'Kimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-hen' Announces Additional Cast, Opening Theme

The official website of the Kimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-hen (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc) television anime announced additional cast members, the opening theme, and a character promo on Friday. The anime is set to broadcast in in April 2023 on Fuji TV.

Cast
Kokushibou: Ryoutarou Okiayu (Bleach)
Douma: Mamoru Miyano (Bungou Stray Dogs)
Hantengu: Toshio Furukawa (Dragon Ball)
Gyokko: Kousuke Toriumi (JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 5: Ougon no Kaze)

Rock band MAN WITH A MISSION (Vinland Saga) and singer milet (Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majuu Sensen Babylonia) are performing the opening theme "Kizuna no Kiseki."

Haruo Sotozaki (Kimetsu no Yaiba) directs the anime at ufotable. Akira Matsushima (Tales of Zestiria the Cross) is the character designer and chief animation director. Yuki Kajiura (Sword Art Online) and Gou Shiina (Kyousou Giga (TV)) are composing the music.

Kimetsu no Yaiba adapts Koyoharu Gotouge's supernatural action manga, which ran in Weekly Shounen Jump from February 2016 to May 2020. Shueisha published the manga in 23 volumes.

VIZ Media licensed the manga in English in July 2017 and simulpublished it with the Japanese release in their new Shounen Jump platform. The 23rd and final volume shipped in August 2021. Shueisha's Manga Plus service also simulpublished the manga in English beginning January 2019.

Character PV


Source: animate Times

Dope!! But I always thought Kokushibou would be voiced by Kenjiro Tsuda.

Knowing the content they'll adapt in the first episode, this PV just added a bit more hype to it.

Opening by MAN WITH A MISSION? Lezz go

And we got some veteran seiyuu for the Upper Six

MWAM doing the OP is an insta W....Byakuya's VA voicing Kokushibou is just perfection, and I LOVE it

Absolute W.

Man with a mission are incredible. Also the voice actor choices for the upper moons are great. Byakuyas va for Kokushibo is honestly perfect, although Hayami Show would've been dope as well.

oh shit its the upper moons

Man with a mission + milet, OP song gonna be epic.

"Kizuna no Kiseki" by MAN WITH A MISSION x milet

Since Kenjiro Tsuda is in practically everything I definitely thought he would have voiced Kokushibo, but Byakuya's VA is  a great choice as well. 

Very good picks. That's how I imagined these characters to sound like.

It's so cool that Kokushibo is voiced be the dane VA that also voiced Gemini Saga from Saint Seiya.

While Kenjiro Tsuda was my dream pick for Kokushibo's voice in the anime adaptation, I'm not gonna lie - back when I was reading the manga I imagined Koku to sound more like Ryotaro Okiayu than Kenjiro Tsuda.

can't wait for the the anime to come back

can't wait to witness Mitsuri's full naked chest in all of its glory

Now this is what i've been waiting for.

peak is gonna be back bois.

Trivia about KNY for seiyuus

1. Before that, Hantengu and Douma are enemy in Dragon Ball Super, Superhero the movie (Piccolo vs Gamma 2), and this time, they're allies of upper 6
2. Kokushibo is Byakuya Kuchiki. Imagine that Inosuke meet him in battle, it means we can see rematch about Byakuya vs As Nodt from Bleach 1000 Years of Blood War 
3. It will be a reunion of Uta no Prince Sama casts, (mostly are from STARISH) such as Douma, Daki, Zenitsu, Gyomei, Kyogai, Temple Demon & Swamp Demon
4. It will be a reunion of Dai no Daibouken casts, such as Dai, Maam, Soala, Leona, Avan, Hyunckel, Nova, Hadlr, Vearn & Myst Vearn, Larhalt, Galdandy, and Hym
5. It will be a reunion of MHA casts, such as Deku, Bakugo, Todoroki brothers (Shouto & Dabi), Endeavor, Tsuyu, Fumikage, Yosetsu, Eraserhead, Best Jeanist, Nighteye, Tomura, Skeptic, Lady Nagant, Wolfram, David Shield (young), Serpenters, Mummy, & Sisicross

This is gonna be good!

Top tier voice additions, BTW.

the staff is good as always for Demon Slayer and I really like Milet so I'll probably like the OP too

I was clicking the link while thinking “don't tell me it's LiSA again” but I'm so excited to know it's MAN WITH A MISSION and Milet!

They did one Collab before in the song Reiwa, didn't expect them to Collab again for Kimetsu no Yaiba.

People here expected TsudaKen, people elsewhere expected Madara's seiyuu (the main one).

And imo, if TsudaKen was to be Kokushibou, then Yoriichi's VA should've  been also different due to obvious reasons.

What was he in the news for?

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I thought it was him that had a situation that he lives with a lover for years instead of the wife and all that, but I after checking - I misremembered, it was Takahiro Sakurai. (In fact, he had two lovers)

Sorry for confusion, I stand corrected.

Continuation of one of the best anime ever made. This one I watch in theaters!