Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a Japanese anime television series based on Koyoharu Gotouge's manga series of the same name. The anime series adaptation by Ufotable was announced in Weekly Shōnen Jump in June 2018.[1] The series aired from April 6 to September 28, 2019, on Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, and BS11.[2][3] The series is directed by Haruo Sotozaki, and the series' characters were designed by Akira Matsushima. The anime is written by various Ufotable staff members and produced by Hikaru Kondo.[4] The anime's music is composed by Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina.
The anime series is licensed by Aniplex of America[5] and streamed Crunchyroll, Hulu, and FunimationNow.[6] AnimeLab is simulcasting the series in Australia and New Zealand.[7] The series ran for 26 episodes and adapted the manga from the beginning of the first volume to the first chapters of the seventh.[8]
Prior to airing, the first five episodes screened theatrically in Japan for two weeks from March 29, 2019, under the title Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kyōdai no Kizuna (鬼滅の刃 兄妹の絆).[9] Aniplex of America screened the film at the Aratani Theatre in Los Angeles on March 31, 2019.[10] Madman Entertainment through AnimeLab screened the film in select theaters in Australia on April 2, 2019.[11] In July 2019, it was announced that the series' English dub would air on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block; the dub would premiere on October 13 of that same year.[12][13][a]
A sequel anime film, titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train, premiered on October 16, 2020, with the staff and cast reprising their roles.[14]
A second season, covering the "Entertainment District" arc, was announced on February 14, 2021, with the staff and cast from the first season and film returning.[15] Haruo Sotozaki returned as director, with character designs by Akira Matsushima and animation produced by Ufotable.[16][17] In September 2021, it was announced that the second season would air for two cours.[18] On September 25, following the Fuji Television broadcast of the Mugen Train film, it was announced that the "Entertainment District" arc would premiere on December 5, and would be preceded by a television series recompilation of the "Mugen Train" arc as featured in the film that premiered on October 10, 2021.[19]
At the end of the second season finale, it was announced that a third season, covering the "Swordsmith Village" arc, would be adapted into the television series.[20] It premiered on April 9, 2023, with a one-hour special.[21] It ended with a 70-minute special on June 18 of the same year.[22]
A fourth season covering the "Hashira Training" arc was announced following the end of the third season finale.[23] It is set to premiere on May 12, 2024, with a one-hour episode.[24][25]
Note: The season divisions that comprise the following list correspond to general audience consensus. While the story arc titles are official, the season sorting has never been made clear by any official sources. Mugen Train Arc and Entertainment District Arc are generally considered to be a single second season due to both airing back-to-back and the former mainly being a recompiled cut of the 2020 Mugen Train film. |
Main article: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (season 1) |
Story | Episode | Title [26][27] | Directed by [26] | Storyboarded by [26] | Original air date [28][c] | English air date [13][a] |
