Water Breathing: All Forms Explained
Deep Dive & Foreshadowing (考察・伏線)
Key Points
- The most flexible style.
- Easy to learn, hard to master.
- Used by Tanjiro, Giyu, Urokodaki.
Analysis & Theory
A detailed breakdown of every known form in this Breathing Style.
Technique List
First Form: Water Surface Slash
壱ノ型 水面斬り
Effect: A powerful single horizontal slash.
Users: Tanjiro, Giyu
Second Form: Water Wheel
弐ノ型 水車
Effect: A 360-degree vertical spin attack.
Users: Tanjiro, Giyu
Third Form: Flowing Dance
参ノ型 流流舞い
Effect: Moving and slashing in a winding pattern like a river.
Users: Tanjiro, Giyu
Fourth Form: Striking Tide
肆ノ型 打ち潮
Effect: Multiple consecutive slashes like crashing waves.
Users: Tanjiro, Giyu
Fifth Form: Blessed Rain After the Drought
伍ノ型 干天の慈雨
Effect: A painless kill for surrendering demons. Changes to gentle rain.
Users: Tanjiro
Sixth Form: Whirlpool
陸ノ型 ねじれ渦
Effect: Twisting the body to create a vortex. Usable underwater.
Users: Tanjiro, Giyu
Seventh Form: Drop Ripple Thrust
漆ノ型 雫波紋突き
Effect: The fastest thrusting technique.
Users: Tanjiro, Giyu
Eighth Form: Waterfall Basin
捌ノ型 滝壺
Effect: Vertical slam attack.
Users: Tanjiro, Giyu
Ninth Form: Splashing Water Flow
玖ノ型 水流飛沫
Effect: Minimizes landing time/footing for fighting on unstable ground.
Users: Tanjiro, Giyu
Tenth Form: Constant Flux
拾ノ型 生生流転
Effect: A dragon-shaped continuous attack that gets stronger with each rotation.
Users: Tanjiro, Giyu
Eleventh Form: Dead Calm
拾壱ノ型 凪
Effect: Giyu’s original form. Cessation of all movement.
Users: Giyu Tomioka
Relevant Connections at a Glance
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