Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 2: It Was You

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba was the first series to take all top 10 positions of Oricon's weekly manga chart. [216] The manga occupied the entire top 10 for a full month, and it was also the first series in Oricon's history to occupy the entire top 19 weekly rank. [217] [218] In October 2020, the twenty-two volumes, at the time, of the series occupied the top 22 spots of Oricon's weekly manga chart. [200] It was the best-selling manga for the first half of 2020, with 45,297,633 copies sold, [219] and its twenty volumes (including a special edition of volume 20) at the time, were among the top 25 best-selling manga volumes of 2020. [220] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 's first twenty-two volumes were the best-selling manga volumes of 2020, [221] making the series as well the best-selling manga series in 2020, with 82,345,447 copies sold. [222]

Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 24, 2023). "Demon Slayer: Swordsmith Village Arc Anime's English Dub Debuts on May 28". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 25, 2023 . Retrieved May 25, 2023. Sherman, Jennifer (March 7, 2019). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime's Theatrical Version Gets U.S. Premiere on March 31". Anime News Network . Retrieved March 17, 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.

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Die Geschichte um den Kampf gegen einen überstarken Feind, die Frage nach Menschlichkeit und die Bedeutung von Freundschaft und Zusammenhalt Durch die gute Charakterisierung jedes Einzelnen mit einer speziellen Persönlichkeit, wird dieser Kritikpunkt aber wieder wettgemacht. Mochte ich zu Anfang noch nicht alle Charaktere, habe ich sie am Ende doch in mein Herz geschlossen, was ihren Verlust noch tragischer macht. A traditional Noh-Kyōgen stage play was announced at the Jump Festa '22 in December 2021. [129] It ran from July 26–31 at the Kanze Noh Theater in Tokyo and from December 9–11, 2022 at the Ohtsuki Noh Theater in Osaka. The cast includes Ohtsuki Yuichi as Tanjiro Kamado and his younger sister Nezuko, Ohtsuki Bunzo as Rui, and Nomura Mansai, who is also a stage director, played as Muzan Kibutsuji. [130] A third stage play adaptation based on the manga's "Mugen Train" arc was announced by Weekly Shōnen Jump in January 2022. Titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba The Stage Part 3: Mugen Dream Train, it was performed on September 10 and 11 at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, at Kyoto Theater in Kyoto from September 16–25, and again at the Tokyo Dome City Hall from October 15–23, 2022. [131] [132]

a b Loo, Egan (February 13, 2022). "Demon Slayer Manga's Swordsmith Village Arc Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network . Retrieved February 13, 2022. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 24, 2018). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime Reveals Staff, More Cast". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019 . Retrieved November 24, 2018. A fourth stage play adaptation based on the manga's "Entertainment District Arc" was announced in April 2023. Titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba The Stage Part 4: Sneaking into the Entertainment District, it is scheduled to run in Osaka from November 11–19 and Tokyo from December 1–10, 2023. [133] The cast and staff are returning to reprise their roles, with Shogo Sakamoto played as Tanjiro Kamado. [134] [135] A Kabuki play of the manga was announced in October 2022. Titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Super Kabuki II, it is scheduled to run in Tokyo from February to March 2024. [136] However, due to "various circumstances" about an actor, planned performances were postponed. [137] Art exhibition A 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 Zwar gibt es ein schönes Ende und sogar einen Zeitsprung, der das Leben der Nachkommen der Dämonenjäger zeigt, aber hier hätte ich mir mehr als nur zwei Kapitel gewünscht. Denn es werden fast nur die direkten Nachwehen des Kampfes gezeigt, nicht die weitere Geschichte der Protagonisten.

Giyu Tomioka Gaiden ( 冨岡義勇 外伝, Tomioka Giyū Gaiden), a two-chapter manga spin-off centered on Giyu, was published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump on April 1 and 8, 2019. Gotouge is credited with the original work and Ryōji Hirano drew the manga. [17] [18] A side-story for the manga was published in the first issue of Shōnen Jump GIGA on July 20, 2016. [19]

Episode 33: Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 4, 2021). "Japanese Animation TV Ranking, November 22–28". Anime News Network . Retrieved December 17, 2022. Sherman, Jennifer (April 10, 2020). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime Film Opens on October 16". Anime News Network . Retrieved May 6, 2020.A stage play adaptation of the manga was announced by Weekly Shōnen Jump in September 2019. [125] The stage play was performed from January 18–26 in Tokyo at the Tennōzu Ginga Gekijō and from January 31 to February 2, 2020, in Hyōgo Prefecture at the AiiA 2.5 Theater Kobe. Kenichi Suemitsu scripted and directed the play and Shunsuke Wada composed the music. The cast includes Ryota Kobayashi as the protagonist Tanjirō Kamado, Akari Takaishi as his sister Nezuko, Keisuke Ueda as Zenitsu Agatsuma, Yūgo Satō as Inosuke Hashibira, Reo Honda as Giyū Tomioka, Tomoyuki Takagi as Sakonji Urokodaki, Mimi Maihane as Tamayo, Hisanori Satō as Yushirō, and Yoshihide Sasaki as the main antagonist Muzan Kibutsuji. [126] A second stage play adaptation was announced at the Jump Festa '21 event in December 2020, with the cast and staff returning. [127] Titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the 2nd: Bonds, it ran in Tokyo from August 7–15, in Osaka from August 20–22, and again in Tokyo from August 27–31, 2021. [128] 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 (February 1, 2021). "Demon Slayer Fan Book to Include 3 New 1-Shot Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021 . Retrieved February 1, 2021.