Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc (Season 3) revealed the performers of the opening theme song, MAN WITH A MISSION and milet, during a special program. The song is titled “Kizuna no Kiseki” and the anime is set to premiere in April 2023.
Today also marked the kick-off of the “Kimetsu no Yaiba – World Tour Screening” in cinemas worldwide. The tour includes episodes 10 and 11 of the Entertainment District Arc and the first episode of the Swordsmith Village Arc. In addition to the theme song information, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc also revealed voice actors for the Upper Moons that will appear in the third season in a special PV:
- Mamoru Miyano as Doma (previously introduced)
- Ryotaro Okiayu as Kokushibo
- Kosuke Toriumi as Gyokko
- Toshio Furukawa as Hantengu
Demon Slayer is based on a manga by Koyoharu Gotoge. It ran from 2016 to 2020 in the Weekly Shonen Jump and ended after 205 chapters, compiled into 23 volumes. It received an anime adaptation by the studio Ufotable in 2019 and quickly became a world-known phenomenon. Yesterday, it revealed a special promotional video dedicated to the Twelve Moons.
The first season had 26 episodes and was followed by Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Mugen Train movie in 2020. The movie was an enormous success, both in Japan and overseas. Season 2 of Demon Slayer started in October of 2021 with a TV version of the Mugen Train arc. The movie was adapted into 7 episodes and it included a special first episode that wasn’t part of the movie. The second part of the second season was the Entertainment District Arc, which introduced a new Hashira – Tengen Uzui.
Crunchyroll is streaming the anime and describes the plot as:
It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself. Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a “demon slayer” so that he can turn his sister back into a human, and kill the demon that massacred his family.
Source: Special Program. Official Website
©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA / Aniplex / ufotable
