[Demon Slayer] I love the strong, they just fight and fight and fight-Akaza -Seven Deadly Sins (Anger)
Hello... In this episode of Demon Slayer:
Kimetsu no Yaiba, I'd like to talk about the character created based on the theme of the Seven Deadly Sins...
"Wrath."
Akaza, born from the motif of "rage" in Demon Slayer...
Who is he?
Who is he, and is he a character born from the motif of rage?
I was curious.
Real Name: Hakuji
Birth: 140 years old or older
Affiliation: Twelve Demon Moons
Race: Goblin
Rank: Upper Class 2 --> Upper Class 3
Among the characters in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba,
the one covered in tattoos appears to be a rather unique character.
He possesses a muscular physique,
and is also a skilled martial artist.
A battle enthusiast, he trains for an incredibly long time.
His dedication to becoming stronger is truly impressive.
He is extremely proud of his strength.
Because he loves fighting so much,
when he fights someone, he often finds himself easily killing the weaker one.
This is likely because he considers the weak to be nothing more than insects.
So, if Akaza was human,
that is, when he was Hakuji,
why did he want to become an ogre, and why did the author
create him with the motif of "anger"?
That's what I was curious about.
He was a figure from the Edo period, and Hakuji was a devoted son
who cared for his ailing father. Yet, the real reason he couldn't become an ogre...
It was money, after all. In a world where money was power...
Hakuji needed to buy medicine for his ailing father,
but there was no money at home, and at such a young age, there was no way for him to earn money.
His only options were
to steal food or money.
However, because he was a child, he was accused of pickpocketing,
and because he lacked the skill to steal effectively,
he was often caught by adults and beaten or tortured.
The restraints he wore at the time bore deep tattoo marks.
Did his father hear the news?
Hakuji returned home and saw his father take his own life.
He reportedly wept endlessly.
Is it not even acceptable for a poor person to live? Father. This world is a mess.
The words Hakuji spoke were a curse against the world,
a cry of disgust at having turned his back on the world.
From then on, he began beating people up.
There was a man who observed him closely:
his adoptive father, Keizo, the dojo master who would later become his father-in-law.
From then on, Keizo, his daughter Koyuki, and
Hakuji lived in the dojo.
Hakuji always lost in his adoptive father's duels.
However, he lived with a smile on his face, thanks to the man who awakened him to the meaning of life.
Hakuji fell in love with his daughter Koyuki.
Koyuki was also frail,
but he paid her no mind,
and the three of them lived happily ever after.
However, someone, jealous of Keizo's vast dojo and a twisted mind,
continually tormented him.
The dojo members, jealous of Hakuji and Keizo's relationship,
poisoned the well, and Keizo and Koyuki were ultimately poisoned to death.
On the anniversary of his father's death, Hakuji returned from offering a blessing at his grave.
He was devastated by the deaths of his master and adoptive father,
and his fiancée, Koyuki.
He then returned to the dojo and slaughtered the second head of the clan and all 67 of his disciples with his bare hands.
He wandered aimlessly through the world until he met Muzan Kibutsuji.
Thus,
the human Hakuji died,
and the demon Akaza was born.
Akaza, whose character is driven by anger,
was deeply animositized by the world.
His entire life was marked by a deep-seated malice towards the world.
He was erased from his memory by Muzan Kibutsuji,
and turned into a goblin who pursued only strength.
I believe this was because he couldn't erase those happy memories.
Bye