#benmaru

I watched some episodes from Gekiranger to calm my nerves then tried to draw something.

My Facebook account reminded me that on this day last year I had drawn Benmaru. So I just picked up my pencil and sketched this.

It healed me somehow.

Versus what I drew last year:

Sengoku BASARA Sanada Yukimura den / Benmaru 戦国BASARA 真田幸村伝/ 弁丸

This took me way too long but I’m finally back with this little series. I had to make some gifs first because the characters I’m about to introduce today had near nothing? Or nothing I could use at least. I will also be skipping any world-building part since I’m not sure what to say that hasn’t been said yet. Hopefully, I’ll be able to come up with something for the next part.

Miyoshi Seikai Nyudo – Earth Pillar

A spirited young man who grew up in the Izumo temple much like Isanami. In order to find the right way of faith, he traveled all of Japan when he was still just a teenager. He encountered some of the Demon Slayer Corps members on his journey and decided to join. Seikai heard of the rumored breathing techniques and managed to develop one for his own use. Though he may seem scary, he’s actually very kind and despises pointless fights and killing. Once he’s heard of what happened to Izumo, he rushed in to check up on Isanami, even abandoning a mission he was supposed to be carrying out. He was forgiven since it was such a deeply personal reason but also received a warning not to let it happen again. When Isanami joined the Demon Slayer Corps, Seikai was one of the first people to show trust in her abilities.

Breath of Earth has four forms

First form: Homage to Infinite Light – thrusting technique, the user deals a powerful blow while spinning the sword to inflict more damage, once the sword has stabbed into the demon, the handle is punched, either from upfront, burying the blade deeper in, or from a side, creating a particularly deep slash.

Second form: Perfection of Wisdom – a single strike upwards from a low position, both fast and precise, although it is not as powerful as the first form, it can deal a surprising amount of damage as it can still be easily used after the user has been knocked to the ground.

Third form: Great Mountain Rumbling – three diagonal slashes in rapid succession, usually used from the high ground but very effective even on equal standing, with the right footwork, the form is very hard to avoid.

Fourth form: Six Virgin Ancestors – blocking and defensive technique used when the need to protect defenseless people comes up, using the sword’s side rather than the blade, the user is able to stop and reflect incoming attacks.

Daisuke Sanada/Rokuro Mochizuki/Benmaru – Breath of Flames

Taken in by Sanada Yukimura, Benmaru is a little boy abandoned by his parents at a very young age. He’s been fending for himself for as long as he can remember. He specializes in explosives and setting traps rather than sword fighting but he picked up that as well after Yukimura adopted him. Though he’s still a child and hasn’t yet passed the Final Selection, he works as hard as anyone to perfect his techniques. The situation around his name is a little confusing so everyone usually just calls him Benmaru.

Hattori Hanzo – Pillar of Flames

The first one to become the Flame Pillar and not come from the Rengoku family, Hanzo was never able to master the ninth technique, Purgatory. However, he partnered up with Benmaru and came up with one of his own to make up for it. He is not necessarily cruel or heartless but he also doesn’t hesitate to cut anyone down in pursuit of his personal benefits. This attitude brought him much dislike among his fellow slayers but it bothers him very little. He’s committed himself to slaying demons in order to avenge his fallen comrades from Iga Five. The only other member still alive, Anastasia, is also said to be the only one who understands him. He was heard multiple times saying he would retire from the Demon Slayer Corps as soon as he’s slain the demon responsible for his friends’ deaths.

Hanzo’s original form of Breath of Flames is: