When Giyu later hears about Shinobu's death, he suddenly recalls her smiling face while being visibly shocked and upset by the news. This contrasts to his reaction to death of his other fellow
IT. Also people always say he's depressed because he has no friends, but I have depression and friends. And they're ignoring the only valid reason he might have depression at all: seeing his friends and family get killed in front of him.
In this way, Giyu shows that he actually cares quite a bit for Shinobu. Shinobu later muses on Giyu's words, noting her companion's tough life and his unwavering resolve, thereby demonstrating her deeper knowledge of Giyu's background/personality.
Giyu also suffers from an inferiority complex which he developed when his best friend Sabito sacrificed himself to save him, ever since then Giyu has been living with the guilt of not being able to do anything while his best friend sacrificed himself for him, this drives him to believe that he is not competent to be ...
When Shinobu's death was released and announced by the crow, you could read Giyuu's thoughts easily as it was literally shown on his face. It was more heartbreaking for him to see probably the only pillar, who he considered a close friend die.
Giyu Tomioka's tragic backstory starts with the loss of his sister, Tsutako Tomioka, who sacrificed herself to save him from a demon. Instead of believing this child's words, he was labeled as crazy by the masses and sent away.
Although not everybody in the Demon Slayer Corps hates Giyu, it seems that only Sanemi and Iguro are the ones who have shown a little hostility towards him. Assumingly, Sanemi hates Giyu for his unbothered personality and his silence, which he took as a gesture of arrogance.
Giyu's inferiority complex and survivor's guilt. Beneath his seemingly unemotional and aloof attitude, Giyu suffers from an inferiority complex which he developed since his participation in Final Selection.
When Tanjiro is presumed dead after the battle with Muzan Kibutsuji, Giyu cries and blames himself for not being able to protect him. When Tanjiro becomes a Demon, however, Giyu shows little hesitation to attack him with the intent to kill unlike others who are close to Tanjiro.
Did you know? Shinobu confessed her love to Guiyu. in episode 18 of Demon Slayer, Shinobu shows her liking to Guiyu. when both hashira's were sent on a mission.
Basically giyuu has a secret lover that he has hidden from his fellow hashira's but another shocking thing is first he's gay and dating kagutsuchi kamado, the oldest child of the kamado family and oldest son to kei and tanjuro kamado, giyuu met kagu...
Shinobu is jealous of how bright Rengoku can be at times. She's confident in herself yes but, she just isn't as upgoing as he is.
After the death of Tsutako, Giyu tried to tell others that she was killed by a Demon, however, he was labeled as mentally ill and was sent away to one of his relatives, a doctor. Giyu ran away during the journey there and almost died on a mountain, but he was rescued and became apprenticed under Sakonji Urokodaki.
The Wind Hashira has one of the saddest backstories in Demon Slayer. His mother had turned into a demon and had killed five of his siblings. He was forced to kill his own mother in an attempt to save his only remaining brother, Genya.
Many fans theorize that Giyuu's dead eyes and cold attitude is a result of his grief for Sabito's death, as it is seen in his flashbacks that his personality was used to be a lot more open prior to losing Sabito, most notably that the "light" in his eyes disappeared.
Giyu would still instruct Tanjiro to train to become a Demon Slayer with Urokodaki. As there is no Nezuko, Tanjiro would have no reason to pity demons, and he'll be much more harsh that he would be if Nezuko was alive. Tanjiro would still manage to kill the Hand Demon and come back alive to Urokodaki.
However, Giyu Tomioka does not marry anyone in Demon Slayer manga. While romantic subplots do exist in the series, Giyu's character arc focuses primarily on his growth as a warrior and his relationships with fellow demon slayers.
He loses an arm during the final battle against Muzan but survives after the demon is killed. In the Reiwa Era, Giyu's reincarnation/descendant is a child named Giichi, who is close friends with Sabito and Makomo's reincarnations.
Sanemi is inarguably one of the strongest Hashira in Demon Slayer who has the potential to gain victory over Giyu. Both the characters possess immense speed and endurance, and they also can take on an Upper Rank demon head-on.
Giyu Tomioka Fulfilled His Promise to Protect Tanjiro
Though his sword was snapped by Akaza, and he lost an arm to Muzan, Giyu fought with Tanjiro and his fellow Hashira with everything he had.