As Demon Slayer Season 4 continues, Crunchyroll has revealed that episodes will be available earlier, starting at Episode 4.
Demon Slayeris currently putting Tanjiro through his paces as part of theHashira training, the grueling process of moving up in theDemon Slayer Corps. Most of theHashiraare involved, pushing our protagonist hard so he’s ready to face Muzan.
Beginning tomorrow, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc episodes will air at a new, earlier time! Episode 4 premieres at 8:45 AM PT on June 2.@DemonSlayerUSA✨ READ:https://t.co/KiBvqus5Sypic.twitter.com/y38ErUjiwl
No reason is given for the alteration. The first three episodes of the season arrived at 11:45am PST, meaning we now get access three hours earlier. Perhaps the turnaround period has been shortened, or viewership was taking a hit since that meant some timezones didn’t get to see them until the evening.
Whatever the case, it’s good news for people who want to see new Demon Slayer as early as they can. Season 4 is adapting the Hashira Training Arc from theDemon Slayer manga, a short storyline that’s really more of a preamble for the Infinity Castle Arc and the war against Muzan.
This season is expected to be shorter than the others — around eight episodes — before we get into the epic final stretch. Original scenes, like a fight between Tanjiro and Tengen, have been added to flesh out the material and create more nuance.
Plans beyond Season 4 haven’t been revealed yet. Rumors circulated some time ago that the last two arcs could be adapted into a trilogy ofanime movies, but no official announcement has been made. For now, Demon Slayer’s arriving on your Crunchyroll dash just that much quicker.
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Anthony McGlynn is a Senior Anime Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. An expert on animes like Demon Slayer, Solo Leveling and My Hero Academia, he also has over 10 years experience covering games and pop culture for outlets such as Variety, IGN, Den of Geek, PCGamesN, PCGamer, The Digital Fix, and many more. You can contact him at: anthony.mcglynn@dexerto.com
