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Koyoharu Gotouge2016–2020

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Kimetsu no Yaiba · 鬼滅の刃

Tanjiro becomes a demon slayer to avenge his family and turn his sister Nezuko, now a demon, back into a human.

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205chapters
23volumes
4years in the Jump
14times it opened the magazine

What it is about

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump issue 2350 on February 15, 2016. Created by Koyoharu Gotouge, it tells the story of Tanjiro Kamado, who becomes a Demon Slayer after demons attack his family. With 23 volumes and 205 chapters, Demon Slayer became a global phenomenon, setting records in Japan and worldwide. Its debut issue also carried Kochikame, One Piece and Gintama.

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Its story in the Jump

12 arcs, from its first chapter to its last one in the Weekly

  1. DebutChapter 1WSJ No. 2350 · February 15, 2016See that issue →
  2. 2016 · Ch. 1–9Final Selection From vol. 1
  3. 2016 · Ch. 10–13Kidnapper's Bog From vol. 2
  4. 2016 · Ch. 14–19Asakusa From vol. 2
  5. 2016 · Ch. 20–27Tsuzumi Mansion From vol. 3
  6. 2016–2017 · Ch. 28–44Mount Natagumo From vol. 4
  7. 2017 · Ch. 45–53Rehabilitation Training From vol. 6
  8. 2017 · Ch. 54–66Mugen Train From vol. 7
  9. 2017–2018 · Ch. 67–97Entertainment District From vol. 8
  10. 2018 · Ch. 98–127Swordsmith Village From vol. 12
  11. 2018 · Ch. 128–139Hashira Training From vol. 15
  12. 2018–2019 · Ch. 140–183Infinity Castle From vol. 16
  13. 2019–2020 · Ch. 184–205Sunrise Countdown From vol. 21
  14. Final chapterChapter 205WSJ No. 2554 · May 18, 2020See that issue →

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Position in the magazine

The Jump orders its table of contents by reader votes: the higher up, the more popular

Its position each year · taller is better · pick a year

2ndof 30 series in 2020

Only One Piece got more votes in 2020.

Average
2.6
whole year
Issues
21
in 2020
Best
1st
3 times
Color pages
5
issues (3 opening the magazine)
  1. 1 One Piece 2.6
  2. 2 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 2.6
  3. 3 Dr. Stone 4.5
  4. 4 My Hero Academia 4.6
  5. 5 Haikyu!! 5.7
1st5th8thNo. 1No. 8No. 13No. 18No. 24No. 29No. 35No. 41No. 46No. 51No. 521st5th8thNo. 1No. 13No. 24No. 35No. 46No. 52

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Main characters

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  • Tanjiro Kamado July 14July 14 Tanjiro Kamado竈門炭治郎
  • Inosuke Hashibira April 22April 22 Inosuke Hashibira嘴平伊之助
  • Nezuko Kamado December 28December 28 Nezuko Kamado竈門禰豆子
  • Zenitsu Agatsuma September 3September 3 Zenitsu Agatsuma我妻善逸
  • Giyu Tomioka February 8February 8 Giyu Tomioka冨岡義勇
  • Kyojuro Rengoku May 10May 10 Kyojuro Rengoku煉獄杏寿郎

Character data: AniList

Character birthdays

16 characters from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, month by month

Next birthday: Tengen Uzui, October 31 in 4 days

  1. October

    1. 31Tengen Uzui

  2. November

    1. 29Sanemi Shinazugawa

  3. December

    1. 28Nezuko Kamado

  4. January

    1. 7Genya Shinazugawa
See the rest of the year (7 months)

  1. February

    1. 8Giyu Tomioka
    2. 24Shinobu Kocho

  2. April

    1. 22Inosuke Hashibira

  3. May

    1. 10Kyojuro Rengoku
    2. 19Kanao Tsuyuri

  4. June

    1. 1Mitsuri Kanroji

  5. July

    1. 2Tamayo
    2. 14Tanjiro Kamado

  6. August

    1. 8Muichiro Tokito
    2. 23Gyomei Himejima

  7. September

    1. 3Zenitsu Agatsuma
    2. 15Obanai Iguro

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