Koyoharu Gotōge

In 2013, Gotouge debuted in the 70th Jump Treasure Newcomer Manga Awards with the one-shot work Kagarigari (過狩り狩り). Three more one-shots followed: Monju Shirō Kyōdai (文殊史郎兄弟), published in Jump Next! in 2014; Rokkotsu-san (肋骨さん), published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2014; and Haeniwa no Zigzag (蠅庭のジグザグ), published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2015. After Haeniwa no Zigzag failed to become a series, Tatsuhiko Katayama (Gotouge's first editor) suggested starting a series with an "easy-to-understand theme". Gotouge's debut work Kagarigari would serve as a basis for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. The series was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump from February 15, 2016, to May 18, 2020. It became a success, with over 220 million copies in circulation worldwide (including digital copies) by July 2025, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. In February 2021, Gotouge commented that their next project would be a science fiction romantic comedy story.

Kagarigari (過狩り狩り) (2013; one-shot) Monju Shirō Kyōdai (文殊史郎兄弟) (2014; one-shot published in Shueisha's Jump Next!) Rokkotsu-san (肋骨さん) (2014; one-shot published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump) Haeniwa no Zigzag (蠅庭のジグザグ) (2015; one-shot published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump) Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (鬼滅の刃, Kimetsu no Yaiba) (2016–2020; serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump, and collected in 23 tankōbon volumes) Koyoharu Gotouge Before Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (吾峠呼世晴短編集, Gotōge Koyoharu Tanpenshū) (2019; collected volume of Gotouge's four one-shots published by Shueisha)