Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc season premiere is coming to Crunchyroll on May 12!
[ INTRODUCTION ]
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is based on the manga series by Koyoharu Gotoge published under SHUEISHA's JUMP COMICS, which consists of 23 volumes and over 150 million copies in publication. The animation production is by ufotable.
The story begins when Tanjiro Kamado, a boy whose family is killed by a demon, joins the Demon Slayer Corps to turn his younger sister Nezuko back into a human after she is transformed into a demon. In April 2019, the TV anime series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba first premiered with the Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc, followed by the release of the feature film Mugen Train in October 2020, and the TV series Mugen Train Arc and Entertainment District Arc from 2021 through 2022.
Starting in February 2023, the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- World Tour kicked off, and in April, the TV adaptation of the Swordsmith Village Arc began airing. In February 2024, the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- World Tour was released with a worldwide theatrical screening in 140 countries and regions surpassing the previous year. In May, the TV adaptation of the Hashira Training Arc was confirmed to begin airing.
To the Hashira Training...
The Hashira, the Demon Slayer Corps' highest ranking swordsmen and members. The Hashira Training has begun in order to face the forthcoming battle against Muzan Kibutsuji. Each with their own thoughts and hopes held in their hearts, a new story for Tanjiro and the Hashira begins.
[ STAFF ]
Original Story: Koyoharu Gotoge (JUMP COMICS / SHUEISHA)
Director: Haruo Sotozaki
Character Design/Chief Animation Director: Akira Matsushima
Screenplay: ufotable
Sub Character Design: Miyuki Sato, Yoko Kajiyama, Mika Kikuchi
Prop Design: Masaharu Koyama
Art Director: Masaru Yanaka, Yuri Kabazawa
Art Supervisor: Koji Eto
Director of Photography: Yuichi Terao
3D Director: Kazuki Nishiwaki
Color Setting :Yuko Omae
Editing: Manabu Kamino
Music: Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina
Animation Production: ufotable
[ CAST ]
Tanjiro Kamado: Natsuki Hanae
Nezuko Kamado: Akari Kito
Zenitsu Agatsuma: Hiro Shimono
Inosuke Hashibira: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Giyu Tomioka: Takahiro Sakurai
Tengen Uzui: Katsuyuki Konishi
Muichiro Tokito: Kengo Kawanishi
Shinobu Kocho: Saori Hayami
Mitsuri Kanroji: Kana Hanazawa
Obanai Iguro: Kenichi Suzumura
Sanemi Shinazugawa: Tomokazu Seki
Gyomei Himejima: Tomokazu Sugita
©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable