Where do I start the manga after Demon Slayer anime?

Few series have captured the imagination in recent years quite like Demon Slayer. The series has achieved incredible success and fans can’t wait to see more of it animated. However, if you want to get ahead of the anime or re-experience a classic moment, we have all the info on where to read the Demon Slayer manga after the anime.

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Where Did the Anime Leave off in Demon Slayer’s Manga?

Season 2 of Demon Slayer, the most recent anime content, adapts up to chapter 97 of the manga.

Chapter 97, titled No Matter How Many Lives, Part 2, rounds off the Entertainment District Arc. The chapter also finishes volume 11 of the manga.

If you want to start reading Demon Slayer from where the anime has left off, the best option is to read from chapter 98 onwards. If you’re purchasing physical copies, this will be from the start of volume 12.

Where to Start Demon Slayer Manga After Mugen Train

If you want to reexperience Demon Slayer Season 2 in the manga, you can start reading from chapter 67. Chapter 66 is where the Mugen Train film ends.

For many fans, Mugen Train was their first experience of the Demon Slayer franchise. This film was a huge success, particularly in terms of how it engaged new fans.

The Mugen Train arc in the manga also includes chapters 67-69. In the anime, however, these chapters serve as the opening to the Entertainment District Arc. So, if you’ve watched the film, you’ll want to read these chapters to see the aftermath.

If you’re buying volumes of the Demon Slayer manga, you’ll want to start with volume 8 after the Mugen Train film. To read the whole Entertainment District Arc and catch up with the anime, you’ll also need to purchase volumes 9, 10 and 11.

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Where to Read Demon Slayer’s Swordsmith Village Arc

If you want to get ahead of Demon Slayer Season 3, the Swordsmith Village Arc series will start from chapter 98 of the manga.

Technically, the Swordsmith Village Arc starts from chapter 100 of the Demon Slayer manga. However, as with the Entertainment District anime season, the first few episodes of the anime will round off the end of the previous arc to bring fans back up to speed.

Therefore, if you’re wondering about where the anime will start, you need to start reading from chapter 98. In terms of Demon Slayer’s manga volumes, this is the start of volume 12.

It hasn’t been confirmed how much of the manga Demon Slayer Season 3 will adapt. If you want to read the entire Swordsmith Village Arc, this ends in chapter 127, in volume 15 of the manga.

There are some suggestions the third season may also adapt the shorter Hashira Training Arc that follows the Swordsmith Village Arc. If this is the case, you might also want to read chapters 128 to 136, which includes part of volume 16 of the manga.

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With a heartwarming season finale, Demon Slayer finally ended its second part of the series in style. Even in its last few moments, the show didn’t stop to surprise the audience as it introduced Mamoru Miyano as Douma’s voice actor and also, a big announcement related to the future of the franchise.

But, as now the season has concluded and the series is progressing to its another big step, every Demon Slayer fan is looking forward to what’s next? And, eventually, it gives rise to a very common question, “From where should we start reading Demon Slayer manga after Season 2?”

Well, nothing to worry about as all your questions will be answered right here in this article. If you have finished Demon Slayer Season 2 then, what’s next for you and what you should be looking for? In the next few sections, all your doubts related to the series will be clear. So, let’s get started then.

From Where To Start Reading The Manga After Demon Slayer Season 2?

Demon Slayer Season 2 covered the “Entertainment District Arc” from the original manga series written & illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge. The entire manga series of Demon Slayer consists of 205 chapters collected into a total of 23 volumes.

The final episode of Season 2 adapted chapters 96-97 of the manga, which is titled “No matter how many lives”. Meaning, you should start reading the manga from chapter 98 after watching Demon Slayer Season 2 final episode. Or in other words, start reading the manga from Volume 12.

Till now, the anime television series Demon Slayer has adapted 97 chapters & 11 volumes of the manga. And, the next story arc will highlight the “Swordsmith Village” which is also confirmed to be adapted into an anime TV series by Studio Ufotable.

Demon Slayer Season 3 Anime Announced

“Swordsmith Village Arc” will serve as the third season of Demon Slayer and it will follow up the journey of Tanjiro after the “Entertainment District Arc”. Demon Slayer Season 3 will continue the story from where it left in Season 2 and will feature the most awaited Upper Moon’s meeting with Muzan Kibutsuji.

In this arc, Tanjiro travels to the Swordsmith Village to replace his broken sword because Hotaru Haganezuka is tired of repairing it. Upon arrival, he is taken directly to the chief of the village where he gets to know that Hotaru went missing not so long ago. He then brings Tanjiro to the hot springs of the village, to help his body heal.

At the hot springs, Tanjiro runs into other Demon Slayer corps members including the ‘Love Hashira’ Mitsuri Kanroji, ‘Mist Hashira’ Muichiro Tokito and fellow demon slayer, Genya Shinazugawa. But soon, the Upper-Ranks Four and Five of the Twelve Kizuki launch a coordinated assault on the village.

In the absence of Zenitsu & Inosuke, Tanjiro joins the two Hashiras in a ferocious battle with the Upper-Ranks. With the beginning of the “Swordsmith Village Arc”, the story of Demon Slayer will start heading to the final saga where Tanjiro will confront Muzan once again.

Where To Read Demon Slayer Manga?

The whole set of Demon Slayer manga is available to read on Viz Media. They’re currently offering the entire run of Demon Slayer’s manga through their digital Shonen Jump library, and the physical volumes of the series have all been completed by this point as well.

“Swordsmith Village Arc” itself runs from chapter 98 of the series up until chapter 127, so if you want to read through the events of Demon Slayer Season 3 and avoid spoilers for the rest then that’s where you should stop. Otherwise, you can read the rest of the story as well counting up to the last three arcs of the series.

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