Demon Slayer is a popular Japanese manga series. It was written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotōge and produced by Ufotable,. Released back in February 2016, the series took its final bow in May 2020.
Although the production may have ended its run on TV for now, but Demon Slayer fans can look forward to a lot more. Following the airing of the series finale, its makers announced the Demon Slayer movie. Serving as a sort of sequel to the recent season, the film will be known as Demon
Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train.
This anime series is not something that you witness every day. The show is such a huge success that so far more than 80 million copies have been circulated in the market including its digital versions. Because of the enormous fan base, this is one of the bestselling Japanese manga series.
Furthermore, the series has also been critically acclaimed by viewers worldwide for its fantastic plot and amazing action scenes. Fans have also applauded the animation work done in this movie.
Demon Slayer: Plot
The series revolves around a kindhearted, generous, and intelligent boy named Tanjiro Kamado. He lives happily with his family in the mountains, even though they are not very well-off. Tanjiro’s life is turned upside down when his father tragically passes away and he is left as the sole breadwinner of the family.
He would visit nearby villages to look for paid work. However, he started selling charcoal sometime later. Everything was going well until one day when he returned home to find that his family had been attacked and brutally murdered by a demon.
Surprisingly, Tanjiro and his sister, Nezuko, survived the attack and things were not the same for them as before. As the story continued, Nezuko turned into a demon but surprisingly she still showed some human traits, emotions, and thoughts.
One day, Tanjiro confronts a demon named Giyū Tomioka. Seeing his capabilities to fight with a demon, Giyū recruited him to become a demon slayer. Things changed completely from him and he began his journey to become a demon slayer so that he could avenge the death of his family and help his sister turn back into a human.
Now talking about the movie, we expect all the characters to reappear with their name, role, and back story. As the movie is the sequel to the last season, we expect the makers to continue with the same plot and introduce former and new characters with much more thrilling plot and action scenes.
The Cast of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train
Being a sequel, we can expect all the voice-over artists who gave their voice in the manga series to give their voices to the same characters they gave in the former seasons. It would be interesting if the makers would introduce many more characters and new artists would become part of this movie.
Here is the list of main voice-over artists who gave their voice to some of the amazing characters in the manga series created by Japanese.
| English Voice Over Artist | Japanese Voice Over Artist | Characters |
| Zach Aguilar | Natsuki Hanae | Tanjiro Kamado |
| Abby Trott | Akari Kito | Nezuko Kamado |
| Aleks Le | Hiro Shimono | Zenitsu Agatsuma |
| Bryce Papenbrook | Yoshitsugu Matsuoka | Inosuke Hashibira |
| Mark Whitten | Satoshi Hino | Kyōjurō Rengoku |
| Landon McDonald | Daisuke Hirakawa | Enmu |
Other Major Details Following Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train
The name ‘Demon Slayer’ is quite popular and its movies and novels have the same title A Japanese light novel was released back in February 2019 on the same name.
This novel was followed by a second novel that was released back in October 2019. Moreover, The series garnered so much appreciation worldwide. In fact, a mobile game is officially announced to be released anytime in 2020. Although there is no confirmed release date, we feel that this game will allow the users to showcase their skills as a Demon Slayer.
Not just a mobile game, rumors have it that a gaming console could also be released in 2021 for PlayStation 4. And, this gaming console would give you a similar kind of experience as the series. Well, if you think that there are no more things related to Demon Slayer, then you are wrong my friend. There is a Demon Slayer fan book in the market which contains all the information on back story and the role of each character in this upcoming movie.
Incase, If you are eagerly waiting for the movie, then do not just sit and wait for this to happen. You can enjoy the already released shows of this amazing show and could binge-watch them. The novels and the fan book that we have talked about could help you retain your interest in this show and would definitely give you a better understanding of this show.