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Currently available on Crunchyroll every Sunday at 10:45 AM Pacific Time (1:45 PM Eastern Time), are new Demon Slayer episodes. Fans should so anticipate the debut of episode 5 of Demon Slayer: Hashira Training Arc on June 9, 2024, at 10:45 AM PT (1:45 PM ET). The episodes will first only be available in subtitled form since their release is somewhat close to the Japanese release. Although an English dub for Demon Slayer has been confirmed, an official release date is yet unknown.
The episodes of Demon Slayer: Hashira Training Arc have been released with a lag from the Japanese premiere. Given how popular this is a large anime and the eagerness of the viewers to see fresh episodes, the subtitled releases have been greatly awaited. Though for now fans may still enjoy the newest episodes in their subtitled form, ideally an English dub Release Date for Demon Slayer will be revealed soon.
With "I Even Ate a Demon..." as the title for Episode 5 of the Hashira Training arc, Genya Shinazugawa seems to be rather important in the episode. Tanjiro's training with Mitsui Kanroji might thus be somewhat cut short. Genya, who starred mostly in last season's Swordsmith Village Arc, is Wind Hashira Sanemi Shinazugawa's younger brother, however the two get along somewhat poorly. For Genya, who was hoping for some reconciliation, the Hashira Training would force the two to interact for the first time in ages and things don't go very well.
Having shown in every episode thus far, Sanemi has drawn a little more interest this season especially in the extra demon combat sequence seen at the opening of the first episode. Still one of the least known Hashira, hence maybe this episode will force him into a clash with Genya so revealing fresh elements of his character which have thus far stayed secret.
Like with the additional content in Demon Slayer: Hashira Training Arc episode 3, episode 4 shows some major modifications by expanding Tanjiro's training with Tokito rather a lot. This time, the extra content seems to come from a Demon Slayer databook, which notes Muichiro Tokito's great passion in origami and paper planes. Though Tokito is just 14, around the same age as Tanjiro, it's easy to forget; so, it's very good to see them really acting like children for once, savoring some time flying paper planes.
These scenes provide viewers a peek of a different side of the Hashira characters, therefore lessening their idealized view of him as a perfect hero. This will eventually serve to give the Hashira's hardships in the last battle significance. Demon Slayer's content expansion is absolutely for the best overall, and when the last battle does ultimately arise, fans would learn to value it.
Tanjiro joined up with the sword-learning training group of Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito in episode 4 of the Hashira Training storyline. Though he was very let down by the other demon slayers' performance, Tokito became quite happy when Tanjiro arrived. Going head-to-head with the Mist Hashira using wooden training blades, Tanjiro established a good model for the rest of the squad. Tanjiro agreed when the other demon slayers requested whether he could potentially get Tokito to grant them a break.
Tanjiro ended up abruptly challenging Tokito to a paper airplane contest, to see whose could fly the furthest. Though he had ten chances, Tanjiro was unable to outperform Tokito even once, therefore highlighting Tokito's hobby of paper airplane construction's ability. Though none of anyone could top Tokito, the other demon slayers chose to participate as well and soon everyone was throwing vibrant paper airplanes into the heavens. Sure to be a wonderful recollection on their thoughts approaching the last battle, it was a really good time of the demon slayers enjoying the serenity they have battled so valiantly.
In just a few days, Tanjiro has progressed remarkably during the course of Uzui and Tokito's instruction. Including various fresh sequences, such the paper aircraft incident, which contribute to give the Hashira more characterization, Episode 4 carried on the tradition of extending on the manga. This extra characterizing will pay off in the final arc, which will make the difficulties they encounter all the more relevant and provide readers even more cause to support the Hashira.
The next chapter in the continuous anime tale will be Demon Slayer: Hashira Training Arc. As the demon slayers keep training, fans should expect fresh narratives, characters, and intense action.