The theatrical version of the first five episodes is titled Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kyōdai no Kizuna (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Bonds of Siblings).
Anime studio ufotable announced on Thursday that the television anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotouge’s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga will premiere on April 6 at 11:30 p.m., and will air on 20 total channels including Tokyo MX, Gunma TV, Tochigi TV, and BS11.
Haruo Sotozaki (Tales of Zestiria the X, Tales of Symphonia the Animation) is directing the anime at ufotable (Fate/Zero, Kara no Kyoukai, Katsugeki: Touken Ranbu).
The first five episodes of the anime will screen in 11 theaters in Japan for two weeks starting on March 29.