Does Zenitsu Really Became Hashira Level or Kaigaku is Week? Demon Slayer Explained

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Let’s talk about if kaigaku was really so week that zentisu was able to slice him with one shot or he was just hashira level himself!
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@user-uo8sd2mt3q 6 дней назад

Zenitsu is actually worthy of this title after his master died. When he became serious I believe his power level will increase instead of having to fall asleep

@pandasantiago6269 6 дней назад

He has completed the requirement, skill wise. Kill a 12 kizuki or 50 demons. (it doesnt even have to be an upper moon) Even with the argument kaigaku is a "last minute" upper-moon muzan is too proud to have any upper moon who is as weak as a lower moon. He is easily hashira level, even if its at the low end.

@Carljason-r8v 6 дней назад

@@pandasantiago6269He have to be kinoe rank

@Zorojuro246 5 дней назад

@@Carljason-r8vwe said hashira level not hashira Hashira level is basically lower moon level

@benbaker4198 5 дней назад

Hashira level during the time frame of demon slayer isn't lower moon level the lower moons were killed by muzan for always running from Hashira and shit a single hashira killed upper moon 5 but I think Gyutaro would be harder too kill by a slayer because his hacks

@pandasantiago6269 5 дней назад

@@benbaker4198 Daki has killed 7 hashira without gyutaro, and tengen even said she is not upper moon material. That means at least 7 hashira were weaker than the weakest upper moon. The weak end of hashira rank could definitely be lower moon level.

@memesmaster-kc2mb 6 дней назад

Zenitsu didn't "unlock" the seventh form, he created it by himself to be able to match Kaigaku to avenge their master

@doflaminggard3354 6 дней назад

And i thinks its inspired by tanjiros sun breathing just like what tanjiro did

@Happygg6 6 дней назад

Aaaactually 🤓☝️ Zenitsu created the 7th Form so he could feel like he was fighting alongside Kaigaku as an equal. He didn't create it for vengeance, he created it so he could feel like he was on equal footing with his brother disciple, he intended to use it alongside Kaigaku not to strike Kaigaku down, only his plans changed when he discovered what had happened

@Shin-ei5bk 6 дней назад

@@Happygg6 faxx. when he said "he wanted to try that move with him" it made me cry

@antoniomolina3612 6 дней назад

Tomato tomahto

@andrewgarfield1445 5 дней назад

@@Happygg6he's not Zenitsu's brother

@appletreeinc.8425 6 дней назад

Tanjiro: Fear the anger of a good man Zenitsu: Fear the coward who is the bravest

@Mayb3Tay 5 дней назад

Jeezus, a good comment

@skyrax7 5 дней назад

Zenitsu is basically the "courage, the cowardly dog" of demon slayer.

@Grizzlyplaysgames 5 дней назад

Inosuke: FEAR

@awalkinthepark88 5 дней назад

Inosuke: fear the beast who became a man

@arya3193 4 дня назад

Inosuke: Fear the crazy man with a good heart

@ador8112 6 дней назад

Zenitsu is obv hashira level when his actually serious and this was because of his masters death and unlocked his 7th form

@KaydenScott-hb8hn 6 дней назад

Made

@dark2000king 6 дней назад

He created it, that’s why he is a hashira already

@anda_jeven 6 дней назад

He's probably Tengen's level or maybe slightly weaker than Tengen

@TotallyNotChillin 5 дней назад

Zenitsu would be a hashira if muzan didn’t die, as he killed a member of the 12K alone.

@shortnobu 5 дней назад

He would be a little stronger than tengen since sound breathing is derived from thunder @@anda_jeven

@_voltu3704 6 дней назад

If zenitsu stopped being scared and faced his fear against any demon and keep training to unlock other forms of thunder breathing he can easily become a hashira within a month

@scaledupyt388 6 дней назад

A month I honestly just seen da new episode and I think he already hashira level he just had to come out of his scaryness

@loyalduggo6457 6 дней назад

He didn't unlock any other forms of thunder breathing, he created the 7th form of thunder breathing.

