The Curious Power of the Cowardly Hero
Zenitsu Agatsuma of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is an anime oxymoron in motion. One second, he’s hiding behind a tree, screaming at the mere prospect of danger; the next, he’s a blinding flash of bravery, striking down demons with a single thunder-quick flash. On the surface, his over-the-top fright is straight-up comic relief—a break from…
To casual observers, Muichiro Tokito drifts through the Demon Slayer Corps like a wisp of morning fog—quiet, aloof, and almost impossibly young for someone who carries the honorific of Hashira. Yet after that hushed demeanor, the Mist Hashira represses a fighting psyche as sharp as the Nichiren dagger he exerts. This article off-loads the coatings of Muichiro’s battle philosophy, delineating…