Demon Slayer

SaneGiyuu

Shinazugawa Sanemi/Tomioka Giyuu

The turbulent relationship between the aggressive Wind Hashira Sanemi Shinazugawa and the reserved Water Hashira Giyuu Tomioka.

45,000 works

What is SaneGiyuu?

SaneGiyuu is the fan-given name for the romantic pairing of Shinazugawa Sanemi and Tomioka Giyuu from Kimetsu no Yaiba | Demon Slayer. With over 45,000 works on Archive of Our Own, it's one of the most popular ships in the fandom.

Why fans love SaneGiyuu

Their initial animosity hiding deeper understanding and respect creates perfect enemies-to-lovers tension with emotional payoff.

Most Popular SaneGiyuu Fanfics

The highest-rated SaneGiyuu stories on AO3, ranked by kudos.

1

so full of love ( i could barely eat )

Complete

by grenades

“...Do you think I’m a bad cook?” A gust of air pushes its way through Sanemi’s open mouth. “What?” Tomioka flushes- no, he blushes, ears and cheeks dark- and looks away. “The ohagi. Was it bad?” Sanemi was expecting Tomioka to kill him, or mock him- but this is so, so much worse.

12,045 kudos 6,142 words ~25 min read Teen And Up Audiences
spoilers for non-manga readers!!! ohagi fic tomioka is just being nice
2

worship the flame

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by bonsaiy

Sanemi encounters a demon with a pesky lust-related Demon Blood Art and heroically exterminates it before it can make prey of anymore innocent humans.This fic is not about that. This fic is about the aftermath, and about Giyuu finally becoming closer to Shinazugawa. Just... not in the way he probabl

8,574 kudos 6,028 words ~25 min read Explicit
Enemies to Lovers or one-sided enemies to sex friends?? Fuck or Die
3

with the taste of (you)

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by vividlyy

“Fuck you,” Sanemi says without thinking.Giyuu doesn’t miss a beat. “Yes, please.”(Five times Sanemi and Giyuu tried to fuck, and one time they finally did.)

8,065 kudos 6,190 words ~25 min read Explicit
Canon Universe Explicit Sexual Content Drunken Shenanigans
4

the floating world

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by vividlyy

Tomioka Giyuu has spent the last two months undercover in the city of Kyoto to investigate suspected demon activity. When his status updates suddenly stop, Sanemi is sent to the same city to check on him. His own investigating leads him to the city's red light district, where he finally finds Giyuu—

8,061 kudos 22,133 words ~89 min read Explicit
Canon Universe Canon Compliant what could've (and should've) been
5

the hues in our hair compliment one another

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by beecalm

giyuu hasn't slept in close to three days- the state of his hair is the least of his concerns

7,739 kudos 3,130 words ~13 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Pre-Relationship just 3k of sanemi styling giyuu's hair T for sanemi-typical cursing
6

to be complete

Complete

by favspacetwink

“I want a baby,” Giyuu blurts out as soon as he realizes it.Sanemi makes a strangled noise and his eyes go wider than Giyuu’s ever seen them. For a few seconds, his mouth moves but no other sounds come out as his fingers tighten so much that Giyuu has to stop moving.“Tomioka…”

6,862 kudos 1,608 words ~7 min read Explicit
Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics Omega Giyuu Alpha Sanemi
7

they say there's good grief

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by sabaramond

but how can you tell it from the bad?or, giyuu begins the painstaking process of trying to remember how to be a functional human being.

6,830 kudos 12,269 words ~50 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Grief/Mourning Depression Emotional Healing
8

Jealous of the Moon

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by neoqueenserenity

"Shinazugawa, I'm not taking your last name unless I'm getting something out of it." Before he realized what he'd said out loud, he noticed the wind pillar's face contort in rage. “WAIT NO THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT—” He ducked on instinct, barely missing the fist aimed for his skull.  Giyuu and

5,613 kudos 7,696 words ~31 min read Mature
Canon Universe except most of our favorite characters are still alive I said most not all
9

peace in your violence

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by favspacetwink

“Mmnh - mmnh - mmnh-”“Better keep it down, Tomioka,” Sanemi breathes in his ear. Giyuu groans into the hand covering his mouth. “What did I just fucking say?”

5,474 kudos 1,803 words ~8 min read Explicit
Closet Sex Friends with Benefits more like pillars with benefits
10

kiss me instead

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by junichirou

Giyuu isn't exactly sure how he got into this kind of situation. Back pressed firmly against a tree, frustrated hands gripping both his wrists and Sanemi's face a good four centimeters away from his.(or, giyuu and sanemi making out in a forest.)

