Mitsuri Kanroji

Character definition: Mitsuri Kanroji (甘かん露ろ寺じ 蜜みつ璃り, Kanroji Mitsuri?) is a major supporting character of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. She is a Demon Slayer of the Demon Slayer Corps and the Love Hashira (恋こい柱ばしら, Koi Bashira?) of the Taisho era.

Kanji: 甘露寺 蜜璃

Rōmaji: Kanroji Mitsuri

Characteristics

Race

Human

Gender

Female

Age

19

Height

167 cm (5'6")

Weight

56 kg (123 lb)

Birthday

June 1st

Hair Color

Light Pink to Lime Green Black (Formerly)

Eye Color

Light Green

Affiliation

Affiliation

Demon Slayer Corps

Occupation

Demon Slayer Tsuguko (Formerly) Love Hashira

Combat Style

Love Breathing Flame Breathing (Formerly)

Personal Status

Status

Deceased

Partner(s)

Kyojuro Rengoku (Formerly) Urara (Kasugai Crow)

Relative(s)

Unnamed Mother Unnamed Father Unnamed Younger Brother Three Unnamed Younger Siblings

Debuts

Manga Debut

Chapter 44

Anime Debut

Episode 21

Portrayal

Japanese VA

Kana Hanazawa

English VA

Kira Buckland

Stage Play

Akari Kawasaki

Appearance: Mitsuri is a curvaceous young woman of pale skin complexion, whose slender, graceful build belies her deceptive muscular strength. She stands slightly taller than average. She has large, round, bright pale green eyes with a darker green center, long black eyelashes, and many notable white sparkles reflecting light off of them, a small beauty mark beneath each of them, and light pink lipstick. Mitsuri has long and visibly thick pink hair that fades into a lime green color at the halfway point, which she wears in three thick braids. She has five shorter, choppy clumps hanging over her face as voluminous bangs, the tips lime green as well.

At fourteen months, Mitsuri had small lime green-colored circles for eyes. She had neck-length hair that was naturally black, and wore a pastel yellow kimono decorated with orange-colored flower patterns, featuring a white, ruffled bib. As a toddler, her hair significantly grew, and was styled into two braids. She wore a plain, light pink kimono tied with a dark magenta obi.

At an older age, Mitsuri's hair changes to a light pink and lime green color, as well as her eyes growing larger. For her attire, she wore a pale yellow kimono doning bright pink-colored floral patterns, tied with a teal obi.

At the age of seventeen, Mitsuri once dyed her hair black in an attempt to appear "normal" during her second marriage proposal. She sported a pastel lime green-colored kimono, decorsted with a colorful floral pattern and tied by a decorated, magenta-colored hanhaba obi.

Mitsuri wears a light plum, heavily customized version of the standard Demon Slayer Corps uniform. Her outfit consists of a tight-fitting button-up jacket with a stand-up collar and long sleeves, featuring gold buttons and a shirt pocket on the left breast, with the kanji for Destroy (滅めつ, Metsu?) engraved on the back of the uniform. Beneath this, she wears a white long-sleeved collared undershirt. Due to the snug fit of her uniform, both the chest area of the jacket and her undershirt are left unbuttoned and open, exposing her cleavage. Instead of the standard tattsuke-hakama pants, Mitsuri wears a short pleated mini-skirt, maintaining the color and fabric style of her uniform. Her waist is fastened with the standard white belt. Over her uniform, she wears a plain white haori—a gift given to her by Kyojuro Rengoku, the Flame Hashira and her mentor. For legwear, she dons a pair of lime green thigh-high stockings with vertical stripes and teal cuffs at the top. These were a gift from Obanai Iguro, the Serpent Hashira. Her footwear consists of white zōri sandals with pink straps, tied at the front in decorative bows.

While at the Swordsmith Village, Mitsuri wore a light blue, floral-designed kimono and a dark blue obi underneath a maroon-colored haori.

During her and the other remaining Hashira's fight against Muzan, Mitsuri's left and back braids are cut off by Muzan Kibutsuji's attacks, now shortened to shoulder length, and part of her left ear is also torn at the side. Mitsuri also loses both of her arms in the process of ripping off Muzan's left arm.

Abilities:

Overall Abilities: As a Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, Mitsuri is a very powerful and skilled combatant. She is said to have completed the Final Selection within a mere six months of training, which Kyojuro Rengoku considers outstanding. Even before becoming a Hashira, Mitsuri was able to fend off Lower Rank Two, Hairo's Blood Demon Art. Her abilities were put on display during the events within the Swordsmith Village, where she quickly subdued and defeated a group of demons created by Upper Rank Five, Gyokko, and later played a big part in the fight against Upper Rank Four, Hantengu, specifically against the manifestation of Hatred, Zohakuten, who possesses the combined strength of four Upper Rank demons. By overcoming her fear of rejection that caused her to repress her full strength, she unknowingly unlocked her Demon Slayer Mark by pushing her heart and blood circulation further to try and become faster and stronger. With its power increasing her abilities further, she was able to fend off the incredibly powerful Upper Rank until sunrise. During the events in the Infinity Castle, Mitsuri held her own against the newly appointed Upper Rank Four, Nakime. Afterwards, she managed to land a surprise technique on the Demon King himself, Muzan Kibutsuji, and played her part in the fight to stall for sunrise. Her extreme strength was revealed during the Hashira's battle with Muzan, where she was able to grab hold of Muzan's arm whip and rip it off with her bare hands, a feat that surprised even Muzan himself.

