Kimetsu no Yaiba
English title: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Japanese title: 鬼滅の刃
Alternative titles: Blade of Demon Destruction
Type: TV
Source: Manga
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 6, 2019 to Sep 28, 2019
Broadcast: Saturdays at 23:30 (JST)
Duration: 23 min per ep
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Studios: ufotable
Producers: Aniplex, Studio Mausu, Shueisha
Licensors: Aniplex of America
Genres: Action, Award Winning, Supernatural
Themes: Historical
Demographics: Shounen

Ever since the death of his father, the burden of supporting the family has fallen upon Tanjirou Kamado's shoulders. Though living impoverished on a remote mountain, the Kamado family are able to enjoy a relatively peaceful and happy life. One day, Tanjirou decides to go down to the local village to make a little money selling charcoal. On his way back, night falls, forcing Tanjirou to take shelter in the house of a strange man, who warns him of the existence of flesh-eating demons that lurk in the woods at night.

When he finally arrives back home the next day, he is met with a horrifying sight—his whole family has been slaughtered. Worse still, the sole survivor is his sister Nezuko, who has been turned into a bloodthirsty demon. Consumed by rage and hatred, Tanjirou swears to avenge his family and stay by his only remaining sibling. Alongside the mysterious group calling themselves the Demon Slayer Corps, Tanjirou will do whatever it takes to slay the demons and protect the remnants of his beloved sister's humanity.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

The anime covers chapters 1 to 53 of the manga. Kimetsu no Yaiba won the Animation of the Year award in the Television category at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival in 2020.