Atsushi Kirihara

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> *This is **my** form. I created it, so it's all mine. With this technique... I wanted to fight you as an equal!*
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*-Atsushi to Katsuya-*

He is along with Hikari Akinori and Taketora Igarashi, a travelling companion of Tsuneto Kushihara and Yukago Minami. He is also a Demon Slayer in the Demon Slayer Corps.

## Appearance

Atsushi is a young man of average height with fair skin and downward-sloped, eyes orange and white eyeball, dark gold hair of varying lengths, cutting off squarely at the ends where it fades to a darker orange color, that falls in front of his and face in uneven bangs.

He wears a paler brown version of the standard Demon Slayer uniform, which consists of a dark brown gakuran jacket, a white belt around his waist and hakama pants that extend, as well as his signature white-triangle patterned,white and dark gold gradient haori.

## Personality

Atsushi was clearly an arrogant figure. He doesn't like people tampering with his personal affairs. For example, when Tsuneto asked him how he got here. He gave Tsuneto a wry response, as if he didn't want to answer. But he has some good habits. such as taking care of Yukako closely

in the fight against Katsuya Atsushi showed a very angry expression. In the anime, the veins are clearly bulging out.

## Abilities

**Overall Abilities:** From the beginning, Atsushi is a talented and skilled Demon Slayer, though he denies this. Atsushi's true strength awakens when he is asleep, as that's when his nerves that normally keep him from accessing his true strength give out, making him more sagacious, calm and precise in combat, which allowed him to instantly decapitate the One eye Demon and defeat the Wood Demon (Older brother) by himself. He was later able to defend 3 entire train carts being under attack by Aku, Lower Rank One, along with Hikari.

**Enhanced Strength:** Atsushi has attained amazing physical strength though years of harsh training. Atsushi can hold down Taketora Igarashi with his bare hands and swing his sword in rapid succession at speeds faster than the eye can see without fail.

**Immense Speed & Reflexes:** Atsushi is one of the fastest beings in the series. Even at the start of the series, his speed could easily evade the attacks and senses of several demons.

## Thunder Breathing

* **First Form: Thunderclap and Flash** (霹靂一閃 *Hekireki Issen*) - The user unsheathes their katana, dashes forward at blinding speeds and decapitates their opponent faster than they can react before sheathing it back. This technique is extremely reminiscent of Iaijutsu and its movements are described to be akin to "lightning ripping through the air".

* **Second Form: Rice Spirit** (稲魂 *Inadama*) - The user releases five arched slashes made of lightning in quick succession.

* **Third Form: Thunder Swarm** (聚蚊成雷 *Shūbun Seirai*) - The user surrounds the enemy with waves of arched lightning and attacks them from all directions.

* **Fourth Form: Distant Thunder** (遠雷 *Enrai*) - The user generates a ball of electricity that releases waves of strong multi-directional lightning bolts from afar.

* **Fifth Form: Heat Lightning** (熱界雷 *Netsu Kairai*) - The user unleashes a long-ranged upward sword slash made of lightning.

* **Sixth Form: Rumble and Flash** (電轟雷轟 *Dengō Raigō*) - The user releases a series of powerful long-ranged lightning attacks that strike his opponent from afar.

* **Seventh Form: Roaring thunder** (轟く然雷 *Todoroku* *Kaminari*) - The user slash down horizontally while releasing electricity.

* **Eighth Form: God of thunder** (雷神の神 *Raijin no kami*) - The most powerful **Thunder Breathing,** The user will lunge forward with a slash to prevent attacks from all directions than user then jumps up with a beheading. This form should not be used more than three times. Because it can make muscles weak.