Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
2019 5 seasons · 55 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

鬼滅の刃

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba sits in the top 1% of Japan seriess on this catalog — ranked #31 of 4,579 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

鬼滅の刃

It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself. Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a “demon slayer” so that he can turn his sister back into a human, and kill the demon that massacred his family.

Reception Benchmarks

8.7
TMDB Rating
5,618
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #31 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (99th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.8 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #15 of 2,532 (top 1%).

Audience Engagement

5,618
Reviews
100th
Review-volume percentile
98th
Popularity percentile

5,618 audience reviews — more than 100% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 98th percentile among Japan seriess.

Also On Fuji TV

Other series that aired on Fuji TV.

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The 2018–2020 Japan Window

Among 525 Japan seriess we catalog from this window, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba places #3 — near the top of its class.

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    #3

    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

    ★ 8.7 · 2019
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The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba premiered alongside 179 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 179 other Japan seriess in 2019.

The 3907th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
April 6, 2019
Last Air Date
June 18, 2023
Broadcast Span
4.2 years
Total Episodes
55 across 5 seasons
Format
Scripted
Status
Returning Series
Total Runtime
≈ 22 hours

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production Companiesufotable, Aniplex, Shueisha
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes5 / 55
Release DateApril 6, 2019
Official Sitekimetsu.com

Questions Answered

How highly rated is Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba?

Among Japan Asian seriess in this catalog, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ranks #31 of 4579 — in the top 1%.

Where did Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba air?

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba aired on Fuji TV, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.