Anime fans are eagerly awaiting the latest season of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, but when does the Hashira Training Arc come out?
The saga is based on the manga series by Koyoharu Gotoge, published under Shueisha’s Jump Comics imprint. The entire series consists of 23 volumes and to date has sold over 150 million copies.
The first instalment of the anime adaptation came in 2019 with the Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc, which was followed by the 2020 feature film Mugen Train, which made over $450million at the box office and became the highest grossing Japanese film of all time.
Since then, we have seen the release of the Mugen Train Arc, Entertainment District Arc and the Swordsmith Village Arc, all of which are currently available to stream on Crunchyroll.
Earlier this year, the first episode of the Hashira Training Arc was bundled together with the final episode of the Swordsmith Village Arc in the cinematic experience, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training.
The synopsis for the upcoming new season states: “To the Hashira Training…The members of the Demon Slayer Corps and their highest-ranking swordsmen, the Hashira. In preparation for the forthcoming final battle against Muzan Kibutsuji, the Hashira Training commences. While each carry faith and determination within their hearts, Tanjiro and the Hashira enter a new story.”
What time is Demon Slayer season four Hashira Training Arc coming out?
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The Hashira Training Arc will premiere on Crunchyroll on May 12.
That date matches the Japanese premiere date, making the episodes available to watch around the world at the same time.
New episodes will be simulcast on Crunchyroll every Sunday for the duration of the run of the season.
Adapted from the 15th and 16th volumes of the manga, or chapters 128-136, the episodes will see the Demon Slayer Corps of Tanjiro, Nezuko, Zenitsu and Inosuke begin their training for the final battle with Muzan Kibutsuji
The first episode will run for one hour and will be titled ‘To Defeat Muzan Kibutsuji’. It is not known how many episodes there will be in this season in total, although this is expected to be one of the shortest arcs in the series so far. The last arc, Swordsmith Village, consisted of 11 episodes.
Dubs in English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu will be made available in the future.