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5 Demon Slayer Facts You Probably Didn't Know

The series that dethroned Spirited Away at the box office.

鬼滅の刃 · Since 2019 · ufotable · Koyoharu Gotouge

1. It beat Spirited Away at the box office

   Demon Slayer: Mugen Train became the highest-grossing film ever in Japan in 2020, ending Spirited Away's 19-year reign.

2. The creator appears as a crocodile

   Koyoharu Gotouge has never shown their face publicly. Gotouge's self-portrait in the volumes is a crocodile wearing glasses.

3. The manga was surprisingly short

   Demon Slayer ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2016 to 2020, finishing in 23 volumes at the peak of its popularity.

4. Its theme song won Japan's top music award

   LiSA sang the opening "Gurenge," and her Mugen Train song "Homura" won the Japan Record Award in 2020.

5. Kimetsu no Yaiba means "Blade of Demon Destruction"

   The Japanese title is Kimetsu no Yaiba. "Kimetsu" is a coined word combining "demon" and "destruction."

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