Kyojuro Rengoku
The pure-hearted Flame Hashira who protected the weak until his final breath.
Kyojuro Rengoku (煉獄 杏寿郎, Rengoku Kyōjurō) is the Flame Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps and the successor to his father Shinjuro. Voiced by Satoshi Hino (Japanese) and Mark Whitten (English), with Mariya Ise and Ryan Bartley voicing his child self, he is a boisterous and eccentric yet pure-hearted and honorable warrior. His mother instilled in him a moral code of protecting the weak, which he follows without fail. He is assigned to investigate the Mugen Train, where he aids Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Nezuko in dispatching the Lower Rank Enmu. After the battle, the Upper Rank Akaza confronts him and proposes he turn into a demon, recognizing his skill and strength. Kyojuro rejects this and battles him, but is ultimately killed. In his last moments, he directs Tanjiro to Shinjuro on his quest to discover more about his Hinokami Kagura. Tanjiro later has Kyojuro's tsuba installed on his new sword to honor him.
- Role
- Flame Hashira
- Affiliation
- Demon Slayer Corps
- Breathing Style
- Flame Breathing
- Status
- Deceased (killed by Upper Rank Akaza after the Mugen Train battle)
- Notable Weapon
- Nichirin Blade (Crimson Red)
Lore & Background
Kyojuro Rengoku is the Flame Hashira, a position he inherited as successor to his father Shinjuro. He comes off as boisterous and eccentric, but is pure-hearted and honorable, guided by the moral code his mother instilled in him: to protect the weak. He is assigned to investigate the Mugen Train, working alongside Tanjiro Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma, Inosuke Hashibira, and Nezuko Kamado to dispatch the Lower Rank Enmu. After the battle, the Upper Rank Akaza confronts him and proposes that he turn into a demon, having recognized his skill and strength. Kyojuro rejects this and battles him, but is ultimately killed. In his last moments, he directs Tanjiro to Shinjuro on his quest to discover more about his Hinokami Kagura. Tanjiro later has Kyojuro's tsuba installed on his new sword to honor him.
In Their Own Story
Kyojuro Rengoku's final mission begins with his assignment to investigate the Mugen Train. He joins Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Nezuko in dispatching the Lower Rank Enmu. After the battle, the Upper Rank Akaza appears and proposes that Kyojuro turn into a demon, recognizing his skill and strength. Kyojuro rejects this and battles him, but is ultimately killed. In his last moments, he directs Tanjiro to Shinjuro on his quest to discover more about his Hinokami Kagura. Tanjiro later has Kyojuro's tsuba installed on his new sword to honor him.
Reader's Guide
As the Flame Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku is a boisterous and eccentric yet pure-hearted and honorable warrior. His mother instilled in him a moral code of protecting the weak, which he follows without fail. He is assigned to investigate the Mugen Train, where he aids Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Nezuko in dispatching the Lower Rank Enmu. After the battle, the Upper Rank Akaza confronts him and proposes he turn into a demon, recognizing his skill and strength. Kyojuro rejects this and battles him, but is ultimately killed. In his last moments, he directs Tanjiro to Shinjuro on his quest to discover more about his Hinokami Kagura. Tanjiro later has Kyojuro's tsuba installed on his new sword to honor him.
Did You Know?
- Kyojuro Rengoku is the Flame Hashira and successor to his father Shinjuro.
- His mother instilled in him a moral code of protecting the weak.
- He was assigned to investigate the Mugen Train and helped dispatch the Lower Rank Enmu.
- Upper Rank Akaza proposed that Kyojuro turn into a demon, recognizing his skill and strength.
- Tanjiro later had Kyojuro's tsuba installed on his new sword to honor him.
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