Tsumuri Yamanae

Wendee Lee (English)

Sopita Rangsiyothai (Thai)

**Tsumuri Yamanae** is deuteragonist of *Evil Blood*, and she is major ally in *War Tendency*.

Tsumuri is Kinoe-ranked Demon Slayer and she was a captian of Demon Slayer Corps, Tsumuri is one of Flame Breathing user's descandant that can use mysterious Breathing Style named "Flame Breathing"

After end fight between Takeo, Tsumuri and Akinori against Ikazuchi, Tsumuri was married with Takeo Kushihara and she was mother of Tatsuya Kushihara. A powerful swordsmanship master, she acts as mentor to both Tatsuya and Toshiki Nagamasa. Residing in Santalonia, with an initially unknown past, she leads the Demon Slayers efforts in battling the Pillar Men, later revealing her connection to Tatsuya during the end of War Tendency

## Appearance

Tsumuri is tall curvaceous woman with a slightly pale complexion. She has unruly black to crimson hair of uneven lengths that sticks up in tufts around his head, which he wears tied back in a low messy ponytail at the base of his neck. His bangs fall over his eyes in an uneven fringe

Tsumuri wears the black standard Demon Slayer uniform, consisting of a gakuran jacket and short pleated skirt. connected to her black-high heel boots. She also wears white long-sleeves shirt underneath her Demon Slayer uniform without wearing panties.

## Personality

Tsumuri is like any Breathing Style master, a dignified and courageous woman, facing the Pillar Men without fear, and confidently confronts any challenge she encounters, especially in regards to fighting someone. Tsumuri takes some pride in her fighting ability and tells Tatsuya that she doesn't need a youngster like him to win. Tsumuri is constantly portrayed as a brave woman, being able to bluff Sazrach into sparing her and Tatsuya when they are surrounded by demons without letting any emotion transpire and in the past, immediately killed the zombie who murdered her husband Kazuya, forcing her to hide in Alluvione.

## Abilities

**Immense Strength**: As a Slayer who spent years perfecting her physical prowess, Tsumuri possessed amazing physical strength, being capable of swinging her katana at speeds faster than the eye can see incessantly with terrifying accuracy while engaging in combat and even send Sazrach flying an astonishing distance into a forest with a single blade swing.

**Swordsmanship**: Tsumuri was one of the most powerful and skilled swordsmen in the entire organization. Additionally, Tsumuri is part of the Yamanae family which has an impressive lineage of powerful swordsmen, giving Tsumuri an edge in developing and polishing her swordsmanship. Her extraordinary swordsmanship skill has been displayed on multiple occasions across the series.

**Flame Breathing**: A Breathing Style taught to Tsumuri by Kyoya and later mastered by reading the instruction books left behind by previous Flame Breathing user. As the Flame Breathing user, Tsumuri is his generation's most skilled Flame Breathing user. She became evidently proficient in fighting with this Breathing Style.

## Etymology

* Her name **Tsumuri** (瞑り) means "**to close the eyes**"
* Her surname **Yamanae** (山根) means "**mountain root**"