# Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (TV series)

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (鬼滅の刃, Kimetsu no Yaiba, rgh. "Blade of Demon Destruction") is a Japanese anime television series produced by Ufotable, based on the manga series of the same name by Koyoharu Gotouge. It follows teenage Tanjiro Kamado, who strives to become a Demon Slayer after his family was slaughtered and his younger sister, Nezuko, is turned into a demon.
The series' first season premiered in April 2019, having aired on Tokyo MX and other networks, while from the second season onwards it has aired on Fuji TV. In North America, the series is licensed by Aniplex of America. The English dub of the series aired on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in the United States.
A sequel film set after the events of the first season, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train, was released in October 2020 while the compilation films, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training, were respectively released in February 2023 and February 2024. The first of a planned film trilogy adapting the manga's "Infinity Castle" story arc is set to premiere in July 2025.
The series received critical acclaim for its storyline, animation, action sequences, characters, and voice acting (original and dubbed), as well as numerous awards, and is considered one of the best anime of the 2010s.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released | Network |
| 1 | 26 | 26 | April 6, 2019 (2019-4-6) | September 28, 2019 (2019-9-28) | Tokyo MX |
| 2 | 18 | 7 | October 10, 2021 (2021-10-10) | November 28, 2021 (2021-11-28) | Fuji Television |
| 2 | 18 | 11 | December 5, 2021 (2021-12-5) | February 13, 2022 (2022-2-13) | Fuji Television |
| 3 | 11 | 11 | April 9, 2023 (2023-4-9) | June 18, 2023 (2023-6-18) | Fuji Television |
| 4 | 8 | 8 | May 12, 2024 (2024-5-12) | June 30, 2024 (2024-6-30) | Fuji Television |

