Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - To The Hashira Training

Hashira Training Arc begins May 12, 2024 on Crunchyroll

The fourth season of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba premieres Sunday, May 12th, 2024 on Crunchyroll according to a post made on social media.

Fans were given a taste with the theatrical release Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- which contained two episodes from the anime: Swordsmith Village Arc Episode 11: “A Connected Bond: Daybreak and First Light” and the untitled the first episode of the Hashira Training Arc.

Opening the new season is the song “Mugen” performed by Japanese rock band MY FIRST STORY and HYDE, the frontman of L’Arc-en-Ciel.

Staff

  • Original Concept: Koyoharu Gotoge (Shuiesha / Jump Comics)
  • Director: Haruo Sozaki
  • Character design/Chief animation director: Akira Matsushima
  • 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
  • Colour setting: Yuko Omae
  • Editing: Manabu Kamino
  • Music: Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina
  • Animation production: ufotable

Japanese cast

  • Natsuke Hanase as Tanjiro Kamado
  • Kito Akari as Nezuko Kamado
  • Hiroshi Shimono as Zenitsu Agatsuma
  • Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Inosuke Hashibira
  • Takahiro Sakurai as Giyu Tomioka
  • Katsuyuki Konishi as Tengen Uzui
  • Kengo Kawanishi as Muichiro Tokito
  • Saori Hayami as Shinobu Kocho
  • Kana Hanazawa as Mitsuri Kanroji
  • Kenichi Suzumura as Obanai Iguro
  • Tomokazu Seki as Sanemi Shinazugawa
  • Tomokazu Sugita as Gyomei Himejima

English cast

  • Zach Aguilar as Tanjiro Kamado
  • Abby Trott as Nezuko Kamado
  • Aleks Le as Zenitsu Agatsuma
  • Bryce Papenbrook as Inosuke Hashibira
  • Johnny Yong Bosch as Giyu Tomioka
  • Ray Chase as Tengen Uzui
  • Griffin Burns as Muichiro Tokito
  • Erika Harlacher as Shinobu Kocho
  • Kira Buckland as Mitsuri Kanroji
  • Erik Scott Kimerer as Obanai Iguro
  • Kaiji Tang as Sanemi Shinazugawa
  • Crispin Freeman as Gyomei Himejima

The remaining hashira, Giyu Tomioka, Shinobu Kocho, Obanai Iguro, Sanemi Shinazugawa, and Gyomei Himejima, must now prepare for an increase in Muzan Kibutsuji’s attacks. With an intense training regimen, the hashira and demon slayers must work hard quickly to increase their strength and resilience for what comes next…

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba appeared in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from February 15th, 2016 until May 18th, 2020; Viz Media publishes the English-translated version in both print and digital formats for the North American market. The anime premiered on April 6th, 2019 and currently streams on Crunchyroll.

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©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable

 

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