Yue Kurosaki (黒崎 ゆえ) is a major supporting character of Demon Slayer/ Kimetsu no Yaiba. She is a Demon Slayer of the Demon Slayer Corps and Sanemi's fiancée.
黒崎 英 / 黒崎 華月 (ゆえ)
Yue Kurosaki
Characteristics
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Height: 160 cm
Weight: 60 kg
Birthday: August 31st
Hair Color: White with red tips.
Eye Color: Crimson Red
Affiliation
Affiliation Demon Slayer Corps (Formerly)
Occupation:
Demon Slayer
singer and dancer (Post-War)
Combat Style: Iron Breathing
Personal Status
Relative(s)
Unnamed Biological Parents (deceased)
Unnamed Biological Brother (deceased)
Sanemi Shinazugawa (husband)
Kyogo Shinazugawa (Father-in-law deceased)
Shizu Shinazugawa (Mother-in-law deceased)
Genya Shinazugawa (Younger Brother-in-law deceased)
Sumi Shinazugawa (Younger Sister-in-law, deceased)
Teiko Shinazugawa (Younger Sister-in-law, deceased)
Hiroshi Shinazugawa (Younger Brother-in-law, deceased)
Shuya Shinazugawa (Younger Brother-in-law, deceased)
Koto Shinazugawa (Younger Brother-in-law, deceased)
Sanehiro Shinazugawa (Descendant)
Unnamed Descendant
Contents
1 Appearance
2 Personality
3 Abilities
4 Fighting Style
5 Equipment
6 Relatives
7 Battles
8 Trivia
9 Quotes
Appearance
Yue is a girl of short stature, with large and gentle eyes of red color that are framed by thick eyelashes, and lilac lips in contrast to her dark complexion. She has long, thick, white-red hair, braided into a single braid and fastened with a red leather thread. She has straight cut bangs, a straight fringe, and two loose, chin-length strands that curve downwards from above each of her ears.
Yue wears a slightly purple-tinted variation of the standard Demon Slayer uniform, consisting of a button-up jacket with a stand-up collar and long sleeves, featuring silver buttons and a shirt pocket on the left breast, with the kanji for Destroy (滅めつ Metsu?) engraved on the back of the uniform. Beneath the jacket, she wears a white long-sleeved, collared undershirt. The uniform is fastened at the waist with a white belt and includes a pair of matching tattsuke-hakama pants, which are wrapped at the calves with crimson kyahan. Draped over her uniform, she wears a long white haori with red circles. On her feet, he wears tabi socks that match the crimson tone of her uniform, along with white zōri sandals with white straps.
Personality
At first, Yue was very aloof and silent due to the abuse she endured in her past before being adopted by the Kurosaki family. Born to an African mother and a Japanese father, who both died when she was 5 years old, she was shunned by society. Metis were rarely accepted into the Japanese society, even less when one of their parent was even more exotic than the European settlers who lived in the main cities. Yue's parents tried to protect her to the best of their abilities, but she witnessed the racism her mother experienced daily and the humiliations both parents suffered from for daring to "breed". Despite these hardships, Yue was very happy with her parents and wished to grow old so she could protect them. Unfortunately, a mob of furious villagers decided to kill them out of jealousy for this family that was thriving. Forced to become a street urchin, Yue learned to stop crying and to repress her emotions and desires to survive in the harsh environment she was forced into. She begged in the streets and turned to theft to afford food.
One day, a nice family of three was robbed while walking the streets to find a doctor for their fragile son, Kenshiro. She saved them from the robber, and the three of them invited her to a meal. They learned that she was an orphan living on the streets, and the Kurosakis decided to take her in and adopt the young girl. She grew up, a young and caring girl who loved her parents and young brother. They rose in fame and power and were able to give their children a good life and education. She met Sanemi Shinazugawa when they were still teenagers. He watched her protect the young Kenshiro, and she used her handkerchief to clean up the blood from a superficial cut on his forehead. Unbeknownst to her, she later met with Sanemi and his father, who visited her family to arrange a marriage between her and Sanemi. After the parents agreed to the betrothal, she never saw Sanemi again.
Her life turned upside down when their family was attacked by demons. She protected Kenshiro and sustained a lot of injuries until Gyomei rescued both of them and killed the demons. He took the two orphans under his wing, and they became his trainees. Filled with an intense rage against demons for the deaths of her parents, both Kenshiro and Yue worked hard to enter the demon slayer corps. She undertook the Final Selection of her own volition to become a Demon Slayer, without consulting her superiors for permission, and passed the selection in flying colors, while protecting Kenshiro.
