Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

A brother’s promise against the darkness.

Also known as: ds s1 · KnY s1 · Demon Slayer

8.50/10

Aggregated from 10 anime databases

Score rank

#97 of 3,668

Episodes

26 × 23 min

Status

Finished airing

Premiere

Spring 2019

Format

Studio

ufotable

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Synopsis

After tragedy strikes his family, Tanjiro trains as a demon slayer while searching for a way to help his sister.

At a glance

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a TV anime series produced by ufotable, that premiered in Spring 2019. It ran for 26 episodes of about 23 minutes each. Its main genres are action, fantasy and adventure.

Across 10 major anime databases, community members rate it 8.50 out of 10 on average, placing it #97 of 3,668 in the Kitanime all-time ranking. It is also known as “ds s1”, “KnY s1” and “Demon Slayer”.

Action Fantasy Adventure Spring 2019

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