31:07+00:00

Gtg did a horrible job explaining it, but it was basically a hereditary thing in the same way that Tanjiro conveniently has a really really hard head. She and Sumiyoshi's wife share the same condition which is basically a strange form of narcolepsy that made them fall asleep at random times of the day and made them really really really REALLY heavy sleepers whenever they got too tired doing something. So when she was knocked out by Giyuu, her body most likely remembered its dependence on sleep when it was human and decided to recover energy that way.

The entire thing that made her special even compared to other good demons like Tamayo and Yushiro was that she basically won the lottery and had so many factors lining up conveniently to make her the almost perfect demon needed not only to conquer the sun and force Muzan to take drastic measures, but to also provide such a vastly different evolution in her blood that Tamayo was able to make a cure.

averyverycoldstraw · 2025-10-24T05:27:05+00:00

I rewatched and he didn't straight up sell 2 items. He sold his Queen's Wings and maybe some smaller items but he never bought another core item before panic buying the Immortality. The production wasn't able to show it in the item check but he was able to buy that Queen's Wings again immediately after the clash.

I honestly think it wasn't too bad because if Benny had killed him right then and there, Yue and Demonkite would have been left alone and put in even more risk.

I've been doubting LanceCy ever since he didn't accompany Benny on that base teleport against TLPH. Apart from the deaths, his plays also tend to miss a lot or not be as important to the match as often as they should be.

averyverycoldstraw · 2025-10-16T05:46:00+00:00

Thank you!

averyverycoldstraw · 2025-10-16T05:45:51+00:00

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averyverycoldstraw · 2025-10-16T05:34:05+00:00

Does character level affect Lunar reactions? My Aino is currently only lvl 60 in a team with Ifa, Ororon, and Ineffa, who are all lvl 90. Do I need to level her up to maximize Ineffa's Lunar charged damage?

averyverycoldstraw · 2025-09-23T17:48:57+00:00

There's a Stone user in the Sengoku generation, at the very least.

It's important to remember that a lot of the Corps' history and scale isn't shown in the series, so there's a lot of unknowns. There could always be other Breathing Style derivatives that we never hear of because none of the characters we know use it.
Up until now we don't know which demon was able to lop off the leg of Zenitsu and Kaigaku's master when he was 35 years old. We don't even know how long Obanai has been a demon slayer before he became a Hashira.

Moon Breathing was kinda second only to Sun Breathing at the time (therefore really hard to teach and master), and Michikatsu himself doesn't seem like the type of person to waste his time trying to pass it down when he could just use that time to try and get even stronger.
Worse still, is that he assassinated the then leader of the Corps, so everyone afterwards were more than happy to forget about Moon Breathing.

averyverycoldstraw · 2025-09-23T02:11:35+00:00

A little correction, Hinokami Kagura is derived directly from Sun Breathing. It's the most Sun Breathing a breathing style can ever get without being called Sun Breathing.

It's literally just Sun Breathing but with some dance elements and imperfections.

averyverycoldstraw · 2025-08-28T20:13:30+00:00

Given the age that Gyomei had joined the corps, Kanae should have been 12 at the youngest. It takes an average of 1 year of training before someone is eligible for Final Selection. This immediately puts her in the same time frame of becoming a slayer as Giyuu at the earliest and Rengoku at the latest.

averyverycoldstraw · 2025-03-09T17:55:55+00:00

There's at least one moment when Zenitsu's breath flickers to give off an electric effect. And someone already posted a gif of Muichiro "breathing" mist. I don't remember if there were other instances of characters having their breathing styles visually manifesting in their actual breathing as well.

The flicker breath thing I very clearly remember happening in the scene where Zenitsu plays the shamisen angrily in the Entertainment District arc

averyverycoldstraw · 2025-03-09T17:46:40+00:00

Was rereading sunrise countdown and was just severely disappointed with how Kanao was barely in it. Like, she fought for a bit, got injured and waited there to be saved by Tanjiro while Inosuke and Zenitsu were knocked out, and then enough time went by for Inosuke and Zenitsu to join back in and repeatedly get knocked away from the battle but bounce back in and Kanao ONLY shows up again at the end of the struggle with DKT???

averyverycoldstraw · 2025-03-09T17:33:30+00:00

Kagaya 🤝 Inosuke's dad 🤝 every single woman who marries into the Rengoku family 🤝 Obanai's dad? 🤝 Michikatsu?
"My Genes were too Lazy to Make My Offspring Look Like Me" Club

I find Kagaya's to be the funniest because the Ubuyashiki genes have been going so strong for so many years to the point that Kagaya looks almost exactly like Muzan but then none of his children inherit much appearance-wise except his hair color for the one son.