## Cast and characters

| Character | Japanese | English |
| Main characters |||
| Tanjiro Kamado (竈門 炭治郎, Kamado Tanjirō) | Natsuki Hanae Satomi Satō (child) | Zach Aguilar Allegra Clark (child) |
| Nezuko Kamado (竈門 禰豆子, Kamado Nezuko) | Akari Kitō | Abby Trott |
| Zenitsu Agatsuma (我妻 善逸, Agatsuma Zen'itsu) | Hiro Shimono | Aleks Le |
| Inosuke Hashibira (嘴平 伊之助, Hashibira Inosuke) | Yoshitsugu Matsuoka | Bryce Papenbrook |
| Kanao Tsuyuri (栗花落 カナヲ, Tsuyuri Kanao) | Reina Ueda | Brianna Knickerbocker |
| Genya Shinazugawa (不死川 玄弥, Shinazugawa Gen'ya) | Nobuhiko Okamoto | Zeno Robinson |
| Secondary characters |||
| Giyu Tomioka (冨岡 義勇, Tomioka Giyū) | Takahiro Sakurai | Johnny Yong Bosch |
| Shinobu Kocho (胡蝶 しのぶ, Kochō Shinobu) | Saori Hayami | Erika Harlacher |
| Kyojuro Rengoku (煉獄 杏寿郎, Rengoku Kyōjurō) | Satoshi Hino Mariya Ise (child) | Mark Whitten Ryan Bartley (child) |
| Tengen Uzui (宇髄 天元, Uzui Tengen) | Katsuyuki Konishi | Ray Chase |
| Mitsuri Kanroji (甘露寺 蜜璃, Kanroji Mitsuri) | Kana Hanazawa | Kira Buckland |
| Muichiro Tokito (時透 無一郎, Tokitō Muichirō) | Kengo Kawanishi | Griffin Burns |
| Sanemi Shinazugawa (不死川 実弥, Shinazugawa Sanemi) | Tomokazu Seki | Kaiji Tang |
| Obanai Iguro (伊黒 小芭内, Iguro Obanai) | Kenichi Suzumura | Erik Scott Kimerer |
| Gyomei Himejima (悲鳴嶼 行冥, Himejima Gyōmei) | Tomokazu Sugita | Crispin Freeman |
| Supporting characters |||
| Kagaya Ubuyashiki (産屋敷 耀哉, Ubuyashiki Kagaya) | Toshiyuki Morikawa | Matthew Mercer |
| Amane Ubuyashiki (産屋敷 あまね, Ubuyashiki Amane) | Rina Satō | Suzie Yeung |
| Hinaki Ubuyashiki (産屋敷 ひなき, Ubuyashiki Hinaki) | Yumiri Hanamori | Kimberly Woods |
| Nichika Ubuyashiki (産屋敷 にちか, Ubuyashiki Nichika) | Ari Ozawa | Brianna Knickerbocker |
| Kiriya Ubuyashiki (産屋敷 輝利哉, Ubuyashiki Kiriya) | Aoi Yūki | Christine Marie Cabanos |
| Kanata Ubuyashiki (産屋敷 かなた, Ubuyashiki Kanata) | Shiori Izawa | Mela Lee |
| Muzan Kibutsuji (鬼舞辻 無惨, Kibutsuji Muzan) | Toshihiko Seki | Greg Chun |
| Nakime (鳴女, Nakime) | Marina Inoue | Amber Lee Connors |
| Kaigaku (獪岳, Kaigaku) | Yoshimasa Hosoya | Alejandro Saab |
| Kokushibo / Upper Rank 1 (黒死牟, Kokushibō) | Ryōtarō Okiayu | Jonah Scott |
| Doma / Upper Rank 2 (童磨, Dōma) | Mamoru Miyano | Stephen Fu |
| Akaza / Upper Rank 3 (猗窩座) | Akira Ishida | Lucien Dodge |
| Hantengu / Upper Rank 4 (半天狗) | Toshio Furukawa (Hantengu and Urami) Yūichirō Umehara (Sekido) Kaito Ishikawa (Karaku) Shunsuke Takeuchi (Urogi) Soma Saito (Aizetsu) Koichi Yamadera (Zohakuten) | Christopher Corey Smith (Hantengu and Urami) Yong Yea (Sekido) Caleb Yen (Karaku) Chris Hackney (Urogi) Brian Timothy Anderson (Aizetsu) Ben Balmaceda (Zohakuten) |
| Gyokko / Upper Rank 5 (玉壼, Gyokko) | Kohsuke Toriumi | Brent Mukai |
| Daki / Upper Rank 6 (堕姫, Daki) | Miyuki Sawashiro | Erica Lindbeck |
| Gyutaro / Upper Rank 6 (妓夫太郎, Gyūtarō) | Ryōta Ōsaka | Brandon McInnis |
| Enmu / Lower Rank 1 (魘夢, Enmu) | Daisuke Hirakawa | Landon McDonald |
| Rokuro / Lower Rank 2 (轆轤, Rokuro) | Taiten Kusunoki | Ray Chase |
| Wakuraba / Lower Rank 3 (病葉, Wakuraba) | Sōichirō Hoshi | Stefan Martello |
| Mukago / Lower Rank 4 (零余子, Mukago) | Kana Ueda | Kira Buckland |
| Rui / Lower Rank 5 (累, Rui) | Koki Uchiyama | Billy Kametz |
| Kamanue / Lower Rank 6 (釜鵺, Kamanue) | KENN | Alan Lee |
| Kyogai (響凱, Kyōgai) | Junichi Suwabe | Steve Blum |
| Minor characters |||
| Spider Demon (Mother) (蜘蛛鬼「母」, Kumo Oni: Haha) | Ami Koshimizu | Allegra Clark |
| Spider Demon (Father) (蜘蛛鬼「父」, Kumo Oni: Chichi) | Tetsu Inada | Kellen Goff |
| Spider Demon (Brother) (蜘蛛鬼「兄」, Kumo Oni: Ani) | Showtaro Morikubo | Derek Stephen Prince |
| Spider Demon (Sister) (蜘蛛鬼「姉」, Kumo Oni: Ane) | Ryoko Shiraishi | Erica Lindbeck |
| Yahaba (矢琶羽, Yahaba) | Jun Fukuyama | Xander Mobus |
| Susamaru (朱紗丸, Susamaru) | Mikako Komatsu | Sarah Anne Williams |
| Sakonji Urokodaki (鱗滝 左近次, Urokodaki Sakonji) | Hōchū Ōtsuka | Brook Chalmers |
| Sabito (錆兎, Sabito) | Yuki Kaji | Max Mittelman |
| Makomo (真菰, Makomo) | Ai Kakuma | Ryan Bartley |
| Kasugai Crows (鎹鴉, Kasugai Garasu) | Takumi Yamazaki (Tanjiro's) Rie Kugimiya (Muichiro's) | Doug Erholtz |
| Tamayo (珠世, Tamayo) | Maaya Sakamoto | Laura Post |
| Yushiro (愈史郎, Yushirō) | Daiki Yamashita | Kyle McCarley |
| Makio (まきを, Makio) | Shizuka Ishigami | Erica Mendez |
| Suma (須磨, Suma) | Nao Tōyama | Emi Lo |
| Hinatsuru (雛鶴, Hinatsuru) | Atsumi Tanezaki | Anairis Quiñones |
| Aoi Kanzaki (神崎 アオイ, Kanzaki Aoi) | Yuri Ehara | Reba Buhr |
| Goto (後藤, Gotō) | Makoto Furukawa | Derek Stephen Prince |
| Sumi Nakahara (中原 すみ, Nakahara Sumi) | Ayumi Mano | Michelle Marie |
| Naho Takada (高田 なほ, Takada Naho) | Yūki Kuwahara | Kimberly Woods |
| Kiyo Terauchi (寺内 きよ, Terauchi Kiyo) | Nanami Yamashita | Jackie Lastra |
| Hotaru Haganezuka (鋼鐵塚 螢, Haganezuka Hotaru) | Daisuke Namikawa | Robbie Daymond |
| Kozo Kanamori (鉄穴森 鋼蔵, Kanamori Kōzō) | Eiji Takemoto | Kyle Hebert |
| Kotetsu (小鉄, Kotetsu) | Ayumu Murase | Jeannie Tirado |
| Murata (村田, Murata) | Kōki Miyata | Khoi Dao |
| Jigoro Kuwajima (桑島 慈悟郎, Kuwajima Jigorō) | Shigeru Chiba | John DeMita |
| Kanae Kocho (胡蝶 カナエ, Kochō Kanae) | Ai Kayano | Bridget Hoffman |
| Tanjuro Kamado (竈門 炭十郎, Kamado Tanjūrō) | Shin-ichiro Miki | Kirk Thornton |
| Kie Kamado (竈門 葵枝, Kamado Kie) | Houko Kuwashima | Dorothy Elias-Fahn |
| Takeo Kamado (竈門 竹雄, Kamado Takeo) | Yō Taichi | Michelle Ruff |
| Hanako Kamado (竈門 花子, Kamado Hanako) | Konomi Kohara | Ryan Bartley |
| Shigeru Kamado (竈門 茂, Kamado Shigeru) | Kaede Hondo | Jessica DiCicco |
| Rokuta Kamado (竈門 六太, Kamado Rokuta) | Aoi Koga | Philece Sampler |
| Sumiyoshi (炭吉, Sumiyoshi) | Hirofumi Nojima | Howard Wang |
| Shinjuro Rengoku (煉獄 槇寿郎, Rengoku Shinjurō) | Rikiya Koyama | Imari Williams |
| Ruka Rengoku (煉獄 瑠火, Rengoku Ruka) | Megumi Toyoguchi | Suzie Yeung |
| Senjuro Rengoku (煉獄 千寿郎, Rengoku Senjurō) | Junya Enoki | Cedric Williams |
| Yoriichi Tsugikuni (継国 縁壱, Tsugikuni Yoriichi) | Kazuhiko Inoue | Mick Lauer |