Abnormal Muscular Constitution: Mitsuri has a special muscular composition, making her muscles eight times denser than that of a regular human. While her limbs are thin, they possess unbelievable strength and endurance capable of maintaining her body's structure after a point-blank sound attack from Zohakuten. To maintain the composition of her body, Mitsuri eats as much as three sumo wrestlers.

Demon Slayer Abilities:

Demon Slayer Mark: During her battle against Upper Rank Four, Hantengu's clone, Zohakuten (憎ぞう珀はく天てん, Zōhakuten?), Mitsuri stopped suppressing her full strength and, by increasing her heart rate and her blood circulation, unconsciously awakened and obtained her Demon Slayer Mark, located just below her neck and near her left clavicle. It appears as two red hearts positioned opposite from each other, aligned by two red teardrop-shaped spots in the middle. When manifested, Mitsuri's physical strength, endurance, precision, and power increased dramatically to the point she was able to stand on equal grounds against Zohakuten, who unleashed his most powerful techniques against her.

Physical Abilities:

Enhanced Flexibility: Mitsuri has been noted to possess an extremely flexible body, allowing her to achieve a wide range of motion. She has incorporated her innate flexibility into her Love Breathing techniques, successfully using it to outpace and counterattack Zohakuten's techniques without much trouble. Mitsuri's superhuman flexibility is also displayed in the form of her whip-like Nichirin Sword, which is also incredibly flexible. However, only she can make use of the sword due to her pliability preventing her from getting cut while performing high speed actions that make use of incredible ranges of motion. Mitsuri also demonstrates her flexibility in Hashira Training, where she leads the trainees to improve their flexibility.

Immense Speed & Reflexes: As a Hashira, Mitsuri is an extremely fast individual. She first showcased her exceptional speed when she sliced up and killed the spawns created by Upper Rank Five, Gyokko, before they could even react, saving numerous swordsmiths in the process. Her tremendous speed and reflexes were best displayed during her battle against Zohakuten, where she dodged lightning and sound waves produced by the Upper Rank's Blood Demon Art and proceeded to slice through them without much trouble. Later, she reacted to a point-blank sound wave produced by Zohakuten, tensing her body before the attack landed. Due to the speed at which she could destroy his dragons and evade his attacks, Zohakuten resorted to prolonging the battle and exhausting her stamina in an attempt to defeat her.

Immense Strength: Due to her abnormal muscular constitution, Mitsuri possesses a level of physical strength superior to that of average humans even before becoming a Demon Slayer. As a Hashira, her strength is even comparable to that of Giyu, Kyojuro, and Sanemi. When she was 14 months old, Mitsuri possessed enough arm strength to lift a rock weighing 15 kg (33 lbs). Even before becoming a Hashira, Mitsuri was able to fight off Lower Rank Two, Hairo's Blood Demon Art.[18] In her attempt to rescue Nezuko and Genya from Zohakuten's dragons, she was able to pull one down as it tried to attack her, causing it to collide violently with two others behind it and knock them down. Furthermore, she successfully cuts through the Upper Rank's dragons, and pushes them back, despite the Upper Rank's incredibly high durability. Her superhuman strength was also displayed during the battle against Muzan, where Mitsuri was able to grab hold of Muzan's arm and rip it off with her bare hands, which shocked the Demon King.

Immense Stamina & Endurance: As a Hashira, Mitsuri has attained incredible stamina and endurance due to years of extremely harsh training. In the battle against Hantengu, despite sustaining several injuries, she still lasted the longest out of Tanjiro, Nezuko, and Genya, and stalled Zohakuten long enough for her comrades to win. Additionally, with the help of Obanai, Mitsuri was able to hold her own against the newly appointed Upper Rank Four, Nakime for a period of time. Even while enervated and suffering from numerous injuries, Mitsuri still had enough energy reserved to tear off the Demon King's elongated arm.

Fighting Style:

Master Swordswoman: As a Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, Mitsuri is one of the most powerful and skilled swordswomen in the entire organization. Mitsuri makes use of a special swordsmanship style based around her thin and flexible Nichirin Sword akin to an urumi. Her skill in swordsmanship allowed her to quickly subdue the creatures spawned by Upper Rank Five, Gyokko, slicing up the vases on the demons' back at speeds faster than they can react to and with great accuracy. Mitsuri best displayed her unique swordsmanship style and sword wielding skill during her battle with Zohakuten. Her swordsmanship was so precise that Mitsuri could cut through lightning and sound waves produced by the Upper Rank, and she managed to counter and destroy all of his Blood Demon Art techniques, which forced the demon to resort to exhausting her in a desperate attempt to kill the Hashira.

Breathing Style:

Love Breathing (恋こいの呼こ吸きゅう, Koi no kokyū?): A Breathing Style Mitsuri created herself based on her experience using Flame Breathing, from being a student of Kyojuro Rengoku. Love Breathing incorporates elements of Mitsuri's superhuman flexibility and her unique whip-like Nichirin Sword. Using this Breathing Style, she can unleash attacks that cover a wide range of motion as well as long ranges that a normal katana would be unable to accomplish.

Flame Breathing (炎ほのおの呼こ吸きゅう, Honō no kokyū?): A Breathing Style that Mitsuri learnt when training under the Flame Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku. However, although Mitsuri has learnt it, she was not as skillful with it and could not fight to her fullest using it. Thus, she developed Love Breathing, a Breathing Style more suited to her that could properly make use of her strengths.

Techniques:

First Form: Shivers of First Love (壱いちノ型かた　初はつ恋こいのわななき, Ichi no kata: Hatsukoi no Wananaki?)- The user dashes forward and performs a single slash that winds through the target, hitting multiple areas with one slice.

Second Form: Love Pangs (弐にノ型かた　懊おう悩のう巡めぐる恋こい, Ni no kata: Ōnō Meguru Koi?)- The user performs a singular, long-winding swing that cuts the target at multiple angles.

