Demon Slayer: The History of Breathing Techniques

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In the world of Demon Slayer there are, so far, fourteen breathing styles. All of these styles are used by various members of the Demon Slayers Corp in their long-standing feud with demons. However, the history of these forms is long, and tangled up. One very clear thing is that they all derived from Sun Breathing, which means the Demon Slayers did not always have them at their disposal. Although their use of the styles has empirically leveled the playing field and allowed Demon Slayers to hold their own against their mortal enemies. Viewers may find it confusing trying to understand why there are so many styles, and why some people can only do one or two instead of all of them.

Demon Slayer follows young Tanjiro and his sister Nezuko as he climbs his way up through the ranks of the Demon Slayer Corps. He does so in an effort to return her to human state after she is turned into a demon.

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Over 500 years before the story in the anime Yoriichi Tsugikuni was a Demon Slayer during the Sengoku Era, also known as the Golden Age of Demon Slayers. He was the most powerful Demon Slayer of his time and perhaps the most powerful ever.

He invented Sun Breathing sometime during his life, although exactly when is unclear. This type of breathing not only spawned all other forms of breathing, but also has thirteen of its own forms. Upon Yoriichi’s death, it was lost until Tanjiro revived it through his familial dance.

Water, Flame, Thunder, Stone, and Wind Breathing are not only the five most common forms of Breathing, but they are also the first five to follow after Sun Breathing was created. Each was invented by one of Yoriichi’s students who were unable to master Sun Breathing and instead made