Developer Tennine launched a smartphone game called Sword of the Devil (귀살 의 검) on April 24 through the Google Play Store in South Korea. The game was quickly singled out as a plagiarism of Koyoharu Gotouge's work, Kimetsu no Yaiba.
The company has flatly denied these allegations, and in response has only stated that any resemblance is "pure coincidence." As of the date of publication of this article, the game is still available in the online store.
About Kimetsu no Yaiba
Gotouge began publishing the Kimetsu no Yaiba manga in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in February 2016. The publisher published the nineteenth compilation volume on February 9.
The play inspired a 26-episode anime adaptation released in April 2019, and produced by Ufotable Studios. Additionally, the film Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen, which will adapt the "Infinite Train Arc" and that will be released on October 16, is confirmed.
Synopsis
In the Taisho era in Japan, Tanjiro Kamado is a kind and intelligent boy who lives with his family in the mountains. Tanjiro has become the head of his family after his father's death, making constant trips to the village at the foot of the mountain to sell firewood and charcoal.
However, his life changes when one day, when he returns home after spending a night away, he discovers that his family has been killed by a demon. Tanjiro and his sister Nezuko are the only survivors now, but she has been turned into a demon, although surprisingly she still shows emotions and seems to have a sense of reason.
After an encounter with Giyuu Tomioka, a demon hunter; Tanjiro decides to become a demon hunter to hunt down his family's killer and find a way to return Nezuko to normal.
Source: Naver Sports
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