Tanjiro & friends head to school in the new ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu Academy’ manga series!

(Featured Image Source: Viz Media / Koyoharu Gotouge / Natsuki Hokami)

Get your supplies ready, make sure your uniform is fresh, and don’t be late, as Tanjiro and his friends head to school in a new Demon Slayer manga spin-off series: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu Academy Volume 1!

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu Academy is an official Demon Slayer comedic spin-off written & illustrated by Natsuki Hokami, and shows the characters from the series as students and teachers in modern-day schools and around a modern city.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is based on a manga written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotōge. The series follows Tanjiro Kamado as he tries to cure his sister Nezuko’s demonic curse. Along the way, they meet new allies and dangerous enemies. Demon Slayer quickly became a worldwide favorite franchise, with its sales and releases topping the charts and breaking sales records in Japan.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu Academy Volume 1 is available now. Check your local comic shops/bookstores or get your copy online.

(Source: Viz.com)

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