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"Back: Happy

KOYOHARU GOTOUGE

Hello! I’m Gotouge. I am truly thankful to

everyone happy about the Demon Slayer anime
as if it were their own good news! All the kind
and congratulatory words, gifts and happiness
massaged me and blew away my stiff shoul-
ders and headaches, My nose is still running
though. I’m sorry I can’t reply individually or
give you anything back. I’m blessed by much
good fortune and the aid and encouragement
of nice people helps a lot. I am always praying
from the bottom of my heart for the health and
happiness of people who are kind to me.
DEMON SLAYER:
KIMETSU NO YAIBA
VOLUME 12
Shonen Jump Edition

Story and Art by

KOYOHARU GOTOUGE

KIMETSU NO YAIBA
© 2016 by Koyoharu Gotouge
All rights reserved, First published in Japan
in 2016 by SHUEISHA Inc., Tokyo, English
translation rights arranged by SHUEISHA Inc,

TRANSLATION John Werry

ENGLISH ADAPTATION Stan!
TOUCH-UP ART & LETTERING John Hunt
DESIGN Jimmy Presler
EDITOR Mike Montesa

‘The stories, characters and incidents mentioned

in this publication are entirely fictional,

No portion of this book may be reproduced or

transmitted in any form or by any means without
written permission from the copyright holders,

Printed in the U.S.A.

Published by VIZ Media, LLC

P.O. Box 77010
San Francisco, CA 94107

10987654321
First printing, May 2020

PARENTAL ADVISORY fs
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA is rated T for
Teen and recommended forages 13 and up. This
volume contains realistic and fantasy violence.

Mize FEES shonenjump.com

 THE
UPPER
RANKS
GATHER

(0)Co] aN AU)
GOTOUGE
 ==

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demon! He is Tanjiro’s enemy Corps who seeks\to defeat Muzan,
and-hides his nature in otder.to

In Taisho-era Japan, young Tanjiro makes a living selling charcoal. One day, demons
kill his family and turn his younger sister Nezuko into a demon. Tanjiro and Nezuko
set out to find a way to return Nezuko to human form and defeat Kibutsuji, the demon
who killed their family!

After joining the Demon Slayer Corps, Tanjiro meets Tamayo and Yushiro—demons
who oppose Kibutsuji—who provide a clue to how Nezuko may be turned back into
a human. On a new mission, Uzui the Sound Hashira, Tanjiro and others confront
\ | a brother-and-sister pair of demons who are Upper Rank 6. The sibling demons
|The Bor who turned Gyutaro and No Rank 3. The defen who killed repeatedly get the better of them, but our heroes show indomitable perseverance and
/,3 | ‘i 7 | Kyojuro Rengoku, the Flame Hashira’of defeat the demons at great cost. Meanwhile, the first death of an upper-rank demon
|Daki—who.were until recently the \4 ea / a.
i Upper-Rank 6 aS the’ Demon Slayer Corps. He burns with in over a hundred years has an impact on the remaining upper-rank demons.
a OD os
désire for revenge-against Tanjiro.
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CONTENTS
Chapter 98 —
THE UPPER
RANKS GATHER
7
Chapter 99
SOMEONE’S DREAM
27
Chapter 100
GO TO THE VILLAGE!! THE
a U P P
RANKS
E R
Chapter 101
A SECRET GATHER
69
Chapter 102
HELLO, TOKITO
89
Chapter 103
YORIICHI TYPE ZERO
109
Chapter 104
KOTETSU
129
Chapter 105
SOMETHING CAME OUT
149
Chapter 106
ENEMY ATTACK
169
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M Y C H E S T
WAS TIGHT
FROM
WORRYING.
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T O T H I N K
DEFEATED.
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THE TIME WE
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GYOKKO BECAME
UNCOUNTABLE
(N NUMBER.

IT’S BEEN
113 YEARS
SINCE
THE LAST
SUMMONS.
 HE HAS
NOT YET
ARRIVED.

SURELY
HE HASN'T
TEED BEEN
DEFEATED.

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AREN’T YOU
WORRIED
ABOUT MEP
 / WAS
INCREDIBLY
WORRIED
ABOUT
EVERYONE!

| DON/T
WANT TO YOU'RE
BE WITHOUT ALL MY
IMPORTANT
COMRADES.
 HELLO!
IT'S BEEN
A WHILE,
GYOKKO!

