Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 8 cover

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 8

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Chapters
9
Series
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
ISBN
9787534082061

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Summary

This is the eighth tankōbon volume of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, collecting chapters 62 through 70 of the original manga (subtitled "The Power of the Upper Ranks and the Power of the Hashira"). It picks up directly from the closing battle aboard the Mugen Train and opens a new arc. On the train, Tanjiro faces the dream-manipulating demon Enmu with "Hinokami Kagura: Clear Blue Sky," and this desperate, life-or-death struggle finally comes to an end; when dawn breaks, the cost and the outcome of the battle are both revealed. Then the Flame Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku, steps into action in earnest. His cheerful, blazing, unwavering manner gives the inexperienced Tanjiro his first real look at what a true "strong one" is like—and at what his own weakness and powerlessness mean in the presence of such strength. Meanwhile, a new enemy appears: the Upper Rank demon Akaza, and the vast gulf in power between the Hashira and the Upper Ranks is laid bare in this volume. This volume marks a crucial emotional turning point for the series: victory is followed immediately by loss, and growth arrives in the most painful way. Chapter 70, "Kidnapping," pushes the story onto a new stage and plants the seeds for the next leg of the journey.

Editor's review

如果只能推荐一卷《鬼灭之刃》,很多读者会选第8卷。它是「无限列车篇」的落点,也是整个故事气质的转折点:前七卷里的少年成长,在这一卷被强行按进残酷的成人世界。魇梦一战收束后,炼狱杏寿郎那句「老去或者死亡,都是人类这短暂生物的美」几乎是全书的题眼;而炭治郎在黎明中落泪的画面,则让「弱者如何继续向前」这个主题第一次真正有了重量。吾峠呼世晴在这一卷的画力明显上一个台阶,动作分镜干净,情绪特写的留白极准。想看懂「炎柱为什么被读者念念不忘」,想理解炭治郎日后所有坚持的来处,这一卷不可跳过。

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • 已经读完前七卷、想继续跟进无限列车篇后续的《鬼灭之刃》读者
  • 喜欢热血少年漫中「师徒式」强者与后辈关系描写的读者
  • 因动画剧场版入坑、想补看原作对应章节的观众
  • 关注角色成长与情绪转折,而不只是打斗的漫画读者

Not a good fit for

  • 完全没有接触过《鬼灭之刃》的新读者,本卷承接前情,直接切入会看不懂
  • 对血腥战斗与角色死亡描写敏感、希望看到轻松愉快内容的读者
  • 只想收藏整套书、不打算逐卷阅读的单册收藏者

Reading tips

  1. 请先从第1卷读起,本卷情节紧接前七卷,人物关系与设定需有铺垫才成立。
  2. 读第66话时可放慢速度,注意炼狱杏寿郎的台词与炭治郎的反应细节,这是全卷情绪核心。
  3. 读完可对照动画《无限列车篇》相应段落,体会漫画分镜与动画演出在节奏上的差异。
  4. 建议读完本卷后立即接第9卷,第70话埋下的线索需要后续情节才能闭合。

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 62: Ending in a Nightmare
  2. Chapter 63: Akaza
  3. Chapter 64: The Power of the Upper Ranks and the Power of the Hashira
  4. Chapter 65: Who Won
  5. Chapter 66: Fading at Dawn
  6. Chapter 67: What They Seek
  7. Chapter 68: The User
  8. Chapter 69: Press On Firmly, However Hard the Road
  9. Chapter 70: Kidnapping

FAQ

这一卷和第7卷、第9卷是什么关系?
本卷是系列第8卷,收录第62至70话。开篇承接第7卷的列车之战,结尾第70话「绑架」为第9卷的新篇章铺设线索,因此不宜单独跳读。
简体中文版和繁体中文版有何不同?
简体中文版由浙江人民美术出版社2020年8月出版,译者张旭,ISBN 9787534082061;繁体中文版由东立出版社2019年7月11日出版,译者林志昌,ISBN 9789572603246。内容对应原作同一批章节。
没看过动画能直接读这一卷吗?
能读懂情节,但会失去对人物关系的理解。本卷大量情感重量依赖前七卷的铺垫,尤其是对炎柱与炭治郎相遇之前的印象,建议至少先读第6至7卷。
这一卷为什么被称作「炎柱之卷」?
本卷副题为「上弦之力·柱之力」,炼狱杏寿郎在此卷正式展开行动,柱与上弦的力量差距、以及炎柱的信念都在这里集中呈现,是读者记住这一卷的主要原因。

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