Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Volume 1 tankōbon cover, featuring Nezuko Kamado (left) and Tanjiro Kamado (right)

鬼滅の刃
(Kimetsu no Yaiba)

Genre Adventure,[1] dark fantasy,[2] martial arts[3]

Manga

Written by Koyoharu Gotōge

Published by Shueisha

NA
English publisher
Viz Media

Imprint Jump Comics

Magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump

Demographic Shōnen

Original run February 15, 2016 – May 18, 2020

 Volumes 23 (List of volumes)

Anime television series

Directed by Haruo Sotozaki

 Hikaru Kondo
Produced by
 Akifumi Fujio
 Masanori Miyake
 Yūma Takahashi
Written by Ufotable
Music by  Yuki Kajiura
 Go Shiina
Studio Ufotable
AUS
Licensed by
Madman Entertainment
BI

Anime Limited
NA

Aniplex of America
SEA

Muse Communication
Original network Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, BS11
US
English network
Adult Swim (Toonami)
Original run April 6, 2019 – September 28, 2019
Episodes 26 (List of episodes)
Film
 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train (2020)

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Japanese: 鬼 滅 の 刃 , Hepburn: Kimetsu no

Yaiba, lit. "Blade of Demon Destruction" [4]) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by
Koyoharu Gotōge. It follows Tanjiro Kamado, a young boy who becomes a demon slayer after his
family is slaughtered and his younger sister Nezuko is turned into a demon. It was serialized
in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from February 2016 to May 2020,
with its chapters collected in 23 tankōbon volumes. It has been published in English by Viz
Media and simulpublished by Shueisha on their Manga Plus platform.
A 26-episode anime television series adaptation produced by Ufotable aired in Japan from
April to September 2019. A sequel film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train,
premiered in October 2020.
As of December 2020, the manga had over 120 million copies in circulation, including digital
versions, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. Meanwhile, the anime series has
received critical acclaim, with critics praising the animation and fight sequences. It has received
numerous awards and is considered one of the best anime of the 2010s. [5][6][7][8] As of December 2020,
the Demon Slayer franchise is estimated to have generated total sales of at least ¥270 billion ($2.6
billion) in Japan.
 Plot
Setting
The story takes place in Taishō-era Japan. It follows protagonist Tanjiro Kamado and his
sister Nezuko Kamado as they seek a cure to Nezuko's demon curse. Tanjiro and Nezuko become
entangled in the affairs of a secret society, known as the Demon Slayer Corps, that have been
waging a secret war against demons for centuries. The demons are former humans who sold their
humanity in exchange for power, they feed on humans and possess super natural abilities such as
super strength, magic and regeneration. Demons can only be killed if they're decapitated with
weapons crafted from an alloy known as Sun Steel, injected with poison extracted
from wisteria flowers, or exposed to sunlight. The Demon Slayers, on the other hand, are entirely
human, however, they employ special breathing technique, known as "Total Concentration
Breathing", which grant them superhuman strength and increased resistance.

Premise
Tanjiro Kamado is a kind-hearted and intelligent boy who lives with his family in the mountains. He
has become his family's sole source of income after the passing of his father, making trips to the
nearby village to sell charcoal. Everything changes when he comes home one day to discover that
his family has been attacked and slaughtered by a demon. Tanjiro and his sister Nezuko are the sole
survivors of the incident, with Nezuko being transformed into a demon, but still surprisingly showing
signs of human emotion and thought. After an encounter with Giyū Tomioka, a demon slayer, Tanjiro
is recruited by him and taught by Sakonji Urokodaki, another member of the Demon Slayer Corps, to
also become a demon slayer, and begins his quest to help his sister turn human again and avenge
the deaths of the rest of his family.[9]

