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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a Japanese anime television series based on Koyoharu Gotouge's manga series of the same name. The anime series adaptation by Ufotable was announced in Weekly Shōnen Jump in June 2018.[1] The series aired from April 6 to September 28, 2019, on Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, and BS11.[2][3] The series is directed by Haruo Sotozaki, and the series' characters were designed by Akira Matsushima. The anime is written by various Ufotable staff members and produced by Hikaru Kondo.[4] The anime's music is composed by Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina.
The anime series is licensed by Aniplex of America[5] and streamed Crunchyroll, Hulu, and FunimationNow.[6] AnimeLab is simulcasting the series in Australia and New Zealand.[7] The series ran for 26 episodes and adapted the manga from the beginning of the first volume to the first chapters of the seventh.[8]
Prior to airing, the first five episodes screened theatrically in Japan for two weeks from March 29, 2019, under the title Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kyōdai no Kizuna (鬼滅の刃 兄妹の絆).[9] Aniplex of America screened the film at the Aratani Theatre in Los Angeles on March 31, 2019.[10] Madman Entertainment through AnimeLab screened the film in select theaters in Australia on April 2, 2019.[11] In July 2019, it was announced that the series' English dub would air on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block; the dub would premiere on October 13 of that same year.[12][13][a]
A sequel anime film, titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train, premiered on October 16, 2020, with the staff and cast reprising their roles.[14]
A second season, covering the "Entertainment District" arc, was announced on February 14, 2021, with the staff and cast from the first season and film returning.[15] Haruo Sotozaki returned as director, with character designs by Akira Matsushima and animation produced by Ufotable.[16][17] In September 2021, it was announced that the second season would air for two cours.[18] On September 25, following the Fuji Television broadcast of the Mugen Train film, it was announced that the "Entertainment District" arc would premiere on December 5, and would be preceded by a television series recompilation of the "Mugen Train" arc as featured in the film that premiered on October 10, 2021.[19]
At the end of the second season finale, it was announced that a third season, covering the "Swordsmith Village" arc, would be adapted into the television series.[20] It premiered on April 9, 2023, with a one-hour special.[21] It ended with a 70-minute special on June 18 of the same year.[22]
A fourth season covering the "Hashira Training" arc was announced following the end of the third season finale.[23] It is set to premiere on May 12, 2024, with a one-hour episode.[24][25]
Series overview[edit]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
| 1 | 26 | April 6, 2019 | September 28, 2019 | Tokyo MX[b] | |
| 2 | 18 | 7 | October 10, 2021 | November 28, 2021 | Fuji Television |
