In September, a news story spread in Japan about 20 volumes of Demon Slayer being stolen from the bath house Mori no Onsen. The bathhouse’s response, which was to kindly ask on social media for the manga to be returned, made the story go viral. …Read more »
If you have a thing for the runaway hit anime known as Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, and the odds are pretty good that you do, you might want to make some space on your shelf for a swarm of new S.H.Figuarts Mini Demon Slayer …Read more »
Demon Slayer is a shonen series, but shojo manga magazine Margaret is showing it some love. Ahead of the Demon Slayer movie release, Margaret asked six shojo artists to do their own rendition of Demon Slayer characters and interviewed two of the anime actors. Ayumi …Read more »
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba continues to be one of the hottest series out there, and Bandai’s Tamashii Nations line is about to make Tanjiro Kamado’s iconic sword a reality. The latest addition to the Demon Slayer line is the first ever life-sized replica of …Read more »
Shonen Jump has an online service that lets you become a character of Demon Slayer, but now you can pretend to be Tanjiro Kamado himself with your own version of his Nichirin Blade sword. According to Japanese site grape, the sword reproduction was created with …Read more »
Do you want to be your own Shonen Jump character? There’s an app for that. It’s available on smartphones and Anime News Network explained, “You can mix and match various pre-set body and facial features that are drawn from existing characters from the franchise in …Read more »
A handful of residents in Japan are in hot water after allegedly selling fake Demon Slayer figures. On Friday, The Mainichi Shimbun reported that eight folks across six prefectures were arrested on suspicion of selling the figures and violating the copyright of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu …Read more »
Someone with sticky fingers recently stole 20 volumes of Demon Slayer from the manga shelves of the Mori no Onsen bathhouse’s relaxing area, but it’s hitting the news because of the response from the bath house and how they deal with stolen manga. According to …Read more »
Demon Slayer has become so popular that a movie (Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train) and a manga spinoff are both being released next month. But these additions are no surprise as the original manga is about to have 100 …Read more »
Demon Slayer star Natsuki Hanae isn’t just known for voicing characters like Tanjiro; he also voiced the likes of Tokyo Ghoul‘s Ken Kaneki and Digimon Adventure tri.‘s Taichi, among many others. Now he’s taking on an even bigger role with the announcement that his wife …Read more »
One of the neat little things about living in Japan is being able to buy coffee in cans for vending machines. I’m more or less over the novelty value now, but man, when I first came over here, I was obsessed with trying out every …Read more »
Mega company Sony is busy releasing movies, music, and video games, and it’s getting ready to really push its anime and challenge the likes of Netflix and Disney for sales. Netflix has been increasing their anime load, and Disney . . . well, anyone aware …Read more »
58-year-old voice actor Toshihiko Seki—known for roles such as Iruka Umino in Naruto, Muzan Kibutsuji in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, and Senketsu in Kill la Kill, among many others—is the latest in the industry to test positive for COVID-19. The announcement came through agency …Read more »
Demon Slayer: Mugen Train is coming to theaters in Japan on October 16, followed by a release in North American theaters—if it’s safe, at least—sometime in 2021. For now, a new preview is here to show more footage from the feature and reveal the new …Read more »
The Japanese fast fashion brand Uniqlo has just revealed a line of T-shirts sure to slay a few readers out there. It’s a lineup of shirts based on Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, the uber-popular series from Koyoharu Gotōge. The Demon Slayer T-shirts revealed today …Read more »
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