WOMAN'S
FRESHLY
SEVERED HEAD
IN THE VASE IS THAT
YOU GAVE ME A NEW
AND USED IT VASEP VERY
TO DECORATE PRETTY!

YOU MUST
COME VISIT
ME SOME-
TIME!

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YOU EVEN
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KOKUSHIBO
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KIZUKI ARE
INCOMPLETE.

GYUTARO
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SHALL
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BE SOP
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 YOU'RE
FALLING IN THE
ORDER OF WHO
| DON’T HAS THE MOST
EXPECT MUCH HUMAN PARTS
FROM YOU REMAINING.
ANYWAY.

YOU STILL HAVE

HAVEN'T
PUT THE
| EVER
UBUYASHIKI FAILED TO
FAMILY IN MEET YOUR
ITS GRAVE. EXPECTA-
TIONS?

HUNDREDS
OF YEARS
YOU STILL
HAVEN’T
FOUND IT.
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PLEASE!

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4 WHAT I'M NO HIDING...
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DOP DETECTIVE
WORK.

INFORMATION
TO BRING
YOUR HOPES
ONE STEP
CLOSERS
 CHANGING
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CHANGES =| STANCES...
CAUSE WEAK- =| CHANGES OF p=
NESS AND \ THE FLESH... @
INFERIORITY.

A PERFECT
STATE... prerer THE
UNCHANGING UNCHANG-
FOREVER! MUZAN IS §
TOUCHING
My HEADS
 DON’T EVER THE FIRST
CONVEY SUCH DEATH OF AN
UPPER-RANK
UNPLEASANT DEMON IN
INFORMATION 113 YEARS...
SO GLEEFULLY IT DISPLEASES
AGAIN. ME IMMENSELY.

MI

FROM NOW
ON, YOU
IT SEEMS | MUST
HAVE BEEN STRUGGLE
TOO SOFT ON WITH GREATER
YOU BECAUSE DESPERATION.
YOU ARE MY
UPPER-RANK
SERVANTS.
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WHEN THE
INFORMATION
IS CONFIRMED,
GO THERE WITH
HANTENGU.

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Be

AIEEE?

GEOUS!
BUT THAT’S
ALL RIGHT...
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DID LORD
MUZAN GIVE
YOU AN
ORDERP
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IT’S ALL
RIGHT,
LORD
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DISTURBS 3
TH E
RANKING. | AM NOT
SAYING THIS
FOR YOUR
SAKE.

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FEAR THAT
CRACKS MIGHT
FORM IN THE
HIERARCHY.

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IT, THEN
REQUEST
BLOOD

TO
REPLACE
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MAKES THAT BUT LORD
REQUEST, KOKUSHIBO...
LORD AKAZA
CAN'T BEAT
us!

...BUT | ROSE | KNOW

MORE QUICKLY THAT IN MY
THROUGH THE CASE, | BECAME
RANKS, SO HE/S A DEMON LATER
MAD! YOU MUST
UNDERSTAND

BESIDES, |
PURPOSELY
DION’T
DODGE. |
WAS JUST
PLAYING
AROUND A
LITTLE.

WE MUST
BE LENIENT
WITH THOSE
RANKED
BELOW US,
NOT SCORN
THEM.
.s WHAT I’M
SAYING TO
YOUP
 I'M
DEFINITELY
GOING TO
KILL YOU.

...ENCOUR- B
AGEMENT.

BYE, LorD \°
KOKUSHIBO! | |
I'M OVER-
THINKING | SORTA FEEL
IT, AREN/T LIKE | WAS CUT
|, LORD OUT OF THAT
AKAZAP CONVERSATION.

AKAZA!
WE WERE
STILL
TALKING!

SEND ME AND
HANTENGU
TO THE SAME
PLACES
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ra n A OH ' BELIEVERS copnoee
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HEAD
FIRST.

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AMAA
ANY
IT APPEARS WHEW!
MY WIFE HE'S
ALSO FELL SOUND
ASLEEP. ASLEEP!
 I
REALLY AM
SORRY...

A VISITOR
LIKE YOU TO
WATCH MY
CHILD.

BEARING SHE
AND MUST BE eee
RAISING TIRED.
CHILDREN
IS HARD.

