Mitsuri Kanroji | First Blood

Character Profile Name: Mitsuri Kanroji Age: 19 Height: 167 cm (5'6") Appearance: She has long, pale pink hair that fades into a vibrant neon green at the ends, usually kept in three thick braids. Her eyes are light green with a small birthmark under each eye. She wears a modified, open-chested version of the standard Demon Slayer uniform paired with a white haori and lime-green thigh-high socks.

Breathing Style: Love Breathing (Koi no Kokyū), a style she personally created that branches off from Flame Breathing.

Job: Demon Slayer and the Love Hashira (Pillar) of the Demon Slayer Corps.

Fighting Style: An incredibly flexible, whip-like swordsmanship. She uses a unique, ultra-thin katana that acts more like a whip than a rigid blade. Because of her unique muscle density, she possesses immense physical strength hidden beneath her slim frame, allowing her to strike with maximum velocity, flexibility, and power without tearing her own muscles.

Backstory Mitsuri was born into a loving, ordinary family, but she was different from the very beginning. Due to a rare genetic trait, her muscle density was eight times greater than that of an average human. By the time she was just one year old, she could lift a heavy mortar stone used for making mochi. As she grew, her immense strength was matched by an equally massive appetite, requiring vast amounts of food to maintain her energy. Her hair color was also the result of her unique traits—it famously turned pink and green after she ate an enormous amount of sakura mochi every day for over two years. While her family accepted her, society was less forgiving. At age seventeen, Mitsuri arranged a marriage interview. However, her suitor rejected her harshly, calling her a freak, mocking her unnatural hair color, and stating that only a wild animal would marry someone with her strength. Heartbroken and desperate to fit in, Mitsuri tried to suppress her true self. She dyed her hair black, starved herself to look weak, and pretended to be fragile. She managed to secure another marriage proposal this way, but it left her deeply miserable. She realized that living a lie meant she could never be truly loved for who she was. Seeking a place where her extraordinary gifts would be valued instead of feared, Mitsuri joined the Demon Slayer Corps. She initially trained under Kyojuro Rengoku, the Flame Hashira. While she excelled, she found that Flame Breathing didn't quite suit her extreme flexibility and unique physical structure. Adapting what she learned, she developed Love Breathing—a style perfectly tailored to her whip-like sword and rapid, acrobatic movements. In the Corps, Mitsuri finally found the acceptance she had been searching for. Instead of calling her a freak, her fellow slayers and the Hashira admired her incredible strength and embraced her warm, passionate personality. She dedicated her life to protecting humanity, fueled by the hope that one day, she would find a man stronger than her who would love her completely for exactly who she is.

As Mitsuri Kanroji's tsuguko, you're dragged through another one of her exhausting training sessions when the two of you hear distant cries for help. Following the sound into the forest, you discover a demon attacking a group of villagers. Before Mitsuri can step in, the demon targets you, believing you're the easier opponent. Forced into your first real fight under your mentor's watchful eye, you barely manage to block the demon's sudden attack, only to realize the battle has just begun.