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Gosh I love yoriichi type zero and Kotetsu

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I wish I could be like one of those Tumblr people who make well-written and informed analyses on their interests and hyperfixations but no I got stuck with the GGAGRRHHD AARRAARFGHFGG. HHGGGGRGGGGRGRRRGGHH MMBBRBBRBJGJGJ KKAAAAAAAAAAA HHHHH AAA !!?,,!??,!

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I talk about it a little in this post and its various comments, but I think that the themes of life, death, and immortality that exist within KNY are genuinely some of the most interesting parts of the series at large. The most prominent and straightforward example of this exists within Muzan’s desperate quest for a perfect eternal life, which directly conflicts with Kagaya’s belief in the longevity of the human will. The former is concrete, physical, and simple where the latter remains abstract and very difficult to define.

It’s obviously displayed in Kagaya’s death scene;

But is also scattered throughout the manga in different moments — Sanemi’s first meeting with Kagaya is one of them, because it’s where Kagaya first mentions how little he thinks his life matters when he has an heir to continue aiding and leading the organization for him. He finds his eternity in the long standing effort his family (both biological and chosen) has made and will continue to make in freeing the world of the demonic blight. Which is a philosophy that he makes sure Muzan knows is followed by everyone who fights and lives or dies for the organization and its cause. The young men and women who didn’t pass Final Selection, the demon slayers on Mt. Natagumo, Rengoku, and so on so forth.

He dies knowing that he has a guaranteed legacy, and that Muzan’s inherent nature as a demon means he will never be allowed to do the same. Why do you think he becomes so angry when Kagaya mentions how his death means the death of all his demons too? He knows just as well as Kagaya does how limited he is. There is no one to avenge him or continue his work if he fails the way Kagaya and the Ubuyashiki have always had the Demon Slayer Corps. And even when the organization disbands, they have the certainty of a peaceful, demon-free future waiting for them. That is what they have all worked for, and the desire for tranquillity will always exist within humanity no matter who the enemy becomes.

Yorichii understood that very well… but his older twin brother, Michikatsu, could not fathom it.

He was utterly befuddled by Yorichii’s smile as he thought of the uncertain future, imagining a generation even stronger and more capable of saving lives than they were. He didn’t help the Sengoku Era demon slayers develop breathing styles or teach them or do anything because he wanted to be remembered — it was because he believed in the cause as earnestly and as fiercely as the old families who had followed it for centuries before him. By his own admission, Michikatsu had become a demon slayer out of insecurity and jealousy. He questions how his younger brother managed to leave so much more of himself behind when he was the one who became immortal, but he did this to himself.

He abandoned his wife and his children alongside his personal honor and his dreams and his cause and that’s why he can’t even begin to fathom Yorichii’s hopes for the future even when its manifestation is standing right in front of him;

Together, Yorichii and Michikatsu act as the second biggest philosophical contrast in KNY. They are the everlasting legacy of a man who could not care to leave one behind and the forgotten samurai who was utterly obsessed with the idea of having one, but didn’t know what that really meant. Tanjiro and Muichiro are also wonderful examples of this, because Tanjiro has absolutely no direct relation to Yorichii, and yet he effectively acts as his heir. On the other hand, Muichiro is explicitly noted to be Michikatu’s descendent by Kokushibo, but he is originally thought to be a Sun Breather’s descendant and rejects Kokushibo altogether. More than that, Kokushibo is the one who ultimately kills him.

Michikatsu literally and metaphorically kills any chance he has at having a legacy with his own hands, while Yorichii aids Tanjiro long after death.

It’s a beautifully painful contrast.

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I've seen some people say that Sanemi was trying to save Genya by blinding him and his actions were justified and totally not an impulsive decision made out of fear. So okay, say he did succeed what makes you think that being blind will stop Genya?

One thing that we know about our boy is that he is resourceful as fuck! He is the embodiment of the phrase 'when there's a will, there's a way'. Being blind will NOT deter him from his goals I assure you.

Instead his training with Gyomei will just intensify; for Genya out of determination and for Gyomei out of spite because how dare you assume that being blind is enough to stop someone from being a Demon Slayer?

Sanemi vastly underestimates his brother and his abilities. Genya overcame not being able to use breathing techniques, not getting a proper nichirin blade, his physical limitations, I mean he uses a GUN! With nichirin BULLETS! That's GENIUS! He also managed to win over the strongest Hashira Gyomei 'fuck-them-kids' Himejima!

*Spoilers!

Which is why Sanemi using Genya's weapons (especially his gun) against Kokushibo was such a powerful scene. He's acknowledging his brother's strengths, trusting his brother's abilities and allowing his brother to protect him!

And it was when he laid down his pride, finally talked to his brother and trusted both him and Gyomei to protect him that he was able to unlock his Demon Slayer Mark!

I have a whole analysis about the Demon Slayer marks as well as each of the Upper Moon fights and I'll post them soon.

But yeah, not only would Sanemi's blinding of Genya be pointless but it would have prevented him from unlocking his mark and ultimately led to the loss of the fight with Kokushibo and Muzan.

We can love characters while admitting their faults and condemning their shitty actions. That's what makes them human.

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Tsugikuni brothers

A redraw from the art book :>

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he's so majestic

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Something about a man who's never been the first choice being chosen by his wife straight on and she, who regards his existence as a blessing, when all his life he was never one.

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Tiktok doesnt let me post so am postin here

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I always thought Kanao was such a random choice for Sanemi to give Kaburamaru to and I kind of thought he just dropped him off with the first person he saw lmao but it suddenly occurred to me today that it actually makes PERFECT sense for Kanao to have Kaburamaru omg I might be slow for just having realized this I don’t know if I’m just stating the obvious but

Kanao is totally blind in one eye and has very poor vision in the other at the end of the series. Obanai was also blind in one eye and then was totally blinded in the final battle and Kaburamaru would help him navigate demon attacks you guys Sanemi gave Kanao a service animal 😭

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we seem to look past how beautiful obanai’s imagination is, the environment around them looks so peaceful and gentle which is just contradictory to how obanai acts in general. he just has so much love in his heart but he bottles it all up it inside of him. look at mitsuri😭, her kimono looks gorgeous, her smile, the detail in her face just looks like the result of having memorized her every feature because he loves her TOO much.

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Redraw of the frame with the ubuyashiki twins from the anime cus its so beautiful

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harpy hare, where have you buried all your children...?

i made a demon slayer video!! check it out here!!

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chronically 19yr demon slays while slaying

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Read Right to Left (Manga Format)

I have returned to watching demon slayer after a year and it came up while I was having a serious late night talk with my big sister. I was talking about the relationship between Michikatsu/Kokushibo and Yoriichi and it turns out we both see each other in Yoriichi's shoes and ourselves in Michikatsu's place. Definitely surprising, but really relieving to know that we both worry too much and we are not so far apart in skill as we believe.

This is technically the first piece of fanart I've ever made for the characters in Demon Slayer, I have made OCs before but I never drew an actual character from the story. For context this is mostly just a fun "what if" scenario with them meeting in the afterlife. I like to think Yoriichi's love would reawaken Michikatsu's humanity.