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 »
If you were wondering how the upcoming Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba stage play would depict the manga and anime’s leads, the first main cast visuals are here with the answer. The official website went up with a look at costumed versions of Ryota Kobayashi’s Tanjiro Kamado and Akari …Read more »
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is headed to the big screen. Last month, a theatrical adaptation of the manga’s Infinite Train Arc (Mugen Ressha-Hen) was announced. Now we’ve got word the film is set for 2020 — and we’ve got a new trailer. That trailer has racked …Read more »
We’ve posted a couple updates about the upcoming Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba stage play, which is exciting if only for the opportunities to see its take on the costumed cast. The latest peek comes in the form of a full visual, which is pretty awesome on its own, …Read more »
Hot on the heels of a Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba film comes… a stage play. The play is set to open in January 2020 in Tokyo and Hyogo Prefecture. It’ll be written by Kenichi Suemitsu, best known for his work on the TRUMP series of plays (unrelated to POTUS, …Read more »
The ufotable TV anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotōge’s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga came to an end this weekend, but the intense action doesn’t stop there. The final episode ended with a teaser for the next project, which will be an anime film adaptation of the …Read more »
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