The Demon Slayer manga starts after the anime with the character of Tanjiro Kamado. Tanjiro is a young boy who lives in a rural mountain village with his mother and five siblings. One day, when he returns home from selling charcoal in the nearby town, he finds that his family has been slaughtered by demons. His younger sister Nezuko is the only survivor, but she has been turned into a demon herself. In order to save her and avenge his family, Tanjiro embarks on a journey to become a Demon Slayer.
The story of Demon Slayer is set in Taisho-era Japan and follows the adventures of Tanjiro Kamado, a kind-hearted boy who turns to demon hunting after his family is killed by demons. The manga is written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge and has been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine since February 2016. As of October 2020, the series has 22 volumes in print.
The anime adaptation of Demon Slayer premiered in April 2019 and was produced by studio Ufotable. The 25-episode series covers approximately the first nine volumes of the manga and ends with major cliffhangers that are yet to be resolved in the source material.