⚡ Powers & Abilities
Serpent Breathing, Exceptional swordsmanship, Enhanced agility, Exceptional reflexes, High-speed movement, Kaburamaru's assistance, Demon Slayer Mark
📖 Biography
Obanai Iguro is a Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps and serves as the Serpent Hashira. He is a strict and highly disciplined swordsman whose mouth is covered by bandages and who is almost always accompanied by his snake, Kaburamaru. Obanai uses Serpent Breathing and fights with a distinctive, flexible Nichirin sword. Beneath his severe personality, he carries a troubled past and develops a deep bond with fellow Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji.
⚡ Fun Facts
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Obanai Iguro is known as the Serpent Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps.
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His white snake companion is named Kaburamaru and is almost always seen wrapped around his shoulders.
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Obanai has heterochromia, with one yellow eye and one turquoise-colored eye.
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His unusual Nichirin sword bends and twists like a snake, matching the movements of his Serpent Breathing style.
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Obanai has very poor vision in his right eye, yet he became one of the Corps' highest-ranking swordsmen.
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Kaburamaru can help Obanai read and anticipate an opponent's movements, making the snake an important part of his fighting technique.
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Obanai's favorite food is tororo-kombu, a type of shredded kelp.
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His hobbies include writing haiku and watching traditional candy being made.
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Obanai has a particularly strong affection for Mitsuri Kanroji, the Love Hashira.
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In the anime, Obanai Iguro is voiced in Japanese by Kenichi Suzumura.