Yue demonstrates extreme determination and hatred for demons. She turned her fear into rage and determination. Her mind was solely focused on killing demons and protecting her brother, Kenshiro. Deep down, Yue is a very soft and kind woman. She believes that humans can do good, like both sets of parents she had, and do bad, like those who killed her parents. She is a good listener, brave, and easily admires new things she encounters. She's very curious about how the world would be without demons. Because of her traumatic childhood, she also plasters a lot of fake smiles because she refuses to look back and truly face her emotions. Upon seeing Sanemi again, she recognized him and became closer to him once again, in a bid to fulfill the wishes of their dead family members.
Abilities
Overall Abilities
Yue was the trainee of Gyomei Himejima, who had been personally trained by him in the art of combat. As such, Yue possesses extremely refined physical abilities, sharpened skills, and prowess that potentially mark her as a future member of the Demon Slayer Corps' Hashira.
Indomitable Will: Like most Demon Slayers, Yue possesses an undaunted will and spirit, refusing to give up and die when fighting even the most formidable foes that defeated her masters and, later on, the Demon King, Muzan Kibutsuji.
Physical Abilities
Enhanced Strength: Yue has attained incredible physical strength through harsh training. She can jump extremely high distances incredibly quickly, showing her incredible leg strength. In terms of arm strength, she can swing her katana at tremendous speeds incessantly without tiring.
Immense Speed and Reflexes: Yue is extremely fast. During Rehabilitation Training, she could consistently outspeed Tanjiro Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma, and Inosuke Hashibira all at once before they mastered the Total Concentration: Constant (全ぜん集しゅう中ちゅう・常じょう中ちゅう Zen Shūchū Jōchū?).
Immense Stamina and Endurance: Yue has incredible stamina and endurance. During the Infinity Castle arc, she could exert herself even farther than her limits and fight against powerful demons, being able to endure numerous attacks from even an upper-ranked demon. She can keep fighting despite the injuries that she had suffered from the fight and recover enough to then help in the confrontation against Muzan shortly afterwards.
Supernatural Abilities
Spatial awareness: Yue has an exceptional sense of spatial awareness. She can know where her body is in space and where her body is in relation to other people and objects, and thus she can navigate her surroundings with grace and ease. This allows her to make effective counterattacks and dodges and stay ahead of her opponents.
Fighting Style
Master Swordswoman: As an immensely gifted individual, Yue is an incredibly powerful swordswoman with excellent proficiency with a sword, enabling her to slay demons since she was young, and face more dangerous ones, such as Upper Rank demons. Her combination of impeccably refined swordsmanship skills and sharply acute space awareness allowed her to fight against and clash toe-to-toe with an Upper Rank by herself for some time before Sanemi's intervention. She was also able to contribute to the battle against Muzan Kibutsuji, alongside her fellow Demon Slayers.
Breathing Style
Iron Breathing (てつ の呼こ吸きゅう Tetsu no kokyū?): A Breathing Style Kanao learnt and later mastered by simply observing Gyomei Himejima.
Stone Breathing ( 岩いわの呼こ吸きゅう Iwa no kokyū ) A breathing style learned by Yue from Gyomei Himejima. However, although Yue has learnt it, she was not as skillful with it and could not fight to her fullest using it. Thus, she developed Iron Breathing, a Breathing Style more suited to her, and can properly make use of her strengths.
Techniques
First Form: Harder than stone (壱いちノ型かた 石より硬い Ichi no kata: Ishi yori katai- The user performs a singular and powerful horizontal thrust.
Second Form: Punishment from the elders (弐にノ型かた 長老たちの罰Ni no kata: Chōrō-tachi no batsu)- The user lifts the sword upwards towards the right, above their head, and unleashes four vertical slashes at once down on the enemy, resembling iron batons.
Third Form: Like the master chefs (参さんノ型かた 名シェフのように San no kata: Mei shefu no yō ni) - The user unleashes a whirlwind of slashes around their body that can defend them from incoming attacks and slice up their surroundings.
Fourth Form: A thousand-knife dance (肆しノ型かた 昇千本のナイフのダンス Shi no kata: Senbon no naifu no dansu) - The user releases several slashes above them from below their target.
Fifth Form: Iron Shield (伍ごノ型かた 鉄の盾 Go no kata: Tetsu no tate) - The user rapidly moves their arms in circular motion to block any attack coming their way.
