Sanemi Shinazugawa

## Introduction

Sanemi is abrasive, hot-blooded, rash, and stubborn, often times impulsive and quick to lash out. He is often indifferent towards others and can get mad extremely easily. The only person Sanemi displayed reverence towards was Kagaya Ubuyashiki, and 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 exciting in fighting Upper Rank One, Kokushibo.

Sanemi'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, Sanemi repeatedly dismisses and lashes out during any chance of seeing him, but Tanjiro Kamado is able to tell Sanemi 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.

### Character Details

As a Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, Sanemi is a very powerful and skilled combatant. He has displayed his extraordinary abilities and proficiency in combat on multiple occasions. When sparring with Giyu Tomioka, Sanemi was able to fight on equal grounds with the Water Hashira. In the Infinity Castle Arc, Sanemi was shown to be capable of annihilating dozens of demons comparable to Lower Rank demons in strength and later could hold his own against Upper Rank One, Kokushibo. According to Kokushibo, Sanemi's physical abilities and techniques have reached their peak. Kokushibo also commented that Sanemi and Gyomei were highly skilled even among the ranks of the Hashira. After Kokushibo was defeated, Sanemi was quick to recover from the death of his brother and proceeded to assist the Demon Slayers against the Demon King, Muzan Kibutsuji, Sanemi even putting up a good fight himself.

## Powers and Stats

**Tier**: easily **9-A**, up to **8-C** with wind breathing, **8-B** with Slayer Mark

**Name**: Sanemi Shinazugawa

**Series**: Kimetsu no Yaiba

**Age**: 21

**Classification**: Human, Demon Slayer, Hashira, Wind Hashira

**Powers and Abilities**: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant (Slayers are capable of taking down demons who fight at close quarters with usually superior physical capabilities), Weapon Mastery (To become a slayer you must pass an exam that forces you to be proficient and even have mastered swordsmanship.) Acrobatics (Slayers must be able to match highly agile demons.) Statistics Amplification (Total Concentration Breathing makes the user become much stronger and faster) Accelerated Development (To become an official slayer you need to be able to adapt quickly to demons that are shown in final selection) Shockwave Creation (Breathing Styles can allow swordsman to create small shockwaves in the area.) Pain Suppression, Regeneration (Low; Total Concentration Breathing can stop hemorrhages) Enhanced Senses, Wind Manipulation (Wind breath allows him to utilize the air around him to enhance his attacks.) Reactive Power Level (Capable of increasing his speed and reflexes in the midst of battle.) Heat Manipulation (Crimson Nichirin blade allows the slayer to inflict painful heat attacks on demons.) Instinctive Action (Capable of fightning Kokushibo while he was unconscious) Extrasensory Perception (Muzan stated that Hashira can sense when there is a demon near by)

**Attack Potency**: **Small Building Level** (Superior to a weak Tanjiro who was capable of cutting boulders bigger than himself) **High-Rise Level** (Hashira are the peak of the slayer corpse easily able to dispatch high level demons.) **Far Higher** (Hashira must defeat 50 regular ranked demons or one of the twelve Kizuki requiring the highest Status in power) **City Block Level** (Was able to counter an attack and survive while fighting Kokushibo)

**Speed**: **Supersonic+** (Far greater than the likes of Zenitsu who can casually blitz Kaigaku the replacement upper 6.) **Hypersonic** (Was able to fight on Par and parry an attack from Kokushibo) **Higher** (Sanemi is far faster than even Tengen who can complete impressive speed showings in early Red-light district.)

**Durability**: **Small Building** (Superior to a weak Tanjiro who was capable of cutting boulders bigger than himself) **High-Rise Level** (Hashira are the peak of the slayer corpse easily able to dispatch high level demons.) **Far Higher** (Hashira must defeat 50 regular ranked demons or one of the twelve Kizuki requiring the highest Status in power) **City Block Level** (Was able to counter an attack and survive while fighting Kokushibo)

**Stamina**: **Superhuman** (Capale of fighting kokushibo and then muzan after sustaining an injury causing his stomach to fall out of his body. Along with the fact Hashira train for months almost killing them to succeed.)

**Intelligence**: **Above Average** (Emotional but tactical in battle.)

**Weakness**: *None Notable*

**Notable Attacks and Techniques:**

**Wind Breathing** (の *Kaze no kokyū*?): A Breathing Style that Sanemi learned and mastered with Masachika Kumeno after tutelage from an unknown cultivator. As the Wind Hashira, Sanemi 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.

### Techniques

* **First Form: Dust Whirlwind Cutter** ( *Ichi no kata: Jin Senpū - Sogi*?) - The user dashes forward at blinding speeds and slashes continuously in a horizontal cyclone pattern.

* **Second Form: Claws, Purifying Wind** (*Ni no kata: Sōsō - Shinato Kaze*?) - 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: Clean Storm Wind Tree** ( *San no kata: Seiran Fūju*?) - 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** (*Shi no kata: Shōjō Sajinran*?) - The user releases several slashes above them from below their target.

* **Fifth Form: Cold Mountain Wind** ( *Go no kata: Kogarashi Oroshi*?) - The user creates several circular arched slashes that increase in size from above their target.

* **Sixth Form: Black Wind Mountain Mist** (*Roku no kata: Kokufū Enran*?) - The user rotates their body in an uppercut movement, creating a tornado of slashes.

* **Seventh Form: Gale, Sudden Gusts** ( *Shichi no kata: Keifū - Tengu Kaze*?) - 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** ( *Hachi no kata: Sho Rekkaza Kiri*?) - The user leaps into the air and swings their blade which generates circular torrents of wind that slices up the opponent instantly.

* **Ninth Form: Idaten Typhoon** (*Ku no kata: Idaten Taifū*?) - The user backflips into the air and while upside-down, unleashes a powerful gust of circular wind that slashes apart anything below.