@mistmann 6 дней назад

Remember. First Form of Thunder breathing is the hardest of all of them. And since he developed different Styles of the First Form "Normal, Sixfold, Godlike Speed" he basically knows more than 1 Attack until he developed the 7th form

@fendysusanto876 6 дней назад

@@mistmann Not hardest, but foundation for other form

@mistmann 6 дней назад

@@fendysusanto876are you Sure? I think If i remember correctly that for example the enemy of the final Arc couldnt learn the First Form but the rest of em. But as indidnt red the manga, i might be wrong

@TheClassic_Trio31 6 дней назад

If you think of it, technically, he is one because he defeated an upper moon by him

@Houd_Vast 6 дней назад

I forgot about that. He most definitely is a lightning Hashira, by definition.

@hoodedmaniac3602 6 дней назад

@@Houd_VastThunder

@Houd_Vast 6 дней назад

@@hoodedmaniac3602 sure, but thunder is the sound lightning makes, so you understand my confusion.

@Purple_onlinementor 6 дней назад

technically he defeated a demon weaker than lower moon Rui or that mugen train one, anyone would have killed him its just becoz his past muzan paid them

@Houd_Vast 6 дней назад

@@Purple_onlinementor still counts, regardless

@FrnkTzy 6 дней назад

Zenitsu is obviously a hashira level. Despite him not mastering the other thunder breathing form, his mastery over the first form was a feat no one can achieve he made various variation of that form. And i think no one is able to truly master the first form of thunder breathing despite it looking so simple. Later on he also developed the 7th form and fun fact guys, Zenitsu sword has not broken once in this series. because he is a master of his breathing style.

@vzeroxz4678 6 дней назад

he is not hashira level, cope. sanemi, gyomei, abanai, rengoku, mitsuri, could easily shit on him

@davidarvingumazon5024 6 дней назад

@@vzeroxz4678 baseless

@Xyrif 6 дней назад

@@vzeroxz4678Tanjiro too. Tanjiro is wiping the floor with kaigaku

@nattercakes2384 5 дней назад

@@vzeroxz4678dude telling someone cope is lame af lol you sound like a loser

@johndoenut8852 5 дней назад

@@vzeroxz4678 all it takes to be a hashira is to kill one of the 12 moons. So by all definitions, he IS a hashira level ://

@Onaneehsyu9286 6 дней назад

When a fearful man overcomes fear then he is levels above his former self.

@Zingmonster 6 дней назад

Muzan saw it fit enough to give a new demon Kaigaku an upper moon rank when most demons in inifinity castle were said to be start of series lower moon rank. The prerequisite to be a hashira is to slay *a moon*. End of Series Zenitsu is easily hashira level at the start of the story (before they all get the marks).

@ReyaadGafur 5 дней назад

agreed zenitsu already had all the power to be hashira level he just had no self confidence

@LikablSouL 4 дня назад

Muzan made him uppermoon cuz of hes a breath user + blood was given in large amount by uppermoon 1

@Enity10 6 дней назад

I believe zenitsu vs kaigaku fight is one of the COLDEST FIGHT EVER!! In demon slayer anime

@Mel-Sqr 6 дней назад

Tengen uzui vs Gyutaro was epic

@Ash05771 6 дней назад

@@Mel-Sqryou haven’t seen nothing yet. Read the manga.

@vzeroxz4678 6 дней назад

@@Ash05771 i have bozo, just cause its older doesnt mean its not as good, the gyutaro and tengen fight was really good

@NewPlayer12334 6 дней назад

@@vzeroxz4678bro I don’t think your brain is braining, who are you tryna respond to 💀

@Enity10 6 дней назад

@@NewPlayer12334 why are you telling like that 😅 if he like guytaro vs tengen fight its OK. Everyone has there own choices

@seanlee3863 6 дней назад

The condition for being a hashira is if you slain 50 demons or 1 of the 12 kizukis(which he did), so yes he is by all qualifications a hashira at that point

@yousufhossain9768 3 дня назад

dude is so strong that the writer had to nerf him.

@titanjake9058 3 дня назад

Just him creating a new form is a hashira worthy feat. Not to mention the unbelievable speed and force he unleashed with the 7th form. Even faster than god-like speed first form.

