Sanemi Shinazugawa

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==Summary==
 is a major supporting character of Kimetsu no Yaiba. He is a Demon Slayer of the Demon Slayer Corps and the current . Sanemi is also the older brother of Genya Shinazugawa, a Demon Slayer who fought alongside Tanjiro Kamado and Nezuko Kamado
He also lived with his brother Genya in a household with their five siblings until one day their mother became a demon. She tried to kill all of her children but Sanemi managed to save Genya and killed his mother in self defense. Sanemi abandoned Genya to become a pseudo-Demon Slayer after Genya misunderstood what happened and called him a murderer.
Eventually, Sanemi was found by a real Demon Slayer named Masachika Kumeno who helped him also become an official member of the Demon Slayer Corps. The two of them went on to kill Lower Rank 1 but Masachika lost his life in the process. After that battle, Sanemi was promoted to the rank of Wind Hashira.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , higher with Demon Slayer Mark and Bright Red Nichirin Sword
Name: Shinazugawa Sanemi
Origin: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Classification: Human, Demon Slayer, Hashira, Wind Hashira
Powers and Abilities:
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*Superhuman Physical Characteristics
**Acrobatics
**Body Control & Regeneration (Low - With Total Concentration Breathing, one can stop hemorrhages. He can manipulate his blood flow and can control his muscles)
**Fragrance Manipulation (The smell of his rare Marechi blood is enough to incapacitate most demons by putting them in an intoxicated state)
**Instinctive Reaction (Was able to continue attacking Kokushibo even after losing consciousness)
*Supernatural Willpower
*Extrasensory Perception (Able to sense the presence of others and malicious intent. Muzan stated that the Hashira could in the Entertainment District right away)
*Battle Spirit, Limited Fear Manipulation & Paralysis Inducement (Overwhelming Aura that causes the opponent fear and paralysis with them feeling the air getting heavier, and can even cause internal bleeding and external lacerations)
*Statistics Amplification (Total Concentration Breathing increase the user's speed and power to match demons. His Demon Slayer Mark further increases his power and speed)
*Martial Arts (Could fight and overpower Tanjiro without his sword. Challenged Giyu to a fist-fight after their training swords broke)
*Master Swordsman (Is one of the strongest and most skilled swordsmen in the entire Demon Slayer Corps. Can match Kokushibo, who has nearly 500 years of swordsmanship experience)
**Sunlight Absorption (The ore of his katana (Scarlet Crimson Ore) absorbs sunlight. The amount of sunlight his weapon has absorbed is so great that Kokushibo's katana would burn and break off before it could cut through)
**Perception Manipulation (Users of Breathing Styles can create seemingly elemental effects)
**Shockwave Generation (Breathing Styles allow sword forms to strike from a longer distance)
**Air Manipulation (Wind Breathing utilizes the air around him to enhance his attack range)
*Bright Red Nichirin Sword:
**Heat Manipulation & Regeneration Nullification (Bright Red Blades emits heat and is capable of inflicting wounds that burn on the cellular level, hampering demon regeneration)
*Reactive Power Level (Increased his speed and reflexes while fightingChapter 171 Kokushibo, despite suffering from critical injuries that should be more than enough to incapacitate a human)
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*Fire Manipulation, Water Manipulation & Heat Manipulation with Demon Slayer Corps Garbs (Demon Slayer Corps Garbs protect against fire, water and cold)
*Poison Manipulation (Total Concentration Breathing grant resistance to poison and the ability to slow its circulation)
*Biological Manipulation (Users of Total Concentration Breathing are resistant to Muzan's blood which can immediately transform normal humans into demons with a scratch, leading them to require a few days to willingly transform. Can resist Muzan's injected blood which rapidly attacks and destroys cells leading to quick melting and vaporization, especially with the Demon Slayer Mark)
*Pain Manipulation (Was willing to continue fighting after suffering crippling injures and intense damage)
*Fear Manipulation & Paralysis Inducement (Unaffected by the aura of Lower and Upper Ranks which caused intense shuddering and lack of air)
*Air Manipulation (Superior to Tanjiro who was unbothered by the Swamp Demon's pocket dimension that has almost no air)
