Kimetsu no Yaiba


Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Blade of Demon Destruction
Japanese: 鬼滅の刃
English: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
German: Demon Slayer
Spanish: Guardianes De La Noche: Kimetsu no Yaiba
French: Demon Slayer
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Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 6, 2019 to Sep 28, 2019
Premiered: Spring 2019
Broadcast: Saturdays at 23:30 (JST)
Licensors: Aniplex of America
Studios: ufotable
Source: Manga
Genres: ActionAction, Award WinningAward Winning, SupernaturalSupernatural
Theme: HistoricalHistorical
Demographic: ShounenShounen
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Statistics

Score: 8.441 (scored by 22018232,201,823 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #1722
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #5
Members: 3,202,440
Favorites: 92,447

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Synopsis

Ever since the death of his father, the burden of supporting the family has fallen upon Tanjirou Kamado's shoulders. Though living impoverished on a remote mountain, the Kamado family are able to enjoy a relatively peaceful and happy life. One day, Tanjirou decides to go down to the local village to make a little money selling charcoal. On his way back, night falls, forcing Tanjirou to take shelter in the house of a strange man, who warns him of the existence of flesh-eating demons that lurk in the woods at night.

When he finally arrives back home the next day, he is met with a horrifying sight—his whole family has been slaughtered. Worse still, the sole survivor is his sister Nezuko, who has been turned into a bloodthirsty demon. Consumed by rage and hatred, Tanjirou swears to avenge his family and stay by his only remaining sibling. Alongside the mysterious group calling themselves the Demon Slayer Corps, Tanjirou will do whatever it takes to slay the demons and protect the remnants of his beloved sister's humanity.

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Background

The anime covers chapters 1 to 53 of the manga.

Kimetsu no Yaiba won the Animation of the Year award in the Television category at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival in 2020.

Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Kondou, Hikaru
Producer, Planning
Miyake, Masanori
Producer


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Opening Theme

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"Gurenge (紅蓮華)" by LiSA
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Ending Theme

1: "Gurenge (紅蓮華)" by LiSA (eps 1, 26)
2: "from the edge" by FictionJunction feat. LiSA (eps 2-18, 20-25)
3: "Kamado Tanjirou no Uta (竈門炭治郎のうた)" by Go Shiina ft. Nami Nakagawa (eps 19)

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Jan 21, 2025
- German translation below -

Story/Pacing 20 % 7.5/10
The story is kept relatively simple and offers no great innovation. The episodes are never unnecessarily stretched out, there are both quiet and fast-paced, gripping moments. It offers a solid basis but the focus of the anime lies elsewhere, Demon Slayer doesn't want to tell a new unique story but to wrap up what happens in the most exciting way possible. Despite its simplicity, it is by no means bad.

Animation 30 % 9.5/10
The animations are the anime's greatest strength. The fight scenes are bombastic and almost a work of art. At the same time, you can ...
Sep 18, 2024
Mixed Feelings
Let me start by saying I am not a big fan of Shounen Action Anime to begin with. I don’t have much interest in seeing those long running 100+ episodes shows so back when there was only one season I gave this a shot. I get it, I get why people like it, but in my opinion it’s just painfully repetitive and uninteresting. Ufotable does an incredible job I will never deny that, but as far as the story goes I was far from engaged.

The characters are probably one of the weakest aspects, Tanjiro is cool and all but the other two are just obnoxious. ...
Dec 25, 2024
I can't believe such spectacular coloring and animation is wasted on such a terrible story. Demon Slayer looks absolutely stunning. The animators paid close attention to the colors and the lighting. I saw my roommate watching this and that was enough to convince me to give it a shot.

The problem is that the show doesn't deserve this. Sure... It has good start. The premise of the protagonist carrying his demonic, flesh eating sister around while trying to find a cure is great. But the rest is just terrible. The story just keeps picking up shallow and boring characters without ever reaching that moment where it ...

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