| 11 | December 5, 2021 | February 13, 2022 | |||
| 3 | 11 | April 9, 2023 | June 18, 2023 | ||
| 4 | TBA | May 12, 2024 | TBA | ||
Episodes[edit]
Season 1: Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc (2019)[edit]
| Story | Episode | Title [26][27] | Directed by [26] | Storyboarded by [26] | Original air date [28][c] | English air date [13][a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Cruelty" Transliteration: "Zankoku" (Japanese: 残酷) | Haruo Sotozaki | Haruo Sotozaki | April 6, 2019 | October 13, 2019 |
| 2 | 2 | "Trainer Sakonji Urokodaki" Transliteration: "Sodate Urokodaki Sakonji" (Japanese: 育手・鱗滝左近次) | Haruo Sotozaki | Haruo Sotozaki | April 13, 2019 | October 20, 2019 |
| 3 | 3 | "Sabito and Makomo" Transliteration: "Sabito to Makomo" (Japanese: 錆兎と真菰) | Shin'ya Shimomura | Haruo Sotozaki | April 20, 2019 | October 27, 2019 |
| 4 | 4 | "Final Selection" Transliteration: "Saishū Senbetsu" (Japanese: 最終選別) | Shin'ya Shimomura | Toshiyuki Shirai | April 27, 2019 | November 3, 2019 |
| 5 | 5 | "My Own Steel" Transliteration: "Onore no Hagane" (Japanese: 己の鋼) | Takashi Suhara | Takashi Suhara | May 4, 2019 | November 10, 2019 |
| 6 | 6 | "Swordsman Accompanying a Demon" Transliteration: "Oni wo Tsureta Kenshi" (Japanese: 鬼を連れた剣士) | Jun'ichi Minamino | Jun'ichi Minamino | May 11, 2019 | November 17, 2019 |
| 7 | 7 | "Muzan Kibutsuji" Transliteration: "Kibutsuji Muzan" (Japanese: 鬼舞辻 無慘) | Takahiro Majima & Masashi Takeuchi | Masashi Takeuchi | May 18, 2019 | November 24, 2019 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Smell of Enchanting Blood" Transliteration: "Genwaku no Chi no Kaori" (Japanese: 幻惑の血の香り) | Hideki Hosokawa | Haruo Sotozaki | May 25, 2019[d] | December 8, 2019 |
| 9 | 9 | "Temari Demon and Arrow Demon" Transliteration: "Temari Oni to Yajirushi Oni" (Japanese: 手毬鬼と矢印鬼) | Shin'ya Shimomura | Haruo Sotozaki | June 1, 2019 | December 15, 2019 |
| 10 | 10 | "Together Forever" Transliteration: "Zutto Issho ni Iru" (Japanese: ずっと一緒にいる) | Yūki Itō | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | June 8, 2019 | January 5, 2020 |
| 11 | 11 | "Tsuzumi Mansion" Transliteration: "Tsuzumi no Yashiki" (Japanese: 鼓の屋敷) | Shūji Miyahara | Toshiyuki Shirai | June 15, 2019 | January 12, 2020 |
| 12 | 12 | "The Boar Bares its Fangs, Zenitsu Sleeps" Transliteration: "Inoshishi wa Kiba wo Muki, Zenitsu wa Nemuru" (Japanese: 猪は牙を剥き、善逸は眠る) | Susumu Takeuchi | Masashi Takeuchi | June 22, 2019 | January 19, 2020 |
| 13 | 13 | "Something More Important Than Life" Transliteration: "Inochi Yori Daiji-na Mono" (Japanese: 命より大事なもの) | Yūsuke Shibata | Haruo Sotozaki | June 29, 2019 | January 26, 2020 |
| 14 | 14 | "The House with the Wisteria Family Crest" Transliteration: "Fuji no Hana no Kamon no Ie" (Japanese: 藤の花の家紋の家) | Haruo Sotozaki & Shūji Miyahara | Haruo Sotozaki | July 6, 2019 | February 2, 2020 |
| 15 | 15 | "Mount Natagumo" Transliteration: "Natagumo-yama" (Japanese: 那多蜘蛛山) | Yūki Itō & Shinsuke Gomi | Yūki Itō | July 13, 2019 | February 9, 2020 |
| 16 | 16 | "Letting Someone Else Go First" Transliteration: "Jibun Dewanai Dareka wo Mae e" (Japanese: 自分ではない誰かを前へ) | Ken Takahashi | Haruo Sotozaki | July 20, 2019 | February 16, 2020 |
