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Gyomei Himejima (悲鳴嶼 行冥) is a major character in the action dark fantasy 2016-2020 manga series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and its 2019 anime adaptation.
He is a blind religious member of the Demon Slayer Corps, and is one of the nine Hashira, serving as the Stone Hashira. He's heavily stated to be the strongest demon slayer in the entire corps. He's also a trusted confidant and friend to the corps' leader, Kagaya Ubuyashiki.
He is voiced by Tomokazu Sugita in the Japanese version and Crispin Freeman in the English version.
What Makes Him Pure Good?[]
In General/Background[]
- He first started out being a temple priest who raised and took in orphans who don't have parents. But when Kaigaku disobeyed the temple rules and let in a demon, everyone was killed by it except Sayo when Gyomei killed the demon under instinct of protecting Sayo until the sun rises. However, upon Sayo witnessing it and misunderstanding, people thought Gyomei "murdered" everyone and was then accused of a crime he didn't commit until Kagaya saved him.
- However, it led to him having a low opinion and paranoia towards the youth since then until Tanjiro came in.
- He served as Kagaya's trusted confidant for years, and had requested Kagaya several times to have a Hashira serve as his bodyguard, only for his requests to be decline as Kagaya insisted they were too valuable to be used as his personal protection.
- He saved the Kocho sisters Kanae and Shinobu from a demon after their parents were killed. He was reluctant to take them in at first, but he inspired them and decided to allow them to become Slayers in the corps.
- When Sanemi Shinazugawa insulted Kagaya and accused him of happily sending corps' members to their deaths, Gyomei angrily warned Sanemi to not insult the master. After the meeting concluded, he alongside Kanae and Tengen lectures Sanemi for his bitter and insulting remarks to Kagaya.
- Despite the high admirable standards in the series, Gyomei stands out mainly because of his deed of saving Sayo from a demon (using his bare hands to crush its head until the sun came and disintegrate it), and saving the Kocho sisters, who would become members of the corps (with Shinobu becoming a future key player in the defeat of Muzan).
- While he is the strongest Hashira in the corps, he always remains humble and cordial with others, even praising other Hashira (such as Muichiro Tokito and Kyojuro Rengoku).
- While he is mostly serious in the series, he tends to have some comical moments to lighten up the tone of the series, such as his fondness for cats.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba[]
- While he did protest against Tanjiro upon breaking one of the Corps' rules regarding demons, it wasn't out of aggression or hostility, unlike how the other Hashira, minus Rengoku and Mitsuri, acted towards Tanjiro and Nezuko, even though it took awhile for him to warm up to the latter.
- Has been helping Genya Shinazugawa with his training, despite knowing that the latter eats demons to gain their abilites.
- When he learned of Kyojuro's demise, he pays his respects to the fallen Flame Hashira.
- He prevented Sanemi from causing a pointless fight with Giyu, demanding the two to sit down and listen to his suggestion.
- When learning about the Demon Slayer Mark, Gyomei made the suggestion of the Hashira Training, which would lead to training the corps' members extremely to make them stronger and in attempt for the Hashira to unlock their mark.
- He has trained Tanjiro and the rest of his trainee batches into performing intense exercises of meditating on a waterfall, carrying logs over their backs, and pushing aside boulders with more force from a nearby village. Despite how extremely intense it seemed, he never acted out of strictness, but sincerely wanted them to grow stronger. A good example is when he overheard Tanjiro and Genya speaking about the chant he does.
- He then rehydrated Tanjiro by pouring water in his mouth after he was done and congratulated him for his training and past actions within the Swordsmith Village.
- After Nezuko (presumably) sacrificed her life to make sure Hantengu is defeated and Gyomei praised Tanjiro on the supposed plan, he also accepts Nezuko as a Demon Slayer after it's revealed she survived and it was Nezuko's idea in the first place.
- Upon being impressed with Tanjiro's honesty, he finally decides to open up with him once more and states to Tanjiro he accepts him and is proud of what he had accomplished, thus subverting his low opinion towards children.
- He fought and defeated the Upper One Demon Kokushibo, alongside Sanemi when Genya and Muichiro were down.
- When Kokushibo stated it is a pity that Gyomei will die soon due to his Demon Slayer Mark appearing and his techniques will be lost, Gyomei says that the Demon Slayers (especially Hashira) take pride from living and dying as humans.
- He payed his respects to the fallen Muichiro and closed the latter's eyes in peace.
- When Sanemi was mourning Genya after he died, Gyomei pleads him not to mourn yet as they still have to defeat Muzan in order to ensure Genya and Muichiro's deaths weren't for nothing. While he interrupted him, it wasn't intentional as he wanted to comfort Sanemi and let him know it would only allow Genya's death to be in vain.
- Despite arriving late during the final battle, he protected and saved Mitsuri Kanroji from one of Muzan's attacks.
- He alongside Giyu, Obanai, Mitsuri, Sanemi and the rest of their allies, fought hard to defeat Muzan Kibutsuji and put an end to his reign once and for all until daylight came by.
- During the fight, he fought his hardest to render Muzan's attacks useless, and when the sun came in, he helped his fellow slayers with restraining the latter when he was about to escape and succeeds as Muzan dies.
- Upon his following death and seeing the children he raised in the afterlife, they apologized for not being able to protect him. Upon understanding this, he also apologizes for not being able to protect them as he joins them in the afterlife.
- He was one of the people in the afterlife alongside the other deceased Hashira to save Tanjiro from Muzan's corruption of him while his body was being cured by Kanao, ending Muzan's legacy and terror for good before being reincarnated for their heroic deeds.
Trivia[]
- He is one of the three Hashira in the series to be Pure Good.
- He is also the only Pure Good Hashira who prefers to be serious, never to darken the story and mood.
External Links[]
- Gyomei Himejima on the Heroes Wiki
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