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鬼滅の刃 [Kimetsu no Yaiba] (Novel) #1
Demon Slayer. Kimetsu no yaiba: Il fiore della felicità
Nel villaggio in cui il suo gruppo si è fermato, Tanjiro vede la radiosa figura di una sposina che sembra avere la stessa età di Nezuko. Desiderando la stessa felicità anche per la sorella, parte da solo alla ricerca di un fantomatico fiore sul quale circola una leggenda...
Arriva finalmente in Italia la serie di novel ispirate alle avventure di Tanjiro e compagni. In questa prima uscita, oltre alla storia che dà il titolo al volume, vi aspettano racconti su Zenitsu, Inosuke e vari membri della Squadra Ammazza Demoni, tutti episodi inediti nell’opera principale, oltre a una storia breve incentrata sull’extra "Campus Kimetsu"!
Arriva finalmente in Italia la serie di novel ispirate alle avventure di Tanjiro e compagni. In questa prima uscita, oltre alla storia che dà il titolo al volume, vi aspettano racconti su Zenitsu, Inosuke e vari membri della Squadra Ammazza Demoni, tutti episodi inediti nell’opera principale, oltre a una storia breve incentrata sull’extra "Campus Kimetsu"!
144 pages, Paperback
First published February 4, 2019
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January 3, 2026
3,5⭐️
I just love Inosuke lol 🐗😙
I just love Inosuke lol 🐗😙
January 21, 2023
"You get to decide where your happiness comes from. What's important is now."
This was a lot of fun to read! I totally confess that I haven't actually read the Demon Slayer manga to completion (though I've looked up plenty of spoilers LOL) and only got this volume because Rengoku was in it. I happen to see there was talk of Rengoku's cooking skills and bought it right away because he is in my top 5 favorite characters of all time and knew I would want to read more about him.
Because of all that, I wasn't really expecting to super enjoy this light novel as horrible as that sounds. I didn't have high expectations since I was only buying it for one chapter, but I found that I had a fun time reading and was really impressed by how the writer brought these characters to life. I didn't think I would find Zenitsu nearly as endearing as I did in this light novel as I would have if I have been watching the anime or reading the manga, but the Zenitsu-focused chapters were actually my favorite. (Though that opening chapter with Tanjiro and Nezuko was VERY good too!)
It was fun realizing that the original mangaka of Demon Slayer did the illustrations in this as well as proofread over the chapters because it makes me feel this is cannon, which is something personally very important to me.
Overall, I'm really glad I read this light novel! It makes me want to try the second one because I loved being able to hang out with these fun characters in this way. Definitely recommend if you love Demon Slayer and want to get to know them on a "deeper" level or see more fun shenanigans between all of them!
"Struggling with things is definitely not a waste of time. It's necessary to train the mind and become stronger."
This was a lot of fun to read! I totally confess that I haven't actually read the Demon Slayer manga to completion (though I've looked up plenty of spoilers LOL) and only got this volume because Rengoku was in it. I happen to see there was talk of Rengoku's cooking skills and bought it right away because he is in my top 5 favorite characters of all time and knew I would want to read more about him.
Because of all that, I wasn't really expecting to super enjoy this light novel as horrible as that sounds. I didn't have high expectations since I was only buying it for one chapter, but I found that I had a fun time reading and was really impressed by how the writer brought these characters to life. I didn't think I would find Zenitsu nearly as endearing as I did in this light novel as I would have if I have been watching the anime or reading the manga, but the Zenitsu-focused chapters were actually my favorite. (Though that opening chapter with Tanjiro and Nezuko was VERY good too!)
It was fun realizing that the original mangaka of Demon Slayer did the illustrations in this as well as proofread over the chapters because it makes me feel this is cannon, which is something personally very important to me.
Overall, I'm really glad I read this light novel! It makes me want to try the second one because I loved being able to hang out with these fun characters in this way. Definitely recommend if you love Demon Slayer and want to get to know them on a "deeper" level or see more fun shenanigans between all of them!
