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Tanjiro is one of the better shonen protagonists, but maybe not anime as a whole. I think what makes him work though is not his intrinsic self, but rather the relationship he has with Nezuko and other characters. They work in tandem to make him shine brighter. I don't think he stands well too much on his own otherwise. Nezuko especially is a high point for his character, and I think for a shonen series, it's done pretty remarkably well all things considered, especially with how short the series is. Also with the way the combat and power system of the world works, it's an interesting dichotomy to have him and his sister be two sides of the overarching conflict (one being a human and the other being a demon), with strict limitations so that they can cover each other's bases.

That being said, the only issue I have with their relationship, or perhaps this is an issue with the power system, is that Nezuko seemingly has the ability to break the fourth wall despite that not being something ever hinted at in-universe. Usually in anime, there is a "camera", that is how we're able to see what is going on at all times as the audience, but Nezuko is one of the only characters actually capable of perceiving the presence of the camera. I know this because whenever there is a shot that would normally show her panties, she conveniently positions herself in such a way so that her panties are perfectly obscured so that the viewers don't see them. She doesn't prevent other characters (like Giyuu in the scene of this screenshot) from seeing then, that's not her concern. Her priority is the invisible camera that no other character can see. That's why there's an absurd amount of unusual censorship in this series, and I'm not sure why the author write it this way since fourth wall breaking is never an establish power.

I feel like this hurts Tanjiro and their relationship as a whole because it makes a lot of the stakes meaningless. Nezuko's censorship priority is nonsensical.