As reported by Anime Corner, Aniplex held its special program earlier today on YouTube, revealing additional details to its previous announcement regarding the worldwide theatrical release of Demon Slayer: Swordsmith Village Arc. The said program featured a new trailer with a confirmed premiere date set on April 9.
The special program also revealed that MAN WITH A MISSION and milet are performing the opening theme song titled “Kizuna no Kiseki” in the brand-new installment. It was also said, though not in the program, that the first episode will be an hour-long special.
The new Swordsmith Village Arc trailer is available on the anime’s official Twitter account which can be seen below.
In addition, a new key visual was also revealed.
According to Crunchyroll, Demon Slayer has a synopsis of:
“It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself. Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a “demon slayer” so that he can turn his sister back into a human, and kill the demon that massacred his family.”
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Source: Demon Slayer JP official Twitter, Via: Anime Corner