"Struggling with things is definitely not a waste of time. It's necessary to train the mind and become stronger."
June 3, 2023
this has got to be EASILY the cringiest thing ever written... like a published fan-fic straight out of wattpad
August 7, 2020
”the boy who was like the sun, used a single sentence to transform the girl who was like a puppet into a human—“
i obviously didn’t read this in thai, but this is the only version goodreads has listed so i’m going with it. getting in the heads of the characters was cool. inosuke, tanjiro, zenitsu, aoi, nezuko, and kanao >>>>
ch 1: flower of happiness: 5 stars
ch 2: for whose sake: 5 stars
ch 3: the chronicles of the disturbance caused by fortune telling: 3 stars
ch 4: aoi and kanao: 5 stars ♡
ch 5: kimetsu academy tales: 2 stars
i obviously didn’t read this in thai, but this is the only version goodreads has listed so i’m going with it. getting in the heads of the characters was cool. inosuke, tanjiro, zenitsu, aoi, nezuko, and kanao >>>>
ch 1: flower of happiness: 5 stars
ch 2: for whose sake: 5 stars
ch 3: the chronicles of the disturbance caused by fortune telling: 3 stars
ch 4: aoi and kanao: 5 stars ♡
ch 5: kimetsu academy tales: 2 stars
July 20, 2023
isn't it fun when there's a random incestous line in the last chapter?
this book was *vomit noises*. i was debating between having this or The Secret History as my next read, and i definitely chose the wrong one. the only reason this isn't one star is because there were some pretty lines, but this was very fanfiction-esque. and one of the stories had a title that used a double exclamation mark. i hate typos. maybe this book was better before translation, but there was so much casual sexism that i think i'd hate either way. i'm glad this is over.
this book was *vomit noises*. i was debating between having this or The Secret History as my next read, and i definitely chose the wrong one. the only reason this isn't one star is because there were some pretty lines, but this was very fanfiction-esque. and one of the stories had a title that used a double exclamation mark. i hate typos. maybe this book was better before translation, but there was so much casual sexism that i think i'd hate either way. i'm glad this is over.
March 1, 2021
Rather than being a single story, the light novel was actually an anthology. 5 chapters, each with a self contained misadventure focusing around one of the characters. It was slightly jarring at first not being able to see the character's expressions, but it got fun to imagine what the scene would look like. It felt just like the manga in tone, and I started to be able to imagine it a lot easier as it went on. Now I've got just a few more light novels to go, then in caught up!
April 13, 2023
They got to write a prose novel. Good for them. I would have enjoyed the stories more if they were not written for 10 year olds. There was also the problem with having Zenitsu be a main character in three of the short stories. I don't get the interest and love for that sex obsessed whiny character he just sucks all the air out of those stories. Beyond those issues I did like the rest of the collection.
December 1, 2020
網路書店都缺貨，最後是在微風的紀伊國屋買到的...好久沒用原價買書了🤣
這本意外的走日常路線，有點平淡...不過對比悽悽慘慘戚戚的漫畫，這樣的平淡還挺珍貴的......
不太喜歡矢島綾的詮釋，也許是因為翻譯的關係吧，文筆沒有帶出炭治郎等人的感情。每行句子都很短(有點浪費紙)，敘述也蠻僵硬的，整體不通順，就算在輕小說中也只能算中下吧......(畢竟現在輕小說人才輩出...) 以動作橋段包裝、骨子裡更注重情感的鬼滅感覺要找個老練的作者來寫才行，不過我印象中的漫改輕小說，好像都只會找不太紅的作者來寫，除了XXXHOLIC以外(西尾維新)。也許是出版社覺得，反正誰寫都會賣嘛，找個價格好談的就好了。(我也確實是買了沒錯...)
這本意外的走日常路線，有點平淡...不過對比悽悽慘慘戚戚的漫畫，這樣的平淡還挺珍貴的......
