It’s official: Demon Slayer season 2 is scheduled to be released on December 5th, 2021. Season 2 will adapt the Entertainment district arc. The first episode will be 1-hour long special. The franchise that’s dominated manga, anime, and film over the last two years returns for its second installment fall this winter.
That’s right, it’s time for gentle-eyed, yet determined Tanjiro Kamado continue his relentless quest to find a cure for his sister-turned-demon Nezuko Kamado — hacking a demon or two along the way with his signature water-breathing form.
Before the season 2 release, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train film will be released in episodic form as a separate arc. Mugen Train Arc will have 7 episodes scheduled to start airing on October 10. The first episode of the Mugen Train Arc will have brand-new material (not included in the film). All other 6 episodes will also be re-edited to include new scenes and music.
Previously, it was confirmed that Demon Slayer season 2 will be returned either in October or November. Furthermore, the time slot for the episode release has been changed to late at night (11:45 PM). The next arc “Entertainment Arc” is on a topic that most Japanese parents are uncomfortable talking about. So, a late-night time slot means that anime won’t get censored.
Demon Slayer has been a monumental hit over the last two years. It soared to new heights during the pandemic with the release of its spectacularly animated canonical film, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, which became the fastest movie to make over ¥10 billion (or over $100 million) at the Japanese box office. The film’s cumulative earnings surpassed $313 million in December 2020, dethroning Hayao Miyazaki’s magnum opus, the critically-acclaimed animated fantasy film Spirited Away, which held the spot since its 2001 release.
Excitement is bubbling now as we’re just weeks away from the new Demon Slayer action. Here’s everything you need to know about Demon Slayer Season 2.
Demon Slayer Season 2 Release Date
Instead of kicking off with the already-announced Entertainment District Arc as everyone expected, Funimation revealed Saturday that the film Mugen Train will be adapted into a seven-episode arc, the Mugen Train Arc. This arc will stream first and will include 70 new scenes, new music tracks, episode previews, a new theme song, and a never-before-seen original episode of Kyojuro Rengoku, who will take on a new mission on his way to the Mugen Train.
The Mugen Train Arc will be streaming on Funimation in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand on Sunday, October 10.
It will also be available on the European streaming service Wakanim. The Arc will come sometime later for Funimation in Latin American territories, and it will be on Hulu and Crunchyroll in the United States also on Sunday, October 10.
Funimation, Crunchyroll, and Hulu are all subscription video-on-demand homes for Demon Slayer, with Funimation leading the pack.
The Mugen Train Arc will connect season 1, the Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc, with season 2, the Entertainment District Arc, which will be an adaptation from the source material — the manga written by Koyoharu Gotouge. Along with the news came a new key visual for the Mugen Train Arc and a new trailer.
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The Entertainment District Arc will premier with an hour-long episode on Sunday, December 5. The Arc will continue from there to broadcast every Sunday in the winter season on Fuji TV, a Japanese television station, giving fans half a year’s worth of sword-slashing action.
The news announcement came on Saturday after Fuji TV’s special airing of season 1, which culminated with a showing of the Demon Slayer movie, Mugen Train, for the first time on TV. These airings included newly cut footage unseen by those of us who wish we could join the Demon Slayer Corps.
How to watch Demon Slayer Season 2 in the US?
Funimation will release the subbed episodes for English-speaking territories alongside the fall and winter Sunday airings in Japan, meaning it will premier the Entertainment District Arc with the hour-long episode also on Sunday, December 5.
The Arc will also be available on Crunchyroll and Hulu. The dubbed episodes will come to Funimation and Crunchyroll at a later date.
Where we left off: Recap of season 1 and Mugen Train
Demon Slayer Season 2 will pick up after the events of the fiery clash on the Mugen Train — the setting for the Demon Slayer movie where it was rumored that 40 passengers disappeared at the end of season 1.
The Fire Hashira – KYOJURO RENGOKU
The swordsmen trio Tanjiro Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma, and Inosuke Hashibira are dispatched to the train at the end of season 1 to investigate the disappearances after their rehabilitation training is complete at the Butterfly Mansion The trio is accompanied by Tanjiro’s sister-turned-demon Nezuko, as always, and The Fire Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku. (The Hashira are the elite group of Demon Slayer swordsmen.)
Without entering into spoiler territory, the Demon Slayers face off against Enmu, a demon of the Twelve Kizuki who’s been terrorizing passengers on the Mugen Train. The Twelve Kizuki is the strongest group of demons assembled by Muzan Kibutsuji — the original demon who alone can turn humans into demons.
We can expect to see more of the mission on the Mugen Train since Ufotable, the Japanese animation studio bringing the manga to life, created the seven-episode Mugen Train Arc, including that never-before-seen Kyojuro Rengoku episode.
What’s next for the fledgling members of the Demon Slayer Corps?
The trailer for Demon Slayer season 2 shows Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Nezuko heading to
The Sound Hashira – TENGEN UZUI
Yoshiwara for their next mission — a town with dazzling bright lights and nocturnal tendencies that’s “awash in vanity and desire of men and women.” Perhaps, the perfect place for a demon.
The Entertainment District Arc will introduce a new major demon named Daki, the Upper-Rank Six demon, who our bold adventurers must contend with. Daki will be voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro.
A big emphasis is placed on The Sound Hashira, Tengen Uzui, in the trailer and promotional poster, and so we can expect to learn more about his backstory as he likely leads the mission through the streets of Yoshiwara.
About Theme Songs
Lisa — who sang the original Demon Slayer theme song “Gurenge” — returns to sing the theme songs for the series. The opening theme is called “Akeboshi” and the ending theme is called “Shirogane.” The theme songs for the Season 2 opening episode will be performed by Japanese singer Aimer: “Zankyo Sanka” and “Asa ga kuru.”
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