Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (鬼滅の刃 Kimetsu no Yaiba) is the anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotōge's manga by Ufotable. It was announced for a 26-episode run in the 27th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, on June 4th, 2018, and premiered on April 6th, 2019. In September 2021, it was announced that the second season will air for two cours throughout the Fall and Winter. On September 25, following the Fuji TV broadcast of the Mugen Train film, it was announced that the "Entertainment District" arc would premiere on December 5, 2021 and would be preceded by a television series recompilation of the "Mugen Train" arc that premiered on October 10, 2021.

The series is licensed in North America by Aniplex of America, and streams on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and FunimationNow. In July 2019, Aniplex of America announced that an English dub of the anime was in production. The English dub, produced by Bang Zoom! Entertainment premiered on October 12th, 2019 on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in the United States.

Synopsis

Since ancient times, rumors have abounded of man-eating Demons lurking in the woods. Because of this, the local townsfolk never venture outside at night. Legend has it that a Demon Slayer also roams the night, hunting down these bloodthirsty Demons. For young Tanjiro Kamado, these rumors will soon to become his harsh reality. Ever since the death of his father, Tanjiro has taken it upon himself to support his family. Although their lives may be hardened by tragedy, they've found happiness. But that ephemeral warmth is shattered one day when Tanjiro finds his family slaughtered and the lone survivor, his sister Nezuko Kamado, turned into a Demon. To his surprise, however, Nezuko still shows signs of human emotion and thought. Thus begins Tanjiro's journey to seek out the Demon who killed their family and turn his sister human again.

Cast

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Season
Main Characters
	Tanjiro Kamado	Natsuki Hanae	Zach Aguilar	1
	Tanjiro Kamado	Satomi Satō (child; ep. 19)	Allegra Clark	1
	Nezuko Kamado	Akari Kito	Abby Trott	1
	Zenitsu Agatsuma	Hiro Shimono	Aleks Le	1
	Inosuke Hashibira	Yoshitsugu Matsuoka	Bryce Papenbrook	1
Secondary Characters
Pillars
	Giyu Tomioka	Takahiro Sakurai	Johnny Yong Bosch	1
	Shinobu Kocho	Saori Hayami	Erika Harlacher	1
	Kyōjurō Rengoku	Satoshi Hino	Mark Whitten	1
	Kyōjurō Rengoku	Mariya Ise (child)	Ryan Bartley	2
	Tengen Uzui	Katsuyuki Konishi	Ray Chase	1
	Mitsuri Kanroji	Kana Hanazawa	Kira Buckland	1
	Gyōmei Himejima	Tomokazu Sugita	Crispin Freeman	1
