The third episode of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba , which premiered this Sunday (23), placed the protagonists face to face with the demons of the Upper Moons and revealed who the voices of the villains 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 already introduced with the voice of Toshio Furukawa (Kai Shiden, Shin, Portgas D. Ace, Asuma Shinohara, and Piccolo) in the first episode of the 3rd season of Demon Slayer, 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. So in the anime, each Hantengu clone was given a different voice.
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 wakes up from a coma after defeating Lua Superior 6 in the Entertainment District and needs to go to the blacksmith village to forge a new sword, as his old weapon was damaged. However, on the way, he comes across new demons who receive orders from Muzan, the main villain of the plot, to kill the blacksmiths. Without blacksmiths, hunters will have no swords to fight demons. So Tanjiro and his friends have to fight the demons of the Upper Moons again to stop them.
Therefore, the 1st season of Kimetsu no Yaiba premiered in April 2019 , making the film a successful phenomenon. Finally, the second season premiered on December 5, 2021 in Japan. In addition, the 3rd 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 voices in the Demon Slayer anime? Tell us in the comments!
