Episode 48: Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 11, 2023). "Japanese Animation TV Ranking, April 24–30". Anime News Network . Retrieved May 12, 2023. Luster, Joseph (April 19, 2019). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime to Run for Two Cours". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019 . Retrieved April 19, 2019. Sherman, Jennifer (April 2, 2019). "Aniplex of America Licenses We Never Learn: BOKUBEN, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime". Anime News Network . Retrieved April 3, 2019. Episode 53: Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 10, 2023). "Japanese Animation TV Ranking, May 29–June 4". Anime News Network . Retrieved June 11, 2023.

In the February 2020 issue of Animedia magazine, it was revealed that the series received eleven awards for its characters at the "Animedia Character Awards 2019". Having won the most awards in a single year in animedia history. [276] [277] In a poll conducted by Kadokawa Game Linkage of the most satisfying series of 2019, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ranked in the first place, and it was also reported that between its debut episode and last episode the viewership numbers increased by 1.4 million. [278] [279] In April 2020, the anime series won the Grand Prix award and the New Face Award at the Japan Character Award by Japan's Character Brand Licensing Association (CBLA). [280] In 2020, the series became one of five recipients of the Special Achievement Award at the 62nd Japan Record Awards. [281] Year Durch die gute Charakterisierung jedes Einzelnen mit einer speziellen Persönlichkeit, wird dieser Kritikpunkt aber wieder wettgemacht. Mochte ich zu Anfang noch nicht alle Charaktere, habe ich sie am Ende doch in mein Herz geschlossen, was ihren Verlust noch tragischer macht. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 13, 2019). " 'FictionJunction feat. LiSA' Performs Ending Theme for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019 . Retrieved April 13, 2019.Loo, Egan (September 25, 2021). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga Gets New TV Anime This Year". Anime News Network . Retrieved September 25, 2021. in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021 . Retrieved December 3, 2020. Cayanan, Joanna (April 10, 2023). "Man With a M A fourth season covering the "Hashira Training" arc was announced following the end of the third season finale. [60] A second season, covering the "Entertainment District" arc, was announced on February 14, 2021, with the staff and cast from the first season and film returning. [15] Haruo Sotozaki returned as director, with character designs by Akira Matsushima and animation produced by Ufotable. [16] [17] In September 2021, it was announced that the second season would air for two cours. [18] On September 25, following the Fuji Television broadcast of the Mugen Train film, it was announced that the "Entertainment District" arc would premiere on December 5, and would be preceded by a television series recompilation of the "Mugen Train" arc as featured in the film that premiered on October 10, 2021. [19]

In May 2020, after the main series finished, a spin-off titled Kyojuro Rengoku Gaiden ( 煉獄外伝, Rengoku Kyōjurō Gaiden), illustrated by Ryōji Hirano and centered on Kyojuro was announced to be released. [21] The two chapters of Rengoku Gaiden were published in Weekly Shōnen Jump on October 12 and 17, 2020. [22] A collected gaiden tankōbon volume, which includes Giyu Tomioka Gaiden, Kyojuro Rengoku Gaiden, and Kimetsu no Aima!, was released on December 4, 2020. [23] Viz Media released the volume, under the title Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ― Stories of Water and Flame, on January 4, 2022. [24] [25] a b 鬼滅の刃公式ファンブック 鬼殺隊見聞録 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on October 7, 2020 . Retrieved May 19, 2020. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 7, 2020. Archived from the original on October 5, 2020 . Retrieved October 31, 2020. Episode 40: Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 22, 2022). "Japanese Animation TV Ranking, January 10–16". Anime News Network . Retrieved December 17, 2022. Zum Ende hin, circa im letzen Viertel, nimmt die Spannung und Action drastisch zu, als Tanjiro und seine Kameraden im letzten Showdown ihrem Erzfeind Muzan Kibutsuji, dem ersten aller Dämonen, gegenüberstehen. Die Kämpfe sind brutaler und verlustreicher als je zuvor und dem Leser wird keine Verschnaufpause gegönnt.Sherman, Jennifer (May 17, 2020). "Demon Slayer Manga Ends, Short Spinoff Series Planned". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 18, 2020 . Retrieved May 17, 2020. Chen, Brian X. (April 23, 2021). "What to Know Before Watching 'Demon Slayer: Mugen Train' ". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021 . Retrieved April 23, 2021. Crunchyroll streams Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc, [87] along with the English dub which began on May 28, 2023. [88] Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 14, 2021. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021 . Retrieved February 14, 2021.

Loo, Egan (June 11, 2023). "Demon Slayer: Swordsmith Village Arc Anime's 70-Minute Finale Airs on June 18". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 11, 2023 . Retrieved June 11, 2023. A video game based on the series was announced in 2020. [117] [118] Titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles ( 鬼滅の刃 ヒノカミ血風譚, Kimetsu no Yaiba Hinokami Keppūtan), [119] it is developed by CyberConnect2, and published by Aniplex. [120] The game was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S and Steam on October 14, 2021, in Japan. [121] [122] [119] Sega published the game worldwide for the same platforms on October 15, 2021. [123] [124] Stage plays Episode 35: Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 19, 2021). "Japanese Animation TV Ranking, December 6–12". Anime News Network . Retrieved December 17, 2022. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 4, 2021). "Demon Slayer's 'Kimetsu Gakuen' Spinoff Anime Shorts Get Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 7, 2021 . Retrieved July 6, 2021. A stage play adaptation of the manga was announced by Weekly Shōnen Jump in September 2019. [125] The stage play was performed from January 18–26 in Tokyo at the Tennōzu Ginga Gekijō and from January 31 to February 2, 2020, in Hyōgo Prefecture at the AiiA 2.5 Theater Kobe. Kenichi Suemitsu scripted and directed the play and Shunsuke Wada composed the music. The cast includes Ryota Kobayashi as the protagonist Tanjirō Kamado, Akari Takaishi as his sister Nezuko, Keisuke Ueda as Zenitsu Agatsuma, Yūgo Satō as Inosuke Hashibira, Reo Honda as Giyū Tomioka, Tomoyuki Takagi as Sakonji Urokodaki, Mimi Maihane as Tamayo, Hisanori Satō as Yushirō, and Yoshihide Sasaki as the main antagonist Muzan Kibutsuji. [126] A second stage play adaptation was announced at the Jump Festa '21 event in December 2020, with the cast and staff returning. [127] Titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the 2nd: Bonds, it ran in Tokyo from August 7–15, in Osaka from August 20–22, and again in Tokyo from August 27–31, 2021. [128]Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ( 鬼滅の刃, Kimetsu no Yaiba, "Blade of Demon Destruction") [4] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from February 2016 to May 2020, with its chapters collected in 23 tankōbon volumes. It has been published in English by Viz Media and simultaneously published by Shueisha on their Manga Plus platform. It follows teenage Tanjiro Kamado, who strives to become a Demon Slayer after his family was slaughtered and his younger sister, Nezuko, is turned into a demon. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 15, 2020). "Demon Slayer Franchise Gets 3rd Novel in July". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020 . Retrieved May 15, 2020. a b Loo, Egan (February 13, 2022). "Demon Slayer Manga's Swordsmith Village Arc Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022 . Retrieved February 13, 2022. Livedoor News (in Japanese). February 5, 2020. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022 . Retrieved March 18, 2022. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 3, 2018). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime Premieres in Spring". Anime News Network . Retrieved August 3, 2018.