MangaSeries· 2016· Fantasy

鬼滅の刃 (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)

by 吾峠呼世晴 Koyoharu Gotōge

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劇場版鬼滅の刃無限列車編 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train

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Ufotable's film adapts the Mugen Train arc of Koyoharu Gotouge's manga.

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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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