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Kimetsu no Yaiba's theme closes the Olympic Games ceremony

Rafael Shinzo
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My name is Rafael Alves, known as Rafael Shinzo. I have a background in Japanese pop culture and created AnimeNew in 2009 with the mission of providing reliable coverage...
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08/08/2021
Kimetsu no Yaiba's theme closes the Olympic Games ceremony

As the Tokyo Olympics , a familiar song played in the background to close the ceremony. According to the video below, it's an excerpt from the song Gurenge by singer LiSA , the opening theme for the anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba .

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INFO| The instrumental of "Gurenge", the opening theme of the anime "Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer)" was used during the closing ceremony of the #Tokyo2020 #ClosingCeremony #OlympicGames
pic.twitter.com/rI7JQKfrfA

— Animes In Japan ???? (@animesinjapan) August 8, 2021

Synopsis

In Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, set during the Taisho period in Japan, young Tanjiro returns home after a day of work to find his family brutally murdered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister, Nezuko, has been transformed into a demonic creature. Now he must fight to avenge his family and get his sister back.

Finally, Demon Slayer is available on Crunchyroll, Netflix and Funimation while the manga is published by Panini.

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