| 17 | 17 | "You Must Master a Single Thing" Transliteration: "Hitotsu no Koto Kiwamenuke" (Japanese: 一つのこと極め抜け) | Shūji Miyahara & Takuya Nonaka | Haruo Sotozaki | July 27, 2019 | February 23, 2020 |
| 18 | 18 | "A Forged Bond" Transliteration: "Nisemono no Kizuna" (Japanese: 偽物の絆) | Akihiko Uda | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | August 3, 2019 | March 1, 2020 |
| 19 | 19 | "Hinokami" (Japanese: ヒノカミ) | Toshiyuki Shirai | Toshiyuki Shirai | August 10, 2019 | March 8, 2020 |
| 20 | 20 | "Pretend Family" Transliteration: "Yose Atsume no Kazoku" (Japanese: 寄せ集めの家族) | Takashi Suhara | Takashi Suhara | August 17, 2019 | March 15, 2020 |
| 21 | 21 | "Against Corps Rules" Transliteration: "Tairitsu Ihan" (Japanese: 隊律違反) | Takuya Nonaka | Takuya Nonaka & Toshiyuki Shirai | August 24, 2019 | March 22, 2020 |
| 22 | 22 | "Master of the Mansion" Transliteration: "Oyakata-sama" (Japanese: お館様) | Yūki Itō | Takashi Suhara | August 31, 2019 | March 29, 2020 |
| 23 | 23 | "Hashira Meeting" Transliteration: "Chūgō Kaigi" (Japanese: 柱合会議) | Ken Takahashi | Takashi Suhara | September 7, 2019 | April 5, 2020 |
| 24 | 24 | "Rehabilitation Training" Transliteration: "Kinō Kaifuku Kunren" (Japanese: 機能回復訓練) | Shūji Miyahara & Akihiko Uda | Akihiko Uda & Haruo Sotozaki | September 14, 2019[e] | April 19, 2020 |
| 25 | 25 | "Tsuguko, Kanao Tsuyuri" Transliteration: "Tsuguko Kanao Tsuyuri" (Japanese: 継ぐ子 栗花落カナヲ) | Shin'ya Shimomura | Shin'ya Shimomura | September 21, 2019 | April 26, 2020 |
| 26 | 26 | "New Mission" Transliteration: "Aratanaru Nimmu" (Japanese: 新たなる任務) | Haruo Sotozaki & Yuichi Terao | Haruo Sotozaki & Yuichi Terao | September 28, 2019 | May 3, 2020 |
Season 2: Mugen Train Arc and Entertainment District Arc (2021–22)[edit]
| Story | Episode | Title [32][33][34][35] | Directed by [32][33] | Storyboarded by [32][33] | Original air date [36][37] | English air date [38] | Viewership rating [39] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mugen Train Arc[f] | ||||||||||||
| 27 | 1 | "Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku" Transliteration: "En Bashira Rengoku Kyōjurō" (Japanese: 炎柱・煉󠄁獄杏寿郎) | Shin'ya Shimomura | Takashi Suhara | October 10, 2021 | November 12, 2023[40] | 10.0% | |||||
| 28 | 2 | "Deep Sleep" Transliteration: "Fukai Nemuri" (Japanese: 深い眠り) | Toshiyuki Shirai | Takahiro Miura | October 17, 2021 | November 12, 2023 | 8.0% | |||||
| 29 | 3 | "Should Have Been" Transliteration: "Hontō nara" (Japanese: 本当なら) | Masashi Takeuchi | Takahiro Miura | October 24, 2021 | November 19, 2023 | 7.0% | |||||
| 30 | 4 | "Insult" Transliteration: "Bujoku" (Japanese: 侮辱) | Masashi Takeuchi | Takahiro Miura | November 7, 2021 | November 26, 2023 | 6.4% | |||||
| 31 | 5 | "Move Forward!" Transliteration: "Mae e!" (Japanese: 前へ！) | Toshiyuki Shirai | Takahiro Miura | November 14, 2021 | December 3, 2023 | 5.7% | |||||
| 32 | 6 | "Akaza" (Japanese: 猗窩座) | Hideki Hosokawa | Haruo Sotozaki | November 21, 2021 | December 10, 2023 | 6.6% | |||||
| 33 | 7 | "Set Your Heart Ablaze" Transliteration: "Kokoro o Moyase" (Japanese: 心を燃やせ) | Haruo Sotozaki | Haruo Sotozaki | November 28, 2021 | December 17, 2023 | 6.5% | |||||
