Become the Blade that Destroys Demons!Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles

Oct 18, 2021
3 min read

Out Now for PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S

October 14, 2021 - Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles, the console game based on the anime adaptation of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is out now for PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S! (The Steam version will release on October 16, 2021)

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles features both the Adventure Mode that follows the story as portrayed in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime, and the Versus Mode where you can take control of the characters from the anime and match up against other players.

Check out the launch trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OU_PKWaYpg

<Adventure Mode “The Hinokami Chronicles":>

In the Adventure Mode, you can follow Tanjiro Kamado and dive into the story from the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime by yourself! This game includes the events of the “Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc” where Tanjiro began his journey, joined the Demon Slayer Corps, and fought a variety of demons, as well as the “Mugen Train Arc” where he was accompanied by the Flame Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku.

You will be able to enjoy the battles against demons portrayed in the anime and brought to life in this game with incredible graphics!

<Versus Mode “Battle”>

12 characters from the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime, including Tanjiro Kamado and Nezuko Kamado, as well as 6 characters from the series’ official spinoff, Junior High and High School!! Kimetsu Academy Story, will join the Versus Mode. You can choose any combination of 2 characters from a total of 18 characters to take part in battles!

Characters can be paired together as they were in the anime, or you can form a dream team that has never appeared in the anime. Build your ideal team to enjoy the battles!

Free Update Info: Demons Join Versus Mode!

3 free updates will be available after the game’s release, adding demons to the Versus Mode Battles as playable characters. The first update will introduce Rui, the Lower Five, and Akaza, the Upper Three, as Versus Mode characters.

Further details will be announced later. Stay tuned!

*Game visuals of the above characters are based on the 3D models used in-game as developed by CyberConnect2.

About the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime

The animated adaptation of Koyoharu Gotoge’s manga series from Shueisha Jump Comics has now sold over 150 million copies of volumes 1~23 in total. The show, which originally began broadcast in April 2019, follows the story of Tanjiro Kamado, a boy whose family was slaughtered by a demon while his own sister, Nezuko, was turned into one herself. Tanjiro Kamado joined the Demon Slayer Corps to find a way to turn his sister back into a human. This adventure exploded in popularity not only in Japan but also around the world, as it portrayed the heartrending ties between humans and demons and a ghastly swashbuckler while having moments of comic relief.

Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train, premiering October 2020 in Japan and later worldwide, directly follows the events of “Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc” of the anime series. By May 24 in Japan alone, the movie scored around 28,966,806 audiences and ¥40,016,942,050 in box office revenue, with total revenue of around ¥51.7 billion and 41.35 million audiences in 45 regions around the world. In Japan, the TV anime series “Mugen Train Arc” premieres in October, followed by the TV anime series “Entertainment District Arc” in December.

Official Website (Japanese)：

https://kimetsu.com/