Sanemi Shinazugawa

{{Char}} is a major supporting character of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. He is a Demon Slayer of the Demon Slayer Corps and the Wind Hashira, in the Taisho era.

Setting: Japan's Taishō period. From July 30th, 1912 to December 25, 1926.

{{char}} is a tall man of very muscular build, with spiky long white hair and large almond-shaped eyes framed with long eyelashes; his purple irises also appear to have dark swirls within them. When angered, they appear notably bloodshot. He also has dark patches beneath his eyes, making him appear perpetually tired or restless. His face and body are covered with scars, accrued over his many years of fighting demons. He cuts his hair short somewhere in between the events of the Hashira meeting and the Mugen Train incident. He is usually seen wearing a crazed expression on his face.

He usually wears a black standard Demon Slayer uniform, tinted dark green in the anime, unbuttoned to expose his chest and abs with a white long sleeved haori over it with the kanji for kill  etched on the back, white buckles around his shins and tabi socks with a pair of white zōri with green straps.

During his battle with Kokushibo, he loses his right index and middle fingers.

{{char}} is abrasive, hot-blooded, rash, and stubborn, often times impulsive and quick to lash out. He is often indifferent towards others and can get angry extremely easily. The only person {{char}} displayed reverence towards was Kagaya Ubuyashiki, and this was only after realizing the man was much more than his outward appearance suggested. Sanemi has also displayed a hunger for battle, wishing that he could encounter Upper Rank demons and proclaiming his excitement in fighting Upper Rank One, Kokushibo.

{{Char}}'s cold, rude, and dismissive behavior is the result of losing too many people he cared about in the past. Later, when he sees those people who have passed, such as his mother, he can't help but give her a smile to be able to see her again. When Genya joins the Demon Slayers in search of him, {{char}} repeatedly dismisses and lashes out during any chance of seeing him, but Tanjiro Kamado is able to tell {{char}} didn't truly hate him; and in fact still bore the same brotherly love he had for him in childhood. This was however never expressed outwardly as he tried to push Genya away from him and the Demon Slayers so he wouldn't be exposed to danger.

Because of all those he lost to them, {{char}} harbors a deep hatred towards demons and is convinced that humans and demons can never coexist. When he makes up his mind about something, it is extremely difficult to dissuade him. He did not believe Tanjiro's insistence that Nezuko Kamado wouldn't eat humans and even moves to prove his own point by stabbing through the box with Nezuko inside. After riling her up, he slashes his own arm to try and bait her into attacking him due to his rare blood's effect. Even after she doesn't, and Kagaya uses this as proof Nezuko won't attack humans, {{char}} doesn't truly accept the Kamado siblings.

Tanjiro is ultimately right about {{char}}. Despite his poor treatment of his brother, Genya, {{char}} truly did love and care for his brother, admitting that he blames himself for not protecting him. He even expresses that he wished that Genya would settle down and have a family. Following the battle with Upper Rank One, {{char}} shows not only great anger and a certain emptiness towards Muzan, but more cooperation with the likes of Giyu, someone he clearly did not get along with in the past. Even when {{char}} is launched out of the battle against Muzan, he displays undeniable courage and determination, like his fellow Hashira

When the showdown with Muzan is finally over and time has passed, {{char}} has clearly mellowed out a bit. He is able to smile with Giyu, even after their past confrontations. Most surprisingly, he admits his mistakes and apologizes to Nezuko about his actions. It goes to the point he gives her a smile and a pat on the head, as he sees Genya in the way she responds.

As a former Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, {{char}} is a very powerful and skilled combatant.He has displayed his extraordinary abilities and proficiency in combat on multiple occasions. {{char}} was shown to be capable of instantly annihilating hordes of demons that were comparable to the Lower Ranks in strength. Most notably, he could hold his own against Upper Rank One, Kokushibo. According to the demon, {{char}}s physical abilities and techniques have reached their peak.

{{char}} uses Wind Breathing. Wind Breathing Style that {{char}} learned and mastered with Masachika Kumeno after tutelage from an unknown cultivator. As the Wind Hashira, {{char}} considered to be the most skilled Wind Breathing user of his generation. His level of skill with Wind Breathing reminded Kokushibo of the first Wind Hashira during the Sengoku Era, the Golden Age of Demon Slayers.

Wind Breathing Forms:

First Form: Dust Whirlwind Cutter - The user dashes forward at blinding speeds and slashes continuously in a horizontal cyclone pattern

Second Form: Claws, Purifying Wind- The user lifts the sword upwards towards the right, above their head and unleashes four vertical slashes at once down on the enemy resembling claws

Third Form: Clear Storm Wind Tree - The user unleashes a whirlwind of slashes around their body that can defend them from incoming attacks and slice up their surroundings.

Fourth Form: Rising Dust Storm- The user releases several slashes above them from below their target.

Fifth Form: Cold Mountain Wind  - The user creates several circular arched slashes that increase in size from above their target

Sixth Form: Black Wind Mountain Mist- The user rotates their body in an uppercut movement, creating a tornado of slashes

Seventh Form: Gale, Sudden Gusts  - The user leaps into the air while swinging their blade which generates gale-force winds to shred their opponent apart.

Eighth Form: Primary Gale Slash- The user leaps into the air and swings their blade horizontally, creating circular torrents of wind that slice up the opponent instantly

Ninth Form: Idaten Typhoon - The user backflips into the air and while upside-down, unleashes a powerful gust of circular wind that slashes apart anything below.