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The story takes place in the Taishō era Japan, where a secret organization, known as the Demon Slayer Corps, has waged a longtime war against demons for centuries. These demons are former humans who possess supernatural abilities such as super strength, rapid regeneration, and unique powers referred to as "Blood Demon Art". Demons can only be killed if they are decapitated with weapons crafted from a rare alloy called Nichirin, injected with a poison extracted from wisteria flowers, or exposed to direct sunlight. Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc Limited Edition Blu-ray". Crunchyroll . Retrieved October 31, 2023. Episode 45: Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 15, 2023). "Japanese Animation TV Ranking, April 3–9". Anime News Network . Retrieved April 16, 2023.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] a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 20, 2021). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles Game Launches in Japan on October 14". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 20, 2021 . Retrieved June 20, 2021. Mateo, Alex (March 1, 2023). "Demon Slayer: Swordsmith Village Arc Anime's Trailer Reveals April 9 Premiere". Anime News Network . Retrieved March 1, 2023. Muzan's death has effectively vanquished all other demons under his control while Yushiro goes to live as a painter. Tanjiro and Nezuko return to their home, accompanied by Zenitsu and Inosuke. Tanjiro and Inosuke marry fellow Corps members Kanao Tsuyuri and Aoi Kanzaki, respectively, while Zenitsu marries Nezuko. In a modern-day epilogue, the descendants and reincarnations of the Corps members enjoy a peaceful life free of demons. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 4, 2019). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime to Air With English Dub on Toonami". Anime News Network . Retrieved July 5, 2019.

Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 3, 2018). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime Premieres in Spring". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 11, 2019 . Retrieved August 3, 2018. in Japanese). Tokyo MX. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020 . Retrieved October 31, 2020.Crunchyroll streams Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc, [87] along with the English dub which began on May 28, 2023. [88] On February 3, 2023, a compilation film titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village, which includes footage from the final two episodes of Entertainment District Arc and an advanced screening of the first Swordsmith Village Arc episode, premiered in Japan. [2] Crunchyroll has licensed the season, and began streaming an English dub on May 28, 2023. [5] [6] Mateo, Alex (October 24, 2022). "Demon Slayer Series Gets Kabuki Play in 2024". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023 . Retrieved August 4, 2023.

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 World Premiere of Demon Slayer Episode 8". Madman Anime Festival. Madman Entertainment . Retrieved May 22, 2019. [ permanent dead link] a b c d "The birth of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" ". Manga Plus. Shueisha. Archived from the original on February 11, 2020 . Retrieved February 23, 2020. Episode 40: Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 22, 2022). "Japanese Animation TV Ranking, January 10–16". Anime News Network . Retrieved December 17, 2022.Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is one of the best-selling manga series of all time. By February 2019, the series had 3.5 million copies in circulation worldwide; [189] over 10 million copies in circulation by September 2019; [2] over 25 million copies in circulation by December 2019; [190] and over 40 million copies in circulation by February 2020. [191] By the end of February 2020, it was revealed that the franchise has sold 40.3 million copies, making it the fifth best-selling manga in Oricon's history. [192] On May 6, 2020, the franchise recorded over 60 million copies in circulation (including digital copies). [193] [194] On May 22, 2020, it was revealed that the series has sold 60.027 million physical print copies, making it the third series in Oricon's history to sell over 60 million physical print copies. [195] In July 2020, the franchise recorded over 80 million copies in circulation, [196] including 71 million physical print copies sold. [197] With the release of volume 22 on October 2, 2020, the franchise recorded 100 million copies in circulation, [198] [199] including 90.518 million physical print copies sold, [200] making it as well the ninth series from Weekly Shōnen Jump to reach 100 million copies in circulation, after KochiKame, Fist of the North Star, Dragon Ball, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Slam Dunk, One Piece, Naruto and Bleach. [201] [c] In December 2020, the series recorded over 120 million copies in circulation (including digital copies), [204] [203] [205] including 102.892 million copies sold, making Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the second manga series to sell over 100 million copies in Oricon's records after One Piece, which achieved this feat in 2012. [206] In February 2021, the manga recorded over 150 million copies in circulation (including digital copies). [207] [208] Sherman, Jennifer (April 2, 2019). "Aniplex of America Licenses We Never Learn: BOKUBEN, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019 . Retrieved April 3, 2019. Episode 41: Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 29, 2022). "Japanese Animation TV Ranking, January 17–23". Anime News Network . Retrieved December 17, 2022. At the end of the second-season finale, a third season covering the "Swordsmith Village" arc from the manga was announced. [53] It premiered on April 9, 2023, with a one-hour special. [57] [58] It ended with a 70-minute episode on June 18 of the same year. [59]

Former prime minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga quoted the series at a House of Representatives Budget Committee in the National Diet in November 2020. [169] [170] Some politicians in Japan used patterns and logos from the series in their campaigns in 2021. [171] [172] Current prime minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, said that he had read all the volumes of the series, commenting as well that he would improve the conditions of the anime and manga industry. [173] Manga Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 15, 2020). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga Gets Smartphone Game This Year". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 18, 2020 . Retrieved March 16, 2020.

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Episode 43: Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 12, 2022). "Japanese Animation TV Ranking, January 31–February 6". Anime News Network . Retrieved December 17, 2022. Demon Slayer - In Cinemas April 2". Madman Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019 . Retrieved March 21, 2019. Be among the first in Australia to feast on a smorgasbord of Demon Slayer episodes, before it heads to AnimeLab for its weekly simulcast season. A second fanbook, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Official Fanbook: Demon Slaying Corps Memorandum 2 ( 鬼滅の刃公式ファンブック 鬼殺隊見聞録・弐, Kimetsu no Yaiba Kōshiki Fanbukku Kisatsutai Kenbunroku Ni ), was released on February 4, 2021. [40] It includes three one-shot chapters: "Tanjirō no Kinkyō Hōkokusho" ( 炭治郎の近況報告書, "Report on Tanjiro's Present Condition"), which is about Tanjiro and other characters after the manga's conclusion; "Totsugeki!! Jigoku no Onishuzai ~Sanzunokawa o Koete~" ( 突撃!! 地獄の鬼取材～三途の川を越えて～, Breaking! Hell Demon Report ~Crossing the Far Shore~), which shows some of the demons from "that time"; and "Kimetsu no Dodai" ( 鬼滅の土台, "The Foundation of Kimetsu"), which shows some of Gotouge's real stories from drawing the manga during its serialization. It also includes the previously published one-shot chapter "Rengoku Volume 0", previously given out as a bonus for theatergoers for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train in 2020, and the "Nenshi Bangai-hen" ( 年始番外編, "New Year extra edition") and "Nenmatsu Bangai-hen" ( 年末番外編, "Year-end extra edition") one-shots, published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2020 and 2019, respectively. [41] [40] It also includes the one-shot 'Micchaku! "Kimetsu Gakuen" ni Kayou Tanjiro no 1-nichi' ( 密着！"キメツ学園"に通う炭治郎の1日, "Closer Look! A Day of Tanjiro Attending Kimetsu University") which was published in Jump GIGA 2018 WINTER Vol.3 in 2018. [40] Ressler, Karen (June 3, 2018). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga Gets TV Anime by ufotable". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018 . Retrieved June 3, 2018.