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1 | 1 | "Cruelty" Transliteration: "Zankoku" (Japanese: 残酷) | Haruo Sotozaki | Haruo Sotozaki | April 6, 2019 | October 13, 2019 |
2 | 2 | "Trainer Sakonji Urokodaki" Transliteration: "Sodate Urokodaki Sakonji" (Japanese: 育手・鱗滝左近次) | Haruo Sotozaki | Haruo Sotozaki | April 13, 2019 | October 20, 2019 |
3 | 3 | "Sabito and Makomo" Transliteration: "Sabito to Makomo" (Japanese: 錆兎と真菰) | Shin'ya Shimomura | Haruo Sotozaki | April 20, 2019 | October 27, 2019 |
4 | 4 | "Final Selection" Transliteration: "Saishū Senbetsu" (Japanese: 最終選別) | Shin'ya Shimomura | Toshiyuki Shirai | April 27, 2019 | November 3, 2019 |
5 | 5 | "My Own Steel" Transliteration: "Onore no Hagane" (Japanese: 己の鋼) | Takashi Suhara | Takashi Suhara | May 4, 2019 | November 10, 2019 |
6 | 6 | "Swordsman Accompanying a Demon" Transliteration: "Oni wo Tsureta Kenshi" (Japanese: 鬼を連れた剣士) | Jun'ichi Minamino | Jun'ichi Minamino | May 11, 2019 | November 17, 2019 |
7 | 7 | "Muzan Kibutsuji" Transliteration: "Kibutsuji Muzan" (Japanese: 鬼舞辻 無慘) | Takahiro Majima & Masashi Takeuchi | Masashi Takeuchi | May 18, 2019 | November 24, 2019 |
8 | 8 | "The Smell of Enchanting Blood" Transliteration: "Genwaku no Chi no Kaori" (Japanese: 幻惑の血の香り) | Hideki Hosokawa | Haruo Sotozaki | May 25, 2019[d] | December 8, 2019 |
9 | 9 | "Temari Demon and Arrow Demon" Transliteration: "Temari Oni to Yajirushi Oni" (Japanese: 手毬鬼と矢印鬼) | Shin'ya Shimomura | Haruo Sotozaki | June 1, 2019 | December 15, 2019 |
10 | 10 | "Together Forever" Transliteration: "Zutto Issho ni Iru" (Japanese: ずっと一緒にいる) | Yūki Itō | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | June 8, 2019 | January 5, 2020 |
11 | 11 | "Tsuzumi Mansion" Transliteration: "Tsuzumi no Yashiki" (Japanese: 鼓の屋敷) | Shūji Miyahara | Toshiyuki Shirai | June 15, 2019 | January 12, 2020 |
12 | 12 | "The Boar Bares its Fangs, Zenitsu Sleeps" Transliteration: "Inoshishi wa Kiba wo Muki, Zenitsu wa Nemuru" (Japanese: 猪は牙を剥き、善逸は眠る) | Susumu Takeuchi | Masashi Takeuchi | June 22, 2019 | January 19, 2020 |
13 | 13 | "Something More Important Than Life" Transliteration: "Inochi Yori Daiji-na Mono" (Japanese: 命より大事なもの) | Yūsuke Shibata | Haruo Sotozaki | June 29, 2019 | January 26, 2020 |
14 | 14 | "The House with the Wisteria Family Crest" Transliteration: "Fuji no Hana no Kamon no Ie" (Japanese: 藤の花の家紋の家) | Haruo Sotozaki & Shūji Miyahara | Haruo Sotozaki | July 6, 2019 | February 2, 2020 |
15 | 15 | "Mount Natagumo" Transliteration: "Natagumo-yama" (Japanese: 那多蜘蛛山) | Yūki Itō & Shinsuke Gomi | Yūki Itō | July 13, 2019 | February 9, 2020 |
16 | 16 | "Letting Someone Else Go First" Transliteration: "Jibun Dewanai Dareka wo Mae e" (Japanese: 自分ではない誰かを前へ) | Ken Takahashi | Haruo Sotozaki | July 20, 2019 | February 16, 2020 |
17 | 17 | "You Must Master a Single Thing" Transliteration: "Hitotsu no Koto Kiwamenuke" (Japanese: 一つのこと極め抜け) | Shūji Miyahara & Takuya Nonaka | Haruo Sotozaki | July 27, 2019 | February 23, 2020 |
18 | 18 | "A Forged Bond" Transliteration: "Nisemono no Kizuna" (Japanese: 偽物の絆) | Akihiko Uda | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | August 3, 2019 | March 1, 2020 |
19 | 19 | "Hinokami" (Japanese: ヒノカミ) | Toshiyuki Shirai | Toshiyuki Shirai | August 10, 2019 | March 8, 2020 |
20 | 20 | "Pretend Family" Transliteration: "Yose Atsume no Kazoku" (Japanese: 寄せ集めの家族) | Takashi Suhara | Takashi Suhara | August 17, 2019 | March 15, 2020 |
21 | 21 | "Against Corps Rules" Transliteration: "Tairitsu Ihan" (Japanese: 隊律違反) | Takuya Nonaka | Takuya Nonaka & Toshiyuki Shirai | August 24, 2019 | March 22, 2020 |
