Mateo, Alex (February 10, 2023). "Demon Slayer: Swordsmith Village Arc's 1st Episode Screens in N. American Theaters on March 3". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 12, 2023 . Retrieved February 13, 2023. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 7". Viz Media. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019 . Retrieved June 2, 2019. Schley, Matt (October 21, 2020). "Koyoharu Gotoge Reveals the Manga That Inspired Demon Slayer". Otaku USA. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020 . Retrieved February 20, 2021. Morrissy, Kim (November 30, 2021). "Tokyo Revengers, Evangelion, Uma Musume Top Yahoo! Japan Search Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 30, 2021 . Retrieved November 30, 2021. Harding, Daryl (February 14, 2021). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba TV Anime Season 2 Premieres in 2021". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021 . Retrieved February 14, 2021.

Oricon News (in Japanese). A spin-off manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Hokami, titled Kimetsu Gakuen! ( キメツ学園!), related to the Kimetsu Gakuen Valentine-hen anime shorts, started in Shueisha's Saikyō Jump magazine on August 4, 2021. [29] Shueisha released the first volume on January 4, 2022. [30] As of July 4, 2023, four volumes have been released. [31] Viz Media has also licensed the spin-off manga under the title Demon Slayer: Kimetsu Academy. [32] Light novels Mateo, Alex (October 15, 2021). "Toyo Keizai: Demon Slayer Franchise's Merchandising Is in 900 Billion Yen Range". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021 . Retrieved October 16, 2021. Luster, Joseph (April 19, 2019). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime to Run for Two Cours". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019 . Retrieved April 19, 2019.HUNTER×HUNTER』冨樫義博が『鬼滅の刃』の帯に登場で大きな話題に！. Da Vinci News (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. December 26, 2016. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021 . Retrieved August 13, 2021.

Mateo, Alex (February 3, 2023). "Viz Media Licenses JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu Academy, Blade of the Moon Princess, More Manga/Books for Fall 2023". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 25, 2023 . Retrieved June 14, 2023.Two years later, Tanjiro learns the "Water Breathing" style after a strenuous training and takes part in a formidable exam. He is one of the few survivors to approve, officially making him a member of the Corps. Nezuko has been hypnotized to not harm humans and occasionally helps Tanjiro, who starts his work of hunting down and slaying demons. One of their assignments bring them to Asakusa where they encounter Muzan Kibutsuji, the evil progenitor of all demons and the responsible for the murder of their family. Tanjiro and Nezuko also meet Tamayo and Yushiro, two demons who are free from Muzan's control. They ally to develop a cure for Nezuko, though it will require Tanjiro to supply Tamayo with blood samples from the Twelve Kizuki – Kokushibo, Doma, Akaza, Hantengu, Gyokko, Gyutaro, Enmu, Rokuro, Wakuraba, Mukago, Rui, and Kamanue –, the twelve most powerful demons under Muzan's command. In May 2020, after the main series finished, a spin-off titled Kyojuro Rengoku Gaiden ( 煉獄外伝, Rengoku Kyōjurō Gaiden), illustrated by Ryōji Hirano and centered on Kyojuro was announced to be released. [21] The two chapters of Rengoku Gaiden were published in Weekly Shōnen Jump on October 12 and 17, 2020. [22] A collected gaiden tankōbon volume, which includes Giyu Tomioka Gaiden, Kyojuro Rengoku Gaiden, and Kimetsu no Aima!, was released on December 4, 2020. [23] Viz Media released the volume, under the title Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ― Stories of Water and Flame, on January 4, 2022. [24] [25] Sherman, Jennifer (April 9, 2020). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Other Jump Manga Delay New Volumes Due to COVID-19 Coronavirus Concerns". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 10, 2020 . Retrieved April 9, 2020. in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018 . Retrieved September 23, 2018.

Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 19, 2020). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Gets New Stage Play in Summer 2021". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 9, 2021 . Retrieved May 9, 2021. Mateo, Alex (May 24, 2021). "Sega to Release Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles Console Game in English in Asia This Year". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021 . Retrieved June 20, 2021. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 18, 2020. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021 . Retrieved May 17, 2020. in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021 . Retrieved November 11, 2019. Llanes, Jeric (May 17, 2020). "Mangaka Musings 05/17/2020". Viz Media. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021 . Retrieved August 13, 2021. Congratulations on concluding the series! I believe that Kimetsu has created many new manga fans. It's amazing! — Gege AkutamiA light novel, titled Demon Slayer: The Flower of Happiness ( 鬼滅の刃 しあわせの花, Kimetsu no Yaiba Shiawase no Hana), by Gotouge and Aya Yajima, was published in Japan on February 4, 2019. It chronicles the lives of Tanjiro and Zenitsu before the start of the main series, as well as glimpses into the lives of Aoi and Kanao. [33] It also features a single chapter of an alternate universe where the characters attend an ordinary high school. A second light novel, titled Demon Slayer: One-Winged Butterfly ( 鬼滅の刃 片羽の蝶, Kimetsu no Yaiba Katahane no Chō), by Gotouge and Yajima, was published in Japan on October 4, 2019. It details the lives of Shinobu and her sister Kanae before and soon after they joined the Demon Slayers after Gyomei saved their lives. [34] [35] A third light novel, titled Demon Slayer: Signs from the Wind ( 鬼滅の刃 風の道しるべ, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kaze no Michishirube), centered on Sanemi, was published on July 3, 2020. [36] In February 2022, Viz Media announced that they would publish the three light novels in 2022. [37] Other print media Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 11, 2020. Archived from the original on December 12, 2020 . Retrieved December 15, 2020. Upon learning about Rui's death, Muzan slaughters Kamanue, Mukago, Wakuraba, and Rokuro due to their constant failures. He spares Enmu and sends him on a mission to kill Tanjiro. After a battle against Enmu in a passenger train, Tanjiro kills him with Kyojuro's support. Akaza arrives and fatally injures Kyojuro, who dies from his wounds. Several months later, the group is sent to Yoshiwara with Tengen, where they face off and kill Gyutaro and his sister Daki. Tengen retires from the Corps after suffering substantial injuries in the battle. During another battle in a swordsmith village, Tanjiro meets Genya Shinazugawa, Sanemi's younger brother, who has the mysterious ability to temporarily become a demon after eating their flesh. With the help of Muichiro and Mitsuri, the group manage to kill Gyokko and Hantengu while realizing that Nezuko is invulnerable to sunlight. She becomes Muzan's prime target as he has long sought a way to overcome the sun and transform into a ultimate being. Tanjiro also learns his Hinokami Kagura is descended from the "Sun Breathing", the original breathing style invented by Yoriichi Tsugikuni, the most powerful Demon Slayer in history, and develops it to fight Muzan. Parker-Dalton, Jacob (July 12, 2019). "David and Goliath: Hiroyuki Nakano and Takekawa Shingo in New Interview". OTAQUEST. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021 . Retrieved October 16, 2021. Pineda, Rafael (December 4, 2021). "Japanese Animation TV Ranking, November 22–28". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023 . Retrieved June 11, 2023.