Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba season 3

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a Japanese anime television series based on Koyoharu Gotouge's manga series of the same name. At the end of the second-season finale, a third season covering the manga's "Swordsmith Village" arc was announced. The third season, titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc, adapts from the 12th volume to the 15th volume (chapters 98–127) of the manga and aired from April 9 to June 18, 2023. The season was directed by Haruo Sotozaki, with character designs by Akira Matsushima who also serves as a chief animation director, and animation produced by Ufotable; the main cast from the second season also returned.

Demon Slayer:
Kimetsu no Yaiba
Season 3
Cover art for the first home media volume of Swordsmith Village Arc, featuring Love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji
No. of episodes11
Release
Original networkFuji Television
Original releaseApril 9 (2023-04-09) 
June 18, 2023 (2023-06-18)
Season chronology

The season follows Tanjiro and Nezuko, who travels to Swordsmith Village and joined by the two other high-ranked Hashira members — Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito and Love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji along with Genya Shinazugawa, striving to fight and protect the village from the two upper-ranked demons.

On February 3, 2023, a compilation film titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village, which includes footage from the final two episodes of Entertainment District Arc and an advanced screening of the first Swordsmith Village Arc episode, premiered in Japan. Crunchyroll has licensed the season, and began streaming an English dub on May 28, 2023.

The opening theme is "Kizuna no Kiseki" (絆ノ奇跡, lit.'Miracle of Bonds'), while the ending theme is "Koi Kogare" (コイコガレ, lit.'Yearning'), both performed by Man with a Mission and Milet. "Kamado Nezuko no Uta" (竈門襧豆子のうた, "Nezuko Kamado's Song") by Go Shiina featuring Nami Nakagawa is featured as an insert song in the season finale episode.

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