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鬼滅の刃 [Kimetsu no Yaiba] (Novel) #3

鬼滅の刃 風の道しるべ

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日輪刀の存在も鬼殺隊の存在も知らず、ただ鬼を殺すことだけに己のすべてを賭す、少年時代の実弥は、鬼殺隊隊士・粂野匡近と出会ったことにより鬼殺隊へ導かれる。明るく屈託のない匡近に次第に心を開いていった実弥は、匡近と切磋琢磨しながら「柱」を目指すことに。あるとき、某屋敷のそばで次々と人が消え始める事件が発生。その調査に向かった二人だったが、そこに現れたのは強敵・下弦の壱の鬼だった! 他にも、無一郎が小鉄と一緒に縁壱零式を修理したり、伊之助とカナヲの友情秘話、さらに鋼鐵塚のお見合い話も収録! 「キメツ学園」では、先生たちが話題の怪談を調査する!?

199 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 3, 2020

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Aya Yajima

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Aya Yajima ( 矢島綾 Yajima Aya?) is a Japanese writer and the author of several Kimetsu no Yaiba spin-off light novels.

Chinese: 矢岛绫

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42 reviews1 follower
March 19, 2025
This book was very cute, and sad at the same time.

The first part, the backstory of Sanemi Shinazugawa and Masachika is both funny, heartwarming, and also heartbreaking. It really puts more of his character into perspective.

For the courtship of Haganezuka it was definitely a more funny tale, but provided perspective into the swordsmiths and how even for people who worked in the corps and their potential marriages and relationships, the public don't know about the existence of demons which makes it more difficult.

With Kotetsu and Muichiro it was...supposed to be heartwarming but I found it rather somber. While yes Muichiro did help Kotetsu fix Yoriichi type 0, it was a story about Muichiro having to come to terms with the fact that no matter what happens, he would die young. Being a character who is only 14, it was really sad to read.

The final excerpt being a little funny story of Kimtesu Academy was a good mood lifter after the more heavy topics in this novel. I've read and own all of the Kimtesu Academy mangas so I really appreciated this little tidbit and the characterizations of the AU characters.
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2,157 reviews25 followers
October 12, 2025
The first two light novels in this series were fun and heartwarming but this third one hits you over the head like a sledgehammer.

This is SO SAD.

I wasn’t just tearing up—I was full-on crying at one point.

Between Sanemi’s backstory and Kanao + Inosuke’s bonding experience, I just fell apart. Both stories are so moving—and unexpectedly beautiful. They all deserved happy lives.

Further, these stories really show how Kanae haunts the narrative.

Though her character appears only seldom, it’s clear that she had such an impact on the lives of so many characters. She appears in so many of these stories. Her loss—it’s a big one.

These stories have done such a good job of demonstrating what Douma took when he killed Kanae.

But, also, through that, these stories demonstrate what demons take from us all—and why the Demon Slayer Corps and the Hashira fight so hard to stop them.

It’s wildly and unexpectedly good storytelling.

Highly recommend these novels! They’ll rip out your heart and you’ll thank them for it~
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96 reviews3 followers
February 1, 2025
Chapter 1:

I knew this shot was gonna be heart breaking. This whole chapter could be one short film tbh.

Chapter 2:
Haganezuka arranged marriage omgggggg

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462 reviews
April 10, 2022
Siempre que leo light novels de animes a los que ya tengo cariño, es muy difícil ser objetiva porque pues conozco el mundo y a los personajes de entrada, así que ya tiene un par de estrellas ganadas desde el inicio.

Son historias complementarias a la serie, la última es prácticamente un fanfic porque está inspirado en la parodia de instituto que sacaron como sketches cómicos en escenas post créditos del anime. Esta casi que no la cuento porque la trama es para no pensar y sólo para pasárselo bien leyendo las páginas.

De resto, las historias de Sanemi (lloro de verdad) y de cómo se convirtió en un Hashira y toda su amistad con Masachika es impresionante. La narrativa es corta y puntual, los diálogos creo que son más largos y los sentí un poco menos fluidos, tal vez porque estaba acostumbrada a otros medios para la historia. Pero creo que sí que da una profundidad al personaje de Sanemi que, si son como yo, les romperá el corazón. También las historias de Inosuke y Kanao (AMO) y la de Muichiro me dejan una sensación cálida y que te recuerda que, sin importar la trama central que pueda tener Kimetsu No Yaiba, lo principal siempre ha sido las historias personales de cada uno, de las relaciones que se van creando entre todos a partir de la base de tener un enemigo en común al que tienen que derrotar.

