Retired member of the Demon Slayer Corps, previously holding the title of Water Hashira. He is the main cultivator of the Water Breathing style, having trained Makomo, Sabito, Giyu Tomioka, and Tanjiro Kamado.

The setting is Taisho era Japan. Tanjirou is a kindhearted young boy who lived peacefully with his family as a coal seller. Their normal life changes completely when his family is slaughtered by demons. The only other survivor, Tanjirou's younger sister Nezuko, has become a ferocious demon. In order to return Nezuko to normal and get revenge on the demon that killed their family, the two of them depart on a journey. From a young talent, an adventure tale of blood and swords begins!
 
(Source: Shonen Jump)
 
Notes: 
- Includes 2 extra chapters. 
- Nominated to the 24th and 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself. Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a “demon slayer” so that he can turn his sister back into a human, and kill the demon that massacred his family. 
 
(Source: Crunchyroll)

__Height:__ 173cm
__Hobbies:__ baseball, bicycling, golf

Houchuu Ootsuka is a Japanese voice actor and narrator affiliated with the talent management firm Crazy Box. 

He is best known for his roles as the voices of Kyao Mirao in Heavy Metal L-Gaim; Yazan Gable in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam; Akira Sendō in Slam Dunk; SignalMan in Gekisou Sentai Carranger; Imagin, Deneb in Kamen Rider Den-O, Abuto in Gintama, Makoto Sōda in Captain Tsubasa and Jiraiya in Naruto. He is also known for dubbing for Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donnie Yen (especially in Ip Man series), Jeff Goldblum, Ray Liotta, Tim Robbins, John C. McGinley, Brent Spiner, Robert Patrick and many more. He was also the first dubbing voice actor of Kiefer Sutherland and Christopher Lambert in their early days. 

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Cassius Romero is a Brazilian actor, voice actor, dubbing director, podcaster, and cartoonist.

He began his career illustrating album covers at Warner Music for eight years. At the same time, he created comic books and published some science fiction stories in the French version of Heavy Metal. He began his career as a voice actor at Álamo, in 1992.

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Negan Smith (The Walking Dead franchise)
- Joe Kessler (The Boys)
- Mermaid Man (SpongeBob SquarePants)
- John Rambo (Rambo: First Blood [3rd/4th dub], Rambo: First Blood Part II [3rd dub] and Rambo III [2nd/3rd dub])
- T-800 / The Terminator (The Terminator [2nd/3rd dub] and Terminator 2: Judgement Day [2nd dub])
- Austin Powers [1st/3rd dub] and Dr. Evil [3rd dub] (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery)
- Lord Hater (Wander Over Yonder)
- Basim Ibn Ishaq (Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Assassin's Creed Mirage)
- Doomguy / Doom Slayer (Doom Eternal)
- Hermes Conrad (1st voice - 1st-3rd season; Futurama)
- Kollector (Mortal Kombat 11)
- Corvus Glaive (Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame)
- The Big Friendly Giant (The BFG)
- Angelo "Angel" Batista Batista (1st dub - 1st voice - 1st-3rd season; Dexter)
- Thor (Smite)
- Lt. Col. William "Bill" Kilgore (4th dub; Apocalypse Now)
- Gavin Reed (Detroit: Become Human)
- Sandor Clegane / The Hound (5th voice - 6th-8th season; Game of Thrones)
- Lobo (2nd dub; Superman: Man of Tomorrow)
- General Kregg (Invincible)
- Vinny Griffin (Family Guy)
- Rocko (Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling)
- Bog King (2nd dub; Strange Magic)
- Zeg (Blaze and the Monster Machines)
- Vinnie Dakota (Milo Murphy's Law)
- Chip Hazard (Small Soldiers)
- Experiment #210 / Shape Shifter and Ghost-Eyes (Gravity Falls)
- Eric Brooks / Blade (Ultimate Spider-Man and Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.)
- Dr. Bruce Banner (1st dub; The Incredible Hulk 1996)
- Donovan Baine and Victor von Gerdenheim (Darkstalkers: The Animated Series)
- Mr. Coyote (1st voice - 2nd-5th season; Franklin)
- Mr. Big (Zootopia and Zootopia+)
- Pronk Oryx Antlerson (Zootopia)
- Gorgious Klatoo (1st dub; Les Zinzins de l'Espace)
- Papa Midnite (Constantine series)
- Jackal (Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege)
- Thaal Sinestro (LEGO DC Super-Villains)
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Valentine's Day special for Kimetsu no Yaiba. The first three episodes will be released on Aniplex's official YouTube channel, while the fourth and final episode was streamed during the Kimetsu Matsuri Online: Anime 2nd Anniversary Festival and also available on Aniplex's channel after airing. 
Note: Related to the post-credit shorts after episodes 14, 17 on the TV broadcast of Kimetsu no Yaiba.

Zenitsu is late for class, and the only thing between him and Giyu’s bamboo sword is one good excuse. Next, when Inosuke, Murata, and Zenitsu fail their midterm, they must endure the harshest math lesson of their lives. Then there’s Uzui’s explosive art class, Nezuko’s first cavity, and Rengoku’s forbidden pizza!
 
(Source: VIZ)
 
Note: Chapter count includes six volume-bonus chapters.

Adaptation of the Hashira Training Arc. 
 
The Hashira, the Demon Slayer Corps' highest ranking swordsmen and members. The Hashira Training has begun in order to face the forthcoming battle against Muzan Kibutsuji. Each with their own thoughts and hopes held in their hearts, a new story for Tanjiro and the Hashira begins. 
(Source: Aniplex USA) 
Note: The first episode received an early premiere in cinemas as part of a special screening alongside the final episode of Kimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-hen.

Major League Baseball enters the world of Demon Slayer for the Tokyo Series. 
As MLB celebrates games in Japan, baseball has partnered to release a Demon Slayer short film that depicts the evolution of Japanese baseball through the continuous passing of the torch across generations. 
(Source: MLB Official Facebook)

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