@StoryTime21155 6 дней назад

Steph must be feeling like Neo in the matrix the way he’s been dodging bullets these past few reactions

@magus3553 6 дней назад

Kaigaku became the second breath user to ever become a demon. Obviously he was worthy of an upper rank.

@Purple_onlinementor 6 дней назад

nope he wasnt worthy, he was just there as no one else was , also muzan knew his past so he made him fight zenitsu knowing kaigaku will die but it will damage zenitsu emotionally

@nattercakes2384 5 дней назад

@@Purple_onlinementorthis doesn't even make sense lmao

@dimaudalow 5 дней назад

@@Purple_onlinementor, tbh, I don't think Muzan gave enough damn about Zenitsu to plan any emotional torture specifically for him. Not sure he even remembered Zenitsu existing 😅

@Anshika-rj3or 4 дня назад

@@dimaudalow muzan doesn't even care about humans I don't think he will go that far for a scared cat who happens to learn 1st form

@LikablSouL 4 дня назад

2nd breath cuz no one except kokushibo betrayed slayers

@tylernol3830 5 дней назад

Tanjiro, Inosuke, Zenitsu, Kanao & Genya were all Hashira level. “HASHIRA training Arc” - they ended up w/ 5 new Hashira afterwards. Go back & look, the manga gives subtle hints.

@unnirajac8617 5 дней назад

Not genya. His powers were amplified due to Kokushibo’s flesh and blood but it was temporary.

@microproxify 4 дня назад

Zenitsu created the 7th form in hopes that he could fight alongside Kaigaku as brother disciples, but in the end it was the 7th form that laid waste to Kaigaku instead.

@JustAGetoChillin 6 дней назад

Zenitsu didn't ‘ Unlock ’ Seventh Form, he created it himself so he could be like Kaigaku

@Kratosen День назад

Awaken Zenitsu entered the infinity castle as a Hashira.

@austria7796 6 дней назад

He deserved to be the Thunder Hashira

@travonalston6498 4 дня назад

Bro been hashira level just scared for his life

@brooohu 6 дней назад

Yushiro said kaigaku was inexperience so If he was they both would’ve died

@heubert69 6 дней назад

I think that kaigaku deserves upper rank 6 but if he learned how to use his powers then he would be a higher rank

@johnchina4065 6 дней назад

He said even if kaigaku was an upper moon for 1 year zenitsu would be dead on the spot

@heubert69 5 дней назад

@@johnchina4065 well i mean it dont really matter cuz kaigaku died before that could happen

@johnchina4065 3 дня назад

@@heubert69 yeah ik but I'm just correcting his statement

@soumyakantanayak2136 2 дня назад

@@johnchina4065 so zenitsu won't be stronger after 1 year more?

@terencewilliams448 5 дней назад

When everyone got transported to the infinity castle zanitsu was the only one with the look on his face like everyone going to get it

@TigerOoE 6 дней назад

He’s definitely Hashira level because to be a hashira you need to slay a kizuki lower or upper or kill 50 demons

@rayano-ub5dw 5 дней назад

But his weaker

@alicam5268 5 дней назад

@@rayano-ub5dwwho is Weaker Kaigaku İ think Stronger than All Lowermoons And 1 Lowermoon Kill you RE Hashira

@troublezzzz 12 часов назад

While he was falling head first and grabbed his katana, that sin was badass 😎. My boy ain't scared no more.

@niannuam1688 2 часа назад

If Zenitsu was sleeping he probably would’ve been hashira lvl

@hans3437 5 дней назад

Kaigaku became demon like small amount of time ago and didnt probably eat any human at all. He is demon with breathing form so i think he can become as powerfull as kokushibo

@dragonl4d216 6 дней назад

Kaigaku being inexperienced was the weakest UM. That being said, you still have to be Hashira level to solo him.

