Kimetsu no Yaiba season 3: Swordsmith Village Arc has released its 3rd episode and introduced us to a demon hunter who uses a gun as his main weapon against the demons. That’s Genya – the younger brother of the Wind Pillar Sanemi Shinazugawa. But it seems these two brothers don’t get along very well.
In the episode, Genya used a gun to shoot Hantengu in the head (he was one of the 6 strongest demons under the demon lord Muzan) when he witnessed Tanjiro, Nezuko and Tokito Muichiro being attacked by surprise. . Before that, Tanjiro and Muichiro cut off the demon’s head, but it didn’t lose its life, but only split into several entities. Later, Muichiro was sent flying far into the forest by one of these detached entities.
In a situation where Tanjiro and Nezuko seem to be in big trouble, Genya appears, pulls out a gun and shoots the two demons in the head, with the aim of saving Tanjiro and Nezuko from a dangerous situation. Unfortunately, what happened next was not so favorable.
However, Genya’s performance still makes many people curious about this guy’s strength. However, Genya’s power has not been revealed in the anime yet, so if you don’t want to know the information in advance, you should only read this far.
Genya is known for its immense physical strength. He has a unique ability to eat demon flesh, this ability temporarily grants him demon-like powers and heals himself quickly. However, eating demon flesh has a downside as it damages Genya’s body.
What sets Genya apart from other demon hunters is his ability to use guns against demons. He uses a specially crafted gun from the same material that makes demon hunter swords. The gun is used with Wood Bullet – the Blood-demon magic Genya possesses.
After merging his demonized cells with the bullets in the gun, Genya is able to freely control the trajectory and speed of these bullets when fired. If hit by Genya’s bullets, the demons will be weakened for the time being and their ability to regenerate will also become weaker.
Although there has been no official confirmation, it seems that Genya’s Nhat Luan Sword does not have a distinctive color and he rarely uses the sword when fighting demons. Because according to the words of the boy Senjuro – the younger brother of the Flame Pillar Rengoku, the swordsman must reach a certain level of swordsmanship for the Nhat Luan Sword to change color.
Considering that Hantengu has the fastest regenerative ability ever seen in the Kimetsu no Yaiba anime, with his unique ability, Genya will probably play a key role in taking down this threat.