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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 18

(鬼滅の刃 / Kimetsu no Yaiba #18)

Koyoharu Gotouge

4.66 · Rating details · 1,671 ratings · 72 reviews

Tanjiro sets out on the path of the Demon Slayer to save his sister and avenge his family!

In Taisho-era Japan, Tanjiro Kamado is a kindhearted boy who makes a living selling charcoal. But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family. His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor, but she has been transformed into a demon herself! Tanjiro sets ou ...more

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Published November 3rd 2020 by VIZ Media LLC (first published December 4th 2019)

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Nov 06, 2020 Victoria ♡ rated it really liked it

Broooo all these back stories are so good

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Jan 02, 2020 Jaine rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

wth!! Giyu's fucking sword omg!!!!! Tanjiro it's now time to move!!!!

FUCK TANJIRO SAVED HIM!! OMG HE IS A COMPLETE DIFFERENT PERSON. YAS TANJIRO!!! IKKUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!

OOOOOMMMMGGGGGGGGG!!!!!! HOLIEST SHIT AGAIN!!!!!!! TTHHEEEYY FUCKING DID IT!!!!!!! THEY FUCKING DID! GOODBYE AKAZA. NO ONE WILL MISS YOU! HELL YA!!!

His fucking body moved. Oh shiittt uuugghhh!!!!!!!!

LOL. Kanae is amazing. She is bully but it's splendid!!

Kanae and this second upper moon's fight are so intense. Who could've thought ...more

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Nov 29, 2019 Rafif rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: manga

Too many deaths and not enough time to process

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Dec 30, 2020 James DeSantis rated it it was amazing

Happy for this to be my 700th review of the year, since Demon Slayer is probably the best manga I've read all year along with Spy X Family.

This volume starts off amazing with Tanjiro and Giyu putting up a hell of a fight against Akaza and boy oh boy do both struggle and play off some awesome moves. On top of that we get Akaza background, and as much as we hate him at this point, his background sure adds so many layers to make him a better character. Then we switch over to Doma and his fight wit ...more

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Dec 26, 2020 B. P. Rinehart rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: reading-in-a-time-of-corvid, graphic-novel-comic-stuff

This volume was a bit more heavy on plot-contrivances and back-story, but it was still really good on the art. One battle with one of the main antagonist-lieutenants finally comes to an end. This guy was one of the most notorious villains of the series besides the big bad since the end of the Demon Train-arc. Meanwhile, the most hated of the Upper Moon lieutenants since this final arc began is still giving one of the protagonists a hard time, but then my favorite of the protagonists and the best ...more

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Nov 21, 2019 akemi rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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May 26, 2020 Štěpán rated it liked it · review of another edition

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Nov 14, 2020 devanshi (your resident loud person) rated it really liked it

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Apr 30, 2020 Belinda (TheBookBuddies) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: manga, tearjerker

Dammit I hate it when I cry for the bad guys. This volume focuses on the fights against Akaza and Douma. Both are emotionally charged in very different ways. Akaza’s backstory is truly heartbreaking. It’s so heartbreaking I cried. It doesn’t excuse who he’s become, but Muzan has a habit of preying on those when they are unbelievably vulnerable and then sways them to become a loyal demon. Tanjiro and Giyuu are struggling to defeat him until Tanjiro remembers something his father taught him. The t ...more

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Oct 24, 2020 Kara rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: faves

I don’t know why, but the tears I cried in this book is just. . . Shinobu you’re one of a kind that was just so fcuking genius! 😭

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Dec 01, 2019 Mert rated it it was amazing

Shelves: e-books, 2019, 5-stars, manga

5/5 Stars (%91/100)

I think this book was better than the previous and felt more organized. I can say that this volume is split into two main parts: Tanjiro and Giyuu against Akaza (also Akaza's past life) and Kanao and Inosuke against Doma. Ever since Kyojuro died, I was waiting for a rematch and this is more than anyone could ask for. Akaza is one of those demons you really feel sorry about despite being an a-hole most of the time. Inosuke getting his memories back was also a good touch. Overal ...more

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Dec 12, 2019 Omar Havilliard rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

4.5/5

i'm finally caught up with the volumes ...more

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Apr 18, 2020 Jeka rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

My beautiful and amazing Shinobu

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May 15, 2020 Jang rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: graphic-novel

Too much backstories. Yay

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Jul 10, 2020 Angela Chen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

i don’t know about u but [snatches mic] A K A Z A

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Jul 12, 2020 Tiffany Ransier rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I love how everything is tying together perfectly. It’s sooooo good. I love Inosuke. But also...it’s sad.

