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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
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Score

8.3 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

26

Studio

ufotable

Official Streams

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Also known as 鬼滅の刃 | Kimetsu no Yaiba

TVSpring 2019Source MangaR - 17+ (violence & profanity)
ActionAdventureDramaFantasySupernaturalAward Winning

8.3/10

Community score

#229

Rank

3.5M

Members

95K

Favorites

Synopsis

It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself. Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a “demon slayer” so that he can turn his sister back into a human, and kill the demon that massacred his family.

(Source: Crunchyroll)

Production Notes

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.

Cast Highlights

Agatsuma, Zenitsu

Agatsuma, Zenitsu

Main

Voice: Shimono, Hiro (Japanese)

Hashibira, Inosuke

Hashibira, Inosuke

Main

Voice: Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu (Japanese)

Kamado, Nezuko

Kamado, Nezuko

Main

Voice: Kitou, Akari (Japanese)

Kamado, Tanjirou

Kamado, Tanjirou

Main

Voice: Hanae, Natsuki (Japanese)

Blue-Haired Demon

Blue-Haired Demon

Supporting

Voice: Tsuruoka, Satoshi (Japanese)

Brown-Haired Demon

Brown-Haired Demon

Supporting

Voice: Fukushima, Jun (Japanese)

Cocky Demon Slayer

Cocky Demon Slayer

Supporting

Voice: Ban, Taito (Japanese)

Doctor

Doctor

Supporting

Voice: Takahashi, Shinya (Japanese)

Core Staff

Fujio, Akifumi

Fujio, Akifumi

Producer

Kondou, Hikaru

Kondou, Hikaru

Producer, Planning

Miyake, Masanori

Miyake, Masanori

Producer

Takahashi, Yuuma

Takahashi, Yuuma

Producer

Kimura, Yoshitaka

Kimura, Yoshitaka

Assistant Producer

Ozaki, Fumikazu

Ozaki, Fumikazu

Assistant Producer

Theme Songs

Openings

"Gurenge (紅蓮華)" by LiSA

Endings

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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Quick Facts

FormatTV
Episodes26
Duration23 min per ep
SourceManga
RatingR - 17+ (violence & profanity)
SeasonSpring 2019
AiredApr 6, 2019 to Sep 28, 2019
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#5
Scored by2.4M
BroadcastSaturdays at 23:30 (JST)
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Romaji title

Kimetsu no Yaiba

Japanese title

鬼滅の刃

Synonyms

Blade of Demon Destruction, Demon Slayer, Guardianes De La Noche: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Production Team

Main studio

ufotable

Producers

Aniplex, Studio Mausu, Shueisha

Licensors

Aniplex of America

Japanese title

鬼滅の刃

Themes And Audience

HistoricalShounen