Production
In 2013, Koyoharu Gotōge debuted in the 70th Jump Treasure Newcomer Manga Awards with the
one-shot work Kagarigari (過狩り狩り).[10][11] Three more one-shots, Monju Shirō Kyōdai (文殊史郎兄
弟) published in the 2nd issue of Jump Next! in 2014, Rokkotsu-san (肋骨さん) published in the 39th
issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2014, and Haeniwa no Zigzag (蠅庭のジグザグ ) published in the
21st issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2015, followed.[12] After Haeniwa no Zigzag failed to become a
serialized series, Tatsuhiko Katayama, Gotōge's first editor, suggested to start a series with an
"easy-to-understand theme". [13] Gotōge's debut work Kagarigari would become the basis for an initial
draft, titled Kisatsu no Nagare (鬼殺の流れ ), since it had concepts like swords and demons which
would be familiar to the Japanese audience. [13] Due to its serious tone, lack of comic relief and dark
story, this draft was not accepted for serialization. Katayama asked Gotōge to try writing a brighter
more normal character in the same setting. [13] The original title was Kisatsu no Yaiba (鬼殺の刃), but
they felt the character "satsu" ( 殺 , lit. "kill") in the title was too overt. The word "kimetsu" ( 鬼
滅) seemed easy to understand, though it was made up for the title, but Gotōge thought it would be
interesting to abbreviate the series' title that way, while the word "yaiba" ( 刃 , lit. "blade") implies a
Japanese sword.[13]

Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotōge, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba started in the 2016's
11th issue of Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump on February 15, 2016.
[10]
 The series finished in the 2020's 24th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, published on May 18, 2020.
[14][15][16]
 Shueisha has collected its chapters in twenty-three individual tankōbon volumes, released
from June 3, 2016 to December 4, 2020.[17][18]
Shueisha began simultaneously releasing the series in English on the Manga Plus service in
January 2019.[19] Viz Media published the first three chapters of the series in its digital
magazine Weekly Shonen Jump as part of the "Jump Start" program. [20][21] During their panel at San
Diego Comic-Con on July 20, 2017, Viz announced that they had licensed the manga for the North
American market.[21] The first volume was released on July 3, 2018. [22]
Spin-offs
Kimetsu no Yaiba: Tomioka Giyū Gaiden (鬼滅の刃 冨岡義勇 外伝), a two-chapter manga spin-off,
was published in the 18th and 19th issues of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in on April 1 and
April 8, 2019. Gotōge is credited with the original work, and Ryōji Hirano drawn the manga. The
manga follows the character Giyū Tomioka. [23][24] A side-story for the manga was published in the first
issue of Shōnen Jump GIGA on July 20, 2016.[25]
Kimetsu no Aima! ( き め つ の あ い ま !), a colored 4-koma spin-off by Ryōji Hirano, was serialized
between April 7 and September 29, 2019, on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ app and website. The
manga featured chibi versions of the characters from the main series. [23][26]
In May 2020, after the main series finished, a spin-off titled Kimetsu no Yaiba: Rengoku Gaiden (鬼
滅の刃 煉獄外伝), illustrated by Ryōji Hirano and centered on Kyōjurō Rengoku, was announced to
be released.[16] A special one-shot chapter written and illustrated by Gotōge, centered on Rengoku's
first mission, was published in the 44th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump on October 5, 2020, and the
two chapters of Rengoku Gaiden were published in the 46th and 47th issues of Weekly Shōnen
Jump on October 12 and 17, 2020. [27] A Rengoku Volume 0 manga volume was given to the Demon
Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train theatergoers on October 16, 2020. [28] A
collected gaiden tankōbon volume will be released on December 4, 2020.[29]