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Attack Potency: Building level+ (Comparable to Base Giyu . Superior to Marked Muichiro. a casual Kokushibo), higher with Demon Slayer Mark (. ) and Bright Red Nichirin Sword
Speed: Massively Hypersonic (Superior to Zenitsu), higher with Demon Slayer Mark (Stated to be the Fastest Hashira in Combat Speed and Technique Speed in the Databooks)
Lifting Strength: At least Class 25, at most Class 50 (Superior to Post-Hashira Training Tanjiro, who could push a rock this large, but inferior to Gyomei)
Striking Strength: Building level+, higher with Demon Slayer Mark
Durability: Building level+, higher with Demon Slayer Mark
Stamina: Superhuman (Superior to Tanjiro who endured extremely taxing training for seven days non-stop with no food, no sleep, and only a small amount of water from rain, later drained for even greater stamina, was also getting injured frequently during the training session. Far superior to Inosuke who can hunt for 3 days. Hashira can train for months through training that almost puts them on the verge of death. Fought Lower Rank-level Demons in the Infinity Castle for nearly 5 hours on top of Kokushibo)
Range: Extended Melee Range, Several Meters with Breathing Styles
Standard Equipment: Standard Nichirin Katana (A blade made from metals that absorbed the light of the sun, they cause demons to completely disintegrate if they are decapitated with them, as they are weak to sunlight, which in the case of demons which have assumed a form where they don't have a neck or head in the traditional sense can be done by slicing something that's equivalent enough to the neck, demon limbs that are sliced off and constructs created through Blood Demon Arts that are bisected through a Nichirin sword are also subject to the disintegration, Stabs and slashes with a Nichirin sword can dispel the effects of Blood Demon Arts and can temporarily weaken a demon's power and abilities if directed at the neck), Demon Slayer Corps Garbs (Protects from the claws and slashing attacks from weaker demons, and resistance against fire, water and cold)
*Optional Equipment: Yushiro's talisman
Intelligence: Gifted (Comparable to Giyu)
Weaknesses: None Notable
Notable Attacks and Techniques:
Dust Whirlwind - Slice.jpg|First Form: Dust Whirlwind Cutter
Purifying Wind Claws.jpg|Second Form: Claws, Purifying Wind
Tree Swaying in the Mountain Air.jpg|Third Form: Clear Storm Wind Tree
Rising Dust Storm.jpg|Fourth Form: Rising Dust Storm
Winter Gale.jpg|Fifth Form: Cold Mountain Wind
Black Smoke Storm.jpg|Sixth Form: Black Wind Mountain Mist
Strong Wind - Tengu Gale.jpg|Seventh Form: Gale, Sudden Gusts
First Gale Slash.jpg|Eighth Form: Primary Gale Slash
Skanda Typhoon.jpg|Ninth Form: Idaten Typhoon
*: A Breathing Style that mimics wind, specifically powerful torrents of air and whirlwinds, and replicates it with the user's movements, techniques and abilities. Most, if not all, known techniques and forms involve purely offensive attacks, most of which utilizing rotating movements to generate swift whirlwind-like slashes that greatly increase the wielder's striking range or utilizing the air around them to deliver sharp sickle-shaped attacks. This Breathing Form is the fastest form of Wind Breathing, As the Wind Hashira, Sanemi is the current generation's most skilled Wind Breathing user.
** - The user dashes forward at blinding speeds and slashes continuously in a horizontal cyclone pattern.
** - 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.
** - The user unleashes a whirlwind of slashes around their body that can defend them from incoming attacks and slice up their surroundings.
** - The user releases several slashes above them from below their target.
** - The user creates several circular arched slashes that increase in size from above their target.
** - The user rotates their body in an uppercut movement, creating a tornado of slashes.
** - The user leaps into the air while swinging their blade which generates gale-force winds to shred their opponent apart.
** - The user leaps into the air and swings their blade which generates circular torrents of wind that slices up the opponent instantly.
** - The user backflips into the air and while upside-down, unleashes a powerful gust of circular wind that slashes apart anything below.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Akaza (Kimetsu no Yaiba) Akaza's Profile (8-A Keys were used. Speed was equalized. Sanemi was marked. Battle took place in Infinity Castle. They started 10m apart.)
Inconclusive:
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