Mitsuri Kanroji: Powers & Abilities (& 10 Other Questions Answered)

Mitsuri Kanroji is a major supporting character in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. She is a Demon Slayer in the Demon Slayer Corps and the current Love Hashira. Mitsuri Kanroji had a large part in the manga, but in the anime, her role is still very minor, but as the story progresses, we are going to see more and more of Mitsuri and in order to prepare you for that, we are going to introduce Mitsuri to you and answer several questions about her.

Mitsuri Kanroji is the current Love Hashira and a major supporting character in the Demon Slayer franchise. She uses the Love Breathing Style and is one of the most powerful Hashira in the series. She has participated in the final battle between the Demon Slayer Corps and Muzan Kibutsuji, in which she ultimately perished.

This article is going to be the most informative guide on Mitsuri Kanroji you need. We’re going to give you a full introduction to the character, as well as the concept behind it. You’re going to get a lot of answers related to Mitsuri Kanroji, as we plan on answering a total of 12 questions about the character. This is going to be your ultimate guide to Mitsuri Kanroji and her role in the Demon Slayer manga and anime.

Mitsuri Kanroji’s powers

As a Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, Mitsuri is a very powerful swordsman. She is said to have completed the Final Selection in just six months of training, which Kyojuro considers exceptional. As the Love Hashira, Mitsuri uses a “love” based fighting style.

During her battle against Upper Moon Four, more specifically, Hantengu’s clone of hatred, Zohakuten, Mitsuri had unknowingly awakened and obtained her Demon Slayer Mark, which takes the form of two hearts at upside down and opposite each other (with angel wings on both sides where the two ends of the heart meet) that appear near his neck, near her collarbone.

When this manifested, Mitsuri’s physical strength, stamina, accuracy, and power increased dramatically to the point that she was able to stand on equal footing against Zohakuten, as he unleashed his most powerful techniques against her.

Breathing Styles

Mitsuri is one of the rare Hashira that is actually able to use two different Breathing Styles, although Love Breathing was her primary style. Love Breathing was a style that Mitsuri developed from her experience with using Flame Breathing. A total of five forms have been revealed:

First Form: Shivers of First Love	Mitsuri charges forward with a series of sword swings.
Second Form: Love Pangs	An elongated swing of the sword in the form of a whip.
Third Form: Catlove Shower	Mitsuri jumps up and unleashes a series of ranged arching attacks in quick succession.
Fifth Form: Swaying Love, Wildclaw	Mitsuri somersaults backwards through the air, creating a long chain of whip-like attacks, before wrapping his sword around his opponent’s neck.
Sixth Form: Cat-Legged Winds of Love	Kanroji spins upside down and creates several slashing attacks before retracting and expanding again, all in a very short amount of time.

Flame Breathing is a Breathing style that has run in the Rengoku family since Breathing Styles were invented and was taught to Mitsuri by Kyojuro. However, despite Mitsuri learning it, she was not as skilled with it and cannot fully fight using it, leading her to only develop Love Breathing in a proper way.

Mitsuri Kanroji’s abilities

Since the age of one, Mitsuri possessed immense strength allowing her to carry heavy objects, some weighing around 120 pounds. In the battle against Muzan, Mitsuri was even able to physically grab one of Muzan’s tentacles and rip it out, without using her blade.

In her battle against Hantengu, despite multiple injuries, she still lasted the longest among Tanjiro Kamado, Nezuko Kamado, and Genya Shinazugawa, and blocked him long enough for them to win.

In addition to her body’s extreme physical strength and durability, Mitsuri also possesses incredible flexibility and great reflexes, being able to dodge and outrun attacks from the Upper Moon Four and use this constitution and this unique flexibility to launch powerful attacks. In her battle against Upper Moon Four, she is able to outrun her normal attacks, forcing the Demon to begin using her Demon Blood Art power.

After awakening her Demon Slayer Mark, her speed increases even more. That said, she isn’t as fast as some of her fellow Hashira, as seen in the battle against Muzan, where she struggled to keep up with him, forcing her to rely on luck and instinct to dodge. This proved unsuccessful as she was hit with multiple attacks, forcing her to pull out of the fight for a longer time.