IF | DON’T, VLL DRINK

VLL JUST Tale oe
EATING.
 IF IT WEREN'T
FOR YOU,
MY CHILD
WOULDN'T
HAVE BEEN
BORN.

BUT I/LL TELL

MY CHILDREN
AND GRAND-
CHILDREN
ABOUT YOU!

I'M JUST
A MERE
CHARCOAL
SELLER...
... THOSE WHO
MASTER THEIR
TRADE ALL
ARRIVE AT THE
SAME PLACE.

? = EVEN IF THE
.. THEY ARE : TIMES CHANGE
CERTAIN ) Ce OR THE WAY
TO REACH co TO THAT PLACE
THE SAME , CHANGES...

YOU SEEM
TO THINK I’M
SOMEONE
SPECIAL...
 ..AND | WAS
UNABLE TO | CANNOT
ACCOMPLISH PROTECT
EVEN ONE ANYTHING
THING THAT | THAT'S
IMPORTANT
SHOULD HAVE
IN THIS LIFE. TO ME...

| AM A MAN
WITHOUT
PLEASE ANY VALUE.
DON’T

/ BEG
YOU, / DON’T
DON’T WANT YOU
TALK TO TALK
ABOUT LIKE THAT.
YOURSELF
LIKE THAT.
 SINCE
THE FIGHT,
YOU'VE BEEN
UNCON-
SCIOUS
FOR TWO
MONTHS.
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was gonna

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TOTES
 MA
KAKUSHI/ IN
THE CLEAN-
UP CREW OF
THE DEMON
SLAYER
CORPS.

I’M ALSO / HAVE A I’M THE ONE WHO

THE ONE _| FATEFUL TOLD TANARO
WHO FOUND —| CONNEC-
HIM AND THE KAMADO ‘HOW
TION WITH
OTHERS /N LONG ARE YOU
HIM.
THE ENTER- GONNA SLEEPP/
TAINMENT GET UP ALREADY,
OISTRICT WOULD YAP!”
DURING THE
HASHIRA MEETING.

THEYRE
SUCH
CLOSE
FRIENDS!
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YOUNGER
PRiEnSs
ENT g tes ea
ibe THAN / AM
y
FOR HIM, 7
CARRYING IN BUT THEYRE
| EVEN SWORDSMEN
| THOUGH My HANOS
WHO RISK
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ASIN
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ALL My
STRENGTH
TO KEEP
FROM EATING
1T RIGHT
NOW.

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hi HAS A GOOD
NOSE, SO /F
/ SET IT NEAR
HIM MAYBE
HELL WAKE
UB

SHE’S A WE/RD
BUT SHE GIRL. SHE
OUTRANKS DOESN'T TALK
ME, SO | CAN’T AT ALL. IT’S SERIOUSLY,
ey ae BECAUSE THEY KANAOP
Y MADE HER A
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PUTTING THE
BAD, YOU C A N CASTELLA
THROW IT AWAY HERE...
OR EAT IT...

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ME SO THEY
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ON A MISSION,
BUT RELUC- YELLOW-
TANTLY. HEADED
ONE...
WAS IT
ZENITSU TWO DAYS
AGOP
WOKE UP
THE NEXT
DAY.

ALL THE
THEY WERE KAKUSHI
INCREDIBLY WERE THE SOUND
SHOCKED. SHOCKED HASHIRA WAS
BURABIE WALKING BUT
LEANING ON
HIS WIVES’
SHOULDERS.

THE POISON
GOT DEEP IN INOSUKE’S
HIM, SO HE CONDITION
WAS SLOW TO
USE BREATH- WAS REALLY
ING TO STOP
THE BLEEDING
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HALLUCI- OH...
NATING HIM IN THA
CLINGING TO CASE...
THE CEILING.

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NOTICING
ME,
TANUJIRO!

PRAISE \\HEH HEH! |*

M TEE HEE |s& | WOKE UP
MORE! Hee! \Z JOURE SEVEN DAYS
AMAZING...
INOSUKE. BEFORE
you!
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AND bAgliat
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MAKE ME O* nat
worry! y—
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OH,
SHINOBU BUT YOU
AREN'T
AT THIS ilaead NORMAL,
INOSUKE/
Roo ”,
TANUJIRO!
RIGHT?oe!

\ > Ang
 I'S A
WEASEL FROM
ANOTHER
COUNTRY
CALLED
A HONEY
BADGER!

