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Martial arts anime and manga

  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (TV series)Ufotable announced the anime adaptation of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba in June 2018. Director Haruo Sotozaki and producer Hikaru Kondo led the project.
  • NarutoIn 1995, Shueisha published Karakuri, a one-shot manga by Masashi Kishimoto. This early work earned an honorable mention in the 1996 Hop Step Award.
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no YaibaKoyoharu Gotouge submitted a draft titled Kimetsu no Yaiba to Weekly Shōnen Jump editor Tatsuhiko Katayama in 2015. The initial concept featured swords and…
  • Rurouni KenshinIn December 1992, a prototype story titled Rurouni: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story appeared in the Weekly Shōnen Jump Winter Special issue for 1993.