RenShino

""He's a good person. Sometimes we don't agree on things.""

- Shinobu about Kyojuro

RenShino is the het ship between Kyojuro Rengoku and Shinobu Kocho from the Demon Slayer fandom.

Canon
Kyojuro and Shinobu seem to have a good relationship in the series, although they don't have many interactions. When Kyojuro is about to go on a misson, Shinobu stops him and they have a conversation. She says that it sounds like a difficult misson, but as long as Kyojuro is going there's nothing to worry about.

While Shinobu is in town with Kanao, she is informed of Kyojuro's death after the battle with Akaza. Shinobu looks shocked and sad upon hearing the news.

When Tanjiro is on trial at the Hashira meeting, Shinobu asks him to explain the crime he comitted. Kyojuro interrupts her and says that there's no need for a trial because protecting a demon is a clear violation of the code. This can show their different personalities and perspectives.

In one of the fan books, Kyojuro states that Shinobu deserves respect for developing her own poison and fighting despite being at disadvantage. Shinobu states that Kyojuro is a good person, but sometimes they don't agree on things. This shows their respect and possible friendship to eachother.

Kyojuro and Shinobu have both went through losing someone important to them. For Kyojuro it was his mother, Ruka and for Shinobu it was her older sister, Kanae. This changed Kyojuro's father, Shinjuro by turning to drugs and alcohol for coping and neglecting his children. But for Shinobu, this changed herself. She took after her sister's personailty and always smiled like her sister wanted her to. They both also see them as spirits when they are about to die. Kyojuro sees his mother saying that he did his duty and made her pround, and Shinobu sees her sister telling her to stand up, as if to motivate her.

Fanon
RenShino is a rare pair in the fandom. Due to that the pairing easily gets overshadowed by Shinobu and Kyojuro's more popular pairings. Such as ShinoMitsu and GiyuShino for Shinobu and UzuRen for Kyojuro. Fans of this pairing tend to like the friendship and respect the two have for each other. Many fans also think that if Kyojuro had survived the battle with Akaza, that their friendship would have grown.

They also have contrasting color palettes such as warm and cool colors, sun and moon colors and day and night colors.

It currently has 51 works on A03.

Fandom

 * FAN FICTION