Akitō Kazahana

**Akitō Kazahana** (風 (かざ) 花 (はな)  秋 (あき) 鬭 (とう) , *Kazahana Akitō*?) Is a major supporting character of *Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba*. He is a demon slayer of the Demon Slayer Corps, and the Tsuguko and younger brother of Ice Hashira, Miyuki Kazahana.

## Appearance

Akito is a short, muscular young man who possesses a light complexion, and Long Dark blue hair which he wears in a long ponytail with two strands of hair left down and unruly bangs. He also has Amber eyes with orange pupils and long, dark blue eyebrows.

Like his sister, Akito wears a blue-tinted version of the Demon Slayer uniform. He also wears a deep purple haori, with snowflakes that fade out and diamond shapes for it's design. He also sports a white belt, and White buttoned leg-wrapped Kyahan. Finally, he wears white Zōri with deep purple straps and Blue tabi socks.

## Personality

Akito has a bright personality, he is typically seen with a smile on his face. His smile is said to be "contagious" as when he smiles he not only brightens up the room but also ends up making others smile too. He can sometimes be a bit pushy and assertive. Although a bit pushy, he is still a very friendly person. He get's along well with others and is able to work well with other people as he is pretty direct. Because he is direct he isn't afraid to call people out on their nonsense or rudeness. He's also very brave and doesn't get scared easily such as when he is in the presence of the Hashira, he doesn't get intimidated by their aura as much as others might.

It is later revealed that despite his bright persona, Akito is insecure and has a bit of an inferiority complex. This is due to him never feeling like he's strong enough or good enough.

Akito absolutely despises demons. He spits out only the cruelest and harshest insults and he doesn't hesitate to make his battles with them what he calls a living hell. He's completely merciless. He hates the fact that they kill and hurt innocent people all for their own personal gain.

## Abilities

**Overall Abilities:** Akito is the Tsuguko of Miyuki Kazahana. And as such he has been personally trained by her in the art of combat. And so, Akito possesses superhuman physical skills, abilities, and a prowess that potentially marks him as a future member of the Demon Slayer Corps' Hashira.

**Immense Strength:** Akito has achieved immense physical strength through harsh training. In terms of arm strength, he was able to hold off one of Hantengu's clones for a fair amount of time. As for his leg strength, in the Swordsmith village arc, he was able to jump high distances really quickly.

**Immense Speed and Reflexes:** Akito is really fast. Because of his speed, in the Sunrise Countdown Arc, he was able to keep up with Muzan Kibutsuji, and earlier in the Infinity Castle Arc, was able to keep up with Upper Moon 3, Akaza, during their battle.

**Immense Stamina and Endurance:** Akito has amazing stamina and endurance. During the battle with Akaza, he lasted for a very long time as he was pushing himself to his limits by using his great amount of stamina. And earlier during his battle with one of Hantengu's clones, despite being hit with a near fatal blow, Akito was able to come back into the battle quickly.

## Fighting Style

**Master Swordsman:** Being greatly gifted along with learning the art of combat through harsh training, Akito's amazing skills were so good that it led to Akaza asking to turn him into a demon.

In battle, he's been noted to be surprising and unpredictable. This was shown when he tricked Hantengu's pleasure clone, Urogi, into thinking he had left the battle field. But out of seemingly nowhere, he jumped back up behind him and landed a critical hit.

#### Swordsmanship

**Ice Breathing** (氷 (こおり) の呼 (こ) 吸 (きゅう) , *Kōri no kokyū*?) A Breathing Style taught to him by his older sister Miyuki Kazahana. When he is utilizing Ice breathing, his moves resemble Icicles being thrown at you. The way he attacks has been stated to be really painful and as "if someone was drilling an icicle through your bare skin in the middle of winter".

* **First Form: Winter Solstice- Snowy Day** (壱 (いち) ノ型 (かた)  冬 (ふゆ) ノ至 (とう)  点 (じ) 雪 (ゆき) 日 (にち) , *Ichi no kata: Tōjiten - yuki-bi*?) - The user dashes forward and uses their blade to send a powerful diagonal strike which cuts their foe in half.

* **Second Form: Winter's Dance - Snowbound** (弐 (に) ノ型 (かた)  冬 (ふゆ) ダ (だ) ン (ん) ス (す) 雪 (ゆき) 限 (げん) 界 (かい) る, *Ni no kata - Fuyu Dansu - Yukigenkai*?) - The user will circle around their foe while spinning themselves in a repeated spinning motion that resembles a beautiful dance. All the while, the users blade cuts their foe to bits.

* **Third Form: Calming Blizzards** (参 (さん) ノ型 (かた)  鎮 (ちん) 静 (せい) 乱吹 (ふぶき) , *San no kata: Chinsei Fubuki*?) - The user will deliver a series of sudden slashes that move the same way a blizzard does. When performed, a blizzard that has sharp shards of ice is envisioned by both the user and their foe.

