Tanjiro Kamado/Relationships

Nezuko Kamado
Nezuko is the younger sister of Tanjiro and his only remaining family member alive after they were attacked, while he was away selling charcoal. As such, Tanjiro who is usually calm and polite will become enraged and attack anybody who harms Nezuko. He is extremely protective of her, but that doesn't prevent him from getting her help during battles that he cannot handle alone. Being the sole surviving members of a poor family, they are very close, trusting and loving of one another. Tanjiro is probably the only one capable of actively calming her down by calling her name or singing to her their mother's lullaby.

Giyu Tomioka
Tanjiro first met Giyu after he tried to kill Nezuko who had just been turned into a demon. After seeing his determination Giyu instructed Tanjiro to go to and find Sakonji Urokodaki which leads him into the path of becoming a Demon Slayer.

While not trusting him at first, Tanjiro comes to respect Giyu a lot later on. They were both students of Sakonji and are users of the Breath of Water Style. Giyu himself grows to care enough for Tanjiro and Nezuko that he promises to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) alongside their master should Nezuko resort to eating humans (as he had allowed her to live and he would have failed his duty as a demon hunter by letting her go). Tanjiro is the one who allows Giyu to open up and realize he needs to step up to being the inheritor of the Breath of the Water Style and not let his past losses and feeling of inadequacy prevent him from realizing this. The two actually have more in common than they think, thinking on similar wavelengths. In some ways, Tanjiro is his closest friend (aside from his late friend Sabito and, to some extent, fellow Pillar Shinobu Kocho).

Zenitsu Agatsuma
At first, Tanjiro was annoyed with Zenitsu as their first encounter involved Zenitsu pestering a girl to marry him when she was clearly against it. He quickly remedied the situation by pulling him away from the girl to the girl's gratefulness. Zenitsu was in denial that the girl didn't like him and immediately blamed Tanjiro for his failed proposal, causing Tanjiro to look at him in disgust. Despite this, Tanjiro understood that Zenitsu must have been strong to pass the test and that the two can rely on each other during battles against powerful demons. Though Tanjiro can be annoyed by Zenitsu's tantrums and womanizing, he cares for Zenitsu as a close friend and is very patient with him. Zenitsu tends to be the one to inform Tanjiro of the city life and occasionally explain things due to Tanjiro's naivety. Zenitsu cares for Tanjiro as a close friend and admires his strength and kindness. He also tries to kiss up to him as a possible future brother in law (due to his crush on Nezuko).

Inosuke Hashibira
Initially, despite both being demon hunters and needing to kill a demon, Inosuke was amazed by Tanjiro's strength and tried to fight him, not caring about the bigger picture. Even after the demon was defeated, Inosuke would not let up. Tanjiro for his part can be annoyed with his insistence for a fight, but is extremely patient with him. Ironically Tanjiro's naivety and kindness allows him to unwittingly manipulate Inosuke or even annoy him. Despite this, Tanjiro manages to be a positive influence on Inosuke as he convinces Inosuke to start using his head and think during battle. The two tend to be naive about city life. Ultimately the two get along as good friends and close allies.

Sakonji Urokodaki
As his master, he was incredibly strict in his training with Tanjiro. Despite this, he does care for him and cried when he saw Tanjiro return from the exam alive, as he had lost many students during the exam.

Shinobu Kocho
She helped train him and while she initially could not understand wanting to protect his sister Nezuko who had become a demon due to her past, she does grow to care for him. Though she trained Tanjiro, Zenitsu and Inosuke, she seems to be the closest (or is at least the least irritated) with Tanjiro because unlike Zenitsu and Inosuke, he took his training seriously from the start. She even divulges her past where her sister was killed by a powerful upper moon. He was shocked by her death.

Kanao Tsuyuri
The two do not have much interaction but get along. He met her while he was training with Shinobu. He was curious as to why she needed to flip a coin to make decisions and convinced her to make decisions for herself and follow her heart. It is implied she might have feelings towards Tanjiro, as shown in an extra chapter.

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