Third Form: Catlove Shower (参さんノ型かた　恋こい猫ねこしぐれ, San no kata: Koi Neko Shigure?)- The user leaps into the air and performs multiple arched slashes in quick succession.

Fifth Form: Swaying Love, Wildclaw (伍ごノ型かた　揺ゆらめく恋れん情じょう・乱みだれ爪づめ, Go no kata: Yurameku Renjō Midarezume?)- The user leaps into the air before performing a somersault and releasing dozens of rapid, winding slashes from afar that essentially form a tornado of slashes. In the game, this technique was shown to have an even more powerful drill-like attack when boosted with a Demon Slayer Mark.

Sixth Form: Cat-Legged Winds of Love (陸ろくノ型かた　猫ねこ足あし恋こい風かぜ, Roku no kata: Neko Ashi Koi Kaze?)- The user fully extends their sword to perform an arcing slash before retracting it and extending it once more, done in quick succession to form a layers of slashes.

Game Exclusive Techniques:

First Form: Shivers of First Love, Entwined (壱いちノ型かた　初はつ恋こいのわななき・縛ばく, Ichi no kata: Hatsukoi no Wananaki - Baku?)- The user continuously whips their opponent with their sword, lifting themselves and their opponent upwards a short distance. They continue to deliver multiple slashes while moving behind the target before wrapping the blade around their body and whipping them to the ground. The user then descends to the grounded target and preforms Shivers of First Love, the technique once again launching them upwards.

Fifth Form: Swaying Love, Wildclaw, Everlasting Beauty (伍ごノ型かた　揺ゆらめく恋れん情じょう・乱みだれ爪づめ　麗れい, Go no kata: Yurameku Renjō - Midarezume - Rei?)- A slightly more theatrical version of Swaying Love, Wildclaw. The user whips their opponent with their sword several times, before dramatically wrapping it around the target and subsequently twirling around to launch the sword, which further strike the opponent in quick succession. The user then executes.

Fifth Form: Swaying Love, Wildclaw as they would normally.Feral Fury (乱みだれ斬ぎり, Midare Giri?)- The user leaps and somersaults behind their opponent, randomly slashing them multiple times with their long blade.

Dancing Love Haze (恋こい霞かすみ演えん舞ぶ, Koi Kasumi Enbu?) - A collaboration between a Love Breathing user and a Mist Breathing user. Both strike their opponent simultaneously with a cross-cut, the Mist Breathing user activating Obscuring Clouds, then they dash and slash the opponent twice. The Love Breathing user jumps in with a front flip slash, the Mist Breather dashing in with another slash while the Love Breather delivers more whip slashes with a twirl. The Mist Breather delivers three more slashes before the Love Breather delivers a somersaulting slash that crashes the opponent back, scattering dust. The Love and Mist Breather then finish their attack by performing their third and fifth forms respectively (Catlove Shower and Sea of Clouds and Haze) while dashing in two directions.

Equipment:

Nichirin Whip-Katana: Unlike most Demon Slayers, who use standard katanas, Mitsuri wields an extremely thin, flexible, and long Nichirin sword that is more akin to a whip or an urumi..It was made by Tecchin Tecchikawahara, due to its bizarre shape requiring immense expertise to craft. Due to her sword's unique traits, only Mitsuri can use it without cutting herself in the process, which can be attributed to her flexibility and fighting style. Using her whip-katana, not only is her attack range longer than the average swordsman's, but she can also perform attacks that bend and weave through her targets, slashing different areas or the same area multiple times.

Her whip-katana is black in color with a bright pink edge. It also has a smooth wavy, dark pink pattern of thin crescents in the middle of the blade. The katana's tsuba is shaped like a four-leaf clover; the leaves have a pink core with a golden border, with the words Destroyer of Demons (惡あっ鬼き滅めっ殺さつ, Akki Messatsu?) engraved on the side. The handle is magenta in color, wrapped in green cords that are tied to create hearts, and capped with a magenta kashira. Despite her unique katana, Mitsuri carries around a standard sized and shaped scabbard that is white in color; as such, Mitsuri folds her katana blade multiple times to properly sheathe it.

Standard Nichirin Katana: Early on in her career as a Demon Slayer, Mitsuri used a standard sized and shaped Nichirin katana. Its handle and tsuba appeared identical to Mitsuri's current katana.