Light novels
A light novel, titled Demon Slayer: Flower of Happiness (鬼滅の刃 しあわせの花, Kimetsu no Yaiba
Shiawase no Hana), by Gotōge and Aya Yajima, was published in Japan on February 4, 2019. It
chronicles the lives of Tanjiro and Zenitsu before the start of the main series, as well as glimpses
into the lives of Aoi and Kanao. [30] It also features a single chapter of an alternate universe where the
characters of the series are attending an ordinary high school.
A second light novel, titled Demon Slayer: One-Winged Butterfly (鬼滅の刃 片羽の蝶, Kimetsu no
Yaiba Katahane no Chō), by Gotōge and Yajima was published in Japan on October 4, 2019. It
details the lives of Shinobu and Kanae Kocho before and soon after they joined the Demon Slayers
after Himejima Gyomei saved their lives.[31][32]
A third light novel, titled Demon Slayer: The Wind's Telltale Signs (鬼滅の刃 風の道しるべ, Kimetsu
no Yaiba: Kaze no Michishirube), centered on Sanemi Shinazugawa, was published on July 3, 2020.
[33]

Other print media

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Official Fanbook: Kisatsutai Kenbunroku (鬼滅の刃公式ファンブッ
ク 鬼 殺 隊 見 聞 録 ) was released on July 4, 2019. [34] It features background information on several
characters from the series.[35]

Anime
An anime television series adaptation by studio Ufotable was announced in the 27th issue of Weekly
Shōnen Jump on June 4, 2018.[36] The anime is directed by Haruo Sotozaki, with scripts by the
Ufotable staff. Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina are the anime's composers, and Akira Matsushima is the
character designer. Hikaru Kondo is the producer. [37] The series ran for 26 episodes, broadcast from
April 6 to September 28, 2019, on Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, BS11, and other channels.[38][39][40]
[41]
 LiSA performed the opening theme "Gurenge" (紅蓮華, "Red Lotus"),[42] while the ending theme is
"from the edge" by FictionJunction feat. LiSA.[43] The ending theme for episode 19 is "Kamado Tanjirō
no Uta" (竈門炭治郎のうた, "Tanjiro Kamado's Song") by Go Shiina featuring Nami Nakagawa.[44]
In North America, the series is licensed by Aniplex of America.[45] It was released on two limited
edition Blu-ray volumes; the first on June 30, 2020, and the second volume on November 24, 2020.
[46][47]
 The company is also partnering with Funimation to release standard-edition Blu-ray volumes.
[48]
 The first volume was released on September 29, 2020, and the second volume will be released on
January 19, 2021.[49][50] The series has been streamed on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and FunimationNow.
[51]
 An English dub produced by Aniplex of America and Bang Zoom! Entertainment premiered
on Adult Swim's Toonami block on the night of October 12, 2019. [52][53][54] Funimation began streaming
the English dub on December 8, 2020. [55] Madman Entertainment acquired the series in Australia and
New Zealand, and simulcasted the series on AnimeLab.[56] In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Anime
Limited acquired the series in the region. [57]
Prior to airing, the first five episodes screened theatrically in Japan for two weeks from March 29,
2019, under the title Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Bonds of Siblings ( 鬼 滅 の 刃 兄 妹 の
絆 , Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kyōdai no Kizuna).[58] Aniplex of America screened the film at the Aratani
Theatre in Los Angeles on March 31, 2019. [59] Madman Entertainment screened the film in select
theatres in Australia on April 2, 2019.[60] The film was broadcast on Fuji TV's Saturday Premium block
on October 10, 2020, followed by Kimetsu no Yaiba: Natagumo Yama-hen (鬼滅の刃 那田蜘蛛山編,
"Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mount Natagumo Arc"), which compiled episodes 15–21, on October 17, 2020.
Fuji TV also rebroadcast the series in the Kanto area, under the title Kimetsu no Yaiba Zenshūchū!
Ikkyo Hōsō ( 鬼 滅 の 刃 全 集 中 ！ 一 挙 放 送 , "Kimetsu no Yaiba: Concentration! 一 All-at-once
Broadcast"); episodes 6–10 aired from October 12–16, episodes 11–14 aired on October 17, and
episodes 22–26 aired on October 24, 2020. [61][62]
Film
On September 28, 2019, immediately following the airing of episode 26, an anime film titled Demon
Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train (鬼滅の刃 無限列車編, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen
Ressha-hen) was announced, with the staff and cast reprising their roles. [63] The film is a direct
sequel to the anime series and covers the events of the "Mugen Train" story arc, chapters fifty-three
through sixty-nine of the manga. [64][65] The film premiered in Japan on October 16, 2020. [66] The film is
distributed in Japan by Aniplex and Toho.[67]

