Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a Japanese anime television series based on Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga series. The anime series adaptation by Ufotable was announced in Weekly Shōnen Jump in June 2018. The series aired from April 6 to September 28, 2019, on Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, and BS11. Directed by Haruo Sotozaki, the anime is written by various Ufotable staff members and produced by Hikaru Kondo. The series' characters are designed by Akira Matsushima. The anime's music is composed by Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina.
The series is licensed by Aniplex of America and streamed on Crunchyroll, Hulu and Netflix. AnimeLab is simulcasting the series in Australia and New Zealand. The first season contains 26 episodes, adapting from the first volume to the first chapters of the seventh.
Prior to airing, the first five episodes screened theatrically in Japan for two weeks from March 29, 2019, under the title . Aniplex screened the film at the Aratani Theatre in Los Angeles on March 31, 2019. Madman Entertainment through AnimeLab screened the film in select theaters in Australia on April 2, 2019. 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.
A sequel film, entitled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train, premiered in Japan on October 16, 2020, with the staff and cast reprising their roles.
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. Sotozaki returned as director, with character designs by Matsushima and animation by Ufotable. In September 2021, it was announced that the second season would air for two cours. On September 25, following the Fuji Television broadcast of Mugen Train, it was announced that the "Entertainment District" arc would premiere on December 5, and be preceded by a television series recompilation of the "Mugen Train" arc as featured in the film that premiered on October 10, 2021.
At the end of the second-season finale, it was announced that a third season, covering the "Swordsmith Village" arc, was in production. It premiered on April 9, 2023, with a one-hour special, and ended on June 18 of that same year with a 70-minute special.
A fourth season, covering the "Hashira Training" arc, was announced following the end of the third-season finale. It premiered on May 12, 2024, with a one-hour episode. The season ended with a 60-minute episode, which aired on June 30 of the same year.
Following the finale of Hashira Training Arc, it was announced that the manga's "Infinity Castle" arc would be adapted into a film trilogy. Crunchyroll is releasing the films in theaters globally; it premiered in Japan on July 18, 2025.
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1: Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc (2019)
Season 2: Mugen Train Arc and Entertainment District Arc (2021–22)
Season 3: Swordsmith Village Arc (2023)
Season 4: Hashira Training Arc (2024)
Home media release The series was released in Japan by Aniplex on eleven Blu-ray and DVD volumes beginning on July 31, 2019, and concluded on June 24, 2020. 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.
Japanese + Season 1 – Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc Vol. Episodes Cover art Bonus disc Release date 1 1–2 Tanjiro Kamado Drama CD and Soundtrack July 31, 2019 2 3–5 Giyū Tomioka Soundtrack August 28, 2019 3 6–7 Nezuko Kamado Drama CD September 25, 2019 4 8–10 Tanjiro Kamado and Muzan Kibutsuji Soundtrack October 30, 2019 5 11–12 Zenitsu Agatsuma Drama CD November 27, 2019 6 13–14 Inosuke Hashibira Soundtrack December 25, 2019 7 15–17 Tanjiro Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira Drama CD January 29, 2020 8 18–19 Tanjiro Kamado Soundtrack February 26, 2020 9 20–21 Nezuko Kamado Soundtrack March 25, 2020 10 22–24 Shinobu Kochō Drama CD May 27, 2020 11 25–26 Tanjiro Kamado and Nezuko Kamado Soundtrack June 24, 2020
+ Season 2 – Mugen Train Arc and Entertainment District Arc Volume Season eps. Arc eps. Cover art Bonus disc Release date Mugen Train Arc 1 1 1 Kyojuro Rengoku Soundtrack January 26, 2022 2 2–7 2–7 Tanjiro Kamado and Kyojuro Rengoku February 9, 2022 Entertainment District Arc 1 8 1 Tengen Uzui Soundtrack February 23, 2022 2 9–10 2–3 Tanjiro Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira Soundtrack March 30, 2022 3 11–12 4–5 Tanjiro Kamado Soundtrack April 27, 2022 4 13–14 6–7 Nezuko Kamado Soundtrack May 25, 2022 5 15–16 8–9 Daki and Gyutaro Soundtrack June 29, 2022 6 17–18 10–11 Tanjiro Kamado and Tengen Uzui Soundtrack July 27, 2022
+ Season 3 – Swordsmith Village Arc Vol. Episodes Cover art Bonus disc Release date 1 1 Mitsuri Kanroji Soundtrack June 21, 2023 2 2–3 Muichiro Tokito Soundtrack July 26, 2023 3 4–5 Tanjiro Kamado Soundtrack August 30, 2023 4 6–7 Genya Shinazugawa Soundtrack September 27, 2023 5 8–9 Tanjiro Kamado, Mitsuri Kanroji, Genya Shinazugawa and Muichiro Tokito Soundtrack October 25, 2023 6 10–11 Tanjiro Kamado and Nezuko Kamado Soundtrack November 22, 2023
+ Season 4 – Hashira Training Arc Vol. Episodes Cover art Bonus disc Release date 1 1 Obanai Iguro and Sanemi Shinazugawa Soundtrack July 3, 2024 2 2–3 Shinobu Kochō, Giyū Tomioka and Tengen Uzui Soundtrack August 7, 2024 3 4–6 Muichiro Tokito, Mitsuri Kanroji and Gyomei Himejima Soundtrack September 4, 2024 4 7–8 Kagaya Ubuyashiki and Muzan Kibutsuji Soundtrack October 2, 2024
English + Season 1 – Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc (Aniplex of America) Vol. Episodes Release date 1 1–13 June 30, 2020 2 14–26 November 14, 2020
+ Season 1 – Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc (Crunchyroll, LLC) Vol. Episodes Release date 1 1–13 September 29, 2020 2 14–26 January 19, 2021
+ Season 2 – Mugen Train Arc and Entertainment District Arc Title Season eps. Arc eps. Standard edition release date Limited edition release date Mugen Train Arc 1–7 1–7 September 27, 2022 Entertainment District Arc 8–18 1–11 December 19, 2022
+ Season 3 – Swordsmith Village Arc Vol. Episodes Standard edition release date Limited edition release date 1 1–11 December 3, 2024 June 25, 2024
+ Season 4 – Hashira Training Arc Vol. Episodes Standard edition release date Limited edition release date 1 1–8 December 9, 2025 April 22, 2025
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External links
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