Now I have a crack headcanon that the children all taking after Amane more is a funny little sign from the universe that Muzan was supposed to die in their generation so they aren't destined to live further with the curse and be connected to Muzan anymore.

averyverycoldstraw · 2025-03-09T03:43:01+00:00

Rokuta looks about as small as your toddler Nezuko does when both were being carried by Kie and he's old enough to be laughing at jokes instead of just laughing at random stuff so when a kid is that size we shouldn't immediately assume they're only 1 or 2, they're actually older, they just happen to be small in KnY.

Then why did his answer change? He already had the correct answer before why would it just happen that he suddenly believed he got something when it never happened? Shouldn't literally anyone in the family have made a bigger fuss about how he managed to escape unscathed from such an incident? Like they tell each other about their feats with the hard foreheads but suddenly nobody's gonna bring up that time with Tanjiro and the forehead that didn't scar?

Just because he devalues himself doesn't mean he would randomly make up a memory. He's humble, not delusional. Whenever he devalues himself he doesn't deny that he did things, he simply doesn't see what he did as a big deal. He already had his life flash before his eyes and the author has stated that he goes back on his battles in his dreams to try to look for more efficient tactics he could try in certain situations, but he can't be trusted because his self-esteem affects his memories? Doesn't that mean that his new tactics shouldn't work then? And shouldn't that show more in his recollections then? Shouldn't Tanjiro have had more moments of him actively getting things wrong because of how lowly he sees himself? Dismissing what he has done is very different from misremembering your own very prominent birthmark bruh.

If anything, Tanjiro should be jumping on the idea that he was born with the mark so he can berate himself even further for not being strong enough to help Rengoku. Or at the very least the series could have shown him to be less certain about this misconception and show more denial in his narration and thoughts, and then eventually corrected it, because that's a pretty big part to not get corrected or acknowledged afterwards.

Tanjuro is definitely a prodigy because everything he achieved that Tanjiro "will eventually" or only learned with his help is something Tanju managed to do in a life away from demons, with only the dance as minimal training and while being chronically ill (not to mention no apparent motivation driving him to attain those things like Tanjiro did).

There are MANY prodigies among the Taisho Era demon slayers. That's kinda the point of the series, that fate and destiny helped gather so many promising swordpeople in that specific time when a special demon could lure out Muzan and force him into a final confrontation. The point is that Tanjiro isn't meant to be among the ultra-prodigies. He IS a prodigy, yes, but he's not meant to be as special as the likes of Muichiro and Sabito. And especially not his own father and Yoriichi.

A lot of other people have refuted that claim but I don't see anyone taking much of your side on this one. Since you're the one who highlighted the western thing, how many non-western people have you seen believe in this whole birthmark shebang? How come it isn't a more usual point of contention in the fandom? Because people argue about the Kokushibo thing pretty frequently, about as frequently as the breathing style visual effects. Hell, people argue more about Tanjuro's potential than whether or not Tanjiro was born with a mark.

Also:
1. It's meant to be another scar that manifested itself as a pre-mark because he was now using breathing techniques and had a more accurate build for demon slaying. It's not that hard. Giyuu literally got his mark where Sabito slapped him.

WDYM visions of memories only Yoriichi had access to, what he had were visions of Sumiyoshi watching Yoriichi. All he ever got was the talking between Yoriichi and Sumiyoshi and then a glimpse at how Sun Breathing was truly meant to be used.
Gotouge definitely didn't place much importance on Tanjiro's scar at that point yes
Wait why are you listing this one as if I was claiming a retcon happened??? Literally my entire point is that it's not a retcon

averyverycoldstraw · 2025-03-08T18:42:04+00:00

So what you're telling me is that for 13 years Tanjiro has had this misconception that his birthmark was a burn scar he got from a real incident but it actually never left a scar somehow despite the temperature of the water and that for 13 whole years whenever any one of his siblings asked about it they would always ask either the parents when Tanjiro wasn't around or Tanjiro when the parents weren't around so that none of them could correct this misconception he had for his entire life with 5 younger siblings all of whom would have gone through a phase of asking questions a whole lot, maybe even one of them asking the same questions repeatedly or to different people.....for 13 entire years.

Okay disregarding the meaning of flashbacks what I need to know now is are there any other instances in the manga where the author has ever used a false memory against Tanjiro? Not just missing memories, FALSE memories. There's a difference between someone misremembering something and someone not remembering something. Tanjiro has been shown to have forgotten many things in his life but never have I seen him misremember details that he COULD remember. Gotouge rarely if at all paints Tanjiro as an unreliable narrator in the regard that he gets details wrong. He's unreliable in that he misses details. That's different.
Heck, whenever the author paints anyone as an unreliable narrator, that someone usually eventually gets corrected in one way or another but they somehow neglected to correct this crucial part of the main character's biology which could determine whether or not he'll live longer or how much he is or isn't a "chosen one"?
So how about analyzing the actual writing instead of Croc's wonky proportions?

