Koyoharu Gotouge Before Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Koyoharu Gotouge Before Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Volume cover
吾峠呼世晴短編集
(Gotōge Koyoharu Tanpenshū)
GenreDark fantasy[1]
Manga
Written byKoyoharu Gotouge
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics
DemographicShōnen
PublishedOctober 4, 2019
Volumes1

Koyoharu Gotouge Before Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba[a] is a Japanese anthology manga written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge and published by Shueisha. It features four one-shot stories published between 2013 and 2015.

Publication

Koyoharu Gotouge Before Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba features four one-shot stories by Koyoharu Gotouge: Kagarigari (過狩り狩り), launched in 2013;[2] Monju Shirō Kyōdai (文殊史郎兄弟) published in the second issue of Jump Next! in 2014; Rokkotsu-san (肋骨さん) published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2014; and Haeniwa no Zigzag (蠅庭のジグザグ) published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2015.[3] Shueisha released the collected tankōbon volume on October 4, 2019.[4][3]

The manga has been licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media,[5] and is set to be released on October 8, 2024.[6] It has also been licensed in Italy by Star Comics,[7] in France by Panini,[8] and in Argentina by Editorial Ivrea.[9]

Chapters

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 October 4, 2019[4]978-4-08-882084-2October 8, 2024[6]978-1974749652
  1. "Kagarigari" (過狩り狩り)
  2. "Monju Shirō Kyōdai" (文殊史郎兄弟)
  3. "Rokkotsu-san" (肋骨さん)
  4. "Haeniwa no Zigzag" (蠅庭のジグザグ)

Notes

  1. ^ Japanese: 吾峠呼世晴短編集, Hepburn: Gotōge Koyoharu Tanpenshū, lit. 'Koyoharu Gotouge's Short Stories'

References

  1. ^ 『鬼滅の刃』作者が描きたかったのはダークヒーロー？ 『吾峠呼世晴短編集』を考察. Real Sound (in Japanese). Blueprint Co., Ltd. June 10, 2020. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  2. ^ 2013年のJUMPトレジャー新人漫画賞. shonenjump.com (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  3. ^ a b 「鬼滅の刃」の前身「過狩り狩り」も収録した吾峠呼世晴の初短編集. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 4, 2019. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  4. ^ a b 吾峠呼世晴短編集 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  5. ^ Mateo, Alex (February 2, 2024). "Viz Media Licenses Trillion Game, Otaku Vampire's Love Bite, Spider-Man: Octo Girl, X-Men, More Manga for Fall 2024". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Koyoharu Gotouge Before Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba". Viz Media. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  7. ^ "Il volume unico sarà disponibile dal 2 settembre grazie a Star Comics". AnimeClick.it (in Italian). June 24, 2020. Archived from the original on February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  8. ^ "Le recueil d'histoires courtes de Koyoharu Gotôge (Demon Slayer) sortira chez Panini". manga-news.com (in French). September 21, 2020. Archived from the original on February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  9. ^ Devincensi, Maximiliano (October 20, 2020). "YA A LA VENTA: KOYOHARU GOTOUGE SHORT STORIES" (in Spanish). Editorial Ivrea. Archived from the original on February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.