Himari Hanayo

(Non-Canon)

**Himari Hanayo** (陽葵 花代, *Hanayo Himari*?) was a Demon Slayer and the former Mist Hashira, she was slain several years prior to the present story. She is also the biological older sister of and Mitsuko Hanayo.

## Appearance

Himari was a pale white girl with purple hair that fell just past her shoulders with bangs that were mid-lengthened. She also wore a light mint green fake leaf hair ornament. Her eyes were big and coloured light pink with many notable white sparkles.

She wore a dark pink tinted version of the standard Demon Slayer uniform, and a plain pale purplish pink haori on top which is the same haori Mitsuko wears today. For footwear she wore a zori with pink straps.

## Personality

Himari appeared to have been a courageous, easygoing, and loving sister, evidenced by Mitsuko Hanayo's guilt and sadness over her sacrifice.

## History

The Hanayo sisters lived In a big village far south in Tokyo, Himari was the beauty of their town, she could play the koto, she could arrange flowers, and make tea. The town praised Himari for this, unlike Mitsuko. Mitsuko was very strong and ate as much as 5 sumo wrestlers along with a terrifying amount of flexibility. Her parents wished Mitsuko was more like her older sister which broke Mitsuko's hear, but this didn't mean Himari and Mitsuko weren't close. Himari and Mitsuko were like best friends.

Time went by until Himari turned 14 and Mitsuko turned 12, a large demon attack happened at their village killing almost everybody in the village, when a demon came into their house it quickly killed and ate Himari and Mitsuko's parents right in front of them. Enraged Mitsuko tore the demons limbs off, she then took a nearby katana from a samurai and decapitated it. A nearby Kinoe ranked demon slayer had witnessed this and asked Himari and Mitsuko if they would like to become demon slayers, the sisters agreed. The demon slayer introduced themselves as **Aki**, Aki took the 2 sisters in and had more interest in Mitsuko then Himari, but Aki trained Himari first because she was older. She taught Himari Mist Breathing, Himari quickly mastered this breath and easily passed the final selection when she was 15 and quickly went up the ranks. Aki then tried to teach Mitsuko Mist Breathing but Mitsuko did not master it, but she did make her own breathing style that she could easily master, Lunar Breathing. Mitsuko passed the final selection when she was 13 (Himari was already a Hashira by this point). Mitsuko also quickly went up the ranks and waiting on becoming a Hashira.

Some years later, Himari got engaged to a nice man and was soon going to resign from her Hashira position. But one night, Mitsuko encountered Uppermoon 4 Hantengu when she was still in the Kinoe rank. Himari was nearby when Mitsuko was about to be impaled by Sekido's spear. But then Himari appeared out of no where and was impaled instead of Mitsuko, Himari kept fighting with an impaled chest until the sun started rising and Hantengu ran away. Himari loved her younger sister dearly enough to save her with her own life, even despite being set to marry the next week.

After Himari's death became a Hashira. Within a few days she killed over 100 demons with her finally fully designed Lunar Breathing. A few years later Mitsuko fell in love with Giyū Tomioka as they had talked a lot and understood each other a lot. Mitsuko stayed with Giyu throughout the entire Infinity Castle Arc so Tomioka didn't lose his arm. After the Demon Slayer Corps ended they got married and had a few kids.

## Abilities and Powers

### Swordsmanship

During her time as a Demon Slayer, Himari was a Mist Breathing user that was skilled enough to hold the position of the Mist Hashira, a place only reserved for Demon Slayers who have slain one of the Twelve Kizuki or have successfully battled and slain at least 50 demons. A further testament to Himari's strength is that she was able to battle Upper Rank 4, Hantengu, until sunrise with an impaled chest, showing that although she was incapable of defeating him and ended up dying from being impaled in the end, she was at least able to battle him to a standstill.

**Mist Breathing** (の *Kasumi no kokyū***?**): A Breathing Style derived from the Wind Breathing. The Mist Breathing combat and breathing style mimics mist and vapor. Practically all its forms are a combination of sword techniques that mostly obscure the opponent's senses and surroundings. Himari is noted to had mastered this breathing style, but she was not able to defeat Hantengu due to her being impaled.

1. **First Form: Low Clouds, Distant Haze** (ノ  *Ichi no kata: Suiten Tōgasumi***?**) - Muichirō unleashes a powerful thrust attack in front of him.
2. **Second Form: Eight-Layered Mist** (ノ  *Ni no kata: Yaekasumi***?**) - Muichirō unleashes eight slashes, one on top of the other in quick succession.
3. **Third Form: Scattering Mist Splash** (ノ の *San no kata: Kasan no Shibuki***?**) - Muichirō releases a powerful circular slash that blows away projectile attacks.
4. **Fourth Form: Shifting Flow Slash** (ノ り *Shi no kata: Iryūgiri***?**) - Muichirō quickly unsheathes his blade and strikes his enemy, reminiscent of an Iaidō technique.
5. **Fifth Form: Sea of Clouds and Haze** (ノ の *Go no kata: Kaun no Umi***?**) - Muichirō dashes forward at high speed and unleashes a flurry of slashes that covers a wide area.
6. **Sixth Form: Lunar Dispersing Mist** (ノ の *Roku no kata: Tsuki no Kashō***?**) - Muichirō leaps high in the air upside down and sends a series of countless ranged slashes downwards, capable of decimating a wide area.

## Equipment

* **Nichirin Katana:** Like the majority of Demon Slayers, Himari harbors a standard Nichirin Blade. His blade is pale pink in color. Her hilt is cylinder shaped with curved corners, and has the words **Destroyer of Demons** ( *Akki Messatsu***?**) engraved on the side.