Demon Slayer had more viewers than the Winter Olympics

Rafael Shinzo
My name is Rafael Alves, known as Rafael Shinzo. I have a background in Japanese pop culture and created AnimeNew in 2009 with the mission of providing reliable coverage...

As everyone knows, the second season of the anime Kimetsu no Yaiba ( Demon Slaying ) broke a new record. According to reports, the series received more viewers than this year's Winter Olympics.

Kimetsu was more watched than the Winter Olympics

Thus, the tenth episode produced by Ufotable was a half-hour of pure visual spectacle for fans. The episode was watched by 17.73 million viewers (14.1% of 10.78 million households) and a 21% rating across all households.

At the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the highest rating was 13.7%, or about 17.23 million people. According to Video Research Ltd., the recent season of Kimetsu no Yaiba is also the third most-watched TV show in Japan at the moment, along with another adaptation, the TV drama Mystery to Iu Nakare .

Season 2 Synopsis:

The story takes place during the Light District arc , where we meet the Sound Hashira, Tengen Uzui . Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke are recruited by Uzui for an investigation into the district. The Pillar of Sound, Tengen Uzui, and his three wives are on the case. However, when he soon loses contact with his wives, Tengen fears the worst and enlists the help of Tanjirou Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma, and Inosuke Hashibira to infiltrate the district's most prominent houses and track down the depraved senior demon.

Finally, the first season of Kimetsu no Yaiba ( Demon Slayer ) premiered in April 2019. Furthermore, the second season premiered on December 5th.

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