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.
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Cast
Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Season |
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Main Characters | ||||
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Tanjiro Kamado | Natsuki Hanae | Zach Aguilar | 1 |
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Satomi Satō (child; ep. 19) |
Allegra Clark | 1 | |
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Nezuko Kamado | Akari Kito | Abby Trott | 1 |
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Zenitsu Agatsuma | Hiro Shimono | Aleks Le | 1 |
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Inosuke Hashibira | Yoshitsugu Matsuoka | Bryce Papenbrook | 1 |
Secondary Characters | ||||
Pillars | ||||
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Giyu Tomioka | Takahiro Sakurai | Johnny Yong Bosch | 1 |
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Shinobu Kocho | Saori Hayami | Erika Harlacher | 1 |
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Kyōjurō Rengoku | Satoshi Hino | Mark Whitten | 1 |
Mariya Ise (child) |
Ryan Bartley | 2 | ||
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Tengen Uzui | Katsuyuki Konishi | Ray Chase | 1 |
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Mitsuri Kanroji | Kana Hanazawa | Kira Buckland | 1 |
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Gyōmei Himejima | Tomokazu Sugita | Crispin Freeman | 1 |
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Muichiro Tokito | Kengo Kawanishi | Griffin Burns | 1 |
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Iguro Obanai | Kenichi Suzumura | Erik Kimerer | 1 |
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Sanemi Shinazugawa | Tomokazu Seki | Kaiji Tang | 1 |
Ubayashiki Family | ||||
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Kagaya Ubayashiki | Toshiyuki Morikawa | Matthew Mercer | 1 |
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Hinaki Ubuyashiki | Yumiri Hanamori | Kimberly Woods | 1 |
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Nichika Ubuyashiki | Ari Ozawa | Brianna Knickerbocker | 1 |
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Kiriya Ubuyashiki | Aoi Yūki | Christine Marie Cabanos | 1 |
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Kanata Ubuyashiki | Shiori Izawa | Mela Lee | 1 |
Amane Ubayashiki | Rina Satō | Suzie Yeung | 2 | |
Butterfly State | ||||
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Kanao Tsuyuri | Reina Ueda | Brianna Knickerbocker | 1 |
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Aoi Kanzaki | Yuri Ehara | Reba Buhr | 1 |
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Sumi Nakahara | Ayumi Mano | Michelle Marie | 1 |
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Kiyo Terauchi | Yūki Kuwahara | Jackie Lastra | 1 |
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Naho Takada | Nanami Yamashita | Kimberly Woods | 1 |
Former Pillars | ||||
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Sakonji Urokodaki | Hōchū Ōtsuka | Brook Chalmers | 1 |
Demons | ||||
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Muzan Kibutsuji | Toshihiko Seki | Greg Chun | 1 |
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Tamayo | Maaya Sakamoto | Laura Post | 1 |
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Yushiro | Daiki Yamashita | Kyle McCarley | 1 |
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Susamaru | Mikako Komatsu | Sarah Anne Williams | 1 |
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Yahaba | Jun Fukuyama | Xander Mobus | 1 |
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Father Spider Demon | Tetsu Inada | Kellen Goff | 1 |
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Mother Spider Demon | Ami Koshimizu | Allegra Clark | 1 |
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Older Brother Spider Demon | Shōtarō Morikubo | Derek Stephen Prince | 1 |
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Older Sister Spider Demon | Ryōko Shiraishi | Erica Lindbeck | 1 |
Lower Moons | ||||
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Rui | Kōki Uchiyama | Billy Kametz | 1 |
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Kyogai | Junichi Suwabe | Steve Blum | 1 |
Recurring Characters | ||||
Kamado Family | ||||
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Kie Kamado | Hōko Kuwashima | Dorothy Elias-Fahn | 1 |
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Tanjuro Kamado | Shinichirō Miki | Kirk Thornton | 1 |
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Shigeru Kamado | Kaede Hondo | Jessica DiCicco | 1 |
Kasugai Crows | ||||
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Matsuemon Tennoji | Takumi Yamazaki | Doug Erholtz | 1 |
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Ukogi / Chuntaro | Manaka Iwami | Abby Trott | 1 |
Hunter Corps | ||||
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Murata | Kōki Miyata | Khoi Dao | 1 |
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Goto | Makoto Furukawa | Derek Stephen Prince | 1 |
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Kakushi Girl | Hisako Tōjō | Jennie Kwan | 1 |
Urokodaki Students | ||||
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Sabito | Yūki Kaji | Max Mittelman | 1 |
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Makomo | Ai Kakuma | Ryan Bartley | 1 |
Lost Brothers | ||||
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Teruko | Miho Okasaki | Grace Lu | 1 |
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Shoichi | Mitsuhiro Ichiki | Michael Johnston | 1 |
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Kiyoshi | Shunichi Toki | Brandon Winckler | 1 |
