With the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc premiering over this past weekend, we decided to take a dive into the returning (and some new) cast and crew members! The series is currently streaming on Crunchyroll, so if you haven't already started watching, you won't want to miss out!
Before we take a look at the cast and crew, check out the trailer for the new chapter in the Demon Slayer series:
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 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.
And the story makes its way to a new location ─
Tanjiro’s journey leads him to the Swordsmith Village, where he reunites with two Hashira, members of the Demon Slayer Corps’ highest-ranking swordsmen - Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito and Love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji. With the shadows of demons lurking near, a new battle begins for Tanjiro and his comrades.
Let's take a look at the cast below!
Tanjiro Kamado voiced by Natsuki Hanae (Ikki Niko in BLUELOCK)
Nezuko Kamado voiced by Akari Kito (Eve in Birdie Wing -Golf Girls’ Story-)
Zenitsu Agatsuma voiced by Hiro Shimono (Conny Springer in Attack on Titan)
Inosuke Hashibira voiced by Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Bell Cranell in Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?)
Muichiro Tokito voiced by Kengo Kawanishi (Gen Asagiri in Dr. STONE)
Mitsuri Kanroji voiced by Kana Hanazawa (Ichika Nakano in The Quintessential Quintuplets)
Kokushibo voiced by Ryotaro Okiayu (Byakuya Kuchiki in Bleach)
Hantengu voiced by Toshio Furukawa (Piccolo in Dragon Ball Z)
Gyokko voiced by Kousuke Toriumi (Kiba Inuzuka in Naruto)
Let us know which of the cast you are most excited for this season in the comments!
Now that we took a look at the cast for the series, let's take a look atht e crew working magic behind the scenes:
- Original Creator: Koyoharu Gotoge
- Director: Haruo Sotozaki
- Screenplay: ufotable
- Character Designer / Chief Animation Director: Akira Matsushima
- Sub Character Design: Miyuki Sato, Yoko Kajiyama and Mika Kikuchi
- Prop Designer: Masaharu Koyama
- Art Director: Koji Eto
- Director of Photography: Yuichi Terao
- 3D Director: Kazuki Nishiwaki
- Color Setting: Yuko Omae
- Editing: Manabu Kamino
- Music: Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina
- Opening Theme Song: MAN WITH A MISSION x milet - "Kizuna no Kiseki"
- Animation Production: ufotable
- Distribution: TOHO / Aniplex
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