22 | 22 | "Master of the Mansion" Transliteration: "Oyakata-sama" (Japanese: お館様) | Yūki Itō | Takashi Suhara | August 31, 2019 | March 29, 2020 |
23 | 23 | "Hashira Meeting" Transliteration: "Chūgō Kaigi" (Japanese: 柱合会議) | Ken Takahashi | Takashi Suhara | September 7, 2019 | April 5, 2020 |
24 | 24 | "Rehabilitation Training" Transliteration: "Kinō Kaifuku Kunren" (Japanese: 機能回復訓練) | Shūji Miyahara & Akihiko Uda | Akihiko Uda & Haruo Sotozaki | September 14, 2019[e] | April 19, 2020 |
25 | 25 | "Tsuguko, Kanao Tsuyuri" Transliteration: "Tsuguko Kanao Tsuyuri" (Japanese: 継ぐ子 栗花落カナヲ) | Shin'ya Shimomura | Shin'ya Shimomura | September 21, 2019 | April 26, 2020 |
26 | 26 | "New Mission" Transliteration: "Aratanaru Nimmu" (Japanese: 新たなる任務) | Haruo Sotozaki & Yuichi Terao | Haruo Sotozaki & Yuichi Terao | September 28, 2019 | May 3, 2020 |
Main article: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (season 2) |
Story | Episode | Title [32][33][34][35] | Directed by [32][33] | Storyboarded by [32][33] | Original air date [36][37] | English air date [38] | Viewership rating [39] | |||||
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Mugen Train Arc[f] | ||||||||||||
27 | 1 | "Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku" Transliteration: "En Bashira Rengoku Kyōjurō" (Japanese: 炎柱・煉󠄁獄杏寿郎) | Shin'ya Shimomura | Takashi Suhara | October 10, 2021 | November 12, 2023[40] | 10.0% | |||||
28 | 2 | "Deep Sleep" Transliteration: "Fukai Nemuri" (Japanese: 深い眠り) | Toshiyuki Shirai | Takahiro Miura | October 17, 2021 | November 12, 2023 | 8.0% | |||||
29 | 3 | "Should Have Been" Transliteration: "Hontō nara" (Japanese: 本当なら) | Masashi Takeuchi | Takahiro Miura | October 24, 2021 | November 19, 2023 | 7.0% | |||||
30 | 4 | "Insult" Transliteration: "Bujoku" (Japanese: 侮辱) | Masashi Takeuchi | Takahiro Miura | November 7, 2021 | November 26, 2023 | 6.4% | |||||
31 | 5 | "Move Forward!" Transliteration: "Mae e!" (Japanese: 前へ!) | Toshiyuki Shirai | Takahiro Miura | November 14, 2021 | December 3, 2023 | 5.7% | |||||
32 | 6 | "Akaza" (Japanese: 猗窩座) | Hideki Hosokawa | Haruo Sotozaki | November 21, 2021 | December 10, 2023 | 6.6% | |||||
33 | 7 | "Set Your Heart Ablaze" Transliteration: "Kokoro o Moyase" (Japanese: 心を燃やせ) | Haruo Sotozaki | Haruo Sotozaki | November 28, 2021 | December 17, 2023 | 6.5% | |||||
Entertainment District Arc[g] | ||||||||||||
34 | 8 (1)[h] | "Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui" Transliteration: "On Bashira Uzui Tengen" (Japanese: 音柱・宇髄天元) | Shin'ya Shimomura & Kei Tsunematsu | Takashi Suhara | December 5, 2021[i] | January 14, 2024[41] | 9.2% | |||||
35 | 9 (2) | "Infiltrating the Entertainment District" Transliteration: "Yūkaku Sennyū" (Japanese: 遊郭潜入) | Takashi Suhara | Takashi Suhara | December 12, 2021 | January 21, 2024 | 8.7% | |||||
36 | 10 (3) | "What Are You?" Transliteration: "Nanimono?" (Japanese: 何者?) | Akihiko Uda | Takashi Suhara | December 19, 2021 | January 28, 2024 | 8.5% | |||||
37 | 11 (4) | "Tonight" Transliteration: "Kon'ya" (Japanese: 今夜) | Hideki Hosokawa | Takuya Nonaka & Haruo Sotozaki | December 26, 2021 | February 4, 2024 | 7.4% | |||||
38 | 12 (5) | "Things Are Gonna Get Real Flashy!!" Transliteration: "Dohade ni Iku ze!!" (Japanese: ド派手に行くぜ‼) | Takuya Nonaka | Takuya Nonaka & Haruo Sotozaki | January 2, 2022 | February 11, 2024 | 7.7% | |||||