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Apr 27, 2020 Natalie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: action, historical-fiction, young-adult, manga-or-light-novel, adventure, paranormal, fantasy

Still in the dimensional fortress arc but our heroes are making some progress now!

Honestly though, my favourite part of this volume is that Inosuke's BACK, and ready to kick some a**! I love this guy, and I'd been missing his presence over the past few volumes 8'D

Chapter notes below for personal reference: (potentially spoiler heavy)
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Nov 10, 2020 Jenny rated it really liked it

Shelves: manga

I have A LOT of conflicting feelings about this volume, most are negative. But before I get into them, let me say that I still really liked this volume and that I'm still pumped to see where this arc goes. Okay? Okay, let's go.

My first issue is with the finale of the fight between Giyu, Tanjiro, and Akaza. Now, don't get me wrong, I LOVED Akaza's backstory. It painfully shows the cycle of violence and how difficult it is to escape from it. Also, Akaza taking responsibility for his actions and ac I have A LOT of conflicting feelings about this volume, most are negative. But before I get into them, let me say that I still really liked this volume and that I'm still pumped to see where this arc goes. Okay? Okay, let's go.

My first issue is with the finale of the fight between Giyu, Tanjiro, and Akaza. Now, don't get me wrong, I LOVED Akaza's backstory. It painfully shows the cycle of violence and how difficult it is to escape from it. Also, Akaza taking responsibility for his actions and accepting his death was really cool. HOWEVER. Even though Tanjiro cut off his head, Akaza was the one who did himself in and I was kind of dissatisfied with that conclusion. This is the guy that killed Rengoku, probably the most beloved Hashira, and I was so stoked to see Tanjiro take revenge on Akaza for killing him. But in the end, Akaza pretty much ends himself and while yes, technically Tanjiro killed him by taking off his head, Akaza was able to regenerate and could have continued fighting. He just chose not to and while it is a narratively fitting end, I can't help but be disappointed by it.

The second issue I had was with the fight between Kanao and The Upper Rank 2 (sorry, don't remember his name) and how Inosuke just...kind of...highjacks the fight. Like, Kanao was having this moment and we FINALLY got to see her in action, but then Inosuke shows up and pretty much steals the spotlight from her. And my major issue with this is that we've gotten to see Inosuke fight MULTIPLE TIMES already, I wanted to see Kanao really duke it out with a higher ranking demon. But instead, Inosuke crashes the party and while his backstory is finally given and is truly heartbreaking, it doesn't make up for my aforementioned gripes. Granted, if those two end up working together I am SO THERE for that, but I really wanted to see more of Kanao and watch her shine. But it looks like THAT'S not going to happen...

Despite my complaints, this was a really solid volume with hard hitting moments and great action. Now I'm curious to see what'll happen next! ...more

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Jan 15, 2021 Patrick Green rated it really liked it

Shelves: demon-slayer

Another exciting entry into the Demon Slayer manga series, but with far more emphasis on the Second and Third Kizuki demons. These characters, Akaza and Doma, take up a lot of story space and battles in this volume. Akaza is focused on heavily in this volume, and I don't think his backstory was handled as well as it could have been. Gotouge had to rush a lot of important plot details to fill the necessary space for this volume. It definitely shows when he places paragraphs in between chapters.

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Nov 23, 2020 Liha Penaloza Juarez rated it it was amazing