Video games
A mobile game titled Demon Slayer: Blood-Stench Blade Royale ( 鬼 滅 の 刃 血 風 剣 戟 ロ ワ イ ア
ル , Kimetsu no Yaiba: Keppū Kengeki Royale) has been announced to be released in 2020 by
publisher Aniplex with development by Aniplex subsidiary Quatro A. [68] A video game published by
Aniplex and developed by CyberConnect2 titled Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hinokami Keppūtan (鬼滅の刃 ヒ
ノカミ血風譚) for PlayStation 4, has been announced to be released in 2021.[69][70][71]

Stage play
On September 19, 2019, the 44th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump announced a stage play adaptation
of the manga.[72] The stage play was performed in January 2020, in Tokyo and Hyogo
prefecture with Kenichi Suemitsu scripted and directed the play, and Shunsuke Wada composed the
music. The play cast Ryota Kobayashi as the protagonist Tanjirō Kamado, Akari Takaishi as his
sister Nezuko, Keisuke Ueda as Zenitsu Agatsuma, Yūgo Satō as Inosuke Hashibira, Reo Honda as
Giyū Tomioka, Tomoyuki Takagi as Sakonji Urokodaki, Mimi Maihane as Tamayo, Hisanori Satō as
Yushirō and Yoshihide Sasaki as Muzan Kibutsuji.[73]
 Reception
As of December 4, 2020, the Demon Slayer franchise is estimated to have generated total sales of
at least ¥270 billion ($2.6 billion) in Japan.[74][75] This includes ¥85 billion in book sales, over ¥50
billion in sales related to the film adaptation, and more than ¥130 billion in sales of related goods.[76]

Manga[edit]
The series ranked #14 on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2017"
poll by Honya Club online bookstore. [77] The series ranked #3 in the Anime Hope division of the 1st
annual Tsutaya Comic Awards in 2017. [78] It ranked #19 on Kono Manga ga Sugoi!'s top 20 manga of
2018 for male readers,[79] and ranked #6 on the 2019 list. [80] Along with Umimachi Diary, Demon
Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ranked #10 on the 2020 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine,
[81]
 and ranked #1 on the 2021 list. [82] The manga was nominated for the 24th annual Tezuka Osamu
Cultural Prize in 2020.[83] In 2020, Gotōge received the 2nd Kodansha's Noma Publishing Culture
Award, which honors those who have contributed to "reinventing publishing". Gotōge received the
award due to the franchise's sales, which have boosted the entire publishing industry from 2019 to
2020.[84]
Sales[edit]
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is one of the best-selling manga series of all time. As of February
2019, the series had 3.5 million copies in circulation worldwide, [85] over 10 million copies in circulation
as of September 2019,[2] over 25 million copies in circulation as of December 2019, [86] and over 40
million copies in circulation in February 2020. [87] By the end of February 2020, it was revealed that the
franchise has sold 40.3 million copies, making it the fifth best-selling manga in Oricon's history.[88] In
May 2020, the franchise recorded over 60 million copies in circulation (including digital copies). [89]
[90]
 On May 22, 2020, it was revealed that the series has sold 60.027 million physical print copies,
making it the third series in Oricon's history to sell over 60 million physical print copies. [91] In July
2020, the franchise recorded over 80 million copies in circulation, [92] including 71 million physical print
copies sold.[93] With the release of the volume 22 on October 2, 2020, the franchise recorded 100
million copies in circulation, [94][95] including 90.518 million physical print copies sold, [96] making it as well
the eight series from Weekly Shōnen Jump to reach 100 million copies in circulation,
after KochiKame, Dragon Ball, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Slam Dunk, One
Piece, Naruto and Bleach.[97] In December 2020, the series recorded over 120 million copies in
circulation (including digital copies),[98][99] including 102.892 million copies sold, making Demon Slayer:
Kimetsu no Yaiba the second manga series to sell over 100 million copies after One Piece, which
achieved this feat in 2012.[100]
In February 2020, volume 19 of the series sold an estimated 1.378 million copies in its first week,
making Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the third manga series to have a single print volume sell
more than 1 million copies in its first week, after One Piece (45 times) and Attack on Titan (2 times).
[101]
 In May 2020, the regular and limited editions of volume 20 of the series sold a total of 1,990,249
physical print copies. [91] In July 2020, the regular and limited editions of volume 21 sold a total of
2,041,177 physical print copies.[93] In October 2020, the volume 22 ranked at #1 in Oricon's manga
sales chart for four consecutive weeks, with 326,000 physical print copies sold. [96] In December 2020,
the 23rd and final volume sold 2.855 million copies in its first week, the most that any manga volume
has sold in one week in Oricon's history.[100]
In November 2019, Shueisha stated that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba was their second best-
selling manga in the period from November 2018 to November 2019, with 10.8 million volumes sold,
second only to Eiichiro Oda's One Piece, with 12.7 million volumes sold in the same time period.
[102]
 Nevertheless, the series ranked #1 in 2019 Oricon's annual manga ranking chart, with over 12
million copies sold, while One Piece ranked at #2, with over 10.1 million copies sold in the same time
period from November 2018 to November 2019, making Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the best-
selling manga of 2019.[a][103] Oda wrote a message regarding Gotōge's manga achievement.
  Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba was the first series to take all top 10 positions of Oricon's
[104]

