Your mission
Dead Calm, the Butterfly Dance, Rengoku (Purgatory): ten forms, and it is up to you to say who masters them. Get all ten right and you become master of every breathing style.
In Demon Slayer, each breathing style is broken down into moves, also called forms, and some bear names you never forget: Dead Calm, the Butterfly Dance, the Flame Thunder God, Rengoku. A few were invented by a single demon slayer, in the middle of a fight, and exist only in their hands. Recognising them means knowing who fights how.
Ten forms are presented to you by their Japanese name and its translation, and it is up to you to say who masters them. Under each question, the image shows the opponent who took the form, or the one who passed it on, never the demon slayer themselves. The explanation appears as soon as you answer, and your score comes at the end. Our page on all the Demon Slayer breathing styles explains them one by one, if you want to revise first.
Nagi, Dead Calm, the eleventh form of Water Breathing. Who invented it?
- Tanjiro Kamado
- Giyu Tomioka
- Sabito
- Sakonji Urokodaki
The most elegant defence in Demon Slayer, which neutralises every attack within its reach. Giyu invented it on his own, no other demon slayer masters it, and it is with it that he stops Rui’s threads on Mount Natagumo. The eleven forms of Water Breathing.
Chō no mai, Tawamure, the Butterfly Dance. Who masters it?
- Kanao Tsuyuri
- Kanae Kocho
- Shinobu Kocho
- Mitsuri Kanroji
A leap, then several thrusts delivered at once, loaded with poison. Too slight to behead a demon, Shinobu invented a breathing style made of thrusts and wisteria. Viewers discover it on Mount Natagumo, against the spider sister shown in the image. Insect Breathing and its dances.
Honoikazuchi no kami, the Flame Thunder God, the seventh form of Thunder. Who created it?
- Jigoro Kuwajima
- Kaigaku
- Zenitsu Agatsuma
- Tengen Uzui
The boy who could only master the first form invents a seventh, all his own. He unleashes it against Kaigaku, shown in the image, his master’s other disciple, who became a demon. Thunder Breathing and its seven forms.
Tomioka 17 cm figure
Tomioka with his sword drawn, his two-tone haori in the wind, on a wave-shaped base.
View the product · €79.90Rengoku, Purgatory, the ninth form of Flame. Who unleashes it against Akaza?
- Tanjiro Kamado
- Kyojuro Rengoku
- Mitsuri Kanroji
- Tengen Uzui
The ultimate form of Flame bears the name of the family that passes it down. Kyojuro puts all his strength into it against Akaza, at the end of the Mugen Train. Flame Breathing and its forms.
Oboro, the Veil of Mist, the seventh form of Mist. Who invented it?
- Muichiro Tokito
- Kokushibo
- Giyu Tomioka
- Sanemi Shinazugawa
An alternation of slowness and speed that makes the fighter almost invisible. Muichiro invents it in the middle of his fight against Gyokko, shown in the image, at the Swordsmith Village. Mist Breathing and its seven forms.
Hatsukoi no wananaki, the Shivers of First Love. Who masters it?
- Shinobu Kocho
- Kanao Tsuyuri
- Nezuko Kamado
- Mitsuri Kanroji
A rush in undulating waves, the blade striking in successive waves. Mitsuri created this breathing style after being Kyojuro Rengoku’s disciple, and she unleashes its forms against Zohakuten at the Swordsmith Village. Love Breathing and its forms.
Muichiro 25 cm figure
Muichiro, his hand on his sword’s guard, surrounded by swirls of turquoise mist.
View the product · €119.90Todoroki, the Roar, the first form of Sound. Who masters it?
- Zenitsu Agatsuma
- Tengen Uzui
- Gyomei Himejima
- Inosuke Hashibira
Two cleavers come down together, in a cut followed by an explosion. Sound Breathing, derived from Thunder, was created by Tengen, the former shinobi, who uses it against Daki and her brother in Yoshiwara. Sound Breathing and its musical score.
Yamizuki yoi no miya, Dark Moon, Evening Palace. Who masters it?
- Yoriichi Tsugikuni
- Muichiro Tokito
- Kokushibo
- Giyu Tomioka
A horizontal cut drawn straight from the sheath, almost impossible to dodge, the signature of the strongest demon in Demon Slayer after Muzan. As a human, Kokushibo created Moon Breathing because he could not master his twin’s Sun. Gyomei, shown in the image, is among those who face him. Moon Breathing and its forms.
Rengoku dragon figure
Rengoku as a pop figure on a base of flames, a fire dragon’s head beside him.
View the product · €44.90Higan shugan, the Vermilion Eye of the Far Shore, the final form of Flower. Who masters it?
- Kanae Kocho
- Shinobu Kocho
- Kanao Tsuyuri
- Aoi Kanzaki
It pushes eyesight beyond its limits, at the risk of losing it. Kanao, who received Flower from Kanae, uses it against Doma, shown in the image, the demon who killed both her sisters. Flower Breathing and its final form.
Hinokami Kagura, the Dance of the Fire God. Who turns it into a combat technique?
- Kyojuro Rengoku
- Zenitsu Agatsuma
- Inosuke Hashibira
- Tanjiro Kamado
His father, Tanjuro, shown in the image, danced it from evening to morning every New Year. Tanjiro remembers it on Mount Natagumo, facing Rui, and turns it into a breathing style. The Dance of the Fire God, where it comes from. These demon slayers’ swords are in our katana collection.
To see these forms frozen mid-motion, the Hashira are waiting for you in the Hashira figure collection.
