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