Japan’s artists are doing what they can to help spread awareness about COVID-19 and keep stir crazy fans at home from going, well, crazy. In the last few days, we’ve seen Khara upload all three Rebuild of Evangelion films to YouTube, Aya Uchida stream a …Read more »
LiSA’s 15th single, “Gurenge,” has been lighting up the charts in Japan ever since it debuted as the opening theme for the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime. Now, the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) has officially certified it as triple platinum for leaping …Read more »
Earlier today, AbemaTV aired a special program that revealed the first trailer and key visual for the anticipated Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime film. Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train is now set to open in theaters in Japan on October 16, and you …Read more »
Have you been keeping up with the English-dubbed version of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime every Saturday on Toonami? If so, you’ll soon be treated to the arrival of the Hashira, the Demon Slayer Corps’ strongest swordsmen. That’s precisely the group that’s front …Read more »
This week’s Shonen Jump came with an exciting announcement for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba fans: The popular manga and anime will be getting a PS4 game next year. Entitled Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hinokami Chifūtan, the game will be published by Aniplex. It’s described as …Read more »
There’s something special about that rare occasion when a celebrity gets in on the cosplay fun with a well-known character. That happened recently when SKE48 member Jurina Matsui—former ace of the group who joined as a first-generation member back in 2008, when she was just …Read more »
When you finish an anime series, do you often sit and think about how satisfied you were with it overall? How would you rank your favorite shows in that department, and what about the big series from 2019? That’s what Kadokawa Game Linkage aimed to …Read more »
Another week, another history-making milestone courtesy of Koyoharu Gotoge‘s Demon Slayer manga. This time the series has taken up all of the top 19 spots on the Oricon sales chart, which tracks physical sales of manga. This marks the third week in a row for …Read more »
As if dominating the manga charts and taking home the Anime of the Year award weren’t enough, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba has more plans in the works. While we wait for the feature film, next up for the series is an orchestral concert, which …Read more »
Did you get a chance to sit down and watch Crunchyroll’s Anime Awards event last night? This year marked the fourth for the awards, and a bunch of the past year’s best shows were highlighted in the process, from Best Character Design and Best Animation …Read more »
We’ve covered the ever-increasing popularity of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga in recent months, and now there’s even more that makes it a pretty unprecedented phenomenon. Not only are many of the volumes sold out and difficult to find in shops throughout Japan, …Read more »
This is the most flexible figure we’ve seen in a while. It’s a figure of Tanjiro Kamado from the ultra-popular Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — and, man, just look at all he can do! Swinging a sword, kneeling down, making a face like he …Read more »
To say that it’s been a good run for Koyoharu Gotoge‘s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga would be quite the understatement. Just a couple weeks ago, the series managed to take 19 of the 20 spots in Amazon Japan’s Top 20 list of best-selling …Read more »
High demand for limited-edition Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba merchandise has turned into a headache for major Japanese convenience store chain Lawson. It seemed like a great “get” for the combini: plastic file folders, known as “clear file” in Japanese, featuring original art from the …Read more »
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is one of the hottest manga properties in Japan at the moment, with fans snapping up new volumes faster than they can be printed. Unfortunately, this popularity has led to a mini-crime wave that’s forced some bookstores to change the …Read more »
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