@ganymede6535 6 дней назад

Yeah cuz Tengen Uzui was literally hit for hit with Gyutaro

@Zeldrisxo8 6 дней назад

@@ganymede6535while that is true, zenitsu would not stand a chance against gyutaro. They were far too strong

@seanlee3863 6 дней назад

You'd qualify as a hashira for defeating any of the 12 kizukis or slain 50 demons. So by qualification, zenitsu is a hashira

@Proj3ctX1 6 дней назад

He might tbh thats the thing we never know with him. @Zeldrisxo8

@ganymede6535 6 дней назад

@@Zeldrisxo8 True

@Mel-Sqr 6 дней назад

What you mean almost....how many hashira did daki kill 12 something.

@Monu_kumar100 4 дня назад

Daki 7 and her brother 15

@Mel-Sqr 3 дня назад

@@Monu_kumar100 ya that's what uper moons are no joke. I would say he is stronger then few current Hashira + he doent unlock his mark also.

@qmattis6793 5 часов назад

@@Mel-Sqr yes but you also gotta remember that the last upper 6 were demons for more than 100 years so they could eat thousands of humans to get stronger and Kaigaku only was a demon for a few weeks so at that time he probably was lower moon 1 level. It is still an impressive feat and he is pretty strong but even the creator of demon slayer said that if kaigaku wouldve been a demon for just a few months Zenitsu wouldve died on the spot.

@mr.hilarious2702 14 часов назад

The coolest character when they were falling down in the infinity castle. Period.

@cloakeddemon3207 5 дней назад

I would say he is worth the title because he did beat upper moon 6 without a mark which he a pretty good feat.

@IsaiahxGotxGhost 2 дня назад

He’s mastered the hardest technique in that breathing style he definitely Hashira level

@pablomuerta9452 3 дня назад

Talent wise : yes, hes the fastest Mental wise : still need motivation

@litheran69 5 дней назад

Zenitsu’s talent is greater than his belief in himself.

@Loomore-s6l 4 дня назад

He is the only one who beheaded a upper moon demon with only 1 strike

@jlroberts328 22 часа назад

Zenitsu was most definitely Hashira level but only bc he “unmentioned in the show” mastered the transparent world. He meditated so deep that it appeared that he was asleep & literally fought with his eyes closed. He continued to use the strongest & only technique he knew in his breathing style. It was in the training arc that he learned to meditate while awake. Which in the second to last episode his head was seen bleeding & he was wide awake while in deep meditation. Never mentioned, now he is able to learn the other techniques on top of the one he created. When the arc is over he is deemed the apparently the fastest Hashira & one of the longest living out of all the slayers

@AniTwOShorTs 6 дней назад

Zenitshu 🔥

@RealCaseoh_EatingMcdonalds День назад

When the Joker didn't laugh anymore you know you f*cked up when the Joker didn't laugh anymore💥💀 Zenitsu-

@ragama623 3 дня назад

Zenitsu's speed has been hashira level from the beginning.

@sweetburgers1 5 дней назад

Kiagaku literally was a demon for like a few weeks , had it been any longer he would’ve died no doubt about it , he deserves the title especially after the Daki fight too

@0rangeade1 6 дней назад

To become a hashira you just have to defeat one of the 12 demon moons of kaigaku was upper moon 6 then we all know he would be at least lower moon 12 in strength. So Zsnitsu is hashira level, it's just the demon slayer corpse disbanded the same day.

@Juviyalockser 5 дней назад

I think being a Hasira isn't just about being able to beat Lower Moon or Upper Moon Shinobu As Scientist Tengen As spy and Finance

@qmattis6793 5 часов назад

no he wouldnt be hashira. you need to be kinoe rank and need to be accepted by every other hashira. also zenitsu only was so strong since he had so much anger against him. if it wouldve been like Gyutaro & Daki he wouldnt stand even the slightest chance against them prob not even with his mark.

@harmandatta6731 4 дня назад

He was very powerful even before becoming serious and not sleeping.. he was just being coward due to his past.. For example.. even without sleeping when he sprints with dedication.. he was the fastest and near to hashira. Even rengoku acknowledged him to be the fastest.. and his speed is the strength.. sword is just a tool.. he kills with speed

@wildguardian 3 дня назад

Powerscalers are the worse thing that exist on the world of entertainment, but the industry needs them. If it depended on them every single work of fiction would be only about who is the strongest.

