It’s finally here!
Demon Slayer Season 4 OP spoilers ahead!
Summary:
- Demon Slayer: To the Hashira Training movie is out in Japan.
- The opening theme has been leaked.
- There will be some anime-only scenes.
Season 4 of Demon Slayer (Kimetsu no Yaiba) is getting closer with each week, and fans can’t contain their excitement anymore. And they’re not the only ones, if we’re being honest.
The movie is out
Demon Slayer: To the Hashira Training is a feature-length movie that features the last two episodes of Season 3 (Swordsmith Village Arc) and the first episode of Season 4 (Hashira Training Arc).
The movie premiered in Japan on February 2, 2024, by Toho and Aniplex, which means that there are already lucky ones who had a chance to experience the new chapter of this story.
But we all know that secrets don’t remain secrets for long, and the first movie leaks have started to appear all over the internet. You can already find the new Demon Slayer opening theme. In terrible quality, of course, since it was recorded in a cinema, but still.
Opening theme leaked
The new opening fits the title of the new season very well, as it shows our favorite demon slayers training along with the Hashira. And let’s not forget about danger, of course, Muzan is also in the opening and he is as threatening as ever.
All Hashira will have to shine in the new season, as they are all very present in the opening. But the most interesting and exciting thing is the final scene of Tanjiro advancing upon Muzan. Will we finally see these two fight?
There are extra scenes
There have also been some frames and scenes leaked. We don’t want to spoil anything major to you, and truth be told, there haven’t been any major leaks except for the opening theme. But fans say there is indeed new content in the movie.
So here’s your answer if you were also worried about the length of the Hashira Training Arc in the manga: the anime will add more encounters and scenes. But fear not, manga readers say they enjoyed the new moments.
Fans have also been wondering if the anime will have some fillers and slice-of-life moments to fill the screen time, and while this may still be possible, the leaked scenes feature some action, so extra battles are coming.
The first impressions of the movie are positive. We don’t know if it’s somehow connected to the fact that fans just missed Demon Slayer a lot and were happy to finally see something new, but we believe that they actually liked the movie.
The movie is already doing really well at the box office, and as of February 5, 2024, it has reached 441,000 viewers with the revenue of 643 million yen (about $4,4 million).