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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime Reveals 4 More Cast Members in Video
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A stage presentation at the Machi Asobi event on Sunday revealed four more cast members for the television anime of Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga.
Toshihiko Seki as Muzan Kibutsuji
Ryōhei Kimura as Swamp Demon
Jun Fukuyama as Yahaba
Mikako Komatsu as Susamaru
The official website and Twitter account for the anime is also streaming a video to preview the cast. The characters will appear in the show starting with the sixth episode.
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The official website for the anime also released a short story for the franchise on Sunday titled "Inosuke and the Carp Streamers." (May 5 is Children's Day in Japan and is usually celebrated with hanging carp streamers.)
The anime premiered on April 6, and Aniplex of America has licensed the series. The show is streaming on Hulu, Crunchyroll, and FunimationNow.
Haruo Sotozaki (Tales of Zestiria the X, Tales of Symphonia the Animation) is directing the anime at ufotable (Fate/Zero, Kara no Kyoukai, Katsugeki: Touken Ranbu). ufotable is also credited for the scripts. Akira Matsushima (Maria Watches Over Us, Tales of Zestiria the X) is the character designer, with Miyuki Satō, Yōko Kajiyama, and Mika Kikuchi serving as sub-character designers. Yuki Kajiura (Sword Art Online, Fate/Zero, Madoka Magica) and Gō Shiina (Tales of Zestiria the X, Juni Taisen: Zodiac War, God Eater) are composing the music. Hikaru Kondo is producing the series.
The anime will have 26 episodes.
Source: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime's website and Twitter account, Comic Natalie
