Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba facts for kids
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First tankōbon volume cover, featuring siblings Nezuko (left) and Tanjiro Kamado (right)
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Quick facts for kids 鬼滅の刃(Kimetsu no Yaiba) |
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| Written by | Koyoharu Gotouge |
| Published by | Shueisha |
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| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
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| Original run | February 15, 2016 – May 18, 2020 |
| Volumes | 23 |
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Japanese: 鬼滅の刃, Hepburn: Kimetsu no Yaiba, rgh. 'Blade of Demon Destruction') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from February 2016 to May 2020, with its chapters collected in 23 tankōbon volumes. It has been published in English by Viz Media and simultaneously on the Manga Plus platform by Shueisha. It follows teenage Tanjiro Kamado, who joins the Demon Slayer Corps after his family is murdered and the sole survivor, his younger sister Nezuko, is turned into a demon, in the hopes of turning her human again and defeating the demon king Muzan Kibutsuji.
An anime television series adaptation, produced by Ufotable, aired a 26-episode first season from April to September 2019, with a sequel film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train, released in October 2020, which became the highest-grossing anime and Japanese film of all time. An 18-episode second season of the anime series aired from October 2021 to February 2022 while a compilation film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village, was released in February 2023. An 11-episode third season aired from April to June 2023 while another compilation film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training, was released in February 2024. An eight-episode fourth season aired from May to June 2024. A film trilogy sequel adapting the "Infinity Castle" story arc premiered in July 2025.
By July 2025, the manga had over 220 million copies in circulation, including digital versions, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time; it was the best-selling manga of 2019 and 2020. It has received critical acclaim for its art, storyline, action scenes and characters. The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba franchise is one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.
