Which Giyu himself manages to deal with without sustaining the injuries Rengoku received by using Dead Calm/Lull: And yet we know Giyu is inferior to Akaza. Which makes Giyu 's FTE feat against Inosuke, for example, absurdly impressive Rengoku and Shinazugawa have both done similar, as well as Shinobu. So speed of this caliber is consistent for Hashira. Giyu is the protagonist of the official spin-off, " Giyu Tomioka Side Story." His design was changed from a kimono to a uniform and haori to give a more Taisho-era feel. In popularity polls, he ranks consistently high, reaching 2nd place in the second official poll. Giyu Tomioka is a protagonist of the manga and anime series, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba . As a stoic and highly respected swordsman, Giyu serves as one of the ten elite Demon Slayers known as the Pillars. In particular, Giyu is the Water Pillar, as he specializes in the Water Breathing style.
