#kanao kny

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My xmas gift for yall 🎁🎄

Happy new yeast ♥️

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the sweetheart herself, tsuyuri kanao!!!! (if u look closer u can see i edited the picture)

heres the version without the lineart ??? ig

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KanaNezu are such my beloveds<33

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Something I love about Demon Slayer fights is that they all have some sort of theme to them. The major ones especially. Like- they're not there just to flaunt the characters strength, they have such depth and symbolism to them.

It's actually one of the things I see people complimenting the most in kny- the symbolism. And, same, its honestly my fav part of the show, along with the characters.

Now let's look at the major fights in infinity castle:

-Douma vs Shinobu, Kanao, Inosuke

-Kokushibou vs Muichirou, Genya, Sanemi, Gyomei

-Akaza vs Tanjiro, Giyuu

-Muzan vs #everyone

When we look at these fights, we see that in every one of them there's some sort of connection between all the participants. Something that ties them together.

°•☆Douma vs Victory trio(I heard someone call them that and I really like it)☆•°

First we have Shinobu encountering Douma, once she is killed, Kanao enters the scene, and shortly after her, Inosuke.

There's something that they all have in common. What? Emotions.

All of these characters can be closely tied to the concept of emotion. Shinobu has suppressed all her inner rage for 4 years, and finally let's it out during the fight. She's furious. She's seething with rage. Kanao has been abused for her whole childhood before butterfly sisters came into the picture. She'd get hit if she cried, it was so bad that her brain registered crying as something that could get you killed, like how we know not to put our hands on a stove because it will get us burned. She CAN cry, but subconsciously suppresses it, in fear of punishment she logically knows won't happen anymore. She also closed of her heart entirely. She was never raised with love and care, thus not knowing how to express properly, finding it easier to just smile and not care. Inosuke was raised by boars in the mountains. Do you think someone like that knows how to perceive human emotion properly? He also gets surprised at small human gestures which don't really make sense to him. All of these characters can't properly express their emotions, but they ARE capable of it. They are human at heart. Emotion is a part of their soul. Then there's Douma, someone who hasn't been able to feel anything since he was a baby. That's the tragedy of his character. And only when faced with a true, emotionless person are the victory trio able to sort themselves out, and reflect on their own souls.

▪¤□¤▪Kokushibo vs Muichirou, Genya, Sanemi, Gyomei▪¤□¤▪

With these characters, what is it that's connecting them and tying them together? Family. All of these characters have at least one family member who they have a screwed relationship with. Gyomei and the kids, Muichirou and his twin, Sanemi and Genya.

But there's a difference here. All the slayers have something in common, they Love their family. Its not to be questioned. They want to protect them and wish the best for them even if their relationship is screwed. Kokushibo isn't like that. He doesn't love Yorichi. He doesn't wish the best for him. He definetly DID love him at some point, but that is lost to time. In their childhood interactions, we see Kokushibo pity him. Pity, not love, those two are pretty different. And then he's later consumed by a burning jealousy, which spirals into hatred.

Eventually, his own jealousy is the cause of his demise. And while many of the other participants of that fight die as well, we are shown people mourning them. Kokushibo dies alone, with no one but the brother he died resenting and wishing the worst upon to pity him in the afterlife.

》◇•°Akaza vs Tanjiro, Giyuu°•◇《

The theme in this fight? Weakness and strength.

Thorought the fight, we are shown the characters conserving on these themes. What does it mean to be weak? When are you considered strong?

Akaza hates the weak, simple as that. This could both be associated with the fact that he was too weak to save Koyuki and his teacher, or the fact that the neighbouring dojo members were weak, causing him to think of all weak people as cowards.

But then Tanjiro brings up a good point, that everyone was weak at some point. Akaza was a baby. Tanjiro was a baby. They were both equally weak. They needed someone to love and care for them. Someone strong. So that they could grow strong aswell and care for the weak. This creates a cycle. Akaza hating weakness is irrational because those he hates so fiercely could grow to become his strongest opponent. Then we have mental strength. Akaza is stronger than Giyuu and Tanjiro, yet he is weaker than them.

×○•♧Muzan vs #everyone♧•○×

This fight was honestly about the concept of humanity itself. What makes us human? Does immortality truly exist? Muzan is faced with everyone he has ever hurt. Hundreds of people. All holding nothing but resentment for him.

"You have stepped on a tigers tail multiple times, and that tiger has now awakened. And they are very angry"

-Kagaya Ubuyashiki to Muzan.

In this same conversation, Kagaya tells Muzan that immortality exists, but it is impossible for a human to become immortal. The only immortal thing are humans wishes and ideals, as they are passed down generation to generation. Muzan has lived for a thousand years. The goal to destroy Muzan has also lived for a thousand years. An immortality that killed Muzan.

Because even if human lives are fleeting, their spirits are everlasting. Because they make connections, because they hope. Because they leave traces of themselves behind.

Muzan is a being that should not be allowed to exist, stated by Tanjiro. Because Muzan is trying to go against nature. He is fighting a battle that he can't win. He hurts everyone around him for he is a coward too scared to face the undeniable truth.

"Ubuyashiki, you were right. All creatures die without exception. Only memories are eternal. You were right. I can't even remember a single person I murdered. When the body dies, everything is over. But the mind remains and it never perishes. Even I was defeated. I witnessed this fact, it moved me and I trembled."

[hinamaxxing]

Your taking ask can I request demon slayer characters with a chubby s/o it doesn't have to be all :)!

Demon slayer characters with a chubby s/o (DIO U FUCK ASS QUEER CANT EVEN SPELL)

Mitsuri Kanroji

Was suprised but at the same time not suprised when she found out that you're insecure, She reassures you that it's okay to be insecure but make sure to remember that she loves you either way!

