Tanjirou Kamado

Tanjirou Kamado, also known as Child of Brightness, Sumiko and King of Demons, is the main protagonist from the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba series.
== Charactah Account ==
Tanjirou lived in the mountains with his mother and siblings. One day, when he was thirteen years old, he came home to find that his family had been slain. Except for his younger sister, Nezuko, who was in the process of transforming into a demon. After an encounter with the demon slayer Giyu Tomioka, Tanjirou trained to become part of the Demon Slayer Corps himself and to find a way to turn Nezuko back into a human being.
Tanjirou is kind by nature and has been described by others as having very gentle eyes. He exhibits a great deal of determination and will not give up once he has a goal to achieve; the best example of this being his relentless quest to find a cure for Nezuko. Even though he is relatively strong on his own, Tanjirou isn't opposed to asking others for help when he needs it. He is very protective of his friends and even more so of his younger sister. However, despite his kind and understanding nature, Tanjirou does have a limit to his tolerance and has a distaste for rudeness and cowardice as he easily becomes annoyed by Zenitsu Agatsuma's constant whining, and angered by Inosuke Hashibira's barbaric actions.
Tanjirou's most notable attribute is his ability to empathize with anyone, even Demons, which often makes him hesitate before delivering the final blow. This moment of hesitation has a downside, as it has allowed some Demons to take advantage of Tanjirou's understanding nature to recover and continue the fight on rare occasions. However, as Tanjirou gains experience over the years of his service, he becomes more calculating and strict in his decisions. His courage to protect the weak commits him to face his enemy with respect and dignity, whether versus good people or evil Demons. 
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
* Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - To the Swordsmith Village
* Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
* Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie - Mugen Train
* Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc
* Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
* Junior High and High School! Kimetsu Academy Story
* Kimetsu Academy: Valentine Edition
=== Light Novels ===
* Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - One-Winged Butterfly
* Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Flower of Happiness
=== Manga ===
* Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
* Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Stories of Water and Flame
=== Video Games ===
* Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Blood-Stench Blade Royale
* Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles
* Jumputi Heroes
== Trivia ==
* His first name contains the Go-on'yomi reading of the kanji for "charcoal" (tan), "to heal" (ji) and "son, male" (rou), which is also a common masculine name suffix. The first kanji of Tanjirou's surname translates to a traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fuelled cookstove/furnace (kama) while the second kanji means "door" (do), and both contain the Kun'yomi reading.
* Tanjirou's rankings in the popularity polls are as follows:
** Tanjirou ranked 1st place in the first popularity poll with 6,742 votes.
** Tanjirou ranked 4th place in the second popularity poll with 9,045 votes.
* When Tanjirou lies, he can't keep a straight face due to his honest nature.
* Tanjirou inherited his hard forehead from his mother.
* Tanjirou has been incorrectly dubbed as Gonpachirou Kamaboko, Gengorou Shakariki, Tontarou Itadaki, Kanjirou Anago, Tangorou Hamadou, Jangorou Amado, Monjirou, Kentarou, Soichirou, Santarou, Sochirou, and Tanpachirou by Inosuke.
** In Inosuke's dream he was named Ponjirou as a racoon dog.
* Tanjirou is one of the few characters to have their Nichirin Sword change appearance.
* Apparently, Tanjirou is able to understand what birds are saying.[citation needed]
* Tanjirou's penpals are Sakonji, Senjuro, the courtesans from the Entertainment District, Giyu (who never writes back) and Tengen.
* In a Weekly Shonen Jump spoof 4-koma, Tanjirou is the vocalist of the band "Chic-N-Scruffy Democracy," the other members being Zenitsu (shamisen), Inosuke (taiko), and Tengen (harmonica). "Melancholy of Explosive Sound Skin and Modern Sense of Smell" is their debut single, and it reportedly made everyone who heard it feel dizzy and nauseous.
** Tanjirou is tone deaf, along with Inosuke.
* The second fanbook gives more context to Tanjiru's quote "Whenever happiness is destroyed, there is always the scent of blood.". This was because Tanjiro was the one who found his father dying and coughing up blood. Tanjiro was also the one who found his grandmother dying. One time he visited the village, he smelt the scent of blood from a dying person. He informed them and realized that had he not been there, the family wouldn't have realized that someone was dying.
* Tanjirou's favorite food is angelica sprouts. When they're on the table, even if he keeps himself composed, you can notice his nostrils flaring.
* In Kimetsu Academy, Tanjirou is a boy who's known to continuously violate the rules. He's a first year student from Tansu class, and his and Nezuko's family owns a bakery. He was dubbed as the Most Polite Man in the academy.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Tanjiro Kamado at Kimetsu no Yaiba Wiki
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