Demon Slayer Season 2 or Kimetsu no Yaiba has been the hot topic ever since the anime’s release in 2019. The beloved manga by Kyouharu Gotouge recently come to an end and the fans are now excited to see their favorites back on screen again!
After the release of Mugen Train in October 2020, the expectations set in the studio Ufotable are very high. The first season and the movie served us high-class animation and showed loyalty to the source material, the manga.
Here’s What We Know So Far:
Based on the trailer released in May for Season Demon Slayer 2, we are speculating that the next season is set in the “Entertainment District arc” as a continuation to Mugen Train.
Although there has been no particular release date announced, a recent update on yahoo Japan hints that the fans can hone in on October as the release window for the next season.
However, the Netflix fans will have to wait a little longer before its release onto the platform. Aniplex has also confirmed that they will be announcing Kimetsu No Yaiba updates during their Aniplex Online fest on July 4th, 2021, Japan time.
We are keeping our fingers crossed for the possibility of a release date being announced during the same. If they do, we will surely update you!
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Do You Need To Watch Mugen Train Before Watching Demon Slayer Season 2?
As mentioned earlier, the story for season 2 picks up from where the story ended in Mugen Train. So, yes as a demon slayer fan, you must watch it before season 2.
For those of you who weren’t able to watch the movie, fret not for it will be available for purchase digitally starting from, June 22nd.
The movie is beyond great and is labeled as the highest-grossing movie since it has made around $500,000 so far.
The Popularity Of The Demon Slayer franchise:
The Demon Slayer manga has managed to surpass the record held by the Dragon Ball series, the Lofty Manga Record. The record works on the basis of the number of manga copies a volume manages to sell.
Dragon Ball held the number 1 rank with 6.19 globally and 4,29 within Japan but was pushed down to a second place by Demon Slayer with 6.52 copies sold per volume in both the markets.
The Demon Slayer Trademark Saga:
With great popularity comes great struggles too. One main factor contributing to the revenue of the franchise is merchandising.
Shueisha filed many trademarks for the clothing patterns of a few of the Demon Slayer characters such as Giyu Tomioka, Shinobu Kocho, and Kyojuro Rengoku to make merch profit.
While their first round of attempts for the same was successful, they were denied trademarks for the main characters’ clothing patterns, Tanjiro Kamado, Nezuko Kamado, and Zenitsu Agatsuma.
It’s unclear as to why the same has been denied but it is safe to say that Shueisha will not be backing down easily and will definitely attempt again.
In other news, the Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles is getting an English version and a gameplay trailer showing Giyu Tomioka in action is out now.
