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Demon Slayer Trivia Quiz
Demon Slayer follows Tanjiro Kamado, a kind-hearted boy who comes home to find his family slaughtered by a demon and his sister Nezuko turned into one. He joins the Demon Slayer Corps to find a way to make her human again and to hunt down the demon lord responsible, Muzan Kibutsuji.
Q1. Who created Demon Slayer?
Answer: Koyoharu Gotouge. Gotouge wrote and drew the manga in Weekly Shōnen Jump from February 2016 to May 2020, across 23 volumes. Gotouge named JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Naruto and Bleach as the three biggest influences, with Gintama inspiring the comedy scenes.
Q2. Which studio produces the Demon Slayer anime?
Answer: Ufotable. The first season, directed by Haruo Sotozaki, aired 26 episodes from April to September 2019. Before broadcast, its first five episodes were shown in Japanese cinemas for two weeks under the title Sibling's Bond.
Q3. Which Demon Slayer film became the highest-grossing anime and Japanese film of all time?
Answer: Mugen Train. It was released in October 2020 as a sequel to the first season. Theatregoers received a booklet, Rengoku Volume 0, with a new 19-page chapter about Kyojuro's first mission, printed in a limited run of 4.5 million copies.
Q4. In which era of Japanese history is Demon Slayer set?
Answer: The Taishō era. A secret Demon Slayer Corps has fought demons for centuries. Its swordsmen use Breathing Styles to gain superhuman strength, and the strongest, the Hashira, earn the title by killing fifty demons or one of the Twelve Kizuki.
Q5. What does Tanjiro sell to support his family before the attack?
Answer: Charcoal. After his father's death he becomes the family's provider. He returns from selling charcoal to find his family slaughtered, with only his sister Nezuko alive and turned into a demon who still keeps some human feelings.
Q6. What was the series' original working title?
Answer: Kisatsu no Yaiba. The team felt the character satsu, meaning "kill", was too blunt, so they switched to the made-up but easy-to-grasp word kimetsu. An earlier draft, Kisatsu no Nagare, was rejected as too dark and serious; its three chapters were later printed in the first fanbook.
Q7. Tanjiro was partly influenced by the hero of which manga?
Answer: Rurouni Kenshin. First editor Tatsuhiko Katayama said Himura Kenshin was a partial influence. After Gotouge's earlier one-shot failed to be serialised, Katayama suggested a series with an "easy-to-understand theme" and a brighter, more ordinary main character.
Q8. Which Breathing Style does Tanjiro master first?
Answer: Water Breathing. Water Hashira Giyu Tomioka sends him to train with his own former mentor, Sakonji Urokodaki. Later Tanjiro learns that his family's Hinokami Kagura comes from Sun Breathing, the original style created by Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
Q9. Which flower's poison can kill demons?
Answer: Wisteria. Demons can otherwise only be killed by direct sunlight or by being beheaded with Nichirin blades. Muzan Kibutsuji, the first demon, wants Nezuko because she becomes immune to sunlight, his one fatal weakness.
Q10. In which two years was Demon Slayer Japan's best-selling manga?
Answer: 2019 and 2020. It beat One Piece in 2019's Oricon chart, and Oda sent Gotouge a congratulatory message. Shonen Jump's editor said it only became a major hit in late 2019, after people binged the anime on streaming services once it had finished.
Q11. What was Gotouge's earlier manga that failed to become a series?
Answer: Haeniwa no Zigzag. It appeared in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2015 but was not picked up. Gotouge's debut work, Kagarigari, then became the basis for a first Demon Slayer draft, because swords and demons would feel familiar to Japanese readers.
Q12. How many copies did the final volume sell in its first week?
Answer: 2.855 million. It was the biggest single week for any manga volume in Oricon's history. Volumes 8, 1 and 7 were the first manga volumes ever to pass 5 million copies each, and by May 2021 nineteen volumes had done so.
Q13. Which famous creator's message praising Demon Slayer was read out by Luffy's voice actress?
Answer: Eiichiro Oda. Mayumi Tanaka read it at Jump Festa '21 in December 2020: "This is how I want manga to be." Other creators praised it too: Gege Akutami said it created many new manga fans, and Yoshihiro Togashi wrote a comment for the fourth volume's cover band.
Q14. Which record did Demon Slayer set on Oricon's weekly manga chart?
Answer: It took all top 10 places. It was the first series ever to occupy the entire top 10, and held it for a full month. In 2020 Japan's print sales fell by only 1 percent, the smallest drop since 2006, which was partly credited to the Demon Slayer boom.
Q15. Which award did Gotouge receive in 2020 for boosting the whole publishing industry?
Answer: Kodansha's Noma Publishing Culture Award. It honours people who help "reinvent publishing", and recognised the franchise's sales from 2019 to 2020. In TV Asahi's 2021 poll of 150,000 voters, Demon Slayer ranked second among all manga, behind only One Piece.
