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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
The cover of the first volume.
鬼滅の刃
(Kimetsu no Yaiba)
GenreFantasy[1]
Manga
Written byKoyoharu Gotōge
Published byShueisha
English publisher
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original runFebruary 15, 2016 – present
Volumes11 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
StudioUfotable

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 has been announced.

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.[2] A side story for the manga was published in the first issue of Shonen Jump GIGA on July 20, 2016.[3]

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.[1][4] Viz announced their license to the series during their panel at San Diego Comic-Con on July 20, 2017.[4]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 June 3, 2016[5]978-4-08-880723-2July 3, 2018[6]978-1-9747-0052-3
2 August 4, 2016[7]978-4-08-880755-3September 4, 2018[8]978-1-9747-0053-0
3 October 4, 2016[9]978-4-08-880795-9——
4 December 2, 2016[10]978-4-08-880826-0——
5 March 3, 2017[11]978-4-08-881026-3——
6 May 2, 2017[12]978-4-08-881076-8——
7 August 4, 2017[13]978-4-08-881193-2——
8 October 4, 2017[14]978-4-08-881212-0——
9 December 4, 2017[15]978-4-08-881283-0——
10 March 2, 2018[16]978-4-08-881355-4——
11 June 4, 2018[17]978-4-08-881399-8——

Anime

An anime television series adaptation by studio Ufotable was announced in Weekly Shōnen Jump on June 4, 2018.[18]

Reception

The series ranked 14th on a list of manga recommended by Japanese bookstore employees in 2017,[19] and 19th on a list of the top manga of 2018 for male readers put together by Kono Manga ga Sugoi!.[20] According to an advertisement placed by Shueisha in Shinjuku Station, the first five volumes had printed 1 million copies as of May 2017.[21] The first seven volumes had 1.5 million copies in print as of August 2017. [22] As of June, 2018, the manga had 2.5 million copies in print.[23]

References

  1. ^ a b Ressler, Karen (February 18, 2016). "Viz's Shonen Jump Previews Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. ^ Ressler, Karen (January 31, 2016). "Weekly Shonen Jump Launches 2 New Series in February". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  3. ^ Ressler, Karen (May 27, 2018). "My Hero Academia Gets 'Vigilante' Spinoff Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ "鬼滅の刃　　1". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  6. ^ "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  7. ^ "鬼滅の刃　　2". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  8. ^ "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  9. ^ "鬼滅の刃　　3". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  10. ^ "鬼滅の刃　　4". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  11. ^ "鬼滅の刃　　5". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  12. ^ "鬼滅の刃　　6". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  13. ^ "鬼滅の刃　　7". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  14. ^ "鬼滅の刃　　8". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  15. ^ "鬼滅の刃　　9". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  16. ^ "鬼滅の刃　　10". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  17. ^ "鬼滅の刃　　11". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  18. ^ Ressler, Karen (June 3, 2018). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga Gets TV Anime by ufotable". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  19. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 2, 2017). "Japanese Bookstores Recommend 15 Top Manga for 2017". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  20. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 8, 2017). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2018's Series Ranking for Male Readers". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  21. ^ https://twitter.com/kimetsu_off/status/861471980519694336
  22. ^ https://twitter.com/kimetsu_off/status/892976710190112768
  23. ^ http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2018/06/03-1/koyoharu-gotouges-fantasy-manga-kimetsu-no-yaiba-gets-tv-anime-adaptation-by-ufotable
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