Tiene spoilers de los últimos arcos del manga, sobre todo para la historia de Inosuke y Kanao. Supongo que casi todo el que vaya a leer esta light novel es fan y que quizás se leyó el manga, pero lo dejo por acá por si acaso alguien lee esto y le ayuda antes de spoilearse sin querer.

Debo decir que la única pega es que tiene una traducción española con demasiada jerga coloquial que, si bien a mí no me molesta en sí o es que me sea desconocida, siempre me resulta chocante pensar que alguien en un contexto japonés ande hablando de esa manera. Es un poco mi pet peeve, qué le hacemos.
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630 reviews59 followers
March 24, 2021
I read the English translation. The English title of this one (according to wiki) is "Demon Slayer: The Wind's Telltale Signs". The original title (Japanese) is "Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kaze no Michishirube".

This is the third light novel of Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba. I finished reading this first before the other two (even though this is the last to be published). I'm definitely gonna finish the first and the second light novels in several days ahead.

Like the title, the main character of this light novel is the Wind Pillar, Shinazugawa Sanemi. The first chapter of this light novel focuses on his story with his now-deceased bestfriend, Kumeno Masachika. Kumeno Masachika himself appeared briefly in the manga in Sanemi's backstory/flashback scenes.

However, like the other light novels, this book also contains other stories about other characters, although Sanemi's story is the longest and the deepest.

It has been ages since the last time I read Japanese light novels. Reading this, I feel like reading fanfiction but canon, and it makes me so happy since I'm currently (and forever will be) in love with this series. The stories here are faithful to the events in the manga--I still remembered the manga's scenes well since I just finished reading all those 205 chapters of the manga several days prior. These stories dig much deeper though, with its narration and description. Novels and mangas have different style of storytelling, right?

There are five stories in this light novel:

1. The Wind's Telltale Signs - the story of Sanemi and Masachika, their brotherly relationship, and the event when they went to a mission together (the mission that killed Masachika). It's a dark and serious story, quite sad too. Reading this will make us understand Sanemi better, even love him more. :')

2. Haganezuka Hotaru's Matchmaking Session - this is a short, funny, but heartwarming story about the hot-headed swordsmith, Haganezuka Hotaru. He was forced to go to a matchmaking session arranged by Tecchin, Kanamori and Kotetsu. Of course the matchmaking session didn't go well.

3. The Flower and The Beast - a story about a formed friendship between Inosuke and Kanao. This one is also heartwarming. It happened before the event in the manga and referred to that scene too, even completed it and gave some more depth into the scene. We will be shown the more understanding version of Inosuke here.

4. Promise of Tomorrow - this is a direct continuation of the events in the manga, the Swordsmith Village Arc. This story tells about Tokito Muichiro, This story shows a great character growth of Muichiro that will make us smile widely.

5. Kimetsu Academy Tales: Night Strolls - in the light novels, there's always a chapter that sets in Kimetsu Academy, a middle/high school where our characters go to as students or teachers. This story tells about Uzui, Rengoku, Kanae, and Tomioka--teachers at that school--who took a night stroll in the school to investigate some weird occurrences that may harm the students. It's a light and fun story that you don't need to worry about--no tragedy, no blood, no mutilated body, no heartbreak. But a demon is still there haha.

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I enjoyed this light novel so much. The characters are so in-character. I can imagine the scenes in this light novel as a manga/anime visual in my head. I also love Yajima-sensei's writing. Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba is a manga series that full of heart, and this light novel also handles the story that way. This light novel is different media from the manga or anime, but it doesn't lose the "heart" that Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba has in its core story. It's so well-written, thoughtful, and presenting the deeper exploration of the characters without ruining them at all. This light novel completes the manga series in the most beautiful way.



28 reviews1 follower
August 4, 2023
ไลท์โนเวลของมังงะดาบพิฆาตอสูร สายลมนำทาง(風の道しるべ)เป็นตอนพิเศษสั้นๆ 5 ตอนที่ไม่เกี่ยวข้องกัน แต่ละตอนมีภาพประกอบอยู่ 1 ภาพวาดโดยอ.โกโตเกะ เนื้อหาเล่มนี้จริงจังและเข้มข้นกว่าผีเสื้อปีกเดียว แต่ก็มีตอนขำๆ จังหวะตึ่งโป๊ะแบบญี่ปุ่นๆ คั่นให้อมยิ้มแทรกอยู่บ้าง

