Merchandise - Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer)
Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer) has all sorts of merchandise available. The official merch and the ones listed below are from popular and well known vendors of anime merchandise, Japan's leading companies which have many anime goods available. As well as Aniplex Inc. which is a Japanese anime and music production company. They are involved in producing authentic/official merchandise such as games, stationery, and toys relating to anime, manga, and games.
Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga
Kimetsu no Yaiba, Demon Slayer, is a very popular manga written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotoge. The manga was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since February 2016. The story of Kimetsu no Yaiba chapters itself were made into separate books and were available from October 2019, currently there are 19 volumes made. The volumes have various characters in color on the front cover.
Kimetsu no Yaiba Figures
The most popular merchandise available from the Kimetsu no Yaiba franchise would be the plastic figures. There are all sorts of types of figures available, there are the normal ⅛ scale figures as well as much smaller and cuter chibi-fied characters which have a slightly different art style. Each figure is sculpted in various poses which shows each character’s marvelous points. Although not all of the characters are available the main and most popular characters are produced.
Kimetsu no Yaiba Nendoroid
Nendoroids are similar to figures as they are plastic models of the characters in the anime/manga. However, instead of being to scale they have a large head and a smaller body to give off a cute appearance. So far there are only two characters available in the nendoroid form which are the siblings, Tanjiro Kamado and Nezuko Kamado.
Kimetsu no Yaiba Stationery
There are various stationery available to choose from as well. There are ballpoint pens in different colors and patterns depending on the character you choose. The characters available are the seven Pillars with most of the colors matching the patterns of their haoris. Also available are clear files with the characters in a small chibi form or their normal forms.
Kimetsu no Yaiba Rubber Coasters
The rubber coasters are in the form of the various Pillar's sword guards. For example the sword guard of Giyu in a hexagon shape with two red striped borders. This shape has been copied and made into a rubber coaster. The sizes being approximately height 80 mm, width 80 mm, and a depth of 5 mm.
Kimetsu no Yaiba Keychains
The keychains come in various types. The clothes the characters wear are numerous, eg; pyjamas, Demon Slayer uniform, animal costumes, etc. Depending on the outfits the poses each character has is also numerous, eg; normal standing, battle ready stance, and many more. Some of the popular types are listed below.
- Pita!: In Japanese the onomatopoeia ‘pita’ is to be very close to something. In the case of the Pita! Keychains, the 2D characters are made to seem very close to the edge of the drawing, showing them to be pushed up against an invisible screen.
- Chibi: A slang word in Japanese, used to describe someone small and short. These types of keychains show the characters drawn in various positions showcasing their cute and ‘chibi’ forms.
- Nitotan: These keychains are made to be the mascot versions of the characters. They are also chibi in shape but instead of their usual expressions and facial features they have been made very simplified. The eyes are simple black ovals which have smaller white ovals inside, they do not show the individual character's eye color.
Kimetsu no Yaiba Badges
Available in a circular shape with the approximate diameter of 54 - 56 mm. Each badge has a character on it doing various poses as well as different clothes. Some versions available are listed below.
- Daily life: Some of these designs show the characters enjoying their own daily lives, whether it be dressing up, eating food or just lazing about.
- Fighting: These designs have the characters, mainly the Pillars, holding their Nichirin blades seemingly about to battle.
- Momotaro: A special series of the characters pretending to be characters from the old folktale Momotaro the Peach Boy.
- Profile close ups: Has the characters in a neutral stance standing in looking forward, although their outfits vary.
Kimetsu no Yaiba Cable Covers
Suya Suya on the Cable are cable covers used when protecting your cords. In Japanese the words suya suya are onomatopoeia used to mean sleeping. The characters are shown to be sleeping in a chibified version of themselves while cuddling the cords which are used when charging your cell phone.
Kimetsu no Yaiba Food Products
For food products there are many long gum sticks with various characters printed onto the wrapping. The characters include the main trio, Pillars, and some of the demons.