S2.5E4 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 3: Swordsmith Village Arc Review

Japanimation Station's Kyoto Vacation

“For the sake of someone other than yourself, you can exert infinite strength.”

The third season of the hit anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba recently wrapped up its hotly anticipated third season, adapting the “Swordsmith Village Arc” of Koyoharu Gotouge’s manga, and as big fans of the series who have reviewed all the prior arcs, we’re here for a deep dive with another amazing season. This set of episodes introduces us to a cast of largely new (or previously briefly seen) characters, including two Hashira with Tokito Muichiro and Mitsuri Kanroji, a mysterious demon slayer named Genya, and two ferocious upper rank demons; it’s also where the story fully starts to lay out some of its biggest themes and ideas, before arriving at a pivotal turning point leading to the start of the series’ endgame. It’s a great season of television, and it produces what is easily our most in-depth, interesting conversation about this series so far.

Enjoy, and we’ll see you again soon for Japanimation Station Season 3: The Classic Adventures of Lupin the 3rd, premiering July 4th!

Time Chart:

Theme Song: 0:00:00 – 0:01:14

Swordsmith Village Review Part 1: 0:01:14 – 0:43:34

Eyecatch Break: 0:43:34 – 0:44:03

Swordsmith Village Review Part 2: 0:44:03 – 2:37:18

End Theme: 2:37:18 – 2:38:33

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