Though not as restricted as the previous year, this one presented its own challenges which have most people rejoicing that we are approaching the end – now we’ll have even more free time to watch all the anime we want. With that in mind, let’s take a look at some of this year’s most anticipated anime releases in the build up to the happy season.

Anime to look forward to seeing

Demon Slayer Season 2

Thanks to top class production work from Studio Ufotable, the first season of Demon Slayer quickly became one of the most popular anime series in recent times – followed by an equally well received movie, Demon Slayer’s second season was left with a pair of sizable shoes to fill.

However, Fans of Demon Slayer don’t have much to worry about because it’s Ufotable in the driver’s seat for season 2 as well. The second season will once again focus on the adventures of the Demon Slayer Corps – this time, going toe-to-toe with their adversaries in Yoshiwara red-light district.

Sonny Boy

Sonny Boy was bound to draw a lot of attention from anime fans as it is an original creation from the same mind that directed the hit series, One Punch Man. This time, Studio Madhouse and Shingo Natsume bring us a story of 36 students who find themselves trapped in a mysterious world with its own rules and physics. As they try to find a way out, they each start to discover that they have unique abilities and it is not long before individual differences lead to a factional rift between the students.

World’s End Harem

World’s End Harem is quite different yet promises to leave viewers satisfied with its unique science fiction themed approach to Ecchi anime. The story plays out in a world devastated by a disease that decimated the male population, leaving only a few men like the main character, Mizuhara Reito – who had been asleep in a cryogenic state during the outbreak.

However, our leading man has no real interest in repopulating the planet, his greatest interest goes by the name Tachibana Erisa – it’s a story of love and temptation that is told from a refreshingly different perspective.

Blade Runner: Black Lotus

Not only is Blade Runner: Black Lotus is a collaborative endeavor between AdultSwim and Crunchyroll, it is also the result of a team effort from the director of Appleseed – Shinji Aramaki, and his counterpart in the production of Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Kenji Kamiyama.

The story is set in 2032 Los Angeles, California and picks things up from about a decade following the events of the short film – Blade Runner: Black Out 2022.

Platinum End

Platinum End is an anime adaptation of a manga series that was created by the same minds that brought us Death Note. The story revolves around a student who is saved from death by their guardian angel, who also confers special powers to the boy – which is quite necessary considering that he is among a group of 13 who have been selected as potential candidates to replace God who soon to relinquish his title.

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The series, taking a very fresh approach to the old demon slayer genre, sees a pair of siblings forced into the world of demon-slaying after a demon comes calling at the family’s door. With one of their parents dying, and one of the siblings turning into a demon who retains human cognitive, and emotional capacity, they embark on a quest to find a cure. 

The Story of Demon Slayer

Set in the Taisho era of Japan’s history, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Blade of Demon Destruction) is a tale about two siblings, a brother, and a sister, who must join forces with demon slayers to find a cure for the demon curse that the younger sister finds herself afflicted with after a demon attacks the family. 

Tanjiro becomes his family’s breadwinner, following the death of his father. He returns from selling charcoal in a nearby village, to find his family has been attacked by a demon. His mother is dead, while his sister Nezuko, is left with a curse that gives her the appearance of a demon, though her emotional and cognitive faculties remain unchanged. 

Soon afterward, Tanjiro meets and is recruited by demon slayer, Giyū Tomioka. The demon slayer sends him to Sakonji Urokodaki, who is a former demon slayer who will assume the role of mentor to Tanjiro, imparting all knowledge he has on slaying demons to him. This marks the beginning of a journey to restoring his sister to human form and avenging his slain family. 

Characters of Demon Slayer

Demons, in the context of the Kimetsu no Yaiba narrative, are humans who have surrendered their humanity for great power. They feed on the fear of humans and have superhuman abilities; super strength, regenerative capabilities, as well as magical powers. Demon slayers, who under the banner of the Demon Slayer Corps have been waging a centuries-long war against demons, are simply human. 

Humans whose only special ability is a sword made from Sun Steel and doused with a poison made from wisteria flowers which enables them to kill demons. Other than that, the demon slayers are equipped with a set of breathing techniques that enable them to perform seemingly superhuman feats, like running faster or longer, leaping higher with exaggerated strength

Mugen Train

Demon Slayer: Mugen Train would be the resulting sequel. It is a movie that grossed over 500 million at the box office, making it the single most commercially successful anime film of all time. In part, due to crazed participation, It’s success can also be attributed to the timing of the release. Going public at a time when Japan was just easing up Covid-19 restrictions, fans of the flick found little else to compete with Mugen Train in terms of options at the box office at the time. 

The movie sees Tanjiro, Nezuko, Inosuke, and Zenitsu board a train to help Kyōjurō Rengoku, the Flame Hashira, get a demon that has been making a name for itself, killing quite several demon slayers. They fall into a deep sleep as soon as they are settled onto the train. Emu then instructs four insomniac passengers to invade the dreams of the demon slayers, in exchange for sweet dreams of their own. 

The events that follow are gripping and intense, as there is a clear race against time, to get everyone back into consciousness, and deal with the demon who is out to get them. Tanjiro soon finds that it will take more than beheading this demon to put an end to it. 

In Closing

Demon slayers usually fall into the realm of fantasy, so does Demon slayer. Being set in a time when belief in such phenomena was still a big part of the human way of thinking, the story draws from its setting, but adds a very special-forces element to demon demon-slaying makes the series extra enjoyable for fans who aren’t big on magical themes. 

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More specifically, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train beat out the previous record holder, Frozen 2 – which pulled in $ 16 million on its Japan debut, by taking in a bar setting $44 million dollars.

The Demon Slayer series is a creative work by Koyoharu Gotōge, with a manga series that has been published in Weekly Shōnen since 2016 under the title Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. This was followed by the release of an equally successful animated series by the same name.

What’s It All About? 

The series follows the life of the main character Tanjiro Kamado in a demon infested world, with many many aspects borrowing from culture of the Taishō period in Japanese history.

Having lost their parents to demons, Tanjiro and his sister – who also happens to be a demon – win the favor of a demon slayer named Giyū Tomioka, thus beginning Tanjiro’s journey to becoming a demon slayer. A journey not without its own twists, as Tanjiro is given a black sword – a bad omen – upon surviving initiation into the demon slayer corps.

Battling demon after demon trying to aquire the blood of the Twelve Kizuki (the demon leader’s twelve most powerful demons) to try to undo the demonization process – an idea he learned from Tamayo, an odd demon who is on the good side. Tanjiro later finds himself on the wrong side of other demon slayers and has to have the Grand Master of the demon slayers save him from execution (sorry for the spoiler).

What Can We Expect From The Movie?

Seeing as the movie adaptation of Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba, dubbed Mugen Train, has only launched for the Japanese market at this point, one can only speculate on what the movie has in store for viewers.

Essentially, the Mugen Train movie should be continued right from where the end of season 1 left us. Based on the information currently available to us who aren’t in Japan, Tanjiro and his companions Zenitsu, and his sister Nezuko are tasked with helping a high ranking demon slayer, Rengoku, as he investigates anomalous reports.

It promises to be an enthralling watch as hinted by the trailer that was released in April this year. It teases about how Tanjiro and all have to the bottom of 40 strange disappearances and the deaths of several other demon slayers who met their ends investigating the same mystery.

How Much Longer Do We Have To Wait? 

As far as the western release is concerned, the best information sets point towards late 2020 to early 2021 release for the English language markets. With Aniplex America having licenced the film and GSC cinemas having hinted towards screening as early as the 5th of December, one only needs to hold on a little bit longer.

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