This article contains spoilers from the Demon Slayer series.
Demon Slayer has enjoyed a phenomenal 2025, and that is largely down to the incredible release of the Infinity Castle movie that broke all kinds of records this year. Infinity Castle was absolutely sensational and not only did it generate a tremendous amount of money for the franchise, along with pushing it to the top of the Japanese box office and making history in the process, but it also did great for the manga.
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As is the case with all anime movies, fans know very well that they go on to boost the sales of the manga tremendously. Demon Slayer received a massive boost in sales despite having ended almost 5 years ago now, and this boost lasted for a significant portion of time. However, the hype from the Infinity Castle movie is now wearing down, and Demon Slayer is being surpassed by other series. The series falling below the likes of One Piece, among others, is no surprise. But it has actually now been surpassed by a new manga, called Daemons of the Shadow Realm. This new manga is written by Hiromu Arakawa, who fans might remember as being the original writer of Fullmetal Alchemist.
Daemons Of The Shadow Realm Has Surpassed Demon Slayer In November Manga Sales
As mentioned earlier, Demon Slayer has been on the receiving end of quite a massive sales boost recently, and that is understandable, given the massive success of the Infinity Castle movie. The sales for this manga have shot through the roof and it continues to be one of the best-selling manga every month. However, it seems that the sales for this manga are dropping with each passing month, and that is a given, especially when other bigger series get newer volume releases.
What is surprising is that one of the newest manga series, called Daemons of the Shadow Realm, by the same author of Fullmetal Alchemist, has now surpassed Demon Slayer in November monthly sales. Daemons of the Shadow Realm did get a new volume release recently, and that most certainly benefited it greatly when it comes to surpassing Demon Slayer. This new manga is also getting an anime adaptation, which is only going to propel it even further. Any story from the author of Fullmetal Alchemist will always be great to see.
As far as the numbers go, Demon Slayer had 128.7k sales throughout the month, which spans across all its volumes. Meanwhile, Daemons of the Shadow Realm had 156.6k sales, which is quite an impressive number for a new manga, and one that hasn't had a proper anime adaptation yet.
Demon Slayer Continues To Perform Strongly After Infinity Castle Success
While it goes without saying that Demon Slayer is losing out to many other manga series each month, it must be remembered that it actually has no new volume releases and all that it has is content from about 5 years ago. For it to perform so strongly in the Oricon charts goes to show how big the Demon Slayer franchise has truly gotten.
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It must also be remembered that Demon Slayer is not done just yet. The last two Infinity Castle movies will most certainly boost sales significantly. The biggest sales boost that the manga will receive will most likely come after the final Infinity Castle movie finally airs, and fans should be very excited for that.
Daemons Of The Shadow Realm Holds Tremendous Potential
On the other hand, Daemons of the Shadow Realm holds tremendous potential. Fans of the manga have been absolutely in love with what the story has had to offer so far, and that is also one of the many reasons why it has received an anime adaptation so quickly.
It seems that this story is going to get more popular and the anime is what most fans are counting on to boost it further and expose it to a global audience.
Daemons of the Shadow Realm continues to impress fans, and the sales are starting to show that as well. Hopefully, it will become one of the biggest manga in the upcoming months, and eventually, it will hit numbers in the millions, which is something that a series by such an exalted author deserves.