Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 1

Season 1, subtitled Kimetsu no Yaiba: Risshi-hen (の) in the Japanese release, is the first season of the Kimetsu no Yaiba manga series' anime adaptation. It was announced for a 26-episode run in the 27th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, on June 4th, 2018, and premiered on April 6th, 2019.

The series is licensed in North America by Aniplex of America, and streams on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and FunimationNow. The series is also licensed in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment and streams on AnimeLab.

The first season adapts the Final Selection Arc to the Rehabilitation Training Arc, and after the finale of the series, a film adaptation was announced to continue onto the Mugen Train Arc of the manga.

In July 2019, Aniplex of America announced that an English dub of the anime was in production. The English dub, produced by Bang Zoom! Entertainment premiered on October 12th, 2019 on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in the United States.

Plot
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 Kamado, 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 Kamado, turned into a Demon. To his surprise, however, Nezuko still shows signs of human emotion and thought. Thus begins Tanjiro's journey to seek out the Demon who killed their family and turn his sister human again.

Staff

 * Information provided by the official English website


 * Original Story: Koyoharu Gotōge
 * Animation Studio: Ufotable
 * Direction: Haruo Sotozaki
 * Character Design: Akira Matsushima
 * Screenplay: Ufotable
 * Sub Character Design: Miyuki Sato, Yoko Kajiyama, Mika Kikuchi
 * Conceptual Art: Koji Eto, Masaru Yanaka, Kasumi Takeuchi, Yuri Kabasawa
 * Photography Direction: Yuichi Terao
 * 3D Direction: Kazuki Nishiwaki
 * Color Setting: Yuko Omae
 * Editing: Manabu Kamino
 * Music: Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina
 * Animation Producer: Hikaru Kondo

Cast

 * Information provided by the official English website

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Music

 * Opening Theme: "Gurenge" by LiSA (Episodes 1–26)
 * Ending Theme: "From the Edge" by FictionJunction feat. LiSA (Episodes 2–18, 20–26) / "Kamado Tanjiro no Uta" (のうた) by Go Shiina feat. Nami Nakagawa (Episode 19)

Blu Ray & DVD Volumes
See Episodes and Volumes page.