Back قاتل الشياطين Arabic Kimetsu no Yaiba AST Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba AZ Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba BAN ডেমন স্লেয়ার: কিমেতসু নো ইয়ায়বা Bengali/Bangla Guardians de la nit Catalan لەتکەری شەیتان CKB Zabiják démonů Czech Demon Slayer German Kimetsu no yaiba EO
| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | |
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| 鬼滅の刃 (Kimetsu no Yaiba) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Koyoharu Gotouge |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | February 15, 2016 – May 18, 2020 |
| Volumes | 23 |
| Anime television series | |
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| Anime films | |
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (鬼滅の刃, Kimetsu no Yaiba, rgh. "Blade of Demon Destruction")[4] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge. 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 simultaneously on the Manga Plus platform by Shueisha. It follows teenage Tanjiro Kamado, who strives to become a Demon Slayer after his family was slaughtered and his younger sister, Nezuko, is turned into a demon.
A 26-episode anime television series adaptation produced by Ufotable aired from April to September 2019, with a sequel film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train, released in October 2020 and became the highest-grossing anime film and Japanese film of all time. An 18-episode second season of the anime series aired from October 2021 to February 2022 while a compilation film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village, was released in February 2023. An 11-episode third season aired from April to June 2023 while another compilation film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training, was released in February 2024. A fourth season is set to air in May 2024.
By February 2021, the manga had over 150 million copies in circulation, including digital versions, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. Also, it was the best-selling manga in 2019 and 2020. The manga has received critical acclaim for its art, storyline, action scenes and characters. The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba franchise is one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.
- ^ "The Official Website for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba". Viz Media. Archived from the original on July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
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This shonen battle manga and demon-fighting martial arts series from creator Koyoharu Gotouge is exciting and imaginative.
- ^ Bae, John (February 19, 2016). "VIZ Blog / Nihongo Lesson 02/19/16". Viz Media. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2019.