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[ID: A digital drawing with a dark background depicting Kanao Tsuyuri and Zenitsu Agatsuma from Demon Slayer. Kanao is a thin, feminine, brown skinned teenager with straight black hair in a side ponytail held up by a pink butterfly hair accessory. She is wearing the Demon Slayer uniform with the skirt, a white cape, and knee-length white boots that have gold accents and laces. Zenitsu is an androgynous, chubby, pale skinned teenager with blond hair in a small ponytail. He is wearing the typical Demon Slayer uniform, and a yellow triangle patterned haori jacket. Both characters are sitting down, leaning against each other with their eyes closed and holding their blades close to their chests. There is a subtle reddish glow around them. There are four cartoonishly drawn orange stars hanging around their heads. The words “KNY Plot Rewrite” are typed out in a bright pinkish-red font color above their heads as well. The words “Created by solarsnapp” are typed out on the bottom. End ID.]

Official Rewrite Document (Google Docs) *highly recommend reading in this format

Archive of Our Own Version

Wattpad Version (slightly outdated; only goes up to Ch 100)

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omg, obanai and mitsuri not only getting married in your rewrite but also having a kid together and naming the baby after kyojuro or ruka??? congratulations you have broken what is left of my heart, this is so sweet🥲

I literally Adore them. They deserve nice things all the time Forever.

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hii, not sure if you still check asks on this blog🤡 but I was reading your outline for your rewrite and holy SHIT!

it's so good!! I just got to the party where it's revealed that nakime is/was zenitsu's biological mom (which is so *chefs kiss* btw).

the main reason I'm here tho, is because of this:

She’s only holding his head, and does a whole literal Shakespearean monologue, inspired by Hamlet and the scene with the Prince holding the Skull of Yorick to further emphasize how she triumphed despite her shortcomings. It’s pretty cool, feel free to ask me about it.

So here I am.. asking about it. How did you come up with the idea of a Shakespearean monologue? (unless this is done in the manga which I didn't read) Do you have any drafts of the monologue? 👀

I got you lol. This should be a part of the folder called "part 2", but here's the draft:

[ID: A written passage. Transcript: “So, everyone died except for Hamlet’s friend, Horatio. The foreign prince of Fortinbras would then swoop in and claim the kingdom of Denmark for themselves. The end.” “That’s... quite a story.” Douma comments. “I heard you mention a poison-tipped blade? That part reminds me of you, my dear.” Then he gasps. “Oh, ooh! Are you trying to say you’re Prince Hamlet, and I’m King Claudius?” “Well, you only wanted me to tell you about it, nothing else.” She smiles widely. “But, if you insist on drawing comparisons, I’ll happily draw my own. “I am the prince, but I am also his wit. His mask. His cup with the poisonous union. His calculated thirst for revenge. But I am also Laertes with his poisoned sword, unabated and envenomed. “Do you see the difference now? My blade has never turned itself on me. I was not defeated by my hesitance. I was not killed by my own treachery. I believed in no gods with qualms against self-slaughter. I knew my faults and made them my strengths. I have won in every way.” Shinobu chuckles. “I apologize if I sound like I’m rubbing my victory in your face. Really, you’re lucky I even stuck around; all the other souls you’ve tricked and lied to moved on without a second thought, without a care for their poor, heartless jester who’s rotten flesh would become earth, and earth to loam, then loam for stopping a cheap beer barrel. You’re not as high and mighty as you think.” Douma gives her a strange, unreadable look as his face slowly rots away. His rainbow eyes scan her expression, but Shinobu knows there’s nothing for him there. Not with the porcelain mask covering her face. End ID.]

I wanted to give Shinobu a unique interest to help her connect more with the world of KNY, especially when the Taisho period is very famous for marking the rapid industrialization and westernization of Japan (apart from the Meiji Restoration period), particularly in the spreading of European literature and arts. She's incredibly intelligent and I knew her family would try to make their kids get into these subjects since they were doctors/pharmacists and probably had money to do so.

Shinobu should also be allowed to be quirky. I headcanon her as autistic and I wanted to show her neurodivergency in a way that integrates well with her arc. Love her so much.

[solarsnapp]

Hi! I'm currently reading your KNY rewrite (I'm loving it so much by the way!) And I was asking myself a few questions about Rui (not sure if you have answered this before or not sorry) Why did you decide to change him to a girl? Also do you have any drawings of her design? I hope this doesn't come out as rude^^

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: Traditional sketches of Rui from Demon Slayer wearing a more feminine kimono.]

[solarsnapp]

[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

(en uses she/her pronouns, sakura is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns)

[solarsnapp]

[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.]

zenitsu and pillar zenitsu concepts all in one place

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[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.]

want aoi? have some rewrite aoi

[solarsnapp]

[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.]

some concept art for the kochou sisters hairstyles while i was redesigning them

[solarsnapp]

What about Makio and Suma did anything change between them?

(kny rewrite)

makio is less physically hurtful towards suma, but makio does retain her more fiery personality in general

[solarsnapp]

Will anything change in the relationship between Makio, Suma and Hinatsuru? or will their characters be slightly changed?

(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

if anything was even remotely altered, it would be their designs and i gave them interests so that they had more chemistry with uzui, nothing too drastic like i did with nezuko and sen lolol

[solarsnapp]

[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.]

original water pillar stuff for my rewrite

[solarsnapp]

[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.]

the original wind pillar sketches

[solarsnapp]

[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

[solarsnapp]

[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.]

the completed demon mark compilation (drew this all the way back in 2020 lol)

[solarsnapp]

[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.]

lots of kanao sketches here with some of the other butterfly family

[solarsnapp]

[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.]

old rewrite nezuko and ikari doodles

[solarsnapp]

[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.]

tanjirou sketch compilation