weekly manga chart.[105] The manga occupied the entire top 10 for a full month, and it was also the
first series in Oricon's history to occupy the entire top 19 weekly rank. [106][107] In October 2020, the
twenty-two volumes, at the time, of the series occupied the top 22 spots of Oricon's weekly manga
chart.[96] It was the best-selling manga for the first half of 2020, with 45,297,633 copies sold, [108] and its
twenty volumes (including special edition of volume 20) at the time, were among the top 25 best-
selling manga volumes of 2020. [109] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba's first twenty-two volumes were
the best-selling manga volumes of 2020, [110] making the series as well the best-selling manga series
in 2020, with 82,345,447 copies sold.[111]
Regarding the series' sudden huge success, Weekly Shōnen Jump editor-in-chief Hiroyuki Nakano
stated that the manga sales shot up straight after its anime adaptation finished, explaining that a
large number of people watched the series through streaming services after it ended rather than
watching it weekly. Nakano also stated that currently it is harder for a manga series running in the
magazine to become a hit, and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba despite having started in February
2016, did not become a major hit until late 2019, adding that its success "hinged on word of mouth
generated after the anime's run".[112]
Critical response
Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network ranked the first volume as a B-. Silverman praised the
plot ideas and characters, but had issues with its pacing. She labeled Gotōge's art as "unpolished
and inconsistent," although she commended details such as those in Tanjiro and Nezuko's clothing
which illustrate both the poverty and loving environment from where they come. Silverman
concluded that it is the work of a promising author and had positive expectations for the series'
development.[113] Leroy Douresseaux of Comic Book Bin gave the first volume a score of 9/10. He
commended the series for its "ability to convey power in simplicity," explaining that Gotōge's art is
"nice" but overly detailed, and the dialogue and exposition are straight-forward. Douresseaux
praised its characters and recommended the series to fans of demon-fighting heroes. [114] Nick Smith
of ICv2 gave the first volume a score of 4/5. He wrote that the story is well crafted and the characters
intriguing, but the setting is "too deadly for the survival of the human race." Smith said that the
artwork is good but not special and recommended the series to "teens and adults who like heroes
fighting back against horrific evil." [115] Chris Beveridge of The Fandom Post criticized the first chapter
for being "overly wordy when just the action would suffice," and ultimately called it "a work-in-
progress series."[116] After having watched the anime adaptation, Melina Dargis of the same website
was so fascinated by the story and characters that she decided to go back and review the second
volume of the manga. Despite knowing what would happen, Dargis wrote that it was "still such a
delight to relive it again" and concluded; "It's a really great story and appeals to a wide variety of
interests."[117]

