Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
The cover of the first volume.
鬼滅の刃
(Kimetsu no Yaiba)
Genre Adventure,[1] dark fantasy[2]
Manga
Written by Koyoharu Gotōge
Published by Shueisha
English publisher
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump
Original run February 15, 2016 – present
Volumes 12
Anime television series
Studio Ufotable
Original run April 2019 – scheduled

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Japanese: 鬼滅の刃, Hepburn: Kimetsu no Yaiba) is a Japanese manga series by Koyoharu Gotōge. The series is published in English by Viz Media. An anime television series adaptation by Ufotable will premiere in April 2019.

Characters

Tanjirō Kamado
Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae[3]
Nezuko Kamado
Voiced by: Akari Kitō[3]

Media

Manga

Koyoharu Gotōge launched the manga in 2016's 11th issue of Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump on February 15, 2016.[4] A side story for the manga was published in the first issue of Shonen Jump GIGA on July 20, 2016.[5]

Viz Media published the first three chapters of the series in its digital magazine Weekly Shonen Jump as part of the "Jump Start" program, but did not pick the series up for continued serialization.[6][7] Viz announced their license to the series during their panel at San Diego Comic-Con on July 20, 2017.[7]

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 June 3, 2016[8] ISBN 978-4-08-880723-2July 3, 2018[9] ISBN 978-1-9747-0052-3
  1. "Cruelty" (残酷, Zankoku)
  2. "The Stranger" (見知らぬ誰か, Mishiranu Dareka)
  3. "To Return by Dawn Without Fail"
  4. "Tanjiro's Journal, Part 1"
  1. "Tanjiro's Journal, Part 2"
  2. "A Mountain of Hands"
  3. "Spirits of the Deceased"
2 August 4, 2016[10] ISBN 978-4-08-880755-3September 4, 2018[11] ISBN 978-1-9747-0053-0
  1. "Big Brother"
  2. "Welcome Back"
  3. "Kidnapper's Bog"
  4. "Suggestion"
  5. "I Can't Tell You"
  1. "It Was You"
  2. "Kibutsuji's Wrath / The Smell of Enchanting Blood"
  3. "The Doctor's Opinion"
  4. "Playing Temari"
3 October 4, 2016[12] ISBN 978-4-08-880795-9November 6, 2018[13] ISBN 978-1-9747-0054-7
4 December 2, 2016[14] ISBN 978-4-08-880826-0——
5 March 3, 2017[15] ISBN 978-4-08-881026-3——
6 May 2, 2017[16] ISBN 978-4-08-881076-8——
7 August 4, 2017[17] ISBN 978-4-08-881193-2——
8 October 4, 2017[18] ISBN 978-4-08-881212-0——
9 December 4, 2017[19] ISBN 978-4-08-881283-0——
10 March 2, 2018[20] ISBN 978-4-08-881355-4——
11 June 4, 2018[21] ISBN 978-4-08-881399-8——
12 August 3, 2018[22] ISBN 978-4-08-881540-4——
13 November 2, 2018[23] ISBN 978-4-08-881626-5——

Anime

An anime television series adaptation by studio Ufotable was announced in Weekly Shōnen Jump on June 4, 2018.[24] The series will premiere in April 2019.[3][25]

Reception

The series ranked 14th on a list of manga recommended by Japanese bookstore employees in 2017,[26] and 19th on a list of the top manga of 2018 for male readers put together by Kono Manga ga Sugoi!.[27] As of June 4, 2018, the series had 2.5 million copies in print worldwide.[28]

References

  1. ↑ "The Official Website for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba". Viz Media. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ "「鬼滅の刃」4巻帯コメントは冨樫義博！LINEスタンプもリリース" (in Japanese). Natalie. December 2, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 5, 2018). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime Stars Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kitō". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  4. ↑ Ressler, Karen (January 31, 2016). "Weekly Shonen Jump Launches 2 New Series in February". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  5. ↑ Ressler, Karen (May 27, 2018). "My Hero Academia Gets 'Vigilante' Spinoff Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  6. ↑ Ressler, Karen (February 18, 2016). "Viz's Shonen Jump Previews Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  7. 1 2 Ressler, Karen (July 20, 2017). "Viz Media to Release Black Torch, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga in English". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  8. ↑ "鬼滅の刃　　1". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  10. ↑ "鬼滅の刃　　2". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  12. ↑ "鬼滅の刃　　3". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  14. ↑ "鬼滅の刃　　4". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  15. ↑ "鬼滅の刃　　5". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  16. ↑ "鬼滅の刃　　6". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  17. ↑ "鬼滅の刃　　7". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  18. ↑ "鬼滅の刃　　8". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  19. ↑ "鬼滅の刃　　9". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  20. ↑ "鬼滅の刃　　10". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  21. ↑ "鬼滅の刃　　11". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  22. ↑ "鬼滅の刃　　12". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  23. ↑ "鬼滅の刃　　13". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  24. ↑ Ressler, Karen (June 3, 2018). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga Gets TV Anime by ufotable". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  25. ↑ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (August 3, 2018). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime Premieres in Spring". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  26. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 2, 2017). "Japanese Bookstores Recommend 15 Top Manga for 2017". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  27. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 8, 2017). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2018's Series Ranking for Male Readers". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  28. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 9, 2018). "Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series (May-June 2018)". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
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