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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime Film Reveals Teaser Video, 2020 Debut (Updated)
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba television anime series. The video reveals that the film will open in 2020.
【特報第二弾を公開!】
— 鬼滅の刃公式 (@kimetsu_off) October 20, 2019
本日開催された「鬼滅の刃」スペシャルイベント~鬼滅の宴~にて、劇場版「鬼滅の刃」無限列車編の特報第二弾が公開されました!
劇場版の映像初披露となります!
ぜひチェックしてください!https://t.co/YFfHULrmmb
劇場版「鬼滅の刃」無限列車編は2020年公開#鬼滅の刃 pic.twitter.com/7g896qJ1IV
The anime's Twitter also revealed a teaser visual.
Maria Watches Over Us, Tales of Zestiria the X) is returning as the character designer.
The returning cast includes:
- Natsuki Hanae as Tanjirō Kamado
- Akari Kitō as Nezuko Kamado
- Hiro Shimono as Zenitsu Agatsuma
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Inosuke Hashibira
- Satoshi Hino as Kyōjurō Rengoku
Aniplex of America describes the television anime's story:
It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself.
Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a “demon slayer” so that he can turn his sister back into a human, and kill the demon that massacred his family.
The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba premiere the television anime on October 12. The show's 26th and final episode aired on September 28.
Sources: Aniplex's YouTube channel, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime's Twitter
Update: Twitter video added.
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