- Name: Shinobu Kocho (胡蝶しのぶ)
- Female gender
- 18 years old
- Date of birth: February 24
- Blood type: Unknown
- Height: 151 cm
- Weight: 37 kg
- Hair color: Black fades to purple
- Eye color: Purple
- Siblings: Kanae Kocho (older sister) Kanao Tsuyuri (adopted sister)
- Job: Demon/Insect Slayer Hashira
- Team: Demon Slayer Corps
- Personality: Cheerful, serious, fair, helpful, loving
- Manga debut: Chapter 4 (partial appearance) Chapter 28 (full appearance)
- Anime debut: Episode 15
- Voiced by: Saori Hayami (Japanese) Erika Harlacher (English) Yoko Kadoyama (stage drama)
Shinobu Kocho's Background
Shinobu Kocho is a young woman who has a petite body and pale skin. He has wavy black hair that fades to dark purple. She was also seen styling her hair into a flat bun, decorated with white, light blue and light purple butterflies.
He has large purple eyes that have no pupils, making his eyes look like insect eyes – matching the Pillar he sits on (Insect Hashira). Her cute appearance is further enhanced by the presence of thick bangs that are parted in the middle and flow to the sides of her face, with two thinner strands of hair in front of her ears underneath.
Shinobu wears the standard dark purple Demon Slayer uniform with gold buttons, consisting of a black jacket with dark purple straight stripes and matching tabi socks and hakama pants.
The appearance becomes even more contrasting with the presence of the haori (traditional Japanese clothing) which looks like a butterfly wing pattern that fades to light blue and then pink around the lower legs. It is said that this was an inheritance he received from his sister.
Shinobu has a strong sense of justice and likes to help people in need. He is also very affectionate towards his sister, Kanao, and his students at the Butterfly Mansion.
Power Shinobu Kocho
Shinobu has extraordinary abilities as a Demon Slayer and Insect Hashira, one of the nine strongest Hashira in the Demon Slayer Corps.
He mastered Insect Breathing, a breathing style derived from Flower Breathing, which allows him to move quickly and lightly like an insect.
He also used poison he made himself to kill demons, because he did not have enough physical strength to cut their necks.
In addition, the extensive knowledge of medicine and healing he learned from his parents who worked in the pharmaceutical field, made him a valuable member of the Demon Slayer Corps.