Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is one of the most popular anime series in recent years, amassing accolades from anime aficionados and mainstream critics alike for its spectacular animation, intense fight sequences, and memorable characters. Following the release of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train and the conclusion of the anime’s second season, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc, the series’ popularity shows no signs of abating; a third season of the anime is already well into production.
Here’s everything we know about the upcoming third season of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
Will there be a Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba season 3?
Yes. On Feb. 13, the official Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Twitter account tweeted the first image teaser of the third season and announced that it was already in production.
#NEWS The Mist Hashira and Love Hashira join the battle in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc!
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Original Story: Koyoharu Gotoge (JUMP COMICS / SHUEISHA)
Director: Haruo Sotozaki
Character Design: Akira Matsushima
Animation Production: @ufotable pic.twitter.com/nmSamYTOdy— Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (English) (@DemonSlayerUSA) February 13, 2022
What will Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba season 3 cover?
The third season of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba will adapt the ninth arc of the original manga, titled the Swordsmith Village Arc.
The original manga arc follows Tanjiro as he journeys to a village of swordsmiths to repair his Nichirin Sword following his climactic battle with the Upper Rank Six demons Daki and Gyutaro at the end of the Entertainment District Arc. The season will feature the appearance of the Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito and the Love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji, who were introduced in episode 21 of the first season.
Who will be producing Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 3?
Haruo Sotozaki, who directed the first and second seasons of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba as well as the feature-length film Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train, is set to return to direct the third season of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Character designer and chief animation director Akira Matsushima is also set to return. Anime studio Ufotable will once again handle production duties for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc.
There’s a short teaser trailer covering the series up to this point
In April 2022, Crunchyroll and Ufotable released the first trailer for the anime. While most of the trailer is a recap of the show’s previous arcs, complete with old footage, it offers a few choice shots of the Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito, the Love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji, and Tanjiro wielding what appears to be a reforged Nichirin sword.
When will Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba season 3 come out?
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc will premiere on Sunday, April 9 on Fuji TV in Japan according to a tweet from the series’s official Japanese twitter account. The season will premiere with a special one-hour premiere episode, according to an announcement made following a special Japanese TV broadcast of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train in December.
The premiere Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc will be preceded by worldwide screenings of “Demon Slayer: The Upper Ranks Gather and Onward to the Swordsmith Village,” a feature-length theatrical edit of the 10th and 11th episodes of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc and the first episode of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc, set to premiere in Los Angeles on February 18 and screen in over 1,700 theaters across the United States and Canada in March in both English-subtitled and dubbed versions.
Will Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba season 3 stream on Crunchyroll or Netflix?
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc will stream on Crunchyroll starting April 9. There is no word yet whether Netflix will stream the new season of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.