Mitsuri has a special muscle composition with eight times the density of an ordinary human. Although her limbs are slender, they possess incredible strength and stamina capable of maintaining his body structure after a point-blank attack from the Upper Moon Four. To maintain her body composition, Mitsuri eats up to three times the quantity of sumo wrestlers.

What is Mitsuri’s backstory?

Mitsuri was born in the Meiji period among five siblings and displayed supernatural strength at a very young age due to her unique muscle composition, shocking even her mother, who herself was known for her strength.

She grew up eating far more than average and developed an unnatural hair color (resulting from excessive consumption of sakura mochi), which led to her being considered a freak and unable to proceed with a marriage, as was expected of her at the age of seventeen.

After this rejection, she dyed her hair black, pretended to be weak, and forced herself to eat a normal amount of food in an attempt to fit in more with the other girls, even though it hurt her. Shortly after making these adjustments to her physical appearance, Mitsuri was approached by a potential partner.

However, she began to doubt that pretending to be a different person would really work for her in the end. At some point, her partner left her or she left him.

Mitsuri then met Kagaya Ubuyashiki, who told her to reject normalcy and embrace who she was as her strength was a gift. Through this encounter, she joined the Demon Slayers and used her skills and strength to achieve Hashira status.

While in the organization, she also embraced her idea of ​​finding a man stronger than her to marry, however, it didn’t work out as, except for her fellow Hashira, she was much stronger and more skilled than the rest of the slayers. She started working with Kyojuro Rengoku, and in a battle, she developed her own breath – Love Breathing.

How old was Mitsuri when she became a Hashira?

Her exact age at that moment remains unknown as it was never revealed. We know that she was 19 when she died and that she had been the Love Hashira for some time before that, meaning that she was probably close to being 15 when she became the Love Hashira, although that is merely a guess on our side.

What is Mitsuri’s personality like?

Mitsuri is a very emotional and passionate person, who constantly compliments people in her head, which is probably why she is holding the title of the Love Hashira. She is rather shy, and is always sweet and kind to others, especially Obanai, with whom she seems to share a particularly strong bond, but is easily flustered and doesn’t take insults very well.

However, despite his gentle demeanor, Mitsuri will show no mercy in the face of demons, instead of expressing his feelings with a passionate tone. She felt very guilty about joining the Corps for such a superficial reason as finding a husband, although she has since overcome those feelings. She is desperate to get married, as she wants to find a man stronger than her, which is quite difficult due to her obvious strength.

In addition to her rather emotional and loving personality, Mitsuri can come off as somewhat childish at times. When asked to explain the process of obtaining the Demon Slayer Mark, she describes it using noises and sounds. When the others hear it, their reactions embarrass Mitsuri, causing her to blush. Beyond that, Mitsuri exhibited great dedication to the Demon Slayer cause.

Although she was taken out of commission by Muzan at an early stage in their battle, she still arrives and fights, insulting Muzan. She is a very caring person, always showing others her love. When many Slayers risk and sacrifice their lives to protect the remaining Hashira, she begs them to stop and not get killed.

She can get rather excited, grabbing her friends for a big hug after the battle against Gyokko and Hantengu. She shows great admiration for others, such as at the Assembly of Pillars, where she finds that Tanjiro Kamado doesn’t deserve death with such a pretty face.

When she is slashed by Muzan and pulled out of battle by Obanai, she says she wants to be useful and not drag everyone down. She even begs the Serpent Hashira to come back and not get killed. It alludes to her love for him, the person she can finally feel and be loved. She shares Obanai’s hope that they can reincarnate, meet and marry in another life.

What does Mitsuri Kanroji dislike?

As we have said above, Mitsuri dislikes attention, as she gets shy very easily, and she dislikes Demons, which is pretty much expected from a Hashira. She shows little to no remorse towards Demons and is prone to expressing her disdain for them openly.

Is Mitsuri Kanroji in love?

Well, if you’re a superficial reader, you’ll probably think that Mitsuri is not in love and that she is pulling Obanai’s leg the whole time. But, Mitsuri is not a character like that and, as it turns out in the end, she wasn’t only in love with Obanai, she actually loved him, which is what we are going to talk about in the sections that follow.

