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Sound Breathing ( (おと) () (きゅう) Oto no kokyū?) is a Breathing Style derived from Thunder Breathing.

Overview[]

Sound Breathing is a Breathing Style that mimics sound, specifically its disorientating loudness, and replicates it with the user's movements, techniques and abilities. Most, if not all, known techniques and forms utilize explosives to deal massive amounts of damage while making use of extremely fast movements similar to how fast sound travels as well as the user's sense of hearing. Users of Sound Breathing also visualize themselves seemingly generating and manipulating loud sounds and explosives when unleashing its techniques.

The only known user, Tengen Uzui uses a technique developed using his superhuman sense of hearing called Musical Score ( () (めん) Fumen?)[1], which involves Tengen reading his opponents movements and deconstructing them into sound by analyzing the rhythm of their movements. Through this, he is able to take advantage of their openings to much greater effect by striking in a way similar to making the beat to a song. In conjunction with this, he uses small but powerful anti-demon bombs that are capable of damaging the bodies of Upper Rank demons.

Since this combat style was presumably created by Tengen, it can only be used with a specific set of weaponry, which is two gigantic nunchucks-like Nichirin Cleavers, which each have a notch in the sharp ends of their blades and are held together at the hilt by a metal chain. His swords are said to have large amounts of explosive power, and it is stated that, until Tengen's fight with Upper Rank Six, no demon had ever survived a blow from them.

Breathing Style Relationship Chart[]

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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Known Users[]

Known Users
Tengen Uzui
Tengen Uzui

Known Techniques[]

Sound Breathing has 5 techniques and forms at minimum, with 3 known techniques.

  • First Form: Roar ( (いち) (かた)   (とどろき) Ichi no kata: Todoroki?)[2] - The user lifts their twin swords above their head and slams them down with great force, causing a loud sound resembling thunder as a result.
  • Fourth Form: Constant Resounding Slashes ( () (かた)   (きょう) (ざん) () (けん) Shi no kata: Kyōzan Muken?)[3] - The user holds their twin swords apart and spins them rapidly around themselves, enabling the blades to destroy anything it makes contact with for powerful defensive capabilities around the user.
  • Fifth Form: String Performance ( () (かた)   (めい) (げん) (そう) (そう) Go no kata: Meigen Sōsō?)[4] - The user holds the chain of their twin swords and rotates the blades at high speed while charging forward. The spin of the blades without changing grip allows for continual slashes while still being in motion.

Game Exclusive Techniques[]

  • Rising Kick ( () () () Uchiage Geri?)[5] - The user takes a forward front-step followed by a high-rising side-kick launching their opponent into the air.
  • Fifth Form: String Performance, Bursting Bloom ( () (かた)   (めい) (げん) (そう) (そう) (ばっ) () Go no kata: Meigen Sōsō - Bakka?)[5] - The user engages at their opponent unleashing a flurry of rotating slashes and chops with their swords. The final hit launches the opponent high in the air, making the user toss a plethora of explosive beads while throwing their chained swords in a boomerang-like style cutting all the beads to detonate them.

Demonstrations[]

Demonstrations
Tengen uses his Roar technique to destroy the ground
Constant Resounding Slashes vs Rotating Circular Slashes - Flying Blood Sickles
Tengen uses his String Performance technique against Gyutaro
First Form Fourth Form Fifth Form

— Sound Breathing —

References[]

  1. Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 93 (Page 16-17).
  2. Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 77 (Page 7-8).
  3. Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 90 (Page 6-7).
  4. Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 89 (Page 8).
  5. 5.0 5.1 Kimetsu no Yaiba Game: The Hinokami Chronicles.

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