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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

From the earliest times, the humanity knows about human-flesh eating monsters, lurking in the darkness to devour an unfortunate soul that does not trust rumors. However, the rumors also mention an elite corps of demon hunters, skilled assassins, killing demons. Demon Slayer focuses on Tanjirou Kamado, who is still very young, but is the only man in his family. One day, Tanjirou decides to go down to the local village to make a little money, selling charcoal. When he returns back, he becomes an unwilling part of these horrifying rumors: his family is slaughtered and the only survivor, his sister Nezuko, is turned into demon. For some reason, Nezuko still acts as a human, which is the reason for Tanjirou to join demon slayers and cure his sister. Will he manage to join the elite corps and cure his sister? Use this page to compare tone, genre fit (Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy), first airing in 2019, and whether this series is worth starting now.

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Story of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

From the earliest times, the humanity knows about human-flesh eating monsters, lurking in the darkness to devour an unfortunate soul that does not trust rumors. However, the rumors also mention an elite corps of demon hunters, skilled assassins, killing demons. Demon Slayer focuses on Tanjirou Kamado, who is still very young, but is the only man in his family. One day, Tanjirou decides to go down to the local village to make a little money, selling charcoal. When he returns back, he becomes an unwilling part of these horrifying rumors: his family is slaughtered and the only survivor, his sister Nezuko, is turned into demon. For some reason, Nezuko still acts as a human, which is the reason for Tanjirou to join demon slayers and cure his sister. Will he manage to join the elite corps and cure his sister?

Use this page to compare tone, genre fit (Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy), first airing in 2019, and whether this series is worth starting now.

Title facts

  • Type Series
  • Release year 2019
  • Released 22 Jan 2021
  • Runtime 25 minutes
  • Content rating TV-MA
  • IMDb rating IMDb 8.6/10 from 226,593 votes
  • Genres Animation, Action, Adventure, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Anime
  • Languages Japanese, English
  • Countries Japan
  • Seasons 4 seasons

Cast

Natsuki Hanae, Zach Aguilar, Abby Trott

Direction and writing

Written by: Koyoharu Gotouge

Awards and recognition

29 wins & 55 nominations total

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