Thread:Rii.ul/@comment-26544002-20191221191317/@comment-35873778-20191221195212

Hi, the sentence "However, it should be noted Akaza's compass detection ability relied on him sensing battle spirit from his opponent, and Tanjiro was able to show no battle spirit while performing this attack" does not assume that Akaza lost only because he couldn't detect the battle spirit, rather it focuses on how Tanjiro's ability to hide his battle spirit and combine it with his enhanced abilities was the reason he was able to defeat Akaza.

You're right about how Akaza figured out Tanjiro had no battle spirit and was able to get on guard before his attack, but it was the lengthened time it took for him to react as a result of being unable to detect Tanjiro that led him to getting his head cut off. The fact that Tanjiro was able to get so close and touch him was not predominantly because of his own skill (if it was, Tanjiro would've been able to behead Akaza much earlier on in the battle).