The visuals for the sixth installment of the stage adaptation of Koyoharu Gotouge's popular manga "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Yaiba," "Stage 'Demon Slayer: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba' Part 6: Pillar Rehearsal," have been released. The visuals feature the Demon Slaying Corps' pillars and Kagaya Ubuyashiki. Solo visuals for each character have also been released. The play will run from June 13th to 28th, 2026, at MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Box 1000 (Minato Ward, Tokyo).
The sixth installment will feature the already announced Sakamoto Shogo and Takahashi Hayate as Tanjiro Kamado, as well as Takahashi Karen as Nezuko Kamado, who will continue to play her role in the series, Ueda Keisuke as Zenitsu Agatsuma Zenitsu, Sato Yugo as Genya Shinazugawa Inosuke Hashibira , Utsumi Taichi as Genya Shinazugawa, Maiha Miu as Tamayo, Sato Eisuke as Yushiro, and Ide Yuzuka as the new role of Kanao Tsuyuri.
The Pillars will be played by Ryoshiro Tsuji as Tengen Uzui, Miku Shimomura as Muichiro Tokito, Yoko Kadoyama as Shinobu Kocho, Akari Kawasaki as Mitsuri Kanroji, Kosuke Miyamoto as Obanai Iguro, Ryutaro Maeda as Obanai Iguro , and Chang Hae as Gyomei Himejima Sanemi Shinazugawa , with Shunichi Takahashi joining the cast as the new Giyu Tomioka . Also appearing in the series will be Tomoki Hirose as Kagaya Ubuyashiki and Muzan Kibutsuji Sasaki as Kagaya Ubuyashiki , just like in the previous film.
Hirose, who plays Kagaya Ubuyashiki,"The stage play ' Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba' will soon be reaching its sixth chapter. I am reminded once again that the journey up to this point has been supported by the efforts of many people. This overlaps with the theme of the original work, which is 'connecting thoughts and lives from person to person,' and I am looking forward to this production being a stage production that brings together even more powerful forces. I too would like to live my life to the end with all my heart, so that I can properly receive and entrust the thoughts to others. I hope you will look forward to it."
Sasaki, who plays Muzan Kibutsuji, said, "Thanks to the support of everyone who always supports the stage, the stage play ' Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba', which premiered in 2020, has taken about six years to reach 'Sono Roku'. Thank you very much. This time, it's finally the story of the Pillar rehearsal. It is an important story that leads to the climax, and there is a scene that I want to perform very carefully when playing Muzan Kibutsuji. Please look forward to it. I hope this work reaches everyone who loves ' Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba '. I sincerely look forward to seeing you all there."
To commemorate the launch of the new stage play, a screening of the fifth installment of the series, " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba : Part Five - Attack on the Swordsmith Village," and a stage greeting will be held at Getsuku Piccadilly (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo) on February 9, 2026. New information about the "Hashira Rehearsal" will be announced on the day, and a surprise guest appearance will be made.
Following on from the previous work, the sixth installment will be written and directed by Motoyoshi Tsuneyasu, with music by Wada Muzan Kibutsuji. Following their fierce battle at the Swordsmith Village, Tanjiro and his friends undergo rigorous training under the "Hashira Training" of the Demon Slaying Corps' strongest swordsmen, in preparation for their battle against their nemesis, Kibutsuji Muzan. Following the first installment in the series in 2020, the stage adaptations have been performed in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025, and 2026.
"Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kimetsu no Yaiba" tells the story of Tanjiro Kamado, whose family was killed by demons, who joins the Demon Slaying Corps in order to turn his sister Nezuko, who has turned into a demon, back into a human. The original manga was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) from 2016 to 2020. The total number of copies of the comics sold worldwide is over 220 million.
The TV anime "Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc" aired from April to September 2019, and the movie "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie : Mugen Train" was released in October 2020, grossing approximately 40.4 billion yen, the highest grossing movie of all time in Japan. The "Entertainment District 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. The new anime movie "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza Returns" was released in July and has become a huge hit.
