Imagine a world where the daylight is your biggest protector and shadows hide unimaginable demonic powers.

Such is the reality ofDemon Slayer.

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Rengoku, Mitsuri and Gyomei.

But, to protect humanity, the Demon Slayers stood up to face this evil.

One such powerful yet mysterious style is moon breathing.

Its the only breathing style thatis also a blood demon art.

A collage showing the faces of Lelouch Lamperouge, Spike Speigal, and Sasuke Uchiha.

Five centuries ago,Yoriichi created the concept of breathing stylesand became its first master.

He then tried to teach his technique to his disciples,adjusting it to suit their nature.

Over time, his students adapted it further and developedentirely new breathing styles of their own.

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Michikatsu constantly tried to surpass Yoriichi’s talents and train himself to the pointwhere he perfected his breathing style.

But he oftendoubted his own abilities and felt he might not be as talented as Yoriichi.

This constant self-doubt pushed him tocreate an entirely new breathing style for himself.

Kokushibo in the anime and the manga.

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Michikatsu, jealous of his brothers talent,kept trying to outdo himbut couldnt manage tomaster Yoriichis breathing technique.

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Kokushibo’s blood demon art being used on Muichiro in Demon Slayer.

He made it his mission to defeat Yoriichi, just to prove thathe is the greatest samurai to exist.

Eventually, Michikatsu defeated Yoriichi, but only because Yoriichidied right as he was about to kill Michikatsu.

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Solar Rings, Frostmoon

It createsa circular cyclone of slashescharged straight towards the enemy.

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Perpetual Night, Lonely Moon Incessant

Continuous barrage of slashes, one followed by another.

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Moon-Dragon Ringtail

Long-range attackswhile performing a colossal frontal slash followed by ripples.

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Waning Moonswaths

Producesmultiple crescent-shaped slashes, enough to take down large opponents.

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Black Ring, Lunar Eclipse

Twirls the katana to produce multiple slashes that forma tornado attack.

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Tenman Crescent Moon Catastrophe

A whirlwind of bladesthat erupt from every direction.

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Moonbow, Half Moon

A lethal finishing move.

Due to this ability alone, he is consideredone of the most dangerous demonsto have ever existed after Muzan.

He was such a master of the moon breathing technique that he developedalmost sixteen different forms of this style.

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