| Entertainment District Arc[g] | ||||||||||||
| 34 | 8 (1)[h] | "Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui" Transliteration: "On Bashira Uzui Tengen" (Japanese: 音柱・宇髄天元) | Shin'ya Shimomura & Kei Tsunematsu | Takashi Suhara | December 5, 2021[i] | January 14, 2024[41] | 9.2% | |||||
| 35 | 9 (2) | "Infiltrating the Entertainment District" Transliteration: "Yūkaku Sennyū" (Japanese: 遊郭潜入) | Takashi Suhara | Takashi Suhara | December 12, 2021 | January 21, 2024 | 8.7% | |||||
| 36 | 10 (3) | "What Are You?" Transliteration: "Nanimono?" (Japanese: 何者？) | Akihiko Uda | Takashi Suhara | December 19, 2021 | January 28, 2024 | 8.5% | |||||
| 37 | 11 (4) | "Tonight" Transliteration: "Kon'ya" (Japanese: 今夜) | Hideki Hosokawa | Takuya Nonaka & Haruo Sotozaki | December 26, 2021 | February 4, 2024 | 7.4% | |||||
| 38 | 12 (5) | "Things Are Gonna Get Real Flashy!!" Transliteration: "Dohade ni Iku ze!!" (Japanese: ド派手に行くぜ‼) | Takuya Nonaka | Takuya Nonaka & Haruo Sotozaki | January 2, 2022 | February 11, 2024 | 7.7% | |||||
| 39 | 13 (6) | "Layered Memories" Transliteration: "Kasanaru Kioku" (Japanese: 重なる記憶) | Jun'ichi Minamino | Takahiro Miura | January 9, 2022 | February 18, 2024 | 7.5% | |||||
| 40 | 14 (7) | "Transformation" Transliteration: "Henbō" (Japanese: 変貌) | Seiji Harada | Takahiro Miura | January 16, 2022 | February 25, 2024 | 8.3% | |||||
| 41 | 15 (8) | "Gathering" Transliteration: "Shūketsu" (Japanese: 集結) | Ken Takahashi | Ken Takahashi | January 23, 2022 | March 3, 2024 | 7.5% | |||||
| 42 | 16 (9) | "Defeating an Upper Rank Demon" Transliteration: "Jōgen no Oni o Taoshitara" (Japanese: 上弦の鬼を倒したら) | Jun'ichi Minamino | Haruo Sotozaki | January 30, 2022 | March 10, 2024 | 8.2% | |||||
| 43 | 17 (10) | "Never Give Up" Transliteration: "Zettai Akiramenai" (Japanese: 絶対諦めない) | Toshiyuki Shirai | Toshiyuki Shirai | February 6, 2022 | March 17, 2024 | 8.5% | |||||
| 44 | 18 (11) | "No Matter How Many Lives" Transliteration: "Nando Umarekawatte mo" (Japanese: 何度生まれ変わっても) | Hideki Hosokawa | Toshiyuki Shirai & Takashi Suhara | February 13, 2022[j] | March 24, 2024 | 9.1% | |||||
Season 3: Swordsmith Village Arc (2023)[edit]
| Story | Episode | Title [42][43] | Directed by [42] | Storyboarded by [42] | Original air date [44] | Viewership rating [45] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 1 | "Someone's Dream" Transliteration: "Dareka no Yume" (Japanese: 誰かの夢) | Shin'ya Shimomura & Takashi Suhara | Takashi Suhara & Yūichi Terao | April 9, 2023[k] | 8.0% |
| 46 | 2 | "Yoriichi Type Zero" Transliteration: "Yoriichi Zeroshiki" (Japanese: 縁壱零式) | Akihiko Uda | Kei Tsunematsu | April 16, 2023 | 7.6% |
| 47 | 3 | "A Sword from Over 300 Years Ago" Transliteration: "Sanbyaku-nen Ijō Mae no Katana" (Japanese: 300年以上前の刀) | Ken Nakazawa | Hideki Hosokawa | April 23, 2023 | 6.4% |
| 48 | 4 | "Thank You, Tokito" Transliteration: "Tokitō-kun Arigatō" (Japanese: 時透君ありがとう) | Hideki Hosokawa | Hideki Hosokawa | April 30, 2023 | 7.0% |
| 49 | 5 | "Bright Red Sword" Transliteration: "Kakutō" (Japanese: 赫刀) | Takuya Nonaka | Takuya Nonaka | May 7, 2023 | 7.2% |
