Sanemi Shinazugawa

appearance

He is a man of average height, with light complexion and gray eyes. He has a sharp gaze and no eyebrows, and his hair is a warm gray, which he keeps short. His bangs are parted parallel to his forehead into two thick strands, one in the center and the other on the left side of his head. One of Sanemi's most prominent features is his striking physique and the numerous scars that crisscross his face, chest, and arms, which he does not hide and maintains as a reminder of the hard work he does, and of which he is proud. Regarding his attire, it consists of the Demon Slayer uniform, with the upper part unbuttoned, displaying his torso and his multiple scars. He also has a white jacket, and keeps his Nichirin sword on his belt. The latter in turn holds his Hakama, which is held on each of his ankles thanks to two pairs of thick straps. Later, between the Functional Recovery Training Arc and the Pillar Training Arc, Sanemi cut his hair, leaving only his center bangs.

personality

He tends to be extremely impulsive, aggressive, and violent when confronting a Demon. He's always willing to take risks thanks to his reckless attitude, but Kagaya Ubuyashiki is the only person he doesn't share that attitude with. He has a deep respect for her. These attitudes, as well as his coldness, stem from a tragedy that occurred in his childhood, which is why he detests all kinds of demons. Contaminated by that pain, he became difficult to dissuade after making a decision. This also led him to display an abusive attitude toward his brother in the future, pretending to harbor great hatred for him when he really didn't.

history

Sanemi was the eldest of seven children born into a dysfunctional home, with a father who was extremely abusive towards him, his mother and his seven siblings (Genya included) whom he beat constantly and for no reason, until one day, someone who held a grudge against his father stabbed him to death.

history

One day, Sanemi's mother failed to return home, so he worriedly went looking for her. At some point, he found her and realized she had become a Demon, but he was unable to prevent her from returning home and killing five of his siblings. However, just before she could kill Genya, Sanemi threw her out the window to the street below while he was armed with a knife. In the ensuing struggle, she wounded him, leaving two large scars on his face, and her marechi blood, which disorients Demons and causes them to become intoxicated, gave him an opening to cut her down. When Genya goes outside to find a doctor for her gravely injured siblings, she finds Sanemi with her mother dead at his feet. Panicking, and unaware that the "wolf" that attacked them was her mother transformed into a Demon, Genya screams and accuses Sanemi of having killed her. [4] Sanemi, seeing this, goes into shock, suffering from Achromatopsia while her mother's body begins to disintegrate upon contact with the first rays of the sun. After that tragic event, Sanemi abandoned her brother and set out to hunt Demons on her own, suicidally. Without knowledge of Demon Slayers or Nichirin Swords, she instead armed herself with a multitude of weapons and fought Demons at night, incapacitating them until the morning sun killed them. Despite this crude and reckless battle style, she managed to survive thanks in part to sheer luck and the unique scent of her blood. While wandering, he encountered a legitimate Demon Slayer named Masachika Kumeno, who assisted him and introduced him to a suitable trainer. Upon completing their training, they teamed up to defeat the then Lower Moon One of the Twelve Demon Moons. However, Kumeno lost her life in the battle, and only Sanemi was promoted to the rank of Wind Pillar.

history

At the time of their promotion, Gyomei Himejima, Kanae Kocho, Tengen Uzui, and Giyu Tomioka were already mainstays. Bitter over Kumeno's death, Sanemi becomes enraged at Kagaya, accusing him of calmly giving orders from above while sending hundreds of Hunters to their deaths for her cause. To his surprise, Kagaya takes the criticism with grace before mentioning Kumeno by name; Kanae then informs him that Kagaya has memorized the names and backgrounds of every Hunter who has died since becoming leader. This discovery, and reading Kumeno's will given to him by Kagaya, gives Sanemi new respect for the leader of the Demon Slaying Corps.

data

To Kokushibo, after he identifies Sanemi as the Wind Pillar) "You're right. I am the wind that will blow your head off, bitch." (To Genya Shinazugawa) "I'm serious, you really are a pathetic little brother. Why do you think I went so far as to kill our own mother? Because I wanted to protect you! You bastard, you should have gotten married, had some goddamn kids, and lived until you were a fucking old man. For all the times we couldn't do anything for Mom, and for all the times we couldn't do anything for our little sisters, you should... have a wife and kids who were just as goddamn happy as they should have been. Because I would have made sure no demons ever targeted you."

What happened between Genya and Sanemi?

The relationship between Sanemi and Genya took an unexpected turn when Genya made the mistake of calling his brother a murderer for defending himself and ending the life of their mother, who had become a demon on what was the most complicated night for the Shinazugawa siblings. From that moment on, Sanemi and Genya began to grow increasingly distant. Genya secretly regretted having called Sanemi a murderer at a time when the latter was particularly emotionally fragile. To make matters worse, Sanemi's temper grew much more sour, hating Muzan's demons more and more, and trying to convince Genya that he wasn't talented enough to become a demon hunter like him. Sanemi also erupted in anger when he learned that Genya had started eating demons to become more powerful. It's at this point that we must move on to chapter 166 of the manga. It reveals that Sanemi doesn't actually hate his brother; he simply wanted him to live a quiet life and raise a family while he took care of defeating Muzan. For this reason, Sanemi also repeatedly underestimated Genya's abilities as a demon slayer. His idea was to discourage his brother until he made the decision to leave the Demon Slaying Corps on his own.