Shizu Shinazugawa (
Appearance[]
Shizu was a petite woman with a small and dainty frame[1] Her black hair was fastened in a low bun with her bangs clipped back on the crown of her head. She also had a very small face with large blue round eyes.
As a Demon, she looks the same, but with fangs and pale skin.
Shizu wore a white juban underneath her horizontally stripped yellow kimono, and had a black obi tied around her waist.
Personality[]
Shizu was described as a hard worker who would work from "morning until night" and hardly slept.[2] Despite being in an abusive marriage, and having a small frame, she would always shield her children from her husband, Kyogo's abuse and was considered a "hero" to them.[1]
In the afterlife, even when she was unable to control herself as a demon, Shizu could not stand to be with the children she unwillingly killed and reserved herself to her fate in Hell, though she seemed appreciative when Sanemi did not hesitate to go with her.
History[]
Shizu protecting Shuya from Kyogo.
At some point, Shizu had married Kyogo and had a total of seven children: Sanemi, Genya, Hiroshi, Sumi, Teiko, Shuya, and Koto. However it was an incredibly abusive marriage, where Kyogo would often beat her as well as her kids. Despite her much smaller size, she never failed to protect them from his outbursts. In time, he was eventually killed in a grudge, freeing Shizu and her children from his abuse.[1]
One night, Shizu was transformed into a demon by Muzan and did not return home. Her oldest son Sanemi decided to look for her and Genya stayed behind to watch his siblings, during which Hiroshi, Sumi, Teiko, and Shuya would wake up as well. As the night dragged on, Sumi expressed concern as Shizu had never been so late, dawn was close by.
A demon Shizu comes home.
Eventually, Shizu returned home and banged on the door. Shuya realized it was her and was joined by Hiroshi, Sumi, and Teiko in running to the door to greet their mother.[3] Despite Genya's warning against opening it, Shizu burst through the door with incredible speed, killing five of her children instantly and scarring Genya's face. As she leapt to the ceiling to stalk him, Genya was unable to see his assailant and believed her to be a wolf.
Shizu is defeated by her son Sanemi.
She leapt down and lunged at him, only to be tackled by Sanemi out of the house. When Shizu began to attack Sanemi instead, his wounds began to bleed heavily and she unexpected began to slow down, allowing him to incapacitate her. [4]Losing consciousness, Shizu lay on the ground and began to fade due to the rising sun's light. Genya would then see her burning body and, in his grief, denounce Sanemi as a murderer. [5]
Synopsis[]
Swordsmith Village Arc[]
Genya's memory of Shizu's death.
During his battle against Hantengu, Genya attempted to cut his neck but was shocked when his blade shattered upon making contact. In disbelief, he sensed that the demon's manifestation of anger was behind him and prepared to deliver an unavoidable blow. Realizing his life was coming to an end, his life flashed before his eyes and he reminisces on his past, his mother, and the circumstances of her death.
Final Battle Arc[]
As Sanemi lingers between life and death, he calls out to Shizu and asks her to accompany him to heaven. However she tearfully declines his offer, stating that she cannot go to heaven after having killed her children.[6] Sanemi understands his mother's anguish and agrees to carry her to hell and accompany her, but before he can join her, Kyogo interrupts angrily demanding to let go of her. He declares that she will be accompanying him and throws Sanemi as Shizu tearfully reaches out to her son, presuming that Shizu will be accompanied by her husband in hell, leaving Sanemi to regain his consciousness.
Abilities[]
Shizu as an uncontrollable demon.
Overall Abilities: As a demon, Shizu became very fast and strong, far beyond what was physically possible for a human. However, due to her recent transformation and Sanemi's Marechi blood, she was incapacitated reasonably quickly and was left to burn in the sun, though she would still leave him with lasting scars. Moreover, due to her very recent transformation, she had no control of herself and hunted impulsively and in an animalistic manner.
Demon Abilities[]
- Enhanced Speed: Following her transformation into a demon, Shizu's speed advanced greatly. During her attack on her family, her children were slaughtered within moments of opening the door. Genya even noted that her fast pace made it hard to visually follow her.
Trivia[]
- Shizu's given name contains the kanji for "will, purpose" (志 shi?) and "haven, port, harbor, ferry" (津 tsu/zu?).
- Shizu's surname Shinazugawa contains the kanji for "immortality, eternal life" (不死 shinazu?) and "river, stream" (川 kawa/gawa?).
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- The children of Sanemi are not included since the story does not indicate what child carries the lineage along with the quantity of generations that have followed prior to Sanehiro's.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 115 (Page 1).
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 115.
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime: Episode 50.
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 168 (Page 1).
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 115 (Page 6).
- ↑ Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 200 (Page 17).