Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (鬼滅の刃, Kimetsu no Yaiba, "Blade of Demon Destruction") is a Japanese anime television series produced by Ufotable, based on the manga series of the same name by Koyoharu Gotouge. It follows teenage Tanjiro Kamado, who strives to become a Demon Slayer after his family was slaughtered and his younger sister, Nezuko, is turned into a demon.
The series' first season premiered in April 2019, having aired on Tokyo MX and other networks, while from the second season onwards it has aired on Fuji TV. In North America, the series is licensed by Aniplex of America. The English dub of the series aired on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in the United States.
A sequel film set after the events of the first season, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train, was released in October 2020 while the compilation films, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training, were respectively released in February 2023 and February 2024. A film trilogy adapting the manga's "Infinity Castle" story arc has been announced.
The series received critical acclaim for its storyline, animation, action sequences, characters, and voice acting (original and dubbed), as well as numerous awards, and is considered one of the best anime of the 2010s.
Cast and characters[]
| Character | English voice actor | Japanese voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Tanjiro Kamado | Zach Aguilar Allegra Clark (young) |
Natsuki Hanae Satomi Satō (young) |
| Nezuko Kamado | Abby Trott | Akari Kitō |
| Zenitsu Agatsuma | Aleks Le | Hiro Shimono |
| Inosuke Hashibira | Bryce Papenbrook | Yoshitsugu Matsuoka |
| Kanao Tsuyuri | Brianna Knickerbocker | Reina Ueda |
| Genya Shinazugawa | Zeno Robinson | Nobuhiko Okamoto |
| Giyu Tomioka | Johnny Yong Bosch | Takahiro Sakurai |
| Shinobu Kocho | Erika Harlacher | Saori Hayami |
| Kyojuro Rengoku | Mark Whitten Ryan Bartley (child) |
Satoshi Hino Mariya Ise (child) |
| Tengen Uzui | Ray Chase | Katsuyuki Konishi |
| Mitsuri Kanroji | Kira Buckland | Kana Hanazawa |
| Muichiro Tokito | Griffin Burns | Kengo Kawanishi |
| Sanemi Shinazugawa | Kaiji Tang | Tomokazu Seki |
| Obanai Iguro | Erik Scott Kimerer | Kenichi Suzumura |
| Gyomei Himejima | Crispin Freeman | Tomokazu Sugita |
| Kagaya Ubuyashiki | Matthew Mercer | Toshiyuki Morikawa |
| Amane Ubuyashiki | Suzie Yeung | Rina Satō |
| Hinaki Ubuyashiki | Kimberly Woods | Yumiri Hanamori |
| Nichika Ubuyashiki | Brianna Knickerbocker | Ari Ozawa |
| Kiriya Ubuyashiki | Christine Marie Cabanos | Aoi Yūki |
| Kanata Ubuyashiki | Mela Lee | Shiori Izawa |
| Muzan Kibutsuji | Greg Chun | Toshihiko Seki |
| Nakime | Amber Lee Connors | Marina Inoue |
| Kaigaku | Alejandro Saab | Yoshimasa Hosoya |
| Kokushibo / Upper Rank 1 | Jonah Scott | Ryōtarō Okiayu |
| Doma / Upper Rank 2 | Stephen Fu | Mamoru Miyano |
| Akaza / Upper Rank 3 | Lucien Dodge | Akira Ishida |