Trivia: Mitsuri's surname contains the Kan-on'yomi reading of the kanji for "sweet, sugary" (甘かん, kan?), "dew" (露ろ, ro?) and the Go-on'yomi for "Buddhist temple" (寺じ, ji?). Her first name contains the Go-on'yomi for "nectar" (蜜みつ, mitsu?) and "Lapis" (璃り, ri?).Her surname is actually the name of a temple in China located around Nanjing, mentioned in the iconic Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.Mitsuri ranked 12th place in both the first and second character popularity poll with 280 votes and 3714 votes respectively.Mitsuri's hair color is said to be the way it is because of her eating too much sakuramochi. She once ate 170 mochis everyday for eight months.It is revealed in a Volume Extra that her current uniform was made by Masao Maeda, a notoriously perverse uniform tailor of the Kakushi who also gave similarly designed outfits to Shinobu, Kanao, and Aoi. Unlike the others, who burned their uniforms in protest, Mitsuri opted to keep wearing it, as she couldn't manage to burn hers.Mitsuri's striped socks were a gift from Obanai, as she was initially very embarrassed wearing her uniform.Mitsuri's mentor was Kyojuro. She derived her Love Breathing from his Flame Breathing.Mitsuri makes a cameo appearance alongside Obanai Iguro in Chapter 137 of Tonikaku Kawaii. Because of how much she eats, her food expenses are unexpectedly high.[48]As revealed during Hashira Training, Mitsuri keeps bees to harvest honey, which she uses to top bread and pancakes.Mitsuri and Shinobu get along quite well due to them having been the only two female Hashira after Kanae's death. She also teaches Shinobu western cooking.Mitsuri's hobbies are cooking and Menko, which she has never lost at.A few of Mitsuri's attacks are named after cats, due to the fact that she used to own a cat as a child. She and Gyomei Himejima enjoy talking about cats together.Mitsuri can eat 100 dumplings in one go.Mitsuri has stated that there are 5 kids in her family, and they all get along with each other.Mitsuri shares her Japanese and English voice actresses with Kogyoku Ren from Magi and Risa from Phantasy Star Online 2.Mitsuri viewed the other Hashira as follows: "She's supercute! I'm older but she's more mature. I wish we could hang out together more, but there isn't time... " - Insect Hashira(Shinobu Kocho) "His age gives him a certain attractiveness, but he acts childish, like he's about ten. That's so funny!" - Sound Hashira(Tengen Uzui) "What a sweet guy! He writes the nicest letters. And he always compliments me. Even if I take forever to finish eating, he just waits and smiles!" - Serpent Hashira(Obanai Iguro) "It's adorable how he loves cats! And he's the strongest corps member! Wow!" - Stone Hashira(Gyomei Himejima) "He's silent and fidgety – which is cute!" - Water Hashira(Giyu Tomioka) "He's like an impressive older brother! I had fun training with him. And he babies me!" - Flame Hashira(Kyojuro Rengoku) "It's amazing how he's a Hashira at such a young age! He seems wise – and dignified!" - Mist Hashira(Muichiro Tokito) "He's scary, which is impressive, but he gets angry at me a lot..." - Wind Hashira(Sanemi Shinazugawa) Mitsuri's level of openness was ranked at 90%.Mitsuri would sometimes ask Shinobu for love advice, but due to both of them being oblivious to love, their exchanges mostly became weird. Mitsuri likened Shinobu's love advice to a research thesis, since it mostly focused on brain response, heart rate, blood pressure, etc.Mitsuri has the biggest appetite out of all the Hashira.Mitsuri is the only known female Demon Slayer that has unlocked the Demon Slayer Mark.Mitsuri's father and mother are voiced by Kenji Nojima and Junko Minagawa (Ricco Fajardo and Jennifer Sun Bell in the English dub) respectively.It is revealed in Episode 52’s Taisho Secret that Mitsuri’s favorite foods are pork cutlets and omurice.Mitsuri's English voice actress, Kira Buckland, also voices Mukago.Mitsuri shares a family name with a real life Buddhist temple called the Kanroji temple. Demon Slayer's popularity caused an influx of visitors to the temple, with the head priest Hogan Yamashita praising the series, stating, "The manga evokes empathy for the characters, such as the enemies who had not become demons by choice. It also expresses the Buddhist spirit and principles of life, such as familial love and friendship."In Kimetsu Academy, Mitsuri is 19 years old. Having graduated from high school, she studies at a nearby art university, wanting to make everyone happy with her art. Back in her high school days, she was banned from the school store due to the huge amount of food she would buy, and Kyojuro was her former homeroom teacher. She also has a part-time job as a delivery girl for Hyottoko Pizzeria.

History:

Past: Mitsuri was born in the Meiji Period, as a rather affluent family's eldest daughter among five siblings. She displayed unnatural strength at a very young age through her unique muscle composition, said to be eight times denser than a normal person's; which shocked even her mother, who herself was known for her strength. She grew up with a larger appetite than the average person, as much as three sumo wrestlers as a child, and developed an unnatural hair color from eating too much sakura mochi, which led to her being seen as a freak and unable to proceed with a previously arranged marriage when she was seventeen. After this rejection, she dyed her hair black, pretended to be weak, and forced herself to eat a normal amount in an attempt to fit in more with other girls, even if it negatively impeded her well-being.

Shortly after making these adjustments to her physical appearance, Mitsuri was approached by a potential partner. However, she became doubtful over whether or not pretending to be a different person would truly work out for her in the end. At some point, her partner left her.

Mitsuri then encountered Kagaya Ubuyashiki, who told her to reject normalcy and embrace who she was as her strength was a gift. Because of this encounter, she joined the Demon Slayers and used her skill and ridiculous strength to rise to the status of Hashira. While in the Corps, she also adopted her idea of finding a man stronger than her to marry, however, this did not work out because, with the exception of her fellow Hashira, she was much stronger and more skilled than the rest of her fellow members. She began working with Kyojuro Rengoku and, after realizing she couldn't master the Breathing Style which Kyojuro had taught her, she developed her own Breathing Style derived from Flame Breathing, Love Breathing.

Synopsis:

Rehabilitation Training Arc: At the Ubuyashiki Estate, Shinobu Kocho notes that Tanjiro Kamado is on trial, while Mitsuri thinks about the potential killing of Nezuko Kamado with uneasiness. When Obanai Iguro demands to know what punishment Giyu Tomioka would receive for his role in their subordinate's actions, Mitsuri praises his persistence, as well as Giyu's aloofness. Later, she questions whether or not they should make a decision in Tanjiro's trial without "Oyakata-sama's" input, suggesting they wait until he arrives. Shortly thereafter, she praises Sanemi Shinazugawa's increase in scars and Shinobu's sternness with the former's actions. The Love Hashira's expressions of praise quickly turns to horror as Sanemi stabs Nezuko, but just as quickly turns to laughter when Tanjiro headbutts him, much to her mortification.

