The Tanjiro Kamado visuals of Koyoharu Gotouge , Kamado Nezuko, and Muzan Kibutsuji from the new fifth stage adaptation of the popular manga " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba " by Gotouge Koyoharu have been released. They were unveiled at the event "Jump Festa 2025" being held at Makuhari Messe (Mihama Ward, Chiba City).
Comments have been provided by Tanjiro Kamado, Karen Takahashi, who plays Nezuko Kamado, and Yoshihide Sasaki, who plays Muzan Kibutsuji.
The new work will see Tanjiro and Nezuko fight a fierce battle together to protect the village of swordsmiths that has been attacked by the Upper Rank demons. The play will be performed in Tokyo and Hyogo in April 2025, with the script and direction by Tsuneyasu Motoyoshi and the music by Shunsuke Wada.
Since the first series was released in 2020, the stage version has been performed with a second in 2021, a third in 2022, and a fourth in 2023.
The story of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" is about Tanjiro Kamado, whose family was killed by demons, joining the Demon Slaying Corps to turn his sister Nezuko, who has turned into a demon, back into a human. The original was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) from 2016 to 2020. The total number of copies of the comics published is over 150 million.
The TV anime "Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc" aired from April to September 2019, and the movie version "Mugen Train" released in October 2020 was a huge hit, grossing approximately 40 billion yen, the highest ever box office revenue in Japan. The "Entertainment District Arc Arc" aired from December 2021 to February 2022, the "Swordsmith Village Arc" from April to June 2023, and the "Hashira Training Arc" from May to June 2024. There is also talk that the movie version of "Infinity Castle Arc" will be released in 2025.
◇Comment from Shogo Sakamoto, who plays Tanjiro Kamado
I am very happy to be able to perform the stage play "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kimetsu no Yaiba" Part 5: Attack on the Swordsmith Village. I am anxious about what kind of battle awaits us next, but at the same time I am very excited! I'm sure there will be many obstacles to overcome in order to express the world of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" on stage, but I hope to overcome them by believing in myself and working together with everyone in the company! I will do my best to show you an even more improved performance than last time, so please look forward to it! I look forward to seeing you at the theater!
◇Comment from Karen Takahashi, who plays Nezuko Kamado
It has been decided that the stage play "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kimetsu no Yaiba" Part 5: Attack on the Swordsmith Village will be performed. Once again, I would like to express my gratitude to everyone who supports me. And I am truly happy to be able to walk through a new act with Nezuko-chan. It has been a year since I infiltrated the red light district and ran through the night in a flashy manner. The heartbeat of the days I spent with the story, the warmth of our hands, always give me a push. The feelings that have been woven so far, the new story that is woven. The immortal bond, and love. I would like to cherish all of that and run through the world of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba". To everyone who loves this work. I will challenge it with all my heart and soul. Please look forward to it.
◇Comment from Yoshihide Sasaki, who plays Muzan Kibutsuji
Thanks to everyone who always supports the stage, the stage play "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba", which premiered in 2020, has been able to reach "Sono Go" after about five years. Thank you very much. This time, it is finally the story of the swordsmith village. In terms of the number of volumes of the original work, it is about the halfway point. Up to this point, there have been many stories in which the lives of the Demon Slaying Corps and demons have been put on the line. Carrying all of those stories and the feelings of all the cast members, as the original demon, I intend to connect it to the second half of the story. Please look forward to it.