## Production
### Season 1

An anime television series adaptation by studio Ufotable was announced by Weekly Shōnen Jump in June 2018. The anime was directed by Haruo Sotozaki and produced by Hikaru Kondo. Akira Matsushima served as the character designer. The series ran for 26 episodes, from April 6 to September 28, 2019, on Tokyo MX and other networks.
Aniplex of America licensed the series and streamed it on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Funimation. Aniplex of America released it on two limited editions Blu-ray volumes: the first on June 30, 2020, and the second on November 24 of that same year. The company also partnered with Funimation to release standard-edition Blu-ray volumes. Two volumes were released on September 29, 2020, and January 19, 2021. Madman Entertainment acquired the series in Australia and New Zealand and simultaneously streamed the series on AnimeLab. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Anime Limited acquired the series. Netflix also started streaming the series on January 22, 2021, in the United States. An English dub produced by Aniplex of America and Bang Zoom! Entertainment, aired on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block from October 13, 2019, to May 3, 2020. Funimation began streaming the English dub on December 8, 2020.

### Season 2 and anime shorts

The second season ran for two consecutive cours, beginning with a seven-episode television series adaptation of the "Mugen Train" story arc, broadcast from October 10 to November 28, 2021. It included an original first episode, as well as new animation cuts and background music that differ from the film adaptation. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Entertainment District Arc (鬼滅の刃 遊郭編, Kimetsu no Yaiba – Yūkaku-hen) premiered with a one-hour special on December 5, 2021, and aired till February 13, 2022. The main staff and cast members from the first season returned to reprise their roles. The second season of the series aired on 30 stations across Japan, including Fuji TV and Tokyo MX.
Aniplex of America licensed the season outside of Asia. Muse Communication licensed the second season in Asia-Pacific.
According to Jason DeMarco, the executive producer who oversees the Adult Swim block, the success of the Mugen Train film initially made further seasons of the series too expensive to acquire for broadcast. Two years later in October 2023, Adult Swim announced that the English dub for the Mugen Train Arc would broadcast on its Toonami block which aired from November 12 to December 17 of the same year. A month later, it was confirmed that Entertainment District Arc would also air which broadcast from January 14 to March 24, 2024.
Four Valentine's Day-themed anime shorts, titled Kimetsu Gakuen Valentine-hen (キメツ学園 バレンタイン編), debuted on the Aniplex YouTube channel on February 14, 2021.

### Season 3

At the end of the second-season finale, a third season covering the "Swordsmith Village" arc from the manga was announced. It premiered with a one-hour special on April 9, 2023, and ended with a 70-minute episode on June 18 of the same year.
Aniplex of America licensed the season outside of Asia and streamed it on Crunchyroll, which began streaming an English dub on May 28, 2023. It aired on Adult Swim's Toonami block from August 11 to October 20, 2024.