| Hantengu / Upper Rank 4 | Christopher Corey Smith (Hantengu and Urami) Yong Yea (Sekido) Caleb Yen (Karaku) Chris Hackney (Urogi) Brian Timothy Anderson (Aizetsu) Ben Belmaceda (Zohakuten) |
Toshio Furukawa (Hantengu and Urami) Yūichirō Umehara (Sekido) Kaito Ishikawa (Karaku) Shunsuke Takeuchi (Urogi) Soma Saito (Aizetsu) Koichi Yamadera (Zohakuten) |
| Gyokko / Upper Rank 5 | Brent Mukai | Kohsuke Toriumi |
| Daki / Upper Rank 6 | Erica Lindbeck | Miyuki Sawashiro |
| Gyutaro / Upper Rank 6 | Brandon McInnis | Ryōta Ōsaka |
| Enmu / Lower Rank 1 | Landon McDonald | Daisuke Hirakawa |
| Rokuro / Lower Rank 2 | Ray Chase | Taiten Kusunoki |
| Wakuraba / Lower Rank 3 | Stefan Martello | Sōichirō Hoshi |
| Mukago / Lower Rank 4 | Kira Buckland | Kana Ueda |
| Rui / Lower Rank 5 | Billy Kametz | Koki Uchiyama |
| Kamanue / Lower Rank 6 | Alan Lee | Kenn |
| Kyogai | Steve Blum | Junichi Suwabe |
International broadcast[]
| Country | Network(s) | Local title |
|---|---|---|
| International | Crunchyroll, Funimation, Netflix | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba |
| Europe | Wakanim | |
| Germany | ProSieben Maxx | |
| Indonesia | Bilibili, iQIYI | |
| Portugal | Amazon Prime Video, Biggs, Netflix | |
| United States | Adult Swim (Toonami) | |
| Japan | Tokyo MX, Gunma TV, Tochigi TV, Fuji TV, Yomiuri TV, NBN, Nagano Asahi Hōsō, Kumamoto Hōsō, Shikoku Hōsō, Hiroshima TV, Nagasaki Kokusai TV, Shizuoka Hōsō, Fukushima Chuo TV, Miyagi TV, Kansai TV, Hokkaidō Bunka Hōsō, Tokai TV, Saga TV, Toyama TV, Fukushima TV, Kochi Sun Sun TV, NST Niigata Sogo TV, Sendai Hōsō, Akita TV, Nagano Hōsō, San-in Chuo TV, TV Shinhiroshima, Okayama Hōsō, TV Nagasaki, Kagoshima TV, Okinawa TV, TV Ehime, Fukui TV, Ishikawa TV, Iwate Menkoi TV, Sakuranbo TV, TV Nishinippon, TV Kumamoto, TV Shizuoka, TV Oita, TV Miyazaki, TYS, Animax, BS11, AT-X | 鬼滅の刃 |
| China | Bilibili | 鬼滅之刃 竈門炭治郎 立志篇 |
| Hong Kong | TVB Jade, Viu | |
| Taiwan | Dongsen Film Channel, ELTA TV | |
| Arab World | Netflix | قاتل الشياطين |
| India | Jio Cinema, Crunchyroll | डिमने स्लेयर: किमेत्सु नो याइबा |
| Iran | FilmNet, GapFilm | شیطان کش: کیمتسو نو یایبا |
| Namava | شیطان کش | |
| Filimo | شکارچی شیاطین : کومتسو نو یایبا | |
| Israel | Netflix | קוטל השדים |
| Italy | VVVVID, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll | Demon Slayer |
| Mongolia | Star TV | Чөтгөрийн ангууч |
| Poland | Netflix | Miecz zabójcy demonów – Kimetsu no Yaiba |
| Russia | Wakanim, Crunchyroll, KinoPoisk | Истребитель демонов: Kimetsu no Yaiba |
| Flex | Истребитель демонов | |
| Spain (Spanish) | Amazon Prime Video, Netflix | Guardianes de la noche |
| Spain (Catalan) | SX3, Netflix | Guardians de la nit |
| Spain (Galician) | tvG2, Xabarín | Gardiáns da Noite |
| Thailand | Cartoon Club, iQIYI, Bilibili, TrueID, Viu, WeTV, POPS, Netflix, Crunchyroll, Amazon Prime Video, MCOT HD | ดาบพิฆาตอสูร |
| Vietnam | Bilibili, iQIYI, VieON, Netflix, POPS, VuiGhe, TrueID, TV360, FPT Play | Thanh Gươm Diệt Quỷ |