Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge. Gotouge launched the manga in 2016's 11th issue of Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump on February 15, 2016, and ran until May 18, 2020. A side-story for the manga was published in the first issue of Shonen Jump GIGA on July 20, 2016. It follows teenage Tanjiro Kamado, who strives to become a demon slayer after his family was slaughtered and his younger sister Nezuko turned into a demon.

Viz Media published the first three chapters of the series in its digital magazine Weekly Shonen Jump as part of the "Jump Start" program, but did not pick the series up for continued serialization. Viz announced their license to the series during their panel at San Diego Comic-Con on July 20, 2017. At their Anime NYC panel on November 15, 2019, Viz announced their plan to release volumes monthly starting in May 2020. A collection containing the entire series was released by Viz Media on November 9, 2021. __TOC__

Volumes

Special chapters TitleJapanese release dateEnglish release dateOctober 5, 2020N/AOne-shot released in Weekly Shōnen Jump on October 5, 2020, without ever receiving a formal volume release. Plot: A young Kyojuro defeats a demon skilled in the flute to prove his ability as a Demon Slayer.Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Corps RecordsFebruary 4, 2021September 26, 2023 Two additional chapters included in the second fanbook of the series Plot: During the events of the final conflict, an unconscious Goto imagines himself interviewing the fallen demons in Naraka, who reflect on being killed by various breathing styles. A year after Muzan's defeat, a half blind and physically disabled Tanjiro resolves to continue his work selling coal with Inosuke, while also receiving a large amount of money from the Ubiyashikis as compensation for his disability. Nezuko cooks and does housework while Zenitsu spends his time lounging around due to his chronic leg injuries, but Tanjiro's intervention motivates him to be more constructive. Meanwhile, at the Butterfly Mansion, Kanao becomes a doctor to succeed Shinobu's responsibilities. Giyu and Sanemi have respectively become more sociable and amicable towards other survivors. Zenitsu attempts to propose to Nezuko, only for his overly loud voice to cause temporary hearing loss in his friends.

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at Shonenjump.com at Viz.com