Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba season 3 concluded this past June, continuing Tanjiro Kamado’s battle against the demonic forces of Lord Muzan and earning a spot on our list of the best anime of 2023. Fans of the series won’t have to wait long for a continuation, as the fourth season of the anime is already in production and due to premiere early next year.
Here’s everything we know about the upcoming fourth season of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
Yes. On June 22, the official Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba X account shared the first teaser trailer announcing that the fourth season was already in production.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc TV anime has been confirmed!<a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/DemonSlayer?src=hash&ref_src=» https:>#DemonSlayer
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The account also tweeted a teaser poster for the season featuring character designs for Giyu Tomioka, the Water Hashira; Shinobu Kocho, the Insect Hashira; Gyomei Himejima, the Stone Hashira; Sanemi Shinazugawa, the Wind Hashira; and Obanai Iguro, the Serpent Hashira.
The fourth season of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba will adapt the 10th arc of the original manga, titled the Hashira Training Arc.
The original manga arc follows Tanjiro as he trains under Gyomei Himejima, the Stone Hashira, to attain the rank of Hashira — a high-ranking member of the Demon Slayer Corps — in order to prepare for the impending battle against Lord Muzan and his remaining Upper Rank demon commanders.
Haruo Sotozaki, who directed the first, second, and third seasons of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba as well as the feature-length films Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith
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