Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba season 3

Demon Slayer:
Kimetsu no Yaiba
Season 3
Cover art for the first home media volume of Swordsmith Village Arc, featuring Love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji
No. of episodes11
Release
Original networkFuji Television
Original releaseApril 9 (2023-04-09) –
June 18, 2023 (2023-06-18)
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a Japanese anime television series based on Koyoharu Gotouge's manga series of the same name. At the end of the second-season finale, a third season covering the manga's "Swordsmith Village" arc was announced.[1] The third season, titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc,[a] adapts from the 12th volume to the 15th volume (chapters 98–127) of the manga and aired from April 9 to June 18, 2023.[2][3][4] The season was directed by Haruo Sotozaki, with character designs by Akira Matsushima who also serves as a chief animation director, and animation produced by Ufotable; the main cast from the second season also returned.[1]

The season follows Tanjiro and Nezuko as they travel to the Swordsmith Village and join two members of the Demon Slayer Corps' Hashira — Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito and Love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji. Along with fellow Demon Slayer Genya Shinazugawa, they strive to fight and protect the village from two attacking Upper Rank demons.

The opening theme song is "Kizuna no Kiseki" (絆ノ奇跡, lit. 'Miracle of Bonds'), while the ending theme song is "Koi Kogare" (コイコガレ, lit. 'Yearning'), both performed by Man with a Mission and Milet.[5] "Kamado Nezuko no Uta" (竈門襧豆子のうた, "Nezuko Kamado's Song") by Go Shiina featuring Nami Nakagawa is featured as an insert song in the season finale episode.[6]

On February 3, 2023, a compilation film titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village, which includes footage from the final two episodes of Entertainment District Arc and an advanced screening of the first Swordsmith Village Arc episode, premiered in Japan.[2] Aniplex of America licensed the season outside of Asia and streamed it on Crunchyroll,[7] which began streaming an English dub on May 28, 2023.[8]

In July 2024 at San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that the English dub of Swordsmith Village Arc would broadcast on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block which aired from August 11 to October 20, 2024.[9]

  1. ^ a b Loo, Egan (February 13, 2022). "Demon Slayer Manga's Swordsmith Village Arc Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Loo, Egan (December 10, 2022). "Demon Slayer Anime's Swordsmith Village Arc Premieres in April With 1-Hour TV Special (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  3. ^ Mateo, Alex (March 1, 2023). "Demon Slayer: Swordsmith Village Arc Anime's Trailer Reveals April 9 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  4. ^ Loo, Egan (June 11, 2023). "Demon Slayer: Swordsmith Village Arc Anime's 70-Minute Finale Airs on June 18". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  5. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (April 10, 2023). "Man With a Mission, milet Perform Ending Theme for Demon Slayer Swordsmith Village Arc Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  6. ^ 「竈門炭治郎のうた」の配信が決定!!. kimetsu.com (in Japanese). June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "Anipex of America and Crunchyroll Announce April Premiere for "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc"". Anime News Network. March 31, 2023. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  8. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 24, 2023). "Demon Slayer: Swordsmith Village Arc Anime's English Dub Debuts on May 28". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
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