* **Fourth Form: Frosty Winters** (肆 (し) ノ型 (かた)  霜 (かんき) 冬 (ふゆ) , *Shi no kata: Shimō fuyu*?) - This form is one of the most deadly alongside Subzero. The swordsman will go for the foes heart and use their sword to impale it. This is the most painful form of the 9 as the foe will undergo immense pain.

* **Fifth Form: Glacial Flurry** (伍 (ご) ノ型 (かた)  氷 (ひょう) 草 (そう) 草 (そう) , *Go no kata: Hyōsōsō*?) - The user will deliver a small series of fast circular shaped slashes. The slashes will go in horizontal and vertical directions.

* **Sixth Form: Icy frostbite** (陸 (ろく) ノ型 (かた)  氷 (こおり) 凍 (かんき) 傷 (かむ) , *Roku no kata: Kōri tōshō*?) - This form is typically used when the enemy is distracted but it sometimes can be used in other instances. The user will leap up into the air in a graceful manner. Then, the user will charge towards their opponent but will intentionally go off to the side a little bit. Once the enemy realizes where their opponent is it will already be too late as the user will deliver a blow to their foe and will then land.

* **Seventh Form: Frozen Waters** (漆 (しち) ノ型 (かた)  凍 (こお) 海 (かい) , *Shichi no kata: Kōkai*?) - The user will focus really hard and then use their blade to send out a shockwave which will not only cancel their opponents movements but will also stun them too. this can provide the user with enough time to either deliver a blow or cut their foes head off. But this move, much like subzero, is less effective against higher ranking demons.

* **Eighth Form: Snowfall Rush** (捌 (はち) ノ型 (かた)  降 (こう) 雪 (せつ) , *Hachi no kata: Kōsetsu*?) - The user will leap over their opponent and slash them. At the same time they're slashing their opponent, the user will also perform a spin/twirl-like motion.

* **Ninth Form: Subzero** (玖 (く) ノ型 (かた)  深 (しん) 冷 (れい) , *Ku no kata: Shinrei*?) - The user’s blade turns to a firm blue which makes it an extremely lethal cold temperature. With this, the user dashes forward and delivers a flurry of 12 devastating blows in quick succession that resemble a dance with the final blow being the most deadly. These attacks seemingly take the form of large barrages of ice moving at swift speeds.

## Battles

Akito Kazahana Battles

**Swordsmith Village Arc**

* Tanjiro Kamado, Nezuko Kamado, Genya Shinazugawa, Akito Kazahana and Mitsuri Kanroji vs Hantengu

**Infinity Castle Arc**

* Demon Slayers vs Muzan Kibutsuji: Part 1
* Tanjirō Kamado, Akitō Kazahana and Giyū Tomioka vs Akaza

**Sunrise Countdown Arc**

* Demon Slayers vs Muzan Kibutsuji: Part 2

## Equipment

* **Standard Nichirin Katana:** Like the majority of Demon Slayers, Akito harbors a standard Nichirin Blade. His katana is light blue complimenting his breathing style, Ice Breathing. Similar to his sisters, his blades hilt is of a white snowflake taking on a lined design with silver border, except instead of dots at the end, there's open circles. His scabbard is a purplish blue in color and has a silver end.

## Trivia

* Akitō's name means “bright person” therefore reflecting his bright personality.
* Akitō's favorite food is Veggie Yaki Udon
* Like Miyuki Kazahana and Kyōjurō Rengoku, Akitō and Senjurō Rengoku are childhood friends.
* He was able to become a demon slayer and later a Tsuguko, after convincing Miyuki to train him.
* His rank at the start of the series was Tsuchinoto, and by the end he was a Hinoe.
* He frequently exchanges letters with Senjuro.
* Like his sister, Akito adores Fuyuko (Miyuki's pet dog). He plays with her a lot.
* He never turns down a bowl of Udon. (especially Veggie Yaki Udon) as he loves it too much.
* He secretly wants a pet dog of his own, not only because he loves dogs but because he also wants Fuyuko to have a friend to play with.
* Akito is one of 2 Tsuguko in the entire series. The other being Kanao.
* He likes watching plays in his spare time.
* He likes eating sweets a lot.
* He's bad with names.
* Akito is also penpals with Tanjiro.
* Akito is good at reading faces.
* Akito likes to dance.

## Quotes

* (To Hantengu) *"The irony! Ha! You think that lying and deceiving others will make people have sympathy for you? That's so funny it's stupid!"*
* (To himself) *"Don't you worry sister! I won't let you down. I won't let anyone down!"*
* (To himself) *"I wanted to become a demon slayer so that I could fight alongside my sister and protect innocent people. I've never felt strong enough... or good enough. No matter how hard I had trained. I may be a slayer and even more a Tsuguko now, but am I good enough? Am I strong enough? Nevermind that. I will protect everyone. I won't fail!"*