Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc (Season 3) anime has revealed the preview image and synopsis for episode 6, which will premiere next Sunday on May 14. Ufotable is once again animating the sequel. The title of episode 6 is “Aren’t You Going to Become a Hashira” and you can see the preview image below:
The synopsis for the episode from the official website:
Tanjiro and the others struggle against the onslaught of the four split-up Hantengu clones. However, wielding a sword that had turned red from the fire caused by the power of Nezuko’s blood, Tanjiro succeeds in slaying the necks of three of them simultaneously.
Tanjiro realizes that Genya has slain the neck of the other remaining demon, but Genya, who holds the demon’s neck, has changed his appearance and is no longer….
The anime began with a 1-hour special episode, and Crunchyroll is streaming it outside Japan. The Swordsmith Village Arc begins in volume 10 of the manga. VIZ describes the story:
For the first time in over 100 years, the upper ranks of Muzan Kibutsuji’s Twelve Kizuki are not full. Angered, Muzan dispatches the survivors on another mission. Elsewhere, Tanjiro journeys to a village of swordsmiths and has to explain how his sword was so badly damaged to Haganezuka, the smith who made it. While Tanjiro waits for his sword to be repaired, enemies close in…
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Source: Official Demon Slayer Website
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