The third episode of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba , which premiered this Sunday (23), put the protagonists face to face with the demons of the Upper Moons and revealed who the villains' voices are. To be more specific, the voices of Hantengu , the Upper Moon Four. Just to remind you, the scene in question contains spoilers for those who haven't seen the new episode of the anime .
Demon Slayer – Hantengu voice cast revealed
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Hantengu was introduced with the voice of Toshio Furukawa (Kai Shiden, Shin, Portgas D. Ace, Asuma Shinohara, and Piccolo) in the first episode of Demon Slayer season 3, which introduces all the demons of Muzan Kibutsuji's Upper Moons. However, the third episode of the new season revealed that the villain has the ability to create four clones with different personalities and powers. Therefore, in the anime, each clone of Hantengu received a different voice actor.
Sekido – Yuichiro Umehara (Goblin Slayer, Kureno Sōma and Goro)
Karaku – Kaito Ishikawa (Nero, Genos, Tenya Iida and Tobio Kageyama)
Urogi – Shunsuke Takeuchi (Kentarō Kyōtani, Howard Phillips Lovecraft and Askin Nakk Le Vaar)
Aizetsu – Sōma Saitō (Tatsumi, Tadashi Yamaguchi and Hyōma Chigiri)
Synopsis:
Tanjiro awakens from a coma after defeating Upper Moon 6 in the Entertainment District and must travel to the blacksmith village to forge a new sword, as his old one has been damaged. However, along the way, he encounters new demons who are ordered by Muzan, the main villain of the plot, to kill the blacksmiths. Without the blacksmiths, the hunters will have no swords to fight the demons. So Tanjiro and his friends must fight the demons of the Upper Moons again to stop them.
Thus, the first season of Kimetsu no Yaiba premiered in April 2019 , becoming a hit with the film. Finally, the second season premiered on December 5, 2021, in Japan. Furthermore, the third season premiered on Crunchyroll after the release of the film To the Swordsmith Village - World Tour on February 2 in Japan.
Finally, what did you think of Hantengu's voice acting in the Demon Slayer anime? Tell us in the comments!
