Again in the second fan book of the multimedia franchise based on the manga by Kimetsu no yaiba, Koyoharu Gotouge In one of the one-shots describing the creative process of the franchise, it became clear that the original work was supposed to end with only fifteen compilation volumes. Although he does not provide details on this, it is obvious that the decision was changed very early in the serialization, since the fifteenth volume covers the events after the “Blacksmith Village Arc”.

It’s worth noting that in the same book published February 4 in Japan, Gotouge also revealed that he was thinking of writing a science fiction and romantic comedy work as his next project. This after making sure he’d watched science fiction films about aliens and was surprised how his mind about these works had changed.

Eventually Gotouge published the original manga in the magazine Weekly shonen jump from the publisher Shueisha Completed in February 2016 and May 2020 with a total of 23 volumes. The animated adaptation of the manga had a total of 26 episodes and was produced by the studios. Ufotable, Headed by Haruo Sotozaki and published in April 2019. Later a film called Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha henwas released in Japanese theaters on October 16.

Synopsis of Kimetsu no Yaiba

In the Taisho era in Japan, Tanjirou Kamado is a kind and intelligent boy who lives in the mountains with his family. Tanjirou became head of his family after the death of his father and makes constant trips to the village at the foot of the mountain to sell firewood and charcoal.

However, his life changes when one day when he returns home after a night out, he discovers that his family has been killed by a demon. Tanjirou and her sister Nezuko are the only survivors now, but she has been turned into a demon, though surprisingly she still shows emotion and appears to have a sense of reason. After meeting Giyuu Tomioka, a demon hunter; Tanjirou He decides to become a demon hunter in order to hunt down his family’s killer and find a way to get Nezuko back to normal.

Source: Yaraon!

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