@devincognito8932 5 дней назад

He was one of the few people to do damage to muzan

@ltzRengoku Час назад

And i Quote. “To become a A Hashira you must kill 50 demons or **DEFEAT AN UPPERMOON.**

@mahyrthedude9744 5 дней назад

That cover when he says "fought" is of a song I know, brilliant, @Soulrap

@Giyu-editzs 6 дней назад

Well if a demon slayer defeats an upper rank by themselves, I think they do become a hashira but I could be wrong

@Bl0odazura 6 дней назад

Any of 12 kizuki even lower ranks

@Giyu-editzs 6 дней назад

@@Bl0odazura okay thanks

@fbi9833 4 дня назад

They also don't need to be by themselves, sanemi beat a lower moon with help from his friend, but his friend died in the fight. Sanemi was still made a hashira after

@Giyu-editzs 4 дня назад

@@fbi9833 yeah thanks I just forgot :p

@qmattis6793 5 часов назад

also you needa be kinoe rank

@theburtle9676 4 дня назад

Kaigaku the 8th day of the week now

@mrkiddcandles84 3 дня назад

i do remember yashiro said after tht, if zenitsu meet kaigaku a year later there's will change the course because kaigaku not yet manage to utilise his ability to it maximum... yet Zenitsu still deserves a respect with all cowardice attitude he had which some fan will find it super annoying,he still manages to push himself training like mad secretly behind other and achieve remarkable results because of it.... started with just one move then suddenly tht one move grow/upgrade into two variants sixfold/thunderclap..

@kwisoorvn 4 дня назад

Zenitsu is definitely worthy of being the Rumble Hashira, He fought an Upper Moon demon alone and created his own form of Thunder Breathing and mastered the First Form that he was able to perform many different variations of it

@heartofdawnlight 2 часа назад

the second slayer weve seen create a new form for an art thats existed for hundreds of years. Damn rght hes a hashira. you dont survive getting that close to muzan without being one

@Kaihiwatari705 5 дней назад

His character development was his plot armour so yeah he's hashira level

@Saggindragonnuts 6 дней назад

Dude defeating a kizuki makes you a hashira

@qmattis6793 5 часов назад

"dude" that is just wrong. first of all you need to defeat 50 demons or 1 of the 12K (wich you had right). BUT you also need to be rank Kineo (wich he wasnt at all) AND all the other hashiras must accept him as another hashira. so he was 1/3 of the way to become a hashira.

@Purpleskys45 4 дня назад

Damn bro I remember when he fell,I thought he was sleeping at first bc his eyes were closed and he was so serious….but when he opened them I went crazy

@DemonFist94 3 дня назад

Actually he "created" the 7th form of Thunder Breathing which is even more impressive 😎

@HungNguyen-lm7lf 6 дней назад

the 7th form is so fast that his haori was torn to pieces in the air

@allanyang21 2 дня назад

If only zenitsu followed rengoku and named his original form after himself

@Nebbes 5 дней назад

this was his first conscious fight and he solod an upper moon 😭

@achillesv8980 6 часов назад

The most important thing about this conversation are the forms, step 1 was the foundation and you had to master it to really master the other 5 forms. IF Kaigaku mastered the first step there’s no question he would have beaten Zenitsu, since Z mastered form 1 he was able to create a 7th. Thus catching Kai by surprise

@viswaraj_patro 5 дней назад

Hey does anyone realise that kokushibo (upper moon 1) luck is same as gyokko(upper moon 5). Both didn't meet the main character of the anime and died😅

@bluxeedits3533 5 дней назад

Zenitsu wasn't afraid of anything after his gramps died even Muzan

@ryubesson423 4 дня назад

Kind of hard to believe Zenitsu got so powerful and cool when he was a coward and a simp most of the time, I respect that😎

@KomalRathod-pd6nt 5 дней назад

Kaigaku plays an demon roll in entire series even he becoming before demon also

@BeMe4oneDay2 5 дней назад

I cannot wait to see the animation for this fight Zenitsu looked so intense I could feel the thunder and lighting😅😅

