SaneKana

"She's so gentle."

- Sanemi thinking about Kanae, Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Wind's Telltale Signs

SaneKana is the het ship between Sanemi Shinazugawa and Kanae Kochou from the Demon Slayer fandom.

Canon
Sanemi and Kanae's first interaction was when the former got angry at Kagaya, accusing the their leader that he didn't value the lives and efforts of the demon slayers who die for their cause. Kanae cuts into Sanemi's outburst and tells the latter about their leader's point in memorizing all of the names and backgrounds of their fallen comrades. She is notably one of the only pillars that are not angry with Sanemi's rudeness, and the only one to speak up. After reading Masachika's will, Sanemi starts crying. Kanae is seen next to him with a concerned expression.

It is mentioned in Tales of a Demon Slayer Academy that Sanemi "talks to Kanae-Sensei a lot" to the point where the students made a "Kill Sanemi-Sensei plan", which ultimately didn't work out.

In the third Kimetsu no Yaiba light novel, Sanemi goes to the butterfly mansion to get his wounds treated. Afterwards, he talks with Masachika and slightly blushes as he recalls her gentle hands as “motherly”. In the second official Kimetsu no Yaiba fanbook, there are pages where each Hashira states their impressions and what they think about the other Hashiras. On Gyomei’s impression of Sanemi, he states: “He has a strong spirit and is honest at heart. He likes Kanae.” On Sanemi's and Shinobu's pages, it is stated that Sanemi regularly asks Shinobu how she's doing when they meet, considering how she is Kanae's sister.

Despite being so vastly different from each other, they share many similarities. Both are the eldest of their family and wish to protect their younger sibling(s), both have lost almost all of their family to demons, and their reasons to become demon slayers are also similar: avenging their family. The one exception to this is that while Kanae seeks to make peace with the demons and befriend them- Sanemi is hellbent on eliminating all demons.

Quotes
"Seeing that kind and gentle smile right before him from close up, Sanemi quelled his anger for the moment and did not talk back to the woman in front of him. Just when he turned his head, Kanae nimbly tended to his injuries. Kanae’s actions were extremely delicate. He could feel that she was afraid that she was going to hurt him."

- Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Wind's Telltale Signs "[...] he seems to like Kanae"

- Gyomei talking about Sanemi

Fanon
It is a rare-pair and generally new ship. The ship has more popularity among Japanese fans based on the amount of fanworks, but it still has a decent amount of English-speaking fans, such as 3rdgymbros's blog on Tumblr and the works on AO3.

SaneKana started gaining popularity when people realized how well their personalities went together, Sanemi with his harsh personality and Kanae with her gentleness. Their potential, aesthetic, and similarities is what they're mostly shipped for.

Fans were delighted when it was revealed that Sanemi talks to Kanae a lot in Tales of a Demon Slayer Academy and the new information about them in the third light novel and second fanbook and all this has reinforced their love for the ship. Now, fans love this unique ship.

Fandom
FAN FICTION 
 * Sanemi/Kanae on FanFiction.Net
 * Sanemi/Kanae on FanFiction.Net

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