Would definitely pamper you with kisses, words, and outfits to make you feel better and pretty

Dates with her would be so relaxing and cute i could see her having scented candles and a bunch of foods

Would get flustered if you compliment and thank her for taking you on a date even if it's the bare minimum.

Shinobu Kochou

Shinobu makes sure to let you know, How much she loves you when she finds out that you're insecure she makes sure to comfort you in a gentle voice.

Asks Kanao to give you gifts if she can't give it to you, Has Rengoku check up on you from time to time (Let's ignore the fact that hes dead)

Dates with her would be so calming, I could see her treating you with a bunch of delicious meals

She makes sure that you know that you're never alone and that she loves you.

Kanao Tsuyuri

Didn't know what to do when she found out that you were insecure, Due to her past she never knew how to comfort or reassure anyone!

Tried to muster up something to say, But ended up saying nothing and becoming embarrassed you just stare at her

She finally got the courage to say something, Assuring you that she loves in a calm tone making you a bit suprised but loved

Dates with her would be calming (like Shinobus) I could see her making tea and asking Aoi to help her before you even arrive.

(I've been up all night doing nothing)

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Throwback art post of a pencil sketch form 2020 that I really liked at the time (still do) and posted only on Instagram.

Been on a little posting old art time lately but they hadn't been posted on my other accounts and it is Kanao bday after all.

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Kanao manga colouring

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Not me realizing that both of these beauties share the same voice actor 😍

[gabbyp09]

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Bi king

[marurumai]

@monoguilt aha look ur kanao request form more than a month ago . . . .

[bananaacatt]

[veonaa]

[sunsetsmakemesad]

Anywayyy I'm gonna analyse something again and it's gonna be Shinobu cause I really really really love her. Some spoilers below.

So uf, Shinobu is probably one of the more complex characters, which makes her so fun!

I guess the first place I'm gonna go with this is her relationships with other people.

Some of the most relevant ones would be with: Giyuu, Kanae, Kanao, the rest of the butterfly girls, and maybe Tanjiro??

Her relationship w giyuu is rlly fun to see, he's super stoic and friendless and she relentlessly teases him for it.

I saw many people in the past say that she bullies him, which is simply...not true. And it's not like we see her "bullying" have any lasting effects on him, most of the time he says ppl do like him(false) though he's never outright hurt by her comments. (To the gacha community, no she would not make fun of his sister's death, and no she wouldn't burn his haori). Well most of the relationship is Shinobu's teasing and Giyuu's "😐" additude. But we do see that they both care for one another, and I think it's safe to assume they are at least friends. And my guess is that Giyuu WOULD participate in the teasing, it's just that he has the emotional capability of a rock. But at the end of the day, she keeps him at arms length and doesn't tell him about her plan.

We also have the Kochou sisters, whom I love dearly. Their dynamic before everything happened was so funny. In one of the fanbooks, it says "Although she doesn't admit it, she's a natural airhead" when talking about Shinobu. We can assume she was pretty straightforward, Kanae was always understanding and cheerful, and well, Kanao was SUPER quiet due to her trauma, but I imagine it's also just part of who she is. Quiet girl with a pretty vulgar inner language(headcanon). Altogether, they make a pretty funny trio, and we see that they are all very important to each other. I've never written fanfiction before, but I might someday write one just for them, living their lives with a lot of shenanigans.

Kanae obviously meant a lot to Shinobu, so much that she tried to impersonate her completely to fill the hole of her death. If you've read "One Winged Butterfly" you can see that she acts a lot more different now than her actual self. The actual Shinobu is stubborn, gets flustered at praise, and very loud.

She was a bit bratty too, but she's older now so maybe she grew out of it. I've seen a lot of people saying that they like or dislike her personality, but if you're referring to her always-smiling self, then that's not her personality.

I think Shinobu is very strong, even if she's physically a little weak. She took up the responsibility of taking care of 5 young girls at the age of fourteen, and did a relatively good job. It takes a lot of energy to change who you are, at least on the surface, and even if that's not healthy at all, she was pretty strong-willed to do it till the end.

Not only that, she also came up with a whole new way to kill demons when she realised she could never cut of a demon's head.

In one panel she says "why are my hands so small?" And basically questions her strengths. I've seen people say she has an inferiority complex and honestly they're not too far off. She probably believed that Kanae was better than her in some way, but hey come on most younger siblings think like this (speaking as a younger sibling).

When it comes to impersonating her, she goes as far as to try to befriend demons(also partly because of her desire to understand Kanae's sympathy) though she always ends it quickly, since, at the bottom of her heart, she is still bitter and despises demons who took her family away.

Honestly something that's so intriguing about her is her outer elegance and inner rage. She almost always smiles, but you can often see her veins popping when she's losing her temper. Even when she fights, her movements are swift and light, like a butterfly. However, her sword is dipped in poison and cuts at demons with barely any mercy. (More symbolism wooo!)

Something I wanted to end this on is her relationship with other people. As I said with Giyuu, she keeps everyone at arms length, not letting them in. Even her own little sister, Kanao, barely gets to see Shinobu's true self shine through. She plasters a smile on her face and doesn't allow anyone to see beneath that. She never even told anyone of her suicide mission to kill Douma. Only near the fight did she tell Kanao. She sometimes gets too caught up in her grief for Kanae, trying to keep her alive through herself, that she forgets about the living people around her. Inosuke and Kanao after her death are the reminder of people who loved her, who she left an impact on.

I think thats about it?

You could also read "The Wasp's Nest" by Buriko on AO3. Really good fic focusing on her unnamed tsugokos.