Demon Slayer season 4: Release date, trailer, confirmed cast, plot synopsis, and more (2024)

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Demon Slayer season 4: key information

- Original Japanese version released from May to June
- Dubbed English version currently releasing weekly on Crunchyroll
- No confirmed Netflix release date yet
- Story synopsis and episodes revealed
- Full voice cast returns to reprise their roles
- Movie trilogy, Infinity Castle, will act as season 5

Demon Slayer season four, also known as the Hashira Training arc, takes the next step in Tanjiro’s journey to becoming a fully-fledged Demon Slayer. While all episodes of the original Japanese version, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, have already aired, the dubbed English version is currently being released weekly. To follow the adventure of one of the best anime of all time, fans can stream on Crunchyroll first, then, at a later date, it’ll arrive on Netflix.

The Hashira Training arc, adapted from the manga, sees the teenager strive to become a skilled Demon Slayer in order to avenge his family’s death and navigate his sister Nezuko’s transformation into a demon. This arc is a far cry from the boy we met in season one. To find out more about the release date, the cast, plot specifics, and trailers, read on below. We’ll also delve into what lies ahead for the Demon Slayer franchise when it comes to its arrival on one of the world's best streaming services and season five, taking a whole new form.

Considering Demon Slayer season four has already been released in Japanese, there’s major spoilers ahead discussing plot specifics of the show. For any fans who haven’t read the manga series, there will also be spoilers forthcoming for Demon Slayer season five.

Demon Slayer season 4 release date

Episode 1 of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc English dub is streaming now on @crunchyroll ! ✨📺 Episode 1: To Defeat Muzan Kibutsuji pic.twitter.com/BZ1NVa2d8XJune 30, 2024

While the Japanese version of Demon Slayer season four is already available to stream in full, the English dub version of the episodes didn’t start their weekly release on Crunchyroll until June 30 and are expected to continue through to late August.

In terms of when it’ll come to Netflix, there’s no confirmed release date. What we do know is that season three took a few months to arrive on Netflix, with season two taking almost a year. If we go by the most recent season, we could speculate Demon Slayer arriving on the streamer in late 2024 or early 2025. But, we’ll be sure to update when we know for certain.

For now, the first three seasons are available to stream on Netflix. NB: season two has been split into two arcs; the Mungen Train Arc and the Entertainment District Arc on the streaming platform, making it appear as if four seasons already exist there.

Demon Slayer season 4 trailer

Given that Demon Slayer season four is already out, there is a trailer to share. Fortunately, it’s for the dubbed English version, so if you’re wanting to take a look at what’s in store before you watch the episodes, here’s your chance.

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Here’s the Demon Slayer season four original voice cast:

  • Natsuki Hanae as Tanjiro
  • Akari Kito as Nezuko Kamado
  • Hiro Shimono as Zenitsu Agatsuma
  • Yoshitsuhu Matsuoka as Inosuke Hashibira
  • Katsuyuki Konishi as Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui
  • Saori Hayami as Insect Hashira Shinobu Kocho
  • Kengo Kawanishi as Muichiro Tokito
  • Kana Hanazawa as Misturi Kanroji
  • Kenichi Suzumura as Obanai Iguro
  • Tomokazu Seki as Wind Hashira Sanemi Shinazugawa
  • Tomokazu Sugita as Stone Hashira Gyomei Himejima
  • Takahiro Sakurai as Water Hashira Giyu Tomioka
  • Ai Kayano as Kanae Kocho

And, here’s the Demon Slayer season four English dubbed voice cast:

  • Zach Aguilar as Tanjiro
  • Abby Trott as Nezuko Kamado
  • Aleks Le as Zenitsu Agatsuma
  • Bryce Papenbrook as Inosuke Hashibira
  • Ray Chase as Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui
  • Erika Harlacher as Insect Hashira Shinobu Kocho
  • Griffin Burns as Muichiro Tokito
  • Kira Buckland as Mitsuri Kanroji
  • Erik Scott Kimerer as Obanai Iguro
  • Kaiji Tang as Wind Hashira Sanemi Shinazusgawa
  • Crispin Freeman as Stone Hashira Gyomei Himejima
  • Johnny Yong Bosch as Water Hashira Giyu Tomioka
  • Bridgert Hoffman as Kanae Kocho

Both casts have been a stalwart for the Demon Slayer franchise and return once again to reprise their roles and continue on with their stories.

Demon Slayer season 4 story synopsis

Demon Slayer season 4: Release date, trailer, confirmed cast, plot synopsis, and more (4)

Demon Slayer season four adapts chapters 128-139 of the manga of the same name. It premieres with an hour-long episode that picks up on Tanjiro’s journey to avenge his family and alongside his allies they enter into the Hashira Training arc. Spoilers ahead for all eight episodes of season four.

In episode one, Wind and Serpent Hashira embark on a mission to rescue a kidnapped woman and come across an entrance to the Infinity Castle, before it vanishes. Elsewhere, there’s discussions led by Kagaya’s wife, Amane, around the mysterious marks that appeared on Misturi and Muichiro while they were in battle.