### Season 4

A fourth season covering the "Hashira Training" arc was announced following the finale of the third season. It premiered with a one-hour special on May 12, 2024. The season ended with a one-hour special, which aired on June 30 of the same year.
Aniplex of America licensed the season outside of Asia and streamed it on Crunchyroll, which began streaming an English dub on June 30, 2024.

### Compilation films

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: Sibling's Bond (鬼滅の刃 兄妹の絆, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kyōdai no Kizuna). Aniplex of America screened the film at the Aratani Theatre in Los Angeles on March 31, 2019. Madman Entertainment screened the film in select theaters in Australia on April 2, 2019. 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 on October 17, and episodes 22–26 on October 24, 2020. Episodes 22–26 were recompiled into a special edition episode, titled Hashira Gō Kaigi/Chōyashiki-hen (柱合会議・蝶屋敷編, The Hashira Meeting Arc/Chōyashiki Arc), which adds some new footage and special ending credits roll, and aired on Fuji TV on December 20, 2020.
A compilation film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village, which includes the final two episodes of the Entertainment District Arc and an advanced screening of the first Swordsmith Village Arc episode, premiered in Japan on February 3, 2023. The film premiered in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2023, and in North America on March 3 of the same year.
Another compilation film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training, which includes the final episode of Swordsmith Village Arc and advanced screening of the first Hashira Training Arc episode, premiered in Japan on February 2, 2024, with a theatrical release on February 23 of the same year.

### Films

On September 28, 2019, following the airing of the first season's finale episode, an anime film, titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train, was announced, with the staff and cast reprising their roles. The film is a direct sequel to the series, and covers the events of the Mugen Train Arc. The film was distributed in Japan by Aniplex and Toho, and premiered in Japan on October 16, 2020. The film has grossed over US$500 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of 2020, and broke several box office records, including the highest-grossing Japanese film and anime film of all time. The film was released worldwide digitally on June 22, 2021.
Following the airing of Hashira Training Arc on June 30, 2024, it was announced that the manga's "Infinity Castle" story arc will be adapted into a film trilogy. Crunchyroll announced that it will release the films exclusively to theaters globally, and is set to premiere in Japan on July 18, 2025.

## Music

Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina composed the anime's music. For the first season, Lisa performed the opening theme "Gurenge" (紅蓮華, "Red Lotus"), while the ending theme is "from the edge" by FictionJunction and Lisa. 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. For the second season's Mugen Train Arc, Lisa performed the opening theme "Akeboshi" (明け星, lit. 'Morning Star'), as well as the ending theme "Shirogane" (白銀, lit. 'Silver'). For the Entertainment District Arc, Aimer performed the opening theme "Zankyōsanka" (残響散歌, lit. 'Song of Reverberation'), as well as the ending theme "Asa ga Kuru" (朝が来る, lit. 'Daybreak').
For the third season's Swordsmith Village Arc, Man with a Mission and Milet performed the opening theme "Kizuna no Kiseki" (絆ノ奇跡, lit. 'Bonds of Miracle'), as well as the ending theme "Koi Kogare" (コイコガレ, lit. 'Yearning'). The last episode of the season features the song "Kamado Nezuko no Uta" (竈門襧豆子のうた, "Nezuko Kamado's Song") by Go Shiina featuring Nami Nakagawa. For the fourth season's Hashira Training Arc, My First Story and Hyde performed the opening theme "Mugen" (夢幻, lit. 'Dreams'), as well as the ending theme "Tokoshie" (トコシエ, lit. 'Eternity').