Other Characters | ||||
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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 | |
Khoi Dao | ||||
Yoriichi Tsugikuni | Kazuhiko Inoue | Mick Lauer | 2 | |
Gyutaro | Ryōta Ōsaka | Brandon McInnis | 2 | |
Doma | Mamoru Miyano | Stephen Fu | 2 |
Episodic Characters
Imagen | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Episode |
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Takeo Kamado | Yō Taichi | Michelle Ruff | 1 |
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Hanako Kamado | Konomi Kohara | Ryan Bartley | |
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Rokuta Kamado | Aoi Koga | Philece Sampler | |
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Saburo | Masaki Terasoma | Jake Eberle | |
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Demon in the Temple | Hikaru Midorikawa | Benjamin Diskin | 2 |
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Demons | Satoshi Tsuruoka | Doug Erholtz | 4 |
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Jun Fukushima | Zeno Robinson | ||
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Final Selection Candidate | Yoshiaki Hasegawa | Steve Staley | |
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Hand Demon | Takehito Koyasu | Kirk Thornton | 4-5 |
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Aki Toyosaki (child) |
Jessica DiCicco | 5 | |
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Genya Shinazugawa | Nobuhiko Okamoto | Zeno Robinson | |
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Tokie | Misako Tomioka | Xanthe Huynh | 6 |
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Swamp Demon | Ryōhei Kimura | Sean Chiplock | 6-7 |
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Kazumi | Kōdai Sakai | Lucien Dodge | |
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Tokyo Woman | Riho Sugiyama | Ryan Bartley | 7 |
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Rei Kibutsuji | Yūko Minaguchi | Kirsten Day | 7-8 |
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Muzan's Daughter | Haruka Shiraishi | Xanthe Huynh | |
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Toyo | Mitsuo Iwata | Frank Todaro | |
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Ya-chan | Yoshiaki Hasegawa | Doug Erholtz | 8 |
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Ya-chan's Brother | Shinya Takahashi | Landon McDonald | |
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Ya-chan's Sister-in-Law | Mitsuki Nakae | Kirsten Day | |
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Repulsed Girl | Yūki Takada | Xanthe Huynh | 11 |
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Tsuzumi Mansion Survivor | Yūsuke Tonozaki | Khoi Dao | |
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Tongue Demon | Tarusuke Shingaki | Matthew Mercer | 12 |
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Horned Demon | Yoshihisa Kawahara | ||
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Doctor | Shinya Takahashi | Greg Chun | 14 |
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Hisa | Ikuko Tani | Barbara Goodson | 14-15 |
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Demon Slayers | Takara Inoue | Griffin Burns | 15 |
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Yoshiaki Hasegawa | Khoi Dao | 16 | |
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Ozaki | Hisako Tōjō | Dorothy Elias-Fahn | |
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Kaigaku | Yoshimasa Hosoya | Alejandro Saab | 17 |
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Jigoro Kuwajima | Shigeru Chiba | John DeMita | 17-18 |
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Kotoha Hashibira | Mamiko Noto | Jennie Kwan | 18 |
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Eldest Sister Spider Demon | Kanae Itō | Brianna Knickerbocker | 20 |
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Former Demon Slayers | Yoshiaki Hasegawa | Kirk Thornton | |
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Yūsuke Tonozaki | Alejandro Saab | ||
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Rui's Mother | Natsuko Kuwatani | Bridget Hoffman | 21 |
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Rui's Father | Shinnosuke Tachibana | Kyle Hebert | |
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Kanae Kocho | Ai Kayano | Bridget Hoffman | 25 |
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Kozo Kanamori | Eiji Takemoto | Kyle Hebert | |
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Slave Owner | Chado Horii | Crispin Freeman | |
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Enmu | Daisuke Hirakawa | Landon McDonald | 26 |
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Rokuro | Taiten Kusunoki | Ray Chase | |
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Wakuraba | Sōichirō Hoshi | Stefan Martello | |
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Mukago | Kana Ueda | Kira Buckland | |
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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
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Transmission
Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
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2019-present | Cartoon Network (Adult Swim/Toonami) |
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Transmission via Streaming
Company | Date(s) | Category | Format | Classification | Country |
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February 20, 2022 - Present | Anime | Digital | +16 | ![]() |
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See Also
External Links
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba at the Internet Movie Database