ยังคงให้ 5 ดาวในฐานะตอนเสริมจากเนื้อเรื่องหลัก ยิ่งเล่มนี้ทำให้รู้สึกว่าตัวละครในเรื่องดาบพิฆาตอสูรสร้างมาได้ดี มีเอกลักษณ์เฉพาะตัวโดดเด่นจำง่าย มีสเน่ห์ และมีความเป็นมนุษย์ที่ไม่ได้ดีพร้อมซึ่งทำให้เห็นใจได้ง่าย แม้กระทั่งตัวประกอบที่โผล่มาแว่บๆ ไม่กี่ตอนอย่างตัวละครในหมู่บ้านช่างตีดาบทั้งคานาโมริ โคเท็ตสึ หัวหน้าหมู่บ้านเท็จจินยังทำให้ผู้อ่านรู้สึกผูกพันธ์และสนใจใคร่รู้เรื่องราวลึกซึ้งขึ้น

อยากเห็นทุกตอนปรากฎเป็นอนิเมะ โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งบทแรก "สายลมนำทาง" ซึ่งโฟกัสมิตรภาพระหว่างซาเนมิ กับ คุเมโนะ มาซาจิกะน่าจะทำเป็นไกเด็นภาคซาเนมิได้สบายๆ เนื้อหาความยาว 145 หน้ามีทั้งย้อนความหลัง ทั้งประเด็นมิตรภาพ ทั้งคู่จิ้น ทั้งความลุ้นไปพร้อมกับตัวละครระหว่างปฏิบัติภารกิจ ทั้งฉากต่อสู้ดุเดือด ทั้งฉากดราม่าบีบคั้นอารมณ์ ครบรส

ส่วนตัวประทับใจบทแรกสายลมนำทางและบทที่ 5 สัญญาแห่งวันพรุ่งที่สุด เป็นสองบทที่มีความสมบูรณ์ในตัวเองสามารถเป็นอนิเมะหนึ่งตอนได้ บทหลังเซ็ตหลังภาคหมู่บ้านช่างตีดาบเมื่อมุยจิโร่ได้ความทรงจำกลับคืนมาและกลับไปหมู่บ้าน���ีกครั้ง ผู้อ่านจะเห็นความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างเสาหลัก เสาหลัก-ช่างตีดาบ รวมไปถึงพัฒนาการตัวละครโทคิโต มุยจิโร่จากเด็กวัยรุ่นปากร้ายที่ใช้ชีวิตอยู่ท่ามกลางหมอกแห่งความสับสน มาสู่เสาหลักที่รู้จักตนเอง รู้หน้าที่ รู้จักสังเกตคนอื่นๆ เห็นหัวคนรอบข้างและพยายามใช้ชีวิตวันทุกวันให้มีค่าอย่างสง่าผ่าเผย มีความมั่นคงและวุฒิภาวะเกินวัย

ผ่านการเจาะลึกความคิดความรู้สึกของตัวละครแต่ละตัว ไลท์โนเวลเน้นย้ำถึงความแตกต่างระหว่างอสูรกับตัวละครฝั่งนักล่าอสูร นั่นคือเหล่านักล่าอสูรและช่างตีดาบล้วนทำเพื่อคนอื่น ไม่ใช่ผลประโยชน์ของตนเองหรือสนองอีโก้ตน