39 | 13 (6) | "Layered Memories" Transliteration: "Kasanaru Kioku" (Japanese: 重なる記憶) | Jun'ichi Minamino | Takahiro Miura | January 9, 2022 | February 18, 2024 | 7.5% | |||||
40 | 14 (7) | "Transformation" Transliteration: "Henbō" (Japanese: 変貌) | Seiji Harada | Takahiro Miura | January 16, 2022 | February 25, 2024 | 8.3% | |||||
41 | 15 (8) | "Gathering" Transliteration: "Shūketsu" (Japanese: 集結) | Ken Takahashi | Ken Takahashi | January 23, 2022 | March 3, 2024 | 7.5% | |||||
42 | 16 (9) | "Defeating an Upper Rank Demon" Transliteration: "Jōgen no Oni o Taoshitara" (Japanese: 上弦の鬼を倒したら) | Jun'ichi Minamino | Haruo Sotozaki | January 30, 2022 | March 10, 2024 | 8.2% | |||||
43 | 17 (10) | "Never Give Up" Transliteration: "Zettai Akiramenai" (Japanese: 絶対諦めない) | Toshiyuki Shirai | Toshiyuki Shirai | February 6, 2022 | March 17, 2024 | 8.5% | |||||
44 | 18 (11) | "No Matter How Many Lives" Transliteration: "Nando Umarekawatte mo" (Japanese: 何度生まれ変わっても) | Hideki Hosokawa | Toshiyuki Shirai & Takashi Suhara | February 13, 2022[j] | March 24, 2024 | 9.1% |
Main article: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (season 3) |
Story | Episode | Title [42][43] | Directed by [42] | Storyboarded by [42] | Original air date [44] | Viewership rating [45] |
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45 | 1 | "Someone's Dream" Transliteration: "Dareka no Yume" (Japanese: 誰かの夢) | Shin'ya Shimomura & Takashi Suhara | Takashi Suhara & Yūichi Terao | April 9, 2023[k] | 8.0% |
46 | 2 | "Yoriichi Type Zero" Transliteration: "Yoriichi Zeroshiki" (Japanese: 縁壱零式) | Akihiko Uda | Kei Tsunematsu | April 16, 2023 | 7.6% |
47 | 3 | "A Sword from Over 300 Years Ago" Transliteration: "Sanbyaku-nen Ijō Mae no Katana" (Japanese: 300年以上前の刀) | Ken Nakazawa | Hideki Hosokawa | April 23, 2023 | 6.4% |
48 | 4 | "Thank You, Tokito" Transliteration: "Tokitō-kun Arigatō" (Japanese: 時透君ありがとう) | Hideki Hosokawa | Hideki Hosokawa | April 30, 2023 | 7.0% |
49 | 5 | "Bright Red Sword" Transliteration: "Kakutō" (Japanese: 赫刀) | Takuya Nonaka | Takuya Nonaka | May 7, 2023 | 7.2% |
50 | 6 | "Aren't You Going to Become a Hashira?" Transliteration: "Hashira ni Narun ja Nai no ka!" (Japanese: 柱になるんじゃないのか!) | Seiji Harada | Kei Tsunematsu | May 14, 2023 | 7.6% |
51 | 7 | "Awful Villain" Transliteration: "Gokuakunin" (Japanese: 極悪人) | Hideki Hosokawa | Yō Miura | May 21, 2023 | 7.0% |
52 | 8 | "The Mu in Muichiro" Transliteration: "Muichirō no Mu" (Japanese: 無一郎の無) | Jun'ichi Minamino | Toshiyuki Shirai | May 28, 2023 | 7.0% |
53 | 9 | "Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito" Transliteration: "Kasumi Bashira Tokitō Muichirō" (Japanese: 霞柱・時透無一郎) | Akihiko Uda | Yō Miura | June 4, 2023 | 7.3% |
54 | 10 | "Love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji" Transliteration: "Koi Bashira Kanroji Mitsuri" (Japanese: 恋柱・甘露寺蜜璃) | Yūji Shimizu | Yūji Shimizu | June 11, 2023 | 7.6% |
55 | 11 | "A Connected Bond: Daybreak and First Light" Transliteration: "Tsunaida Kizuna Kawataredoki Asaborake" (Japanese: 繋いだ絆 彼は誰時 朝ぼらけ) | Ken Nakazawa, Seiji Harada, Takashi Suhara & Jun'ichi Minamino | Haruo Sotozaki & Takashi Suhara | June 18, 2023[l] | 7.6% |
Main article: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (season 4) |
Story | Episode | Title | Directed by | Storyboarded by | Original air date | Viewership rating |
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56 | 1 | TBA | TBA | TBA | May 12, 2024 | TBD |
