| Record Number |
848810 |
| ISBN |
9781974700561 (paperback) |
| Author |
Gotōge, Koyoharu, 1988- author,
illustrator. |
| Title |
Demon slayer. 5, Kimetsu no Yaiba / story and art by Koyoharu Gotouge ; translation, John Werry ; English adaptation, Stan! ; touch-up art & lettering, John Hunt. |
| Edition |
Shonen Jump edition. |
| Publisher/Date |
San Francisco, California : VIZ Media LLC, [2019] |
| ©2019 |
| Pagination etc. |
172 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 20 cm. |
| Series |
Demon slayer 5 |
| Contents note |
This book reads right-to-left and back-to-front. |
| Summary Note |
Tanjiro sets out on the path of the Demon Slayer to save his sister and avenge his family! In Taisho-era Japan, Tanjiro Kamado is a kind-hearted boy who makes a living selling charcoal. But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family. His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor, but she has been transformed into a demon herself! Tanjiro sets out on a dangerous journey to find a way to return his sister to normal and destroy the demon who ruined his life. At Mt. Natagumo, Tanjiro, Zenitsu and Inosuke battle a terrible family of spider demons. Taking on such powerful enemies' demands all the skill and luck Tanjiro has as he and his companions fight to rescue Nezuko from the spider's web. The battle is drawing in other Demon Slayers but not all of them will leave Mt. Natagumo alive or in one piece! |
| Target audience note |
Rated T for Teen; and is recommended for ages 13 and up. This volume contains realistic and fantasy violence. |
| Language note |
Translated from the Japanese. |
| Subject |
Demonology -- Comic books, strips, etc |
| Good and evil -- Comic books, strips, etc |
| Brothers and sisters -- Comic books, strips, etc |
| Revenge -- Comic books, strips, etc |
| Monsters -- Comic books, strips, etc |
| Young adult fiction |
| Comic books, strips, etc. -- Japan -- Translations into English |
| Japan -- History -- Taishō period, 1912-1926 -- Comic books, strips, etc |
| Fantasy comics. |
| Paranormal comics. |
| Graphic novels. |
| Comics (Graphic works). |
| Added Author |
Werry, John (Translator) translator. |
| Stan!, 1964- adapter. |
Hunt, John, 1972- illustrator,
letterer. |
| Shelf Location |
GN GOTO |