@hexa8021 4 дня назад

Zenitsu is the only person out of the 3 who actually has the met the requirements of a hashira 💀

@LastRage-np8yr 5 дней назад

Think of what would have happened if he gained demon slayer mark

@UchihaItachi-zt6us 6 дней назад

During the infinity castle the trio were Hashira level but at the starting level. And kaigaku just became a upper moon only if he got atleast a year he would have became quite problematic as he also uses breathing style like kokushibo

@pranavplays3342 5 дней назад

Don't forget that he defeated Kaigaku without the demon slayer mark

@CHEEZENPIZZA-wf7gc 5 дней назад

Imagine if zenitsu was sleeping and had a demon slayer mark

@lliluze 6 дней назад

when he first showed up, I thought he is actually adding a fun in the show but at some point I felt like dropping the show because of his laugh cry but when he first show his power, from that moment I knew he is my favourite

@Mommyshiki 5 дней назад

In that moment he was stronger than previous lighting hashira

@RB-happy 2 дня назад

The 7th form is sun halo dragon but with thunder instead of sun, he realized he could do it when tanjiro copied his thunder clap and flash but added sun breathing to it

@HuyTruong-re8lu 4 дня назад

kaigaku is indeed “week”

@kingade2117 2 дня назад

He was at that level because in the infinity castle all the demons in there were lower moon level

@rianime9371 5 дней назад

I feel like the new upper moon 6 this time was a good bit weaker than the former upper moon 6. But still it was amazing to see Zenitsu 1V1 the guy. And create a new breath of the thunder breathing. Obanai and some other Hashira were honestly incredibly lackluster and made me grimace at their pathetic performance.

@bigdonnq2689 6 дней назад

kaigaku lucky he looked cool even though being week and hated from the fans

@u9329 4 дня назад

Kaigaku wasnt as strong as gyutaro but had potential as he was a new demon

@Mayo571 5 дней назад

The weak shoukd quiver when the nice guy gets angry

@ZenitsuAgatsumaEdlts 5 дней назад

If he fell asleep then every demon would be cooked

@viswaraj_patro 5 дней назад

I think sleeping zenitsu is more powerful than original one!!😮

@henrypeterkin7825 4 дня назад

💯 zenitsu would be hashira level in the future and a far greater one than most, cause blud is a badass.

@Kili-Kili-Bantot 4 дня назад

Best boy level up from being a Sleeping Simp to Upper Moon Killer ⚡

@fairlyheart3lumenhistoire20 5 дней назад

The reason why he was angry is because he got pissed over that letter he read😱😱😰

@GojoEditz_ 2 дня назад

Zenitsu is fast as yoriichi, in the future he might overcome that limit

@BlairBalagot 5 дней назад

If im right, if kaigaku just mastered his ability(black lightning) zenitsu would have difficult time (i just remember i read it somewhere in the manga)

@millitaryspy27872 5 дней назад

Dont forgest that killing a uppermoon with no help can make you a hashira

@cyberhunter6300 5 дней назад

7th form(Flaming Thunder God) was created by Zenitsu, its his own creation like giyu's 11th form and muichiro's 7th from. Thunder breathing has only 6 forms from the sengoku era to the taisho era but 7th form is created and only used by Zenitsu in taisho era.

@hakeem2231 6 дней назад

Not only that when the fight began his opponent couldn't even match his speed and he was using the first form not even using the first to the best he can

@advancedgaming6712 5 дней назад

if courage the cowardly dog was in an anime

@breeesplanada8528 3 дня назад

He's always been a Tsugoku from the start

@mohammedwaseem10h49 5 дней назад

He is obviously a hashira because he killed an uppermoon all by himself if it wasn't for the death of muzan he would have become a hashira and it would have been official

@Crimsontiger133 5 дней назад

What's crazy is Kaigaku couldve have gotten a higher spot within a single year cause he was extremely deadly even Zen knew he was going to be a problem which is why he created the 7th form so he could show him that he's worthy of their master and together they could kill Muzan. At least that's what he had hoped for until he heard the news.