Mugen Train Arc: Upon receiving news of Kyojuro Rengoku's death from a crow, Mitsuri is shocked and horrified.

Swordsmith Village Arc: When Tanjiro Kamado reaches the hidden Swordsmith Village, he loudly thanks a Kakushi for safely taking him there. Mitsuri, while relaxing in a hot spring, states that she hears the echo of a thank you and her heart is pounding. Later, after Tanjiro speaks to the chief and starts making his way up to springs, the Hashira sees Tanjiro and runs towards him in tears. She tells Tanjiro that she tried to ask for the name of a boy, but he 'ignored' her, despite her status as a Hashira. After complaining that the high spirits she received from the hot spring was lost, Mitsuri is told by Tanjiro that their dinner is almost ready and that it might include matsutake mushrooms. Mitsuri is immediately cheered up and walks away happily singing a song.

Tanjiro, Mitsuri, and Nezuko eat dinner together, and Tanjiro is amazed by how much the Hashira can eat even despite her claims that she didn't eat as much as usual. Her appetite encourages Tanjiro to also eat a lot and become stronger. Tanjiro then remembers his encounter at the springs and tells Mitsuri that the boy she met before was named Genya Shinazugawa, and Mitsuri immediately realizes that Genya is actually the younger brother of the Wind Hashira, Sanemi Shinazugawa, even though Sanemi had told her he did not have any siblings. She figures that the brothers do not get along, and that it must be a sad experience since she gets along well with her five siblings. Tanjiro becomes worried for Genya since he still has not arrived to eat his dinner. While playing with and hugging Nezuko, Mitsuri assumes that perhaps the reason why he wasn't present was that he told the Swordsmith Village's townspeople that he will not eat at all. Tanjiro decides to bring Genya leftovers, and Mitsuri enthusiastically supports the idea.

Mitsuri sings while holding Nezuko's hand, and Tanjiro suddenly asks her what her motivation was behind joining the Corps. At first, she is embarrassed and hesitant to tell him but soon after confesses that she did it to find a man who would marry her for the rest of her life. She goes on to blissfully speak about how girls like men who are stronger than them and can protect them, and joining the Hashira would allow her to meet many strong individuals. Tanjiro is surprised and speechless, noted to have the same reaction as every other person who heard her reasoning had.

The three continue to look for Genya when a Kakushi comes up to them and tells Mitsuri that she is needed at the swordsmith workshop for the finishing touches on her sword. Saddened at having to leave the Kamado siblings, Mitsuri denies Tanjiro’s offer to escort her out and replies that she will be alright. She gives him a kind smile and tells him that even though they might not see each other alive the next time they meet, they should continue trying their best. She praises Tanjiro on surviving a battle against an Upper Rank, an invaluable experience that would translate to an incredible boost to his training. Mitsuri also states that he is much stronger than when they last saw each other and that she completely supports him and Nezuko. Tanjiro thanks her and announces that he couldn't have won without Tengen Uzui's help, but he will continue working harder to defeat Muzan. Mitsuri is happy to hear his words and whispers in Tanjiro's ear that there is a secret weapon in the village that can make him stronger, advising him to look for it. She then leaves with the Kakushi and bids farewell.

When the village is attacked by Upper Rank 4 and 5, Mitsuri quickly returns to the Swordsmith Village from her own district while Tanjiro, Nezuko, and Genya are in the process of fighting Hantengu's different forms and Muichiro battles Gyokko. She races towards the main houses, where villagers are being attacked by Gyokko's mutant Demons and swiftly cuts them down. She finds a humongous, mutant fish-demon beginning to crush the chief of the village after already killing his demon slaying guards. A bloody bystander tries to get up to save him, but Mitsuri tells him not to get up because his internal organs are most likely wounded. She uses Love Breathing, First Form: Shivers of First Love to easily kill the demon and says that her heart "will never throb for those who hurt people with sick jokes". Tecchin falls from the mutant-fish's grasp, Kanroji safely catching him. Her eyes tear up as she tries to see if he is still alive, and the chief comically says that he must be in heaven since he is being held by a cute girl. She seems surprised and calls him a little perv as another wounded villager asks her to take his hand since he fell on his head too, Mitsuri instantly asking if he is okay. The bystander is immediately relieved.

When Tanjiro is swallowed by one of Zohakuten's tree dragons, Mitsuri slices the creature's head in half, carrying Tanjiro on her back safely. She squeals at the monster's size and questions what it is, then asks Tanjiro if he is alright, and that it's a good thing that she made it in time. After putting Tanjiro down, she tells him to rest and doesn't hear him try to tell her that the demon is the Upper Rank Four. She confronts Zohakuten, telling him in a disciplinary way that his "pranks" have went too far, and she will be taking Nezuko and Genya. Zohakuten tells her to shut her mouth, that he only takes orders from one person, and calls her a harlot. Kanroji is visibly shocked by his rude comment, thinking that he looks as young as her little brother, even though most demons are much older than they seem.

The hatred, emotion clone lashes at Mitsuri with Crazed Cry of Thunder Death. Tanjiro calls out to her and, without hesitating, she uses Love Breathing, Third Form: Catlove Shower against it. She declares that she is getting angry, and, though Zohakuten may look like a child, his actions are still unforgivable. Tanjiro is shocked at how well she suppressed his bolt, and the demon seems a bit impressed by how she cut through his attack itself.

