Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime revealed a special trailer featuring Rengoku ahead of the December 10 broadcast of Mugen Train movie and special episode in Japan. As previously announced, newest information on the upcoming Swordsmith Village arc will be revealed after the broadcast.
The video features some of Rengoku’s best scenes from the movie and the special episode, featured in the TV anime. The TV anime edit of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train included an original episode that focused on Rengoku’s day before he boarded the train and met Tanjiro. The video is also available on YouTube, but is region-restricted:
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 studio Ufotable in 2019 and quickly became a worldwide known phenomenon.
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. The third season, which will focus on the Swordsmith Village Arc, is currently in the works.
Source: Official Twitter
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