Ranking Demon Slayer’s Hashira By How Likely They Are To Help You Move

By Elijah Gonzalez | September 12, 2025 | 9:45am

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Ranking Demon Slayer’s Hashira By How Likely They Are To Help You Move

Today, the first film in the Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle trilogy finally hits American theaters after setting box-office records in Japan, and I’m sure it will unite weebs from every walk of life while making a bajillion dollars in the process.

It will adapt the beginning of the manga’s final story arc as our protagonist, Tanjiro, faces off against the forces of darkness alongside the strongest demon slayers of his era, the Hashira (which literally translates to Pillars). While in terms of ability, they’re ostensibly Taishō-era superheroes, they don’t always fit the bill of your typical do-gooder. In particular, the protagonist, Tanjiro, gets his first introduction as most of the Hashira advocate for the execution of his sister, who was transformed into a demon. Since then, several of these superior swordfighters have been cast in a more positive light, with many receiving extensive flashbacks that revealed their backstories and motivations. Others, uh, haven’t so much.

To appraise each of these nine warriors, we’ve decided to apply them to the truest test of character. This isn’t a power level competition, but a measure of their morality, how far they’re willing to go for their comrades, and of their capacity for kindness. That evaluation can only mean one thing: how likely are they to help you move? Will they show up in your hour of need to heave a bunch of boxes under a sweltering sun, or are they going to leave that text on read? With this measure of fundamental goodness in mind, let’s see how the Hashira stack up.

9. Sanemi Shinazugawa (Wind Hashira)

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Sanemi Shinazugawa would not, in fact, help you move. This dude is a nonstop whirlwind of rage who has basically never done anything but kill demons and be an asshole. Sanemi was the biggest advocate for executing Tanjiro’s sister, and behaved like a total man-child when our good boy protagonist had the gall to stop him from killing his own brother. At this point, Sanemi refused to train Tanjiro further due to his petty grievances, hurting the overall cause because he was butthurt. This dude stinks.

8. Obanai Iguro (Serpent Hashira)

As the second least likable Hashira, Obanai is also very unlikely to help you move. He’s probably the demon slayer we know the least about, with his defining characteristic being that he’s a jealous incel weirdo when it comes to Mitsuri, the Love Hashira. Still, despite getting peeved when Tanjiro receives attention from Mitsuri, Obanai does at least continue administering lessons to our earnest hero, even if he’s weird about it. This guy is very due for a mandatory “Demon Slayer tragic backstory flashback.” Maybe he’ll get one yet that will bump him up the rankings.

7. Tengen Uzui (Sound Hashira)

Tengen is a flashy, self-absorbed jerk who almost definitely wouldn’t help you move of his own accord. However, it’s quite possible that despite all this, he would be urged to help by one of his more considerate ninja wives (yes, plural, it’s a whole sister-wife situation that we don’t have time to discuss). Specifically, it’s easy to imagine Hinatsuru, with her strong sense of duty and justice, ensuring that Tengen comes through, bringing the rest of the gang with them in the process. That’s four pairs of hands for the price of one, not a bad deal.

6. Shinobu Kocho (Insect Hashira)

While I’m not sure that Shinobu would take the time out of her carefully planned days spent concocting torturous poisons to kill demons in the most excruciating ways possible, I am damn sure she would at least send one of her many attendants from Butterfly Mansion to help. The Insect Hashira is a meticulous planner who would make sure you’re taken care of. That said, the fact that she likely wouldn’t personally be helping does lose her some points on the list.

5. Muichiro Tokito (Mist Hashira)

Before his “Demon Slayer tragic backstory flashback,” Tokito would be near the bottom of the list in Sanemi and Obanai-tier, someone unlikely to help you move, let alone remember you exist. However, after he regains his memories and more healthily confronts his trauma, he ends up in a much better place to lend a hand. He still might not come because he wants you “to get stronger” from the experience of moving your bed yourself or something, but if not, he’d be there.

4. Giyu Tomioka (Water Hashira)

As someone with a prickly outside demeanor but a strong underlying sense of responsibility, I have an idea of how this one would go: after initially brushing off your request or giving you a maybe, he’d show up without saying anything, only to take on the toughest jobs, like moving your improbably giant couch through a tiny doorway. He’s just that kind of guy.

3. Gyomei Himejima (Stone Hashira)

This guy is helping you move, no doubt about it. As we see from his tragic flashback, Himejima is willing to put it all on the line for those he cares about—when he ran an orphanage, this dude fought off a demon with his bare hands. Not only that, but he’s absurdly physically strong, and may even permanently improve your moving abilities by awakening the Repetitive Action technique within you. Not only do you get a burly guy to help move your furniture, but you also may awaken your own inner burly guy to move furniture in perpetuity.

2. Mitsuri Kanroji (Love Hashira)

Mitsuri is one of the few Hashira without a nightmarish personality, most likely because she’s at least partially written as a wish-fulfillment type character. Well, consider your wish to move fulfilled because with her incredible strength and skill, you’ll be done before you know it. Her only desire for recompense would be a nutritious meal, but this price would be more than worth paying for her superior abilities.

1. Kyojuro Rengoku (Flame Hashira)

Rengoku, my beloved. Defined by his burning desire to defend the weak (you, in this case), Rengoku would be the first one there on move-out day, somehow outside and ready to go before you are. His infectious smile would guide you through the darkness of that part when you’re like halfway done, and you’re sweaty, and your back hurts, and you wish you had gotten rid of half the junk you’re moving because you don’t even care about it that much.

And not only will he help you move, but he’ll deliver an inspiring speech about the enduring nature of the human spirit that will move you to tears, ensuring that you pay forward his kindness and never leave a friend in need. In short, he’d kick off a virtuous cycle of moving, making it so that no one in the world ever moves alone again.

Elijah Gonzalez is an associate editor for Endless Mode. In addition to playing the latest, he also loves anime, movies, and dreaming of the day he finally gets through all the Like a Dragon games. You can follow him on Bluesky @elijahgonzalez.bsky.social.