Demon Slayer is marking the third anniversary of the anime's premiere with new art and a Japanese fan festival.
The new art shows the series' central group of characters, including central protagonist Tanjiro Kamado and his little sister Nezuko, enjoying the fireworks during a traditional Japanese festival. They are joined by Demon Slayer Corps' Flame Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku, and the flashy Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui, who both played key roles in the anime's two most recent story arcs. The characters have all traded their slayer uniforms in for more formal kimonos.
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『鬼滅祭 ～アニメ参周年記念祭～』のキービジュアルを公開しました。
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The art was released to promote the upcoming Demon Slayer Festival, a fan gathering that will be held in Japan on April 16 and 17. The event is being held to celebrate the third anniversary of the Demon Slayer anime's original premiere. The series originally debuted on April 6, 2019 and is produced by anime studio Ufotable, which was previously best known for its work on Fate/stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works. Both seasons of the show and its movie, the box office record-breaking Mugen Train, were directed by Haruo Sotozaki, who also directed the anime adaptation of Bandai Namco's classic Nintendo Gamecube RPG, Tales of Symphonia.
The series recently wrapped up its second season, which was mostly focused on an adaptation of the manga's well-regarded Entertainment District arc. The arc sees Tanjiro and his friends joining forces with the Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui and his three ninja wives, as they do battle with multiple members of the Twelve Kizuki's powerful Upper Ranks. The anime adaptation of the arc has been widely lauded, with both professional critics and fans praising Ufotable for its feature-quality animation and extravagant fight choreography.
The anime series has already confirmed that it will return with an adaptation of the Swordsmith Village arc, which focuses on Tanjiro as he travels to the hometown of the Demon Slayer Corps' blacksmiths in order to once again repair his damaged Nichirin katana. The arc was announced along with new art of the Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito and Love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji. A premiere date for the show's continuation has yet to be announced, but the series' cast and crew are all expected to return for the new arc.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba was created by Koyoharu Gotouge and first published in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump in 2016. The complete manga series is now available in English from VIZ Media. The first two seasons of the anime are now available for streaming from Crunchyroll and Hulu.
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