Volume 12

The Upper Ranks Gather
Volume Information
Japanese Title	上弦集結
Romanized Title	Jōgen Shūketsu
Cover Character(s)	Muichiro Tokito
Pages	192
Japanese Release	August 3, 2018
English Release	May 5, 2020 (US/CA) May 28, 2020 (UK) June 10, 2020 (AU)
ISBN (JP)	ISBN 978-4-08-881540-4
ISBN (EN)	ISBN 978-1-97-471112-3 (US/CA/UK/AU)
Chapter Guide
Previous	← Volume 11
Next	Volume 13 →

The Upper Ranks Gather (上 (じょう) 弦 (げん) 集 (しゅう) 結 (けつ) , Jōgen Shūketsu^?) is the twelfth volume of Kimetsu no Yaiba.

Chapters

98. The Upper Ranks Gather (上弦集結, Jōgen Shūketsu^?)

99. Someone's Dream (誰かの夢, Dareka no Yume^?)

100. Go to the Village! (いざ行け里へ!!, Iza Yuke Sato e!!^?)

101. A Secret (内緒話, Naisho Banashi^?)

102. Hello, Tokito (時透くんコンニチハ, Tokitō-kun Kon'nichiwa^?)

103. Yoriichi Type Zero (緑壱零式, Yoriichi Zeroshiki^?)

104. Kotetsu (小鉄さん, Kotetsu-san^?)

105. Something Came Out (なんか出た, Nanka Deta^?)

106. Enemy Attack (敵襲, Tekishū^?)

Synopsis

In Taisho-era Japan, kindhearted Tanjiro Kamado makes a living selling charcoal. But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family. His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor, but she has been transformed into a demon herself! Tanjiro sets out on a dangerous journey to find a way to return his sister to normal and destroy the demon who ruined his life.

For the first time in over 100 years, the upper ranks of Muzan Kibutsuji's Twelve Kizuki are not full. Angered, Muzan dispatches the survivors on another mission. Elsewhere, Tanjiro journeys to a village of swordsmiths and has to explain how his sword was so badly damaged to Haganezuka, the smith who made it. While Tanjiro waits for his sword to be repaired, enemies close in...

Author's Comment

“	Hello! I'm Gotouge. I am truly thankful to everyone happy about the Demon Slayer anime as if it were their own good news! All the kind and congratulatory words, gifts and happiness massaged me and blew away my stiff shoulders and headaches. My nose is still running though. I'm sorry I can't reply individually or give you anything back. I'm blessed by much good fortune and the aid and encouragement of nice people helps a lot. I am always praying from the bottom of my heart for the health and happiness of people who are kind to me.	”
—Koyoharu Gotoge, Volume 12

Extra Pages

Title Page

Sketch of Nakime

Sketch of Chachamaru

Sketch of Mitsuri

Sketch of Mitsuri and Genya

Jump GIGA 4-koma

Kimetsu Academy - Mitsuri

Jump Illustrations

Sketch of Tanjiro and Nezuko

Volume Cover Sketch

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