Demon Slayer “Hashira Training Arc” Roars its Premiere and World Tour

Demon Slayer is embarking on a world tour before coming back and putting in some blood, sweat, and tears for its “Hashira Training Arc.”

The popular anime series Demon Slayer has announced the first episode of the upcoming “Hashira Training Arc” will premiere along with the final episode of the previous arc “Swordsmith Village Arc” in a special world tour screening. Fans in Japan and 140 countries and regions will have the chance to watch the first episode before the anime officially premieres in theaters February. The first episode of the “Hashira Training Arc” will be an hour long and the season premieres in April 2024.

The Demon Slayer world tour will begin in Tokyo on Feb. 2 and 3, 2024 before moving to New York on Feb. 10. The tour will then proceed to Seoul on Feb. 11, Mexico City and Singapore on Feb. 17, Jakarta on Feb. 18, Paris and Taipei on Feb. 24, and London and Hong Kong on Feb. 25. The official theatrical premiere will be on Feb. 23 in 4K and IMAX.

Produced by ufotable, Demon Slayer aired its first season in April 2019 and garnered an outpouring of praise for its storytelling, characterization and high-quality animation. The studio produced the series’s first animated film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train, which set box office records during its run. Season 2 consisted of the movie condensed in seven episode and the adaptation of the “Entertainment District” arc. Adapting the “Swordsmith Village Arc”, Season 3 premiered in April 2023 after it went on a world tour to promote the season. Demon Slayer announced the “Hashira Training Arc” shortly after the conclusion of the “Swordsmith Village Arc.”

Demon Slayer is available to stream on Crunchyroll.

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