POISON
DOESN'T
AFFECT IT, ITS THICK
SO IT EVEN SKIN
POISONOUS
SNAKES...
ee
BEMOR:
eu” a IkK IT'S FINE
EXY EVEN IF A
2, ALION 2
f\ BITES IT! :

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MAYBE SHE eG CAN EE
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YOU
JERK?!
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\\ WORDS, I’M
Vin ay WS
QWs IMMORTAL!

SHINOBU
TOLD YOU POISON DOESN’T
THAT TOO, WORK WELL ON
DIDN'T SHEP! YOU BUT NEITHER
BUT YOU DOES MEDICINE!
ALREADY SO BE CAREFUL!
FORGOT!

UY
a B... =

'\ SHUT UP!

\ \ \ AA
TANUIRO FELL
ASLEEP... SO
yy
Uf
WHAT?!
WE AREN’T
THAT
P STOP PULL-
ING ON
BE QUIET! DIFFERENT
ee ME, YOU
SHRIMP!
IN HEIGHT!
 lave, \5 aber
MAKE
DON’T SAY
UNLUCKY
THINGS!
HE’S UN-
CONSCIOUS
AGAIN!
G
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SOME RICE
GRUEL.

2s
| OKAY. ‘ 2y One

| HOPE HE
RECOVERS
QUICKLY AND
CAN EAT A

INOSUKE
WENT
OUT
ON A
MISSION.
 HOW
FRUS-

= ICANT
STRETCH
OUT
FLAT!

AS EXPECTED,
MY PHYSICAL
STRENGTH
IS SLOW TO
RETURN/

WAS A KATANA
DELIVERED WHILE
| WAS ASLEEPP
MY SWORD GOT
CHIPPED.
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ftktve You rh
\ /E Mek
a
oy ceese

IT'S BEEN r—
TWO |
MONTHS, |
BUTNO WK]
KATANA iE
 ...BUT
HAGANEZUKA Vig Ss SWORDS
CAN BE A BIT i iy \\\\\) OFTEN GET
TOUCHY. \ \ Y DAMAGED

THE MAYBE IT
VILLAGE WOULD HOW ABOUT
WITH BE BEST GOING
ALL THE TO TALK TO THE
SWORD- TO HIM VILLAGEP
SMITHS. DIRECTLY. £—

x c aw Vv =
lm
=

—————
SS
 THE MASTER
OF THE HOUSE
GRANTED
PERMISSION,
so | WILL
GUIDE YOU.

BECAUSE
OF WHERE VM TANJIRO
'‘M GUIDING KAMADO!
YOU, | CAN- ITS A
NOT NAME PLEASURE! \
MYSELF...

NOW PUT
THESE
ON.

A BLIND- WHAT ARE

FURTHER- ISA FOLD AND THOSEP
MORE, | WILL HIDDEN EAR-
CARRY YOU VILLAGE. PLUGS.
 ALSO, SINCE
YOU HAVE A
GOOD SENSE
OF SMELL—
NOSE PLUGS!

IN ORDER BEFORE
TO PREVENT PLUG-
| DEMONS FROM GING My
k| ATTACKING THE EARS, SHE
F VILLAGE, NO BRIEFLY
ONE KNOWS EXPLAINED.
ITS LOCATION.

VILLAGE OF
SWORD-
SMITHS OF
COURSE,
THIS
WOMAN
DOESN’T
KNOW
EITHER.

AFTER
A WHILE
THEY PASS
OFF TO
THE NEXT
KAKUSHI.
i) ar FURT HER-
IM EACH KAKUSH/ : “
MORE, THEY
TO THE PLACE FREQUENTLY
OF THE NEXT f CHANGE THE
KAKUSHI, BUT ] aN : ROUTES AND
THOSE CROWS \ . THE KAKUSA/
OFTEN CHANGE |: ’ : ALONG THEM.
AS WELL. .

WHEW! ™ AS APPARENTLY,
SMART : EVEN MORE
PEOPLE ay, A\\E | COMPLICATED
| ARE (| METHODS
H| AMAZING! | AIDE MASTER Z
i | UBUYASHIKI'S _§
in MANSION. Ki
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SAID THIS
EVERY TIME
A KAKUSH/
PASSED H/M
ON, WHICH
PLEASED THE
KAKUSHI/.