| 50 | 6 | "Aren't You Going to Become a Hashira?" Transliteration: "Hashira ni Narun ja Nai no ka!" (Japanese: 柱になるんじゃないのか！) | Seiji Harada | Kei Tsunematsu | May 14, 2023 | 7.6% |
| 51 | 7 | "Awful Villain" Transliteration: "Gokuakunin" (Japanese: 極悪人) | Hideki Hosokawa | Yō Miura | May 21, 2023 | 7.0% |
| 52 | 8 | "The Mu in Muichiro" Transliteration: "Muichirō no Mu" (Japanese: 無一郎の無) | Jun'ichi Minamino | Toshiyuki Shirai | May 28, 2023 | 7.0% |
| 53 | 9 | "Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito" Transliteration: "Kasumi Bashira Tokitō Muichirō" (Japanese: 霞柱・時透無一郎) | Akihiko Uda | Yō Miura | June 4, 2023 | 7.3% |
| 54 | 10 | "Love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji" Transliteration: "Koi Bashira Kanroji Mitsuri" (Japanese: 恋柱・甘露寺蜜璃) | Yūji Shimizu | Yūji Shimizu | June 11, 2023 | 7.6% |
| 55 | 11 | "A Connected Bond: Daybreak and First Light" Transliteration: "Tsunaida Kizuna Kawataredoki Asaborake" (Japanese: 繋いだ絆 彼は誰時 朝ぼらけ) | Ken Nakazawa, Seiji Harada, Takashi Suhara & Jun'ichi Minamino | Haruo Sotozaki & Takashi Suhara | June 18, 2023[l] | 7.6% |
Season 4: Hashira Training Arc (2024)[edit]
| Story | Episode | Title | Directed by | Storyboarded by | Original air date | Viewership rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 1 | TBA | TBA | TBA | May 12, 2024 | TBD |
Home media release[edit]
The series was released in Japan by Aniplex on eleven Blu-ray and DVD volumes beginning on July 31, 2019,[46] and concluded on June 24, 2020.[47] Each volume features cover art illustrated by the series' character designer, Akira Matsushima, and the limited-edition includes bonus CD containing original drama or soundtrack. Aniplex of America released the first limited-edition Blu-ray volume in North America on June 30, 2020, and the second volume was released on November 24, 2020. The company, in partnership with Funimation, released the standard-edition Blu-ray volumes in September 2020 and January 2021.[48]
Japanese[edit]
| Vol. | Episodes | Cover art | Bonus disc | Release date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1–2 | Tanjiro Kamado | Drama CD and Soundtrack | July 31, 2019 | [46] | |
| 2 | 3–5 | Giyū Tomioka | Soundtrack | August 28, 2019 | [49] | |
| 3 | 6–7 | Nezuko Kamado | Drama CD | September 25, 2019 | [50] | |
| 4 | 8–10 | Tanjiro Kamado and Muzan Kibutsuji | Soundtrack | October 30, 2019 | [51] | |
| 5 | 11–12 | Zenitsu Agatsuma | Drama CD | November 27, 2019 | [52] | |
| 6 | 13–14 | Inosuke Hashibira | Soundtrack | December 25, 2019 | [53] | |
| 7 | 15–17 | Tanjiro Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira | Drama CD | January 29, 2020 | [54] | |
| 8 | 18–19 | Tanjiro Kamado | Soundtrack | February 26, 2020 | [55] | |
| 9 | 20–21 | Nezuko Kamado | Soundtrack | March 25, 2020 | [56] | |
| 10 | 22–24 | Shinobu Kochō | Drama CD | May 27, 2020 | [57] | |
| 11 | 25–26 | Tanjiro Kamado and Nezuko Kamado | Soundtrack | June 24, 2020 | [47] | |
| Volume | Season eps. | Arc eps. | Cover art | Bonus disc | Release date | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mugen Train Arc[f] | 1 | 1 | 1 | Kyojuro Rengoku | Soundtrack | January 26, 2022 | [58] | |
| 2 | 2–7 | 2–7 | Tanjiro Kamado and Kyojuro Rengoku | — | February 9, 2022 | [59] | ||