## Reception
### Popularity and cultural impact

The anime had received high TV rating percentage and has consistently ranked among the top ten animated shows in Japan, since the release of second season's Mugen Train and Entertainment District story arcs. According to Video Research, Entertainment District Arc averaged 18.43 million viewers, with 25.5 million for episode 10 and 25.97 million for episode 11. The Swordsmith Village Arc's final episode averaged 22.87 million viewers, while the double feature special of the anime's Entertainment District Arc drew 22.51 million after their broadcast. The Swordsmith Village Arc also became the most-watched anime in 2023, garnering 15.4 million viewers in Japan.
Gadget Tsūshin listed both the breathing techniques suffix and "Ah! The era, the era changed again!" on their 2019 anime buzzwords list. On Tumblr's Year in Review, which highlights the largest communities, fandoms, and trends on the platform throughout the year, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ranked seventh on the Top Anime & Manga Shows category in 2019 and 2020. The second season's Mugen Train placed third on the annual Twitter Japan's Trend Awards in 2021, based on the social network's top trending topics of the year. According to a 2020 poll conducted by education and publishing company Benesse, which asked 7,661 third to sixth-grade Japanese children (5,170 girls and 2,491 boys), Tanjiro Kamado ranked first on the top 10 most admired people, which placed the children's mothers, fathers, and teachers on second, fourth and fifth place, respectively, with the remaining spots occupied by other Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba characters. The series helped to increase internal tourism, with many tourists traveling to similar spots to the ones featured in the series.
According to Yuma Takahashi, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime series producer, the series had three main factors for its success: "The power of the original work, the attitude towards adapting it to anime, and the environment". Takahashi explained that although many people learned about the manga through the anime, that in itself is not enough to generate a hit, stating that the original manga itself is interesting and they tried to adapt it earnestly without losing any of its appeal. The earnest attitude towards the adaptation and techniques from the staff at Ufotable were other key factors. Takahashi pointed out the changes in the anime-viewing landscape within the past few years and the increasing popularity of the streaming platforms. Takahashi said that by airing the series for two cours, it had the time to build up an audience. Takahashi added: "While the anime was airing, the story being serialized in the manga was heating up, so the timing was also ideal. It wasn't as if it suddenly became the center of attention; I feel that it steadily picked up fans and expanded its audience". In 2021, in Tokushima, the Red Cross featured characters from the series on blood drive posters, which helped to increase the number of donors.
In January 2021, Gundam franchise's creator Yoshiyuki Tomino discussed his thoughts on the series in an interview, where he said that he initially felt jealous of how the series attracted "such a dedicated and talented staff", and said: "The voice actors are great, the composer of the song that everyone knows is great. So many talented people showed up! In that sense, what I felt surpassed envy, and I started thinking, 'Man, those guys sure are something!'". Nevertheless, Tomino called the series cultural success a coincidence, explaining: "I don't think that Demon Slayer is a calculated or contrived work. I think that its assemblage was quite a coincidence", adding that in the anime industry people often get chosen for a job because they "just happened to be there" or their schedules "happened to align at the right time" and that it is rare for people with exactly the ideal talents or innate qualities to get chosen.
Former prime minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga quoted the series at a House of Representatives Budget Committee in the National Diet in November 2020. The incumbent, Fumio Kishida, has remarked that he was a fan of the series, pledging that he would improve the conditions in the anime and manga industry. Several politicians even used motifs and patterns from the series in their campaigns in 2021.

### Critical reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba holds an approval rating of 100% based on six reviews. 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." Writing for Anime News Network, James Beckett highlighted the 19th episode by noting it was "a thrilling showstopper of an episode, showing off ufotable's considerable skills as producers of nearly unrivaled action spectacle."
The anime series has been considered as one of the best anime of the 2010s. Polygon's 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". 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". 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". IGN also listed Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba among the best anime series of the 2010s. Japan Web Magazine ranked the series first on its list of "30 Best Anime of All Time".

### Accolades

In 2019, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba won in the anime category of the Yahoo! Japan Search Awards, based on the number of searches for a particular term compared to the year before; the series won the award for the second consecutive year in 2020; it was third in 2021, and its Swordsmith Village Arc was fifth in 2023. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba won "Animation of the Decade" at the Funimation's Decade of Anime poll, where the fans voted for their favorite anime across multiple categories. In the other fan poll, Tanjiro and Nezuko Kamado were chosen as one of the "Best Boys" and "Best Girls" honorees, respectively. 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". Having won the most awards in a single year in animedia history.
In a poll conducted by Kadokawa Game Linkage of the most satisfying series of 2019, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ranked in the first place, and it was also reported that between its debut episode and last episode the viewership numbers increased by 1.4 million. In April 2020, the anime series won the Grand Prix award and the New Face Award at the Japan Character Awards by Japan's Character Brand Licensing Association (CBLA). In 2020, the series became one of five recipients of the Special Achievement Award at the 62nd Japan Record Awards. In 2021, the series won "Most Retweeted" for its announcement of the Entertainment District Arc on the annual Twitter Japan's Trend Awards.

### Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2019 | 9th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Work (TV) | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2019 | 9th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Character (Male) | Tanjiro Kamado | Won |
| 2019 | 9th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Character (Female) | Nezuko Kamado | Won |
| 2019 | 9th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Voice Actor | Natsuki Hanae | Won |
| 2019 | 9th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Voice Actor | Hiro Shimono | 5th place |
| 2019 | 9th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Voice Actress | Akari Kitō | Won |
| 2019 | 9th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Voice Actress | Mikako Komatsu | 2nd place |
| 2019 | 9th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Voice Actress | Saori Hayami | 4th place |
| 2019 | 9th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Voice Actress | Kana Hanazawa | 5th place |
| 2019 | 9th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Theme Song | "Gurenge" by LiSA | Won |
| 2019 | 9th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Director | Haruo Sotozaki | Won |
| 2019 | 9th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Character Design | Akira Matsushima, Miyuki Satō, Yōko Kajiyama, Mika Kikuchi | Won |
| 2019 | 9th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Mascot Character | Chuntaro | 2nd place |
| 2019 | 9th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Screenplay | Ufotable | 2nd place |
| 2019 | 9th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Soundtrack | Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina | 2nd place |
| 2019 | Yahoo! Japan Search Awards | Anime Category | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2019 | Billboard Japan Music Awards | Hot Animation | "Gurenge" by LiSA | 3rd place |
| 2019 | Reiwa Anisong Awards | Best Anime Song Award | "Gurenge" by LiSA | Won |
| 2019 | Reiwa Anisong Awards | User Voting Award | "Gurenge" by LiSA | Won |
| 2019 | Reiwa Anisong Awards | Jury Voting Award | "Gurenge" by LiSA | Won |
| 2019 | IGN Awards | Best Anime Series | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Nominated |
| 2019 | IGN Awards | Best Anime Series - People's Choice | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Runner-up |
| 2019 | IGN Awards | Best Animation | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Nominated |
| 2019 | IGN Awards | Best Animation - People's Choice | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2019 | Funimation | Animation of the Decade | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2019 | Funimation | Best Boys of the Decade | Tanjiro Kamado | Won |
| 2019 | Funimation | Best Girls of the Decade | Nezuko Kamado | Won |
| 2019 | AT-X | Top Anime Ranking | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2020 | Animedia Character Awards | Most Valuable Player | Tanjiro Kamado | Won |
| 2020 | Animedia Character Awards | bright | Tanjiro Kamado | Won |
| 2020 | Animedia Character Awards | courageous | Tanjiro Kamado | Won |
| 2020 | Animedia Character Awards | Strong | Giyu Tomioka | Won |
| 2020 | Animedia Character Awards | Cool | Giyu Tomioka | Won |
| 2020 | Animedia Character Awards | Mysterious | Giyu Tomioka | Won |
| 2020 | Animedia Character Awards | Hot | Kyojuro Rengoku | Won |
| 2020 | Animedia Character Awards | Cute | Nezuko Kamado | Won |
| 2020 | Animedia Character Awards | Beautiful | Shinobu Kocho | Won |
| 2020 | Animedia Character Awards | Sexy | Mitsuri Kanroji | Won |
| 2020 | Animedia Character Awards | Cute and bratty | Zenitsu Agatsuma | Won |
| 2020 | Tokyo Anime Awards | Animation of the Year | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2020 | Tokyo Anime Awards | Best Script & Original Story | Koyoharu Gotouge | Won |
| 2020 | Tokyo Anime Awards | Best Animator | Akira Matsushima | Won |
| 2020 | Tokyo Anime Awards | Sound and Performance Award | Yuki Kajiura | Won |
| 2020 | TAAF 2020 with Bilibili | Anime of the Year | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2020 | D-Anime awards | Recommended Anime | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2020 | D-Anime awards | Best Story | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2020 | D-Anime awards | Hottest Anime | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2020 | 4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Anime of the Year | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2020 | 4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Protagonist | Tanjiro Kamado | Nominated |
| 2020 | 4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Boy | Tanjiro Kamado | Won |
| 2020 | 4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Girl | Nezuko Kamado | Nominated |
| 2020 | 4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Animation | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Nominated |
| 2020 | 4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Fantasy | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Nominated |
| 2020 | 4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Score | Go Shiina and Yuki Kajiura | Nominated |
| 2020 | 4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Fight Scene | Tanjiro & Nezuko vs. Rui | Won |
| 2020 | 4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best VA Performance (Japanese) | Saori Hayami as Shinobu Kocho | Nominated |
| 2020 | 14th Seiyu Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Natsuki Hanae as Tanjiro Kamado | Won |
| 2020 | 14th Seiyu Awards | Synergy Award | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2020 | Japan Character Awards | Grand Prize | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2020 | Japan Character Awards | New Face Award | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2020 | 15th AnimaniA Awards | Best Online Series | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2020 | 42nd Anime Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2020 | 42nd Anime Grand Prix | Best Character (Male) | Tanjiro Kamado | Won |