Tojiro and his allies embark on training in preparation for the impending conflict against Muzan Kibutsuji, who continues to pursue Nezuko. Each Hashira leads training to strengthen the Demon Slayers, but Water Hashira refuses. To conclude the episode, Tamayo is visited by Kagaya’s crow, who enlists the skilled doctor/demon to fight against Muzan and ally with Shinobu Kocho.

In episode two, Tanjiro wants to find out why Giyu won’t join the Hashira Training. Giyu eventually confides in Tanjiro that a dark memory in his past, involving Sabito from season one, has left him feeling unworthy. Thankfully, Tanjiro helps him overcome his problems. During this, Insect Hashira Shinobu tells Kanao her plan to teach her how to kill the demon that killed her older sister.

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In episode three, Tanjiro impresses during Hanshira training set up by Tengen. Tengen tasks the trainees with a big challenge by pretending to be a demon hunting them. With Tanjiro as a strong leader, he inspires the other trainees to work harder and complete their training.

In episode four, the training intensifies with Muichiro. Tonjiro once again impresses with his skills against Sanemi and Obanai. Tonjiro challenges Muichiro to a paper plane contest, which if he loses means he’ll be more lenient with the trainees. Muichiro easily wins, but it teaches him to change his attitude towards the trainees anyway.

In episode five, training continues at Mitsuri’s stage, then Obanai’s stage, then finally Sanemi’s stage. While Tanjiro is succeeding, Sanemi takes out a personal vendetta and beats the trainees, alongside Tanjiro, to teach them a lesson of resilience. Elsewhere, Wind Harisha Sanemi’s younger brother, Genya, reveals he eats demons. Sanemi is angry at Tanjiro and ends his training, but Tanjiro and Zenitsu move onto the last stage.

In episode six, it’s time for the towering Stone Hashira Gyomei’s training, which spans three stages of enduring a waterfall, lifting logs, and pushing a boulder. While Tanjiro struggles with the weight of the boulder, he is reminded by Genya to harness Repetitive Action - to use certain memories to heighten strength - and he succeeds. Elsewhere, the threat of Muzan is rising as Biwa Demon Nakime has located 60% of the Demon Slayers in the hunt for Nezuko and Kagaya.

In episode seven, Tanjiro finishes his training. On his way to Giyu, Tajiro finds Zenitsu angered by a letter he has received, although its contents remain unclear. Giyu and Sanemi spar, but Sanemi is once again in conflict with Tanjiro who tries to make peace. Sanemi discovers Nakime’s eye and realises the Hashira Training Corps has been infiltrated. At the same moment, Muzan enters the Ubuyashiki mansion to confront Kagaya, the leader of the Corps.

Finally, in episode eight, Muzan is hellbent on finding Nezuko. In a huge twist, Kagaya sets off explosives in his mansion, taking out him and most of his family to shock Muzan. He escapes, but not before the Hashira arrive and Demon Slayers to fight him. Just as it appears they might beat him, Nakime opens the doors to the Infinity Castle beneath them, which sucks them all in, transporting them and trapping them.

Demon Slayer season 4: future seasons?

The end is near. Crunchyroll is excited to bring Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle to theaters as an epic trilogy! ⚔️ @DemonSlayerUSAhttps://t.co/a5mKaNny1g pic.twitter.com/ZYIy5XmKRhJune 30, 2024

With Demon Slayer season 4 complete, fans have been left with a huge cliffhanger with the Hashira and Demon Slayers captured in Infinity Castle. Fortunately, season five has officially been announced, but it won’t arrive in the traditional sense. Instead of a run of episodes, the next step in the Demon Slayer franchise will be to release a trilogy of movies based on the Infinity Castle arc.

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The teaser trailer, shown above, shows an ominous dull-lit staircase and hallway of Infinity Castle before the words, “With a united will that lasts forever… Enter the Battle at Infinity Castle.” Before a montage of the main Hashira and various fight scenes plays out.

In a statement (per Variety), Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini said: “Crunchyroll is thrilled to be able to bring this trilogy of films to fans, on the big screen, and it promises to be one of the truly epic and consequential pop cultural events of our time when it hits theaters.”

Season four set the scene for the Demon Slayers to be fully trained up and ready to fight. The Infinity Castle arc makes up the first half of the Final Battle Arc of the manga, with the second half called the Sunrise Countdown arc. That’s chapter 137-205 to get through and clearly a lot of story left to tell, hence the trilogy of feature-length movies. While Demon Slayer season five isn’t strictly a season as we know it, the three movies will form the final part of the story.

For more Netflix TV-based coverage, check out our guides on Arcane season two, Stranger Things season five, Wednesday season two, and Cobra Kai season six.

Grace Dean

Grace is a freelance writer for TechRadar, with past work at sites like GamesRadar, Metro and The Loadout.

