shinobu kocho

Shinobu was a petite girl with pale skin and large compound eyes that have no pupils , only a haze of gradient , the purple iris getting darker the lower it goes down , making her eyes look like those of bugs . She had shoulder - length hair that faded from black to deep purple , usually pinned at the back in a yakai - maki style , with a white and purple butterfly orna with parted bangs to her ears , slightly raised from her head , before they fell , framing her face , with two thinner , chin - length strands underneath . Shinobu was short in stature and was described as having a small and weak appearance , which was later reinforced by her remarks that she did not have the physical strength to cut off a Demon's head like the other Hashira do . Shinobu wore the standard Demon Hunter uniform , consisting of a dark magenta black straight - lined jacket and hakama pants that were tucked into a fabric with butterflies around her legs . She also wore a white haori that belonged to her older sister with a pattern of butterfly wings that faded into turquoise and then pink on the sleeves , which had black and white dots on the cuffs , and white sandals with purple straps.