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    "title": "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba",
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    "question": "Where does the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga pick up after the anime?",
    "answer": "Chapter 157 (Volume 18)",
    "answerSentence": "To continue Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba after the anime, start the manga at Chapter 157 (Volume 18). That is the Infinity Castle Arc (continuing). Roughly 49 chapters remain. Verified 2026-08-15 (confidence: medium).",
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      "label": "Chapter 157 (Volume 18)",
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      "status": "Infinity Castle film trilogy Part 1 released July 2025; Part 2 expected 2027",
      "lastAired": "Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle — Part 1, Japan release 2025-07-18",
      "coverage": "Manga ch. 1-139 across S1-S4 (Hashira Training); ch. 140-157 in Infinity Castle Part 1"
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      "status": "completed",
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    "caveats": "Sources disagree by one chapter: ComicBook.com says the film wraps mid-ch. 157, GamesRadar says start at ch. 158. Safe range is 157-158; start at 157 to avoid missing pages.",
    "notes": "Infinity Castle arc runs ch. 140-183; the manga ends at ch. 205 (Vol. 23). Films 2 and 3 will cover roughly ch. 157-205, so reading now spoils the remaining movies.",
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      "verifiedOn": "2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z",
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