"Demon Slayer" is one of the strangest anime phenomena of the modern era. The manga, created by Koyoharu Gotoge, wasn't exactly a hit when it first debuted in the pages of Weekly Shōnen Jump, and the anime adaptation by ufotable wasn't exactly a must-watch when it first premiered. And yet, both quickly rose to become not only hits, but proper anime juggernauts.

Toward the end of the first season, this was the anime to watch, and fans rushed to read the manga and find out where the story would go, making it a bona fide hit in its later years before the manga ended (rather quickly for a story like this) in 2020. That same year brought proof of the mainstream success and popularity of "Demon Slayer" when its first movie, "Mugen Train," became one of the highest-grossing films worldwide and

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