The cast of Demon Slayer is the latest to encourage good hygiene habits (not counting the boar’s head) in this humorous illustration.
It must not be too bad being manga author and artist Koyoharu Gotoge these days. His work Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine since 2016 and spawned a hit anime adaptation last year with a feature film sequel set to be released later this year. Ask many manga and anime fans around the world and they’ll tell you that it is the hottest manga out there right now.
Therefore, it seems like Gotoge’s in a relatively good position to have dedicated readers listen to him when he provides some friendly reminders for helping to prevent the spread of the coronavirus as Japan is currently in a nationwide state of emergency:
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【予防応援イラストが到着!】
— 鬼滅の刃公式 (@kimetsu_off) April 23, 2020
吾峠先生からみなさまへ、炭治郎たちの応援イラストが到着いたしました!
大変な時期が続いていますが、手洗い!うがい!マスク着用!の3拍子で安全にお過ごしください。#うちで過ごそう #StayHome pic.twitter.com/luuMt2RGUp
“A virus prevention illustration is here! From Mr. Gotoge to everyone, an illustration of support from Tanjiro and his friends has arrived. The difficult situation continues, but please stay safe by following these three beats: Wash hands! Gargle! Wear a mask!”
The exclamation bubble reads “We won’t catch it! We won’t spread it!” and the line of text beneath the main trio reads “We’ll never give in to the coronavirus!”
From left to right we see Zenitsu happily cradling a bottle of soap next to his infatuation, Nezuko, who’s lathering her hands with bubbles while her brother Tanjiro checks to make sure her facial mask is fastened properly. It’s a cute departure seeing her usual bamboo mouth gag replaced by a mask, though it does make us wonder how foolproof it is to stop her from biting people. In what many net users have decided is the most amusing part of the drawing, we also see Inosuke complete with his boar’s head “mask” haughtily gloating, “Look at me, perfect me.”
Tickled net users chimed in to the post with their own Covid-19 prevention mechanisms and musings inspired by Demon Slayer:
▼ Demon Slayer-themed masks created by @mama_botukuri
— レイさん (@Reyrayreyray) April 23, 2020
▼ A mother who drew a similar picture and hung it in her house entryway as a reminder to great effect
我が家でも、ママがこんなの描いて、
— えー・あーる (@tk0614710) April 23, 2020
玄関に貼ってます。
鬼滅のお陰で、効果絶大です!
↓↓ pic.twitter.com/WjLvnkz6uH
▼ Another fan who inadvertently realized they’d never seen Inosuke’s boar’s head mouth open so wide before and was startled
何気に伊之助が被り物の状態でこんなに口開けてるの初めて見たかもしれない pic.twitter.com/dYBgWePSHh
— やさしい (@totoi_kami) April 23, 2020
▼ A barista who decided that Gotoge’s sketch of Inosuke was so charming that he turned it into latte art
伊之助が可愛い過ぎて描いちゃいました☕️
— NAOKI(コーヒーの上に絵を描くだけの人) (@NaoKi_N_K) April 23, 2020
伊之助もちゃんと予防しなよ!!! pic.twitter.com/kQvTHbjZKb
Net users also displayed a loving fascination with Inosuke’s virus prevention method and gratitude for Gotoge in their online comments:
“Well done, Inosuke, for wearing a ‘mask’!”
“Huh, so Inosuke was wearing a mask all along…”
“If Inosuke were to catch the virus he’d probably get all depressed and apologize for being weak.”
“Tanjiro looks about ready to yell ‘Social distance!‘ if Zenitsu gets too close to Nezuko.”
“I’ve been at my limit with self-isolating but this picture gave me strength. I’ll hang in there a little bit longer.”
If everyone continues to heed the above advice in reducing the spread of the virus, hopefully the numbers of new infections will also continue to drop as indicated this past Sunday.
Source: Twitter/@kimetsu_off via Hachima Kiko
Featured image: Twitter/@kimetsu_off
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