The eighth episode of " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Yaiba," the TV anime based on the popular manga by Koyoharu Gotouge Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc, titled "The Bewitching Scent of Blood," will air on Fuji TV and other channels from 9:30 AM on May 24th.
The setting for Tanjiro's next mission is the town of Asakusa in Tokyo. Tanjiro is bewildered by the glamorous cityscape of the Taisho era, but there he catches the scent of a demon. Following the scent, he encounters Muzan Kibutsuji. Tanjiro tries to slay Kibutsuji, but Kibutsuji transforms passersby into demons, plunging the town into chaos. As Tanjiro desperately tries to bring the situation under control, a certain person appears before him.
"Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kimetsu no Yaiba" tells the story of Tanjiro Kamado, whose family is killed by demons, and who joins the Demon Slaying Corps in order to turn his sister Nezuko, who has been transformed into a demon, back into a human. The original manga was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) from 2016 to 2020. The comics have sold over 220 million copies worldwide.
The TV anime "Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc" aired from April to September 2019, and the theatrical film "Mugen Train" was released in October 2020. "Entertainment District Arc" aired from December 2021 to February 2022, "Swordsmith Village Arc" from April to June 2023, and "Hashira Training Arc" from May to June 2024. The first of the three-part "Infinity Castle Arc," "Akaza's Return," was released on July 18, 2025, and was a huge hit, grossing over 40 billion yen at the box office.
