"Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc" (©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable)
Hot off from the "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village" world tour and theatrical experience, Aniplex of America and Crunchyroll will be premiering "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc" starting Sunday, April 9, 2023. Crunchyroll will simulcast new episodes every week where the service is available, and exclusively in North America, South America, and Europe.
The anime series is based on the manga series by Koyoharu Gotoge, published under SHUEISHA's JUMP COMICS, which consists of 23 volumes and over 150 million copies in publication. The animation production is by ufotable.
The story begins when Tanjiro Kamado, a boy whose family is killed by a demon, joins the Demon Slayer Corps to turn his younger sister Nezuko back into a human after she is transformed into a demon. In April 2019, the TV anime series "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" first premiered with the Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc, followed by the release of the feature film "Mugen Train" in October 2020, and the TV series "Mugen Train Arc" and "Entertainment District Arc" from 2021 through 2022.
Starting in February 2023, the "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village" world tour kicked off with a worldwide theatrical screening in 95 countries and regions. In April, the TV adaptation of the "Swordsmith Village Arc" is confirmed to begin airing.
The first episode of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc" premiered in movie theaters around the globe during the world tour, which brought talent from Japan to fans for advance screenings in Tokyo, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Paris, Berlin, Seoul, and Taipei. Special guests included Natsuki Hanae, the Japanese voice of main character Tanjiro Kamado, and Aniplex producer Yuma Takahashi.
"The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" TV series, which debuted in 2019, and "Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train", which took the world by storm in 2020, are currently available to stream on Crunchyroll.