Kimetsu no Yaiba will return with only 8 episodes

A recent leak has claimed 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.

Kimetsu no Yaiba will return with only 8 episodes

The third season aired during the Spring-2023 (April-June) season 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 into a total of twenty-three volumes.

Voice Cast

Natsuki Hanae as Tanjiro Kamado
Akari Kitou as Nezuko Kamado
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Inosuke Hashibira
Hiro Shinono as Zenitsu Agatsuma
Takahiro Sakurai as Giyu Tomioka
Saori Hayami as Shinobu Kocho
Tomokazu Sugita as Gyomei Himejima
Kenichi Suzumura as Obanai Iguro
Tomokazu Seki as Sanemi Shinazugawa
Katsuyuki Konishi as Tengen Uzui
Kengo Kawanishi as Muichiro Tokito
Kana Hanazawa as Mitsuri Kanroji

Production Equipment

Haruo Sotozaki (Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST, Tales of Zestiria the Cross, Initial D THIRD STAGE) is directing the anime at Ufotable Studios.
Akira Matsushima (Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel]) is in charge of character design, with assistance from Youko Kajiyama (Majokko Shimai no Yoyo to Nene), Miyuki Satou (Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel]) and Mika Kikuchi (Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST).
Yuki Kajiura (Sword Art Online, Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica, Fate/Zero) and Gou Shiina (Tales of Zestiria the Cross, Emiya-san Chi no Kyou no Gohan, THE IDOLM@STER) are composing the soundtrack.

General Synopsis of Kimetsu no Yaiba

Tanjirou Kamado lives with his impoverished family on a remote mountain. As an older brother, he took on the responsibility of providing for his family after his father's death. On a cold winter's day, he goes down to the local village to sell charcoal. At dusk, 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 slaughtered, with the sole exception of his sister Nezuko, who has become a carnivorous demon. Plunged into hatred and despair, Tanjirou desperately tries to stop Nezuko from attacking other people, setting out on a journey to avenge his family and find a way to turn his beloved sister back into a human.

Source: oecuf0