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Demon Slayer: Hashira Training Arc Anime Gets Screenings in India

Crunchyroll announced on Friday that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training-, the theatrical screening of the one-hour first episode of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc television anime and the final episode of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc, will screen in Indian theaters. The company also announced that it will host World Tour preview screenings for the anime in India as well.

The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc anime will premiere in spring 2024.

The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-Hen) television anime premiered on April 9 with a one-hour special. Crunchyroll and Netflix streamed the anime in India as it aired in Japan. Crunchyroll added the Hindi dub of the anime on May 8.

Theatrical screenings of the anime opened in India on March 17. The screenings originally opened on February 3 in 418 theaters in Japan. The screenings included episodes 10 and 11 of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc, as well as the first Swordsmith Village Arc episode.

The first television anime of Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga premiered in April 2019.

The Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train anime film began screening in Japan in October 2020. The film opened in India in August 2021.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc, a seven-episode arc that adapts the Mugen Train film, premiered in October 2021. The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yūkaku-hen) television anime then premiered in December 2021 with a one-hour special. Crunchyroll added Hindi and Indian English dubs for both seasons.

Source: Press release