| Entertainment District Arc[g] | 1 | 8 | 1 | Tengen Uzui | Soundtrack | February 23, 2022 | [60] | |
| 2 | 9–10 | 2–3 | Tanjiro Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira | Soundtrack | March 30, 2022 | [61] | ||
| 3 | 11–12 | 4–5 | Tanjiro Kamado | Soundtrack | April 27, 2022 | [62] | ||
| 4 | 13–14 | 6–7 | Nezuko Kamado | Soundtrack | May 25, 2022 | [63] | ||
| 5 | 15–16 | 8–9 | Daki and Gyutaro | Soundtrack | June 29, 2022 | [64] | ||
| 6 | 17–18 | 10–11 | Tanjiro Kamado and Tengen Uzui | Soundtrack | July 27, 2022 | [65] | ||
| Vol. | Episodes | Cover art | Bonus disc | Release date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mitsuri Kanroji | Soundtrack | June 21, 2023 | [66] | |
| 2 | 2–3 | Muichiro Tokito | Soundtrack | July 26, 2023 | [67] | |
| 3 | 4–5 | Tanjiro Kamado | Soundtrack | August 30, 2023 | [68] | |
| 4 | 6–7 | Genya Shinazugawa | Soundtrack | September 27, 2023 | [69] | |
| 5 | 8–9 | Tanjiro Kamado, Mitsuri Kanroji, Genya Shinazugawa and Muichiro Tokito | Soundtrack | October 25, 2023 | [70] | |
| 6 | 10–11 | Tanjiro Kamado and Nezuko Kamado | Soundtrack | November 22, 2023 | [71] | |
English[edit]
| Vol. | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1–13 | June 30, 2020 | [72] | |
| 2 | 14–26 | November 14, 2020 | [73] | |
| Vol. | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1–13 | September 29, 2020 | [74] | |
| 2 | 14–26 | January 19, 2021 | [75] | |
| Title | Season eps. | Arc eps. | Standard edition release date | Limited edition release date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mugen Train Arc | 1–7 | 1–7 | September 27, 2022 | [76][77] | ||
| Entertainment District Arc | 8–18 | 1–11 | December 19, 2022 | [78][79] | ||
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b Adult Swim premiered the series on Saturday at 1:30 a.m. (25:30) ET/PT, which is effectively Sunday.[29]
- ^ Season was simulcast on GTV, GYT, and BS11.
- ^ Kimetsu no Yaiba premiered in Tokyo MX's Saturday 23:30 (11:30 p.m. JST) time slot.
- ^ Episode 8 premiered prior to television airing at Madman Anime Festival Brisbane, Australia at 1:00 pm AEST (12:00 pm JST).[30]
- ^ Episode 24 premiered prior to television airing at Madman Anime Festival Melbourne, Australia at 1:30 pm AEST (12:30 pm JST).[31]
- ^ a b c Mugen Ressha-hen (無限列車編)
- ^ a b c Yūkaku-hen (遊郭編)
- ^ Season no. (Story arc no.)
- ^ Episode 34 is a 46 minute special.
- ^ Episode 44 is a 32 minute special.
- ^ Episode 45 is a 49 minute special.
- ^ Episode 55 is a 52 minute special.
- ^ Risshi-hen (立志編)
- ^ Katanakaji no Sato-hen (刀鍛冶の里編)
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Be among the first in Australia to feast on a smorgasbord of Demon Slayer episodes, before it heads to AnimeLab for its weekly simulcast season.
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External links[edit]
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba official anime website (in Japanese)
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba official anime website (in English)
- Official website at Crunchyroll
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba at IMDb
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