Shinobu Kocho

Shinobu Kocho es un personaje secundario importante de Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Shinobu Kocho is a major supporting character of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Shinobu Kocho is a Demon Slayer of the Demon Slayer Corps and the current Insect Hashira (蟲柱 Mushi Bashira).

When Shinobu Kocho was a child, she lived a happy life with her family, including her older sister, Kanae Kocho. One day, a Demon attacked their home and killed her parents, but Shinobu Kocho was saved by Gyomei Himejima and promised to join the Demon Slayer Corps to protect others from ever suffering the same fate as them.

Shinobu Kocho is a petite young woman with pale skin and large, compound-looking eyes that do not possess pupils, only a haze of gradient purple, which make Shinobu Kocho eyes appear similar to those of insects. Shinobu Kocho has shoulder-length wavy hair that fades from black into dark purple, usually styled at the back of Shinobu Kocho head into a "yakai-maki" bun, fastened with a white and purple butterfly ornament. Shinobu Kocho has split ear-length bangs that rise a little away from her head before falling down to frame her face, with two thinner chin-length strands below them. Shinobu Kocho is rather short in height and has been described as having a small and weak-looking build, which is later reinforced by Shinobu Kocho saying that Shinobu Kocho does not possess enough physical strength to cut a Demon's head off as the other Hashira do. According to Zenitsu Agatsuma, Shinobu is so cute, that she could easily make a living on her looks alone.

Shinobu Kocho wears the standard Demon Slayer uniform with gold buttons, consisting of a dark-purple tinted straight-lined black jacket and hakama pants that are tucked into a butterfly pattern tabi socks around Shinobu Kocho lower legs. Shinobu Kocho also wears a white haori that previously belonged to Shinobu Kocho older sister, which has a butterfly wing pattern that fades into a turquoise then pink color on the sleeves and bottom edges which are cuffed with a black and white dotted trim. Shinobu Kocho wears white sandals with purple straps for footwear.

When Shinobu Kocho was fourteen, Shinobu Kocho appearance was slightly different. Shinobu Kocho chin-length strands of hair were tucked in, and Shinobu Kocho had a different Demon Slayer uniform consisting of silver buttons and a darker shade of purple. Shinobu Kocho also sported a plain white haori with it.

Shinobu Kocho displays a bright and cheery demeanor, always having a smile on Shinobu Kocho face regardless of the situation Shinobu Kocho is in. However, this is shown very quickly to be a facade, shown in the way Shinobu Kocho enjoys teasing others, to the point of being rather sadistic about it, enjoying most notably to pick on Giyu Tomioka.Despite Shinobu Kocho relaxed exterior and Shinobu Kocho initial claim of wanting to get along with Demons, Shinobu Kocho can be rather cruel towards them, which is seen when Shinobu Kocho kills the Daughter Spider Demon after giving Shinobu Kocho false hope of helping her and also attempting to kill Nezuko Kamado without hesitation.Later on, she is shown to have a more compassionate side towards both Tanjiro Kamado and his sister after hearing their full story.

It is later revealed that her outwardly calm and tranquil disposition is worn as a mask, as Shinobu Kocho holds an intense hatred for Demons due to the loss of Shinobu Kocho sister, Kanae Kocho, at a young age, along with the deaths of her parents, almost all of her Tsuguko, and the families of Shinobu Kocho apprentices at the Butterfly Mansion. This hatred is so strong that Shinobu Kocho is in a near-constant state of anger, which is sensed by Tanjiro Kamado when the two individuals hold a conversation. Shinobu Kocho desire for revenge rendered Shinobu Kocho unable to live the normal life her sister had wished upon her, instead devoting the entirety of her energy to defeating Demons.