Rank 7: Mitsuri Kanroji
- Title: The Love Pillar
- Breathing Technique: Love Breathing (derived from: Flame Breathing)
Mitsuri is also not the strongest Pillar, but her body has a unique constitution. Her muscles are particularly soft and her joints very flexible. Accordingly, she has a special weapon that she can use as a whip. This weapon is perfectly tailored to her body and exploits its advantages, which is why only she can use it.
This constitution allowed her to develop the Love Breathing. This allows her to make good use of her body’s flexibility and agility.
Rank 6: Obanai Iguro
- Title: The Serpent Pillar
- Breathing Technique: Serpent Breathing (derived from: Water Breathing)
Obanai may not look like the strongest Pillar, but he manages to keep up with stronger Pillars in this ranking. He possesses incredible speed and quick reflexes. His greatest strength is probably his incredible endurance and perseverance, which will come into play in the grand finale.
He manages to bend his sword in such a strange way during combat that it is hard to anticipate his attacks. Even a simple wooden sword becomes a dangerous weapon when Obanai swings it. A particularly useful aid is his snake, Kaburamaru. It can foresee attacks and relay this information to Obanai.
Rank 5: Kyojuro Rengoku
- Title: The Flame Pillar
- Breathing Technique: Flame Breathing (derived from: Sun Breathing)
Kyojuro is a respected swordsman. One strength is so impressive that even demons of the 12 Demon Moons respect him. He was even offered to be turned into a demon to surpass his human limits.
He has everything it takes to achieve an even higher rank: He possesses immense strength, extraordinary endurance, and an unyielding will. However, we have not ranked the Flame Pillar higher due to the events of the first movie of Demon Slayer.
Rank 4: Muichiro Tokito
- Title: The Mist Pillar
- Breathing Technique: Mist Breathing (derived from: Wind Breathing)
Muichiro is basically the wonder child among the Pillars. He has extremely great potential, as he reached the rank of Pillar at just 14 years old. He was the first Pillar of his generation to defeat an Upper Moon single-handedly. His Mist Breathing helps him to disorient opponents.
Like Kyojuro, he is praised by an Upper Moon. Kyojuro himself even said that Muichiro is more talented than the Flame Pillar was at his age. What others take five years to achieve, Muichiro accomplished in two months: enough training to become a Pillar.
You can see the winners’ podium on page 3.
