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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime's New Videos Reveal Theatrical Debut Before TV Airing
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The official website for the television anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga began streaming a new ad and a new trailer on Friday for the anime. The videos reveal that the first five episodes of the anime will screen in 11 theaters in Japan for two weeks starting on March 29. The theatrical version of the first five episodes is titled Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kyōdai no Kizuna (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Bonds of Siblings).
The ad embedded below is region free and can be viewed worldwide.
The longer trailer video on the website is region locked and can only be viewed in Japan, but the official Twitter account for the anime has posted the video region free.
【予告映像公開】
— 鬼滅の刃公式 (@kimetsu_off) February 15, 2019
3月29日より2週間限定で劇場上映となる特別上映版「鬼滅の刃 兄妹の絆」の予告映像を公開!
劇場用ビジュアルを使用したA4クリアファイル付き前売券は2月23日より販売開始!
ぜひ放送に先駆けて劇場の大スクリーンで #鬼滅の刃 をお楽しみください!
詳細:https://t.co/XpWrHKMoSq pic.twitter.com/KhB06lyOQE
The website also revealed a new visual for the theatrical release.
The anime will premiere on television in April and will air on a total of 20 channels including Tokyo MX, Gunma TV, Tochigi TV, and BS11.
The show stars:
- Natsuki Hanae as Tanjirō Kamado
- Akari Kitō as Nezuko Kamado
- Hiro Shimono as Zenitsu Agatsuma
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Inosuke Hashibira
- Takahiro Sakurai as Giyū Tomioka
Haruo Sotozaki (Tales of Zestiria the X, Tales of Symphonia the Animation) is directing the anime at ufotable (Fate/Zero, Kara no Kyoukai, Katsugeki: Touken Ranbu). ufotable is also credited for the scripts. Akira Matsushima (Maria Watches Over Us, Tales of Zestiria the X) is the character designer, with Miyuki Sato, Yōko Kajiyama, and Mika Kikuchi serving as sub-character designers. Yuki Kajiura (Sword Art Online, Fate/Zero, Madoka Magica) and Gō Shiina (Tales of Zestiria the X, Juni Taisen: Zodiac War, God Eater) are composing the music. Hikaru Kondo is producing the series.
Viz Media is publishing the manga digitally and in print, and it describes series:
Since ancient times, rumors have abounded of man-eating demons lurking in the woods. Because of this, the local townsfolk never venture outside at night. Legend has it that a demon slayer also roams the night, hunting down these bloodthirsty demons. For young Tanjiro, these rumors will soon to become his harsh reality…
Ever since the death of his father, Tanjiro has taken it upon himself to support his family. Although their lives may be hardened by tragedy, they've found happiness. But that ephemeral warmth is shattered one day when Tanjiro finds his family slaughtered and the lone survivor, his sister Nezuko, turned into a demon. To his surprise, however, Nezuko still shows signs of human emotion and thought… Thus begins Tanjiro's request to fight demons and turn his sister human again.
The manga debuted in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in February 2016, and Shueisha published the manga's 14th volume on January 4.
Source: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime's website and Twitter account, Aniplex's YouTube channel
