Kimetsu no Yaiba: Why is Tanjiro’s sword black? What does mean?

“Kimetsu no Yaiba“It’s a story of humans versus demons, a story not too complex at its core…until the personal stories of all those involved in life or death clashes come into play. Obviously, risking their lives against genetically superior beings, demon hunters need tools to match hence their mighty swords. But there is one question that many are constantly asking: Why is Tanjiro’s sword black? (Warning because the explanation has big story spoilers)

What is a Nichirin sword?

• Essentially, Nichirin swords are the main weapons used by demon hunters to kill demons.
• These Nichirin swords are created with a series of special minerals that can only be collected from the highest mountainsthose which rise above the clouds and which, therefore, absorb a direct source of sunlight.
• The reason these materials are used is that sunlight is a demon’s biggest and most important weakness. It is by the presence of this that the demons act in the darkness of the night, otherwise they are instantly disintegrated by the mere touch of the sun.

• Nichirin swords also have the particularity of change color to reflect the breathing style as well as the personality of its user. Thus, it is common to see water breath users with a blue sword, fire breath users with a red/orange sword, and other similar examples.
• If a demon hunter doesn’t color change their Nichirin sword, it means they don’t have enough talent. fight demons.

What does the black color of Tanjiro’s sword mean? (SPOILERS)

• Obviously, the colors of Nichirin swords usually express quite clear and obvious ideas about their wielder (as I’ve commented before), and that’s why there are so many confusion and frustration regarding the color of Tanjiro’s sword.
• Black colored Nichirn swords are VERY rare in the Kimetsu no Yaiba universe, to the point that commonly they are more linked to a fairly negative destiny for their wearer.
• Because? Well, because the only generalized connotation they have is that its carriers often die prematurely for lack of skill… but obviously it has nothing to do with that character and breathing expression of the user and as such it is a completely wrong assumption.
• What Tanjiro’s Black Sword really represents, and which almost everyone obviously ignores, is that it’s actually the expression of its user who can use Breath of the Sun.

• This breath, known to be the first and most powerful of all breaths, from which the others derive breaths known and used by the Pillars and the hunters, is the one who has only to a known user before Tanjiro ended up overpowering her: Yoriichi. And what color was his sword? black.
• But that doesn’t answer 100% why the sword is black. There’s a second part of the answer that’s a bit simpler: It is said that the color black has the ability to absorb all other colors.. In other words, if the Breath of the Sun is the father and mother of all other breaths, it makes sense that its users would have black Nichirin Swords, because in the same way that black absorbs colors, the Breath of the Sun is also the one that embraces all other breaths in some way.

All Known Colors of Nichirin Swords

• Negro color: Tanjiro and Yoriichi have this sword color.
• YELLOW: Zenitsu has this color on his sword.
• light gray: Found on Inosuke’s swords.
• Orange-red: This is Rengoku’s sword, the Pillar of Fire.
• Azul: Tomioka, the Water Pillar, has this color on his sword.
• Lavender/Blue: Shinobu, the pillar of insects, has this color in his own Nichirin.
• Yellow orange: Tengen Uzui, the Pillar of Sound, has this characteristic pattern on his swords.
• White: Muichiro, the Pillar of Mist, has this distinctive tint on his sword.
• dark pink: Kanroji, the Pillar of Love, sports this tint on his sword.
• Lavender: Obanai Iguro, the Pillar of the Serpent, is characterized by this color.
• Green: Sanemi Shinazugawa, the Pillar of Wind, has this color on his sword.
• light pink: One of the former pillars, Kanaeo Kocho, had this color on his sword. Just like Kanao Tsuyuri.
• Roja: Kokushibo, the creator of Moon Breath, had this aggressive tone on his sword.