Mitsuri continues to battle against Zohakuten. She dodges the crushing hit of the maple leaf-like fan and uses Love Breathing, Second Form: Love Pangs. One of the tree dragons throws another attack from its mouth, but she evades it with Love Breathing, Sixth Form: Cat-Legged Winds of Love. The demon realizes that she is too fast and is keeping up with his attacks, making him have to use a technique. He sends Blood Demon Art: Countless Striking Trees, lashing out many wooden dragons. Mitsuri becomes a bit nervous at how wide-ranged it is and questions if she can get past it. She strikes back with Love Breathing, Fifth Form: Swaying Love, Wildclaw. She gets past the attack and comes very close to Zohakuten. The demon opens his mouth, confusing Kanroji, though she brushes it off and goes for his neck. Tanjiro yells to her that he is not the real body, and he will not die if his head is cut off. The Love Hashira realizes her mistake and is fiercely hit by Zohakuten's Compressed Sound Waves. She loses consciousness and slumps before the Upper Rank. Tanjiro screams out to her as Genya and Nezuko try to break free from the wood and help her. The demon is flabbergasted by how Kanroji maintained her body shape and withstood his head-on attack. He notices that she might've tensed up all her muscles before his attack, and that she is no ordinary girl, her strength not matching her looks. He thinks she has "high-quality meat" but decides to crush her brains and skull in, pulling back his fist. As he is about to kill her, her entire life flashes before her eyes.

She wakes up as Tanjiro, Nezuko, and Genya fall on her and pull her away from Zohakuten. Tanjiro exclaims that they have to protect Mitsuri, because she is their ray of hope and only chance of winning, and that none of them are going to die. The demon launches another quick attack, but Mitsuri cuts through it all. She cries as she thanks everyone and says sorry for messing up, even though she is a Hashira. She says she won't let any of her friends die, the demon slayers are her precious home, she will not lose to "evil people", and that it's time to get serious.

Mitsuri remembers everyone who has been a supporter in her life and states she will protect everyone. She runs at the demon, slicing through his wooden dragons. She thinks to her herself that she needs to get her blood circulating and increase her heart rate to become faster and stronger. Zohakuten tries to hit the siblings and Genya, who are trying to find the main body, but the Love Hashira stops him. The Upper Rank notices how much faster she has gotten and wonders how she did it. Then, he sees some sort of birthmark close to her clavicle that he hasn't seen before, resembling a demon crest. He throws another attack, but Kanroji continues to cut it, making him extremely annoyed that he can't kill the others. He knows that she won't last forever and that, sooner or later, she will run out of stamina.

Right as Kanroji feels as though she is going to die, Tanjiro kills the main body, and Zohakuten crumbles to dust. Mitsuri falls to the ground and cries tears of joy, exclaiming that they must have cut Hantengu's head off. She runs up to Tanjiro, Nezuko, Muichiro, Genya, and Kotetsu and pulls them into a group hug. She cries and rejoices that they won, and that it is awesome. She wails that they're alive and thanks the gods with Nezuko repeating after her.

Hashira Training Arc: During an emergency meeting held in the Ubuyashiki Estate, Obanai asks how both Mitsuri and Muichiro are doing. She declares that she is feeling a lot better and happily thinks to herself that they're worried about her, while Muichiro says he is not at his full strength again yet. As the Hashira discuss amongst themselves, Amane, Kiriya, and Kanata Ubuyashiki arrive and begin the meeting in place of the ill Kagaya Ubuyashiki, Amane apologizing for the wait; Mitsuri, along with the rest of the Hashira, bow before Amane.

Amane speaks about how Mitsuri and Muichiro had gotten unusual marks during their battles, asking if they could explain how to get them and what the conditions are to obtain them. Mitsuri questions what she means by this and Amane explains to the Hashira. When asked again to inform them how to get a mark, the Love Hashira thinks to herself that Amane is beautiful, and she starts to explain very excitedly how she felt during her fight. She enthusiastically states that her body was "super light", and that it was like, "badaaaaam", "duuurrr", "my ears went screeeeee", and more exaggerated onomatopoeia. There is an awkward silence, as everyone is very surprised by her explanation.

Embarrassed, Mitsuri bows her head to the ground and says she is extremely sorry, wanting to hide in a tiny hole.When Muichiro explains his state, Mitsuri turns her head to him and looks at him in surprise. As he explains deeply the conditions he felt, she thinks to herself that she sees now what Amane means. Amane thanks them but she then adds she has one thing to say regarding the mark. Mitsuri tilts her head slightly and asks what it would be; she then grows concerned at Amane's explanation. After the Ubuyashikis leave, Giyu attempts to leave as well when Mitsuri holds out her hand toward him, visibly reluctant to see him leave.

When Sanemi is angered by the Water Hashira's actions, she attempts to ease the tension when Sanemi walks toward Giyu. Mitsuri attempts to stop him before Gyomei Himejima loudly claps his hands and stops everyone in the room.Tanjiro narrates later on that, after Tengen's stamina training, Mitsuri handles the flexibility training. He also says that those who already have the mark will train so they can continuously stay in their 'marked state', as a picture of Mitsuri standing on Muichiro's and Tanjiro's knees and Nezuko laying on the ground is shown.

When Tanjiro reaches her residence, Mitsuri waves to Tanjiro and happily welcomes him into her home. He thanks her and says he is glad she is doing okay; she replies that she feels the same way. Tanjiro asks if she keeps bees at her home and claims that he smells honey. She proclaims that he figured it out, expressing her love for making honey and putting it onto her bread. She leads him to the kitchen while she says she loves her bread with tons of butter too and to pour black tea in the afternoon.

