Inosuke Hashibira

Info

Synopsis

Relationships

Image Gallery

“	What's going on with this man... He is wearing a pig head and he is carrying blades!!	”
	— A Sudden Appearance of a Pig, Chapter 22

Inosuke Hashibira
Kanji	嘴平 伊之助
Rōmaji	'Hashibira Inosuke'
Characteristics
Race	Human
Gender	Male
Age	15
Height	164 cm (5'4")
Weight	63 kg (139 Pounds)
Birthday	April 22nd
Hair Color	Black to blue
Eye Color	Green
Affiliation
Affiliation	Demon Slaying Corps
Occupation	Demon Slayer
Personal Status
Status	Active
Relative(s)	Kotoha (Mother, †)
Debuts
Manga Debut	Chapter 21
Anime Debut	Episode 11

Inosuke Hashibira (嘴 (はし) 平 (びら) 伊 (い) 之 (の) 助 (すけ) , Hashibira Inosuke^?) is a Demon Slayer in the Demon Slaying Corps and a traveling companion of Tanjirou Kamado.

Appearance

• 5558664-04.jpg
  Inosuke's color scheme
• Inosuke(unmasked-color).png
  Inosuke full body appearance without his mask

1/2

Inosuke is usually seen wearing a grey boar mask, with a shirtless version of the Demon Slayer uniform. Without the mask, he has messy shoulder-length black hair that fades to a blue color, and large green eyes with long eyelashes. He is described as having a girly looking face which significantly contrasts with his muscular body.

Personality

Inosuke is extraordinarily short-tempered and proud and makes a big deal out of fighting opponents stronger than him claiming that's his only hobby. Inosuke will not think about the difference in power between him and his opponent; this often led him to be in danger. He is always trying to compete with Tanjiro and provoke him into fighting with him and usually failing. Due to growing up in the mountains by himself Inosuke has trouble interacting with others and only cares about himself most of the time. However, as time goes by, Inosuke becomes more influenced by Tanjiro, and he also starts to think and to use strategies before going head-on with an opponent.

Abilities and Powers

Natural Ability

Enhanced sense of touch: After growing up in the mountains, Inosuke developed a sharp sense of touch. He can even feel small vibrations in the air.

Fighting ability

Strength

Flexibility: Inosuke has an extremely strong sense of flexibility, to the point where he is able to dislocate any of the joints in his body by his own will.

Swordsmanship

Breath of the Beast (獣 (ケダモノ) の呼 (こ) 吸 (きゅう) , Kedamono no kokyū^?): Developed by Inosuke after living in the mountains. With his enhanced sense of touch, he can utilize several different techniques.

1. First Fang: Pierce and Extract (壱 (いち) ノ牙 (きば) 穿 (うが) ち抜 (ぬ) き, Ichi no kiba: Ugachi nuki^?) - Inosuke stabs the target's neck with both blades.
2. Second Fang: Rip and Tear (弐 (に) ノ牙 (きば) 切 (き) り裂 (さ) き, Ni no kiba: Kirisaki^?) - A double slash with his two blades in both diagonals (like X)

   

   Inosuke using Fang of the Third: Rip and Devour on Horned Demon.

3. Third Fang: Rip and Devour (参 (さん) ノ牙 (きば) 喰 (く) い裂 (ざ) き, San no kiba: Kuizaki^?) - Simultaneous horizontal slashes towards the target's throat.
4. Fourth Fang: Mince to Bits (肆 (し) ノ牙 (きば) 切 (きり) 細 (こま) 裂 (ざ) き, Shi no kiba: Kiri koma zaki^?) - A multiple diagonal double slashes with both swords.
5. Fifth Fang: Mad Cleave (伍 (ご) ノ牙 (きば) : 狂 (くるい) 裂 (ざき) , Go no kiba: Kurui zaki^?) - The 'Crazy Cutting' is a technique which slices everything in all directions.
6. Sixth Fang: Jagged Gnaw (陸 (ろく) ノ牙 (きば) 乱 (らん) 杭 (ぐい) 咬 (が) み, Roku no kiba: Ran gui gami^?) - A simultaneous decapitation with his two swords from both directions.
7. Seventh Fang: Spacial Awareness (漆 (しち) ノ牙 (きば) 空 (くう) 間 (かん) 識 (しき) 覚 (かく) , Shichi no kiba: Kūkanshiki kaku^?) - Inosuke can identify the position of enemies by feeling small disturbances in the air. He usually plunges both of his Nichirin blades into the ground in order to utilize this technique.
8. Eighth Fang: Pig Assault (捌 (はち) ノ牙 (きば) 爆 (ばく) 裂 (れつ) 猛 (もう) 進 (しん) , Hachi no kata: Bakuretsu Mōshin^?) - Inosuke makes a mad dash at his opponent, not even paying attention to defending himself along the way. PIG ASSAULT!
9. Ninth Fang: Godly Undulating Slice (玖 (く) ノ牙 (きば) 伸 (しん) うわり裂 (さ) き, Ku no kiba: Shin uwari saki^?) - Inosuke dislocates the joints of his arm to increase the range of his attack.
10. Tenth Fang: Circular Fangs (拾 (く) ノ牙 (きば) 円 (えん) 転 (てん) 旋 (せん) 牙 (が) , Jū no kiba: Enten senga^?) - (Juu no kiba: Enten senga)- Inosuke uses his swords like a fan to blows away Doma's Freezing Clouds.
11. Improvised Fang: Throwing Slices (思 (おも) いつきの 投 (な) げ裂 (さ) きイ, Omoitsuki no nagesakii^?) - Inosuke improvise this move to slay Doma. He throws both of his Nichirin Blades with high accuracy.

Trivia

• Ino(伊之) in his name can be a pun for "猪"(Inoshishi / Ino, means "Boar").
• Inosuke was ranked in 5th place as of the first character popularity poll with 1,977 votes.
• Inosuke is left-handed.

Quotes

• (Catchphrase) "PIG ASSAULT!"

Navigation

Template:Character navi