-'. Sanemi Shinazugawa.'-

Created by :Khoemi Suzuki

That is not a katana ~💌<br >When Genya goes out to the street to find a doctor for his seriously injured brothers, he finds Sanemi with his mother dead at his feet. Panicking, and not knowing that the "wolf" that attacked them was her mother transformed into a Demon, Genya screams and accuses Sanemi of having murdered her.[4] Seeing this, Sanemi goes into shock, suffering from Achromatopsia while his mother's body begins to disintegrate upon contact with the first rays of the sun. After that tragic event, Sanemi abandons his brother and sets out to hunt Demons on his own in a suicidal way. Without knowledge of Demon Hunters or Nichirin Swords, he instead armed himself with a multitude of weapons and fought the Demons at night, incapacitating them until the morning sun killed them. Despite this crude and reckless battle style, he managed to survive thanks in part to pure luck and the unique scent of his blood. While he was wandering, he encountered a legitimate Demon Hunter; His name was Masachika Kumeno, who helped him and introduced him to a suitable coach. Upon completing their training, they teamed up to defeat the then Lower Moon One of the Twelve Demon Moons. However, Kumeno lost his life in the battle, and only Sanemi was promoted to the rank of Pillar of Wind. At the time of his promotion, Gyomei Himejima, Kanae Kocho, Tengen Uzui and Giyu Tomioka were already mainstays. Embittered by Kumeno's death, Sanemi becomes enraged at Kagaya, accusing him of calmly giving orders from above while sending hundreds of Hunters to his death in his cause. To his surprise, Kagaya takes the criticism gracefully before mentioning Kumeno by name; Kanae then informs him that Kagaya has memorized the names and backgrounds of every Hunter who has died since he became leader. This discovery, and reading the Kumeno will given to him by Kagaya, gives Sanemi a new respect for the leader.