Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Japanese anime television series

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2025 Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina were nominated for Best Score at the 9th Crunchyroll Anime Awards
2025 Akira Matsushima was nominated for Best Character Design at the 9th Crunchyroll Anime Awards
2025 The Hashira Training Arc was nominated for multiple categories at the 9th Crunchyroll Anime Awards, including Best Continuing Series, Best Action, Best Animation, and Best Background Art
2025 Haruo Sotozaki was nominated for Best Director at the 9th Crunchyroll Anime Awards
2025 Luis Leonardo Suárez was nominated for Best VA Performance (Spanish) for his role as Muzan Kibutsuji at the 9th Crunchyroll Anime Awards
2025 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba was nominated for Most In-Demand Anime Series of 2024 at the 7th Global Demand Awards
2025 Film trilogy adapting the manga's 'Infinity Castle' story arc is set to premiere.
2024 The Swordsmith Village Arc continued the series' award-winning streak, winning Best Fantasy and Best Animation at the 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards.
June 30 2024 Following the airing of the Hashira Training Arc, an announcement was made about adapting the manga's 'Infinity Castle' story arc into a film trilogy.
June 30 2024 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba fourth season concluded with a one-hour special. Crunchyroll began streaming the English dub on this date.
May 12 2024 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba fourth season premiered with a one-hour special, covering the 'Hashira Training' arc.
February 23 2024 Theatrical release of 'To the Hashira Training' compilation film in Japan.
February 2 2024 Compilation film 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training' premiered in Japan, including final Swordsmith Village Arc episode and first Hashira Training Arc episode.
January 14 2024 Entertainment District Arc begins broadcasting, continuing until March 24, 2024.
2023 At the 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards, the series won Best Director (Haruo Sotozaki), Best Animation, Best Character Design, Best Action, and Best Fantasy for the Entertainment District Arc.
November 12 2023 English dub of Mugen Train Arc begins broadcasting on Toonami, airing until December 17, 2023.
October 2023 Adult Swim announced the English dub for the Mugen Train Arc.
June 18 2023 Demon Slayer season 3 concluded with a 70-minute final episode.
May 28 2023 Crunchyroll began streaming the English dub of Demon Slayer Season 3.
May 28 2023 Crunchyroll began streaming the English dub of season 3.
April 9 2023 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba season 3 premiered with a one-hour special, covering the 'Swordsmith Village' arc from the manga.
February 3 2023 Compilation film 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village' premiered in Japan, including final two episodes of Entertainment District Arc and first Swordsmith Village Arc episode.
2022 Demon Slayer won multiple international awards, including Best Anime of the Year at the Japan Expo Awards for the Entertainment District Arc.
2021 Politicians used motifs and patterns from the series in their campaigns.
2021 The series continued its success by winning multiple awards, including the Special Honor Award at the 15th Seiyu Awards and Best TV Series at the 16th AnimaniA Awards.
2021 Won 'Most Retweeted' for its Entertainment District Arc announcement at the annual Twitter Japan's Trend Awards.
2021 The Mugen Train arc placed third in the annual Twitter Japan's Trend Awards, reflecting the series' massive social media impact.
2021 Characters from Demon Slayer were featured on Red Cross blood drive posters in Tokushima, helping to increase blood donor numbers.
2021 Several Japanese politicians used motifs and patterns from the series in their election campaigns, demonstrating the anime's cultural penetration.
December 5 2021 Second season premiered with a one-hour special, airing until February 13, 2022, on 30 stations across Japan including Fuji TV and Tokyo MX.
December 5 2021 Second season premiered with a one-hour special, continuing to air until February 13, 2022.
October 10 2021 Second season begins with a seven-episode television series adaptation of the 'Mugen Train' story arc, which aired until November 28, 2021.
June 22 2021 The Mugen Train film was released worldwide digitally.
January 2021 Gundam franchise creator Yoshiyuki Tomino discussed the series in an interview, expressing admiration for its talented staff.
January 22 2021 Demon Slayer began streaming on Netflix in the United States.
January 19 2021 Second standard-edition Blu-ray volumes of Demon Slayer were released in partnership with Funimation.
January 19 2021 Funimation released the third and fourth standard-edition Blu-ray volumes of Demon Slayer.
2020 A Benesse poll of Japanese children ranked Tanjiro Kamado first on the top 10 most admired people.
2020 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba won Anime of the Year at the Tokyo Anime Awards and the 4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards, establishing its critical acclaim.
2020 Natsuki Hanae won Best Actor for his role as Tanjiro Kamado at the 14th Seiyu Awards, highlighting the exceptional voice acting in the series.
2020 Became one of five recipients of the Special Achievement Award at the 62nd Japan Record Awards.
2020 Demon Slayer again ranked seventh on Tumblr's Top Anime & Manga Shows category, demonstrating continued popularity.
December 20 2020 A special edition of episodes 22-26 with new footage and special ending credits aired on Fuji TV.
November 2020 Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga quoted the series during a House of Representatives Budget Committee meeting in the National Diet, indicating the anime's cultural significance.
November 24 2020 Aniplex of America released the second limited edition Blu-ray volume of the series.
November 24 2020 Aniplex of America released the second limited edition Blu-ray volume of Demon Slayer.
October 24 2020 Episodes 22-26 were aired on Fuji TV.
October 17 2020 A compilation film covering episodes 15-21 was broadcast on Fuji TV.
October 16 2020 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train premiered in Japan, distributed by Aniplex and Toho.

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