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. in Volume 18 Tanjiro and Giyuu are fighting the demon that Renguko (the flame hashira) got killed from, and together they kill the demon, but the demon doesn't want to die yet but something stops him from regenerating, and it was his soon to be wife. his past starts by him trying to give medicine for his father, he ends up stealing peoples wallets so he can buy medicine, but that ends up getting him in trouble and getting arrested. After his father hears about what happened to him, he hanged him in Volume 18 Tanjiro and Giyuu are fighting the demon that Renguko (the flame hashira) got killed from, and together they kill the demon, but the demon doesn't want to die yet but something stops him from regenerating, and it was his soon to be wife. his past starts by him trying to give medicine for his father, he ends up stealing peoples wallets so he can buy medicine, but that ends up getting him in trouble and getting arrested. After his father hears about what happened to him, he hanged himself because he felt bad for making him steal. Hakuji (the son) ends up fighting people because of his anger, then meets a man called Keizo, he lets Hakuji come to his dojo and train. Keizo introduces his daughter Koyuki to Hakuji, He starts to take care of her, because she is very ill, and that reminded him of how his father was very ill, so he started to take care of Koyuki. she ended up liking Hakuji, they were going to get married, but someone ended up poisoning the well that Koyuki, and Keizo drank in, and they ended up dying. the reason why Hakuji didn't get poisoned was because he was visiting his fathers grave. Hajuki found out it was one of the dojo members, he got so angry that he killed everyone in the dojo. he became a demon because Muzan (the demon king) met him and turned him into a demon, Hakuji's memories were lost, and he was one of the top demons. Hakuji killed himself because he didn't want to live anymore. after the demon died Tanjiro and Giyuu collapsed due to exhaustion. kanao is fighting the upper 2 demon and inosuke finds kanao trying to fight the demon, then he helps kanao fight the demon. Then Inosuke's boar mask falls off his face and the demon remembers his face, and it turns out he met his mother before she died, and the demon was actually the one who killed his mother, before she tries to leave him so he wouldn't get killed. Inosuke gets really angry and thats where the story ends.
-I picked 5 stars because how crazy the story gets as it continues and it just gets so exciting.
-someone else should read this book because this book is really cool to read and it always ends in a hanger cliff and it just makes me want to read more.
-something that i would change to make this book better is how it should show that the demon trying to stop Muzan (the demon king) from regenerating, like having to argue with Muzan, because he doesn't want to get regenerated. ...more

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Dec 19, 2020 Cherry rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: crime, fantasy, action, manga

Wow...

The way Tanjirou was not detected by Akaza, was truly amazing because he was able to try that "see through world" that his father told him.

Sometimes, I feel a small sympathy for these upper demons because they because demons because of their scarring past. Akaza's (Hakuji's) was one of those...

Also, remember that time where Inosukue had a very very short back story? I have always wondered how he got to be raised by a boar family and then wandered around where he met a garndpa who taught hi ...more

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Nov 14, 2020 Bee (BacchusVines) rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2020-challenge, fantasy, manga, owned, historical-fantasy, demons, 2020-releases, read-manga-2020

I know all shonen manga have the *past memories sequence* before and during a big fight. But I love that trope.

Getting a glimpse into Akaza's past, I was pretty much on the sadness cliff. The way the people in his life die. I felt for him, even if he's a killing demon fiend. And then getting to know Inosuke's past more, I really liked that and the sadness cliff welcomed me again. I'm eager to see how volume 19 will handle the fight between Inosuke/Kanoe and the 2nd rank upper demon. ...more

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Jan 27, 2021 blooomsies rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favourites, 2021

I love how each of them is their own character and none of them is unimportant to the story. I'm not sure if there's any character that I hate, (maybe? but can't think of any) but it's hard to not appreciate and love them! And yeah, of course the sad stuff is always present :')

Anyways, I always find myself waiting for the backstories to appear because the backstories are one of my fave parts definitely. ...more

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Apr 21, 2020 Danielle's Books rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, comedy, paranormal, fantasy, historical-fiction, manga, shounen

Why do villains have to have such depressing back stories! I don't want to pity them! However, at the same time I do love when villains have more depth to their character. But still! That was honestly one of the saddest back stories I have ever read! And then what the heck Kanao! She went from this smiley, quiet girl who had used to flip a coin to make decisions to a savage! ...more

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Nov 05, 2020 Moriah Venable rated it it was amazing

I need Demon Slayer to stop making me cry and feel bad for some of these demons. Reading about Azaka life as a human and the reason behind him wanting to get stronger. The image of what he did to people at the dojo...I am not sure I want to see that in the anime.

We get more history about Inosuke as well.

Feels like we are getting to the final battle.

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Feb 06, 2021 Gian Q rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Giyu, Tanjiro, Inosuke, and Kanae really go all in this volume. Akaza became a very interesting antagonist and Doma deserved what came to him. The background of Ino and Kanae with these fights hit the heart. I would also like to add the fighting and blend of narrative punched harder with every unexpected twist.

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Feb 18, 2021 MajesticalLion rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Akaza is definitely my favorite Demon in the series. I just watched Mugen Train earlier this week, and I can't wait to hear Akira Ishida voice the stuff that happens in this volume. He's gonna kill it. And KANAO. There's a reason she's on the volume cover. This really was her volume. I'm all for Inosuke showing up and helping, but Kanao BETTER be the one to kill Doma. ...more

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Jul 01, 2020 Nurafini Zahid rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Dec 10, 2020 Rachel S. rated it it was amazing

I love this series and this volume was so good. I loved the backstory on the upper rank demon. It was touching and tragic. Our hashira and trainees are fighting for their lives. So excellent. Also, we get a glimpse into Inosuke's past. ...more

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