Tanjiro Masters The Dance Of The Fire God – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Kamado Tanjiro started his journey as a Demon Slayer by mastering the ten forms of Water Breathing, taught to him by Sakonji Urokodaki.

However, since after he discovered the Hinokami Kagura during his fight with Lower Five, he has been trying to hone his skills, and recently he hit a significant milestone.

Chapter 193, titled “A Difficult Door Begins to Open,” was released in the 11th issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump. It shows Tanjiro completing the 12th form of Hinokami Kagura(Dance of the Fire God) by connecting all of the forms in repetition.

Hinokami Kagura is a breathing technique that increases the user’s strength and endurance. The dance is composed of 12 segments repeated from sunset to sunrise, which connect as a circle from Dance to Flame Dance. This technique was taught to Tanjiro by his father.

This chapter builds on Tanjiro’s recent game-changing discovery and acknowledges the role of Tamayo in the battle. It reveals the full effects of Tamayo’s medicine on Muzan, which they kept from disclosing all this while.

The chapter follows Tanjiro attempting all 12 forms of Hinokami Kagura while his blade dons the color red. Yet, the chapter mostly views this through Muzan’s monologue narrative. Muzan continues to underestimate Tanjiro through his attempts.

It is when he accesses information regarding Tamayo’s medicine that he is confronted with the reality of his body’s deterioration and inability to defeat one exhausted man. The chapter closes with Tanjiro completing all 12 forms. 

Tanjiro will most likely unlock the 13th unknown form of Hinokami Kagura in the upcoming chapter.

About Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotoge. Its publication in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump began in February 2016 with 19 collected tankōbon volumes released as of present.

In a world filled with demons and demon slayers, Kimetsu no Yaiba follows the lives of two siblings Tanjiro and Nezuko Kamado. They persisted after a great tragedy – the murder of their family at the hands of a demon.

Their hardship does not end there, as Nezuko is barely spared to live as a demon. As the oldest sibling, Tanjiro vows to protect and cure his sister. The story traces the bond of this brother-sister or better yet, demon slayer and demon combo against the odds of an arch antagonist and the society.