Izana Shinatose
Garde pilot and close friend of Nagate Tanikaze in Knights of Sidonia. Jenxi Seow Published 28 Jan 2026
Updated 28 Jan 2026
Izana Shinatose (科戸瀬 イザナ) is a Garde pilot aboard the generation ship Sidonia in Knights of Sidonia. Granddaughter of Yure Shinatose, Izana pilots a custom unit and fights alongside Nagate Tanikaze against the Gauna.
Izana is a third-gender individual capable of shifting form based on attraction; after falling in love with Nagate, she stabilises as female. Her friendship and romantic feelings for him, and her rivalry-then-friendship with Yuhata Midorikawa, form a central part of the series’ exploration of identity and connection aboard Sidonia.
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