Demon Slayer Season 4: What does the Hashira Training Arc hold for us?

On Sunday, December 10, Aniplex shared the 2024 Promotional Reel, confirming that Demon Slayer Season 4: To the Hashira Training Arc is set to premiere in Spring 2024, featuring a special one-hour episode.

What

• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is preparing for Season 4 with a special movie that will debut the first episode of the Hashira Training arc on February 24, 2024.

• The much-anticipated anime is set to have its initial screening in theaters worldwide, following the tradition established by the success of the Swordsmith Village Arc.

• Fans will have the opportunity to relish this exclusive sneak peek before the complete season premieres in spring 2024.
• As revealed in the announcement, Demon Slayer Season 4 is scheduled for release in Spring 2024, featuring a special one-hour episode.
• The 2024 Promotional Reel commences with thrilling action sequences showcasing Tanjiro, Inosuke, Zenitsu, Nezuko, and other beloved characters.

Demon Slayer season 4: Hashira Training Arc

• Demon Slayer Season 4, titled the "To the Hashira Training Arc," will follow Chapters 128 to 136 from Koyoharu Gotoge's manga.
• In the next anime arc, Tanjiro Kamado meets Stone Hashira Himejima, who plans to train him as a Hashira. 
• Tanjiro undergoes rigorous training to get ready for upcoming battles, something that he is very familiar with. 

• According to the manga, this arc is set to follow the Hashiras (Pillars) and junior Demon Slayers as they go through tough training to get better at their skills and perhaps unlock Demon Slayer marks, similar to what happened with Tanjiro Kamado.

• This also explores Sanemi's (Wind Hashira) troubled relationship with his brother Genya, reigniting tension with Tanjiro.
• We will also see the return of two of the big fan-favourite characters of the anime - Inosuke, Zenitsu. 

• Both Inosuke, Zenitsu were heavily missed in the last arc and a glimpse of them from the promotional reel has left fans buzzing about their return. 
• The promotional reel also provides a glimpse of Nezuko looking at the sun from a window, hinting at further exploration in Season 4 regarding her ability to withstand the sun even after becoming a demon.