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Elex Media Licenses Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga

The official Twitter account for Indonesian publisher Elex Media Komputindo announced last Friday that it has licensed Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga, with a release slated for 2020.

The manga is set during Japan's Taisho era, and centers on Tanjiro Kamado, a boy who loses his family to an attack by demons, and his sister turned into a demon herself. After finding a way to temporarily calm down his sister, Tanjiro encounters the Demon Slayer Corps, and joins their ranks to find a way to eliminate the demon that killed his family and turned his sister into a demon.

Gotouge launched the manga in Weekly Shonen Jump in February 2016. The manga inspired a television anime adaptation that premiered on April 6, and aired for 26 episodes. The 26th episode ended on September 28 with an announcement of a sequel anime film that will cover the manga's Demon Train Arc.

Thanks to Naufal Alfarizy for the news tip.

Source: Elex Media's Twitter account via Nawala Karsa Indonesia