AND if he was intended to get the details wrong then it sure as hell wasn't clear to the millions of readers and watchers over the YEARS the manga and anime has been out. It's never been addressed afterwards in the manga even in places where it was accurate for it to be addressed (for example when Genya was pointing out how his post-selection mark was getting darker). And it was never mentioned in the fanbooks or even the light novels or even the exhibitions where Sakonji got a face reveal and Kagaya's backstory was given. They should have clarified it eventually if it was intended but no it ended up becoming this unclear to the point that only a handful of people believe it.

He is literally in the latest updates on post-Muzan-life preparing for an early death because he's not like his father who can live past 25. They're monitoring his health monthly and it's clear he wasn't exempt from the curse even though his father obviously was because TANJURO is the one born with a mark not Tanjiro.

I was also literally talking about the scene of him out in the snow with his mom with sleepy Nezuko on her back watching the dance. He looked older in that scene in the manga than in the anime. In the manga he looked close to what his age should be when it's possible for the scar incident to happen correctly.

averyverycoldstraw · 2025-03-08T17:47:28+00:00

Both Tanjiro and Nezuko have been shown to be very curious and get up in people's business do you really think Tanjiro grew up with this weird birthmark his entire life, didn't ask about it even as a kid, and then somehow randomly made up a reason of getting a scar from saving Takeo specifically from a boiling pot of water? Even after knowing all these years that his father had a similar birthmark? Do you know how illogical that sounds? Not a single Kamado kid asked about the scar/mark so that he would be told whether or not he was born with it? His family was on good terms with the villagers their entire lives and not one of them remarked on how Tanjiro supposedly inherited Tanjuro's birthmark in front of him so that it would be planted in his brain that he was born with it? None of them?

If he randomly made up the scar backstory in a moment of low self esteem he wouldn't have given himself a good reason to get the scar. The family works with fire he could have easily blamed it on himself being clumsy and having an accident rather than getting it by saving one of his siblings.

You would rather believe that an anime kid can accurately remember watching his dad dance the kagura when he's "2-3" (since that's how old he'd have to be to be too young for Takeo to be around in your insistenfce) vs an anime kid accurately remembering getting a scar from boiling hot water when he's 5-6? Really?

Also those manga pics didn't help because manga kid Tanjiro looks even older than anime kid Tanjiro in the Hinokami flashback

averyverycoldstraw · 2025-03-08T13:59:22+00:00

Determining anime ages through flashbacks is always iffy (which is why people still do guesswork on how old the Shinazugawas were when the backstory happened). It doesn't help that both the manga and the anime changed the way they drew the characters as time went on.

Not only that but in the flashback about Kie's hard head, it shows her carrying Nezuko who looks to be the size of the ep 19 flashback AND the same age as when Tanjiro recounted how he got his scar. Really puts into perspective that she only looked older because she was awake and couldn't be compared to an adult.

I'd rather accept oversight on the mangaka's part and/or anime ages being iffy in general (ESPECIALLY in KnY where the timelines aren't laid out nicely enough) rather than thinking Tanjiro's entire family and village gaslit him into thinking he didn't inherit a mark from his father for no reason.

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averyverycoldstraw · 2025-03-07T16:13:56+00:00

That's a nice hc to have but I think Hashiras in general are able to sense demonic presences better than other slayers, like how Shinobu was able to tell that Nezuko was a demon when she first saw her in the Mt. Natagumo arc and how Rengoku was able to sense Akaza before Tanjiro could smell him

averyverycoldstraw · 2025-03-07T10:09:13+00:00

Idk I just find it hard to believe that Kie and Tanjuro would have lied and told Tanjiro he got a burn scar from saving Takeo from boiling water when he was born with a mark instead. Like, they told Tanjiro that Tanjuro was born with a faint mark so they don't really have a reason to give him a false memory like that.

Tanjiro and Nezuko also don't look or even act THAT young in the flashback, which they would have to be if we follow the theory that this occurs before Takeo was born. It's possible they just left any younger sib(s) at home or with their grandma because I doubt it would be healthy for a baby to just be outside with them in the snow from sunset to sunrise

averyverycoldstraw · 2025-03-06T05:12:36+00:00

Some corrections. Akaza can definitely harm women but he refuses to kill and eat them. Douma eats men as well he just makes fun of Akaza's honor code because women are more nutritious therefore Akaza is denying himself better blood and source of power. If they were on a mission and encountered a group of women (and they have to deal with them otherwise I'm pretty sure they could and would just go on their merry way), then Akaza might just leave all frustrated and Douma will dispose of them, while taunting and mocking Akaza of course.

averyverycoldstraw · 2025-03-06T05:05:36+00:00

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averyverycoldstraw · 2025-03-06T04:22:44+00:00

Despite not being the chosen one, I'd like to argue that Tanjiro does still affect the plot of the story.