| 2020 | 42nd Anime Grand Prix | Best Character (Male) | Giyu Tomioka | 2nd place |
| 2020 | 42nd Anime Grand Prix | Best Character (Female) | Nezuko Kamado | 2nd place |
| 2020 | 42nd Anime Grand Prix | Best Character (Female) | Shinobu Kocho | 3rd place |
| 2020 | 42nd Anime Grand Prix | Best Voice Actor | Natsuki Hanae | Won |
| 2020 | 42nd Anime Grand Prix | Best Theme Song | "Gurenge" by LiSA | Won |
| 2020 | Magnolia Award | Best Animation | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Nominated |
| 2020 | 25th AMD Awards | Excellence Award | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2020 | Internet Buzzword Awards | Grand Prize | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2020 | Anime Buzzword Awards | Grand Prize | Breathing | Won |
| 2020 | Anime Buzzword Awards | Silver Prize | Total Concentration | Won |
| 2020 | Anime Buzzword Awards | Bronze Prize | Mr.Kyojuro Rengoku, the 20 billion man. | Won |
| 2020 | Billboard Japan Music Awards | Hot 100 | "Gurenge" by LiSA | 3rd place |
| 2020 | Billboard Japan Music Awards | Most Downloaded Songs | "Gurenge" by LiSA | Won |
| 2020 | Billboard Japan Music Awards | Hot Animation | "Gurenge" by LiSA | Won |
| 2020 | Yahoo! Japan Search Awards | Anime Category | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2020 | Yahoo! Japan Search Awards | Movie Category | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2020 | Yahoo! Japan Search Awards | Voice Actor Category | Natsuki Hanae | Won |
| 2020 | 62nd Japan Record Awards | Grand Prize | "Homura" by LiSA | Won |
| 2020 | 62nd Japan Record Awards | Excellent Work Awards | "Homura" by LiSA | Won |
| 2020 | 62nd Japan Record Awards | Special Achievement Award | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2020 | AT-X | Top Anime Ranking | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2021 | Tokyo Anime Awards | Best Animator | Akira Matsushima | Won |
| 2021 | Tokyo Anime Awards | Best Director | Haruo Sotozaki | Won |
| 2021 | Tokyo Anime Awards | Sound and Performance Award | Yuki Kajiura | Won |
| 2021 | 15th Seiyu Awards | Special Honor Award | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2021 | 39th JASRAC Awards | Gold Award | "Gurenge" by LiSA | Won |
| 2021 | 16th AnimaniA Awards | Best TV Series | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2021 | 16th AnimaniA Awards | Best Director | Haruo Sotozaki | Won |
| 2021 | 16th AnimaniA Awards | Best Character Design | Akira Matsushima | Won |
| 2021 | 16th AnimaniA Awards | Best Studio | Ufotable | Won |
| 2021 | 16th AnimaniA Awards | Best Anime Score | Go Shiina and Yuki Kajiura | Won |
| 2021 | 16th AnimaniA Awards | Best Anime Song | "Gurenge" by LiSA | Won |
| 2021 | 43rd Anime Grand Prix | Best Character (Male) | Kyojuro Rengoku | Won |
| 2021 | 43rd Anime Grand Prix | Best Theme Song | "Homura" by LiSA | Won |
| 2021 | Yahoo! Japan Search Awards | Anime Category | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | 3rd place |
| 2021 | Reiwa Anisong Awards | Artist Song Award | "Akeboshi" by LiSA | Nominated |
| 2021 | Twitter Japan's Trend Awards | Most Retweeted | Entertainment District Arc | Won |
| 2021 | 63rd Japan Record Awards | Song of the Year | "Akeboshi" by LiSA | Won |
| 2022 | 6th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Action | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc | Nominated |
| 2022 | 6th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Ending Sequence | "Shirogane" by LiSA | Won |
| 2022 | 6th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Animation | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc | Won |
| 2022 | 6th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best VA Performance (Castilian) | Marcel Navarro as Tanjiro Kamado | Won |
| 2022 | 6th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best VA Performance (French) | Enzo Ratsito as Tanjiro Kamado | Won |
| 2022 | 6th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best VA Performance (Spanish) | Irwin Daayán as Kyojuro Rengoku | Won |
| 2022 | 6th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Score | Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina | Won |
| 2022 | 36th Japan Gold Disc Awards | Animation Album of the Year | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2022 | 40th JASRAC Awards | Gold Award | "Gurenge" by LiSA | Won |
| 2022 | 40th JASRAC Awards | Silver Award | "Homura" by LiSA | Won |
| 2022 | Japan Expo Awards | Best Anime of the Year | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc | Won |
| 2022 | Japan Expo Awards | Daruma for Best Director | Haruo Sotozaki | Won |
| 2022 | Japan Expo Awards | Daruma for Best Action Anime | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc | Won |
| 2022 | Japan Expo Awards | Daruma for Best Original Soundtrack | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc | Won |
| 2022 | 44th Anime Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc | 2nd place |
| 2022 | 44th Anime Grand Prix | Best Character (Male) | Tengen Uzui | Won |
| 2022 | 44th Anime Grand Prix | Best Character (Male) | Zenitsu Agatsuma | 4th place |
| 2022 | 44th Anime Grand Prix | Best Character (Male) | Gyutaro | 7th place |
| 2022 | 44th Anime Grand Prix | Best Character (Female) | Nezuko Kamado | Won |
| 2022 | 44th Anime Grand Prix | Best Character (Female) | Daki | 2nd place |
| 2022 | 44th Anime Grand Prix | Best Voice Actor | Miyuki Sawashiro | 4th place |
| 2022 | 44th Anime Grand Prix | Best Theme Song | "Zankyō Sanka" by Aimer | Won |
| 2022 | 44th Anime Grand Prix | Best Theme Song | "Akeboshi" by LiSA | 3rd place |
| 2022 | MTV Video Music Awards Japan | Best Solo Artist Video (Japan) | "Zankyō Sanka" by Aimer | Won |
| 2022 | 12th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Work (TV) | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc | Won |
| 2022 | 12th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Character (Male) | Tengen Uzui | 5th place |
| 2022 | 12th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Character (Female) | Nezuko Kamado | 5th place |
| 2022 | 12th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Voice Actor | Yoshitsugu Matsuoka | Won |
