The television premiere of the Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Mugen Train) anime film ended with a promotional reel on Saturday, revealing a new cast, broadcast info, and the theme songs for the second season.

Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Entertainment District Arc) will premiere on December 5 with an hour-long special at 11:15 p.m. on Fuji TV, followed by Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV at 11:30 p.m. on December 11. Voice actress Miyuki Sawashiro (Lupin III (2015)) is joining the cast as Daki.

J-pop singer Aimer (Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works 2nd Season, Vinland Saga) will perform the second season's opening and ending themes "Zankyou Sanka" and "Asa ga Kuru," respectively.

A seven-episode television re-edit of the Mugen Ressha-hen anime film will air beginning October 10, featuring an original first episode, 70 new animation cuts, new background music, and trailer. Anisong artist LiSA is returning to perform new opening and ending themes for the re-edition, titled "Akeboshi" and "Shirogane," respectively. Aniplex also revealed a key visual for the re-edited version (pictured).

Crunchyroll and Funimation will both stream the second season and Mugen Ressha-hen television edit as it airs in Japan.

Kimetsu no Yaiba adapts Koyoharu Gotouge's supernatural action manga, which ran in Weekly Shounen Jump from February 2016 to May 2018. Shueisha published the manga in 23 volumes. The manga has a cumulative 150 million copies in print.

The first anime season premiered in 26 episodes in Spring 2019, followed by the Mugen Ressha-hen anime film on October 16 last year.

Promotional Reel


Source: PR Times