	Muichiro Tokito	Kengo Kawanishi	Griffin Burns	1
	Iguro Obanai	Kenichi Suzumura	Erik Kimerer	1
	Sanemi Shinazugawa	Tomokazu Seki	Kaiji Tang	1
Ubayashiki Family
	Kagaya Ubayashiki	Toshiyuki Morikawa	Matthew Mercer	1
	Hinaki Ubuyashiki	Yumiri Hanamori	Kimberly Woods	1
	Nichika Ubuyashiki	Ari Ozawa	Brianna Knickerbocker	1
	Kiriya Ubuyashiki	Aoi Yūki	Christine Marie Cabanos	1
	Kanata Ubuyashiki	Shiori Izawa	Mela Lee	1
	Amane Ubayashiki	Rina Satō	Suzie Yeung	2
Butterfly State
	Kanao Tsuyuri	Reina Ueda	Brianna Knickerbocker	1
	Aoi Kanzaki	Yuri Ehara	Reba Buhr	1
	Sumi Nakahara	Ayumi Mano	Michelle Marie	1
	Kiyo Terauchi	Yūki Kuwahara	Jackie Lastra	1
	Naho Takada	Nanami Yamashita	Kimberly Woods	1
Former Pillars
	Sakonji Urokodaki	Hōchū Ōtsuka	Brook Chalmers	1
Demons
	Muzan Kibutsuji	Toshihiko Seki	Greg Chun	1
	Tamayo	Maaya Sakamoto	Laura Post	1
	Yushiro	Daiki Yamashita	Kyle McCarley	1
	Susamaru	Mikako Komatsu	Sarah Anne Williams	1
	Yahaba	Jun Fukuyama	Xander Mobus	1
	Father Spider Demon	Tetsu Inada	Kellen Goff	1
	Mother Spider Demon	Ami Koshimizu	Allegra Clark	1
	Older Brother Spider Demon	Shōtarō Morikubo	Derek Stephen Prince	1
	Older Sister Spider Demon	Ryōko Shiraishi	Erica Lindbeck	1
Lower Moons
	Rui	Kōki Uchiyama	Billy Kametz	1
	Kyogai	Junichi Suwabe	Steve Blum	1
Recurring Characters
Kamado Family
	Kie Kamado	Hōko Kuwashima	Dorothy Elias-Fahn	1
	Tanjuro Kamado	Shinichirō Miki	Kirk Thornton	1
	Shigeru Kamado	Kaede Hondo	Jessica DiCicco	1
Kasugai Crows
	Matsuemon Tennoji	Takumi Yamazaki	Doug Erholtz	1
	Ukogi / Chuntaro	Manaka Iwami	Abby Trott	1
Hunter Corps
	Murata	Kōki Miyata	Khoi Dao	1
	Goto	Makoto Furukawa	Derek Stephen Prince	1
	Kakushi Girl	Hisako Tōjō	Jennie Kwan	1
Urokodaki Students
	Sabito	Yūki Kaji	Max Mittelman	1
	Makomo	Ai Kakuma	Ryan Bartley	1
Lost Brothers
	Teruko	Miho Okasaki	Grace Lu	1
	Shoichi	Mitsuhiro Ichiki	Michael Johnston	1
	Kiyoshi	Shunichi Toki	Brandon Winckler	1
Other Characters
	Hotaru Haganezuka	Daisuke Namikawa	Robbie Daymond	1
Mugen Train Arc
	Shinjuro Rengoku	Rikiya Koyama	Imari Williams	2
	Senjuro Rengoku	Junya Enoki	Cedric Williams	2
	Ruka Rengoku	Megumi Toyoguchi	Suzie Yeung	2
	Akaza	Akira Ishida	Lucien Dodge	2
Entertainment District Arc
	Makio	Shizuka Ishigami	Erica Mendez	2
	Suma	Nao Toyama	Emi Lo	2
	Hinatsuru	Atsumi Tanezaki	Anairis Quiñones	2
	Koinatsu	Chiwa Saitō	Vivian Lu	2
	Daki	Miyuki Sawashiro	Erica Lindbeck	2
	Daki's Belt	Shizuka Itō	Wendee Lee	2
	Muscular Mice	Subaru Kimura	Bill Rogers	2
	Muscular Mice	Subaru Kimura	Khoi Dao	2
	Yoriichi Tsugikuni	Kazuhiko Inoue	Mick Lauer	2
	Gyutaro	Ryōta Ōsaka	Brandon McInnis	2
	Doma	Mamoru Miyano	Stephen Fu	2

