Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 1

Template:Anime InfoboxDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (鬼 (き) 滅 (めつ) の刃 (やいば) , Kimetsu no Yaiba^?) is the anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotōge's Kimetsu no Yaiba by Ufotable. 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.

After the finale of the series, a film adaptation was announced to follow the Demon 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

Animation Studio: Ufotable
Direction: Sotozaki Haruo
Character Design: Matsushima Akira
Sub-Character Design: Kajiyama Yōko, Kikuchi Mika, Sato Miyuki
Music: Kajiura Yuki, Shiina Go
Concept art: Eto Koji, Kabasawa Yuri, Takeuchi Kasumi, Yanaka Masaru
Editing: Kamino Manabu
Color Design: Omae Yuko
Photographic Direction: Terao Yuichi
CG Direction: Nishiwaki Kazuki

Cast

Natsuki Hanae as Tanjiro Kamado
- Satomi Satō as Tanjiro Kamado (child)
Akari Kitō as Nezuko Kamado
Hiro Shimono as Zenitsu Agatsuma
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Inosuke Hashibira
Houko Kuwashima as Kie Kamado
Kaede Hondo as Shigeru Kamado
Konomi Kohara as Hanako Kamado
Yō Taichi as Takeo Kamado
Masaki Terasoma as Saburo
Takahiro Sakurai as Giyu Tomioka
Hōchū Ōtsuka as Sakonji Urokodaki
Yūki Kaji as Sabito
Ai Kakuma as Makomo
Nobuhiko Okamoto as Genya Shinazugawa
Reina Ueda as Kanao Tsuyuri
Toshiyuki Morikawa as Kagaya Ubuyashiki
Aoi Yūki as Kiriya Ubuyashiki
Shiori Izawa as Kanata Ubuyashiki
Daisuke Namikawa as Hotaru Haganezuka
Takumi Yamazaki as Kasugai Crows
Hikaru Midorikawa as Temple Demon
Takehito Koyasu as Hand Demon
- Aki Toyosaki as Hand Demon (child)
Ryōhei Kimura as Swamp Demon
Toshihiko Seki as Muzan Kibutsuji
Jun Fukuyama as Yahaba
Mikako Komatsu as Susamaru
Maaya Sakamoto as Tamayo
Daiki Yamashita as Yushiro
Mitsuhiro Ichiki as Shoichi
Miho Okasaki as Teruko
Junichi Suwabe as Kyogai
Shunichi Toki as Kiyoshi
Tarusuke Shingaki as Tongue Demon
Yoshihisa Kawahara as Horned Demon
Ikuko Tani as Hisa
Saori Hayami as Shinobu Kocho
Kōki Miyata as Murata
Kōki Uchiyama as Rui
Ami Koshimizu as Spider Demon (Mother)
Hisako Tōjō as Ozaki
Showtaro Morikubo as Spider Demon (Son)
Tetsu Inada as Spider Demon (Father)
Ryoko Shiraishi as Spider Demon (Daughter)
Shigeru Chiba as Jigoro Kuwajima
Yoshimasa Hosoya as Kaigaku
Mamiko Noto as Kotoha Hashibira
Shin-ichiro Miki as Tanjuro Kamado
Makoto Furukawa as Goto
Satoshi Hino as Kyojuro Rengoku
Katsuyuki Konishi as Tengen Uzui
Kana Hanazawa as Mitsuri Kanroji
Kengo Kawanishi as Muichiro Tokito
Tomokazu Sugita as Gyomei Himejima
Kenichi Suzumura as Obanai Iguro
Tomokazu Seki as Sanemi Shinazugawa
Yuri Ehara as Aoi Kanzaki
Nanami Yamashita as Kiyo Terauchi
Ayumi Mano as Sumi Nakahara
Yūki Kuwahara as Naho Takada
Ai Kayano as Kanae Kocho
Eiji Takemoto as Kozo Kanamori
Daisuke Hirakawa as Enmu
Taiten Kusunoki as Rokuro
Sōichirō Hoshi as Wakuraba
Kana Ueda as Mukago
KENN as Kamanue
Akira Ishida as Akaza
Rikiya Koyama as Shinjuro Rengoku
Megumi Toyoguchi as Ruka Rengoku
Junya Enoki as Senjuro Rengoku
Miyuki Sawashiro as Daki
Ryōta Ōsaka as Gyutaro

