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] Peters, Megan. "Demon Slayer Movie Removed from PlayStation Store Following Accidental Upload". ComicBook.com. Paramount Global . Retrieved February 2, 2023. 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. Ressler, Karen (May 27, 2018). "My Hero Academia Gets 'Vigilante' Spinoff Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 21, 2016 . Retrieved May 27, 2018. A second Demon Slayer 'movie', To the Swordsmith Village, was released earlier in 2023. It bundles together episodes 10 and 11 of the Entertainment District arc and the first episode of season 3, AKA the Swordsmith Village arc. This is largely redundant. We recommend just jumping ahead to the proper TV episodes.

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 a b Loo, Egan (December 10, 2022). "Demon Slayer Anime's Swordsmith Village Arc Premieres in April With 1-Hour TV Special (Updated)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022 . Retrieved December 10, 2022. An art exhibition of the series ran in Tokyo's Mori Arts Center Gallery from October 26 to December 12, 2021. The exhibition displayed numerous artworks drawn by Koyoharu Gotouge and also sold original goods. [138] The exhibition ran in the Grand Front Osaka from July 14 to September 4, 2022. [139] Reception Popularity and cultural impact Ehrlich, David (April 23, 2021). " 'Demon Slayer' Review: The Anime Hit Arrives in American Theaters, but There's a Major Catch". IndieWire. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021 . Retrieved April 27, 2021.Sherman, Jennifer (August 9, 2019). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga Gets 2nd Novel". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 30, 2019 . Retrieved November 25, 2019. Penn, Michael (May 12, 2021). " 'Perfect storm' propels Demon Slayer into the record books". Al Jazeera English. Archived from the original on May 12, 2021 . Retrieved June 15, 2021. in Japanese). Tokyo MX. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020 . Retrieved October 31, 2020. Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba Part 1 Standard Edition Blu-ray". Right Stuf Inc. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020 . Retrieved December 3, 2020. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 15, 2020). "Demon Slayer Franchise Gets 3rd Novel in July". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020 . Retrieved May 15, 2020.

When I create a song for an anime series, I always try to think about what makes that series unique, and how I can replace and express that uniqueness musically," Aimer explained. Komatsu, Mikikazu (December 22, 2020). "Japan Box Office: Demon Slayer's Non-stop Domination Finally Reaches Its 10th Week". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on December 22, 2020 . Retrieved December 22, 2020. Lee, Jan (March 24, 2021). " 'Demon Slayer The Movie' slays Malaysia box office, becomes No.1 anime film". The Star. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021 . Retrieved March 24, 2021.

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Harding, Daryl (December 28, 2020). "Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Dethrones Spirited Away to Become the No. 1 Film in Japan of All Time". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on December 29, 2020 . Retrieved December 28, 2020. Loo, Egan (June 16, 2021). "Demon Slayer Film Sells At Least 486,000 Discs on 1st Day (Updated)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021 . Retrieved June 17, 2021. 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 Demon Slayer season three has not confirmed its final episode count, but season two's Entertainment District Arc had 11 episodes in total and we expect the same to be true this year.

a b Friedman, Nicholas (December 7, 2020). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba English Dub to Stream First on Funimation". Funimation. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021 . Retrieved March 4, 2021.

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Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 24, 2020). "Demon Slayer Film, Violet Evergarden Get Mainichi Film Award Animation Nods". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020 . Retrieved February 19, 2021. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 27, 2021). "Demon Slayer, Violet Evergarden, More Nominated for 44th Japan Academy Film Prizes". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 21, 2021 . Retrieved February 19, 2021. The film has received numerous awards, including Animation of the Year at the 44th Japan Academy Film Prize as well as the Best Animation Film at the 45th Hochi Film Award. The film was released theatrically in Japan on October 16, 2020. [11] Because other major releases had been delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of available screens was higher than usual. [12] The film opened in 403 cinemas total, including all 38 IMAX cinemas within the country. [13] The film had a very staggered international release, being released from as early as October 30, 2020, in Taiwan, [14] to as late as August 13, 2021, in India. [15] The theatrical release in China was delayed when a controversy surrounding the film Monster Hunter led the Chinese censors to review some foreign films a second time. [16] Home media [ edit ]