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 »
Aimer’s “Zankyou Sanka” serves as the theme song to the recently-concluded Entertainment District Arc of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime, and it’s been a majorly successful hit since its digital release on December 6. The song recently ranked #1 on Oricon’s weekly streaming …Read more »
If you’ve been holding out for the English-dubbed version of the latest Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba season, you won’t have to wait much longer. Both Crunchyroll and Funimation announced plans to stream the dub of the Entertainment District Arc, with the episodes to kick …Read more »
Much to the delight of otaku (or disappointment if you can’t be there), Japan likes to have some of its planes decorated and themed after pop culture references. So there are, for example, planes themed after Pikachu or Godzilla. A Demon Slayer themed plane first …Read more »
Yesterday, Valentine’s Day, VIZ Media made a bunch of new licensing announcements to make the hearts of otaku soar. They started with this tweet: Hi! ☀️ Ready for announcements? — VIZ (@VIZMedia) February 14, 2022 Then they gave a whole laundry list of manga and …Read more »
Today marked the end of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc adaptation, and with it came the reveal for the next leg of the journey. The TV anime by ufotable will be venturing into the Swordsmith Village Arc next, and while there’s …Read more »
This week kicked off with news that Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles—the action game by SEGA and developer CyberConnect2—will be coming to Nintendo Switch next. Western release plans were announced right after the Japanese reveal, and fans can look forward to bringing …Read more »
The New York Times has released its latest monthly list of Graphic Novel and Manga bestsellers, and two thirds of the fifteen titles are manga. The number one spot goes to a graphic novel, Perspectives by Dav Pilkey. (Pilkey also nabs the thirteenth spot with …Read more »
If you’ve been keeping up with the Demon Slayer anime’s adaptation of the Entertainment District arc, you can look forward to an extended finale. The final episode of this storyline is set to air next Sunday, and the official social media account for the series …Read more »
If you’ve been waiting patiently (or not so patiently) for the English dub of the Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Arc, today is your day! Funimation is releasing the dubbed version of all seven episodes of the arc. Funimation explained on its blog, “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu …Read more »
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