Zach Aguilar as Tanjiro Kamado
- Allegra Clark as Tanjiro Kamado (child)
Abby Trott as Nezuko Kamado
Aleks Le as Zenitsu Agatsuma
Bryce Papenbrook as Inosuke Hashibira
Dorothy Elias-Fahn as Kie Kamado
Jessica DiCicco as Shigeru Kamado
Ryan Bartley as Hanako Kamado
Michelle Ruff as Takeo Kamado
Jake Eberle as Saburo
Johnny Yong Bosch as Giyu Tomioka
Brook Chalmers as Sakonji Urokodaki
Max Mittelman as Sabito
Ryan Bartley as Makomo
Zeno Robinson as Genya Shinazugawa
Brianna Knickerbocker as Kanao Tsuyuri
Matthew Mercer as Kagaya Ubuyashiki
Christine Cabanos as Kiriya Ubuyashiki
Mela Lee as Kanata Ubuyashiki
Robbie Daymond as Hotaru Haganezuka
Doug Erholtz as Kasugai Crows
Ben Diskin as Temple Demon
Kirk Thornton as Hand Demon
- Jessica DiCicco as Hand Demon (child)
Sean Chiplock as Swamp Demon
Greg Chun as Muzan Kibutsuji
Xander Mobus as Yahaba
Sarah Anne Williams as Susamaru
Michael Johnston as Shoichi
Grace Lu as Teruko
Steve Blum as Kyogai
Brandon Winckler as Kiyoshi
Matthew Mercer as Tongue Demon
Matthew Mercer as Horned Demon
Barbara Goodson as Hisa
Erika Harlacher as Shinobu Kocho
Khoi Dao as Murata
Billy Kametzas Rui
Allegra Clark as Spider Demon (Mother)
Dorothy Fahn as Ozaki
Derek Stephen Prince as Spider Demon (Son)
Kellen Goff as Spider Demon (Father)
Erica Lindbeck as Spider Demon (Daughter)
John DeMita as Jigoro Kuwajima
Alejandro Saab as Kaigaku
Jennie Kwan as Kotoha Hashibira
Kirk Thornton as Tanjuro Kamado
Derek Stephen Prince as Goto
Mark Whitten as Kyojuro Rengoku
Ray Chase as Tengen Uzui
Kira Buckland as Mitsuri Kanroji
Griffin Burns as Muichiro Tokito
Crispin Freeman as Gyomei Himejima
Erik Scott Kimerer as Obanai Iguro
Kaiji Tang as Sanemi Shinazugawa
Reba Buhr as Aoi Kanzaki
Jackie Lastra as Kiyo Terauchi
Michelle Marie as Sumi Nakahara
Serena Clerici as Naho Takada
Bridget Hoffman as Kanae Kocho
Kyle Hebert as Kozo Kanamori
Landon McDonald as Enmu
Ray Chase as Rokuro
Stefan Martello as Wakuraba
Kira Buckland as Mukago
Alan Lee as Kamanue
Lucien Dodge as Akaza
Imari Williams as Shinjuro Rengoku
Suzie Yeung as Ruka Rengoku
Cedric Williams as Senjuro Rengoku
[Wu] as Koinatsu
[Lindbeck] as Daki
[McInnis] as Gyutaro
Amber Lee Connors as Nakime

Music

Opening Theme: "Gurenge" (紅蓮華, "Gurenge"^?) by LiSA (Episodes 1–26)
Ending Theme: "From the Edge" by FictionJunction feat. LiSA (Episodes 2–18, 20–26) / "Tanjiro Kamado's Song" by Go Shiina feat. Nami Nakagawa (Episode 19)