Crunchyroll is to launch new episodes of anime series ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc’
Sony group companies, Aniplex of America and streaming service Crunchyroll are to begin simulcast streams of anime series “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc” from April 9.
Crunchyroll will simulcast new episodes every week where the service is available, and exclusively in North America, South America, and Europe.
The underlying manga series was published under Shueisha’s Jump Comics operation, consists of 23 volumes and has seen sales of over 150 million copies. The animation production is by Ufotable.
The narrative began when Tanjiro Kamado, a boy whose family is killed by a demon, joins the Demon Slayer Corps to turn his younger sister Nezuko back into a human after she is transformed into a demon.
