It’ll solely be a few months earlier than Ufotable’s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba returns for its third season. Season two acquired excessive marks when it got here out, and its theatrical Mugen Practice film was a field workplace hit. Now as that season’s being nominated for awards within the anime neighborhood, studio Ufotable and Aniplex setting the stage for Tanjiro and mates’ subsequent journey.

Simply earlier than the weekend began, Aniplex launched a brand new preview highlighting the first villains of season three’s “Swordsmith Arc.” The trailer focuses on a gaggle of demons often called the Higher Moons, who make up a very powerful half of the Twelve Kizuki, a gaggle of demons who serve the demon king (and chief antagonist) Muzan Kibutsuji. Through the earlier season, Kizuki members Daki and Gyutaro have been killed by Tanjiro and the opposite Demon Slayers, which caught the eye of the remaining Kizuki. Along with the now lifeless siblings, the trailer highlights of the Higher Moons—Akaza, Gyokko, Hantengu, Kokushibo, and Doma.

Together with the Kizuku trailer above, Aniplex put out one other trailer that featured some glimpses of the brand new season. However the principle factor about that trailer is that the “Swordsmith Village” arc’s opening might be carried out by J-rock band Man With a Mission and singer Milet. Each of them have had their songs used for anime prior to now; Mission’s “Increase Your Flag” and “Merry Go Spherical” have been respectively utilized in Cell Swimsuit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans and My Hero Academia’s second season 5 arc. As for Milet, her songs “Prover” and “Drown” have been respectively used for Destiny/Grand Order – Absolute Demonic Entrance: Babylonia and Vinland Saga. In actual fact, Mission’s personal “Darkish Crow” was the opening for the Vinland arc her music performs through the closing.

Demon Slayer’s third season will premiere on Crunchyroll in April. However for these dwelling in Los Angeles, the primary episode of the season will premiere on the Orpheum Theater on February 18.

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