Light novels
In 2019, Demon Slayer: Flower of Happiness had about 210,966 copies sold and Demon Slayer:
One-Winged Butterfly had about 196,674 copies sold. Both novels ranked 3rd and 4th respectively in
Oricon's overall bunko ranking chart.[118] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba overall novelization was
the 10th best-selling light novel in 2019, with 407,640 copies sold. [119] In February 2020, after a
planned reprint collectively 1.16 million copies were in circulation, making the books the fastest
franchise novel in Shueisha's "Jump J-Books" label to reach 1 million copies in circulation. [120] The
two light novels were the best-selling novels of the first half of 2020, collectively selling a total of
1,199,863 copies.[121][122] The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba overall novelization was the best-
selling light novel of 2020, with 2,752,593 copies sold. [123]
In May 2020, Demon Slayer: Flower of Happiness ranked 10th in a favorite children's book poll
conducted by Children's Book Election Office, among over 250,000 elementary schoolchildren. [124]
 Anime
Critical reception[edit]
Writing for Monsters and Critics, Patrick Frye wrote that the anime adaptation is "praised [for] the
animation quality and flowing battle scenes that integrate digital effects seamlessly" while noting that
"some fans have complained about weird story pacing issues thanks to flashbacks and some slow
moments, but everyone agrees that once the action picks up, it's amazing." [125] Writing for Anime
News Network, James Beckett highlighted Episode 19 by noting it was "a thrilling showstopper of an
episode, showing off ufotable's considerable skills as producers of nearly unrivaled action
spectacle."[126]
Accolades[edit]
The anime won the 2019 Newtype Anime Awards in the fields of "best TV anime", "best male
character" (Tanjiro Kamado), "best female character" (Nezuko Kamado), "best theme song", "best
director", "best character design", "best voice actor" (Natsuki Hanae), and "best voice actress" (Akari
Kitō).[127] In the February 2020 issue of Animedia magazine, it was revealed that the series received
eleven awards for its characters at the "Animedia Character Awards 2019". [128] In February 2020, the
series was awarded "Anime of the Year" at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, while Tanjiro won the
"Best Boy" category and the fight of Tanjiro and his sister Nezuko versus Rui won the "Best Fight
Scene" category.[129] The series also won the Anime of the Year Grand Prize in the Television
category at the Tokyo Anime Awards Festival 2020.[130] In a poll conducted by Kadokawa Game
Linkage of the most satisfying series of 2019, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ranked in first place,
and it was also reported that between its debut episode and last episode the viewership numbers
increased by 1.4 million.[131][132] In April 2020, the anime series won the Grand Prix award and the New
Face Award at the Japan Character Award by Japan's Character Brand Licensing Association
(CBLA).[133]
The anime series has been considered one of the best anime of the 2010s by Polygon. Austen
Goslin wrote that "Few shows over the last 10 years have so clearly or unabashedly made fights
their focus, and absolutely none of them have done it as well as Demon Slayer".[8] Crunchyroll listed
it in their "Top 25 best anime of the 2010s", with reviewer Daniel Dockery commenting, "From the
top notch action choreography, to the understated (and sometimes not so understated) emotional
moments, to the infinitely meme-able Inosuke, Demon Slayer can be a wonder to behold". [7]
[134]
 Writing for Comic Book Resources, Sage Ashford ranked it second on his list, praising its
animation and protagonists, whom he called "the most likable male and female leads of the decade".
[6]
 IGN also listed Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba among the best anime series of the 2010s.
[5]
 Japan Web Magazine ranked the series 1st on their list of "30 Best Anime of All Time". [135]
Gadget Tsūshin listed both the breathing techniques suffix and "Ah! The era, the era changed
again!" in their 2019 anime buzzwords list.[136]

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