Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge. It follows teenage Tanjiro Kamado, who strives to become a demon slayer after his family is slaughtered and his younger sister Nezuko is turned into a demon. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from February 2016 to May 2020, with its chapters collected in 23 tankōbon volumes. It has been published in English by Viz Media and simulpublished by Shueisha on their Manga Plus platform. A 26-episode anime television series adaptation produced by Ufotable aired in Japan from April to September 2019. A sequel film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train, was released in October 2020 and became the highest-grossing anime film and Japanese film of all time. A second season will premiere in late 2021.
About Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Based on a manga series of the same name, the series follows a young boy's transition into becoming a demon slayer after his family is slaughtered by a demon. His sister, however, turned into a demon, and he makes it a mission to make her human again.
Achievement of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
The manga was adapted into a show by Utfotable. It also aired on GTV, GYT, BS11 and on Adult Swim in the United States. It aired 26 episodes and came to an end in September of 2019. A sequel movie was released in 2020 that was titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Ufotable.. Japanese mythology in anime and manga.. Blood in fiction.. Martial arts anime and manga.. Dark fantasy anime and manga.. Toonami.. Aniplex.. Cannibalism in fiction.. Viz Media manga.. Shueisha manga.
Latest information about Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba updated on July 28 2021.