Mitsuri tells Tanjiro that she will make him pancakes, but he is confused on what the foods she is saying are. During her training, it is shown that Mitsuri makes all members dress in ballet clothing and elegantly dance nonstop to the beat of music. Tanjiro describes flexibility as "hell", where she apparently stretches everyone with just her strength. As Kagaya speaks to Muzan Kibutsuji about the angered dragon that absolutely despises him, an image of Mitsuri and all the other Hashira is shown.

When there is an emergency summon, Mitsuri, along with her fellow Demon Slayers, rush toward Kagaya, in the hopes that they may reach him in time. After trying to attack Muzan Kibutsuji using Love Breathing, Fifth Form, doors open beneath them to the Infinity Castle along with the other Hashira and Tanjiro Kamado. Obanai and Mitsuri are both transported together as they plummet within the castle.

Final Battle Arc:

Infinity Castle Arc: As Mitsuri and Obanai fall into the Infinity Castle, they reach out for eachother. They hold hands before safely landing onto a platform. Obanai then kills a group of Demons with the Serpent Breathing, Fifth Form: Slithering Serpent, and tells them to stay away from her. Mitsuri gushes at his concern for her, and they continue to wander inside the Infinity Castle. While doing so, Mitsuri comes across a female demon wielding a biwa with a large bachi pick.They both see the kanji for Four ( shi?) on her singular iris and are surprised that Muzan has already replaced Hantengu's position of Upper Rank 4 so soon. Mitsuri comments to herself that Shinobu sacrificed her own life in order to aid Kanao and Inosuke with defeating Upper Rank 2, Doma, with her being younger as well. This boosts her confidence and her drive to do the best she possibly can against any demon, no matter how strong they are.

Mitsuri attempts to attack the Demon, but fails when Nakime uses her Blood Demon Art to erect a wall, causing Mitsuri to fall. Obanai jumps in and grabs her, transporting her to another one of the Infinity Castle' pillars. Nakime proceeds to manipulate the Castle in order to crush the two Demon Slayer. Obanai is easily able to dodge. Meanwhile, Mitsuri attempts to attack, but was sent tumbling out of a window. Obanai tries to use the Serpent Breathing, Second Form: Venom Fangs of the Narrow Head to behead the Demon. However, he was flung out a window aswell, expressing in a frustration how much of a pain Nakime's Blood Demon Art is to fight against, despite it not being very deadly. Landing on his feet, he assumed this fight would be very time consuming and troublesome, while Mitsuri expresses frustration.

After the two battle Nakime for a while, a Kasugai Crow announces Muzan's revival, and for the Hashira to all gather. Mitsuri, to her shock, realizes she and Obanai have been stallled. While a frustrated Obanai tries to find a way to regroup with the Hashira, Mitsuri asks if they should leave the Demon, before someone grabs her, catching her off guard.

Sunrise Countdown Arc: With the help of Yushiro and his Blood Demon Art: Blindfold, Obanai and Mitsuri are able to get away from Nakime and they arrive to assist Giyu and Tanjiro who were fighting against Muzan. Muzan, who envisioned the two to be killed by Nakime, was furious. While Obanai protects Tanjiro, Mitsuri uses Love Breathing, Sixth Form: Cat-Legged Winds of Love to attack Muzan, but he remained undamaged. Tanjiro is thankful the two had arrived. Shory after, Yushiro manipulates Nakime's vision, causing the Infinity Castle to tremble. Mitsuri is caught off guard when the platform begins to rise, giving Muzan the chance to attack her. Howevee, Obanai intervenes to get her out of the way of Muzan's attack, saving her life. The Infinity Castle crumbles, but due to Yushiro, the Demon Slayers are safely transported to the surface.

Muzan, now fully transformed, unleashes an onslaught of attacks, which the Hashira barely dodge while attempting to fight back. To the Demon Slayers' surprise, they inflicted little to no damage on Muzan, leading Mitsuri to question if they failed. Giyu, however, notices they did cause damage; Muzan had regenerated as soon as he got hit. He then attacks with one blow, but the remaining Demon Slayers shielded the Hashira, sacrificing their lives. Shortly after, Muzan injures the Hashira, and nearly kills Mitsuri. Gyomei saved her just in time, and she displays sincere gratitude.

The Hashira were no longer able to read Muzan's attacks, as they grew chaotic. Mitsuri relied on intuition and luck in order for her to survive the series of attacks. She deemed herself to be useless in the battle, and plans to risk it all in order to attack despite it not being enough to stop Muzan. She planned to pin his arms, but fails as she is pulled by an invisible force and gets brutally injured by Muzan's whips. Obanai rushes to her aid. Muzan would try to attack Obanai, but Gyomei, Sanemi, and Giyu intervene. Obanai and another Demon Slayer bring Mitsuri behind an alleyway for safety. While being tended to, Mitsuri asserts that she can still fight, which Obanai opposes her to do. He would return to the battlefield. Mitsuri reaches out, tearfully pleading him not to die. During the latter part of the battle, Mitsuri intervenes when Muzan attempts to kill Tanjiro, ripping off the Demon's arm, but gets slashed away. Sanemi then attacks with Wind Breathing, Eighth Form: Primary Gale Slash, slashing his arm away.

With the battle being concluded, Mitsuri, fatally injured, sees Kaburamaru. Obanai embraces her, covering her with his haori. She asks if they have won, and he reassures her that they have. She becomes relieved, but realizes she is dying, unable to feel any pain, to which Obanai notes that he too will die soon, which she opposes to. She apologizes, as she found herself useless in battle, which Obanai deemed to be untrue. Due to Obanai's affectionate words, Mitsuri is brought to tears, asking if they reincarnate, he would become his bride. Obanai was willing to, and vowed that he will make her happy and protect her. The two succuumbed to their injuries, leading to their demise.

