Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (鬼滅の刃, Kimetsu no Yaiba, “Blade of Demon Destruction”[4]) 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 published by Shueisha on their Manga Plus platform. It follows teenage Tanjiro Kamado, who strives to become a Demon Slayer after his family was slaughtered and his younger sister, Nezuko, is turned into a demon.
A 26-episode anime television series adaptation produced by Ufotable aired from April to September 2019. A sequel film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train, was released in October 2020 and became the highest-grossing anime film 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. A fourth season has also been announced.
By February 2021, the manga had over 150 million copies in circulation, including digital versions, making it the ninth best-selling manga series of all time. Also, it was the best-selling manga in 2019 and 2020. Both the manga and its anime adaptation have received critical acclaim. The anime series has received numerous awards and is considered one of the best anime of the 2010s. In 2020, the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba franchise generated an estimated annual sales revenue of ¥1 trillion ($8.75 billion), becoming one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.
Plot
Tanjiro Kamado is a kind-hearted and intelligent boy who lives with his family in the mountains. After his father’s death, he became his family’s breadwinner, traveling to the nearby village to sell charcoal. One day, he came home and discovers his family was attacked and slaughtered by a demon. His sister Nezuko, the sole survivor of the incident, has been transformed into a demon, but still surprisingly shows signs of human emotion and thought. After an encounter with Giyu Tomioka, the Water Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, Tanjiro is recruited by Giyu and sent to his retired master Sakonji Urokodaki for training to also become a Demon Slayer, beginning his quest to help Nezuko turn into a human again.
After two years of strenuous training during which he learns the “Water Breathing” style, Tanjiro takes part in a formidable exam and is one of the few survivors to pass, officially making him a member of the Corps. He begins his work of hunting down and slaying demons alongside Nezuko, who has been hypnotized to not harm humans and who occasionally helps him in battle. One of Tanjiro’s assignments brings him to Asakusa where he encounters Muzan Kibutsuji, the evil progenitor of all demons and the one who murdered his 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.
Continuing his missions, Tanjiro and Nezuko meet Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira, fellow survivors of the exam with whom they form a team during a battle with Kyogai, a former member of the Kizuki. The group soon faces off against Rui, and although Tanjiro unlocks a mysterious style called “Hinokami Kagura”, they are ultimately outmatched. They are rescued by Giyu and Insect Hashira Shinobu Kocho and brought back to headquarters where Tanjiro partakes in a council between the Corps’ leader Kagaya Ubuyashiki and the Hashira, its most elite members – Giyu, Shinobu, Stone Hashira Gyomei Himejima, Wind Hashira Sanemi Shinazugawa, Serpent Hashira Obanai Iguro, Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku, Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito, Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui, and Love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji – who, with Giyu’s exception, do not believe Nezuko should be allowed to live. However, Kagaya nonetheless manages to convince them to accept her. With this agreement, Tanjiro begins to work alongside the Hashira, where he encounters significantly more resistance from the demons.
Following Rui’s death, Muzan slaughters Kamanue, Mukago, Wakuraba, and Rokuro due to their constant failures before sparing Enmu and sending him on a mission to kill Tanjiro. After a battle against Enmu in a passenger train, Tanjiro manages to decapitate him with Kyojuro’s support until Akaza arrives and fatally injures Kyojuro, who dies from his wounds. Several months later, Tanjiro, Zenitsu and Inosuke are sent to Yoshiwara with Tengen, where they face off and defeat Gyutaro and his sister Daki. However, 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 by eating demon flesh. With the help of Muichiro and Mitsuri, the group manage to kill Gyokko and Hantengu while discovering 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 the ultimate being.
Tanjiro 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 prepare to fight Muzan. Kagaya forecasts Muzan’s intentions and enacts a strict training regimen for the entire Corps to prepare for the upcoming battle. Tamayo develops a serum with the obtained blood samples to cure Nezuko, who is kept isolated far from the battle as she recovers. Muzan appears before Kagaya, who triggers a suicide attack to stagger him. The Hashira ambush Muzan, but he traps them all within the Infinity Castle, an endless labyrinth which houses the remaining three Kizuki, with newly-ascended Kaigaku and Nakime, Zenitsu’s former partner and Muzan’s personal lair, respectively.
Tamayo restrains Muzan with a poison she concocted, leaving him vulnerable to attack. After harrowing battles, the Corps defeat Kaigaku, Akaza, Doma, and Kokushibo, though Shinobu, Genya, and Muichiro sacrifice their lives on the way. Muzan kills Tamayo, but is forced above ground by the Corps. Aided by Tamayo’s poison, the Corps succeed into kill Nakime and a desperate battle of attrition ensues as the remaining members of the Corps fight against Muzan until the morning sun can kill him. The Corps leave Muzan helpless against the sun, though they take huge losses, including Gyomei, Obanai, and Mitsuri. Tanjiro is mortally wounded while delivering the final blow and Muzan forcefully gives his remaining blood to him. Tanjiro transforms into the ultimate demon in Muzan’s last-ditch effort to have his species survives. Tanjiro begins to attack the remaining Corps members, but through their efforts and Nezuko, who has been fully restored to her human self, he is turned back into a human.
In the aftermath of the battle, the Corps are disbanded, with Giyu, Tengen, and Sanemi as the only Hashira survivors. 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 Nezuko marries Zenitsu. In a modern-day epilogue, the descendants and reincarnations of the Corps members enjoy a peaceful life free of demons.
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