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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Spring 2019 Summer 2019

Also Known As:: 鬼滅の刃 (Japanese)
Kimetsu no Yaiba (Romaji)

6 April 2019, 23:30 (JST)

Introduction

This is the Taisho era (1912-1926) in Japan. The life of the good-hearted Tanjiro Kamado, who sells coals for a living, is changed in one swift move when his whole family is killed by demons. The only survivor is his younger sister Nezuko, but she has turned into a demon herself. To avenge their family who was killed by the demons and to turn Nezuko back to normal, the two of them set off on a journey.

Adaptation

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a manga written by Koyoharu Gotouge, which is currently being serialized Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump and in English by Viz Media. The 14th volume has been released in January 2018.

Staff・Cast

Staff

Original Work

Koyoharu Gotouge

Director

Haruo Sotozaki

Character Design

Akira Matsushima

Sub Character Design

Miyuki Sato, Yoko Kajiyama, Mika Kikuchi

Screenplay Production

ufotable

Concept Art

Koji Eto, Masaru Yanaka, Kasumi Takeuchi, Yuri Kabasawa

Director of Photography

Yuichi Terao

3D Director

Kazuki Nishiwaki

Color Setting

Yuko Omae

Editing

Manabu Kamino

Music

Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina

Producer

Hikaru Kondo

Animation Production

ufotable

Cast

Tanjirou Kamado

Natsuki Hanae

Nezuko Kamado

Akari Kitou

Agatsuma Zenitsu

Hiro Shimono

Inosuke Hashibira

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Tomioka Giyuu

Takahiro Sakurai

Key Visuals

Information

Airing Date

6 April 2019, 23:30 (JST)

Seasons

Spring 2019 , Summer 2019

Studio

ufotable

Theme Songs

Opening: Gurrenka by LiSA

Ending: from the edge by FictionJunction feat. LiSA

Official Site

https://kimetsu.com/anime/

Twitter

https://twitter.com/kimetsu_off

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Introduction

Adaptation