Who is Mitsuri Kanroji’s love interest?

Obanai is deeply in love with Mitsuri, as he stated in the manga. He feels like he can’t tell her, however, because of his “dirty blood”, caused by the trauma he suffered in the past. He first saw her while she was standing under a sakura tree and that’s when he fell in love with her. To show his affection, he gives her gifts, such as food or the green socks she wears with her standard uniform.

Even though she is the Love Hashira, she is unaware of his infatuation, causing his love to go unrequited for a long time. They also frequently exchange letters with each other. He is very attentive to Mitsuri, as he is immediately able to tell when Mitsuri is feeling down, as well as what food and how much she normally eats.

During the fight against Muzan along with the other Hashira and Demon Slayers, Mitsuri is seriously injured. Obanai instantly rushes to his side, pulling her away from the battle to help her. As he leaves her with the other Demon Slayers to return to battle, she is seen screaming his name, begging him to come back alive.

After the battle against Muzan, Obanai is seen cradling Mitsuri’s body, both of them aware that they would soon die. The two slayers recall the first time they met at Ubayashiki’s mansion and how Mitsuri saved him by making him feel like a normal young man. She worries that she was useless in the end, but he says he won’t let anyone speak ill of her. Mitsuri confesses that she loves him and that the meals she ate with him were the best.

She also states that he has always looked at her so sweetly and asks him to take her as his wife if they are reborn as humans. Obanai replies that if she is okay with someone like him, then he will definitely make her happy and he will protect her for sure. This wish finally comes true when their reincarnations are married to each other.

Who did Mitsuri marry in Demon Slayer?

Well, ultimately, Mitsuri never ended up marrying anyone. Namely, we know that she joined the Demon Slayer Corps to find a husband, since she desperately wanted to get married but only to a husband that would be stronger than her. Such a man was difficult to find because Mitsuri is exceptionally strong, so she decided to join the Demon Slayer Corps in hope of finding a man stronger than her.

And while she did fall in love with Obanai, the two of them never marries, as they both perished after the battle against Muzan. Still, before they died, Mitsuri expressed her hopes that they would get reincarnated, meet again and marry in another life, thus sharing Obanai’s wishes as well.

Why does Mitsuri Kanroji dress like she does?

Mitsuri wears a modified purple version of the standard Demon Slayer uniform; the chest area is left unbuttoned to fit her chest size. She wears a short skirt instead of the usual hakama, as well as a plain white haori. On top of that, the young woman wears a pair of navy blue thigh-high socks, over which she also sports the lime green striped socks Obanai Iguro gave her, and pink lace-up shoes.

At the Swordsmith Village, she wore a kimono with floral patterns. During her and the other Hashira’s fight against Muzan Kibutsuji, Mitsuri’s left and back braids are cut from the demon’s attacks, now shortened to shoulder length, and part of his left ear is also torn to the side.

Who gave Mitsuri her socks?

The blue socks she wears seem to be hers and from what we know now, there is no backstory behind the blue socks. The green socks, however, were a gift from Obanai, which was an expression of his strong emotions towards Mitsuri. By wearing them constantly, Mitsuri showed that she thoroughly appreciated Obanai’s sentiments.

Who voices Mitsuri Kanroji?

Mitsuri Kanroji is voiced by Kana Hanazwa, who is one of the biggest female seiyu in Japan. Kana Hanazawa is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer.

She is best known for her appearances in anime, including Nadeko Sengoku in Monogatari, Anri Sonohara in Durarara!!, Angel / Kanade Tachibana in Angel Beats! Kuroneko / Ruri Gokō in Oreimo, Mayuri Shiina in Steins;Gate, Akane Tsunemori in Psycho-Pass, Kosaki Onodera in Nisekoi, Chiaki Nanami in Danganronpa, Kobato Hanato in Kobato, Rize Kamishiro in Tokyo Ghoul, Hinata Kawamoto in March Comes in Like a Lion, Ichika Nakano in The Quintessential Quintuplets, and Mitsuri Kanroji in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Her debut single, “Hoshizora Destination,” was released on April 25, 2012 under the Aniplex/Sony Music Entertainment Japan label.