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)
Producers: Aniplex, Shueisha
Licensors: Aniplex of America
Studios: ufotable
Source: Manga
Genres: ActionAction, Award WinningAward Winning, FantasyFantasy
Theme: HistoricalHistorical
Demographic: ShounenShounen
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Statistics

Score: 8.451 (scored by 21571092,157,109 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #1632
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #5
Members: 3,134,886
Favorites: 91,741

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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, Sound Director, Series Composition
Miyake, Masanori
Producer


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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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Reviews

Aug 21, 2024
My review refers to all seasons. In my opinion, Demon Slayer is a masterpiece.
From the very first episode, you are captivated by the stunning animation and the intricate design of the characters and landscapes.
The story is emotional and gripping. The fight scenes are visually perfect and impressive. The development of the characters, especially Tanjiro and his sister Nezuko, is profound and touching. You can easily identify with their struggles and hopes.
In summary, Demon Slayer is a 10 out of 10 for me. The combination of beautiful animation, an engaging story, and deep characters makes this anime a must-watch for any anime fan.
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. ...
Oct 5, 2024
It gets one star for ufotable and another for Kajiura Yuki. It's incomprehensible that anyone would give this poorly-written garbage anything more than that.

If you really, really, reeeeally like battle shonen you are not lacking for choice, watch literally anything else that actually has a plot, or that has characters with more than a single running gag going for each that are trying to annoy you every second of every minute.

Honestly, so much money and high-quality human capital went into this show, it's a shame the source material (ie. the story and writing) are just atrocious to the point of being irredeemable. Maybe ...

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