The anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-Hen in Japanese) will debut in April, but some teaser goodies have just been released in the meantime. A Demon Slayer livestream event talked about the anime arc’s opening theme …Read more »
The Demon Slayer anime is getting ready to return to theaters! Aniplex of America and Crunchyroll have teamed up to announce a theatrical release of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- as part of a world tour. The theatrical event will include …Read more »
There are plushies and then there are plushies. The latest Demon Slayer plushies are serious plushies, and though the characters were created with chibi proportions, they’re far from being small. In fact, these plushies are just under forty-two inches in height and about twenty-five and …Read more »
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is no stranger to the stage, and it’s about to get another go in the spotlight thanks to the Super Kabuki II project. The aim of said project is to fuse modern subjects and technology with traditional Japanese theater, which …Read more »
The mode of transportation you might most readily associate with Demon Slayer would be a train, but All Nippon Airways (ANA) has been teaming up with the franchise to get their planes all decked out with Tanjiro and his colleagues. ANA’s first plane with Demon …Read more »
The popularity of Demon Slayer means lot of Demon Slayer events and merchandise, and TOKYO MYSTERY CIRCUS has announced an upcoming Demon Slayer escape game. Called “Mugen Ressha: Samayou Akumu kara no Dasshutsu” (translated as “Mugen Train: The Escape from The Wandering Nightmare”), you and …Read more »
It’s really not that rare to find Japanese trains, buses and train stations to be decked out by the latest otaku interest, but we haven’t seen as much of that outside of the country. That appears to be changing, though, and if you’re lucky enough …Read more »
If you watched Demon Slayer‘s Entertainment District Arc and felt the need to explore a similar area for yourself—minus the deadly demon battles, of course—Toei Kyoto Studio Park is looking to grant a wish or two. The park announced plans to recreate Yoshiwara with a …Read more »
All aboard, as the third Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba stage play gradually approaches its first stop in Japan! Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Stage Part 3: Mugen Dream Train follows the act of the first two plays this September, starting at TOKYO DOME …Read more »
A woman in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture is in hot water for allegedly selling bootleg Demon Slayer merchandise. Yesterday police gave prosecutors paperwork on it, saying she broke the Copyright Act. Police believe that she sold a fake Demon Slayer smartphone case around March 21, 2021, …Read more »
We may be right at the start of the Spring 2022 anime season, but winter is still on our minds. That’s thanks in no small part to hit shows like Attack on Titan, Demon Slayer and My Dress-Up Darling, among others, and Japanese review service …Read more »
This weekend marked the third anniversary celebration of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime at the Makuhari Messe event hall, and the folks behind the adaptation took the opportunity to show off more of the upcoming Swordsmith Village Arc. We won’t get to see …Read more »
This summer will mark the debut of a traditional Noh / Kyogen theatrical performance adapting Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, and author Koyoharu Gotouge whipped up some special art for the occasion. The first visual sees Gotouge depicting protagonist Tanjiro in customary Noh garb, representing …Read more »
Tsunanori Sakaguchi, who used the name Eisen Tsunanori for his work, might not be a household name, but his talents as a calligrapher are shown in the ultra popular anime Demon Slayer. That means millions of people around the world have seen his skills. But …Read more »
Okay, sorry for the clickbaity headline, but this transformation is pretty darn incredible. Japanese Twitter user @InosukeWorkout is, well, a cosplayer of Demon Slayer’s Inosuke who works out. Specifically, for the past year, he’s been using an ab roller to train his core, putting in …Read more »
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