GiyuShino

"Alright, do your best, Tomioka-san. I will cheer for you."

- Shinobu to Giyuu on Kimetsu no Yaiba Official Light Novel.

GiyuShino is the het ship between Shinobu Kocho and Giyuu Tomioka from the Demon Slayer fandom.

Canon
Shinobu, the Insect Pillar, was first introduced with Giyuu, the Water Pillar, on Natagumo Mountain Arc. She says they are constantly on joint missions lately and should develop a good relationship. However, Giyuu answers his only concern is slaying demons.

Although Giyuu maintains a cold and distant stance, among all the pillars, Shinobu is the one who has the best relationship with him. Shinobu says that Giyuu is hated by other people, which can seem mean, but in reality she actually supports him. At Official Light Novel: Kimetsu no Yaiba: One-Winged Butterfly, most of the Hashiras were criticizing Giyuu and wanted to fire him from the position as the Water Pillar. In this case, Shinobu intervened in favor of the Water Pillar, and she went to great lengths to help him bond and to make him smile.

In Giyuu Tomioka: Gaiden, the only official character besides Giyuu is Shinobu. In this story, sespite being off duty she helps him on his mission and then they go out to have dinner together. At that moment she sees him smile, being the only one in the series so far.

In the Pillars meeting, when most of the other pillars think Giyuu deserves a punishment for defending a demon, Nezuko Kamado, Shinobu says he did not offer resistance to come with her to headquarters and they should wait for the patron to come before judging him.

Fanon
GiyuShino is one of the most loved ships by the community, as evidenced by the great amount of fanart and fanfiction that exists about them. It is currently the most popular het ship from Demon Slayer fandom in Pixiv site according to the amount of works with their tag. In the fandom they are portrayed in a similar way as canon, with Shinobu teasing and/or flirting with Giyuu while he is oblivious.

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Trivia

 * Both Shinobu and Giyuu use the Haori of their dead loved ones and the two had their older sisters killed by demons.
 * Shinobu's favorite past-time during missions is poking and irritating Giyuu, according to Taisho Secrets. She worries about Giyuu a lot since he seems like an airhead.
 * Shinobu told all the pillars about her plan to fight Douma, except for Giyuu, as evidenced by his shocked face when he found out about her death.
 * In Tales of a Demon Slayer Academy, despite Shinobu being a student and Giyuu a teacher, she has great influence on him, constantly blackmailing him and asking for personal favors.
 * The Water Pillar and the Insect Pillar are two of the most supportive pillars to the Kamado siblings.