不太喜歡矢島綾的詮釋，也許是因為翻譯的關係吧，文筆沒有帶出炭治郎等人的感情。每行句子都很短(有點浪費紙)，敘述也蠻僵硬的，整體不通順，就算在輕小說中也只能算中下吧......(畢竟現在輕小說人才輩出...) 以動作橋段包裝、骨子裡更注重情感的鬼滅感覺要找個老練的作者來寫才行，不過我印象中的漫改輕小說，好像都只會找不太紅的作者來寫，除了XXXHOLIC以外(西尾維新)。也許是出版社覺得，反正誰寫都會賣嘛，找個價格好談的就好了。(我也確實是買了沒錯...)
August 5, 2023
Kimetsu no Yaiba is my favourite manga ever, so I obviously had to read the light novels too.
In general, I loved coming back to it, but I felt there was something a bit… weird? I know it was only supervised by Gotouge-sensei, but still I felt like I couldn’t completely connect with the characters here. I specially disliked a lot how Zenitsu was portrayed. I know he isn’t perfect in the manga, but his development was amazing and made me cry a lot in the last arc, but here… he’s extremely gross, which is a shame and the reason I’m giving it 4 stars.
In general, I loved coming back to it, but I felt there was something a bit… weird? I know it was only supervised by Gotouge-sensei, but still I felt like I couldn’t completely connect with the characters here. I specially disliked a lot how Zenitsu was portrayed. I know he isn’t perfect in the manga, but his development was amazing and made me cry a lot in the last arc, but here… he’s extremely gross, which is a shame and the reason I’m giving it 4 stars.
November 24, 2021
Si vous cherchez l'aventure, les combats, le suspense, cet ouvrage constitué de 5 courtes nouvelles, vous décevra. Ce n'est pas le but de ces écrits. Mais si vous aimez plonger plus près des personnages, de leurs pensées et de leurs émotions, que vous appréciez savourer de belles images créées par des phrases comme celle-ci: "Devant le gigantisme de sa taille, qui le rendait capable de tutoyer les nuages, et sa difformité totalement répugnante, Zenitsu ne put retenir les tremblements de son corps." (p.65), vous serez enchantés. Je ne comprends pas pourquoi on a mis "roman" sur la couverture, car ce n'en est pas un: les 5 histoires entre elles ne sont pas liées, elles sont indépendantes, elles explorent le passé (Pour eux), un monde parallèle (Études secondaires), des personnages qui restent habituellement dans l'ombre (Aoi et Kanao), ou s'entremêlent au récit principal (La fleur du bonheur, Chronique des troubles causés par une divination).
J'ai beaucoup apprécié cette lecture, au rythme plus lent que le manga/l'animé, qui montre à quel point les personnages sont riches et comment cette série cache plus que ses multiples péripéties.
J'ai beaucoup apprécié cette lecture, au rythme plus lent que le manga/l'animé, qui montre à quel point les personnages sont riches et comment cette série cache plus que ses multiples péripéties.
October 18, 2022
Esta novela está ubicada entre la primer temporada de la serie y el arco de la segunda temporada Distrito Rojo.
Cinco historias en donde se narran situaciones poco conocidas de los personajes centrales donde los recuerdos del pasado se presentan para confrontar su realidad o para descubrir si las heridas siguen abiertas.
Hay toques de humor en ello pero, de aquí la casa productora quizás podría animar en algún especial de la serie alguno de los cinco capítulos que se presentan.
Entretenida.
Cinco historias en donde se narran situaciones poco conocidas de los personajes centrales donde los recuerdos del pasado se presentan para confrontar su realidad o para descubrir si las heridas siguen abiertas.
Hay toques de humor en ello pero, de aquí la casa productora quizás podría animar en algún especial de la serie alguno de los cinco capítulos que se presentan.
Entretenida.