Sixth Form: The thousand cuts of the burning soul (陸ろくノ型かた 燃える魂の千の切り傷 Roku no kata: Moeru tamashī no sen no kirikizu) - The user rotates their body in an uppercut movement, creating a tornado of slashes.
Seventh Form: Divine punishment of the Iron Lady (漆しちノ型かた 鉄の女の天罰 Shichi no kata: Keifū - Tetsu no on'na no tenbatsu)- When the technique is unleashed, the user constantly bombards their opponent with multiple slashes and cuts from multiple angles stealthily. Finally, the user delivers an incredibly powerful horizontal slash, cleaving right through their opponent.
Eighth Form: Judgement of heaven by Iron's purity (捌はちノ型かた 金属の純度による天の審判 Hachi no kata: Kinzoku no jundo ni yoru ten no shinpan) - The user backflips into the air and, while upside-down, unleashes a powerful gust of circular wind that slashes apart anything below.
Ninth Form: The exalted (玖くノ型かた 高貴な者 Ku no kata: Kōkina mono) - The user activates her special ability and pushes herself to the extreme. It's her own version of Tanjiro's transparent world, which allows her to be extremely aware of her surroundings and shortens the time of reaction. It exhausts her faster than any other form she uses, but she's lethal and dangerous during the short window her power is activated.
Equipment
Standard Nichirin Katana: Yue carries around a standard-sized and shaped Nichirin katana with a black blade that has a deep silver outline. Her katana's tsuba is shaped like a lotus, with a silver core and an overlapping red border to mimic her hair. The handle is red and wrapped in white cords, and it ends with a red kashira. With her katana, Yue has a standard sword sheath that is a shade of deep gray with silver marks resembling drops of water on it.
Trivia
Her surname, Kurosaki, is composed of the Kun'yomi reading of the kanji for "Dark"(Deep mysterious and powerful energy) or "Wise" and the kun'yomi for "strength" (suggesting being able to overcome any obstacle).
Yue's given name is composed of the kanji 華, which means magnificent, and 月, which means moon. So her given name could be roughly translated as "magnificent moon".
So together, her name could be roughly translated as: "The Deep mysterious and powerful energy of the magnificent moon."
Yue's favourite foods are pork cutlet and Tuna Tataki.
Yue's hobbies are cooking, dancing, reading, singing, and watching fireworks.
Yue's mentor was Gyomei. She derived her Iron Breathing from his Stone Breathing.
Yue's born to an African mother and a Japanese father, resulting in her having dark-skin and textured hair when it rains/ it's damp. She suffered a lot of discrimination and violence when she was a child due to her being a metis, but always managed to keep a bright outlook on life. Her kind heart led her to rescue and later be adopted by the Kurosaki family, only for her to lose them all to demons.
Yue fell in love with Sanemi after spending time fighting by his side. She realizes that he's far more sensitive than he lets on and only acts tough and rough to protect those he loves.
She survives the war against Muzan, but spends six months in a coma. One of the last things she said to Sanemi before fainting was that she was happy and proud to have been his betrothed and wished to meet him in another life and hopefully marry him. He stayed by her side until she recovered completely and the two married each other, thus completing their families' wishes, but also because they both genuinely love each other.
Kenshiro Kurosaki, her adopted brother, had always been frail and of fragile health. She always protected him from anything they encountered, fighting his battles and rescuing him from demons. As soon as he grew older and stronger, he vowed to protect Yue and died in her arms in a fight against an upper demon.
Quotes:
(To herself) "We promised each other that we would make sure no one suffers like we did. Kenshiro-kun... I will kill Muzan or die trying!"
(To herself) "I can't give up right now. I have to make everyone proud of me. Moms, dads.. Kenshiro, please give me more strength."
(To Sanemi) "Shinazugawa-sama... What our parents decided for us when we were young, we don't have to go through with it. However, even if you decide to break off our engagement, I hope you will accept my blade. I want to fight by your side."
(To Sanemi) "Shina--Sanemi-sama. I... I consider myself lucky. In this life, I have seen the worst and the best of humanity. Humans hated me because I was different, because of the color of my skin...Demons wanted to kill me because I am human... yes, I suffered, but I also have been loved. I have been taken care of. I can say I had a good life!"
(To Sanemi) "Sanemi-sama. My heart is beating for you. I know, I know you don't feel the same for me, but I just wanted you to know that I have been honored to serve by your side. I wanted you to know that I love you, and I wish we had gotten married in this life. I hope in the next life we will meet again, and I will get to be your wife."