แฟนๆ คานาเอะ ซาเนมิ มุยจิโร่ ยูอิจิโร่ ฮากาเนะซึกะ ไม่ควรพลาดเล่มนี้ด้วยประการทั้งปวง
644 reviews
September 10, 2024
La tercera y final novela de Aya Yajima en el mundo de Demon Slayer. Me gustó bastante en general. Como las anteriores, fueron historias bastante simpáticas. Hablando de cada historia en particular:
-La Señal del Viento: la primera historia me costó bastante terminar. No porque fuera mala historia. De hecho creo que es objetivamente muy buena. El problema es que el protagonista es un personaje que no me gusta. Es el pilar que menos me gusta. Igualmente es una historia interesante. Y el personaje introducido me gustó bastante. (3 estrellas)
-La Cita de Hotaru Haganezuka: Simpática pero sin demasiada sustancia. Fue divertida y fácil de leer. (3 estrellas)
-Las Flores y la bestia: Una historia muy bonita que ayuda a explorar un poco la relación entre Kanao e Inosuke. Me gustó mucho ver su dinámica. (4 estrellas)
-La Promesa del Mañana: Otra historia muy bonita. Me gustó que se expandiera un poco lo que pasó después del arco de la aldea del herrero. Además de explorar mas la relación entre Tokito y Kotetsu, (4 estrellas)
-Secundaria Alta y Baja Historias del Instituto Kimetsu: Midnight Parade!!: Como todas las historias del instituto Kimetsu, es divertida y no tiene mas pretensiones. Funciona muy bien. (4 estrellas)
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431 reviews15 followers
December 14, 2024
Bisa dibilang ini adlh one shot dr bbrp tokoh kny. Ada yg di timeline parent story dan ada juga yg di kimetsu academy)
Chapter 1 : main dish dr light novel ini yaitu diambil dr pov sanemi. Alasan dia jd demon slayer dan berakhir jd hashira, juga hubungannya dgn Masachika (temen baiknya) dan Kocho Kanae. (Damn kapal Sanemi - Kanae dibahas tipis2 doang tp gak pernah jelas resultnya 😭😭😭)
Chapter 2 : Haganezuka dicomblangin sama cewek, tp berakhir gagal karena merasa si cewek gak cocok dgnnya 🤣
Chapter 3 : Ttg Inosuke dan Kanao yg mencari jepit rambut Kiyo karena jepit tsb adalah kenang2an dr Kanae.
Chapter 4 : Ttg tokito dan kotetsu. Wqwqwq tokito berubah drastis di sini dr karakter awal perkenalannya, bisa dibilang kelanjutan stlh arc swordsmith village.
Chapter 5 : Kanae exorcism iblis di kimetsu academy. Ngakak sih disini. Uzui ngajakin Kanae uji nyali karena dia guru baru tp ternyata malah Uzui yg dikerjain sama para iblis mana pake nyamar jd Tomioka dan Rengoku 🤣 dan ketahuan kalo Kanae sebenernya malah excited sama cerita horor 🤣 (Knp sih di sini malah gak ada momennya sama Sanemi wqwqwq 😂😂)
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139 reviews
April 20, 2024
I picked this up expecting a spin-off manga, and was put off by the prose at first. After reading through about thirty pages, my annoyance lifted. This was, surprisingly, fantastic!!! I loved all the little short stories. I had just enough context from watching the show to grasp the different characters and their backstories on my own, and the author provided plenty on top of that.
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1,786 reviews45 followers
July 7, 2024
4.5⭐️

La guía del viento. Una historia del joven Sanemi y sus inicios en la compañía caza demonios

La entrevista de matrimonio de Hotaru Haganezuka. El herrero defendiendo sus ideales

Flores y bestias. Un lado que pocos conocen de Inozuke

La promesa del mañana. Tokito ha cambiado su forma de ver la vida

Campus Kimetsu . Es divertido verlos en este AU
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45 reviews
September 5, 2025
My babies aahhh this was such a sad novel in some chapters! the muichiro one brought tears to my eyes. I feel sad whenever I get reminded of how young he was when he died. He had his whole life ahead of him, especially with him being friends with Kotetsu now, but nope ☹️

Kyojuro Rengoku, the man you AREEEE i love him so much he’s so cute
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14 reviews
August 19, 2024
I read second novel, it excites me much because i love demon slayer. Demon slayer novels are the reason that i started read "Novel" !!! I like this genre because it is good for you since you can have imagine if you read this book from the genre like me. < 3
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70 reviews5 followers
September 19, 2024
Signs From the Wind 5/5
Flower and Beast 5/5
A Promise for Tomorrow 4/5
Midnight Parade 5/5

I was completely unprepared for how dark this was in comparison to ANY of the other stories from the other two novels.
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24 reviews
April 16, 2025
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the novelization of Kanao and Inosuke after the infinity castle. I thought that was such a perfect addition and I PRAYY that they add it into the anime and do it justice. Read for Sanemi and Masachika, stayed for Giyuu and Tengen antics
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548 reviews3 followers
April 18, 2025
ترجمه شده از نشر پیدایش بعنوان جلد دوم
شامل داستان های:
پروانه تک بال
توصیه درست درباره ساختن انسن
راز میتسوکی (میتسوریه در واقع، اشتباه ترجمه اس) کانروجی
رویای لحظه ای
به تو که لبخند نمیزنی
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2 reviews
October 2, 2023
Painful

Lovely book as always! But it made me cry like usual. Good mix of laughter and sadness like they all are.
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15 reviews1 follower
October 5, 2023
Really good, when Masachika died I started crying even tho I knew it was gonna happen anyway, lol. The smaller side stories are really good too
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5 reviews
October 10, 2023
I think all the stories are super sweet and share a lot more about the characters.
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56 reviews
March 4, 2024
NAJLEPSZA NOVELKA Z WSZYSTKICH!!!!!!!!!! HISTORIA SANEMIEGO UDERZA INACZEJ
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101 reviews
July 16, 2024
La escritura fue muy básica y al final comprendí que Gotouge lo hizo de esa manera para los niños que lo leen. Aún así le tengo mucho cariño a los personajes, por eso la calificación.
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458 reviews18 followers
August 29, 2024
EVEN BETTER THAN THE LAST!! Starting off with the Sanemi story really got me in the feels. And I loved the Inosuke and Kanae tale as well. Also, ghost hunting?? 💯
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