Viz has announced a Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba art book, as well as a second coloring book. Both will come out in Summer 2023. While the coloring book will only feature art from creator Koyoharu Gotouge, the art book will include pieces from ufotable.
The Art of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba The Anime will have over 300 pieces of art from the show. This is a separate art book from The Art of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, which only uses art from Koyoharu Gotouge. For the anime version of the art book, there will likely be storyboards and drafts from the show. You will likely also be able to see eyecatch art, as well as read trivia on the design choices.
The first Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba coloring book came out in 2021 for the West. The second one originally released in October 2021 for Japan and you can get a teaser for some of the pages on Shueisha’s website. Characters who appear include members of the Rengoku family, as well as Akaza. There are some pages from the manga that you can color in as well.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a highly-successful anime and manga series that debuted in 2016. It follows Tanjiro on his journey to find the demon who killed his family. His goal is to turn his sister Nezuko, who transformed into a demon, back into a human. Aside from the show and manga being a juggernaut in terms of popularity, the movie also won three awards during the 44th Japan Academy Film Prize ceremony in 2021.
The Art of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba The Anime and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Official Coloring Book 2 will come out in Summer 2023.
Published: Oct 8, 2022 11:00 am