December 22, 2023
This book was adorable! I loved it so much! It has five different short stories set in the world of demon slayer! The fifth was a Kimetsu Academy story! It had a couple of illustrations, and I loved the one with Nezuko and Tanjiro. It is a beautiful and wholesome book, It does have spoilers for Demon Slayer, so I recommend reading the manga first. Overall, a 10/10 (I give too many books this rating lol)
(This is an older review of mine, written right after reading the book earlier this year)
(This is an older review of mine, written right after reading the book earlier this year)
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December 1, 2020Nội dung vài chuyện ngắn đơn giản ngoài lề của thanh gươm diệt quỷ hoy, đọc cũng cute phết á. Chữ to, sách mỏng dính gần 200 trang thôi nên đọc nhanh cực.
Bìa rời, có tranh màu gấp ngay đầu sách xinh nhắm, tặng kèm lót ly art giống bìa, dịch ok luôn nè, tác giả cũng vẽ minh hoạ nét như mấy cái lót ly hồi đầu Kim tặng cho mấy tập trc á. Nói chung là fan KnY thì mua về giải trí sương sương đc 🤣
Bìa rời, có tranh màu gấp ngay đầu sách xinh nhắm, tặng kèm lót ly art giống bìa, dịch ok luôn nè, tác giả cũng vẽ minh hoạ nét như mấy cái lót ly hồi đầu Kim tặng cho mấy tập trc á. Nói chung là fan KnY thì mua về giải trí sương sương đc 🤣
February 27, 2022
Celkem fajnová LN z prostředí Demon Slayera. Některé příběhy slabší, některé silnější. Neurazí.
3.5/5*
3.5/5*
May 12, 2022
Pas aimé le style d'écriture et j'ai trouvé la plupart des nouvelles ennuyeuse. Dommage.
February 28, 2023
Las historias son entretenidas, está bien para pasar el rato. Algunas son mejores que otras.
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July 13, 2023love that it took me 6 months to finish this book lol
October 3, 2023
Super fun and quick read! It is always a joy and honor to read something that brings us back into the Demon Slayer world, with all the truly wonderful characters! 👍👍💯⭐⭐
September 20, 2025
3.5 stars
🌟🌟🌟✨️
Comedic and cute ♡
🌟🌟🌟✨️
Comedic and cute ♡
July 22, 2025
قبل خوندنش حتما انیمه رو ببینید چون این کتاب یه جور داستان های کوتاه و فرعی راجب شخصیت هاست
August 20, 2025
2.5
dzieciorowe strasznie, ale cieszę się, że w ostatnim rozdziale Giyuu ciągle bił Kluchę
klucha i hate you
dzieciorowe strasznie, ale cieszę się, że w ostatnim rozdziale Giyuu ciągle bił Kluchę
klucha i hate you
June 23, 2025
“Itachi’s Story” ruined my perception of anime light novels, this book redeeemed it 😮💨😪
August 26, 2022
Es mi primer Novela publicada de Panini y pues honestamente no me dejo muy satisfecha. Creo que le daría un 3.5⭐️
Vienen cinco historias y creo que tres de ellas me gustaron , lo que no me agrado es que casi todos las historias están enfocadas en Zenitsu, no estoy diciendo que me caiga mal el personaje, pero no me termino de convencer
Vienen cinco historias y creo que tres de ellas me gustaron , lo que no me agrado es que casi todos las historias están enfocadas en Zenitsu, no estoy diciendo que me caiga mal el personaje, pero no me termino de convencer
May 17, 2021
— 2.5* stars —
April 20, 2023
Es war ganz süß so kleine Backgroundstories oder Anekdoten von den Demon Slayer Charakteren zu lesen. Vor allem, weil man bei verschiedenen Reaktionen direkt das passende Gesicht desjenigen im Kopf hatte 😅 Trotzdem ist und bleibt Demon Slayer einfach ein Manga/Anime und der lebt halt von seinen Zeichnungen, wodurch das Buch einfach sehr flach und leblos wirkt.