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THERE'S A WHAT
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THERE AND
THAT WILL
YOU VERY TAKE YOU TO
THE CHIEF'S -
HOUSE. FIRST F4
GO GREET fF
HIM.
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WORDS OF
THANKS
ECHOING.

SOMEONE

THAT GETS
ME KIND OF
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here makes your
skin smooth!

the hot spring heals:

wounds, burns,
hemorrhoids,
constipation, gout,
diabetes, high blood
preseure, anemia,
gallstones, muscle
Pain, joint pain, warped
personality, rudeness,
hay fever, itehy navel
and the pain of
lost love.
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ING FOR THAT HOTARU
HIM, SO HAS DISAP-
PLEASE BE PEARED.
PATIENT. |

YES...
HOTARU
HAGANE-

= HE'S BEEN
= | HE THROWS THAT WAY HE SAID IT
aA TANTRUMS SINCE WAS TOO
YS) | AND Goes if HE WAS CUTE AND
i OFF TO SMALL. GOT MAD
Q . SULK.
 IT'S ALL
BECAUSE |
DO THINGS
LIKE BREAK
MY SWORD
AND CHIP
THE BLADE!

IT’S A/S
FAULT FOR
MAKING DULL
BLADES THAT

WE'LL BRING
HIM BACK AS
SOON AS WE
FIND HIM...
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IF HOTARU
DOESN'T FORGE
YOU A SWORD | HEARD YOU
BY THE TIME A ULL HANENST YET
YOU'RE READY, RECOVERED
LL APPOINT ENOUGH TO
SOMEONE ELSE |
Lo|
GO DEMON
TO BE YOUR
SWORDSMITH. : SLAYING.

OUR HOT
SPRING IS
VERY GOOD
FOR HEAL-
ING THE
BODY...

I'LL BE SPRING IS
DOWN UP THIS
HERE HILL.
PREPAR-
ING YOUR
 OHHH! IT’S
TANUIRO!

IGNORED
ME! | SAID WHOA, BE
HELLO, CAREFUL!

ISN‘T THAT
| {
MEAN? I/M 1ASKED
A HASHIRA! DON’T
HIS NAME KNow!
HE
 WELL,
vay
PER SUP-
WILL
READY BE
SOON.
THE
| HEAR I C is
BE RICE T'LL !
MMUASH W
TSRUOTAOKMIETSH.
SOA
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Uh
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>! | THOUGHT
SOAKING
TOGETHER
WOULD
BRING US
I| |
etree
U
BUT | DIDN'T
AND GET EAT THAT
STRONG MUCH
Too! TONIGHT.

KANROUI, THE
BOY YOU MET
AT THE HOT
SPRING BE-
CAME A DEMON
SLAYER AT THE
SAME TIME AS
ME. HIS NAME
IS GENYA =
SHINAZUGAWA. -.

BUT HE MUST BE
THEY'RE NOT SHINA- SHINAZU-
ON GOoD ZUGAWA GAWA'S
TERMS. THAT'S SAID HE LITTL
TOO BAD. DOESN'T BROTHER.
HAVE A
LITTLE
| DON’T REALLY | THERE ARE
KNOW WHY,
FIVE KIDS IN
BUT | FIND MY FAMILY, WONDER
BOTH THE AND WE ALL
SHINAZUGAWA
GET ALONG.
BROTHERS
SCARY.

ere rt;ae
1O| I
IT WOULD
VILLAGERS HE’LL BE NICE HASN'T
SAID HE TO TALK COME YET,
DOESN'T TO HIM AT HUH?
TAKE MEALS LEAST A

MAYBE HE
BROUGHT
HIS OWN
FOOD.

A . S I R I N G A f r i
HEY- ¥ cope p a IS 4
a- 4 A BROCADE | WONDER
ae EMPEROR'S SHH Aen
IF HE'S ALL
x , RIGHT. I’LL
ie a, TAKE HIM
SOME RICE
BALLS LATER.
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2018

From Weekly Shonen Jump, combined

issue No. 21-22, 2018
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TANUJIRO.

SECLUDED IN PLEASE,
THE MOUNTAINS FORGIVE
FOR TRAINING. HAGANEZUKA.
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CAN CREATE
A STRONGER
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WON'T DIE.

HE WON’T
ADMIT THAT,
THOUGH.

