A new promotional reel video for the Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer) franchise has revealed that Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hashira Geiko-hen (Demon Slayer – Hashira Training Arc) anime will premiere in Spring 2024. The anime’s official website confirms that the show will broadcast on Fuji TV networks, starting with a one-hour special episode.
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It’s also been confirmed that the franchise will have another world tour. It will screen the final episode of Kimetsu no Yaiba – Katanakaji no Sato-hen (Demon Slayer – Swordsmith Village Arc) and the first episode of Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hashira Geiko-hen (Demon Slayer – Hashira Training Arc) in Japan and 140 countries and regions starting in February 2024. The tour dates and key cities are listed as:
- Tokyo on February 2-3
- New York on February 10
- Seoul on February 11
- Mexico City and Singapore on February 17
- Jakarta on February 18
- Paris and Taipei on February 24
- London and Hong Kong on February 25
The first Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer) season premiered in April 2019 and had 26 episodes. This was followed by the animated movie Kimetsu no Yaiba – Mugen Ressha-hen (Demon Slayer The Movie – Mugen Train), which debuted in Japan in October 2020. Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen, a seven-episode arc that adapts the Mugen Train film to an episodic TV release, premiered in October 2021 with additional scenes. The Kimetsu no Yaiba – Yuukaku-hen (Demon Slayer – Entertainment District Arc) anime premiered in December 2021 and began with a one-hour special.
The latest release was the Kimetsu no Yaiba – Katanakaji no Sato-hen (Demon Slayer – Swordsmith Village Arc) anime, which premiered on April 2023 with a one-hour special and aired 11 episodes. All seasons are currently available to stream on Crunchyroll.
