Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Updated: 12/10/2025, 11:26:38 AM Wikipedia source
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 slaughtered and the sole survivor, his younger sister Nezuko, is turned into a demon, in the hopes of turning her human again. 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 feature-length compilation, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village, was released in theaters in February 2023. An 11-episode third season aired from April to June 2023 while another compilation, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training, was released in theaters 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 theaters 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.
Infobox
Genre
mw- AdventureDark fantasyMartial arts
Written by
Koyoharu Gotouge
Published by
Shueisha
English publisher
NA: Viz Media
Imprint
Jump Comics
Magazine
Weekly Shōnen Jump
English magazine
NA: Weekly Shonen Jump
Original run
February 15, 2016 – May 18, 2020
Volumes
23 (List of volumes)
Tables
· Reception › Accolades › Awards and nominations
2017
2017
Year
2017
Award
1st Tsutaya Comic Awards
Category
Anime Hope Division
Result
3rd place
2018
2018
Year
2018
Award
Da Vinci 18th Annual Book of the Year
Category
Book of the Year
Result
30th place
2019
2019
Year
2019
Award
Da Vinci 19th Annual Book of the Year
Category
Book of the Year
Result
10th place
2020
2020
Year
2020
Award
BookWalker Awards
Category
Grand Prize
Result
Won
Piccoma Awards
Piccoma Awards
Year
Piccoma Awards
Award
Luna Category
Da Vinci 20th Annual Book of the Year
Da Vinci 20th Annual Book of the Year
Year
Da Vinci 20th Annual Book of the Year
Award
Book of the Year
24th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
24th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
Year
24th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
Award
Cultural Prize
Category
Nominated
2021
2021
Year
2021
Award
25th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
Special Prize
Special Prize
Year
Special Prize
Award
Won
50th Japan Cartoonists Association Award
50th Japan Cartoonists Association Award
Year
50th Japan Cartoonists Association Award
Award
Grand Prize
Ridibooks Comic Award
Ridibooks Comic Award
Year
Ridibooks Comic Award
Award
Grand Prix
Da Vinci 21st Annual Book of the Year
Da Vinci 21st Annual Book of the Year
Year
Da Vinci 21st Annual Book of the Year
Award
Book of the Year
52nd Seiun Awards
52nd Seiun Awards
Year
52nd Seiun Awards
Award
Best Comic
Category
Nominated
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2017 | 1st Tsutaya Comic Awards | Anime Hope Division | 3rd place | |
| 2018 | Da Vinci 18th Annual Book of the Year | Book of the Year | 30th place | |
| 2019 | Da Vinci 19th Annual Book of the Year | Book of the Year | 10th place | |
| 2020 | BookWalker Awards | Grand Prize | Won | |
| Piccoma Awards | Luna Category | |||
| Da Vinci 20th Annual Book of the Year | Book of the Year | |||
| 24th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize | Cultural Prize | Nominated | ||
| 2021 | 25th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize | |||
| Special Prize | Won | |||
| 50th Japan Cartoonists Association Award | Grand Prize | |||
| Ridibooks Comic Award | Grand Prix | |||
| Da Vinci 21st Annual Book of the Year | Book of the Year | |||
| 52nd Seiun Awards | Best Comic | Nominated |
References
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- Oricon does not count digital copies of manga.
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