I am not exactly under the impression that yorichi strived for the things kokushibo had though. There isn't any evidence that he wanted to be the successor to his family or all the stuff kokushibo had/wanted. If anything, yorichi could have taken it all from kokushibo and kokushibo would have been helpless to stop it. He was just a small child competing against yorichi, who could easily best grown ass men. kokushibo had a family and all that... but we don't know if yorichi wanted those either. Also worth noting, when he met kokushibo as an adult he already had the hanafuda... it is possible he already had a connection to the yamada family, or their ancestors.
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Eh, it didn't seem like it. From what we've seen of his adult life, Yoriichi seemed to be pretty melancholic about everything. Just like Kokushibu, he thought he was a person of no worth. At least, by the point he met with the Kamado family he did.
He had those since childhood.
Ah, you are right. But then... what do the hanafuda mean? Was that explained and I missed it?
It definitely wasn't explained. I was surprised that he had them when I saw it last chapter. We probably need to see Yoriichi's half of the story to get the full context.
Ah, you are right. I had been assuming they were a thing around this time since otherwise the ubuyashiki family would have been surviving for about 600 years without the demon corps fighting demons. Based on what ubuyashiki explained a while ago a monk told them that there must be a demon in their family hence their short and sickly lifespans. Which would suggest they probably did not wait 600 years to start slaying demons. On the other hand.... this would imply the ubuyashiki fought demons without breaths for an staggering 600 years.
I'm not saying he particularly wanted the legacy, because he doesn't seem the type, but he most certainly wanted successors to his breath and a family. Judging by his character and personality, it doesn't seem like he received much affection, especially considering he treasured a flute made from his brother for over 70 years.
Yorichi did have successors to his breath though. At a minimum there were tanjiro's ancestors and kokushibo made the point that sun breath users were hunted down. It is certainly the case that yorichi's life wasn't exactly amazing from his perspective and he certainly endured hardship but I would still disagree with the idea that he wanted the stuff yorichi wanted.
It took centuries for someone to manage to use Sun Breathing like him. I have the feeling the others knew it in theory, but could not practice it in battle, considering how difficult Kokushibou noted it to be. Although you never know.
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the reason for another name is because yoriichi is t rying hide it which resulted into dance of the fire god which obviously kamado generations kept it hidden.
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He is a stoic person though so there's that. Hopefully we'll get to learn more about his side of things.
I am really curious as to how this will end up tying to nezuko because as far as we know she is hidden and currently going through the process that would, theoretically, make her human. It's not like muzan can just summon her either. I suppose we have a pretty big plot twist coming.
that is why dance of the dire god (sun breath) was stated by tanjuro to able to keep you moving in a cold weather (snowing) for 24 hours, which means yoriichi can defeat muzan through fighting him 24 hours but then again muzan when he fought yoriichi was implied to being pressed back.
The series has shown repeatedly that there are different levels of skill for each breath. To me it would be weird if breath of the sun was any different. And different breaths suit different people, it's not even necessarily a matter of difficulty. If sun breath users were hunted down then it is pretty certain they would use it in real combat, otherwise hunting them down would be impossible. Unless demons can detect sun breath users even in spite of them using a different breath in battle.
Muzan and Koku went after any family that was taught Sun Breathing by Yoriichi, but that doesn't necessarily mean they could use it in battle, but perhaps as a traditional dance or something like Tanjiro's family. They could have had intel through different means, perhaps even through the hanafuda earrings, unless that was exclusive to the Kamados. That could be the case considering Yoriichi gave away his own, but in a general sense, it's a bit odd.