Q16. About how much revenue did the franchise generate in 2020?
Answer: ¥1 trillion (about $8.75 billion). Character-licensing database CharaBiz named it the top-grossing franchise of 2020, ahead of Anpanman, Pokémon, Mickey Mouse and Snoopy. An Oricon poll that year found 97.8 percent of Japanese respondents knew of the series.
Q17. Before which sporting event did MLB commission a short Demon Slayer anime starring real players?
Answer: The 2025 Tokyo Series between the Dodgers and Cubs. It featured both teams' Japanese players: Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto for the Dodgers, and Shota Imanaga and Seiya Suzuki for the Cubs. The series has also been featured in Japanese high school textbooks since 2022.
Q18. In the traditional Noh-Kyōgen stage version, which famous performer and director played Muzan?
Answer: Nomura Mansai. The play ran at Tokyo's Kanze Noh Theater in July 2022 and Osaka's Ohtsuki Noh Theater that December, with Ohtsuki Yuichi playing both Tanjiro and Nezuko. There have also been six modern stage plays and a planned kabuki version.
Q19. Which studio developed the video game The Hinokami Chronicles?
Answer: CyberConnect2. Published by Aniplex, with Sega releasing it worldwide, the game came out in October 2021 and a sequel followed in August 2025. A planned mobile game, Keppū Kengeki Royale, was delayed indefinitely in 2020 to improve its quality.
Q20. How does the manga end, after Muzan's defeat?
Answer: With a modern-day epilogue of descendants and reincarnations. After the final battle the Corps disbands with only two active Hashira alive. Tanjiro marries Kanao, Inosuke weds Aoi and Zenitsu marries Nezuko, and the last chapter jumps to a present day free of demons.
Demon Slayer quiz answers and explanations
Every question from the quiz above with its correct answer, the story behind it, and where the fact comes from.
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Who created Demon Slayer?
Answer: Koyoharu Gotouge. Gotouge wrote and drew the manga in Weekly Shōnen Jump from February 2016 to May 2020, across 23 volumes. Gotouge named JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Naruto and Bleach as the three biggest influences, with Gintama inspiring the comedy scenes.
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Which studio produces the Demon Slayer anime?
Answer: Ufotable. The first season, directed by Haruo Sotozaki, aired 26 episodes from April to September 2019. Before broadcast, its first five episodes were shown in Japanese cinemas for two weeks under the title Sibling's Bond.
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Which Demon Slayer film became the highest-grossing anime and Japanese film of all time?
Answer: Mugen Train. It was released in October 2020 as a sequel to the first season. Theatregoers received a booklet, Rengoku Volume 0, with a new 19-page chapter about Kyojuro's first mission, printed in a limited run of 4.5 million copies.
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In which era of Japanese history is Demon Slayer set?
Answer: The Taishō era. A secret Demon Slayer Corps has fought demons for centuries. Its swordsmen use Breathing Styles to gain superhuman strength, and the strongest, the Hashira, earn the title by killing fifty demons or one of the Twelve Kizuki.
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What does Tanjiro sell to support his family before the attack?
Answer: Charcoal. After his father's death he becomes the family's provider. He returns from selling charcoal to find his family slaughtered, with only his sister Nezuko alive and turned into a demon who still keeps some human feelings.
-
What was the series' original working title?
Answer: Kisatsu no Yaiba. The team felt the character satsu, meaning "kill", was too blunt, so they switched to the made-up but easy-to-grasp word kimetsu. An earlier draft, Kisatsu no Nagare, was rejected as too dark and serious; its three chapters were later printed in the first fanbook.
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Tanjiro was partly influenced by the hero of which manga?
Answer: Rurouni Kenshin. First editor Tatsuhiko Katayama said Himura Kenshin was a partial influence. After Gotouge's earlier one-shot failed to be serialised, Katayama suggested a series with an "easy-to-understand theme" and a brighter, more ordinary main character.
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Which Breathing Style does Tanjiro master first?
Answer: Water Breathing. Water Hashira Giyu Tomioka sends him to train with his own former mentor, Sakonji Urokodaki. Later Tanjiro learns that his family's Hinokami Kagura comes from Sun Breathing, the original style created by Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
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Which flower's poison can kill demons?
Answer: Wisteria. Demons can otherwise only be killed by direct sunlight or by being beheaded with Nichirin blades. Muzan Kibutsuji, the first demon, wants Nezuko because she becomes immune to sunlight, his one fatal weakness.
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In which two years was Demon Slayer Japan's best-selling manga?
Answer: 2019 and 2020. It beat One Piece in 2019's Oricon chart, and Oda sent Gotouge a congratulatory message. Shonen Jump's editor said it only became a major hit in late 2019, after people binged the anime on streaming services once it had finished.
-
What was Gotouge's earlier manga that failed to become a series?