Legacy: Mitsuri and Obanai would reincarnate as humans and become a happy married couple, work at a diner, and have 5 children together in the present day.

Mitsuri’s relationships:

Obanai Iguro: Obanai is deeply in love with Mitsuri, as he has stated in the manga. However, he feels as if he can't tell her due to his "filthy blood": the belief that he is a tainted individual unworthy of love caused by the trauma he had endured in his early life. He first saw her when she stood under a sakura tree, which is where he fell in love with her. To show his affection, he gets her gifts, such as food, or even the green socks that she wears with her standard uniform. Even though she is the Love Hashira, she is unaware of his infatuation, causing his love to be unrequited. They also frequently exchange letters with each other. He is very observant of Mitsuri, as he is immediately able to tell when Mitsuri is feeling down, as well as what food and how much food she normally eats.

Inside the Infinity Castle, Mitsuri and Obanai fought Upper Rank Four, Nakime, showing impressive teamwork, even though they could not beat her before Muzan Kibutsuji killed her himself. When fighting against Muzan with the other Hashira and Demon Slayers, Mitsuri becomes heavily injured in result of enduring many attacks. Obanai instantly rushes to her side, taking her away from the battle to get help. As he leaves her with the other Demon Slayers to go back to the battle, she is seen screaming his name, desperately begging him to come back alive.

After the battle with Muzan, Obanai is seen cradling Mitsuri's body, both of them aware that they were dying. The two reminisce about the first time they met at Ubayashiki's mansion, and he admits Mitsuri saved him by making him feel normal. When she worries that she was useless in the end, he says he won't let anyone say anything bad about her. Mitsuri confesses that she loves him, that she always enjoyed sharing meals with him, and that he always looked at her so gently. Mitsuri asks him to take her as his wife if they are reborn as humans, to which he agrees, promising to make her happy and protect her. This vow eventually happens, as their reincarnations marry each other and have a family.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki: Mitsuri holds deep respect for Kagaya, evident during her meeting with him. Kagaya compliments Mitsuri's unique traits, and encourages her to take pride in her strength. Due to this, Mitsuri cries from his kind words and acceptance.

Muichiro Tokito: While Mitsuri's relationship with Muichiro is not prominent, with Muichiro being neutral on her, Mitsuri is shown to have admiration for the Mist Hashira, much like for the rest of the Hashira. For instance, when Muichiro expresses slight exasperation towards Tanjiro in their Hashira Meeting, Mitsuri expresses how "impressive" the young Hashira was.

The two are later assigned with a mission at the Swordsmith Village, and although Muichiro encounters Upper Rank 5, Gyokko while Mitsuri contributes in the battle against Upper Rank Four, Hantengu, both have helped slay two of Muzan's Upper Ranks.

Tanjiro Kamado: During their first meeting, Mitsuri thinks to herself about how Tanjiro continues to protect his sister, despite how Nezuko was turned into a Demon, calling it beautiful sibling love. In the Swordsmith Village, Mitsuri is seen running down the hill from the hot springs. After Tanjiro, in an act of chivalry, covers her up when her skin was exposed, Mitsuri tearfully begins to complain about someone who was mean and who ignored her when she asked for his name. Tanjiro comforts her by telling her that supper will be ready soon, and she stops crying and rushes down towards the village.

As Tanjiro struggles to fend off Zohakutan's dragon, Mitsuri saves him. After setting him down, she commends the deafened Slayer before facing off against the demon. Later, Tanjiro, Nezuko, and Genya all team up to protect Mitsuri when she was nearly killed. Tanjiro urges Nezuko and Genya to keep Mitsuri safe, calling her the "Ray of Hope." This moved Mitsuri, and prompted her to protect her comrades.

After training with Tanjiro in Hashira Training, Mitsuri, in Obanai's letter, expresses her joy and adoration in Tanjiro, calling him adorable whenever he eats something she made. Overall, the Hashira and Tanjiro maintain mutually respectful relationship.

Nezuko Kamado: Mitsuri likes Nezuko, as she is seen playing with her while conversing with Tanjiro. Nezuko, in turn, is quite fond of Mitsuri and enjoys spending time with her. She even conveys to her brother that she wanted to have her hair braided in a similar fashion to Mitsuri's, displaying her affection and respect for the Love Hashira.

After reuniting with Tanjiro, Muichiro, Genya, and Kotetsu following battle the battle against Upper Rank Four, Mitsuri soon becomes shocked upon realizing Nezuko has conquered the sun. Feeling immense relief, Mitsuri instantly engulfs Nezuko in a hug, thankful that she is alive.

Kyojuro Rengoku and Senjuro Rengoku: Mitsuri was Kyojuro's Tsuguko. They both shared a gluttonous side, as they would eat together during breaks. She derived her own unique Breathing Style, Love Breathing, from his Flame Breathing. She is shown to harbor admiration for Kyojuro's determination as well as deep gratitude for him, going so far as to consider him an older brother. Upon hearing of Kyojuro's death after his battle with Akaza, Upper Rank Three, she was completely devastated.

Due to training under his older brother, it was shown that Mitsuri was decently close with Senjuro as well. For his own part, Senjuro seemed fond of her, making her sweets, and hugging both her and Kyojuro upon their return from defeating a member of the Twelve Kizuki.

Shinobu Kocho: Shinobu and Mitsuri get along well as they are the only two female Hashira in the Demon Slayer Corps after Kanae Kocho's death. However, Shinobu has revealed her jealousy towards Mitsuri's strong body before. Nevertheless, they are good friends and have expressed fondness for each other. Mitsuri sometimes teaches Shinobu western cooking. while looking up to Shinobu. She also trusts Shinobu enough to tell her about her worries.