The original title was Kisatsu no Yaiba ( 鬼殺の刃), but they felt the character "satsu" ( 殺, lit. However, due to its serious tone, lack of comic relief, and dark story, this draft was not accepted for serialization, so Katayama asked Gotouge to try writing a brighter, more normal character in the same setting. Gotouge's debut work Kagarigari would become the basis for an initial draft, titled Kisatsu no Nagare ( 鬼殺の流れ) since it had concepts like swords and demons, which would be familiar to the Japanese audience.
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ProductionĪfter Gotouge's manga, Haeniwa no Zigzag, was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2015, it failed to become a serialized work, making Tatsuhiko Katayama, Gotouge's first editor, suggest starting a series with an "easy-to-understand theme". After an encounter with Giyū Tomioka, a demon slayer, Tanjiro is recruited by Giyū and sent to his retired master Sakonji Urokodaki or training to also become a demon slayer, beginning his quest to help his sister turn into human again and avenge the death of his family. Tanjiro and his sister Nezuko were the sole survivors of the incident, with Nezuko being transformed into a demon, but still surprisingly showing signs of human emotion and thought. Everything changed when he came home one day to discover that his family was attacked and slaughtered by a demon.
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He became his family's breadwinner after his father's death, making trips to the nearby village to sell charcoal. Tanjiro Kamado is a kind-hearted and intelligent boy who lives with his family in the mountains. The Demon Slayers, on the other hand, are entirely human however, they employ special breathing techniques, known as "Breathing Styles", which grant them superhuman strength and increased resistance. Demons can only be killed if they're decapitated with weapons crafted from an alloy known as Sun Steel, injected with poison extracted from wisteria flowers, or exposed to sunlight. The demons are former humans who sold their humanity in exchange for power, and they feed on humans and possess supernatural abilities such as super strength, magic, and regeneration. The story takes place in Taishō-era Japan, where a secret society, known as the Demon Slayer Corps, has been waging a secret war against demons for centuries. Main article: List of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba characters Setting In 2020, the Demon Slayer franchise generated an estimated annual sales revenue of ¥1 trillion ( $8.75 billion), becoming one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time. The anime series has received numerous awards and is considered one of the best anime of the 2010s. Both the manga and its anime adaptation have received critical acclaim. A second season of the anime series, readapting the "Mugen Train" arc seen in the film and covering the "Entertainment District" arc from the manga, premiered in October 2021.Īs of February 2021, the manga had over 150 million copies in circulation, including digital versions, making it the eighth best-selling manga series of all time. 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.
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It has been published in English by Viz Media and simultaneously published by Shueisha on their Manga Plus platform.Ī 26-episode anime television series adaptation produced by Ufotable aired in Japan from April to September 2019. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from February 2016 to May 2020, with its chapters collected in twenty-three tankōbon volumes. It follows teenage Tanjiro Kamado, who strives to become a demon slayer after his family was slaughtered and his younger sister Nezuko turned into a demon. Kimetsu no Yaiba: Keppū Kengeki Royale (TBA)ĭemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ( 鬼滅の刃, Kimetsu no Yaiba, "Blade of Demon Destruction" ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge.Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles (2021).Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train (2020).