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The characters were quite a strong part of the series as well, with Kiruko and Maru’s relationship and chemistry being quite the highlight of the show. The dialogue between them felt quite natural and organic, like bros just having a great time together, rather than forcing romance into the dynamic in a contrived manner. That said, as this show has quite a focus on human nature, there is an element of romance there, but it’s more that the show tries to explore human emotions, sexuality, and gender, so how the relationship is handled is quite natural and interesting to watch. They both have past traumas, and I have stated in my past reviews about my disdain for “sob story backstories”— but when an anime can build upon the traumatic past with developments in the present time, it can work well. In this case, it was handled quite well in this anime to create a coming of age narrative for the protagonists, as they tried to find meaning in this mess of a world they found themselves in. The children in the nursery admittedly were quite abundant and difficult to follow along at times, but with some thought, some of them still ended up being very endearing in their own ways along with the protagonists of the outside world.
[134] In December 2020, the 23rd and final volume sold 2. 855 million copies in its first week, the most that any manga volume has sold in one week in Oricon's history. [140] In January 2021, it was reported that volumes 8, 1, and 7 of the series sold cumulative totals of 5. 03 million, 5. 029 million, and 5. 009 million copies, respectively, being the first manga volumes to sell over 5 million copies in Oricon's history. [144] The 23rd and final volume is the first manga volume to sell over 4 million copies in Oricon's half-year sales ranking charts since Oricon began posting rankings in 2008. By May 2021, nineteen volumes in the series had each sold over 5 million copies. [145] The Stories of Water and Flame volume is Shueisha's first spin-off volume with an initial print run of 1 million copies. [146] In November 2019, Shueisha stated that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba was their second best-selling manga 2019, with 10. 8 million volumes sold, second only to Eiichiro Oda's One Piece, with 12.
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