Demon Slayer is finally gearing up for the much-awaited release of its fourth season, featuring the manga’s Hashira Training Arc. As the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- World Tour officially begins today in Tokyo, Japan, the anime announced the official opening theme of Demon Slayer Season 4: Mugen by My First Story x Hyde. To celebrate this feat, the artists comment on this new project.
The anime’s X (formerly Twitter) page announced the opening theme for Demon Slayer Season 4, and further details were revealed on its official website. My First Story was chosen to create a track that perfectly depicts the Hashira’s intense training as they prepare for a battle against the Demon King, Muzan Kibutsuji. With arrangement and lyrics by the group and Chimeraz, Ufotable, the studio behind the anime, wanted a tune that would have a resemblance to the characters of the Demon Slayer Corps, the group’s leader Kagaya Ubuyashiki, and Muzan and would express their real intentions through their vocals.
With that in mind, My First Story and Hyde collaborate to produce music that will perfectly fit the upcoming season's theme. That said, the rock band’s vocalist, Hiroko Moriuchi, expressed his gratitude to be part of this project. He even called performing the opening theme an “overwhelming honor,” especially since they got to sing it with Hyde, who he called their “mentor and kind senior.”
“I am filled with the desire to make this work even more colorful and sublimated,” he said. “I put my heart and soul into this challenge, so please listen to it along with my work.”
Alternatively, Hyde said the Hashira Training Arc is an important part of Demon Slayer, where the main characters form a deeper bond between the battles and training. Hence, he hoped Mugen would live up to this story.
“Please enjoy the music along with the story,” he added.
Who are the cast and staff of Demon Slayer Season 4?
Natsuki Hanae leads Demon Slayer Season 4 as Tanjiro Kamado. For other cast members, you can check the list below:
Akari Kito as Kamadone Mameko
Hiro Shimono as Zenitsu Agatsuma
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Inosuke Sukihira
Nobuhiko Okamoto as Genya Fushikawa
Takahiro Sakurai as Yoshiyu Tomioka
Katsuyuki Konishi as Usu Tengen
Kengao Kasai as Muichiro Tokito
Saori Hayami as Shinobu Phalaenopsis
Hanazawa Kana as Kanroji Mitsuri
Kenichi Suzumura as Iguro Obanai
Tomokazu Seki as Fushikawa Miya
For the main staff, Haruo Tonosaki directs the series, while Akira Matsushima handles the character design and is the chief animation director.
What is Demon Slayer Season 4 about?
Demon Slayer Season 4 will feature the manga’s 10th story, Hashira Training Arc. Here, Tanjiro will meet the Stone Hashira, Himejima, who will put him under training to prepare him for the huge battles that are about to come. This will also help make Tanjiro a Hashira himself. Though it will be hard to get Himejima’s approval, Tanjiro will work hard to earn it. In addition, it will also see Muzan with the new Upper Rank 4 Nakime as they look for Nezuko and Ubuyashiki.
You can read the synopsis below:
Tanjiro goes to see the Stone Hashira, Himejima, who intends to prepare him for future battles. The training to become a Hashira—a high-ranking member of the Demon Slayer Corps—is intense and demanding. Earning Himejima's approval seems impossible, but Tanjiro won't give up! Meanwhile, the demon lord Muzan, along with the new Upper Rank 4, Nakime, continues to search for the location of Nezuko and Ubuyashiki.
The anime is based on the manga of the same name by Koyoharu Gotouge. It was published in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump from February 2016 to May 2020 and collected 23 tankobon volumes. It’s licensed in English by Viz Media. It was then adapted into anime by Ufotable, with the first season released in April 2019, the second in October 2021, and the third in April 2023.
A sequel film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train, was released in October 2020, followed by two compilation movies, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training, in February 2023 and February 2024, respectively. With its success, selling over 150 million copies by February 2021, it became one the best-selling manga series of all time.
Demon Slayer Season 4 is scheduled to premiere in the Spring of 2024. With the third season’s major cliffhanger and Nezuko now able to withstand the sun, what will happen next to Tanjiro and his sister is a must-see.
