The 2010s was a sterling decade for Weekly Shonen Jump as far as content was concerned, with a steady and fairly diverse selection of big hits. I could have chosen any number of recent series for this spot, but it just felt right to pick the one that became the biggest sensation during the pandemic, as well as the one with a movie that's making records for anime movies in the US as I write this.
DEMON SLAYER (Kimetsu no Yaiba), by Koyoharu Gotouge. First published in 2016 and first published in North America in 2018.
PLOT:
Tanjiro was just hoping to sell some charcoal to help support his mother and many siblings. When he returns home, he discovers that his family has been slaughtered by demons. The only survivor is his sister Nezuko, but she has transformed into a demon herself. Tanjiro is determined to save her, but his only hope of doing so is to become a demon slayer himself through long, arduous, and dangerous training.
