The end is near for Demon Slayer: Hashira Training Arc. Viewers have seen Tanjiro training with former Sound Hashira Tenge Tengen Uzui, Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito, Love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji, Serpent Hashira Obanai Iguro, Wind Hashira Sanemi Shinazugawa, and Stone Hashira Gyomei Himejima six episodes deep into the fourth season. As the real action is about to begin, the anime has announced extended runtimes for the final two episodes of Demon Slayer Season 4.
The anime’s official website has announced that the last two episodes of Demon Slayer Season 4 will be extended. From the episodes’ usual runtime of 23 minutes, the upcoming Episode 7 will run for 40 minutes on its set airing on June 23. Episode 8, on the other hand, will run for a whopping 60 minutes or one hour on its slated release on June 30.
Not only that, but the anime also reveals that Episodes 7 and 8 will have a special screening at the TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku on the same day as the final episode's release: June 30. A talk will be held at the end of the screening and live-streamed on Aniplex’s official YouTube channel.
Demon Slayer Season 4 New Trailer
Meanwhile, in time for the announcement of Demon Slayer Season 4’s extended final two episodes, the anime has released a new trailer for Demon Slayer Season 4. The preview doesn’t only give a quick recap of Tanjiro’s training with the Hashiras. It also features a glimpse of Muzan Kibutsuji, hinting at the appearance of the Demon King in the penultimate and final episodes.
You can watch the new trailer for Demon Slayer Season 4 below:
The trailer begins with Tanjiro’s training with Uzui and his swordsmanship practice with Tokito. Tanjiro is then seen unleashing his great strength and power as he tries to push a huge boulder to complete his training with Himejima. The next scene features Water Hashira Giyu Tomioka showing his water-breathing skills and Insect Hashira Shinobu Kocho unveiling her insect-breathing swordsmanship style.
It also shows Shinazugawa showing off his immense speed and reflexes while Himejima wields his hand axe with a spiked flail attached to the hit through a long chain. Tokito briefly appears, and Kanroji unsheathes her whip-like Nichirin sword. A quick glimpse of Muzan is revealed, sitting in the middle of his Infinity Castle. In the last scene, Tanjiro appears as he wields his sword with all his might while surrounded by fire.
The anime is based on Koyoharu Gotouge’s manga of the same title, which ran from February 2016 to May 2020. It has collected 23 tankobon volumes and has over 150 million copies sold worldwide, making it one of the best-selling manga series ever. Viz Media has licensed the manga in English.
Ufotable produced its anime adaptation, with the first season released in 2019, the second in October 2021, and the third in April 2023. Each of the anime’s seasons comes with sequel and compilation films titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—The Movie: Mugen Train, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—To the Swordsmith Village, and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—To the Hashira Training. The fourth season premiered in May 2024 and released six episodes.
It looks like something big is about to happen in the final two episodes of Demon Slayer Season 4. As Nakime tells Muzan that she has found 60 percent of the demon slayers, it looks like the demons are about to begin their attack in no time.
Demon Slayer Season 4 Episodes 1 to 6 are available to stream on Crunchyroll. New episodes are set to release every Sunday.
