Where to pick up the manga after the Demon Slayer anime?

Where to pick up the Demon Slayer manga after the anime adaptation? (Image via Ufotable)
Where to pick up the Demon Slayer manga after the anime adaptation? (Image via Ufotable)

Demon Slayer fans are currently gearing up for the upcoming Infinity Castle movies. The anime adaptation’s popularity has skyrocketed with the release of every story arc over the past few years. The recent Hashira Training arc featured several anime-original moments, and fans loved every moment of it. However, the manga completed its run back in 2020. Therefore, anime-only fans want to know which manga chapters to read ahead of the film’s release.

Where can you pick up the Demon Slayer manga after the anime? Fans can read chapter 140 of the manga series after completing season 4 of the anime adaptation. This will dive straight into the Infinity Castle arc. There will be three movies that cover the events that transpire in the entirety of the aforementioned arc. Therefore, this will be the ideal time to read the manga chapters ahead of the anime series.

Fans know that they can pick up chapter 140 after watching all of the anime episodes. Naturally, the next question would be, where should I read the manga chapters? All the chapters are available on Viz Media’s official website, which has most—if not all of Shonen Weekly Jump Magazine titles.

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It is important to note that fans can only read the last three chapters for free at any given time. Therefore, interested readers would have to pay for a subscription to access some of the older chapters in the manga series. Additionally, the Demon Slayer manga chapters are also present on Shueisha’s MANGA Plus application.

The phone application in question is available on both iOS and Android platforms. Fans can read all the chapters on this platform for free. However, if readers wish to revisit some of the older chapters, they can do so by availing of the company’s paid services.

Sanemi Shinazugawa as seen in the anime adaptation (Image via Ufotable)
Sanemi Shinazugawa as seen in the anime adaptation (Image via Ufotable)

Demon Slayer manga is divided into a total of 12 story arcs. The anime has adapted 10 of them. As mentioned earlier, the next story arc is the Infinity Castle arc, which will have three movies. Following that, the anime will have to adapt the Sunrise Countdown arc. This could take some time.

Therefore, anime-only fans seem to be migrating to the source material, as it has completed its course. There are a couple of spin-off titles as well, they have no relevance to the overall plot and are, therefore, not important for consumption.


Why fans must read the Demon Slayer manga?

The manga chapters are written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge. There are several reasons why the source material has been celebrated by millions of fans worldwide. The author has a knack for strong character development—this can be seen in the way he has constructed the characters’ backstories and seamlessly fused them with the overarching story. While sales are not usually a good metric to determine the quality of a manga title. However, Demon Slayer manga sales were great, and the quality was impeccable.

The manga also featured incredibly entertaining fight sequences—there was a dynamic quality of the action sequences. Furthermore, the art style complimented the elemental nature of Breathing Styles in the manga series. These are some of the reasons why fans prefer reading the manga series, rather than only relying on the anime adaptation.

Fans can pick up chapter 140 of the Demon Slayer manga series. Furthermore, they can read the manga chapters on Viz Media’s official website and Shueisha’s MANGA Plus application. Both of these platforms offer the entire catalog. The first Infinity Castle movie will be released sometime this year and fans can read the rest of the manga in the meantime.

Edited by Amey Mirashi