Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Standard Edition - Part 2". Funimation . Retrieved November 14, 2020. Harding, Daryl (February 14, 2021). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba TV Anime Season 2 Premieres in 2021". Crunchyroll . Retrieved February 14, 2021. An art exhibition of the series ran in Tokyo's Mori Arts Center Gallery from October 26 to December 12, 2021. The exhibition displayed numerous artworks drawn by Koyoharu Gotouge and also sold original goods. [137] The exhibition ran in the Grand Front Osaka from July 14 to September 4, 2022. [138] Reception [ edit ] Popularity and cultural impact [ edit ]

Episode 33: Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 4, 2021). "Japanese Animation TV Ranking, November 22–28". Anime News Network . Retrieved December 17, 2022. A video game based on the series was announced in 2020. [116] [117] Titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles ( 鬼滅の刃 ヒノカミ血風譚, Kimetsu no Yaiba Hinokami Keppūtan), [118] it is developed by CyberConnect2, and published by Aniplex. [119] The game was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S and Steam on October 14, 2021, in Japan. [120] [121] [118] Sega published the game worldwide for the same platforms on October 15, 2021. [122] [123] Stage plays [ edit ]

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Episode 38: Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 15, 2022). "Japanese Animation TV Ranking, December 27–January 2". Anime News Network . Retrieved December 17, 2022. Episode 40: Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 22, 2022). "Japanese Animation TV Ranking, January 10–16". Anime News Network . Retrieved December 17, 2022. In November 2019, Shueisha stated that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba was their second best-selling manga 2019, with 10.8 million volumes sold, second only to Eiichiro Oda's One Piece, with 12.7 million volumes sold in the same period. [212] Nevertheless, the series ranked first in 2019 Oricon's annual manga ranking chart, with over 12 million copies sold, while One Piece ranked at second, with over 10.1 million copies sold, making Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the best-selling manga of 2019. [d] [213] Oda wrote a message regarding Gotouge's manga achievement. [214]

In Demon Slayer, we follow our mc Tanjiro, whose family is one day murdered by a demon. The only survivor is his younger sister Nezuko- except she is turning into a demon! Determined to save his sister and avenge his family, Tanjiro begins training to become a demon slayer. And the story goes on from there... Harding, Daryl (February 14, 2021). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba TV Anime Season 2 Premieres in 2021". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021 . Retrieved February 14, 2021.Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 1, 2019. Archived from the original on October 15, 2020 . Retrieved October 18, 2020. in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on August 27, 2021 . Retrieved December 1, 2020. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 4, 2021). "Demon Slayer's 'Kimetsu Gakuen' Spinoff Anime Shorts Get Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 7, 2021 . Retrieved July 6, 2021. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 24, 2020). "Shonen Jump Magazine to Publish Demon Slayer Spinoff Manga in October". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020 . Retrieved September 24, 2020.

Funimation began streaming the English dub on December 8, 2020. [75] [69] Madman Entertainment acquired the series in Australia and New Zealand and simultaneously streamed the series on AnimeLab. [76] In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Anime Limited acquired the series. [77] Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 13, 2021). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc Anime Teased in Visual". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021 . Retrieved July 13, 2021. At the end of the second season finale, it was announced that a third season, covering the "Swordsmith Village" arc, would be adapted into the television series. [20] It premiered on April 9, 2023, with a one-hour special. [21] It ended with a 70-minute special on June 18 of the same year. [22]kimetsu.com (in Japanese). July 4, 2019. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020 . Retrieved October 6, 2019. Loo, Egan (September 5, 2021). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc Anime Premieres This Fall in Half-Year Continuous Run". Anime News Network . Retrieved October 6, 2021. Kimetsu no Yaiba" 鬼滅の刃. Tokyo MX. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021 . Retrieved April 6, 2019. With the movie and the first season now out, reading the manga is the way to go for fans who wanted to know and binge about this world and Tanjirou's journey, yet I may say that the anime is way better. The way they have handled the storyboards is just an eye pleaser. That is just my opinion though. Yet both media (written and animated) are worth it. It is just a matter therefore of personal choice whether or not you want to collect these volumes. A light novel, titled Demon Slayer: The Flower of Happiness ( 鬼滅の刃 しあわせの花, Kimetsu no Yaiba Shiawase no Hana), by Gotouge and Aya Yajima, was published in Japan on February 4, 2019. It chronicles the lives of Tanjiro and Zenitsu before the start of the main series, as well as glimpses into the lives of Aoi and Kanao. [33] It also features a single chapter of an alternate universe where the characters attend an ordinary high school. A second light novel, titled Demon Slayer: One-Winged Butterfly ( 鬼滅の刃 片羽の蝶, Kimetsu no Yaiba Katahane no Chō), by Gotouge and Yajima, was published in Japan on October 4, 2019. It details the lives of Shinobu and her sister Kanae before and soon after they joined the Demon Slayers after Gyomei saved their lives. [34] [35] A third light novel, titled Demon Slayer: Signs from the Wind ( 鬼滅の刃 風の道しるべ, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kaze no Michishirube), centered on Sanemi, was published on July 3, 2020. [36] In February 2022, Viz Media announced that they would publish the three light novels in 2022. [37] Other print media [ edit ]

Toonami (October 28, 2023). "All aboard! Two premieres and a fan favorite are rolling into Toonami on Saturday November 11th. First, it's the two-part premiere of the Demon Slayer: Mugen Train arc at midnight". Facebook . Retrieved October 28, 2023. a b 「鬼滅の刃」「約束のネバーランド」の新作読み切り、ジャンプに掲載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 5, 2020. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021 . Retrieved February 1, 2021.Mateo, Alex (February 14, 2022). "Viz Media to Publish 3 Demon Slayer Novels". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022 . Retrieved February 14, 2022. Episode 37: Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 8, 2022). "Japanese Animation TV Ranking, December 20–26". Anime News Network . Retrieved December 17, 2022. A spin-off manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Hokami, titled Kimetsu Gakuen! ( キメツ学園!), related to the Kimetsu Gakuen Valentine-hen anime shorts, started in Shueisha's Saikyō Jump magazine on August 4, 2021. [29] Shueisha released the first volume on January 4, 2022. [30] As of July 4, 2023, four volumes have been released. [31] Viz Media has also licensed the spin-off manga under the title Demon Slayer: Kimetsu Academy. [32] Light novels [ edit ]