[Demon Slayer] Ranking of the "spirit of words" that will stay in your heart! TOP 10 "famous quotes" that shine in the depths of despair

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Why do we cry when we read "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba"?

This is because the words that the characters weave as if "spitting blood" at the brink of despair contain tremendous power.

Since ancient times, Japan has had a belief in "Kotodama," the idea that words have spiritual power and can influence the real world.

This is a powerful type of "sorcery," similar to the "spell" described in the Magical Encyclopedia, which binds phenomena with specific words, and "choubuku," which subjugates an opponent.

Today, Osamu will be announcing his own personal selection of the **TOP 10 Words of Spirit to Keep in Your Heart** that shone in the depths of despair!

[Demon Slayer] Ranking of the "spirit of words" that will stay in your heart! TOP 10 "famous quotes" that shine in the depths of despair

10th place: "Muichiro's nothingness is the "infinite" nothingness."

[Spoken by]: Tokito Muichiro (father/Lord)

[Classification of Kotodama]: Self-suggestion/Reversal of "Curse"

Muichiro was trapped under the curse of "nothingness," which meant that "nothing you do is useless."

However, these words completely reversed the meaning of his "curse," saying that his "nothingness" was not "incompetence" but "infinite possibility."

It lifts the curse placed on you and unleashes your talents. It's truly an "awakening spell."

No. 9: "Don't give up"

[Speaker]: Kuwashima Jigorō (→ Agatsuma Zenitsu)

[Classification of Kotodama]: Inherited "Commandments (Curses)"

"Master one thing and do it to the fullest." These are the words of the master who bound and supported Zenitsu.

It is a powerful wedge that has been driven into Zenitsu's soul, which continues to despair, run away, and belittle itself.

It was a "curse" for Zenitsu, but at the same time, it was also the strongest "amulet" that prevented him from straying from the path.

8th place: "If you say you believe in me, then think of nothing but living up to that!!"

[Speaker]: Inosuke Hashibira (→ Tanjiro Kamado)

[Classification of Kotodama]: Trusted "Contract Magic"

On the Mugen Train, Tanjiro entrusts Inosuke with the words "I believe in you."

Although he is a rational (?) person, he took an ``irrational'' action to help Tanjiro.

The words "I believe" are a curse of a "contract" that is stronger than blood, meaning "I entrust my life to you." These words instilled the concept of "friends" into Inosuke, who was a beast.

7th place: "I've done well so far! I can do it!"

[Spoken by]: Kamado Tanjiro

[Classification of Kotodama]: Self-affirmation "Encouraging Spell"

Tanjiro, who has always encouraged himself by saying, "Do your best, Tanjiro!", used these words to "affirm" and "praise" himself for the first time in the midst of a hopeless battle.

This is the most primitive and powerful "spell" to inspire one's own soul. It is this self-affirmation that has led him to the next realm of "Hinokami Kagura."

No. 6: "Eternity is a human thought"

[Person who uttered it]: Ubuyashiki Kagaya (→ Kibutsuji Muzan)

[Classification of Kotodama]: A perfect counter to the enemy's "curse"

Muzan craves "eternity" and is obsessed only with the survival of the "individual."

The Master gave Muzan an ``answer.''

"Even if the body perishes, the thoughts (= curses or prayers) are passed on, and that is what is eternal."

This is the Ubuyashiki family's "curse return" words that have been in place for a thousand years, denying the "root" of Muzan's existence.

No. 5: "Don't let others have the power of life and death over you!!"

[Person who uttered it]: Giyu Tomioka (→ Tanjiro Kamado)

[Classification of Kotodama]: "Awakening Spell" for the soul

At the beginning of the story, Giyuu delivers his first curse to Tanjiro, who is in the depths of despair and can only beg for forgiveness.

What do the weak want from the strong?

These powerful words of questioning and denial ignited Tanjiro's resolve and transformed him into a warrior. This was the spell of awakening that started it all.

4th place: "Do your best Kanao, do your best!!"

[Speaker]: Shinobu Kocho (→ Kanao Tsuyuri)

[Classification of Kotodama]: "Curse of Inheritance" that binds the future

During the battle with Douma, Shinobu remembers her sister Kanae's words, "Avenge your enemy."

However, the words Shinobu left behind for Kanao were not "revenge." They were "do your best," words that affirmed Kanao's "future."

These words freed Kanao from the "curse of the heart" that had prevented her from moving of her own volition, and allowed her to take to the battlefield as a "human being."

3rd place: "Burn your heart"

[Spoken by]: Kyojuro Rengoku (to Tanjiro Kamado and others)

[Classification of Kotodama]: Spell of the soul's "inheritance ritual"

Both third and first place go to Rengoku.

First, this "burn your heart."

This is not just a simple encouragement. It is a ritualistic "spell" to "inherit" the "soul state" of the man called Rengoku Kyojuro, which is his "flame," to the next generation (Tanjiro and the others).

Through these words, Rengoku's "duty" was passed on to Tanjiro and the others as a "curse," becoming a huge force that drives the story forward.

Number 2: "What were you born for?"

[Person who uttered it]: Yoriichi Tsugikuni (→ Muzan Kibutsuji)

[Classification of Kotodama]: The eternally unbreakable "curse on the meaning of existence"

This is a unique "curse" that even the strongest demon, Muzan, feared and trembled in at the "cellular" level, even after hundreds of years.

It was not the "power" of the "Breath of the Sun" but the "word spirit" of this "question" that was the strongest curse that Yoriichi cast on Muzan.

For Muzan, who can only find value in the survival of the individual, these words, which call into question the meaning of his existence, are an eternal curse that can never be answered.

No. 1: "Aging and dying are the beauty of the fleeting creatures known as humans."

[Speaker]: Kyojuro Rengoku (→ Akaza)

[Classification of Kotodama]: The strongest "conceptual magic" / Complete denial of the principles of "demons"

Osamu's number one choice for the "strongest words of wisdom" is the words Rengoku uttered to Akaza.

Why?

Akaza's invitation to "become a demon" was the very "curse" that forms the basis of the demon system: "strength" and "eternity."

In response to that, Rengoku replied,

"What you call 'eternity' is nothing but 'abomination' to us humans."

"What we value is finite life."

It was a moment when the very concept of "demon" was completely denied by the "power of words" of human "values."

This is the strongest anti-Cursed Magic technique, far stronger than physical attacks (Secret Technique: Purgatory) and even reached Akaza's soul (= Komaji's memories from his human days).

It all started with these "words of power" that gave Akaza the opportunity to finally return to being human and that shook Muzan's "curse."

This is truly the most powerful word that "shine in the depths of despair"!

summary

The above is Osamu's arbitrary ranking of "Kotodama" (spirit of words)!

"Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" is a story that painfully teaches us how words can become a "curse" and how words can become a "blessing."

What words have been engraved in your heart?

Please let Osamu know too!

It was Osamu.