| 2022 | 12th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Voice Actor | Natsuki Hanae | 3rd place |
| 2022 | 12th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Theme Song | "Zankyō Sanka" by Aimer | 4th place |
| 2022 | 12th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Director | Haruo Sotozaki | Won |
| 2022 | 12th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Character Design | Akira Matsushima | 5th place |
| 2022 | 12th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Mascot Character | Muscular Mice | 5th place |
| 2022 | 12th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Screenplay | Ufotable | 4th place |
| 2022 | 12th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Soundtrack | Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina | 2nd place |
| 2022 | 12th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Studio | Ufotable | 2nd place |
| 2022 | Billboard Japan Music Awards | Hot 100 | "Zankyō Sanka" by Aimer | Won |
| 2022 | Billboard Japan Music Awards | Most Downloaded Songs | "Zankyō Sanka" by Aimer | Won |
| 2022 | Billboard Japan Music Awards | Hot Animation | "Zankyō Sanka" by Aimer | Won |
| 2022 | Reiwa Anisong Awards | Arrangement Award | "Zankyō Sanka" by Aimer | Nominated |
| 2023 | 5th Global Demand Awards | Most In-Demand Anime Series of 2022 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Nominated |
| 2023 | 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Anime of the Year | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc | Nominated |
| 2023 | 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Director | Haruo Sotozaki | Won |
| 2023 | 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Supporting Character | Tengen Uzui | Nominated |
| 2023 | 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Animation | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc | Won |
| 2023 | 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Character Design | Akira Matsushima | Won |
| 2023 | 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Continuing Series | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc | Nominated |
| 2023 | 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Action | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc | Won |
| 2023 | 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Fantasy | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc | Won |
| 2023 | 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Score | Go Shiina and Yuki Kajiura | Nominated |
| 2023 | 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Opening Sequence | "Zankyō Sanka" by Aimer | Nominated |
| 2023 | 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best VA Performance (Japanese) | Natsuki Hanae as Tanjiro Kamado | Nominated |
| 2023 | 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best VA Performance (Italian) | Andrea La Greca as Kyojuro Rengoku | Nominated |
| 2023 | 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best VA Performance (Spanish) | Alejandro Orozco as Gyutaro | Won |
| 2023 | 41st JASRAC Awards | Bronze Award | "Zankyō Sanka" by Aimer | Won |
| 2023 | 13th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Work (TV) | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc | 3rd place |
| 2023 | 13th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Character (Male) | Muichiro Tokito | 3rd place |
| 2023 | 13th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Character (Male) | Tanjiro Kamado | 4th place |
| 2023 | 13th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Character (Male) | Akaza | 5th place |
| 2023 | 13th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Character (Female) | Mitsuri Kanroji | 7th place |
| 2023 | 13th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Theme Song | "Kizuna no Kiseki" by Man with a Mission and Milet | 8th place |
| 2023 | 13th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Studio | Ufotable | 3rd place |
| 2023 | Yahoo! Japan Search Awards | Anime Category | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc | 5th place |
| 2024 | 6th Global Demand Awards | Most In-Demand Anime Series of 2023 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Nominated |
| 2024 | 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Anime of the Year | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc | Nominated |
| 2024 | 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Action | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc | Nominated |
| 2024 | 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Fantasy | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc | Won |
| 2024 | 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Animation | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc | Won |
| 2024 | 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Continuing Series | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc | Nominated |
| 2024 | 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Character Design | Akira Matsushima | Nominated |
| 2024 | 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Cinematography | Yuichi Terao | Nominated |
| 2024 | 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Art Direction | Koji Eto | Won |
| 2024 | 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Score | Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina | Nominated |
| 2024 | 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Ending Sequence | "Koi Kogare" by Man with a Mission and Milet | Nominated |
| 2024 | 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best VA Performance (English) | Abby Trott as Nezuko Kamado | Nominated |
| 2024 | 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best VA Performance (Spanish) | Armando Corona Ibarrola as Muichiro Tokito | Nominated |
| 2024 | 38th Japan Gold Disc Awards | Best 3 Songs by Download | "Kizuna no Kiseki" by Man with a Mission and Milet | Won |
| 2024 | 46th Anime Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc | 8th place |
| 2025 | 7th Global Demand Awards | Most In-Demand Anime Series of 2024 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Nominated |