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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Stories of Water and Flame
鬼滅の刃 外伝
7.68
2,050 rank · 28,097 readers · 257 favorites
Shounen
Historical
Action
Fantasy
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Synopsis
1-2. Kimetsu no Yaiba: Tomioka Giyuu Gaiden 3-4. Kimetsu no Yaiba: Rengoku Kyoujurou Gaiden 5. Kimetsu no Aima!
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
7.7
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 0.47
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.47 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.67
Running avg · May 2020 → Jul 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “I enjoyed getting a deeper look at Rengoku and Giyu, and the overall quality of the art and character work remains consistently solid. However, the stories felt too short to deliver a significant...”
- 7 “This spin-off excels by providing essential worldbuilding and characterization, effectively humanizing its cast and elevating the original art style into higher-quality illustrations. While the...”
- 8 “The art and panel progression in these side stories are near-perfect, providing significantly more character depth and emotional resonance than the original manga ever achieved. While the original...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 33%
Long · 33%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Stories of Water and Flame begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 5 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 40m approx
- Published Apr 2019 – Oct 2020
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M55785 catalog