Answer: Haeniwa no Zigzag. It appeared in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2015 but was not picked up. Gotouge's debut work, Kagarigari, then became the basis for a first Demon Slayer draft, because swords and demons would feel familiar to Japanese readers.
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How many copies did the final volume sell in its first week?
Answer: 2.855 million. It was the biggest single week for any manga volume in Oricon's history. Volumes 8, 1 and 7 were the first manga volumes ever to pass 5 million copies each, and by May 2021 nineteen volumes had done so.
-
Which famous creator's message praising Demon Slayer was read out by Luffy's voice actress?
Answer: Eiichiro Oda. Mayumi Tanaka read it at Jump Festa '21 in December 2020: "This is how I want manga to be." Other creators praised it too: Gege Akutami said it created many new manga fans, and Yoshihiro Togashi wrote a comment for the fourth volume's cover band.
-
Which record did Demon Slayer set on Oricon's weekly manga chart?
Answer: It took all top 10 places. It was the first series ever to occupy the entire top 10, and held it for a full month. In 2020 Japan's print sales fell by only 1 percent, the smallest drop since 2006, which was partly credited to the Demon Slayer boom.
-
Which award did Gotouge receive in 2020 for boosting the whole publishing industry?
Answer: Kodansha's Noma Publishing Culture Award. It honours people who help "reinvent publishing", and recognised the franchise's sales from 2019 to 2020. In TV Asahi's 2021 poll of 150,000 voters, Demon Slayer ranked second among all manga, behind only One Piece.
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About how much revenue did the franchise generate in 2020?
Answer: ¥1 trillion (about $8.75 billion). Character-licensing database CharaBiz named it the top-grossing franchise of 2020, ahead of Anpanman, Pokémon, Mickey Mouse and Snoopy. An Oricon poll that year found 97.8 percent of Japanese respondents knew of the series.
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Before which sporting event did MLB commission a short Demon Slayer anime starring real players?
Answer: The 2025 Tokyo Series between the Dodgers and Cubs. It featured both teams' Japanese players: Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto for the Dodgers, and Shota Imanaga and Seiya Suzuki for the Cubs. The series has also been featured in Japanese high school textbooks since 2022.
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In the traditional Noh-Kyōgen stage version, which famous performer and director played Muzan?
Answer: Nomura Mansai. The play ran at Tokyo's Kanze Noh Theater in July 2022 and Osaka's Ohtsuki Noh Theater that December, with Ohtsuki Yuichi playing both Tanjiro and Nezuko. There have also been six modern stage plays and a planned kabuki version.
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Which studio developed the video game The Hinokami Chronicles?
Answer: CyberConnect2. Published by Aniplex, with Sega releasing it worldwide, the game came out in October 2021 and a sequel followed in August 2025. A planned mobile game, Keppū Kengeki Royale, was delayed indefinitely in 2020 to improve its quality.
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How does the manga end, after Muzan's defeat?
Answer: With a modern-day epilogue of descendants and reincarnations. After the final battle the Corps disbands with only two active Hashira alive. Tanjiro marries Kanao, Inosuke weds Aoi and Zenitsu marries Nezuko, and the last chapter jumps to a present day free of demons.
Demon Slayer by the numbers
- Created by
- Koyoharu Gotouge
- Serialized
- Feb 2016 – May 2020
- Volumes
- 23
- Copies in circulation (2025)
- over 220 million
- Anime studio
- Ufotable
- Anime premiere
- April 2019
- Final volume, first week
- 2.855 million copies
- Franchise revenue 2020
- about ¥1 trillion
About the Demon Slayer quiz
Demon Slayer went from a creator whose early draft was rejected as too dark to a franchise that broke Japanese box-office and sales records within a few years. Its creator's early drafts and rejected title, its rules for demons and swordsmen, and its spread into baseball, stage plays and textbooks give a quiz much more to work with than character names.
Questions cover Tanjiro's journey — Nezuko, the elite swordsmen called the Hashira, the breathing techniques, the Twelve Kizuki demons, and the search for Muzan.
What this Demon Slayer quiz covers
The quiz covers Tanjiro and Nezuko's story, but most questions are about how Demon Slayer was made and how big it became: the rejected drafts and title, Gotouge's influences, the Breathing Styles and rules of demons, the record-breaking sales, the film that outgrossed every anime before it, the games, stage plays and its spread into baseball and school textbooks. Each answer below explains the story behind it and links to the source.
How to play
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Demon Slayer quiz — frequently asked questions
Do I need to know all the Breathing Styles?
No. One question asks which style Tanjiro learns first. The rest is about the series' creation, records and influence.
Is it based on the anime or the manga?
Both. Production questions mostly cover Koyoharu Gotouge and the manga, while others cover the ufotable anime, the record-breaking film and the games.
Does it spoil the ending?
One expert question describes how the manga ends. If you have not reached the end, avoid the final answer in the key.