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Mythology & Folklore influenced 鬼滅の刃 (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
Added by Media Influence Map · 5 October 2026
The influence
Mythology & Folklore
Real world
The work it shaped
鬼滅の刃 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Manga · 2016
- Japanese folklore
The evidence
Set in the Taishō era, the manga's demons are the oni of Japanese folklore, blood-drinking creatures that fear sunlight and wisteria, hunted by a corps of swordsmen.
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