![]() Different Breaths may also have different requirements in the amount of carbon used in production, where the sharpest point is, where the strong points of the blade might need to be emphasized, etc. That means, for example, a Thunder Breath user probably would not be able to correctly draw a blade meant for Mist Breath techniques, even if they both employ speed as a major characteristic, because the methods and angles of drawing them would be different. Both the lengths and the “sori” would have big impacts on how the sword is used, and especially on how it is drawn. Another factor would be the length again, often another indicator of the time period, or different lengths for entirely different uses (which would partly determine what kind of sword they are, be it katana, tachi, tanto, etc.). In real life, a more dramatic curve is usually indicative of Heian and Kamakura era swords, whereas by Edo times they were straighter and straighter. Japanese swords are known for their bend, a result of a differing levels of hardness and in the two sides of the blade, leading one side to shrink and pull the blade to a curve. My first thought is the shape, specifically the “sori” (bend). So if the colors don’t actually effect the usefulness of a sword for a given style, what will? That leads me to believe that even within Breath styles, there can be a lot of variation in colors, even if there are wider generalities (which might make it easier for Giyuu to try to look for another Water Breath blade suitable to use). If it was standard that he’d get a normal Water Breath colored sword, Urokodaki and Haganezuka and Rengoku never would have had any curiousity whatsoever about what color he might have. Since Tanjiro grew up practicing Hinokami Kagura, that probably primed him more for that Breath all along, which was reflected in his black blade. I’m inclined to think that the reason certain colors are more common among certain Breaths is because practicing for a given Breath will alter one’s physicality, like how athletes in different sports will have different physicality based on how they’ve trained and what muscles they’ve stressed for particular uses. ![]() Through dedicated practice most people can go from being a total newb to higher and higher levels of competency (though some will never really get it no matter how much effort they put into it), but not everyone is going to be inherently talented or have physicality well suited for it. It’s not that people can’t set their mind to learning a given Breath, but they’ll vary in aptitude, like in any real life martial art or sport. Given how no one else has been a possible replacement as the Water Pillar in the all the years Giyuu has reluctantly carried the role, however, this means mastery is illusive. Like Tanjiro, that may mean a lot of people who have worked very hard at it, but who aren’t naturally gifted at it. Something to consider about the Breath of Water is that it’s one of the easiest to learn, meaning there are more Water Breath users than any other Breath. On the page right before he considers how he’s not physically suited to Water Breath, Tanjiro is also under the impression that his lack of skill is what results in damage to his swords, which is no reflection of Haganzuka ( there may be room for interpretation on whether Haganezuka’s swords were faulty in the first place, but I’m inclined to think Haganezuka is indeed skillful and the fault indeed lies more with Tanjiro not using his sword correctly, at least as Tanjiro leads us to believe this is always his fault starting in Chapter 38 in the right against Rui). Working against his natural disposition leads to rough use of his blade. This isn’t to say Tanjiro can’t do Water Breathing, he most certainly can and is very good at it, but in a lot of ways that’s due to all the practice he’s put into it as opposed to his natural disposition for it. Tanjiro, as a key example, declares in Chapter 77 that he’s feels he’s not likely to master the Breath of Water, as his body is more suited to getting the most power out of Hinokami Kagura. While I don’t think there’s anything like being predestined for one Breath or another, there is stress on having physicality appropriate to one’s Breath. ( More thoughts on sword colors and their Breath styles here.) ![]() ![]() If a Red Blade is a result of reflecting the physicality in one’s grip, then the initial color changes may be just as sensitive to what one’s hand says about their aptitude as a whole. Short answer on colors: I don’t think the colors have any effect, they are merely a reflection of the user’s physicality.
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