Tennine launched a mobile RPG titled Gwisal-ui Goem (or The Ear Slaying Sword, in English) on a April 24th 2020 featuring art and narrative elements lifted directly from Koyoharu Gotouge’s manga series and its anime adaptation. While the developer initially denied the plagiarism accusations, the developers announced yesterday that after only five days of service, they would be ending support and de-listing the game and its servers on April 29th.

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Despite removing the game from digital storefronts and blocking sales of the game’s microtransactions, the developers have still not admitted to the game’s blatant plagiarism, instead claiming the game’s removal was due to “various problems” and the staff’’s “immaturity.” Elements lifted directly from Koyoharu Gotouge’s manga include character designs based off the series’s protagonist Tanjiro Kamado and the demon designs to name a few, as well as narrative elements such as the protagonist’s family having been killed by demons, leading him to go on a quest to vanquish all demons.

While this seems like the end for this scandal for now, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba fans will be happy to know that the anime will be receiving a mobile battle royale game of its own in the form of Kimetsu no Yaiba: Keppu Kengeki Royale, which currently has no announced localization but is planned for release in Japan later this year. More excitingly, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot and Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm developer CyberConnect2 has announced its plans to develop an action game for PlayStation 4 titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Hinokami Keppanuutan which will be published by Aniplex and released in 2021.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba started publication in February 2016 from manga author Koyoharu Gotouge in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine and received a 26-episode anime adaptation from animation studio Ufotable in 2019. The anime will be followed up by a film titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Mugen Train, set to release in Japanese theaters in October 2020. The manga is set to release its final chapter on May 9th.

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Source: Anime News Network