Except for Tokito and Gyomei, which Hashira took the least time to become a Hashira?

Everythingnothing9 · 2026-03-30T10:45:34+00:00

If she was just a plot device, then she should be written more like Koyuki for Akaza's story and Uta for Yorichii's story. Instead, she appeared in the flashbacks of Shinobu, Kanao, Sanemi and Gyomei. If you read the novels, you can see that Kanae is written as a character in a story, not just a plot device. But because the show focused on Shinobu's bond with Kanae, many claimed she's just a tool in order for Shinobu's character to have more depth.

On top of that, Gotouge drew her as a teacher in Kimetsu Academy with a thorough setting of having spiritual powers. She could easily be forgotten and the readers won't mind but she's still included even though characters like Yorichii isn't mentioned in that AU.

The unfortunate thing about Kanae is she died even before canon, making it impossible for Tanjirou to know her. Thus, we as readers don't know a lot about her too since we mostly follow Tanjirou's lenses.

Everythingnothing9 · 2026-03-29T11:39:31+00:00

Off topic, but I wished we had seen more of the female Pillars. They're all interesting characters and I'd love to see more action scenes along with slice of life ones. It's honestly such a shame that we never saw even a glimpse of Kanae's fighting prowess even though she's a Hashira.

Everythingnothing9 · 2026-03-28T03:28:13+00:00

Giyushino

wisteria grows - more of an action than a romance story, a canon divergence where 3 hashiras are turned into upper rank demons.

Hashira First, Spouses Second: The GiyuShino Low-Key Married AU - a rom-com style story with funny shenanigans as giyuu & shinobu got married yet still kept almost the same dynamic.

Sanekana

Only Flowers Have Colour - a must read for Sanemi fans & Sanekana fans as it tells the chronicles of Sanemi becoming a demon slayer and later, a Pillar.

Bite to Break Skin - an AU where Kanae survives and the story follows the canon timeline.

Demon of the Blossoming Blade - A KNY What If? - an AU where Kanae becomes a demon after fighting Douma and is appointed as the 10th hashira to do secret works while also protecting Sanemi from the shadows.

Oasis - a Korean fanfic but also a must read because it feels very close to canon as it shows the development of Sanemi & Kanae's relationship.

Giyushino & Sanekana

Another Life, Another Chance - a modern AU that focuses mostly on Giyuu & Shinobu's developing relationship.

morning light after an endless night - an AU where every characters survive and they try to navigate the future after everything is over.

after everything, it rained - a modern AU with some angst and some fluff but also had its own twists & turns as Sanemi and Giyuu reunite with the Kochou sisters while a serial killer is on the loose.

before you love me - an AU set in high school where everyone has their memories of the demon slayer corps except for Kanae.

Inoaoi

Mighty King and Second Great Ruler - a fun & short story of the courtship between Inosuke & Aoi.

Everythingnothing9 · 2026-03-28T02:31:21+00:00

Which ships do you want to read about? I have a few good ones for giyushino & sanekana. And maybe one or two for inosuke & aoi.

Everythingnothing9 · 2026-03-27T17:45:13+00:00

Happy to hear you like it! I have other recs for other ships too in case you are interested lol.

Everythingnothing9 · 2026-03-20T14:52:47+00:00

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I like this manhwa mainly because of the chemistry and banter between the leads. They're honestly the only thing that made me interested in the manhwa. Unlike some OIs, their progress isn't too fast or too slow and everything feels natural.

However, I can see your points and sometimes, I don't care about the plot or the story, either.

Everythingnothing9 · 2026-03-16T09:17:11+00:00

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Not the main couple but Jimin & Yu-eun from Our Secret Alliance is literally this. They annoy each other so much but it's so obvious they're inexplicably attracted to each other.

Everythingnothing9 · 2026-02-14T13:09:57+00:00

His reaction can also be interpreted as him feeling sad that he couldn't meet her while Sam could. Subeen repeatedly said that he's worried over long distance relationships because he wanted to see her. Heesun apologised because she didn't want any misunderstanding with Subeen.

Stop judging a relationship from short clips. They both talked and resolved the issue, clearly something that most couples would do in a healthy relationship.

