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Question pertains to Demon Slayer - Entertainment District Arc:

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I find it hard to believe that Zenitsu, a supernatural demon slayer, couldn't get out of some rubble, and had to use First Form: Thunderclap and Flash: God Speed to get out of about 50kg of rubble, while he is perfectly capable of fighting demons who can lift many times that weight i.e 50kg. Isn't that a contradiction?

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    I'd like to argue that 1. demon slayers are not supernatural, demons are 2. If you were under a rubble, you would have struggled just like Zenitsu did unless you have breathing techniques mastered. – Fumikage Tokoyami Feb 27 '22 at 11:24
  • @FumikageTokoyami thanks for your reply! Why are you not of the opinion that demon slayers are supernatural? He's not only fast and strong, literally lightning comes out of Zenitsu's blade! – tryingtobeastoic Feb 27 '22 at 12:59
  • Because they are humans. – Fumikage Tokoyami Feb 28 '22 at 03:48
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    lightning isn't literally coming out of his blade. It's some artistic style. See [here](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/52921/is-the-water-style-actual-magic-or-is-it-just-a-visualisation/66304#66304) – pushkin Feb 28 '22 at 18:29

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Demon Slayers are human that have reached an expert level of swordsmanship and breathing techniques similar to real-life samurais, so they are in no way supernatural, but the show depicts them using flashy abilities with elemental-like features for entertainment purposes.

Zenitsu was heavily beaten by an Upper Rank Demon and collapsed under a pile of rubble. He uses the breathing technique to get out as it was the only way to amass enough strength to free himself and use First Form: Thunderclap and Flash: God Speed to cover the distance between him and Daki in an instant.

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