Volume 18

Assaulted by Memories
Volume Information
Japanese Title	懐古強襲
Romanized Title	Kaiko Kyōshū
Cover Character(s)	Kanao Tsuyuri
Pages	192
Japanese Release	December 4, 2019
English Release	November 3, 2020 (US/CA/UK/AU)
ISBN (JP)	ISBN 978-4-08-882141-2
ISBN (EN)	ISBN 978-1-97-471760-6 (US/CA/UK/AU)
Chapter Guide
Previous	← Volume 17
Next	Volume 19 →

Assaulted by Memories (懐 (かい) 古 (こ) 強 (きょお) 襲 (しゅう) , Kaiko Kyōshū^?) is the eighteenth volume of Kimetsu no Yaiba.

Chapters

152. The Transparent World (透 (す) き通 (とう) る世 (せ) 界 (かい) , Sukitōru Sekai^?)

153. Pulled (引 (ひ) かれる, Hikareru^?)

154. Assaulted by Memories (懐 (かい) 古 (こ) 強 (きょお) 襲 (しゅう) , Kaiko Kyōshū^?)

155. Useless Komainu (役 (やく) 立 (た) たずの狛 (こま) 犬 (いぬ) , Yakutatazu no Komainu^?)

156. Thank You (ありがとう, Arigatō^?)

157. Returning Spirit (舞 (ま) い戻 (もど) る魂 (たましい) , Maimodoru Tamashī^?)

158. Chaos (破 (は) 茶 (ちゃ) 滅 (め) 茶 (ちゃ) , Hachamecha^?)

159. Face (顔 (かお) , Kao^?)

160. Similar Features, Returning Memories (重 (かさ) なる面 (おも) 影 (かげ) ・蘇 (よみがえ) る記 (き) 憶 (おく) , Kasanaru Omokage, Yomigaeru Kioku^?)

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.

Tanjiro and Tomioka confront Akaza, the Upper-Rank 3 demon. Against Akaza's overwhelming strength, the two find themselves unable to do anything but defend themselves. With the situation looking grim, Tanjiro awakens to the "Transparent World" his father once told him about. Will this new knowledge allow Tanjiro to turn the tables and go on the offensive against Akaza?

Author's Comment

“	Hi, I'm Gotouge. Volume 18 is out. Thank you very much to everyone who supports the series. Thanks to the wonderful anime they made, it seems more people have been picking up the graphic novels, for which I'm incredibly grateful. I had no idea this would happen, so I'm trembling for many reasons. I took my comforter to the cleaner's at a poor time, so I'm cold every day. But until the day I get it back, I'll wear multiple layers and work hard.	”
—Koyoharu Gotoge, Volume 18

Extra Pages

Title Page

Sketch of Inosuke, Tanjiro and Kanao

Sketch of Yushiro

Sketch of Yushiro and Zenitsu

Sketch of Yushiro

Akaza's Backstory

Akaza's Backstory

Akaza's Backstory

Sketch of Inosuke

Kimetsu Academy - Genya and Sanemi

Volume Cover Sketch

Trivia

• Kanao was mistakenly drawn with her sword on the right side of her waist on this cover. Koyoharu Gotoge made a statement apologizing for this after the volume's release.