Zenitsu Agatsuma
Zenitsu Agatsuma is a male anime and manga character who features in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
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Biography
Zenitsu Agatsuma (Japanese: 我妻 善逸, Hepburn: Agatsuma Zen'itsu) was a male human born centuries ago in the lands of Japan. As a young boy, he became financially supported by a woman who owned a lot of debt. She eloped with Zenitsu which passed the debt onto him leading to him getting into a lot of trouble. However, he was saved by Jigoro Kuwajima who was the former Thunder Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps who paid the debt but on the condition that Agatsuma become his pupil. In this time, he trained Zenitsu alongside his other disciple Kaigaku who resented Agatsuma for taking their mentors time. One day, he took part in training where out of fear he hid in a tree as he feared dying from his sensei's tutelage. In that time, he had a panic attack when he was struck by lightning where he managed to survive with him finding that his hair turned blonde. Despite this, he continued his training to become a Demon Slayer where he and Kaigaku developed a mutual hatred of one another. Whilst this was the case, Zenitsu did respect his senior and his strong ambition where he desired to fight alongside Kaigaku as an equal with Agatsuma developing his own seventh form fighting technique. He later took part in the Final Selection at Mt. Fujikasane where he participated in the trial for recruits to be full-fledged Demon Slayers. He was among the four candidates to had passed the trial where he began to fear that he wold die one day. Around this time, the newly appointed Demon Slayers were given their Kasugai Crows though Zenitsu instead received a sparrow. They then chose the ores that they wanted for their respective swords. He then went about his travels where his fears over dying manifested in him asking a random girl to marry him. This was interrupted by the arrival of another Demon Slayer named Tanjiro Kamado who helped excuse the girl.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Zenitsu Agatsuma was a young Japanese man of average height with fair skin whose hair was originally black but turned yellow after being struck by lightning. He styled his short yellow hair of varying lengths that were cut off squarely at the ends. He once went by the name of Zenko (善子 Zenko?) when he was posing as a courtesan.
On the surface, Zenitsu often came across as a coward where he claimed that he did not have long to live due to his dangerous work as a Demon Slayer.
Despite his strength, it was shown that he had a low self-esteem. He was said to had hated himself more than anyone else as he always thought he needed to get his act together. Despite this, he often ended up cowering, running away and snivelling. Zenitsu often lamented that he wanted to change and become a competent person.
His mentor upon being trained as a Demon Slayer was the former Thunder Hashira named Jigoro Kuwajima (桑くわ島じま 慈じ悟ご郎ろう Kuwajima Jigorō?).
Powers and abilities
Agatsuma was shown to possess a heightened sense of hearing allowing him to detect danger from the faintest of sounds. At its fullest potential, he was even able to hear the inner thoughts of other people.
From his mentor Jigoro Kuwajima, Zenitsu came to learn the Breath of Thunder Style (Japanese: 雷かみなりの呼こ吸きゅう, Hepburn: Kaminari no kokyū?) technique that increased his strength and agility in order to match the power of a Demon.
Among the techniques known to him included:
- First Form: Thunderclap and Flash (壱いちノ型かた 霹へき靂れき一いっ閃せん Ichi no kata: Hekireki Issen?) :
- Sixfold (六ろく連れん Rokuren?) :
- Eightfold (八はち連れん Hachiren?) :
- God Speed (神しん速そく Shinsoku?) :
- Seventh Form: Honoikazuchi no Kami (漆しちノ型かた 火ほの雷いかづちの神かみ Shichi no kata: Honoikazuchi no Kami?, lit. Seventh Form: Flaming Thunder God) :
A talented and skilled Demon Slayer, Agatsuma denied these claims with his true strength emerging when he went to sleep.
As a Demon Slayer, he was provided a special Nichirin Swords (日にち輪りん刀とう Nichirin Tō?) which he used in his battles. His blade had lightning streaks running along the entire blade with it possessing a circular hilt that had 4 slight indentations. The center had a silver tone with small triangles with a golden border. Alongside his katana, Zenitsu had a standard sword sheath that was deep black in color.
Notes
- Zenitsu Agatsuma was created by Koyoharu Gotōge where he featured in the setting of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba universe.
In other media
Television
- In Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Zenitsu Agatsuma appeared in the setting of the anime television series adaptation where he was voiced by Japanese actor Hiro Shimono and English actor Aleks Le in the dub.
Films
Video games
Appearances
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba:
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