Season 2 is the second season of Koyoharu Gotoge's Kimetsu no Yaiba by ufotable. It is a direct continuation of the first season and is split into 2 cours, respectively subtitled Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Train Arc (
The first cour contains an extended cut of the original 2020 Mugen Train movie, featuring all the movie's content in episodic format alongside brand new content made for the TV anime broadcast. The second cour is entirely new content.[1]
Plot[]
Following their battles on Mount Natagumo and recovery at the Butterfly Mansion, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Nezuko are tasked with aiding the investigation of the Mugen train, where over forty disappearances have occured. They join one of the most powerful swordsmen within the Demon Slayer Corps, the Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku, to face the demon aboard the Mugen train and rescue the passengers.
Later, Tanjiro and company join alongside another of the Demon Slayer Corps' top ranked swordsmen, the Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui, and travel to a place where demons are said to dwell – the Yoshiwara Entertainment District – to investigate a supposed powerful demonic presence that lurks the city at night amidst bustling human activity and residence.
Staff[]
- Information provided by the official English website
- Original Story: Koyoharu Gotoge
- Animation Studio: ufotable
- Direction: Haruo Sotozaki
- Character Design: Akira Matsushima
- Chief Animation Director: Akira Matsushima
- Screenplay: ufotable
- Sub Character Design: Miyuki Sato, Yoko Kajiyama, Mika Kikuchi
- Prop Design: Masaharu Koyama
- Conceptual Art: Koji Eto, Masaru Yanaka, Yuri Kabasawa
- Photography Direction: Yuichi Terao
- 3D Direction: Kazuki Nishiwaki
- Color Setting: Yuko Omae
- Editing: Manabu Kamino
- Music: Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina
- Information provided by the official English website
- Original Story: Koyoharu Gotoge
- Animation Studio: ufotable
- Direction: Haruo Sotozaki
- Character Design: Akira Matsushima
- Chief Animation Director: Akira Matsushima
- Art Director: Koji Eto
- Photography Direction: Yuichi Terao
- 3D Direction: Kazuki Nishiwaki
- Color Setting: Yuko Omae
- Editing: Manabu Kamino
- Music: Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina
Cast[]
- Natsuki Hanae as Tanjiro Kamado
- Akari Kitō as Nezuko Kamado
- Hiro Shimono as Zenitsu Agatsuma
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Inosuke Hashibira
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Tengen Uzui
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Daki
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Hinatsuru
- Shizuka Ishigami as Makio
- Nao Toyama as Suma
- Ryōta Ōsaka as Gyutaro
- Satoshi Hino as Kyojuro Rengoku
- Daisuke Hirakawa as Enmu
- Akira Ishida as Akaza
- Junya Enoki as Senjuro Rengoku
- Toshiyuki Morikawa as Kagaya Ubuyashiki
- Rikiya Koyama as Shinjuro Rengoku
- Daisuke Namikawa as Hotaru Haganezuka
- Toshihiko Seki as Muzan Kibutsuji
- Kazuhiko Inoue as Yoriichi Tsugikuni
- Mamoru Miyano as Doma
- Zach Aguilar as Tanjiro Kamado
- Abby Trott as Nezuko Kamado
- Aleks Le as Zenitsu Agatsuma
- Bryce Papenbrook as Inosuke Hashibira
- Ray Chase as Tengen Uzui
- Erica Lindbeck as Daki
- Anairis Quiñones as Hinatsuru
- Erica Mendez as Makio
- Emi Lo as Suma
- Brandon McInnis as Gyutaro
- Mark Whitten as Kyojuro Rengoku
- Landon McDonald as Enmu
- Lucien Dodge as Akaza
- Cedric Williams as Senjuro Rengoku
- Matthew Mercer as Kagaya Ubuyashiki
- Imari Williams as Shinjuro Rengoku
- Robbie Daymond as Hotaru Haganezuka
- Greg Chun as Muzan Kibutsuji
- Mick Lauer as Yoriichi Tsugikuni
- Stephen Fu as Doma
Music[]
- Opening Theme: "Akeboshi" (
明 け星 Akeboshi?) by LiSA (Episodes 2–6) / "Zankyosanka" (残 響 散 歌 Zankyōsanka?) by Aimer (Episodes 8–17) - Ending Theme: "Shirogane" (
白 銀 Shirogane?) by LiSA (Episodes 2–6) / "homura" (炎 Homura?) by LiSA (Episode 7) / "Asa ga Kuru" (朝 が来 る Asa ga Kuru?) by Aimer (Episodes 9–16) / "Zankyosanka" (残 響 散 歌 Zankyōsanka?) by Aimer (Episode 18)
Episodes[]
Mugen Train Arc[]
| 01 | Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku
炎柱・煉獄杏寿郎, En Bashira Rengoku Kyōjurō |
October 10, 2021 | January 21, 2022 | |
| 02 | Deep Sleep
深い眠り, Fukai Nemuri |
October 17, 2021 | January 21, 2022 | |
| 03 | Should Have Been
本当なら, Hontō nara |
October 24, 2021 | January 21, 2022 | |
| 04 | Insult
侮辱, Bujoku |
November 7, 2021 | January 21, 2022 | |
| 05 | Move Forward!
前へ！, Mae e! |
November 14, 2021 | January 21, 2022 | |
| 06 | Akaza
猗窩座, Akaza |
November 21, 2021 | January 21, 2022 | |
| 07 | Set Your Heart Ablaze
心を燃やせ, Kokoro o Moyase |
November 28, 2021 | January 21, 2022 | |
Entertainment District Arc[]
| 01 | Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui
音柱・宇髄天元, Oto Bashira Uzui Tengen |
December 5, 2021 | February 20, 2022 | |
| 02 | Infiltrating the Entertainment District
遊郭潜入, Yūkaku Sen'nyū |
December 12, 2021 | February 27, 2022 | |
| 03 | What Are You?
何者？, Nanimono? |
December 19, 2021 | March 6, 2022 | |
| 04 | Tonight
今夜, Kon'ya |
December 26, 2021 | March 13, 2022 | |
| 05 | Things Are Gonna Get Real Flashy!!
ド派手に行くぜ‼, Dohade ni Ikuze!! |
January 2, 2022 | March 20, 2022 | |
| 06 | Layered Memories
重なる記憶, Kasanaru Kioku |
January 9, 2022 | March 27, 2022 | |
| 07 | Transformation
変貌, Henbō |
January 16, 2022 | April 3, 2022 | |
| 08 | Gathering
集結, Shūketsu |
January 23, 2022 | April 10, 2022 | |
| 09 | Defeating an Upper Rank Demon
上弦の鬼を倒したら, Jōgen no Oni o Taoshitara |
January 30, 2022 | April 17, 2022 | |
| 10 | Never Give Up
絶対諦めない, Zettai Akiramenai |
February 6, 2022 | April 24, 2022 | |
| 11 | No Matter How Many Lives
何度生まれ変わっても, Nando Umarekawatte mo |
February 13, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | |
Blu-ray & DVD Volumes[]
- Main article: Episodes and Volumes
Promotional Material[]
Key Visuals[]
Countdowns[]
Magazine Covers[]
Trailers[]
External links[]
- Official Japanese anime website
- Official English anime website
- AnimeLab
- Hulu
- Crunchyroll
- Funimation
- Adult Swim
References[]
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