MOST SWORDS-
MEN DETEST HIM, YOU'VE BEEN
SO HE ISN'T IN GETTING
CHARGE OF THE SWORDS
SAME ONES FOR FROM HIM FOR
VERY LONG. A LONG TIME...

’ HIS INTER-
THAT'S MG PERSONAL
WHY HE Ml ; SKILLS
NEVER GOT | |
MARRIED.
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IT USING
THE NICHIRIN TAKE THIS
SWORD TARNISHED
POLISHING KATANA...
ART OF THE
HAGANEZUKA
FAMILY.

HIS WE DIDN’T
SIDES!
TRUST YOU YOU
AND ALL SHOULD
YOU'D SAY
WAS, “LEAVE
HAVE SAID
HIS
IT TO ME!” SO FROM
SIDES! THE START!
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tiny WILL TAKE THREE THAT
DAYS AND THREE
NIGHTS FOR HAPPENED
YESTERDAY.
HAGANEZUKA
q| tT TO POLISH THAT
SWORD.

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HE SAID
THAT THE
SHARPENING HE’LL
METHOD IS SO FINISH
INCREDIBLY IT THE
DEMANDING DAY AFTER
THAT IT'S TOMORROW.
KILLED PEOPLE.

...BUT ~
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SEEP . | ME FROM
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Ke
WHAT'S
DONT !T TO
TALK TO MEP!
ME LIKE
1M YOUR
FRIENDS

AREN’T
FRIENDS?

NECESSARY.
YOU WERE
DON’T CALL ~ COMPLETELY
ME BY MY IN THE WRONG
FIRST NAME! FOR HITTING A
GIRL, GENYA.
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ARE TASTY.

WASN'T
YOUR HUHP
FRONT
TOOTH YOUR
MISSING? TOOTH...
eal AT THE HOT
SPRING...?

YOU
MUST BE
MISTAKEN.
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YOU KEEP a 7\i/
IT, YOU | << MISTAKEN.
WEIRDOP! IN N<“4 | STILL
HAVE THE
TOOTH.

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BE CRAZY!

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MUST BE [gm
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TO WORK /'B\ _ IN THE
EARLY |)¢4 BATH TOO
IN THE is LONG.
MORN- \e

WHO PUT
A VASE
OUT
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TERRIBLE!

1 KNEW ITS
THE FLESH
OF MOUNTAIN
SWORDSMITHS..,

THAT’S ALL
RIGHT...

oT AS
SURE TO
WEAKEN
THE DEMON
SLAYERS! AS LONG
AS WE
CRUSH
THIS
PLACE...
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GYOKKO, WE
MUST HURRY,
FOUND THE
MUST HURRY...
VILLAGE.

BUT ouR
LORP IS
ANGRY!

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when she had Tanjiro braid
her hair like Miteuri’s.

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 DO YOU
KNOW A
SWORD-
SMITH
NAMED
KANAMORIP

——
y
NUH-UH! IF
BUT | i YOU'D DONE
WOULDN'T IT IN ANGER
PINCH A 'D HAVE
NOSE IN KNOWN!
ANGER. AND YOU
REACTED
TOO
SLOWLY.
DID YOU
JUST
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SEARCH KANAMORI
TOGETHER? IS MY NEW i
SWORD- Hj] KANAMORI.
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WHERE IS 'D GUESS

HAGA- HE’S WITH
NEZUKAP

DON’T YOU
HAVE YOUR

WHY ARE
YOU SO
ENDS UP HELPFUL?
HELPING
YOURSELF.

BESIDES,
| WAS
THINKING
ABOUT
DOING IT
ANYWAY.
SO THIS IS
PERFECT.
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HAGANE- |) —t H| YOU'RE
ZUKA ——“ ;
TOGETHER.
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THE WORDS me
GIRL ISA
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TS: SIEANGE CREATURE.

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SHE WAS @
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THE CHANGE
IN NEZUKO’S
BLOOD AGAIN.

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HMM? IS COME OUT
SOMEONE
IN FRONT OF
TOKITO...

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TANMRO
HAD A
KATANA
THAT DEMON
HAGANEZUKA THAT’S
KILLED
MANY
PEOPLE!

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AND HIS
STRE NGTH
WAS
SO HE WAS
READY TO GO
/MMEDIATELY
WHEN NEEDED.
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IT’S GOOD
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