Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a Japanese animated TV show based on a manga with the same name by Koyoharu Gotouge. The crew and cast from the first season and movie will be back for the second season, which will be called Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Entertainment District Arc and will start airing in 2021. The storyline takes place in Yoshiwara’s red-light district and is based on the animated movie Mugen Train. It will be directed by Haruo Sotozaki and have character designs by Akira Matsushima. It will be made by Ufotable. Outside of Asia, the show has been licenced by Aniplex of America and will be shown on Funimation.
This fall, the manga, anime, and movie series that has been the most popular for the past two years will return for its second season.
If you walk into an anime store, the first things you might see are figures with samurai capes and swords, a strange boy with a boar’s head, and a cute girl with a cylinder on her face. blocked. These are characters from the Demon Slayer series, which is a big deal because there is going to be a second season.
It’s time for Tanjiro Kamado to keep looking for a cure for his sister, Nezuko Kamado, who turned into a demon. Along the way, he’ll use his signature water-breathing form to kill a demon or two.
Demon Slayer has done very well over the past two years.During the pandemic, he reached new heights with the release of Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, a spectacularly animated canon that became the world’s fastest film to make 10 billion yen (over $100 million). Japan’s box office. As of December 2020, the movie had made more than $313 million. This made it more popular than Hayao Miyazaki’s critically acclaimed animated fantasy film Spirited Away, which had been the most popular movie since it came out in 2001.
Demon Slayer fans are more excited than ever for the second season to start. We don’t know the exact date yet, but here’s what we do know.
Demon Slayer Season 2 Release Date
The first episode of the second season of Demon Slayer will be based on the Entertainment District arc of the manga.
It will be shown on Fuji TV, a Japanese TV network, every Sunday this fall and winter, giving fans a half-worth year’s of swordplay action.
It’s not clear when Sunday Demon Slayer will start streaming in Japan, but the official Twitter account said that new information about the next season would be posted on September 25.
The news is likely to come out at the end of Fuji TV’s Season 1 specials, which will end with the first TV showing of the Demon Slayer movie Mugen Train. For those of us who want to join the Demon Slayer Corps, these broadcasts will show footage we haven’t seen before.
How to watch Demon Slayer Season 2 in the US?
Here’s what we know for sure: A press release from Funimation says that the second part of Demon Slayer will be available on Funimation in 2021 for people who speak English. These episodes will be able to be watched in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
But there are still questions that haven’t been answered, like whether Funimation episodes will have subtitles, dubs, or both. Will Funimation keep showing new episodes on Sundays in English-speaking countries during Japan’s Fall and Winter seasons? Will Zenitsu at last find love?
There are still more details to come, and the follow-up report on September 25 will probably tell us more about streaming in the US, so stay tuned.
Where We Left Off: Season 1 and Movie Recap Demon Slayer: The Infinity Train
Season 2 of Demon Slayer will pick up after the fight on the Mugen train, which was the setting for the Demon Slayer movie. At the end of season 1, 40 people were reported missing after the fight on the Mugen train.
At the end of Season 1, after Tanjiro Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma, and Inosuke Hashibira finish their rehab training at the Butterfly Mansion, they are sent on the train to look into the disappearances. Nezuko, Tanjiro’s sister who turned into a demon, and Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku, who is made of fire, join the group (The Hashira are a respected group of people who kill demons).
Without giving anything away, the Demon Slayers are up against Enmu, a demon from the Twelve Kizuki who scares people on the Mugen train. Muzan Kibutsuji, the Prime Demon who is the only one who can turn humans into demons, gathered the Twelve Kizuki, who are the most powerful demons.
What’s next for the young members of the Demon Slayer Corps? The Entertainment District Arch
In the Demon Slayer season 2 trailer, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Nezuko are seen going to Yoshiwara for their next mission. Yoshiwara is a city with bright lights and a nightlife that is “flooded with the vanity and desire of men and women.” Maybe the best place for a demon to live. Since the trailer and promotional poster focus on Tengen Uzui, we can expect to learn more about his past when he takes the mission to the streets of Yoshiwara.
The cast of Demon Slayer season 2: Who are the voice actors?
Based on the trailer, it looks like most of the voice actors from the original Japanese version of Demon Slayer will be back for the next season. Some of the original actors were Natuski Hanae (Tanjiro), Akari Kito (Nezuko), Hiro Shimono (Zenitsu), and Yoshitsugu Matusoka (Inosuke). The main bad guy, Muzan Kibutsuji, is also back. He is played by Toshihiko Seki.
Animeplex hasn’t said anything about the English cast for Season 2 of Demon Slayer yet.
Where can I watch Demon Slayer Season 2?
The second season of Demon Slayer will come out on Funimation and Crunchyroll in 2021. After the new episodes air in Japan, they are likely to be available to stream with English subtitles.
Netflix is also likely to get the streaming rights to Season 2 soon, since Season 1 is already available to stream on the streaming service. However, Netflix is unlikely to be the only place where Season 2 can be watched.
You can watch Season 1 of Demon Slayer on Crunchyroll, Funimation, Netflix, and Hulu in the US and UK.