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"kill") in the title was too overt. Although it is a made-up word, "kimetsu" (鬼滅) seemed easy to understand, so Gotouge thought it would be interesting to abbreviate the series' title that way; the word "yaiba" (刃, lit. "blade") implies a Japanese sword. [5] According to Gotouge, the series' three biggest influences are JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Naruto and Bleach. [6][7] Tatsuhiko Katayama, an editor of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga, has said in interviews that the red-haired, scar-faced Tanjiro was inspired by Rurouni Kenshin, a 1990s manga about a similarly drawn swordsman, Himura Kenshin. [8] Media Manga Further information: List of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba chapters Written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from February 15, 2016, to May 18, 2020. [9][10] Shueisha collected its chapters in twenty-three individual tankōbon volumes, released from June 3, 2016, to December 4, 2020. [11][12] Shueisha simultaneously published the series in English on the Manga Plus service starting January 2019. [13] Viz Media published the first three chapters in its digital magazine Weekly Shonen Jump as part of the "Jump Start" program. [14][15] During their panel at San Diego Comic-Con on July 20, 2017, Viz announced that they had licensed the manga for the North American market. [15] The first volume was released on July 3, 2018.