Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1: Cruelty: Volume 1

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Takahashi explained that although many people learned about the manga through the anime, that in itself is not enough to generate a hit, stating that the original manga itself is interesting and they tried to adapt it earnestly without losing any of its appeal.

Regarding the series' sudden huge success, Weekly Shōnen Jump editor-in-chief Hiroyuki Nakano stated that the manga sales shot up straight after its anime adaptation finished, explaining that a large number of people watched the series through streaming services after it ended rather than watching it weekly. And if he can't defeat them, he may even be able to cause the Demon Slayer Corps to destroy itself from within. In its entirety, the story is beautiful and I encourage everybody to give it an honest chance - if not to the manga, then at the very least to the anime. What will the Hashira—the top-ranked fighters of the Demon Slayer Corps—do about Tanjiro protecting his own demonic sister?

In February 2021, the manga recorded over 150 million copies in circulation (including digital copies).

You may block cookies via standard web-browser settings, but this site may not function correctly without cookies. A second soundtrack album containing 50 tracks used in the film and Mugen Train Arc titled, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Resshahen Original Soundtrack ( 鬼滅の刃 無限列車編 オリジナルサウンドトラック, Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Resshahen Orijinaru Saundotorakku) was released on December 14, 2022.

In July 2020, the franchise recorded over 80 million copies in circulation, [195] including 71 million physical print copies sold.

Writing for Anime News Network, James Beckett highlighted Episode 19 by noting it was "a thrilling showstopper of an episode, showing off ufotable's considerable skills as producers of nearly unrivaled action spectacle. The surprise appearance of another boy named Giyu, who seems to know what’s going on, might provide some answers…but only if Tanjiro can stop Giyu from killing his sister first! He wrote that the story is well crafted and the characters intriguing, but the setting is "too deadly for the survival of the human race.An explosive battle unfolds as Kyojuro takes on a demon of the Twelve Kizuki who holds a grudge against Kyojuro's father. In 2020, Gotouge received the second Kodansha's Noma Publishing Culture Award, which honors those who have contributed to "reinventing publishing". But if the manga has an anime by the time I want to get into the series, I am much more likely to watch the anime and skip the manga entirely. After harrowing battles, the Corps defeat Kaigaku, Akaza, Doma, and Kokushibo, though Shinobu, Genya, and Muichiro sacrifice their lives on the way. b] According to Jason DeMarco, Adult Swim executive producer who oversees the block, the success of the Mugen Train film initially made further seasons of the series too expensive to acquire for broadcast.

It has been published in English by Viz Media and simultaneously published by Shueisha on their Manga Plus platform. Taking on such powerful enemies demands all the skill and luck Tanjiro has as he and his companions fight to rescue Nezuko from the spiders' web. In a modern-day epilogue, the descendants and reincarnations of the Corps members enjoy a peaceful life free of demons.In July 2019, it was announced that the series' English dub would air on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block; the dub would premiere on October 13 of that same year. After Gotouge's manga, Haeniwa no Zigzag, published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2015, failed to become a serialized work, Tatsuhiko Katayama, Gotouge's first editor, suggested Gotouge to start a series with an "easy-to-understand theme". we can do away with backward gender stereotypes and narrowed-minded view on strength and weakness getting highlighted and glorified so much? Synopsis: In Taisho-era Japan, Tanjiro Kamado is a kindhearted boy who makes a living selling charcoal. Yusuke Murata said that the series' contribution to the industry as a whole is immeasurable, [165] while Gege Akutami commented that the series created many new manga fans.