5,350 kudos 1,075 words ~5 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Making Out Sexual Tension Boys Kissing
11

soon as the moon hit

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by favspacetwink

Giyuu whines and pushes his hips back, greedy, like Sanemi isn’t giving it to him good enough. Sanemi sinks his teeth in savagely just below the angle of his jaw and sucks hard enough to bruise.Giyuu pushes back again, his leg trembling in Sanemi’s hold. “More - haah, please. Sanemi-”“More?” Sanemi

5,243 kudos 2,134 words ~9 min read Explicit
Rough Sex Cock Slapping Derogatory Language
12

bet i love harder

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by favspacetwink

Kanroji beams. “I think it’s sweet! It’s beautiful, Shinazugawa-san! Your relationship must be so solid!”“What the fuck are you talking about?”Shinobu settles primly onto the floor and says, “Bringing other people into your bedroom.”For a second, it’s so quiet you could hear a pin drop, and the only

4,806 kudos 11,616 words ~47 min read Explicit
Tomioka Giyuu-centric Group Sex Anal Sex
13

uh huh, honey

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by vividlyy

Sanemi is a broke university student tiding it over with casual jobs as an adult film actor. Giyuu is a professional in every sense of the word—work is work, with no leeway for personal feelings. They meet at a crossroads: on the same set, way out of their depths, and with a chemistry that's almost

4,640 kudos 151,391 words ~606 min read Explicit
Alternate Universe - Modern Setting Alternate Universe - Porn pornstar AU
14

crosscurrent

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by vividlyy

Sanemi doesn’t know how he got here.Actually, no. He does. Logically, Sanemi can retrace all the steps it took for him to arrive at this particular place at this particular time: the Swordsmith’s village, bathing in their famous hot springs, with Tomioka Giyuu as his sole company.

4,623 kudos 9,202 words ~37 min read Explicit
Canon Universe Canon Compliant Location: Swordsmith Village (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
15

you think you're the ocean

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by turbulentmoods

"Ah here!" she sings, turning the phone towards Giyuu, presenting what she had been working on. The color drains from his face, and he wonders why God continues to find more and more trivial ways to smite him. The phone screen shows a dating profile, and it takes Giyuu a moment to register that it's

4,561 kudos 178,229 words ~713 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Strangers to Lovers Slow Burn Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
16

I will always follow

by Arminiae

Different, that was the only word he could think of, different and wrong and somehow… numb. After pretending to be a beta for so long, monitoring his every step and hiding in plain sight, Tomioka Giyuu was finally on the edge of the precipice. Either he told the truth and faced the consequences, or

4,529 kudos 580,253 words ~2322 min read Mature
Slow Burn Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics Omegaverse
17

Toska

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by Abatlikeray

'You want him'. A voice purred. 'Why are you holding back?' or Sanemi has to fuck or die because of a demon blood art and Giyuu is far too pretty and much too close.

4,517 kudos 13,328 words ~54 min read Mature
They fuck a lot but also...love? Hurt/Comfort
18

Can I Trust You With My Everything?

by ballzor

It all started with a stupid Halloween party. All they did was hook up at a party neither of them wanted to attend, and yet somehow they found themselves falling into a dangerous, comfortable routine. Sanemi made it clear he wasn’t looking for a relationship, and Giyuu was fine with that, or so he t

4,440 kudos 481,465 words ~1926 min read Explicit
Alternate Universe - College/University Switches of the Century Tomioka Giyuu is a freak
19

Wasting Your Love on Me

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by peachybonsai

Giyu doesn’t know if he has a soulmate, but even so, he still loves to doodle all over his arms in the hopes maybe there’s someone on the other side. So when the silence is replaced by red ink and a sweet unfamiliar tingle, he can’t help but find himself falling in love with the stranger who’s suppo

4,381 kudos 120,707 words ~483 min read Mature
Top Shinazugawa Sanemi Shinazugawa Sanemi is Bad at Feelings Alternate Universe - Soulmates
20

Mixed Signals

by brountide

Giyuu's crow is old- sometimes confused. He doesn't always deliver letters to their intended recipient.Sanemi doesn't understand a thing about Giyuu, other than the fact hes a stuck up bastard. When he starts accidentally recieving letters from the Water Pillar intended for Tanjiro, he still doesn't

4,364 kudos 35,720 words ~143 min read Not Rated
Sanemi Shinazugawa Swears A Lot Letters Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does SaneGiyuu mean?

SaneGiyuu is the ship name (portmanteau or nickname) for the pairing of Shinazugawa Sanemi and Tomioka Giyuu. It's used by fans to tag and search for fanfiction featuring this relationship.

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There are over 45,000 SaneGiyuu fanfiction works on Archive of Our Own.

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