A recent leak has ensured that the fourth season of the
anime adaptation of “ Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no
Yaiba ” will have a total of eight episodes , a
rather unusual amount within the industry. It should be noted that this fourth
season will be titled “ Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hashira
Training Arc ”, and that this arc in the original manga has only nine
chapters, which would explain the short duration.
Additionally, this fourth season is scheduled to
premiere on May 12 in Japan , quite late in the Spring-2024
season (April-June) , although the first episode will have an extended
duration of one hour.
The third season aired during the Spring-2023 season
(April-June) in Japan and had a total of eleven episodes, while
the Crunchyroll platform was in charge of its distribution in
the West. On the other hand, Koyoharu Gotouge published the
original manga through Shueisha 's Weekly
Shonen Jump magazine between February 2016 and May 2020, compiling the
work in a total of twenty-three volumes.
Synopsis General of Kimetsu no Yaiba
Tanjirou Kamado lives with his impoverished
family in a remote mountain. As his older brother, he assumed the
responsibility of ensuring the sustenance of his family after the death of his
father. On a cold winter day, he goes down to the local village to sell
charcoal. At nightfall, he is forced to spend the night in the house of a
curious man who warns him of the existence of strange creatures that roam the
night: malevolent demons that crave human flesh.
When he finally gets home, Tanjirou's worst
nightmare comes true. His entire family has been brutally massacred, with the
sole exception of his sister Nezuko, who has become a flesh-eating demon.
Filled with hatred and despair, Tanjirou desperately tries to stop Nezuko from
attacking other people, embarking on a journey to avenge his family and find a
way to turn his beloved sister back into a human.
Source: oecuf0
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