{"id":63516,"date":"2023-06-18T08:58:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T15:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=63516"},"modified":"2023-06-18T08:58:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T15:58:38","slug":"demon-slayer-hashira-training-arc-anime-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/06\/18\/demon-slayer-hashira-training-arc-anime-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Demon Slayer: Hashira Training Arc Anime Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The <em>Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba <\/em>anime adaptation is taking on the &#8220;Hashira Training Arc&#8221; next, a new announcement has confirmed.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">A visual illustrated by character designer and chief animation director <strong>Akira Matsushima<\/strong>, featuring hashiras Giyu Tomioka, Shinobu Kocho, Gyomei Himejima, Sanemi Shinazugawa, and Obani Iguro, and an announcement trailer were released as well.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/demonslayerkimetsunoyaiba_hashiratrainingarcannouncementvisual.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"63517\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/06\/18\/demon-slayer-hashira-training-arc-anime-announced\/demonslayerkimetsunoyaiba_hashiratrainingarcannouncementvisual\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/demonslayerkimetsunoyaiba_hashiratrainingarcannouncementvisual.jpg?fit=2300%2C2168&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2300,2168\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"demonslayerkimetsunoyaiba_hashiratrainingarcannouncementvisual\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/demonslayerkimetsunoyaiba_hashiratrainingarcannouncementvisual.jpg?fit=300%2C283&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/demonslayerkimetsunoyaiba_hashiratrainingarcannouncementvisual.jpg?fit=696%2C656&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/demonslayerkimetsunoyaiba_hashiratrainingarcannouncementvisual.jpg?resize=585%2C551&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63517\" width=\"585\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/demonslayerkimetsunoyaiba_hashiratrainingarcannouncementvisual.jpg?resize=1024%2C965&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/demonslayerkimetsunoyaiba_hashiratrainingarcannouncementvisual.jpg?resize=300%2C283&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/demonslayerkimetsunoyaiba_hashiratrainingarcannouncementvisual.jpg?resize=768%2C724&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/demonslayerkimetsunoyaiba_hashiratrainingarcannouncementvisual.jpg?resize=1536%2C1448&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/demonslayerkimetsunoyaiba_hashiratrainingarcannouncementvisual.jpg?resize=2048%2C1930&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/demonslayerkimetsunoyaiba_hashiratrainingarcannouncementvisual.jpg?resize=696%2C656&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/demonslayerkimetsunoyaiba_hashiratrainingarcannouncementvisual.jpg?resize=1068%2C1007&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/demonslayerkimetsunoyaiba_hashiratrainingarcannouncementvisual.jpg?resize=446%2C420&amp;ssl=1 446w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/demonslayerkimetsunoyaiba_hashiratrainingarcannouncementvisual.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9\u543e\u5ce0\u547c\u4e16\u6674\uff0f\u96c6\u82f1\u793e\u30fb\u30a2\u30cb\u30d7\u30ec\u30c3\u30af\u30b9\u30fbufotable<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The &#8220;Hashira Training Arc&#8221; announcement comes on the heels of the airing of <em>Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village<\/em> <em>Arc<\/em>&#8216;s final episode\u00a0in Japan. <em>Swordsmith Village<\/em> <em>Arc\u00a0<\/em>premiered in April and ran for 11 episodes, with the first and final episodes having an extended length.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba<\/em>\u00a0is based on the manga by\u00a0<strong>Koyoharu Gotouge<\/strong>, which was first serialized in 2016 in Shueisha\u2019s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine and ended in 2020 with 23 tankoubon volumes. Viz Media describes the manga as:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Learning to destroy demons won\u2019t be easy, and Tanjiro barely knows where to start. The surprise appearance of another boy named Giyu, who seems to know what\u2019s going on, might provide some answers\u2014but only if Tanjiro can stop Giyu from killing his sister first!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u300c\u9b3c\u6ec5\u306e\u5203\u300d\u67f1\u7a3d\u53e4\u7de8 \u30c6\u30ec\u30d3\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u5316\u6c7a\u5b9a PV\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sf4cKpeyAbo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The first\u00a0<em>Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba\u00a0<\/em>season premiered in 2019 and was followed by\u00a0<em>Demon Slayer \u2013 Kimetsu No Yaiba \u2013 The Movie: Mugen Train<\/em>\u00a0in 2020. The TV broadcast version of\u00a0<em>Mugen Train<\/em>\u00a0premiered in October 2021, while\u00a0<em>Entertainment District Arc\u00a0<\/em>ran from December 2021 to February 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The anime&#8217;s staff includes <strong>Haruo Sotozaki<\/strong> as director,\u00a0<strong>Kouji Etou<\/strong>\u00a0as art director,\u00a0<strong>Yuuichi Terao<\/strong>\u00a0as photography director, and\u00a0<strong>Yuuko Oomae<\/strong> as color designer. <strong>ufotable<\/strong> produced the show and is also credited for the script production.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The cast includes <strong>Hanae Natsuki<\/strong>\u00a0as Tanjiro Kamado,\u00a0<strong>Akari Kitou<\/strong>\u00a0as Nezuko Kamado,\u00a0<strong>Hiro Shimono<\/strong> as Zenitsu Agatsuma, and <strong>Yoshitsugu Matsuoka<\/strong> as Inosuke Hashibira.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kimetsu_off\/status\/1670454069234655233?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@kimetsu_off<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime adaptation is taking on the &#8220;Hashira Training Arc&#8221; next, a new announcement has confirmed. 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