>>280751467
>They still uses the Ep 19 made it popular to this day. legit the most delusional people in the planet.
Meanwhile in reality:
>Regarding the series' sudden huge success, Weekly Shōnen Jump editor-in-chief Hiroyuki Nakano stated that the manga sales shot up straight after its anime adaptation finished, explaining that a large number of people watched the series through streaming services after it ended rather than watching it weekly. Nakano also stated that currently is harder for a manga series running in the magazine to become a hit, and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba despite having started in February 2016, did not became a major hit until late 2019, adding that its "success hinged on word of mouth generated after the anime's run".

>>280066403
>If the source material is below average, then no matter how many flashy shit they add on the anime, it won’t boost its sales
But that's where you're fucking wrong because the source material IS below average, lol. DS underperformed for 3 straight years until Ufotable's anime dropped in 2019 and vol 1 finally sold 300k after being stuck in this 150k limbo. It made no significant improvement in sales nor popularity before then.

The best part is out of all is that even the industry admits this.
>Regarding the series' sudden huge success, Weekly Shōnen Jump editor-in-chief Hiroyuki Nakano stated that the manga sales shot up straight after its anime adaptation finished, explaining that a large number of people watched the series through streaming services after it ended rather than watching it weekly. Nakano also stated that currently is harder for a manga series running in the magazine to become a hit, and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba despite having started in February 2016, did not became a major hit until late 2019, adding that its "success hinged on word of mouth generated after the anime's run".