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, Giyu answers his only concern is slaying demons.

Although Giyu 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 Giyu 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, despite 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 second fan book, Gyomei mentions what he thinks of several of the Hashira and says that both Giyu and Shinobu enjoy talking to each other. Giyu also states how he feels about Shinobu, saying he thinks she is both hardworking and serious, along with stating that she talks to him a lot and mentions she looks pale, implying he might be worried about it. Shinobu believes that he should talk more, according to her section.

In the Pillars meeting, when most of the other pillars think Giyu 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. Also, before going for a mission together, Shinobu Kocho said "The moon is beautiful tonight, isn't it?" this sentence is usually used by Japanese people when they confess their love.

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.net, AO3 sites and Wattpad 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 Giyu while he is oblivious. GiyuShino has further been fueled by the release of the second fan book, especially in the wake of Gyomei's feelings about the two towards each other.

Fandom
FAN FICTION


 * Shinobu/Giyuu tag on FanFiction.net
 * Shinobu/Giyuu tag on FanFiction.net

ART


 * ぎゆしの tag on Instagram
 * ぎゆしの tag on Pixiv
 * ぎゆしの tag on Pixiv

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Trivia



 * Both Shinobu and Giyu use the Haori of their dead loved ones and the two had their older sisters killed by demons.
 * On Natagumo Mountain, Shinobu stated "The moon looks lovely tonight". In Japan, it's also a way for saying "I love you."
 * Shinobu's favorite past-time during missions is poking and irritating Giyu, according to Taisho Secrets. She worries about Giyu a lot since he seems like an airhead.
 * Shinobu told all the pillars about her plan to fight Douma, except for Giyu, 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 Giyu 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.
 * When Shinobu died, Giyu's reaction to her death was more shocking, compared to the other Pillars.
 * In the last Taisho secret extras during the broadcast of season 1, revealing Giyuu's favorite dish and mannerisms. Shinobu who is next to Giyuu reaching out her point finger to poke him one after another. Giyuu asked what was that for, replied by telling him that by these techniques "Poking" the two would possibly get along.
 * In Giyuu Gaiden, there is this one scene when he told Shinobu with this phrase "Kocho, remember...we're Pillars. " Although he madly don't claim it in reality because he thinks that someone was way better deserved his position, he tried to inform this word implying that "We are Pillars, so we should act firmly and do our outmost best together. " because Shinobu in that gaiden were still starting out a duty as a pillar. This is how he shows care without anyone noticing it. Shinobu on the other hand mumbles that it was her 1st time hearing Tomioka Talks with more words on his mouth.
 * " Tomioka san, you're so cool !" Shinobu Complimenting Tomioka in Kimetsu no Aima extra chapter after the scene in Mount Natagumo Arc.

Variations

 * GiyuShinoTan refers to the ship between the two and Tanjiro Kamado
 * SaneShinoGiyu refers to the ship between the two and Sanemi Shinazugawa