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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1

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Chapters
7
Series
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
ISBN
9787534081811

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Summary

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a long-running shonen manga created by Koyoharu Gotouge and serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump; Volume 1 is subtitled "Cruelty." The story is set in Japan's Taisho era: Tanjiro Kamado, a boy who lives in the mountains and supports his family by selling charcoal, goes down to the village to sell his wares, spends the night at the home of the kind old man Saburo, and returns the next day to find his entire family slaughtered by a demon—and his only sibling still warm, his sister Nezuko, turned into a demon herself. To restore his sister's humanity and find the killer of his family, Tanjiro sets out with Nezuko, who has not yet lost all human reason. On the way he meets Giyu, a young member of the Demon Slayer Corps, learns of the Corps' existence, undergoes harsh training under his master Sakonji Urokodaki, and then heads to Mount Fujikasane for the "Final Selection," where he faces a huge, deformed demon with an old grudge against his master. The volume collects chapters 1 through 7, centered on Tanjiro's initiation and awakening and setting out the revenge, family love, and growth that drive the whole series.

Editor's review

作为一部后来席卷全日本的现象级作品,《鬼灭之刃》第一卷其实相当「朴素」:没有复杂的设定堆砌,而是一上来就用一整个家庭的血案,把主角炭治郎推到最低谷。吾峠呼世晴在这个起点上表达得非常简洁:不公的命运、只剩一个亲人的绝望,以及「无论如何也要让妹妹变回人」的坚定。第1话的收尾堪称整部漫画最著名的画面之一,寥寥几格就完成了世界观与情感的双重定调。接下来的修行篇与最终选拔篇节奏干净利落,鳞泷师父的严苛、藤袭山上的少年群像与异形之鬼的对决,都让人看得到作者的成长空间与野心。画风上,第一卷笔触还偏青涩,但山间雪景、鬼的异形感已相当有辨识度。对于想从零开始追这部作品、或者想收藏中文正式版的读者来说,这一册是绕不开的起点。

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • 想从原著漫画开始入坑《鬼灭之刃》的新读者
  • 喜欢热血成长、师徒修行与斩妖题材的少年漫画读者
  • 已看过动画,想对比原作分镜与细节的粉丝
  • 需要一部节奏明快、可一口气读完开篇的休闲阅读者

Not a good fit for

  • 对血腥、家人惨死等画面较敏感的读者
  • 偏好轻松治愈、无战斗情节作品的读者
  • 希望单册内就有完整结局、不爱追长篇的人

Reading tips

  1. 先读完第1话再决定是否继续,这一话几乎决定了整部作品的基调。
  2. 留意主角炭治郎的「鼻子」与祢豆子的口枷等细节,后面都会呼应。
  3. 可对照动画第1~3集阅读,感受漫画分镜与动画演出的差异。
  4. 读完后接着读第2册,最终选拔的结果与后续展开会更有连贯性。

About the publisher

Founded in 1980, Zhejiang People's Fine Arts Publishing House has long moved beyond professional art publishing to develop popular editions of Chinese classical literature. Its current library holdings comprise 20 titles, represented by the "Classic Scholarly Fragrance" series. These include works from the "Chinese Classical Cautionary Novels" collection, such as Stories to Warn the World, Stories to Awaken the World, Stories to Enlighten the World, and the two Pai'an Jingqi volumes, as well as titles from the "Chinese Classical Gods and Demons Novels" collection, including Investiture of the Gods, Flowers in the Mirror, and Green Wild Fairy Traces, often issued in two-volume or split-volume formats. The authors represented include Feng Menglong, Ling Mengchu, Xu Zhonglin, Li Ruzhen, Li Baichuan, Luo Guanzhong, An Yushi, and Lü Xiong. The press's titles are commonly categorized under classical literature and inspirational growth, and it emphasizes series-based, systematic organization of traditional fiction that balances textual readability with the needs of general readers. Public information is limited, and this introduction focuses on the publishing directions reflected in the library's holdings.

Contents

  1. Chapter 1: Cruelty
  2. Chapter 2: Stranger
  3. Chapter 3: I'll Be Back Before Dawn
  4. Chapter 4: Tanjiro's Journal, Part 1
  5. Chapter 5: Tanjiro's Journal, Part 2
  6. Chapter 6: A Mountain of Hands
  7. Chapter 7: Spirits

FAQ

第1册包含哪些内容?
收录原作第1话至第7话,从炭治郎一家遇害写到藤袭山「最终选拔」前后,是整部作品的开篇部分。
和东立版有什么区别?
台湾东立版译者为林志昌、ISBN 9789864867837;大陆浙江人民美术出版社版译者为张旭,卷一译名沿用「残酷」。
没看过动画能直接读吗?
可以。第1册正是整部作品的开头,人物关系与世界观都在这一册中初步建立,不影响理解。
这一册有结局吗?
没有。《鬼灭之刃》是长篇连载,第1册只是开篇,主角的复仇与让妹妹恢复人形的目标都远未完成。

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