blog for solarsnapp's kny plot rewrite

from what i remember, i wanted to make rui a girl bc there was a significant lack of female demons (much less 12 kizuki demons), and the ones we did get were either killed instantly (mukago) or completely overshadowed by a male counterpart (daki)

for rui specifically, cat's cradle and other traditional string games were usually played by girls + she isnt overshadowed by a male demon in her arc, so i felt she was a good candidate for gender changing

heres a sketch i posted much much earlier where i basically changed nothing except gave her the more feminine version of the obi lol

[ID: The first image are various sketches of En Kanamori from Demon Slayer. In the top left, there are three closeups of En which shows her with her face exposed or covered with an Okame mask. The sketch on the right is a height comparison of her standing beside Kozo Kanamori and Hotaru Haganezuka (with Kozo being taller than both). The bottom sketch is Hotaru and En crossing their arms and glaring at each other, with the text “siblings!” in the middle of it. The second image is a bust sketch of an OC named Sakura. They are a young feminine person with wavy shoulder length hair and wearing a kimono and a flower crown. End ID.]

kozo’s wife (and hotaru’s sister) en kanamori, and one of zenitsu’s ex fiances, sakura from my plot rewrite :D

[ID: The first image are fullbody redesigns of Zenitsu Agatsuma from Demon Slayer. His build is thicker, his hair is neater and in a more obvious bowlcut, and he has freckles. The first fullbody is him in a nervous pose. The second fullbody is him wearing black and gold versions of his haori and kyahan wraps, his hair longer and put in a small ponytail. There are cracks on his face and hands, and his pose is much more straight and confident. There is text that reads “Post Roaring Thunder” next to that fullbody.

The second image is an older version of the first image where Zenitsu’s hair is more similar to canon. The third image are sketches of Zenitsu with his hair longer and up in a ponytail. The fourth image are headshots of him with various hairstyles. End ID.]

[ID: The first image is a halfbody drawing of Aoi Kanzaki, wearing a short white haori and a katana with a blue handle. The second image is a sketch of an Aoi-like figure with wispy face markings, long twintails, a kimono, and fairy wings. The third image is a sketch of side profile of the fairy with very short hair. The fourth image is a fullbody of Aoi in the same outfit as the first image. The fifth image is a halfbody of Aoi wearing a suit and bowler hat. The sixth image are two headshots of Aoi, one with her signature pigtails and the other with her hair cropped off. The next four images are the same headshot from the last image but with different blue face markings. End ID.]

[ID: The first image is four headshots of Kanae Kochou from Demon Slayer, two with her hair in braids, the third with her hair styled in ringlets, and the fourth with water waves. The second image is five headshots of Shinobu Kochou, her hair in various curly hairstyles. End ID.]

(kny rewrite)

(assuming this is for the kny rewrite)

the core part of their characters had not changed even after the changes i have given to uzui, which is that they are his wives

[ID: Various sketches of the original Water Pillar from Demon Slayer (named Hisakawa). The first five sketches are a comic. The first panel is a closeup of a tea cup. The second is Hisakawa blowing on the tea to cool it. The third is her looking back at the doorway in surprise when it opens, noticing the silhouette of Akaza standing there. The fourth are closeups of Akaza and Hisakawa’s faces.

Akaza (inner monologue): Yes, I remember now.

The last panel is a fullbody of Hisakawa setting the tea cup down and grabbing her blade, preparing for a confrontation.

Akaza (inner monologue): That golden era Water Breather had the same Mark, had she not?

The next image is a detailed headshot of Hisakawa’s face when she was around 60 years old. The last image is a bunch of halfbodies of Hisakawa when she was around 20. End ID.]

[ID: The first image is a sketch of the original Wind Pillar from Demon Slayer (who is named Oiue) standing with his arms crossed, with a huge fluffy dog named Mimi sitting by his side. The second image is a sketch of him laughing at a funny joke from Michikatsu Tsugikuni. End ID.]

[ID: The first image is a detailed digital illustration of various KNY characters filling hexagons in the composition in a rainbow-like gradient. They all have glowing tattoo-like markings on their bodies. The second image is a bunch of manga panels from the Demon Slayer Manga put close together. The third is a mockup of the hexagonal composition where the manga panels are sorted out. Shinobu, Obanai, and Aoi’s places have no panel. The fourth image are sketches of all the characters. The fifth image has the flat colors of all the characters. End ID.]

figured i could share the in progress wips for this gigantic piece lol

heres the timelapse too

[ID: A detailed digital illustration of various KNY characters filling hexagons in the composition in a rainbow-like gradient. They all have glowing tattoo-like markings on their bodies. End ID.]

[ID: The first image is a variety of traditional and digital black and white sketches featuring the Butterfly family (Kanao, Shinobu, Kanae, and Aoi) from Demon Slayer. The second image is Kanao performing Waltz of the Floating Lotus, a form that allows her to walk on water. The third is detailed sketch of Kanao pressing her face against a serpentine dragon’s snout. The fourth are various sketches of that serpentine dragon. The fifth is Kanao and Aoi running really quickly across a surface. End ID.]

[ID: The first image is a headshot of Nezuko Kamado from Demon Slayer as a human with her hair in a bobcut. She is mentioned to still have fangs as a human. The second image is a fullbody sketch of her surrounded by a ring of fire. The third image is a sketch of her being pulled out of a black substance by one of Tanjirou’s soul sprites. The fourth image are headshots of Ikari, an original character and one of Rewrite Nezuko’s headmates who has a fox-like appearance. The fifth image shows a fullbody of Ikari sitting down and looking tired. The sixth image is a fullbody of Nezuko in a battle stance, as if she’s sliding to a stop and facing an enemy. End ID.]

[ID: The first image is detailed digital black and white sketches of Tanjirou Kamado in his demon form. It shows four distinct stages, one where he has just turned into a demon, the next is him with his hair down and his clothes gain fire patterns, the third is him wearing an altered form of his Hinokami Kagura clothes, and the fourth is him with the actual steel blade (he also looks remarkably like Yoriichi Tsugikuni).

The second image is a halfbody of Tanjirou holding a flag, while pressing a hand over his heart. There are floating cartoonish heads of many characters surrounding him. The third image is Tanjirou with a happy, determined expression. The fourth is a side profile which shows his half updo hairstyle better. End ID.]