The series was released in Japan by Aniplex on eleven Blu-ray and DVD volumes beginning on July 31, 2019,[46] and concluded on June 24, 2020.[47] Each volume features cover art illustrated by the series' character designer, Akira Matsushima, and the limited-edition includes bonus CD containing original drama or soundtrack. Aniplex of America released the first limited-edition Blu-ray volume in North America on June 30, 2020, and the second volume was released on November 24, 2020. The company, in partnership with Funimation, released the standard-edition Blu-ray volumes in September 2020 and January 2021.[48]
Vol. | Episodes | Cover art | Bonus disc | Release date | Ref. | |
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1 | 1–2 | Tanjiro Kamado | Drama CD and Soundtrack | July 31, 2019 | [46] | |
2 | 3–5 | Giyū Tomioka | Soundtrack | August 28, 2019 | [49] | |
3 | 6–7 | Nezuko Kamado | Drama CD | September 25, 2019 | [50] | |
4 | 8–10 | Tanjiro Kamado and Muzan Kibutsuji | Soundtrack | October 30, 2019 | [51] | |
5 | 11–12 | Zenitsu Agatsuma | Drama CD | November 27, 2019 | [52] | |
6 | 13–14 | Inosuke Hashibira | Soundtrack | December 25, 2019 | [53] | |
7 | 15–17 | Tanjiro Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira | Drama CD | January 29, 2020 | [54] | |
8 | 18–19 | Tanjiro Kamado | Soundtrack | February 26, 2020 | [55] | |
9 | 20–21 | Nezuko Kamado | Soundtrack | March 25, 2020 | [56] | |
10 | 22–24 | Shinobu Kochō | Drama CD | May 27, 2020 | [57] | |
11 | 25–26 | Tanjiro Kamado and Nezuko Kamado | Soundtrack | June 24, 2020 | [47] |
Volume | Season eps. | Arc eps. | Cover art | Bonus disc | Release date | Ref. | ||
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Mugen Train Arc[f] | 1 | 1 | 1 | Kyojuro Rengoku | Soundtrack | January 26, 2022 | [58] | |
2 | 2–7 | 2–7 | Tanjiro Kamado and Kyojuro Rengoku | — | February 9, 2022 | [59] | ||
Entertainment District Arc[g] | 1 | 8 | 1 | Tengen Uzui | Soundtrack | February 23, 2022 | [60] | |
2 | 9–10 | 2–3 | Tanjiro Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira | Soundtrack | March 30, 2022 | [61] | ||
3 | 11–12 | 4–5 | Tanjiro Kamado | Soundtrack | April 27, 2022 | [62] | ||
4 | 13–14 | 6–7 | Nezuko Kamado | Soundtrack | May 25, 2022 | [63] | ||
5 | 15–16 | 8–9 | Daki and Gyutaro | Soundtrack | June 29, 2022 | [64] | ||
6 | 17–18 | 10–11 | Tanjiro Kamado and Tengen Uzui | Soundtrack | July 27, 2022 | [65] |
Vol. | Episodes | Cover art | Bonus disc | Release date | Ref. | |
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1 | 1 | Mitsuri Kanroji | Soundtrack | June 21, 2023 | [66] | |
2 | 2–3 | Muichiro Tokito | Soundtrack | July 26, 2023 | [67] | |
3 | 4–5 | Tanjiro Kamado | Soundtrack | August 30, 2023 | [68] | |
4 | 6–7 | Genya Shinazugawa | Soundtrack | September 27, 2023 | [69] | |
5 | 8–9 | Tanjiro Kamado, Mitsuri Kanroji, Genya Shinazugawa and Muichiro Tokito | Soundtrack | October 25, 2023 | [70] | |
6 | 10–11 | Tanjiro Kamado and Nezuko Kamado | Soundtrack | November 22, 2023 | [71] |
Vol. | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | |
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1 | 1–13 | June 30, 2020 | [72] | |
2 | 14–26 | November 14, 2020 | [73] |
Vol. | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | |
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1 | 1–13 | September 29, 2020 | [74] | |
2 | 14–26 | January 19, 2021 | [75] |
Title | Season eps. | Arc eps. | Standard edition release date | Limited edition release date | Ref. | |
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Mugen Train Arc | 1–7 | 1–7 | September 27, 2022 | [76][77] | ||
Entertainment District Arc | 8–18 | 1–11 | December 19, 2022 | [78][79] |