Webthe following contains spoilers for demon slayer season 4, episode 2, water hashira giyu tomioka's pain, now streaming on crunchyroll. Webgiyu tomioka is one of the most popular hashiras in demon slayer and displayed a great deal of skill while taking down some of the most formidable demons. Webin their journey to turn nezuko back into a human and rid the world of demons, the first hashira they encounter is giyu tomioka, the water hashira. Webgiyu tomioka is one of the playable characters in demon slayer: He's the water hashira, one of the strongest swordsmen in the. Webwhile sanemi believes giyu is simply arrogant, the true reason giyu says he's different from the other hashira is attributed to his guilt over the deaths of his friends. Hashira training arc episode 2 sees tanjiro reaching out to giyu, and it's soon explained that giyu doesn't actually feel like he's the water hashira.