Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 3: Believe in Yourself

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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. 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. kimetsu.com (in Japanese). August 11, 2019. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020 . Retrieved October 31, 2020. A fourth season covering the "Hashira Training" arc was announced following the end of the third season finale. [60] A second season, covering the "Entertainment District" arc, was announced on February 14, 2021, with the staff and cast from the first season and film returning. [15] Haruo Sotozaki returned as director, with character designs by Akira Matsushima and animation produced by Ufotable. [16] [17] In September 2021, it was announced that the second season would air for two cours. [18] On September 25, following the Fuji Television broadcast of the Mugen Train film, it was announced that the "Entertainment District" arc would premiere on December 5, and would be preceded by a television series recompilation of the "Mugen Train" arc as featured in the film that premiered on October 10, 2021. [19]

in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021 . Retrieved February 2, 2021.a b Komatsu, Mikikazu (September 2, 2019). "Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga's Total Print Run Reaches Ten Million Copies". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on November 4, 2019 . Retrieved November 4, 2019. 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 . Retrieved December 10, 2022. 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.

Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 1, 2019. Archived from the original on October 15, 2020 . Retrieved October 18, 2020. Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie - Mugen Available Now on Digital! - 06.22.2021". kimetsu.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021 . Retrieved June 28, 2021. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 16, 2021). "Japanese Animation TV Ranking, October 4–10". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021 . Retrieved June 11, 2023. a b 「鬼滅の刃」「約束のネバーランド」の新作読み切り、ジャンプに掲載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 5, 2020. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021 . Retrieved February 1, 2021. 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.Episode 50: Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 25, 2023). "Japanese Animation TV Ranking, May 8–14". Anime News Network . Retrieved May 26, 2023.

Kimetsu no Yaiba" 鬼滅の刃. Tokyo MX. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021 . Retrieved April 6, 2019. In May 2020, after the main series finished, a spin-off titled Kyojuro Rengoku Gaiden ( 煉獄外伝, Rengoku Kyōjurō Gaiden), illustrated by Ryōji Hirano and centered on Kyojuro was announced to be released. [21] The two chapters of Rengoku Gaiden were published in Weekly Shōnen Jump on October 12 and 17, 2020. [22] A collected gaiden tankōbon volume, which includes Giyu Tomioka Gaiden, Kyojuro Rengoku Gaiden, and Kimetsu no Aima!, was released on December 4, 2020. [23] Viz Media released the volume, under the title Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ― Stories of Water and Flame, on January 4, 2022. [24] [25] a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 20, 2021). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles Game Launches in Japan on October 14". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 20, 2021 . Retrieved June 20, 2021.In 2019, Demon Slayer: Flower of Happiness had about 210,966 copies sold, and Demon Slayer: One-Winged Butterfly had about 196,674 copies sold. Both novels ranked third and fourth respectively in Oricon's overall bunko ranking chart. [254] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba overall novelization was the tenth best-selling light novel in 2019, with 407,640 copies sold. [255] In February 2020, after a planned reprint collectively 1.16 million copies were in circulation, making the books the fastest franchise novel in Shueisha's "Jump J-Books" label to reach 1 million copies in circulation. [256] The two light novels were the best-selling novels of the first half of 2020, collectively selling a total of 1,199,863 copies. [257] [258] The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba overall novelization was the best-selling light novel of 2020, with 2,752,593 copies sold. [259] The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba overall novelization was the best-selling novel series in the first half of 2021, collectively selling a total of 651,358 copies, [260] while the three novels and the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train novelization (and its " Mirai bunko" edition), were among the best-selling-novel volumes in the first half of 2021. [261] The three light novels were among the top 5 best-selling light novel volumes of 2021, [262] while the overall novelization was the best-selling light novel, with 776,320 copies sold. [263] [264]

Loo, Egan (February 13, 2022). "Demon Slayer Manga's Swordsmith Village Arc Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network . Retrieved February 13, 2022. Funimation began streaming the English dub on December 8, 2020. [76] [69] Madman Entertainment acquired the series in Australia and New Zealand and simultaneously streamed the series on AnimeLab. [77] In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Anime Limited acquired the series. [78] 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 Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc Standard Edition Blu-ray". Crunchyroll . Retrieved June 24, 2022. Episode 28: Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 23, 2021). "Japanese Animation TV Ranking, October 11–17". Anime News Network . Retrieved December 17, 2022. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba--Stories of Water and Flame". Viz Media. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021 . Retrieved November 29, 2021.