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Demon Slayer season 4: Release date, trailer, confirmed cast, plot synopsis, and more (2024)

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Demon Slayer season 4: Release date, trailer, confirmed cast, plot synopsis, and more? ›

Demon Slayer Season 4 is set to premiere on May 12, 2024, continuing Tanjiro

Tanjiro
Tanjiro Kamado (Japanese: 竈門 炭治郎, Hepburn: Kamado Tanjirō) is a fictional character and the protagonist of Koyoharu Gotouge's manga Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Tanjiro_Kamado
's journey in the Hashira Training Arc. The anime, known for its gripping narrative, follows Tanjiro as he battles demons in early 1900s Japan, spurred by his sister Nezuko's transformation into a demon.

What is the plot of demon slayer season 4? ›

Demon Slayer season 4 story synopsis. Demon Slayer season four adapts chapters 128-139 of the manga of the same name. It premieres with an hour-long episode that picks up on Tanjiro's journey to avenge his family and alongside his allies they enter into the Hashira Training arc.

How many episodes are in season 4 of Demon Slayer? ›

Demon Slayer season 4 episode count: how many episodes are in the Hashira Training arc? Demon Slayer season 4 has only eight episodes, making it the shortest season to date.

Is Demon Slayer season 4 coming? ›

The fourth and final season, titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hashira Training Arc, adapts from the 15th and 16th volumes (chapters 128–139) of the manga. It premiered on May 12, 2024, with a one-hour episode. The season ended with a one-hour special, which aired on June 30 of the same year.

Who is the bad guy in demon slayer season 4? ›

Muzan Kibutsuji (鬼舞辻無慘, Kibutsuji Muzan) is the main antagonist of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba franchise.

Will Demon Slayer have a season 5? ›

Demon Slayer Season 5, the final run of the beloved anime known as the Infinity Castle Arc, will be released as a trilogy of films distributed by Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment beyond Japan. Crunchyroll announced the trilogy following the release of Season 4's final episode on June 30.

Is Tanjiro a Hashira? ›

Although Tanjiro was on his path to becoming a Hashira. With Muzan gone, there was no need for the Demon Slayers Corps, hence he did not become a Hashira.

How many seasons will Demon Slayer have? ›

How many seasons of Demon Slayer will there be? The series will most likely have four seasons since the last and final season might adapt the Final Battle arc. This arc can further be split into two parts: the Infinity Castle arc and the Sunrise Countdown arc. How many seasons will Demon Slayer have?

What is the last arc of Demon Slayer? ›

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba just wrapped its Hashira Training arc but the (Mugen) train isn't slowing down: on the heels of the finale, Crunchyroll that Demon Slayer's next arc, Infinity Castle, will roll out in theaters as an “epic trilogy of films.” In a news release, Crunchyroll notes that “the three-part ...

Is the infinity castle arc out? ›

Demon Slayer Infinity Castle movie release date speculation

A late 2025 window, just in time for the fall season which typically falls in October, wouldn't be out of the question. From there? The movie trilogy could continue until 2026 and potentially even 2027, depending on production schedules.

How old is Tanjiro in Season 4? ›

In the current season of the Demon Slayer anime (Season 4), Tanjiro is 16 years old. At the start of the series, when Tanjiuro's family is first massacred by the Demon King Muzan Kibutsuji, he is only 13 years old.

What is the 4th Demon Slayer arc? ›

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 4, the Hashira Training Arc, is set to premiere on Crunchyroll on May 12, 2024. Following the intense Swordsmith Village arc, Tanjiro and his companions undergo rigorous training with the Hashira to prepare for their ultimate showdown with Muzan Kibutsuji.

Is Tanjiro a demon in Season 4? ›

But anime watchers have a question, does the protagonist Tanjiro turn into a demon in this arc? The simple answer is no, he does not turn into a demon in this arc. However, he does turn into a demon for a very short while at the tail end of the manga.

Which demon killed Tanjiro's family? ›

Later in the series, Tanjiro finds the same smell while strolling through the crowded streets of Asakusa, Tokyo. This is when the story reveals that Muzan Kibutsuji, the Demon King, killed the protagonist's family. However, the mystery behind why Muzan killed Tanjiro's family, the Kamados, remains.

Who killed Kokushibo? ›

Sanemi and Gyomei decapitated Kokushibo, but he successfully regenerated his head just as Akaza had. However, the wound from Muichiro's burning red blade caused his body to disintegrate anyway. As his body withered away, Kokushibo reflected on his human life as Michikatsu Tsugikuni, the twin brother of Yoriichi.

Is kokushibo related to Tanjiro? ›

Tanjiro Kamado is unrelated to Muichiro and Kokushibou. The Kamado family is descended from Sumiyoshi, one of Yoriichi's closest friends. Muichiro, however, descends from Kokushibou. Tanjiro and Muichiro are merely pals.

Who is the main character in Demon Slayer 4? ›

Tanjiro Kamado

Demon Slayer's main character, Tanjiro's life turned into a walking nightmare when a demon slaughtered his family and turned his sister, Nezuko, to the dark side.

What happens in episode 4 Demon Slayer? ›

The two demons argue over who gets to kill and devour Tanjiro first, causing both of them to attack him at once. They knock Tanjiro back, but he quickly regains his composure and begins to breathe deeply. The Hand Demon appears.

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