Demon Slayer Just Launched a Special Manga Comeback After...

Demon Slayer Just Launched a Special Manga Comeback

Kamado Tanjiro swinging his katana in Demon Slayer Infinity Castle Movie

By J.R. Waugh Published 17 minutes ago J.R. has been reading manga since the first printing of Shonen Jump in North America. This passion drove him to write about anime, manga, and manhwa since 2022, having recently served as Lead Anime Editor for ComicBook.com. His favorite moments in media coverage include reviewing the series premieres of Zom 100 and Bleach: TYBW Part 2 back-to-back and briefly meeting Junji Ito at a VIZ gallery event in 2023. Sign in to your ScreenRant account Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap

While Demon Slayer as a franchise could be content simply with a runaway manga success with over 220 million copies sold, its latest movie practically needs no introduction. Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle has crushed much of 2025's box office competition, and is the highest-grossing anime movie ever, now. To commemorate this, creator Koyoharu Gotouge dropped a surprise for the fans.

In Weekly Shonen Jump #52, Gotouge released a new illustration of Shinobu Kocho, the Insect Hashira, to commemorate the release of Infinity Castle Part 1. The illustration, on top of appearing in the magazine, will be distributed to future attendees seeing the movie. It also indicates more illustrations in the future, while the fans want more manga above all else.

Demon Slayer's Creator Drops New Shinobu Illustration

Demon Slayer Shinobu Art

The posing of Shinobu certainly doesn't seem coincidental in how she's looking back at the readers, waving as if to say goodbye, given what transpires in Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle. Fans in Japan being able to receive this illustration is a special treat and additional incentive in a long line of promo goods handed out for the movie.

While it's certainly new manga art, fans who caught wind of this release were perhaps hoping for something more substantial. However, given the rest of the trilogy's planned release, at least readers can expect similar elegant illustrations for each new movie. But it certainly seems like the latest in a frustrating trend, drip-feeding illustrations and posters for fans all year.

It's exciting to see Gotouge returning to distribute original artwork to recognize the movie's success, however.

It's exciting to see Gotouge returning to distribute original artwork to recognize the movie's success, however. Demon Slayer continues to reign over the anime box office records, with Infinity Castle soaring above the heights reached by the previous record-holder, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train. Generally speaking, few other anime could hope to compete at this point.

Koyoharu Gotouge's New Art Is a Big Deal

Shinobu Kochi furiously hrabbing her haoriCredit to Ufotable

While it's hard to get excited over what's effectively a gorgeous postcard, Gotouge has not been showing much presence on the scene since Demon Slayer ended. Even just this illustration shows an indication of desire to get back into the scene, or at least pay homage to their wildly successful work. There's another possibility, though.

Gotouge hinted in February 2021 about wanting to tackle a science fiction romantic comedy for their next project. While not being announced yet, the prospect of Gotouge returning to work may at least spark hopes of this happening. With Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle releasing as a trilogy, now would be the right window for Gotouge to promote their next series.

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Like Follow Followed G Animation Action Fantasy Thriller Release Date July 18, 2025 Runtime 155 Minutes Director Haruo Sotozaki, Hikaru Kondo Writers Koyoharu Gotouge, Hikaru Kondo Kaigaku in Infinity Castle

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Shinobu and Tanjiro atop the Butterfly Mansion in Demon Slayer season 1Credit to Ufotable

Doma removing his black crown off his headCredit to Ufotable Tanjiro in Infinity Castle

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Shinobu Kocho charging at Doma using her Nichirin SwordCredit to UfotableClose

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Natsuki Hanae Tanjiro Kamado (voice)
Akari Kito Nezuko Kamado (voice)

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