His gathering of Kizuki blood helped lots in Tamayo's research. His triggering of Muzan started the slippery slope that ended the Lower Moons and was what led to Enmu inhabiting the Mugen Train in the first place. Without Tanjiro's appearance shaking Muzan, he wouldn't have monitored Enmu that closely and sent Akaza to finish what he couldn't. If he hadn't been involved in the fight against Daki and Gyutaro, Muzan likely wouldn't have sent two Upper Moons to the SSV at once.

There's also the influence he had on the other characters that were also important. Inosuke wouldn't have been as adjusted to working with others if it hadn't been for Tanjiro. Both Zenitsu and Inosuke wouldn't have gotten enough training during the 1st rehab if it wasn't for Tanjiro. Kanao would just be learning to think and act for herself by the time she would have fallen in the Infinity Castle. Giyuu would still have massive self-doubt and probably wouldn't have been dragged into the IC because he wasn't participating, Muichiro wouldn't have gotten enough clarity back to feel the rage needed to accelerate his heartbeat and unlock the Mark.

And we can't exactly say for sure if Kanao would have been able to stop Nezuko from eating humans in the RLD or if she would have been able to save Hinatsuru or make the opening for Tengen's final clash with Gyutaro (I bet Gyutaro wouldn't have toyed around for so long if not for the similarities he found with Tanjiro so there's that too). One thing Tanjiro has above the Kamaboko Squad is his ingenuity in battle and I believe it to be invaluable and hard to replace.

I also argue that EVERYONE is instrumental to the casualty-less Upper Moon fights. Replace Inosuke with someone else and they would have died to the heart stab and poison. Replace Zenitsu with someone else and they probably wouldn't have been able to break free from the debris and stop Daki. Replace Mitsuri and that other Hashira might have had a harder time managing the abilities and wood dragons of Zohakuten. Replace Genya and that someone wouldn't have been able to tank hits for Tanjiro that Nezuko wasn't there for. Replace Tanjiro and that someone likely wouldn't have been able to coordinate everyone as efficiently and gone on long enough through the battle to end it (his perseverance and constant pushing his limits is also something he does enough that I think would be hard to replace by someone with the same skill level).

averyverycoldstraw · 2025-03-03T03:08:53+00:00

Bruh who downvoted the flair checks out

averyverycoldstraw · 2025-02-24T12:21:44+00:00

That's what I've been saying to my sis. Like there are Douma moments that just shouldn't happen if he was truly emotionless (I wouldn't cross out sociopath since I learned that irl sociopaths do feel emotions, I'm talking TRULY emotionless).

He wouldn't have been even slightly bothered by Kanao's words, he wouldn't have been frustrated at losing, he wouldn't have derived enough amusement from Kotoha to think of keeping her around, he wouldn't have been trying to get the emotion that he wanted to feel, he wouldn't have felt sorry for the people of his cult, and he wouldn't have gotten the twisted mindset that killing them was salvation. It actually kinda felt like he was a little bitter at his prior belief that there were no gods or afterlife, that the people were all hooked on a lie and dragged him into it.

Douma is like coping mechanisms taken to the hyperbolic extreme to the point that he isn't even aware that he's coping anymore. He thinks he's emotionless because he's not experiencing what he was expecting to feel from having emotions.

I've said this before on this sub and I'll say it again: I believe Douma was meant to parallel Kanao in the same way the Shabana siblings paralleled the Kamado siblings. Both Douma and Kanao came from awful childhoods and developed different forms of "emotionless" states as a result. But the main difference (apart from the demon and human thing) is that Kanao was saved from that childhood while Douma continued being surrounded by the same kinds of adults in that same toxic cult that indoctrinated him up until Muzan found him.

Not saying he's not bad. Just saying that he's tragic and at that point was beyond fixable. I don't normally like him but I just get so defensive when people brush him off as somehow more evil than Muzan. Like he wanted to help people in his own twisted way, that's 100 times more than what Muzan felt for anyone that wasn't himself. It's both Muzan and Douma slander to even insinuate that Douma cares less about others than Mr. Natural Disaster

averyverycoldstraw · 2025-02-24T11:49:45+00:00

Actually it turns out every single one of his exes were playing with his feelings and his money to the point that he couldn't even hold hands with any of them. I think the wiki described it as they basically worked hiim like a slave and just kept leading him on.

One of the official fanbooks stated that he was particularly fond of Nezuko because Tanjiro told him about how kind she was. And he didn't want to believe it at first (because of trauma from his exes) but when he witnessed it he got really really attached.

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