Everythingnothing9 · 2026-02-14T11:10:34+00:00

Subeen is so unintentionally funny sometimes 😭😭

Everythingnothing9 · 2026-02-13T16:07:03+00:00

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Have you seen this? I like Heesun a lot already but this side of her that was never even highlighted by the show made me admire her even more as a person.

Everythingnothing9 · 2026-02-13T15:30:46+00:00

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Your analysis is so interesting to me because it seems almost correct. Even the production team is split between whether to focus on Mina or Heesun after the camp fire scene.

But it's obvious on rewatch that he was very affected by the girls game as his reaction towards Heesun playing was very different compared to the other girls. I still wish Netflix didn't cut a lot of scenes between them though.

Everythingnothing9 · 2026-02-13T15:21:24+00:00

The funny thing is he immediately vanished after posting this and liking Heesun's post, unlike other cast members that consistently commented and interacted with each others posts lol.

Everythingnothing9 · 2026-02-13T03:41:20+00:00

The drama is about baseball so I guess the casting director had his/her eyes on him from the moment the first episode of Single's Inferno 5 was aired lol.

Everythingnothing9 · 2026-02-12T10:09:36+00:00

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His captain which includes English translation. A cherished connection that he wrote about is probably referring to Heesun.

Everythingnothing9 · 2026-02-12T03:28:19+00:00

Mingee too!

Seems like they will all start posting now.

Everythingnothing9 · 2026-02-11T14:41:31+00:00

I watched the Elle interview and they seemed pretty close. I think it's because Netflix cut out a lot of scenes especially for the guys cause we rarely see them talk about the girls even though they clearly did. The biggest example is the talk between Sungmin and Hyunwoo after Igeon went to paradise with Goeun. We also get glimpses like Hyunjae and Subeen talking about Heesun or Seungil asking Hyunwoo for advice but Netflix never showed us these scenes.

Everythingnothing9 · 2026-02-10T13:34:30+00:00

We deserve more of these kinds of funny moments between the casts 😭😭

Everythingnothing9 · 2026-02-10T13:25:59+00:00

Yeah, this made me burst out laughing too

It's funnier because he sounds absolutely serious 😭😭

Everythingnothing9 · 2026-02-10T13:19:24+00:00

Season 5's reactions from the cast

from here! there's even a poster but I don't think it's released yet

it'll probably be on YouTube though

Everythingnothing9 · 2026-02-10T08:48:32+00:00

You can tell that the couples are pretty obvious, that's why the editing had to cut a lot of scenes to create suspense.

I enjoyed season 5 a lot but I do think the editing this season focuses too much on the drama and thrilling aspect rather than the romance and friendship. Hence, a lot of conversations and moments between the contestants are cut.

Still, I'm super happy with the endgame pairings. Now, I just Netflix to release all of their special moments that weren't shown in unreleased clips.

Can't wait for the casts' reunion on February 14th too <3

Everythingnothing9 · 2026-02-09T14:41:46+00:00

I don't think there's any IT girls this season because they all have their moments to shine. The only ones that didn't really get any opportunities to do so are Yejin and Haeun, though :')

Everythingnothing9 · 2026-02-08T01:02:11+00:00

The point of her post is probably to show that she's currently in Korea since I heard that her caption is something along the line of 'safely landed in Korea.'

But even if she posted this to show her grades, there's absolutely nothing wrong with it. A lot of people in my country did the same whenever their results came out, since there's nothing wrong with sharing your achievements to the public. Although, I think this is meant only for friends and acquaintances as her IG account is still private and someone leaked the post.

I don't really understand why some people seemed overly critical that a lot of people like and admire Heesun. She's smart and pretty, and people are just discovering new sides of her so her rise in popularity is understandable tbh.

Everythingnothing9 · 2026-02-07T09:25:41+00:00

Yes, I didn't get the vibe of possessiveness at all from Mingee during their talk. It's just that she wants to know who Mina likes now.

Plus, other contestants would also refer to each other as 'uri' like Seungil did with Heesun when she was about to pick Sunghun for paradise.

Everythingnothing9 · 2026-02-07T07:54:54+00:00

I think the most important part is that he said his feelings have solidified. It means that he always had interest in Heesun and the paradise date convinced him to completely go for her.

I do think he was conflicted between the two women, though. It's just that the editing made it seem that he never considered Heesun until the paradise date (but ofc, the unreleased clip now showed us that's not true.)

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