October 28, 2022
The story about Aoi and Kanao was super cute, by far my favorite out of all the stories in here, followed closely by the first story about the flower of happiness.
My problem? Zenitsu. I know that he's a very popular character in Japan, which is why the author focused him...unfortunately, I think he's completely obnoxious and I really wish the stories had focused on someone else (entirely) instead of being the main focus all but two stories.
My problem? Zenitsu. I know that he's a very popular character in Japan, which is why the author focused him...unfortunately, I think he's completely obnoxious and I really wish the stories had focused on someone else (entirely) instead of being the main focus all but two stories.
February 26, 2023
This was a light novel following the characters from the Demon Slayer manga. It is an anthology made up of five different stories. An enjoyable and quick read, I think I would have enjoyed them more as a manga. Some of my favorite characters personalities didn't seem to transfer well into novel form. But over all I still enjoyed it!
March 13, 2023
This is a read I would only recommend for Demon Slayer fans! For those who have not read Demon Slayer, I recommend reading this after you've read the series, or after the first couple of arcs of Demon Slayer. This story does seem to take place in the scenes where Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke go to Wisteria House in order to rest. The writing did feel sort of disconnected at times, and it was harder than normal for me to really get into the story.
It was a quick read that I enjoyed. It didn't add much to the overall Demon Slayer story, but it did add complexity to one of the characters, Aoi. I love how each character was pretty much the same, and Aya Yajima managed to capture the empathy and kindness of Tanjiro. It was fantastic to see how both Kanao and Aoi were impacted by Tanjiro's words.
These were some scenes or pieces of dialogue that had me laughing:
"With Inosuke it was the headbutt. He likely just wanted to interact with people in his own special way, but he whipped out this headbutt whenever and wherever he got the chance. Honestly it exhausted Tanjiro. His ribs would never heal with this going on."
🤣*mentally pictures Inosuke repeatedly headbutting Tanjiro
INOSUKE being Inosuke-🥲
"This guy's hopeless," Inosuke interjected.
*About Zenitsu
"Inosuke," Tanjiro said in a gentle rebuke.
"He was always a creep, but we're talking danger zone here. He can't tell the difference between fantasy and reality anymore."
About Giyu:
"There was a rumor that he he'd rescued and adopted a kitten he found on a rainy day, so maybe he was a surprisingly good guy."
Giyu having a cat 🙃that needs to happen!!!
Aoi and Kanao had an interesting relationship that was explored. In conclusion, this was an enjoyable and quick read.
🆗PLOT
☑️CHARACTERS
⛔PLOT TWIST
It was a quick read that I enjoyed. It didn't add much to the overall Demon Slayer story, but it did add complexity to one of the characters, Aoi. I love how each character was pretty much the same, and Aya Yajima managed to capture the empathy and kindness of Tanjiro. It was fantastic to see how both Kanao and Aoi were impacted by Tanjiro's words.
These were some scenes or pieces of dialogue that had me laughing:
"With Inosuke it was the headbutt. He likely just wanted to interact with people in his own special way, but he whipped out this headbutt whenever and wherever he got the chance. Honestly it exhausted Tanjiro. His ribs would never heal with this going on."
🤣*mentally pictures Inosuke repeatedly headbutting Tanjiro
INOSUKE being Inosuke-🥲
"This guy's hopeless," Inosuke interjected.
*About Zenitsu
"Inosuke," Tanjiro said in a gentle rebuke.
"He was always a creep, but we're talking danger zone here. He can't tell the difference between fantasy and reality anymore."
About Giyu:
"There was a rumor that he he'd rescued and adopted a kitten he found on a rainy day, so maybe he was a surprisingly good guy."
Giyu having a cat 🙃that needs to happen!!!
Aoi and Kanao had an interesting relationship that was explored. In conclusion, this was an enjoyable and quick read.
🆗PLOT
☑️CHARACTERS
⛔PLOT TWIST
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