Episodic Characters

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Episode
Takeo Kamado	Yō Taichi	Michelle Ruff	1
Hanako Kamado	Konomi Kohara	Ryan Bartley
Rokuta Kamado	Aoi Koga	Philece Sampler
Saburo	Masaki Terasoma	Jake Eberle
Demon in the Temple	Hikaru Midorikawa	Benjamin Diskin	2
Demons	Satoshi Tsuruoka	Doug Erholtz	4
Demons	Jun Fukushima	Zeno Robinson
Final Selection Candidate	Yoshiaki Hasegawa	Steve Staley
Hand Demon	Takehito Koyasu	Kirk Thornton	4-5
Hand Demon	Aki Toyosaki (child)	Jessica DiCicco	5
Genya Shinazugawa	Nobuhiko Okamoto	Zeno Robinson	5
Tokie	Misako Tomioka	Xanthe Huynh	6
Swamp Demon	Ryōhei Kimura	Sean Chiplock	6-7
Kazumi	Kōdai Sakai	Lucien Dodge	6-7
Tokyo Woman	Riho Sugiyama	Ryan Bartley	7
Rei Kibutsuji	Yūko Minaguchi	Kirsten Day	7-8
Muzan's Daughter	Haruka Shiraishi	Xanthe Huynh
Toyo	Mitsuo Iwata	Frank Todaro
Ya-chan	Yoshiaki Hasegawa	Doug Erholtz	8
Ya-chan's Brother	Shinya Takahashi	Landon McDonald
Ya-chan's Sister-in-Law	Mitsuki Nakae	Kirsten Day
Repulsed Girl	Yūki Takada	Xanthe Huynh	11
Tsuzumi Mansion Survivor	Yūsuke Tonozaki	Khoi Dao	11
Tongue Demon	Tarusuke Shingaki	Matthew Mercer	12
Horned Demon	Yoshihisa Kawahara	Matthew Mercer	12
Doctor	Shinya Takahashi	Greg Chun	14
Hisa	Ikuko Tani	Barbara Goodson	14-15
Demon Slayers	Takara Inoue	Griffin Burns	15
Demon Slayers	Yoshiaki Hasegawa	Khoi Dao	16
Ozaki	Hisako Tōjō	Dorothy Elias-Fahn	16
Kaigaku	Yoshimasa Hosoya	Alejandro Saab	17
Jigoro Kuwajima	Shigeru Chiba	John DeMita	17-18
Kotoha Hashibira	Mamiko Noto	Jennie Kwan	18
Eldest Sister Spider Demon	Kanae Itō	Brianna Knickerbocker	20
Former Demon Slayers	Yoshiaki Hasegawa	Kirk Thornton
Former Demon Slayers	Yūsuke Tonozaki	Alejandro Saab
Rui's Mother	Natsuko Kuwatani	Bridget Hoffman	21
Rui's Father	Shinnosuke Tachibana	Kyle Hebert	21
Kanae Kocho	Ai Kayano	Bridget Hoffman	25
Kozo Kanamori	Eiji Takemoto	Kyle Hebert
Slave Owner	Chado Horii	Crispin Freeman
Enmu	Daisuke Hirakawa	Landon McDonald	26
Rokuro	Taiten Kusunoki	Ray Chase
Wakuraba	Sōichirō Hoshi	Stefan Martello
Mukago	Kana Ueda	Kira Buckland
Kamanue	Kenn	Alan Lee
Kasugai Crow	Susumu Chiba	Doug Erholtz	27
Tomi	Kikuko Inoue	Jill Remez
Fuku	Inori Minase	Anjali Kunapaneni
Kirisaki	Kentarō Itō	TBA
Omitsu	Kaoru Katakai	Cassie Ewulu	36

Additional Voices

Johnny Yong Bosch
Edward Bosco - Villager C (ep. 1)
Kira Buckland - Tokyo Citizen C (ep. 8
Reba Buhr
Griffin Burns - Tokyo Policeman C (ep. 8), Kakushi B (ep. 21)
Kimberley Anne Campbell
Brook Chalmers
Greg Chun - Satoko's Father (ep. 6)
Allegra Clark - Accusing Woman (ep. 1), Satoko's Mother (ep. 6), Snowball Child B (ep. 21)
Khoi Dao - Tokyo Citizen B (ep. 8)
Kirsten Day - Villager A (ep. 1), Bog Villager B (ep. 6), Tokie's Mother (ep. 6)
Benjamin Diskin - Villager B (ep 1)
Jake Eberle - Farmer (ep 2), Bog Villager C (ep. 6), Transformed Man (ep. 7), Tokyo Policeman B (ep. 8)
Dorothy Elias-Fahn - Snowball Child C (ep 21)
Dorah Fine
Erik Kimerer - Kakushi C (ep. 21)
Jennie Kwan - Snowball Child A (ep. 21)
Alan Lee

Aleks Le - Kasugai Crow B (ep. 21)
Michelle Marie
Stefan Martello - Kyōgai's Father (ep. 13)
Landon McDonald - Tokyo Citizen A (ep. 8)
Kristen McGuire
Matthew Mercer
Kayli Mills
Max Mittelman - Accused Man (ep. 1), Mt. Fujikasane Demon B (ep. 5)
Laura Post - Bog Villager A (ep. 6)
Derek Stephen Prince
Lisa Reimold
Zeno Robinson - Transformed Man
Bill Rogers
Michelle Ruff - Villager D (ep. 1), Mt. Sagiri Woman (ep. 2)
Alejandro Saab - Tokyo Policeman A (ep 8), Kakushi D (ep. 21)
Steve Staley - Mt. Fujikasane Demon A (ep. 5)
Kirk Thornton - Cocky Demon Slayer (ep. 18)
Imari Williams
Brandon Winckler - Luggage Man (ep. 1)
Kimberly Woods

Transmission

Date(s)	Channel	Country
2019-present	Cartoon Network (Adult Swim/Toonami)	United States

Transmission via Streaming

Company	Date(s)	Category	Format	Classification	Country
	February 20, 2022 - Present	Anime	Digital	+16
	February 20, 2022 - Present	Anime	Digital	+16

External Links

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba at the Internet Movie Database